Monday, July 21, 2008
Another Good Day!
An unexpected dinner invitation for yesterday made our 34th anniversary a special day. We spent the day with friends we met when we first moved up here almost nine years ago. Edna was then the mail carrier on our route. We would also see her when she work the polls on election days. Husband Bob was a member of the Lion’s Club club so they would work the on several civic doings in the area. Now they, retired like us, are plagued with health issues and hampered by restrictions that make maintaining daily duties somewhat harder then before. So when time spent together can be arranged it makes for a good day.
Going to Edna’s house is an exciting experience because she, like hubby Bob, is a collector of many different things. So to gaze around at all her many treasures is a treat unto itself. Bob, a retired policeman, has many reminders of his work. There are figurines, statues, and all sorts of things with a policeman theme around their home. One thing that caught my attention was a talking cookie jar called a Cookie Cop.
When you lift his head he says, “Stop. move away from the cookie jar” in a very commanding voice. Just what a house inhabited by chubby oldsters need to re-enforce dietary limits. Edna explained how she had bought a few of the jars because several people had remark on hers. I asked if I might purchase one from her but she refused. But after dinner, before we left, she gave me one to take home—“saying smile and think of me every time you hear the warning” and believe me we certainly will. Thank you Edna and Bob for a lovely dinner, enjoyable conversation, a loaf of home made banana bread, and of course the smile making Cookie Cop.
On the way home a stop at McDaniel’s Farm market determined today’s agenda.
With only one jar of pickled beets left in the food room it was time to turn our thoughts to making more. We picked up a half of a bushel with the promise of another half as soon they get them in from the field. So this morning I’m going to wake the hubby to get jars up, assemble the spices, and make the liquid for pickling while I start washing, blanching to remove the skins, and preparing them for cooking. It will take the better part of the day but heck we ain’t going nowhere!!
A glance out the french doors informed me that the sibling of Miss Daisy and her baby sister has arrived in the morning rain.
Molly was out on there on the deck step keeping them company. When I went out to take the picture I noticed another bud developing on the plant. It looks like I will soon have a whole family out there.
When we were out at Meijer’s the other day I picked up two new flags and a chrome flagpole for the ‘front door’ area of the dome. I noticed that there were very few sewed together designs any more so I had to pick up printed ones instead.
So this is the latest, and I think, charming little message to hang outside our door. They kinda remind remind me of Jay and I. You know round and fluffy!!
