Not much

 Even though it is a little cooler, not much is going on here. Reading is still very tempting as is working on the Christmas time accessories for my critters.

Bob had an errand at Home Depot ...which didn't turn out. While he was gone I made a blueberry crostata  ( Joanne Noragon's... Cup on the Bus ...recipe).

I am also working on a little mouse... his accessories are going through my mind!

My younger (teacher) daughter and her family went to the Plaza  today to participate in a protest. It was smaller than earlier ones but people were enthusiastic.

 

 

 

 

cooler but still muggy

 It rained earlier ... like before 7 am... but it is cooler but muggy. Bob is feeling stiff from his lawn mowing yesterday plus our steps at the Brass Armadillo. So no front lawn mowing today.... except he just said he was going out to mow and did!

I am working on the accessories I started  yesterday . I am pleased with them. Light in my picture taking area is too dull and gray for successful picture taking . Hopefully things will be brighter tomorrow.

I want pictures for my online shows to be accurate color-wise and that take good real sunlight ( for me).

Made shrimp scampi, sweet corn on the cob and fresh peaches for dinner... not sure about tomorrow except for the huge cantaloupe I bought from the veggie stand man!!

Hy-Vee is having a three day meat sale starting tomorrow...the sales ad look tempting! 

 

Moving right along... from the Muppets ?

 Bob and I decided we just has to get moving. We haven't done much these hot days. So off to the Brass Armadillo ( Blue Springs antique mall). It wasn't a finding something trip... neither of us saw anything tempting... but we did walk the whole mall and got enough steps it!! 

Must have triggered something in Bob because he managed to mow the whole backyard... with rests and re hydrating.  The front will be done tomorrow...

My efforts led to Christmas/winter accessories for my creatures! Not very physical but fun.

 

 

Keeping cool ... doing very little

 Things have been very uncomfortable here so we have been doing very little... reading, XBox ( Bob), catching up with far away relatives by phone, bears and friends... everything done by air conditioning!! 

I did do a grocery shop this morning and stopped at the veggie stand on the way home. Couldn't resist another cantaloupe and local peaches and a nice chit chat with the "stand man"!  

As for food...it has been easy going... sandwiches, salads, cantaloupe , fresh tomatoes. Tigger loves it when I bake bacon and it gets crisp and he gets a bit crumbled over his wet food. And we love it on sandwiches ! Bob has discovered that wrapping crispy bacon in paper towels and put in a zip log bag it stays crisp!

My daughter needed to replace a plug in her kitchen... bought a replacement at ACE and when she went to replace found someone had filled the new plug box with a much cheaper light switch! So back to ACE with her receipt ! Someone found a new way to shoplift!

 

 

 

 

middle of the night

 Our landline phone started ringing in the middle of the night.. I forced myself to answer because you know those calls are usually awful.... I was totally asleep

Well .. it was. Our daughter had water leak... water spraying from who knows where. She turned off the house's water supply and called us.

I wasn't making much sense so I handed the phone to Bob... 

Our daughter called a plumber and left a message and went back to bed... no water... no toilet flushing.. no coffee.. no showers  the next morning.

Our daughter waited for the call back.. her husband went to work.. Bob took our grandson to his work The plumber called back and arrived before lunch and fixed the problem... it was a pinhole in the pressure tank above the hot water heater which he replaced. He also checked the house water pressure just in case.. no problem.

As a treat for all of them our daughter is going to pick up bananas when picking up our grandson after work and will make banana boats ( girl scout memories).

Banana boats  are - slit open  the banana skin and put it chocolate chips , marshmallows  and a bit of peanut butter in the opening. Close up and wrap in foil and grill on the campfire till everything melts  together. Our daughter is going to bake them in the even since they are not camping.

We will be heading to the Texas Roadhouse for dinner tonight. I went to one in Rochester with my daughters , Bob and my brother-in-law. The restaurant had fried pickles as an appetizer. I wasn't sure about them but we decided to try them. The pickles were dill and had a coating and we ALL loved them. Here's hoping the restaurant here will have them too.

keeping out of the heat...

 We've been trying but when you need to run errands its nearly impossible. Out errands this morning were prescriptions at Target and groceries. By the time we unloaded the car I was wiped and sweaty...So glad to put on shorts and collapse...and an afternoon nap!

Our dinners lately have been sandwiches, wonderful veggie stand tomatoes and cantaloupe melon!! And lots of liquids!! 

We did have an afternoon thunderstorm... really wild winds and a lot of rain. We even turned off our computers. Back on this evening but things are starting to rumble again and the computer says more storms in an hour or so.

we're back continued...

 

while jaunting through the curvy roads and hills around Ithaca we found ourselves behind this behemoth... it took up more than a lane and we were on a double yellow lane marking.... so patient we were until SHE turned into her  farm yard!!

 

 We did "tastings" at the distillery ( on top) and the cider house where we also had a wonderful lunch!

 Dinner at Ithaca's "Old Mexico".

After our daughter's thing we headed back to Rochester stopping in Dresden ( Seneca Lake... Bob's parents place on the lake) ... at the town park.

 

Our plane from Rochester left really late Friday night and we didn't roll into Blue Springs till after 2 am... the KCI airport was totally empty except for us and our fellow passengers!! All the stores and restaurants were shuttered ( closed)! Our parking lot bus took forever!

We miss Rochester ...the Finger Lakes...Bob's brother