Still Got Snow...For Now

7:53

Up at 6:30 despite a late night for us.  It's overcast and gray this morning, though sun is predicted later in the day along with heavy winds and warming temperatures.  It's a chilly 21º at the moment but will get up into the 40's later in the day as the snow will begin to melt, the lawn reappear. Rats.

I made it to yoga yesterday at 9:00, a basic class, mostly because I got up so early, at 5:30.  This class always has a couple of beginners, so class is slow because they are not sure about any of the positions and need more attention which is not a problem, usually, unless they really are clueless.  Ironically, class was moved to 9:00 about a month ago to accommodate a couple of Mom's who have not shown up since, so Julia has moved the class back to 9:30, which most regulars like, a good idea and a little about the politics of a yoga studio.  No coffee for me, as I just wanted to get home for some reason.  When I drove in, Evie had the parking areas and driveway shoveled as we had gotten around six inches of snow Thursday night and Friday morning.  I helped her for about 15 minutes before we both went in to get warm and think about lunch.

Evie of course wanted to go to the gym and because we were planning on going to a local basketball game at 4:30, she wanted  to leave early.  So she was gone by 12:30 and I made my lunch, vegetable soup and a sabich sandwich, sort of, which is an Israeli specialty on pita bread.  I, however, used a warmed tortilla for a wrap, smeared it with hummus, added, pickles, jalapenos, tomatoes and hard boiled eggs and made a wrap.   The real sabich would also have added grilled eggplant, onions, and tahini, hot sauce, along with anything else you might want to throw in the mix.  I made wraps and they were great.

Evie was back around 2:30 and had a quick bowl of soup.  I wanted to get some exercise in so I decided to see if the lake was cold enough, hard enough for cross country skiing.  I made it down to Sandy Bottom, occasionally skiing over wet spots or slush but it wasn't until I was a quarter of a mile from home that my skis collected ice and snow so that I could not slide. So I slogged home, discouraged by the slush and ice.

Iced Up Cross Country Skis

By the time I got home, it was time to take and shower and head off to the game at 4:30.  Well, about 4:15, our neighbors, the Kinney's called, to see if we wanted to come over for wine and appetizers and then go out to dinner.  It took us about 10 seconds to pass on the high school game and say yes.  So we went over to their house at 5:30, admired  their new kitchen, then sat in front of a fire, sipping wine and enjoying appetizers.

Debi and Bud's New Kitchen

Just before we left, the Foxes and Lauers called, also up for the weekend, and we all agreed to meet at our" country club," the restaurant at the Bemus Point Golf course, a 1950's bungalow, converted into a restaurant, like Rocco's in Fredonia.  It's has absolutely no ambiance  but great grilled wings, which most of us ordered.  The restaurant was not very busy for a Friday night and service was slow because our waitress was also the bar tender, a very busy woman.

Our Country Club, House of Grilled Wings

We were in no hurry, so we drank our beers, enjoyed our wings when they came, and had a fun time catching up with all the winter news because some of us had not seen each other since the fall or earlier.

A Night Out With Foxes, Lauers, and Kinneys

We left about 9:30 and we then went to the Kinney's for a night cap, and to see their three sons, all in their thirties, who were up for the weekend, with their wives, fiancees, or girl friends.  And one, Alex and Maggie, have a darling 9 month old named Arlo, who fortunately, was still up so we could get some baby time.

A Wide Awake Arlo 

We stayed with them, having another glass of wine before heading home around 10:30, the end of a really fun night.  We are so lucky to have great neighbors who love Chautauqua Lake as much as we do.