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| 7:45 |
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| Our Favorite Five Bowls |
Slept in till 7:30 and woke to sunlight in our bedroom, very different from rising at 6:00 to a darkened house. It was a cold night, as the lawn, windows on the car, and porch window all were frosted. Lots of geese offshore, even after I attempt to chase them away. Now, at 8:30, the sun has hidden behind the clouds, off to the south. And the birds have finally reacquainted themselves with our bird feeders, after a few weeks of emptiness. Once one or two find them, it attracts others. Magical.
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| One Of The Potters (Made Over 500 Bowls) |
As I mentioned, it was a gray Saturday morning, and we were driving to Dunkirk, NY, about 50 minutes from here on Lake Erie. Each year the potters in this area sponsor Empty Bowls, a benefit for the food centers in the area. This year they made over 2000 bowls, charged anywhere from ten to 25 dollars per bowl, most of them cereal size. This is the third year we have participated.
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| Empty Bowls Venue |
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| Bowls Washed |
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| Choice Of Three Soups |
When we walked outside, the sun had come out and it was a lovely morning, too nice to just rush home. We drove down to the Dunkirk pier, walked around it, talking to a few fishermen, taking pictures of some of the wildlife, luxuriating in the sunshine, the crispness in the air, the blue of Lake Erie. It felt good to just be outside. We then took Route 5 to Westfield, which skirts the lake, ending up in Westfield. We stopped at Lake Erie State Park, walked around it, down to the beach, and we were one of three cars visiting it. We stopped at Tops in Westfield, to pick up some groceries, then drove home, or so I thought
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| A Morning On Lake Erie |
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| At Lake Erie State Park |
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| Dunkirk Pier |
Just as we were about to turn down Woodlawn, we made the mistake of stopping at the Reverie Creamery, less than a quarter of a mile from our home, a new cheese factory/outlet with all kinds of great cheeses from all over the world. I had been there before, glancing around at the prices and left. Well, this time I went in with Evie, and the two owners were there, both ready to talk about their cheeses.
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| Jim Howard and Riko Chandra, Purveyors Of Fine Cheeses |
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| Cheeses From All Over The World |
The long and short of it is we walked out with twenty bucks worth of their products, an eight dollar butter from Italy made from water buffalo cream (our favorite dessert in Turkey was topped with a clotted cream called kaymak, made from water buffalo milk). And they talked us into tasting, and, of course buying, two cheddars, one from Great Britain called Ivy's Vintage Reserve, from Wyke's Farm at $16.00 a pound, and one called Flory's Truckle, from the Milton Creamery in Missouri at $26.00 a pound. We also bought a baguette to go with the cheese and butter.
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| Amazing American Made Cheddar |
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| Enough Said |
When we got home, Evie put together our dinner, chicken enchiladas, so that there would be no fuss with dinner, just put them in the oven, then eat. It was a lovely afternoon on the lake and both of us took it easy until we could no longer stand staying inside. Evie went for a nice long walk through the campground and I got out the rake, and filled another barrel with leaves and twigs.
Needless to say, we both looked forward with great anticipation to cocktail hour. We were not disappointed. How could we imagine anything better than Manhattans, two great cheeses, amazing butter, a baguette, and slices of apple to cleanse your palette. And around 7:30, this was followed by enchiladas covered with lettuce, sour cream, salsa and cheese. We watched a couple of episodes of The Good Wife before getting bored with it and turned to some junk TV before going up to bed. A seemingly dull, uninteresting morning turned into a really fun day.
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