A WALK THROUGH CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION

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It's mid afternoon, the lake is gray and frazzled by rain, the wind's howling, the temperature is 54 and Evie loves it, as she sits on the front porch reading, wrapped in a blanket.  It was gray and wet when we got up, about 4/10ths of an inch had fallen over night.  I went off to Bemus for breakfast with my friends from the CI, are first gathering this September, as we take the summer off, so it was good to catch up on all the gossip and see them all.  Also, I went with a couple of friends, my neighbor Ken Scholtz and his buddy, Charlie,  last night to the Pine Junction restaurant in Sherman, a place they had never been.   Fortunately, the loved it, thought it was the greatest, so it was a good night.  It's definitely a beer and burger place, though they also have steaks but they had a special, beef stroganoff, so we all ordered it and it was quite good.  It just seemed strange not to be eating a burger and fries in a bar.

As you can see, Evie and I took a walk through the CI, a beautiful morning to do it, cool and crisp and sunny by the time we got there, though the early morning was cloudy and wet.  Few people now people the streets, mostly a few retirees who spend the fall here before heading south.  After our walk, we went into Mayville to Tops, to pick up a few groceries, as we have a 8 lb. pork but roasting in the oven.  We will have barbecue pork sandwiches for dinner, then pack up the rest to use in tacos, ragu, or with sauerkraut and tomatoes, one of our favorites.  It goes a long way and is very versatile.