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Saturday, August 28, 2021

#7353 Time For The 2021 Andrew Fink Annual BBQ!

We did not catch a break in the humidity today.







Still picking tomatoes....


I had a couple of huge peppers that were starting to get soft so I sautéed them with a couple onions and will throw in some Italian sausage tomorrow.
Gary spent a lot of time outside reading one of the Grisham books I brought home from the library.
Late afternoon our friends, Chris and Vickie (who are from Oregon visiting family in Brockport) stopped in to drop off a magazine that had an article in it about my cousin Jim Belushi.
He lives about 30 minutes from their home and Vickie met him at an event that he held several years ago in support of the firefighters who worked so hard when over 2,000 homes were lost.  Have you ever seen his TV show on the Discovery Channel?  "Growing Belushi," a reality TV show.






At 6 we headed down to the Finks for Andrew's Annual BBQ.  He comes home from NYC every August (except for the Covid years) to host this, treating us all to the best of the Dinosaur BBQ.
Alicia does a great job helping Andrew put this together.
On the left is Michelle, Andrew's wife.



These two have been best buds for several decades!!!
The Burch's could not make it and sent flowers to Alicia.
Gary and I were able to catch up with Michelle's parents.





Can you see Scott?
Yum!  Pulled Pork, BBQued Chicken, Ribs, corn, salt potatoes, tomato salad and cornbread!
What a feast!

And after dinner, Lugia's ice cream truck provided us with dessert!
Many of those invited grew up with our kids and several were my students at Brockport High School.  I love catching up with them.




Thank you Andrew and Michelle...
and Alicia and Herb.  Another main event!!!
Night all.

 

Friday, August 27, 2021

#7352 And They're Off!

We finally caught a break in the weather.  Cooler and lower humidity.  Yay!








My friend, "Madonna," stopped up this morning while I was mowing the outdoor arena with a bag full of chocolate chip cookies.  This has been a tradition for decades and she never forgets my birthday.
I did a little weed whacking and then attempted to read my latest Grisham book.  Didn't last very long.
Around 1, Jenny, Finn and Coop stopped up on their way out of town with a car so packed there was not an inch of space left!  They were headed for Cortland and Finn's first day at college.  The Harvey House is going to be very different without him, but it's his turn to break out and see what college life can be.


We wish him all the best and will miss our conversations.
This afternoon I made some chicken stock, which I turned into soup for Little Wonder.
Chicken, brown rice, celery, carrots and peas.  Such a spoiled boy.
Gary finished stacking the 5 face cords of wood and I think we are set for the winter.

Little Wonder loves to hang out on the couch in the living room under a ceiling fan.
I think he was much more comfortable today.
Dinner was very simple.  Meatballs, home fries and coleslaw.
Now I am going to try and read a few more pages.
Night all.