Awake 7:30 am Sunny Overnight: Andelfingen, Switzerland
The bed was very comfortable, the neighborhood was quiet, the temp OK, but
neither of us slept well....yes, that ole time zone thing again. I am out
of shape for time zone changes.
Mid morning we shower, use the computer, then eat a late breakfast.
About noon time, we wait for a phone call from Thomas, brother of Myrta.
He calls @ 1:00 pm to tell us the registration store has not called him
yet. You see, Myrta has asked us if we could ride the bikes over to the
Oscar farm to help carry the registered gifts into the house when the
store truck arrives. When Thomas does call, we do the bike ride(7 min) &
there are only( 2 )packages on the truck.....not a big deal. So our job is
finished.
So we take a longer bike ride along the river Thur & to the small town of
Altan....and almost to the very old town of Marthalen. Then I realize that
my biking partner might not be my biking partner much longer if I don't
start being easy on this 1st ride. So back to the Oscar farm we go.
I tell Oscar that we want to help do something in preparation for the BIG
party on Saturday night...is there anything we can do? He mentions that
the barn floor needs sweeping...ok then. We man our respective brooms...&
the barn floor slowly doubles in size. It's a large barn with straw bails
on one side, hay bails on the opposite side, farm equipment in one corner,
fertilizer bags stacked in another. There is a lot of very fine dust on
this concrete floor, it takes 3 sweeps to get one spot clean. This barn
has large doors on each end & today there is a breeze so this helps in
keeping the dust moving in one direction. Enter Thomas, a young healthy
guy who is now taking over the farm from his dad Oscar. Thomas sweeps with
vigor & vim & surrounds poor Kathy in a cloud of dust. This was good that
Thomas was helping us but bad for Kathy. I would have changed areas but
you know Kathy, she's a tough city slicker & she's going to stick it
out....no matter what. Anyway we did a good job, the floor actually looks
clean & Oscar was happy we offered to help.
We ride our bikes back to the apt, dust ourselves off just in time to be
invited back to the Oscar farm for...tra da, another BBQ. Hip-hip.
This evening Thomas won't be with us & Rene will be late coming from work.
So instead of riding those bikes, Myrta insists that we walk to the farm &
use her bike to carry food on the bike carrier. Sure, that's fine. It's a
15 min walk & a nice evening.
Dinner: White wine with pork chops, fresh homegrown tomato salad & some
delicious nut bread. Then the wine color changes to red, the sun sets & we
move the tables closer to the fire. Rene finally arrives but he has
already eaten. He was shopping with the chef for meats, cheeses, wine,
etc, etc, for Saturday's party and needs help unloading his car. I
volunteer & WOW, there is a lot of food for this party. Just outside the
BIG barn, there is a portable freezer trailer where they have the beer,
wine, meat, etc, etc, stored for Saturday's use. I am anxious to attend
this kind of party.
Myrta rides her bike back to her apartment because she wants to fit into
her wedding dress......Rene gives Kathy & I a quick ride back.
Another great BBQ & another terrific day. Lights out: 11:15 pm
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