Ahhhh....Took the Afternoon Off

It was cool enough for me to wear a sweatshirt this morning.

 Rebel and the girls have not been very interested in any hay, until they go in for the night.

 Apparently we have enough grass, as they are all fat and happy.

 After chores I picked a couple baskets of tomatoes.

 Smaller ones to share with my friends at bridge....

 and San Marzanos for sauce.

 Gary was on duty for that.

 Before going to play cards, I organized some books that we will be hanging in

Sagawa Park.  We are hoping kids will find them and then hide them for others

after they have been read.

 I arrived at Hanny's at noon.

 She made one of my favorite lunches.

A big salad with chicken and home made blue cheesed dressing.

 The porch provided the perfect setting when it was time to start playing.

 Delicious snacks

 and bread pudding with peaches for dessert!

Hanny is a fabulous baker.

 Bobby and I got skunked in bridge, but I was very happy with the last

two hands I played and made.

Thank you Hanny....it was a perfect afternoon.

When I got back to the farm, the kitchen smelled so good.

Gary had made the sauce and it was cooling.

 I took a two hour nap!

Why?  Because last night I was up very late

watching "A Star is Born."

Night all.

What Happened to All the Pictures?

 Too busy.

What was I doing?

Chores.

Haircut.

Wegmans.

Country Max.

Home.

Rehearsal.

(which was the highlight of my day)

We have decided to expand our group

Now it will be Lori St., Nancy B., Tom B., Doug G. and me.

Lori, Nancy and I started this, then Doug joined us with his bass.

Now Tom (he and Doug are pros) is on board and he is going to

add such fullness with his guitar playing and voice.

Our practice session was very productive.

We are preparing to perform at the Harvest Festival in about three weeks,

then we will start adding all kinds of new music as we get ready for a

big gig that is months away.

I'm so glad I got into this.  Such fun and I am learning a LOT.

Who knew?????

Night all.

How.Did.I.Get.This.Old?

I've been doing these chores since 1981 when we moved to our farm.

For 1 year before that I drove out to Hamlin every single day to visit

our first two horses who were boarded on Lawton Road at Wolff's Farm.

 Little Wonder

 and Phoebe

 can't wait to see who is coming to class on Tuesdays.

 I got cleaned up before my students arrived so I could get down to

Brockport by 12:30.  Jenny was treating me to a birthday lunch.

I had to park at the Welcome Center as there were no spots on Main Street.

Gary was there with Kathy K. from Sara's and they were putting in the 

pollinator plants that finally arrived.

 When he finished, he joined us for lunch.

 Thank you Jenny!  You made my day very special.

(notice I am up a step and she is still towering over me with those high shoes)

 Afterward, I needed a nap (but did not have time for one).

 From there, I went over to the Library.

 A couple of us saw a video from England that inspired us.

Here, we have something called "Brockport Rocks."  Children and

adults paint rocks and hide them for others to find.  They have ended

up all over the place....as far as Florida.  People take pictures of them

and post them on the "Brockport Rocks" FB page, then they hide 

them for others to find.

In England, they do this with books!  So, 4 of us got together and

we are going to start "Brockport Reads."  We put 60 books in plastic

bags with a message (glad you found this book....read, share, hide,

post pictures....the real message is much longer than this).  Anyway,

when we launch this, we are going to put the word out and hang 20 books 

from a tree in Sagawa Park, where children can take one.

After they are read, we hope they will hide them for others to find.

 I wonder if this is going to work?????

Tonight we had a Town Board meeting.

When I got home, all I could eat was shredded wheat topped with

our strawberries.

Night all.

PS

Thank you Madonna!
You never forget my birthday!