I named this gift from Mike and Dar a bird totem because that was what came to mind when I saw Michael carrying it into the house.  With a solar light on it the only place to display it for now was out on the deck.  So there it sits waiting for a special spot in the yard to grab me by the throat and scream this is where I belong!  As Spring gains momentum I’m sure I’ll find the perfect place to enjoy my Totem. 

Mike and Dar came up on Friday evening , spent the night and we took them to Frankenmuth for Dinner on Saturday.  We had Chicken dinner with all the trimming at the Bavarian Inn, visited the Castle Shoppes, and ended up in the bakery buying Stollen Bread ( three loaves to be exact).  Two went into the freezer and one is sitting on the kitchen counter waiting to be made into breakfast toast.  Of course it also makes mighty fine French toast too.  ( I sound like lose 30 lbs. don’t I!)

Our dinner was very good, our service fine, the cuisine excellent, and the tummies were full as we left to come home.  I had a little problem walking but I guess that is to be expected with being only four months out of surgery.  But it did sort of put a damper on our little trip. 

Mike and Dar went home yesterday evening I guess they knew I was in pain and needed rest. 

A little later I heard a thud near the French Door area but the furries were resting on the floor around me so I ignored it.  A few minutes later another thud in the same area.  Jay got up from his computer and came over near me to investigate.  We opened the blinds on the doors and turned on the outside lights.  Out on the bird feeder was a raccoon larger than Brandy and Molly put together.  I tried to get a picture but my flash on the glass distorted it.  I opened the door and yelled at him/her to leave but it just hunkered down lower in the seeds ignoring me.  I went the the utility room and got my broom and went back out to prod him/her off the feeder.  It looked for a while that I was losing and the raccoon was staying put.  But I finally got it to vacate the premises.  I discovered the two thuds I had heard was the suet cakes being dropped on the deck floor.  So I pulled them inside for the night and will continue doing that and until said beast moves on to another food source.  Next time I’ll open the door and get my picture if it happens again.