Catching Up With Jana and Mike

A different morning.  Some weird dreams kept me from sleeping well and I got up before 6:30.  Jana is a very early riser and was already out in the kitchen.  At 10 I dropped her and Mike off in the Village for a short walk while I went to my appointment with the cardiologist.  It went very well and afterward 

I picked them up at the Welcome Center.

We were invited to go out to lunch or dinner and picked lunch.

We always have such a good time when we are together.

We went down to 58 Main and had all kinds of good things.  Of course I had to modify what I was eating, but boy it was good.

There were cotton balls in the sky.

When we got home, Jana, Little Wonder and I went out to mess around with some watercolor painting.  Gary and Mike went over to check out Scott's house and had a full tour.  After they got back to the farm they joined us in the Studio.  As you can see...Little Wonder was won over by Mike.

The heater was going....music was playing....a great vibe.

Jana worked on a water color sampler, as she has not used this medium much.  At home, she is constantly working on projects, many of which she has sold.

She loves working with pen and ink and I can't wait to see how she finishes these four.

Here are two examples of her work.

By 5 we were all ready for a nap....Gary and Mike slept while we jabbered.

No fancy dinner as we had that for lunch.  Grilled cheese sandwiches with Gary's dill pickles.

Jana loves taking photographs and here are a few she grabbed around the farm and by the canal.

What a fun day!

Night all.

 

Three Ring Circus

Yep.  Another gorgeous day. Company coming and I had a lot to do.  Stripped the bed, laundry, made dessert, Gary to yoga and lunch with the Geezers, Blue Wave here to install eve troughs, music in the Studio, meal prep......

 Mid morning Little Wonder and I set the Studio up and turned on the heater....

then I put together sweet and sour red cabbage.  A German dinner tonight.

They were just about finished with the last down spout when Darryl, John and Gary arrived to play some music.

Afterward I leached the sausage we got at Swan Market to get rid of some of the sodium and potassium, which Gary grilled before we ate.  Also leached the potatoes.

Jana and Mike arrived around 5.

By 6 we were eating dinner.

Homemade applesauce, mashed potatoes with caramelized onions, sausage with mustard, sweet and sour red cabbage and pumpernickel bread.

Brownies with walnuts and ice cream for dessert.

Lots of catching up.  Now it's time to get out by the fire.

Night all.

Back in the Studio

I did not get enough sleep last night as I got hooked on another series.  Little Wonder woke me up just as the sun was rising so he could go outside.

This time I went back to bed.

Gary spent a lot of time putting leaves on the planted garlic and now he is finished.  Many trips.

While he did that I went down to Wegmans and the bank.  We had company from Kentucky on Friday and another friend from North Carolina visited us on Saturday.  Tomorrow our good friends, Mike and Jana (from Ohio) are coming to spend a couple days here in their RV.  So, I had to get things reorganized around here.  Darryl, John and Gary are coming for music tomorrow, and if we are still playing when they arrive, I hope Mike will join us.  He's a uke player too.

Late afternoon LW and I went out to the Studio so I could mess around with more sample paintings for my class (which was cancelled this week).  Still have a long way to go.

Finished Big Bertha and that's what they will be working on.

Had egg rolls and leftover rice tonight....needed something simple.  Tomorrow I will be making a German dinner.

Night all.