A Hazy, Hot Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day From Chautauqua Lake

6:04

6:06

7:00

I was up just after 6:00, as the sun was rising over the horizon, muted some by morning haze.  It's surprisingly quiet for Memorial Day, no boat motors, just the chirping of birds, mostly purple martins.  It 64º and will get into the 80's, great weather for Memorial Day parades. And as you can see, it clouded up around 7:00 but now, at 8:30, the sun has come out again and the lake is once again busy.

Yesterday was another warm and sunny day, a few hints of rain that never came.  I got in an early long paddle, of course, and then it was 'get ready' for our company day.  Fortunately, Evie had made most of our dinner on Saturday, making it a lot easier to enjoy the day.  We spent the morning just making sure the house and bedrooms were cleaned and vacuumed, something we always do when we have someone stay over.  We were tempted to go for a boat ride but the lake was busy so we took it easy on the porch.

I had chili for lunch, watched some basketball and napped, and Evie put together the appetizers, the salad, the ratatouille, and rice, which took some time of course.  I got busy after my nap and brought out the yard chairs and tables, gave them a dousing with the hose, then washed them down and we were ready in case we wanted to sit outside.

My sister Linda and her husband Rich arrived around 3:00.  We had not seen them since early February so it was good to see them.  We sat on the front porch because it was too hot in the sun and there was a nice breeze on the porch.  They had just returned from their grandson's graduation from Keuka College, about a two-hour drive from the lake.  They had a great time, of course, and stayed in a house situated right on Keuka Lake.

Drinks And Stuffed Pickles

Around 5:00, Linda and Ron arrived and just before they arrived, Evie put the appetizer in the oven, breaded pickles, stuffed with mozzarella cheese.  They were a hit, of course, dipped in ranch dressing.  All six of us enjoyed our drinks and appetizers on the front porch until it was time for me to put the teriyaki pork chops on the grill and Evie and the girls got busy in the kitchen, getting everything ready for dinner.  We sat down to eat around 7:30.  The pork chops and ratatouille were the hits, I think, and I had forgotten how good there are.  After dinner, we sat on the front porch with our dessert, a lemon pudding cake Evie had made on Saturday, topped with raspberries, a perfect ending to a great dinner.

Dinner For Six

Linda and Ron left around 9:00, and we then took about twenty minutes to get the dishes done, then sat around on the front porch, listening to fireworks, watching the Cavs pull out another stunner, adding to the legend of Lebron, as the greatest player ever.  He has my boat.  We watched the last three minutes which were exciting but heart thumping, too.  Then went up to bed, happy.