Ashley and her husband Phil had us over twice today - once in the morning for coffee and snacks and again for dinner. She is always a great host. đ We lucked out with the weather â in the morning, it rained on our drive over and then stopped. In the afternoon, it wasnât unbearable hot (we just missed the heat wave that then arrived the next day).
My uncle Kurt was there in the morning. We caught him just before he left for their cottage on Lake Malachy. It was very good to see him. It has been a long time!
Ashley and Philâs son, Martin, is 6. Initially he and Oscar played separately, with Martin generously sharing his toys with both Oscar and Delilah. Both enjoyed a car that you can take apart and reconstruct with a set of kid-sized tools. In the afternoon, Oscar wanted to show Martin the âsteam shovelâ from our Airbnb, so we brought it over. The two boys played and played and laughed and laughed. It was great that we were able to be there long enough for them to warm up to each other again. Though theyâve only met a few times, theyâve always gotten along notably well. Delilah spent most of her time observing and petting Gonzo the dog, who has luckily mellowed since we last saw him. đ¶
Ashley was very excited to be serving farmerâs sausage burgers for dinner. They were delicious! She said it was a very Oma/Opa meal, though I donât ever remember eating farmerâs sausage with them. Maybe they served it and I just didnât eat it. đŹ