I had a lovely time at the cottage with Susan and Norman except – it was so cold and windy we could barely sit on the front porch to enjoy the lake! After ten to fifteen minutes we had to go in. Not only was it cold but the wind was practically gale force. Of course the morning we all left it turned warmer and calm!
Still, weather could certainly not stop us from having lots of fun together. We had a great time at East Branch Books in Sherman where we always manage to find a few treasures, and then on to Quilt Haven in Lakewood. And the three of us enjoyed playing Oh, Hell! every evening. And we had a great visit with Susan’s cousin Jane and then all four of us went out for a dinner at the Ellicotville Brewing Company in Bemus Point. This is a new place where the old Surf Club once was and it’s lovely and the food was delicious and the company even better.
There are great flowers all around and one can listen to the concerts at the Italian Fisherman from the dining room.
And now we are into some really hot weather for Bath, in June. Several days in the 90s which is quite unusual. Today Alice and Mike took Nathan to Camp Christopher for a week of Boy Scout Camp and after planted orange flowers (Paul’s favorite color) at his grave in the little country cemetery just a stone’s throw from the camp.
When Alice was washing dirt away from the marker they discovered an enormous nest of ants just off to the left. But everything was accomplished, and despite the drought we’ve been having, these are the kinds of flowers Paul loved and some mint from the dock at Chautauqua. Beautiful memories.
When the company is right, the weather doesn’t really matter so much, does it! Still, it would have been nice if you could have been sitting out on the porch longer than a few minutes. Next time!
Another touching post, Kristi. Your family is lovely, but you already know that, of course.
Oh my! It was fiercely cold for quite some time there, wasn’t it? I am glad that the weather could not ruin your fun in being together.
Gotta love a man whose favorite color was/is orange! That’s not a color that one can slide by noncommitally. You lost your beloved much too soon.
Thank you for the kind comments at my place. I am taking things as slowly as I can, but there is just so much to do. So many decisions to be made.