Happy Father's Day, Dad!
37 years and still learning from you every day.
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Still cookin'!
It's been a fun and eventful early summer here at 54 Ridgeway. We've had many guests, lots of project support, and plenty of sunshine. As you may know, May is turkey season here, in central New York. As usual, I said I wasn't going to go this year. Too early. Don't want ticks. Not a huge fan of killing anything, even though I love to grill it. Then, May first came around, I bought my hunting license, and dug out the camo.
Also, as usual, I did not shoot a turkey. On a particularly annoying morning Tony and I sat under the tree the turkeys were roosted in. Getting close to the turkeys is good. Getting that close to the turkeys is bad. Anyway, we had fun, got to see many sunrises, saw some cool activity and animals that the majority of people never experience, and I didn't have to deal with my guilt.
Our friends Sam and Heather are expecting a child and hosted a baby shower, so we went back to the sewing machine. I managed to stitch a few scraps together into shapes that resembled burp clothes without too much blood loss. Sarah made a beautiful blanket.
Dude got a new grill! On Memorial Day weekend, we took advantage of a sale and picked up a new, old school Weber charcoal grill. Although it takes a little longer, I am really enjoying the ritual of grilling over charcoal.
And there's nothing like making some charcoal of your own.
We don't eat burgers too often, but we couldn't help christening the grill with the traditional meal. I made some macaroni salad to go with it and drank a little Mexican style beer.
We set up the slack line for the first time this year. Zach and Kristin and the girls had a great time on it. Zach had so much fun that he went out and bought one for himself.
I got a new hat for the summer. Keep searching for that perfect piece of head gear. What I'm really looking for is a great lifeguard style straw hat made in the US, but this will have to do for now.
We have a nice tradition of hanging out at Zhora's house every couple of weekends. Bob does a great job on the grill, and I'm taking notes. Watching Zhora and her friends run around and scream in the hose reminded me of the great summers of childhood.
Mom and Dad H came out last weekend and worked like champs. Between them and Veneta we feel like we are in pretty good shape. It was lovely to get to visit with everyone and we enjoyed pretty low key fun... hiking, chatting, grilling, painting, and walking the dogs.
Everyone relaxed after a long day of working and hiking and chatting.
Grandma Cressman sent a dock box, which was expected and exciting as well as the collapsible picnic table from Fox Haven, which was unexpected and very handy. We look forward to getting lots of use out of it. Thanks Grandma!
This afternoon, we went over to Erik's and hung out at the river. It was wonderful! We watched the kids play and chatted and waded in the river.
Also, as usual, I did not shoot a turkey. On a particularly annoying morning Tony and I sat under the tree the turkeys were roosted in. Getting close to the turkeys is good. Getting that close to the turkeys is bad. Anyway, we had fun, got to see many sunrises, saw some cool activity and animals that the majority of people never experience, and I didn't have to deal with my guilt.
Our friends Sam and Heather are expecting a child and hosted a baby shower, so we went back to the sewing machine. I managed to stitch a few scraps together into shapes that resembled burp clothes without too much blood loss. Sarah made a beautiful blanket.
Dude got a new grill! On Memorial Day weekend, we took advantage of a sale and picked up a new, old school Weber charcoal grill. Although it takes a little longer, I am really enjoying the ritual of grilling over charcoal.
And there's nothing like making some charcoal of your own.
We don't eat burgers too often, but we couldn't help christening the grill with the traditional meal. I made some macaroni salad to go with it and drank a little Mexican style beer.
We set up the slack line for the first time this year. Zach and Kristin and the girls had a great time on it. Zach had so much fun that he went out and bought one for himself.
I got a new hat for the summer. Keep searching for that perfect piece of head gear. What I'm really looking for is a great lifeguard style straw hat made in the US, but this will have to do for now.
We have a nice tradition of hanging out at Zhora's house every couple of weekends. Bob does a great job on the grill, and I'm taking notes. Watching Zhora and her friends run around and scream in the hose reminded me of the great summers of childhood.
Mom and Dad H came out last weekend and worked like champs. Between them and Veneta we feel like we are in pretty good shape. It was lovely to get to visit with everyone and we enjoyed pretty low key fun... hiking, chatting, grilling, painting, and walking the dogs.
Everyone relaxed after a long day of working and hiking and chatting.
Grandma Cressman sent a dock box, which was expected and exciting as well as the collapsible picnic table from Fox Haven, which was unexpected and very handy. We look forward to getting lots of use out of it. Thanks Grandma!
We got a new camera and I've been playing around with it a bit. Sarah watered the garden this morning. We've been lucky with the garden so far this season and have put in some extra work to protect it from chipmunks and moths and the like.
This afternoon, we went over to Erik's and hung out at the river. It was wonderful! We watched the kids play and chatted and waded in the river.
This is Zach and Kristin's daughter, Nora.
The moon tonight, and the swamp. It's been a nice weekend so far. Looking forward to seeing you all soon.
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