You may not be able to tell there is thirty degrees difference in the two above photos. We arrived at Lake Darling State Park Tuesday evening to high eighties and bright sun for our annual Sew and Blow outing. We normally rent two cabins but were late off the mark this year and only able to reserve one. Therefore I got a campsite and drove Agatha down to provide extra lodging. It was a beautiful drive, although Mother Nature saw fit to whomp me alongside the head with buffeting winds most of the trip. As soon as I set up, I cranked up the AC. We enjoyed a wiener roast for supper but didn't gather too closely around the fire.
By Thursday night, temps had dropped to the high fifties and this morning I tore down my campsite and packed up in cold wet winds and 45 degrees. And on the way home the winds were worse.
By Thursday night, temps had dropped to the high fifties and this morning I tore down my campsite and packed up in cold wet winds and 45 degrees. And on the way home the winds were worse.
But we had a great time. As I wrote in my blog last year, we have been friends for fifty years and never run out of things to talk about. We solved most of the world's problems and are expecting calls any time from most of the world leaders, asking our advice. We always do a jigsaw puzzle but had to admit defeat on this years Agatha Christie puzzle. We enjoyed a variety of yummy foods and snacks.
We always love the trails at Lake Darling. The trees are just beginning to turn and the geese and vultures were active. It is a little concerning to walk out of the cabin and see twenty or thirty vultures circling high above our campfire.
Lake Darling has always been a Verizon Black Hole. This is usually just an annoyance, but this year I hadn't looked at the calendar closely enough when I scheduled the release of my latest book, Siblings and Sneakiness. That date was Wednesday. I can't order the paperback cover until until I have the book completely formatted and an exact number of pages. I did receive the cover Wednesday afternoon and downloaded it but was unable to upload it and the manuscript to Amazon until we drove into Brighton Thursday morning and found a signal in the Dollar General parking lot. Thank you, Ginge!
I am happy to report that Agatha experienced no problems--everything worked. But now she is facing being winterized and probably isn't happy about that. Next week, Don and I will journey north with his camper to Black Hawk Campground in Wisconsin on the Mississippi for the Final Fall Fling with the Midwest Glampers. We will fancy the fall foliage, feast at a fish fry, and frolic in other fanciful feats that the Glampers are so great at dreaming up.
I am happy to report that Agatha experienced no problems--everything worked. But now she is facing being winterized and probably isn't happy about that. Next week, Don and I will journey north with his camper to Black Hawk Campground in Wisconsin on the Mississippi for the Final Fall Fling with the Midwest Glampers. We will fancy the fall foliage, feast at a fish fry, and frolic in other fanciful feats that the Glampers are so great at dreaming up.
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