My wonderful vacation is over. Here is how the rest of it
went:
Friday morning the Rosary Ladies gathered at Jilly Moose’s
place to make lentil soup and three desserts (rhubarb bars, a grapefruit cake,
and a chocolate custard cake), then we walked to a nearby tavern for lunch. In
the afternoon we took a tour of the Capitol Building because someone we know is
now a tour guide there. He was very funny and informative. In the evening there
was a potluck at Rich’s house with all the food we had made that morning, plus
various salads, Cecil Markovitch's wonderful bread and spread, and plenty of booze. I brought a bottle of Prosecco, and this
might be my go-to drink from now on – it only has 68 calories per glass!
Saturday the Rosary Ladies got up early and met at the
Coffee Gallerie, then we all piled into Jilly Moose’s car Chartreuse Bruce and
drove to Cedarburg for their Strawberry Festival. It was very hot, and we
walked a lot. Luxuli is definitely the toughest one of us because she carried a
15-pound kettle bell the whole way! Rich would probably say I should wear my
ankle weights… We bought purses and jewelry, and OK Cap bought a plant. Then we
headed back to town and met Travalon and Prairie Man at Banzo, a restaurant in
our neighborhood that serves Mediterranean food. Everyone enjoyed it. The
others were tired after our long day, but Luxuli still had plenty of energy so she
and Prairie Man came to the East Side Club with Travalon and me to watch Shake
the Lake, the big fireworks festival that replaced Rhythm ‘n’ Booms. There was
lightning in the clouds that kept flashing right after some fireworks would go
off, so Luxuli said it looked like they were having a conversation. It was
pretty funny to watch, but I was glad I wasn’t in a boat watching the fireworks
like so many people. What could be a worse location during a lightning storm
than in a metal boat in the middle of the lake?
Yesterday Travalon and I overslept and went to our local
church, then we met the usual group plus Anna Banana II and Jilly Moose for
brunch. Travalon and I went to take a boat ride, and we were puzzled to see
that our canoe was missing. The straps holding it down were on the dock, so we
thought maybe someone had borrowed it, but then our neighbor spotted it in the
marsh not far away. We debated about wading out to rescue it or trying in our
boat, then we called Rich to ask his opinion, and he recommended a water
rescue. We decided to take a quick boat ride into Cherokee Marsh and pick up
the canoe on the way back to the dock, but our motor conked so we had to paddle
for almost two hours to get back. We weren’t looking forward to rescuing the
canoe at that point… but our wonderful neighbor who had first spotted it had
already borrowed another canoe and rescued it for us! We have the best
neighbors ever! OK Cap had the Rosary Ladies over to swim in her pool, and
Travalon and Rich joined us, then we had dinner at the Nau-Ti-Gal, sitting
outside, and Prairie Man joined us too. It was such a wonderful way to end the
vacation for me, but the other ladies still had today off so they got to extend
it a little longer. Anna Banana II heads home tomorrow – it was so good to see
her! I love it when all the Rosary Ladies can get together!
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