Elizabeth Culmer (
edenfalling) wrote2019-05-06 02:53 pm
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a very full weekend
Things Susan and I did this weekend, in no particular order:
1. The Cayuga Lake Wine Trail's annual Wine & Herb Fest event, in which each participating winery offers a small food plus a paired wine to ticket-holders, and then you get to taste up to three additional wines for no extra fee. You also get a little book of recipes for all the snacks, and a small potted herb or vegetable at each winery. I have kept all the plants, because reasons. :)
2. While at one of the wineries, fired potatoes from a giant slingshot toward a basketball hoop both because it was fun and because if we did make a basket, we could win a free bottle of wine. (Spoiler: we did not win free wine.)
3. Made taco salad Sunday evening, which was delicious. Basically you make tacos but instead of trying to stuff everything into a small hard shell, you crumble up the shell into small tortilla pieces and put the other ingredients on top and eat it with a fork. This is especially nice because you can get enough lettuce to actually matter (both for flavor and for nutrition) without it inevitably spilling all over your hands. :)
4. Watched the first five episodes of The Umbrella Academy, two on Saturday night and three on Sunday. Episode five was a terrible place to stop because it ends on about three cliffhangers at once, ARGH. But sleep is also important. *sigh*
5. Went to my church Sunday morning, where the Stewardship Team did a little celebratory announcement that we've reached this year's initial pledge goal (the sustaining budget), and asked people to see if we can now reach the stretch goal (the vision of ministry budget) where we get to implement all the Cool Things you've wanted to do but didn't have the funds for. The celebratory aspect included throwing streamers and tossing/batting about a dozen beach balls around the sanctuary, which the kids loved and a surprising number of adults also got really into. :D
6. The Finger Lakes Chamber Ensemble's spring chamber concert (also at my church). The program was Mozart's Sonata in E minor for Violin and Piano (KV 304); Schubert's Trio No. 1 in B-flat for Violin, Cello, and Pinao (D 898); and Brahms's Clarinet Quintet in B minor (Op. 115). All the players were excellent, and I enjoyed the music too although I felt that most of Schubert's movements went on just a little too long -- particularly the first movement.
7. Bought a bunch of potting soil, some tomato cages, a spray bottle of animal repellent, six new plastic pots, and a replacement packet of carrot seeds, because gardening is a demanding occupation and also the local squirrels and/or cats have dug up and destroyed my poor little transplanted carrot seedlings. :(
8. Ate out twice -- at the Antlers for Saturday dinner, and Cafe Dewitt for Sunday lunch. At Antlers I got a scallop au gratin appetizer and a garden salad, while Susan got a crab cake appetizer and a side of vegetable of the day (which was green beans with grilled onions). At Cafe Dewitt, Susan got an omelette special, while I got a sausage side and a rosemary garlic potato side. In both cases, I found that combining two small non-entree items made exactly the right size meal so I had no leftovers. That was nice. :)
9. Installed my air conditioner Monday morning. :) That task takes all of ten minutes, since I drilled all the relevant screw holes the first year, but it really does require three hands and can't be done alone.
10. Poked around a local clothing/jewelry/art/souvenir shop while waiting to be seated at Cafe Dewitt. Susan bought a sundress, and I valiantly refrained from buying a half-dozen earrings.
11. Made brownies using Kahlua instead of water, and also mixing in a packet or two of instant coffee. Then we ate them in bowls topped with vanilla and chocolate ice cream. They were delicious.
12. Spent a bunch of time talking, and some more time just hanging out in each other's general vicinity.
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It was a good weekend. :DDD
1. The Cayuga Lake Wine Trail's annual Wine & Herb Fest event, in which each participating winery offers a small food plus a paired wine to ticket-holders, and then you get to taste up to three additional wines for no extra fee. You also get a little book of recipes for all the snacks, and a small potted herb or vegetable at each winery. I have kept all the plants, because reasons. :)
2. While at one of the wineries, fired potatoes from a giant slingshot toward a basketball hoop both because it was fun and because if we did make a basket, we could win a free bottle of wine. (Spoiler: we did not win free wine.)
3. Made taco salad Sunday evening, which was delicious. Basically you make tacos but instead of trying to stuff everything into a small hard shell, you crumble up the shell into small tortilla pieces and put the other ingredients on top and eat it with a fork. This is especially nice because you can get enough lettuce to actually matter (both for flavor and for nutrition) without it inevitably spilling all over your hands. :)
4. Watched the first five episodes of The Umbrella Academy, two on Saturday night and three on Sunday. Episode five was a terrible place to stop because it ends on about three cliffhangers at once, ARGH. But sleep is also important. *sigh*
5. Went to my church Sunday morning, where the Stewardship Team did a little celebratory announcement that we've reached this year's initial pledge goal (the sustaining budget), and asked people to see if we can now reach the stretch goal (the vision of ministry budget) where we get to implement all the Cool Things you've wanted to do but didn't have the funds for. The celebratory aspect included throwing streamers and tossing/batting about a dozen beach balls around the sanctuary, which the kids loved and a surprising number of adults also got really into. :D
6. The Finger Lakes Chamber Ensemble's spring chamber concert (also at my church). The program was Mozart's Sonata in E minor for Violin and Piano (KV 304); Schubert's Trio No. 1 in B-flat for Violin, Cello, and Pinao (D 898); and Brahms's Clarinet Quintet in B minor (Op. 115). All the players were excellent, and I enjoyed the music too although I felt that most of Schubert's movements went on just a little too long -- particularly the first movement.
7. Bought a bunch of potting soil, some tomato cages, a spray bottle of animal repellent, six new plastic pots, and a replacement packet of carrot seeds, because gardening is a demanding occupation and also the local squirrels and/or cats have dug up and destroyed my poor little transplanted carrot seedlings. :(
8. Ate out twice -- at the Antlers for Saturday dinner, and Cafe Dewitt for Sunday lunch. At Antlers I got a scallop au gratin appetizer and a garden salad, while Susan got a crab cake appetizer and a side of vegetable of the day (which was green beans with grilled onions). At Cafe Dewitt, Susan got an omelette special, while I got a sausage side and a rosemary garlic potato side. In both cases, I found that combining two small non-entree items made exactly the right size meal so I had no leftovers. That was nice. :)
9. Installed my air conditioner Monday morning. :) That task takes all of ten minutes, since I drilled all the relevant screw holes the first year, but it really does require three hands and can't be done alone.
10. Poked around a local clothing/jewelry/art/souvenir shop while waiting to be seated at Cafe Dewitt. Susan bought a sundress, and I valiantly refrained from buying a half-dozen earrings.
11. Made brownies using Kahlua instead of water, and also mixing in a packet or two of instant coffee. Then we ate them in bowls topped with vanilla and chocolate ice cream. They were delicious.
12. Spent a bunch of time talking, and some more time just hanging out in each other's general vicinity.
...
It was a good weekend. :DDD