Today the sun is shining. As you can see, Tom was able to till the garden but it was wet. Unlike some gardens that are suffering from mold and disease because of the rain, ours seems to be healthy. The front page of our paper had a story yesterday telling farmers they had time to replant if they did it this week. They predict our first frost to be September 15.
I sat on a sunny rock in the middle of the wildflower field and watched Tom wrestle the tiller. The flowers have been suffering, but it looks like we are in for a nice spell of weather. Notice that I am wearing a sweater in the sun. The temperatures hover in the low 50's at night and 60's during the day.
We had a partially sunny day on July 4th when we were invited to a friend's lake house for their annual family picnic. We get invited as Pastor Tyner and wife Jean's guests as the house belongs to Jean's sister Bev and husband Ed. The couple have a beautiful place on a lake and the boats were able to get out on the lake for some fun time before the rain came just about lunch time. Everyone grabbed food and headed for the house as the storm hit. One boat just rode out the storm but the food all got in.
I made my traditional fried chicken. Bev and Ed had picked fully ripe juicy strawberries for eating and for strawberry shortcake. No Sara Lee shortcakes either. Jean's daughter baked fresh shortcake for the event. And, I might add, the whipped cream didn't come out of an aerosol can.
The rain didn't dampen spirits a bit and we stayed late playing a game called Sequence and listening to tales around the supper table. It was a fun time.
Ed and Bev are our age, BUT the energy level of this couple spins my head. Ed was busy running the boat while Bev was in constant motion making sure things were just right. As we were leaving around 6:00 I realized Ed and Bev were going dancing. Not to mention that they were having another group at their home on Sunday. The Saturday crowd was around 32.
Somewhere along the line Tom and I lost the energy this couple seems to have.
We had a nice time.
4 comments:
Now I can't believe you two ran out of energy. Remember, "Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee." Did you get invited to the dance? Glad to see you looking so well. A friend of mine and his wife from here just got back from a motorcycle trip to Maine. He said he put 6100 miles on his motorcycle. He enjoyed the food and scenery in Maine. Pappy
Your meal description is making me hungry. By the way, who won the wrestling match between Uncle T and the tiller. Take Care
Your traditional fried chicken??? Hardly anybody knows how to make it right anymore. You really should tell us how on your blog. I, for one, will be an avid student. I'm so happy to have found a Maine neighbor here...
Jean's daughter is my kind of cook!
Thank you for taking the time to comment on my blog, and now I'll be over to visit often.
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