Winter Serenades

Cooled off a little today but we did hit 50 degrees at one point.

Jackie's plant for Rebel is still looking great.

Late morning I made a big pot of corn chowder as we were going to be busy with Winter Serenades late afternoon.

Little Wonder and I drove Gary down to St. Lukes at 1:15.

Went back to the farm for awhile and dropped LW off...

then went back for the concert at 3.

Gary made the usual introductions,

Today Chris Wilson was on tap,  He was born in Brockport, went to school here and once he got into music, started writing and performing all over the world.  Our community loves him and the place was packed!  He moved back here several years ago and is loaded with followers.  I have posted his music many times, between Summer and Winter Serenades.  Hanny, were you listening?

A standing ovation.

Afterward there was a reception with cider and snacks.

I had the opportunity to have great conversations with my two pals, Mariah and Jackie.  Both of them have retired from the dance department at the college and they are my kind of people. So supportive.

Of course the time change makes dinner time different.  Just before we ate, the light on the west side of the house was off that charts.

Glad I did not have to start dinner from scratch.

Night all.

 

A Record Breaker

We hit 73 degrees today.  No more ice. No more snow,

At 10am I drove out to Glen Darach Farm and was able to spend an hour and a half with Buddy.

He got a good grooming after I took off his blanket and stood like a champ. It was so nice to be with him.

Before leaving I put his sheet on as some crazy weather was expected.

After I got back to the farm I had to go to Wegmans and on my way home, received an alert for a tornado watch.  I sure hope that doesn't happen.

A package of onions was delivered to Gary yesterday and today he worked up one of the raised beds and planted them.

My back was bugging me this afternoon so I took it easy and was happy to have a nice big heating pad to lean on.  I truly think that not being as active is having an impact....tight muscles.  It's a good thing I am going to the massage therapist on Monday.  Little Wonder kept me company.

Before dinner the wind kicked up and the sky looked pretty wild.

French toast and bacon.  I just did not feel like cooking something special.

This photo was taken in a dark room with no flash....LW was saying what the heck!

Night all.

 

Ice Cubes

This morning we woke up to black ice on the driveway and the trees were loaded and bending over.  Too bad I forgot to take some photos.  Gary postponed going to Brockport at his usual time as he did not want to break any bones getting to the car.

Rebel's flowers are gone, but I will always keep these butterflies.

I decided to make another batch of peanut butter cookies....and boy do they taste great.  I froze many so we would not eat them all at once.

Perfect with Gary's coffee.

It was a relatively quiet day.  Sid and

Little Wonder spent a lot of time on my lap.

At 3 I drove out to Glen Darrach Farm and dropped off a mounting block for Andrea.  Organized Buddy's tack trunk in preparation for his move, and will go back tomorrow for a good grooming and some photos.

Leftover sauce and meatballs on spags for dinner.

Night all.

 

One Rainy, Ugmo Day

Little Wonder woke me up before 6:30 to go outside.  Fortunately I could go back to bed for a little while.

I did a few things around the house and by 1 was at bridge.  It was Rosalie' birthday....

and Terry brought a beautiful cheesecake to celebrate.

Close in the card department, but no cigar today.

Before I left for the library I made some sauce with meatballs in my little crockpot so I would not have to start from scratch when I got home.  Meatball Naan bread pizzas were on tap....

with a cucumber salad.

This is what made my day!

Maybe there is some justice out there.  Too bad so much damage has been done, but it goes to show you the power people have when they work together for decency!  Now for the next firing.  Onward!

Night all.