Partly Cloudy And Chilly

 

9:40

7:38

8:19

It's 8:20 as I start this and I have been up for an hour. It's 21º outside and we should have some sun this afternoon and rain or snow later this evening, typical Chautauqua weather. It's 10:00 as I finish this, after a 40-minute paddle down to Magnolia and back, on a beautiful sunny and blue sky morning. 

Kayak Morning

Northern Sky

Southern Sky

Yesterday was a busy day for Evie as we had friends for dinner. The day for me began with a 35-minute paddle over to Long Point and back on a surprisingly windy day. After the paddle, we finished the blog and Evie began prepping for dinner. First, we gathered all the trash and I drove off to the Transfer Station and dropped it off. The rest of the morning Evie prepped much of our eggplant and chicken parm dinner so she could relax in the afternoon. 

Around 12:30, I had my lunch, the rest of the hoagie from Wegmans and watched some of the NCAA tournament until 1:30. I then read some, napped and watched most of the St. Johns/Arkansas game until 3:30. I then vacuumed the living room and cleaned the back porch and by 4;00, all was ready for dinner.

Saturday Night Dinner

Jack and Diane arrived at 6:00, and we quickly settled down in the living room with a libation. Our appetizer was an Asian shrimp salad, with mayo, lemon juice, and sliced red onions, a favorite. Evie had made up a favorites list on her iPhone so we had fun listening to tunes from the 60s and 70's, Jack has a great memory for various albums and singers and we played 'Jack and Diane' by John Mellencamp of course. Dinner was served around 7:30 and we talked about their various vacations around the US. In fact, they are off to the West Coast in two weeks. Dinner was great, both the chicken and eggplant, done by the way in the air fryer. Around 8:45 we had dessert, brownies with ice cream and chocolate sauce and by 9:30, I was doing up the dishes and Evie was heading up to bed, It was a fun evening and a busy day.