Conditions at 6:00 am: 5' and clear skies
Expected later: 16' and clouds
What a great weekend it turned out to be. Friday night Brenda came over and we made a birthday supper for her. Our menu was pretty simple - roasted Rock Cornish Game Hens, corn on the cob and steamed potatoes cut into the shape of mushrooms. For dessert Lloyd had baked a mandarin orange cake, that we make all the time but for this one he substituted peaches for the oranges. It was very good, served warm with a dollop of ice cream on top. A little wine capped the evening off quite nicely.
Saturday was a busy day as well. After work, I met up with Lloyd and Brenda at the Globe. Our friend Bob was sitting in on the drums so we went to provide morale support (like he needs it!). It was a great afternoon with some great music, good food and cold beer. When we were done there we wandered over to the Shellfish Festival. It was packed with people. We were there for the oyster shucking competition and lots of music. There was all kinds of food to try including raw clams, served like an oyster. They were a little chewier but very good. We hung out there until a little after 10:00 then stopped in to Tim's for a coffee on the way home. Not before playing a really nasty trick on the boys. She sent an email suggesting that she'd had too much to drink and needed a place to crash for the night. It played out pretty funny.
Sunday dawned cool but bright and we were out and about by a little after 10:00 and headed out to Applicious. We took our time and a scenic route, making a couple of stops along the way, and arrived in Arlington a little before 1:00. What a great day. The weather turned out beautiful and there was lunch waiting for us when we got there. We had mussels, corn on the cob and apple pie with a slice of a lovely aged cheddar on top. There was some great music and, of course, Chef Lynn Crawford was there. I had my photo with her from a few years ago and she gladly signed it for me. It was a really entertaining afternoon. When we left there, we contemplated going out for supper but we had to stop in Summerside at Canadian Tire to pick up a furnace filter so we went to the Grocery store and the liquor store and picked up a couple of steaks and a bottle of wine and went home to BBQ. On the way we stopped at a little antique place along the highway and picked up a couple of framed prints that we both really liked and were a price we couldn't turn down. They are both Group of Seven prints and we've both always liked that collection of work. Now I just have to figure out where to put them.
All in all it was a quiet evening and an early one as we had to get up at 4:00 this morning to get Lloyd to the airport. Fortunately he was lucky enough to get on the first flight so he'll be home in lots of time to get to work.
The next stretch will be the longest but it will go quickly. He won't be back now until Christmas.But he got all the wood stacked and I'm really grateful for that. That makes a huge difference to my being prepared for the winter. I think this winter will be much easier than last year was in terms of wood handling. You learn a little more each year. By the time I'm 80, I might just have it all worked out!
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