Hazy and Warm, Thundershowers to Come

6:05

Memorial Day Picnic

Enjoying Dessert as the Sun Sets

Up at 5:45, as the sun tries to burn its way through the haze of this warm, humid morning.  Not a boat on the lake so far, no bass boats waking me, just the sound of the happy martins, building their nests, getting ready for their families.  It's going to be another warm day but thundershowers will cool it off later today.

Yesterday had to be another record setting day, hot, humid, with little wind, too hot to sit on the dock but nice enough under the trees, in the shade when the wind picked up.  Though it was Memorial Day, the lake was not as busy as Sunday and by 6:00, the lake had really settled down as most people had headed back to their homes and jobs.  I talked with all three kids and they are all well.  Hayden was going for a run with her Dad; Marisa was in a parade, doing her Irish dance, and Marlena was having pancakes with her friend Abbey, who spent the night.  Fortunately, we get to see the Bissell's and Albarrans in a week, heading to Jill's and Virginia on Friday, then to Beth's the following Wednesday, returning home on Monday, June 11th.  We are going so we can see the girls hip hop performances, something we cannot miss!

Yesterday, we relaxed much of the day because of the heat, but since we were having the Mc Clures and Leonard's for dinner, Evie made a foccacia with herbs and sun dried tomatoes, baking it on a pizza stone outside on the grill.  We had it as an appetizer, with Greek olive oil and Balsamic vinegar and it was amazingly good.  We almost did not need dinner.

We sat outside for drinks and appetizers for an hour or more, enjoying the waning afternoon sun, before I put the English cut on the grill, taking close to a half an hour before it was done.  While it rested, I grilled some asparagus, and then we settled down to a great dinner.  We had closed the house up early in the morning, so it was like eating in an air conditioned room, at least ten to fifteen degrees cooler in side than out.  Linda made her special potato salad, with a dozen eggs, and the Leonard's brought ice cream and toppings for dessert.  Everyone stayed till about 9:30 then headed home to warm houses, no doubt.  A good day but we missed our families.

I am off this morning at 7:45 to get my car serviced, readying it for our trip on Friday.  Let's hope their are no surprises.  The