Awake: 6:13am Temp 32
sleep 6+37 mostly sunny overnight @ Nicktown.
Today @ the church
hall, the Holy Name Society had a Gun Raffle & I was asked to help my buddy
Barry in the back kitchen, making rigatoni & mashed potatoes. I
reported in @ 7:05am. This was my 1st
time volunteering for a project like this.
Barry has been doing this duty for
many yrs....off & on he would get lucky & have some help but it was not
consistent. As the morning progressed, I found out why he should have some
assistance; the rigatoni & mashed potatoes will feed over (300) hungry
people. The other kitchen crew members were making kielbasa with sauerkraut,
hot dogs, etc.
All morning long Barry & I continually made pans & pans
of rigatoni; each pan was stored in the warming oven until serving time began @
1:00pm. As each pan of rigatoni was emptied, the next pan got a fresh load of sauce & a good stirring before
replacing the empty one.
The pans of mashed potatoes were also stored in the
warming oven. Watching the crowd of people was mesmerizing; they were so calm
& relaxed but always busy as they bought tickets, giving them chances to
win guns, hunting equipment, 50/50, etc.
After most of the crowd had their 1st
serving, Barry & I took our turn eating, & guess what: that rigatoni
was really delicious...along with the mashed potatoes, kielbasa & sauerkraut.
After 2:00pm, the chef's delight food was running low & only the hot dogs
& kielbasa was available so I asked Barry if I could be excused for the day
&, of course, he replied: "Oh yes, & thank you very much." I really
enjoyed working with Barry & I told him, if I am around in the springtime
for the next Gun Raffle, I would like to do it again.
Back @ our motorhome,
Kathy had been busy on the computer, researching for the house & getting
caught up on some reading.
Dinner: Kathy
made herself a plate of leftovers.
Later, we had popcorn while watching
"Splendor in the Grass" with Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Pat Hingle, Audrey
Christie, Sean Garrison, Sandy Denis, Phyllis Diller, etc, Sentimental sudser
by William Inge (who won an Oscar) about emotionally broken girl (Wood)
rebuilding her life; set in late 1920's Midwest. Film debuts of Beatty, Dennis,
and Diller. 1961. Kathy had no problem staying awake during this movie.
Lights out: 11:12pm.
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