Forty Seven Months

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8:17

8:20

 It's a bright, shiny morning, not a cloud in the sky, a sun so bright I have had to move my seat from the couch to a chair..  The lake is a vast bowl of glass in front of our house though it's open in other parts of the lake.  It's 30º out and should be a nice day, lots of sun, warming temps.

Thunder Bridge Selfie

Yesterday was another unusual February day, warm weather and lots of sunshine.  I guess I should not complain.  We decide to walk the Chautauqua Institution after listening to a few of the morning news shows.  When we got there, it was obvious that many others had the same idea as we passed groups of people, out enjoying the spring like day, walking the streets of the CI.  It felt good to be out, to have some sunshine, even if nothing yet was in bloom, still a very winter landscape.  It takes us little over  an hour to walk the three mile loop. And, yes, the Amphitheater is on schedule.   We then stopped at the Lighthouse Grocery to pick up some of their homemade country sausage.

Rising Amphitheater

Amphitheater Innards

When we got home, Evie fried up four patties of the sausage, toasted some bagels, and made a Turkish omelet called a Menemen, with tomatoes and feta cheese.  As we ate, Evie kept saying this was the best breakfast she's ever had.  I tend to agree.  We watched CBS Sunday Morning, a favorite Sunday show because of its eclectic segments, and its never just straight political news.  The rest of the day we did not do much.  Some cleaning up, organizing, but mostly reading, watching TV and late afternoon getting ready to go out to dinner with Linda and Ron at 5:00.

A Pine Junction Sunday Dinner

We drove the 15 miles to Pine Junction near Findlay Lake, through farmlands, their fields still dusted with a cover of snow.  We were shocked to see the parking lot full, only one table available when we walked in.  What was up?  It was a Sunday night.  Then we realized that Monday was President's Day, thus the large number of families with kids.  Ron and I ordered burgers with our beers, the girls chicken with their beers.  It was a good decision to go out on a Sunday, and we enjoyed everything about it, the busyness, the good food, the beer, and good friends. We drove home in the utter darkness of the surrounding farms of Sherman, getting home around 8:00.  We watched another episode of THIS IS US, then Homeland, which was on at 9:00.  I have to admit I was a bit bored with it early on but it is getting intriguing, as we try to figure out what's up.  Who is the bad  guy?  My gut feeling tells me it might be someone government related, or at least an American, not a terrorist from abroad.