Here, There and Everywhere

Perfect weather today.  Started off with a walk through the kitchen garden and picked a load of cucumbers and zucchini from the Studio garden.

Little Wonder knew something was cooking.....

We left at 10:30 and picked up Finn and Cooper on our way to Carol and Topper's house at the lake and he had to stay home.

They had not been there since they were little guys and over the years they have had a great relationship with the Botts.   We were able to spend some time out on the deck and covered so many topics.

Many years ago I had taken a photo of Jenny in a kayak in front of their place and they had it framed.  Finn and Coop wanted to check it out.

Before we left, Coop went out on the beach to pick up their red buoy that had broken loose and drifted into shore.

Don't have a clue why they thought this was so funny!

On our way home we treated the boys to lunch at the Farmer's Table.

As soon as we got back to the farm I mowed the lawn.

My favorite garden.

I just sat down with LW 

when Gary announced that our pickling cucumbers were ready at Kirby's Farm Market so we jumped in the car and picked them up. LW was up for the ride.

We are going to make dill pickles on Sunday...about 24 quarts

On the way home we stopped at Scott's house to check on the progress.  Amazing!  He was on the roof when we arrived,

The windows are now in the dormers and the one on the left as been sided and trimmed.

Doug was finishing up some of the framing.  It won't be long now! Everything has been done so tastefully.  Scott has continued working on the upstairs and still has so much more to go.  The rest of the roof, siding, finishing the great room and more.  It's so good that he knows how to do all this stuff.

Little Wonder approved.

Night all.

 

Bridge and Jazz

A chilly morning.

After our usual start I highlighted my hair...

and eventually ended up at the Seymour Library for bridge, where we celebrated Bill's birthday.

On the way home I stopped at Dunn's furniture and ordered two couches.

and this pattern for the throw pillows.  Should get delivered in 5 or 6 weeks.

I'm happy with the dark grey fabric that goes with the grey in the rug.

Home just in time to load Little Wonder in the car and we drove Gary down to the Welcome Center for the last concert of the season.

Brought him back home and at 6:30 

picked up dinner at Min Yang.

The Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Rochester always puts on a terrific show.

A beautiful evening.

Dark when we got home.

Night all.

 

Changes

Eventually we had a downpour (mid morning) but most of the day was full of sunshine.

I ran several errands after the rain stopped.  Picked up a book for Gary at the Liftbridge and grabbed a new address book.  It's going to take me all day to transfer the names.  Then, I went over to Dunn's Furniture as I have been on the prowl for a new couch, trying to buy local.  Our kitchen is 18 x 32 and our current couch is not doing well.  Wondered if I should get two love seats...or just a couch...or one of each.  The love seat is hardly a hundred dollars less than the couch, so I might as well get two couches.

There were tons of fabric choices so I picked out 9 samples and brought them home to see if anything would go with our chairs.  The print one is for throw pillows.  Nothing would go with the kitchen rug, so I am going to move it to the library.  It's 11x15 and should look great there.

When I put the samples on the rug going to the kitchen, I discovered it had grey in it.  That is going to be my pick.

Little Wonder supervised me for a couple of hours while I attempted to dump about 25 pounds of old papers that have been hanging around in my file cabinet for over a decade.  Some went back to 2004.  I still have twice as much to go....maybe it will get me in purge mode in other places.  Like my closet.

OK, now I have had at least one new blossom everyday for over two weeks.  A couple of times, 5 all at once.

Dinner?  Meatloaf sandwiches with a side of bean salad.

Night all.