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| 7:44 |
It's just after 7:00 and Evie's up as well, as we wait patiently for the sky to lighten, the snowy front yard to appear. We probably got five or six inches of snow yesterday, enough so I shoveled the parking area a couple of times. And around 6:30, I heard Shane plowing out our road, making sure it was easy for everyone (two of us) to get out. We may get another three inches today and a couple of inches a day for the next week. I don't think the trails will be open for snowmobiles yet as it's a wet snow but the trails may be good for cross country skiing. Current temperature: 23º
Yesterday we were under a lake effect snow watch, still are today. So we were not sure whether we wanted to get out on the roads or not. I wanted to go to yoga, so I drove off on slushy roads to Lakewood, taking my time. Class was good, about ten of us. On the way home, I hit a white out in Lakewood but by the time I got near Woodlawn, it was bright and the sun almost peaked out from behind the heavy clouds. That's typical for this area; we may have little snow but other areas five to ten miles away may have a foot.
Evie wanted to take advantage of the seeming break in weather, so she drove to the Y earlier than usual, leaving me to make my own lunch, alas. So I mixed a can of tuna with mayo, hot sauce, and dijon mustard and spread it on a bagel. And there was still some carrot/ginger/cauliflower soup left so I heated that up. Before Evie left, she asked if I would pressure cook a pound of white beans because earlier in the morning, she had made a pot of her vegetable soup and it needed more beans. It's pretty easy, just throw the beans in the pressure cooker with water, turn it on for 25 minutes, and they are ready to use, either in a soup or a cold bean salad called piyaz in Turkish, just vinegar and oil and sliced hard boiled eggs. Yum. I watched another Wallander, at least half of it and then went back to book and a nap.
Evie was home later than usual because she also made a stop at Wegmans to make sure we are well stocked for this snowy weekend. It's pot roast Saturday, so I cannot wait for the afternoon filled with the aroma of a pot roast and veggies cooking in the oven.
At 5:30, we drove to Webb's restaurant and bar as one of our good friends, Jack, had invited us to sample the first keg of beer made with his hops that we helped harvest. It's called All-4-One and we both really liked it as it was not too hoppy.
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| Picking Hops In August |
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| Picked Hops, Ready To Be Dried |
Mid summer the last two years, we spent afternoons in his yard with other friends picking hops off of the vines so they could be taken to the brewery. I would say around twenty-five of his friends and family were there along with the regulars. We spent an hour standing around talking with the group. We enjoyed meeting his daughter's in laws, the Olson's, the owners of the construction firm that built the Roger Tory Peterson Institute as well as oversaw the rehabilitation of the Packard Manor on the Chautauqua Institution's grounds. We also talked with the owners of both the pharmacy in Lakewood, and the Maple Inn in the CI.
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| Jim, Diane, Maureen |
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| Diane, Jack The Hop Master, And Evie |
So it was fun to see old acquaintances and new friends. We decided to stay for dinner, found two seats at the bar next to two women from Cleveland who were spending a girls' weekend here at the lake. I ordered the special, an 8oz rib eye, with melted cheese, set in a bowl of onion soup. Bizarre creation but darn good. Evie had a chicken Thai wrap, also first rate. So, along with another All-4-One draft, we had a good night.
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| Hoppy Hour |
We did not get home until 7:45. We quickly put on our sweats or pajamas, got out some Trader Joe's chocolate and coconut cookies for dessert and finished up the NOBEL series on Netflix. It's a great series and I am sorry it's over. I highly recommend it.
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