Of course King Mustafa headed for the hay as soon as I opened the barn doors.
By the time all the ponies finished their grain it was light enough to see the hay I put out in the pasture.
Jen was here on time with coffee and bagels, and we headed into Rochester.
Joe Morelle, who is running for State Assemblyman, did a great job hosting the event.
There were many familiar faces in the crowd. Here is Jenny with Tiffany, who has worked hard in many prior campaigns and now is with Habitat for Humanity.
Our friend Carrie was taking pictures from the other side of the room.
Rochester is the only place in the state were all the top candidates attended a rally at the same time.
Joe introduced Andrew Cuomo first...he made a lot of sense to me, and is so much more positive than his opponent.
Then Mayor (of Rochester) Duffy spoke. He and Cuomo make a good team....of course the people at the rally were very supportive (and loud in their welcome).
Louise Slaughter's home is in this area and she is a frequent visitor. Well respected here and in Washington.... the community always gives her a very warm welcome.
Wilmot and Bronson were among many other local candidates to be recognized.
Then it was Gillibrand's turn. She took Hillary Clinton's place two years ago. She does her homework and it is very evident when she speaks.
Last, but not least, was Chuck Schumer...the crowd loved him.
We rode home with Carrie as Jenny had a lot of campaign work to do.
Gar built a nice fire and I went down to Wegmans to buy some groceries. When I got back to the farm I watched a movie (Breaking and Entering) and started on dinner. BBQued boneless country spare ribs.
Barb did chores tonight...I went out to check on the ponies. The sunset was gorgeous.
When Sid and Seymour came in for dinner, I brought Bermuda to show him the kitty suite...but he wanted no part of it and headed toward the door.
Our dinner turned out great...perfect comfort food. Spinach salad, Ribs and baked sweet potatoes.
By the way, I didn't have it in me to go drumming at the college today...but I am seriously thinking about painting the bottom of my djembe drum. Do you know Susie of Arabia (her blog is one of my links)? Below is a photo of several drums that she painted. I think I need to do this!
Tomorrow is another day...I'm starting to feel much better and will start kicking some butt!
Night all.
Very ambitious day!
ReplyDeleteGlad that you are feeling better.
Yes the sunset was so stunning...and you DO have to paint your drum! Love it!
Sleep well....kick it hard!
Kac
Looks like a great day and rally. I think Chuck Shummer is tops! Glad you got to go. Dinner looks wonderful at Skoog Farm!
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I'm glad that you're feeling better. For active people like you, dragging around not feeling well is even worse, I think.
ReplyDeleteNice to know you're feeling better. I have been fighting a cold/cough for the last couple of weeks and still don't seem to be able to kick it :( So I know how it feels.
ReplyDeleteI've been able to take it easy this weekend, so I'm hoping the rest will do me good. We also had an extra hour today, as we have put the clocks back an hour. Do you do that in the States to? It'll be nice not to have to get up tomorrow in the dark :)
Great post. Loved seeing all the candidates. And your dinner even more! Your food posts are so good you need to come back to Sunday Stills next week. We miss you. :)
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you were under the weather. I had the "crud" for two weeks, and I'm still coughing.
Can't wait to see what you come up with for the bottom of yor drum.
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