Jim is off walking on the high school track and I'm taking this opportunity to relax and catch up with the world of blogs and bloggers. Before sitting down to the computer, I made myself a nice tall iced cafe mocha. What a nice treat on this perfect late summer day.
So, where do I begin? I've been away so long. We spent Wednesday through Sunday with our friends, Bruce and Shelly, in their mountain home. We laughingly call it the cabin, but it is somewhat more elaborate than a cabin. We have been going there for fourteen years. Bruce and Shelly are so very generous that we feel as much at home there as we do here.
It rained some every day but Friday which was a blessing, as that was the day we planned to take a cruise on Racquett Lake and tour the first of the "Great Camps" built by William W. Durant. The day started out a little "iffy" but by lunch time had turned into a sunny, mild day.
This cruise boat was built by the family of the captain and the entire family works on the boat in the summertime.
We boarded the boat at 8:30 AM and took a short ride to the island where Camp Pine Knot is located. The camp has been owned by Cortland University since 1948 and is rarely open to public tours. We felt really fortunate to be able to have this opportunity to see this camp.
This is the recreation hall and probably the most ornate of the buildings. Can you see the W, for William Durant, in the peak? Also note the ornaments on the side of the window in the second picture.
After we toured the building with this rug, there was a little girl about four years old who kept asking her mother about the bears. "Are the bears in the woods?" "Can the bears smell us?" "What do bears eat?" While her mother was quietly telling her that bears ate berries and nuts, etc., the older brother added "And little girls". Brothers!!
We had toured other of the great camps, but this was probably the best guided tour we have had yet. Just a few more pictures.
I was really impressed with the dishes in the dining hall. These plates would have made a great souvenir.
This is a pine knot, but not the one for which the camp is named.
Bruce and Jim sat down in this really cool swing and said, "Okay, Pam. Blog this."
So here it is.
Back on the boat, we had a really delicious buffet lunch and cruised the the length of Racquett Lake which is named for the pile of snow shoes left on the shore by some escaping soldiers during the Revolutionary War. Racquett being the French word for snow shoes.
Friday afternoon Shelly and I sat on the deck in the sunshine. That was our last day of sun. It rained and was cold the rest of the weekend. We didn't mind at all. We had warm clothes, good company, plenty of food and great books. We talked, laughed and read our way through the rest of the weekend.
Back at home, today, I'm truly playing catch-up. I had a physical therapy appointment this morning. My wrist is coming along, but very slowly. I still have some pain and it is stiff and weak. Everyone says to be patient - and I'm trying.
After therapy, I ran out to the mall to buy a gift (and some new capris - OOPS!). I stopped at the supermarket and a roadside stand (where I bought wonderful blueberries). I came home and made a BB pie for my friend, Dr. Jodie, who is coming to dinner tonight with her family.
I'll close with a picture of the pie and go and began to prepare for my guests.
Y'all come back now, hear?
