Yes, I still have it. We were on top of that and I must say, we did an awesome job👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻…haha. The news this morning was talking about the box strapped to a tree outside city hall and it reminded me of him. I think you told me you were having your surgery yesterday…how did that go?

Larry and I were just talking about “Russian Spy Guy” and his snappy cap😬. Do you remember his real name?

Oh no, I’m sorry about the kidney stone still giving you issues. Best to get it out of there. My Mom had some also. She had one that was very large and was stationary so the doctor just kept an eye on it. It wasn’t causing her any pain or discomfort so he opted to leave it. His concern was if it moved and caused a blockage. She had sonograms every 3 months to watch it. He didn’t think she would do well with the surgery being elderly. He said there’s ways to use some sort of sonic thing that breaks up large ones so they are easy to pass but he didn’t want to rock the boat. It never moved from the spot for years so luckily it never became a problem for her. I’m sure the surgery will be fine and you’ll be as good as new. I just heard on the news about the manhunt up north. They mentioned Lake Placid…😬. I told Larry that I was glad we aren’t there any longer. Are you staying in the same house?  We have a house in Greensboro Vermont that we’ve stayed in a few times. We like it a lot. We are staying in a different area next month…Dover. I’m somewhere in the middle of being excited to go and dreading it. As it gets closer I will wish we weren’t going. I really don’t like traveling and muc

I’m glad you had a nice visit with the babies, Laura, and Jordan. I’ll bet they appreciated the help you offered. It’s always nice to have a little bit of a break when you have little ones!! I didn’t realize you went alone. Do you go through Massachusetts to get there? I’m really bad with directions snd highways…I get lost coming out of a store at the mall, unsure of which way to go🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️. Good thing I don’t go there anymore. I do all my shopping online now. What part of the ADK are you going to? We were close to Binghamton this weekend and believe it or not there was a lot of color change going on. I was very surprised!! How long are you gone for? I hope you have nice weather and enjoy the color changes…I’m sure there’s some!!

Correction, the coffee shop in Inlet*

On our way back from Lake Placid last Thursday we stopped in Eagle Bay/Old Forge to do a little shopping and grab a coffee at Blue line Coffee. Larry sat at a table while I was waiting for our order…it’s a really tiny coffee shop and it was too cold to sit outside. I sat down and Larry leaned in and said he thought that the man sitting literally right behind me…no room to spare… looked like Billy Baldwin. I tried to casually turn around but I failed at that🥴🤦🏻‍♀️. Sure enough it was Billy. I think Jacqueline was there along with maybe Jean and her husband. I’m not sure about the girls but it was Billy for sure. The man sitting on the couch facing us who I think was Jeans husband  called him Billy and asked him about a movie he was in. I was going to say hi to Jacqueline, but I didn’t because I wasn’t sure that it was her and I haven’t seen her in a long time so I’m not sure if she would have even recognized me. It’s funny too, the barista looked just like a younger version of Beth. Such a small world.

The fair and back to school are coming quick. I can’t believe how fast the summer went by. We don’t go to the fair…we are not fans so we opt out. Nothing says summer is over like the fair fast approaching. Billy used to come into the store frequently and talk with Jim…and me. The dew points should be coming down this afternoon when a cold front rolls through. The heat doesn’t bother me as I’m always cold but the humidity is just uncomfortable feeling. It’s going to be another hot weekend. Our air conditioners haven’t gotten much of a break this summer!!

Glad you had a good time. Larry is on vacation the last week of August and we are going up to Lake Placid for a few days…the 26th, 27th and the 28th. I hope we have good weather…not to hot and no rain. I’m ready for Fall. I’m over the hot and humid days. We wait all winter for nice weather so we can open the windows and get outside in the sun but this spring/summer has really been yucky. So rainy to start and now so hot that you can’t even go outside to enjoy unless you are around water and can’t open windows because we have the air on…. Bring on Fall!!

It was a short hike in that loops around to Sis and Bubs Lake. There’s a deck with benches and there were people on that with a dog. There were 2 women on the beach with a dog but I tried to keep them out of my shot. I hope the smoky haze is gone and the air quality improves before your weekend trip. It was very hazy in Old Forge and Inlet this weekend…much worse than it was here. The sky is so eerie looking, reminds me of 2 years ago. I’m glad that you are at the tail end of buying out your lease, everything is always a difficult process but it will be nice to not have to turn in and lease every few years, I used to dread that 😩. Have a happy Tuesday 💜

The 6 story treehouse is at Cayuga Nature Center. It’s not far from Taughannock Falls. The kids really liked it and had fun. Liam made friends with 3 boys that were there. They were running around playing tag in the tree house. When do you leave for the ADK. We haven’t been up there since last August when we rode the rail bikes.