Packing for Bristow

Lamb shanks for Dinner

A warm, partly cloudy morning, with a fall like sky of clouds and sun peaking through, unusual for spring.  It's 58 degrees and showers are expected though it's nice outside at the moment.  It feels good to have it warmer, sunnier, more inviting outside, not the usual showers.  It's supposed to clear up and warm up over the weekend, of course, since we will be with Jill and family.

We had the Mc Clures over for dinner last night, lamb shanks on polenta, really good.  It's too bad shanks are not a cheap cut of meat anymore.  They cost about as much as a rack of lamb.  They stayed until about 10:00, sitting in front of a crackling fire (gas), talking about their trip to Germany, our visit to KC, and their ordeal of finding a responsible cat sitter, their babies.

Right now the sun is out in full, blinding me as I sit here, the lake a shimmering mass of light, clouds off in the distance over Long Point, the wind moving the leaves.  Time to get up and do something, like the dishes!

We are getting ready for our big trip, bags packed, electronic equipment organized, GPS in tow, and left overs for dinner, a couple of lamb shanks, fried egg plant, and garlic spinach and bread.  That's about it for today, getting caught up on laundry, Evie and getting her hair cut and dyed for the trip.  And the big news, the IPAD 2 arrived today for Evie, a present from me because I knew she would love it.  And she does.  So now we can sit in our living room, have a mannie or glass of wine, and never have to talk.  Actually, the computer is forbidden during our cocktail hour but today is different, as Evie is excited about the plethora of AMPS which the IPAD offers, something like 30,000 I think.  Where to begin.