How Cool

How cool today is..........little humidity, blue sky with those big, white, fluffy clouds providing entertainment while I mowed the lawn.  This is the type of day that puts a smile on my face with deep breathing to relax and enjoy.  Every swipe of the lawn had a new shape of cloud to enjoy plus I watched the Amish finishing up their part on the cabin.  It's rather sad knowing they will not be back.  The 3 sons and their dad are most enjoyable talking with and watching work.  I said my farewells to them, told the dad he has some great kids to be proud of. I then told the only son that was here today to remember...that compliment I gave for him and his brothers is because of their parents.  With the goodness of parents children are given that most important boost to also develop a respectable, honest, caring and loving life.  I also told him to remember to "pass it on".  I have a feeling they will.

We are gonna miss their smiles.  Aaron and his brothers loved Dick's  humor and stories.  Trust me he is full of it
most of the time!

For the big send off today, Maple Cinnamon Rolls for their morning break.  The idea was my husbands.........he is enjoying giving me ideas for the days goodies.  It has been a hot summer so the baking at Cook'n by the Creek has been slim and far between.  This being the first cooler day of August made it easy to make cinnamon rolls.  When company stop by just because they were near is great....but having cinnamon rolls fresh out of the oven just puts it over the top.  Ken and Donna were out enjoying a ride on their motorcycle and stopped to see how the cabin was going.  I loved showing them the rolls and offering a pot of Jamaican Me Crazy coffee.  Perfect day for a cup, seriously any day or time is perfect for my JMC. 

Ready to roll, slice and bake!

See the big one?  That is the one someone will take first.......Maple glazed cinnamon rolls.  I always bake on
parchment paper.  It makes for an even bake on the bottom and clean-up is easy.

Back to the lawn.  It has been hot and seriously dry this summer so our lawns have gone dormant which makes them look brown and dead.  The last week has brought much needed rain and plenty of it.  Now we are enjoying the look of  "spring green" and mowing every two days.  I'm not complaining, one of my favorite things to do is mow lawn.  I missed it for the several weeks I only mowed to knock down some straggly weeds that kept growing.  Green is back, temperatures and humidity have dropped, it's my kinda enjoyment. 

Schools will be opening for the year soon.  It is this time of the year I think back to my school days.  Living on a farm was quite lonesome during the summer.  I think that is why I was so excited to get back and relate this time of year to good memories.  School clothes shopping, riding a hot bus which at the time I thought was full of  noisy kids.  Mr. Fenner was the bus driver for us Horse Run kids.  He ran a tight ship, nobody got out of their seats, yelled or even talked loud.  Now that I think about it  I'm not sure he ran a tight ship just the fact kids were different way back when.  I never heard a speech about the rules of the bus, we just knew them.  There was one kid on the bus that caused a little trouble now and again, like pulling  hair, tripping  or knocking  books to the floor.  Can you imagine today if that was the only thing bus drivers had to contend with.  So the next month or so will bring back happy times in my thoughts that happened so very long ago.  Gosh, can it be?  My mind says no, it feels like just a little bit ago. 

The next blog will be the ending of the second phase for the cabin.  From this point it will not progress so fast.  We do not move as fast as the Amish and certainly have to think about how to do something or.............I'll google that!