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| Paris At Night (Just kidding) It's Jamestown At Night |
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| 8:00 |
It's now 8:00 and I have been up since 6:30 and I still can not see beyond the dock. In fact, the fog has only got denser in the past hour. It's a chilly 42º, the reason for the fog and the fishing tournament has yet to begin because of the fog as it would be too dangerous to be out in a boat. I started the morning listening to CNN, the reporting on Irma but soon tired of it and I have been listening to Mark Bowden, the author of HUE: 1968 A TURNING POINT OF THE AMERICAN WAR IN VIETNAM which I read a couple of weeks ago.
Yesterday turned out to be a really good day, a busy morning, relaxing afternoon and fun evening. It started with a long paddle, a good way to get me energized and excited. Around 9:30, I still felt energized so I put on my bathing suit and waded out to the Purple Martin house and took it down, a fairly easy task. I then cleaned out the house, removing all the nests and, unfortunately, dead baby birds and then power washed it, getting it ready for next year. I usually put it up on April 15th and take it down in late August but this summer, the Martins stayed all the way into September before they migrated to Brazil. After the wade in the lake, I gathered the trash and went to the Transfer Station, surprisingly empty. Around 11:00, we decided to drive out to a Sandy's, a farm where we have gotten our perennials for the past twenty-five years. So Evie decided to shower before going. I volunteered to vacuum the downstairs which took about ten minutes. And, because I knew sure would not be ready for a good forty-five minutes, I got out my yoga mat and did some asanas for a half hour.
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| Sandy's Perennials In Blockville |
We left for Sandy's around noon, a nine-mile drive. She's a great woman, married 60 years and has lived on the same farm with her husband their entire married life. Her garden is going to seed as she is not as energetic as she used to be but we ended up with four perennials, coneflowers, Queen Anne's Lace, Phlox, and pink anemones, the price, two bucks a clump. We talked with her for a bit, then drove to Art Sample's Nursery, where we usually buy something each year. The past two years it was trees, yesterday it was a special coneflower, a raspberry color for FOURTEEN BUCKS, definitely not a deal but it was a color Evie wanted.
We got home at 1:30 and I quickly heated up the black bean soup and a leftover hot dog. I watched FNL's, did some reading and took a nap since I was up so early at 5:45. Evie tried the dock but was soon driven in by the wind. The side yard, however, was pleasant so she was able to enjoy the relaxing afternoon.
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| Rockin It At Mojo's |
Our good friends Linda and Ron came over at 5:30 and we drove off to Jamestown for the Chalkwalk and The Infinity Local Music Showcase, The Night Music Reigns, a night to benefit the Infinity Music program which introduces disadvantaged youth to music. We parked next to the YMCA and took a tour of the Chalkwalk, a sidewalk showcasing of local artists creating art work on the side walk.
There are financial prizes for the best pieces and we were a little disappointed because it was not as well attended this year, nor was the art work as good except for one. We browsed for forty-five minutes, then walked to our favorite Mexcian restaurant, Taco Hut on Third Street.
We were seated by a woman so disinterested, bored and rude that we wanted to complain to the manager. We didn't. We got the usual, Evie a portobello pizza and I got a chicken quesadilla, both quite good. Around 8:00, we walked to Mojo's, the only bar with music almost every night in Jamestown and listened to a group called The Staff.
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| The Staff At Mojo's |
They played loud heavy/metal rock and were entertaining. The guitar players were really quite good, the lead singer, with tattoos on both arms, energetic and loud, loud, loud. We stayed until they finished their set then walked over to Brazil's Craft Beer and Wine Bar because the musicians were supposed to play Bob Dylan's kinds of songs. It was a great choice. We got a couple of Beall's Octoberfests and found a seat at a table, about five feet from the musicians. Michael Gerholdt on the guitar and Bill Piper on the harmonica.
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| Michael On Guitar |
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| Bill On the Harmonica |
They were both outstanding, playing not only Dylan songs but also Glenn Campbells's 'Gentle On My Mind' and 'Wichita Lineman,' ending the set with Jerry Jeff Walkers 'Mr. Bojangles,' one of my all-time favorites. We really enjoyed them, hated to see their set end.
We didn't get home until late (for us), proud of ourselves for having stayed out till 10:45, eating, drinking and listening to music. It was a very good day.
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