Fall Saturday

Woke a bit late, around 7:20 and it was already 43 degrees outside, sunny, and not quite as windy as yesterday, which had winds of 30-40 miles most of the day. My new Slovenian flag is still flying despite the wild winds. I wonder how long it will last this winter. Evie is in the kitchen, getting ready for the arrival of Shortens and friends, making a spinach borek. Yesterday she made her homemade tomato soup and lemon squares, so we will be ready for them Last night, we went to the Seezurh with Ron and Linda, saw the Jones, Johnsons, and Mike Giarizzo. It must had been a good night to head to Bemus. The bar was not that crowded when we arrived, though it ebbed and flowed, and when we left, about 8:30, it was beginning to get more crowded, especially around the bar. We heard all about Ron and Linda's hike in California, around the Point Reyes state park, which is set on the ocean, about an hour north of San Francisco. It sounds like an amazing place to hike, with hundreds of trails, some along the ocean, others into the hills. It was not an inexpensive trip, obviously, and they seemed to eat at great restaurants each night. Why not if you have the money. I think I would find it difficult to spend 500 a day or so, which might be close to what they spent, my guess. We agreed to meet Sunday afternoon, at the Southern Tier Brewery, which is having a mini Octoberfest to benefit a local charity. It's nice to have the sun out, after all the rain, and I can hardly write here, at my couch, as it's so bright. Time to wash the windows, with my special mix of corn starch, ammonia, and water...much better than windex. We had Scott and Michelle and two of their friends stop by for lunch, otheir way to see Andy place at Cornell. It was a beautiful day, and a good time, homemade tomato/carrot soup,spinach borek, and hot dogs, plus lemons squares for dessert,as well as pears and Turkish tea. They stayed until about 2:00, then headed off. Fortunately, all of us were liberals, hate Glenn Beck and W, so we had lots to talk about. I wondered what it would be like if they had brought along a Republican couple? I am sure it would stifle conversation. Michelle mentioned how her entire group of physicians are all republican, which certainly upsets and dismays her. I then took the boat from Snugs out to Joe's garage, only to find the plug was missing. Another thing I have to do next week, get another one from Snugs. We basically wasted the rest of the afternoon, Evie watching tv, me reading and taking brief cat naps. We then walked through the campground, as the wood were filled with leaves. We are about to sit down to mannies and brie, a typical Saturday night.