Sunday Funday

This morning me and the hubby were up bright and early in order to provide technical support for a local bicycle tour. So we packed up a mobile bike shop and headed down to one of the stops in our town on this 62 mile tour. The tour raises money for autism and we helped out last year so we happily volunteered again this year. All we pretty much have to do is pump air in a few tires, fix some skipping gears and straighten out the occasional rubbing brake pad. Last year we were the first stop on the tour so we got pretty slammed for about a good hour and a half. There was seriously a line for us. So this year we brought along the inlaws since my father inlaw works at the bike shop too obviously. And guess what? There were barely any repairs this year. Too funny! But figures that's the way it would be. This year we were the second stop on the tour so whatever shop was at the first stop more than likely was swamped like we were last year. Afterall so many of these riders head out on one of these tours not realizing that their tires are low on air or that their chain needs lube. Anyway today was a breeze and it was great to see some of our cycling buddies who were out riding the tour. My mom even stopped down with the dog Joba. He was so excited to be there and fully enjoyed all the action. After the bike tour wrapped up me and the hub went for a nice walk in Shu Swamp. Its a great little preserve located in Matinecock which is one of the richest zip codes in the country. So tucked amongst the rolling estates and old money mansions is this great little preserve open to the public. Its a quick stroll through there but its so nice and quaint. We even ran across a happy swan family. They were so beautiful on this foggy and misty day. We stood there watching them for a good 10 minutes. The baby swan had a deformed leg that was laying limp almost on top of its back. It was kinda sad, but it seemed pretty well adapted to his handicap and really had no problem keeping up with its parents.

On our way home we found this beauty on the curb so we asked the homeowners if they were throwing it out and they said yes. Rick will clean it up and get it running again and then we'll sell it to a happy hipster in NYC more than likely.

We rounded out our lazy Sunday by making homemade chicken pot pie. My parents had given us two cups of fresh chicken stock so we really wanted to use it up. And what better way to do so then by making a big ole pot pie. We used my dad's recipe which is an all time favorite of ours. It was a lot of work prepping everything and cooking the chicken, the veggies, making the rue and the gravy. We did cheat and buy a premade crust, but maybe in the future we'll truly go handmade and make the crust. And now we can with our newly acquired Kitchen Aid Mixer. Thanks again ma inlaw! Anyway the pot pie came out amazing! We even gave it a little personalized touch. I'll try and post the recipe here in a few days. Its definitely worth the time to make.

Beach Fun

It has been a serious scorcher the past few days. I hope everybody is staying cool and keeping hydrated. Tomorrow is supposed to be a whopping 99 degrees out! Welcome summer. So much for a spring, but that's usually the way it goes in these parts. Its spring for like a week, then it rains for like 3 weeks straight and then its in the 90's. Anyway the weather this past weekend was a perfect 10. It was warm, breezy and sunny. Perfect weekend for stocking the cooler and meeting the crew for an evening of free live music on one of our beaches. The was no other place I would have rather been. I ran into so many people I haven't seen in a while too! There was a decent breeze so the bugs stayed away and my friend Harry's band played some rockin' covers. Everybody was having such a great time.And to top off a great night, Mother Nature blessed us with a great sunset. We are so lucky to live on the water like we do. Its so beautiful. Sometimes I take it for granted. Especially when I'm feening for the mountains. But its a trade off. I can easily drive a few hours north and be in the mountains yet I can drive down the street or take a 5 minute walk and be on the water. I am very happy where I am. Well I hope you have a beautiful rest of the week and stay cool.