Plans Gone Awry

Yesterday started out warm and sunny. First stop was the little restaurant in SC for their awesome baked oatmeal. A few little errands, then we were off to Frankenmuth. They had a tiny farmer's market. Bought a home made dog bone for the dog. Then over to the cheese shop in town, where I bought a few items for Christmas. Then over to River Place where we did a little more Christmas shopping. We ate lunch at the Frankenmuth Brewery where Kevin and Audrey had their wedding reception. It has changed hands since then. It was still nice and we ate outside on the deck. Next over to Birch Run to the outlet mall. This is where things went sideways. We stopped at "Justice" where Katie works to say hi. They said she had just left to go to the hospital because she was having pains. Meanwhile, she had been trying to call us. Hence, Sarah took her to the hospital and I went home to take care of the dog and wait. She ended up with some minor infections and sent her on her way. It was about 8 pm, (I had already cancelled out B&B reservations) so we just went out for dinner.

This morning dawned even warmer and sunnier. I decided I wanted to get some fallish things. Went to a farm market in Linden and ended up getting cornstalks and gourds. I kept seeing those gorgeous purple flowery things on the side of the road. I finally convinced Sarah to stop and we picked a large bunch. After a few errands we ended up back at home. Accomplished quit a few chores. Put the camper back in it's spot. Put away the rest of the garage sale things. I mowed the lawn. Cleaned up the garage a bit. BBQ chicken, apple salad and sweet potato fries for dinner. Now I'm relaxing with a cup of Scottish tea and some of the Pumpkin Polka Dot cookies I made last week. The plan is to go to the Chesaning B& B next weekend.

Sistopher Outing

Yesterday started with a leisuryly drive down to Livonia. The trees were really looking pretty in all their splendiforous glory. We piled into the car and went to our first location; the Northville Farmers Market. The trunk was soon loaded with squash, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, beans, bread, fall decorations and even a huge pumpkin that is going all the way back to SC. Apparently they have no pumpkins there. We even went back for a second trip. I bought some pretty yellow/orange mums and the sistophers added a few more items. Then we went downtown for lunch at Rebecca's. Marlene and I chose the cabbage/veg soup and the sweet potato fries. Oh my! They were so yummy! Pretty fattening I'm sure, but oh so good. Our next stop was to the Northville Cider Mill. We walked back to the river to see the ducks. They were paddling around waiting for stale doughnuts. They didn't get any from us. We then proceeded into the store to purchase cider, doughnuts, carmel apples and cider slushes! We arrived back home stuffed and tired. Don and Riley pulled in to the driveway just as we were pulling in. No rest for the weary. Aunt Jan had bought some huge paper dolls from her earlier garage saling trip. So we made clothes for the dolls for the next hour or so. Riley is pretty creative and enjoyed making the clothes. Soon it was time for dinner. My sister can still cook so don't let her fool you. She made Italian crusted chicken, stuffing a squash bake, and fresh green beans. Cider Mill doughnuts for dessert. Very good! I had to leave so I wouldn't be driving in the dark; which I hate. All in all a very fun day!