Awake: 5:31am Temp 63 sleep 5+28 windy & sunny overnight @ Nicktown.
The workers arrived @ 7:00am. Bernie arrived later & checked & approved of the leveling of the footing that was taking place.
K & I spent (30) min @ the KK & wished Theresa a "Happy Birthday!" Then we returned to our motorhome.
After my breakfast, I watched Dave, one of the excavators, using the Skid Steers to somewhat smooth out the slate rock on our new driveway leading to the garage.
Later, K & I motored to Spangler & joined the 5th annual cousins' reunion. We used the same building that I had celebrated my 70th birthday in. My sister, Corinne, started this annual cousins' reunion: & it has been a hit ever since. It coincides with our Nicktown annual Homecoming picnic date which brings the cousins into town from afar. Usually we average over (40) people but this year we were about (7) less.
After everyone arrived, we had a little libation before Corinne offered a before meal prayer & then gave the OK to start the covered dish dinner. Some of my cousins.....are they laughing @ me or......... ........something I said? After dinner, Florentz was the 1st story teller & began with a short poem & then added some interesting & funny tidbits of his growing up in Kirschtown, leading into some very funny jokes.
Next, Florentz's brother, Max, had the floor & equally reminisced of some very amusing things that happened during his lifetime so far.
Something new this yr: Melissa & Kevin, with her boys, devised a skit: Melissa read a story about a pencil & paper rabbit & a cut out rabbit who become real rabbits when they eat a real carrot. During the reading Matthew & Andrew manipulated felt figures on a felt board to illustrate the story. ............... which produced a round of applause & laughs. Nathan indicated the finish by holding up a "The End" sign. Our fun time didn't terminate until: Cliff & Corinne sang: America the Beautiful. Then we said our goodbyes & added the phrase: "See you @ the Nicktown Homecoming Picnic on Sunday!"
In our motorhome, K & I finished watching: "Rachel-Rachel" with Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Kate Harrington, Estelle Parsons, etc. Beautifully sensitive, mature film about spinster schoolteacher trying to come out of her shell. Woodward is superb; husband Newman's directorial debut. 1968. Rated very, very good....but for us, not our cup of tea.
Lights out:
The workers arrived @ 7:00am. Bernie arrived later & checked & approved of the leveling of the footing that was taking place.
K & I spent (30) min @ the KK & wished Theresa a "Happy Birthday!" Then we returned to our motorhome.
After my breakfast, I watched Dave, one of the excavators, using the Skid Steers to somewhat smooth out the slate rock on our new driveway leading to the garage.
Later, K & I motored to Spangler & joined the 5th annual cousins' reunion. We used the same building that I had celebrated my 70th birthday in. My sister, Corinne, started this annual cousins' reunion: & it has been a hit ever since. It coincides with our Nicktown annual Homecoming picnic date which brings the cousins into town from afar. Usually we average over (40) people but this year we were about (7) less.
After everyone arrived, we had a little libation before Corinne offered a before meal prayer & then gave the OK to start the covered dish dinner. Some of my cousins.....are they laughing @ me or......... ........something I said? After dinner, Florentz was the 1st story teller & began with a short poem & then added some interesting & funny tidbits of his growing up in Kirschtown, leading into some very funny jokes.
Next, Florentz's brother, Max, had the floor & equally reminisced of some very amusing things that happened during his lifetime so far.
Something new this yr: Melissa & Kevin, with her boys, devised a skit: Melissa read a story about a pencil & paper rabbit & a cut out rabbit who become real rabbits when they eat a real carrot. During the reading Matthew & Andrew manipulated felt figures on a felt board to illustrate the story. ............... which produced a round of applause & laughs. Nathan indicated the finish by holding up a "The End" sign. Our fun time didn't terminate until: Cliff & Corinne sang: America the Beautiful. Then we said our goodbyes & added the phrase: "See you @ the Nicktown Homecoming Picnic on Sunday!"
In our motorhome, K & I finished watching: "Rachel-Rachel" with Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Kate Harrington, Estelle Parsons, etc. Beautifully sensitive, mature film about spinster schoolteacher trying to come out of her shell. Woodward is superb; husband Newman's directorial debut. 1968. Rated very, very good....but for us, not our cup of tea.
Lights out:
Leave a comment