Hello - I hope you had a good weekend, and if you were in the U.S. that you had a good Memorial Day weekend. We got home from our trip to WV yesterday afternoon about 3 p.m., and this week we are both on vacation, so it was nice to sleep a bit late this morning and be able to take our time getting going.
We were really lucky on our trip - no traffic anywhere, and perfect weather! We did see a really pretty sky on Friday evening as the sun was setting:
A LOT of time was spent just sitting on the porch and laughing:
On Sunday, we went to the Backyard BBQ festival at Oglebay Park, where there was live music, good food and drink, and a bourbon tasting (I don't really like bourbon, but I tasted some - it was fun!). The others tried the various BBQ places, and said that the food was really good. The music was great, and there were lots of doggies waiting to be petted!
After spending some time at the festival, we walked around part of the park, and saw some others enjoying some snacks:
We had a great picnic on Sunday, and as I said, since the weather was perfect, we were able to grill outside, and spend the early part of the evening outside. We had to come inside later because everyone wanted to see the finale of the show "Succession." It was so much fun watching with a group - usually I see the entire episode, while The Tim falls asleep about 15 minutes in ... then he watches the episode on his own and we compare notes. But being able to watch and comment with others was really fun. (None of us predicted the right person to take over, in case you are wondering.)
And then it was Monday morning, and time to get on the road. At one point in the trip we stopped to get something to drink, and this woman was in front of me in line. Keeping it classy along the PA turnpike:
The kitties were very glad to have us home, even though they really like our cat sitter. But of course she only stops in twice a day to feed them, whereas generally one of us is always around to serve them. 😉
Today will be a day at home, relaxing and doing some small-ish errands. We will likely make a day trip to the Jersey shore one day, and we have plans to meet up with my niece Amanda and her husband Pat this coming Saturday to spend the day in Annapolis.
And we have to celebrate. Technically, Saturday will mark one year since Alfie joined the family. But since we will be gone for the bulk of the day, we are going to celebrate on Friday. We figured that would work better, since we will be at home, and he is unlikely to mind, since getting extra treats, etc. is a good thing no matter what day it is, as far as he is concerned!
So it will be a nice, leisurely, but fun week for us. Works for me!
6 comments:
Oh my --- a whole year already? Happy Anniversary, Alfie.
The pith helmet atop the building there. . . Design feature or bug?
You were lucky in W VA to see blue sky. It rained like the dickens here all weekend. Buckets and buckets.
That's a beautiful house. I have a terrible case of porch envy now.
Enjoy your care-free week and happy GOTCHA day to Alfie!
Happy cativersary to Alfie!
Sounds like a great weekend. And glad you had people to watch the last episode of Succession with. WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT ENDING? Which means we all should have guessed it, I guess? "No, they'd never give it to that person!"
WHAT A GREAT PORCH! Wow. I'd love to spend all summer on that porch . . . Happy Gotcha Day to Alfie, sweetest kitty. XO And . . . we never got into Succession (watched the first season, and never saw more) -- but I'm so glad you got to enjoy the final episode with your people.
Have the best vacation week ever! Annapolis is a lovely town, I went there on a grad school field trip and have wanted to get back there ever since.
That house is so beautiful, I especially love the curved shingles by that third floor window…
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