Yesterday was a very busy day.........we had dinner with Mike and Becky in Charleston.....and as always, we did some cooking. Soooo, I was up at 7am, broiling some 2 inch thick rib-eye steaks, broiling lots of thickly sliced mushrooms, and then grilling four of those incredibly delicious chicken brats that the 1st Lady picked up at Sam's Club a few days ago. She made a wonderful fruit salad with fresh watermelon, grapes, blueberries, bananas, oranges, and who knows what other fruit was in the container. We also took fresh corn on the cob, fresh purchased home grown tomatoes, cinnamon muffins and banana bread. Yep....lots of food and we grazed for five hours while we were there! Had a great time, too much food, and we were back in F'town by 10pm......tired, stuffed, and not ready for bed with such expanded guts!!!
Today.......we had storms off and on during the day and evening, with the most rain falling this evening after a light supper.....at least an inch, probably more. And....it is still thundering around our town as I type.
For the most part.....I just kicked back and relaxed today. It was hot and humid, depending on when the sun popped out.....and it oftentimes became very, very steamy outside. I did spend an hour, under the umbrella, in a patio chair(that was not destroyed)....and OMG, I fell asleep!!!! What an old sagging ass I have become!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This evening we fixed a wonderful light summer supper: fresh picked corn on the cob, locally grown tomatoes, some wonderful bacon which I cooked in the oven....I cook it that way all the time now....soooooo easy and sooooo crispy and soooooo wonderful with lots of bacon grease to use at a later date. We had some Ciabatta and Semolina fresh artisan breads....and so we made bacon, lettuce, and tomatoe sandwiches to enjoy with the hot, juicy corn-on-the-cob which was slathered with real butter.....ummmmm,....damn, but this was all soooooo delicious!!!!! WOW.....how I enjoy the wonders of the fresh veggies during the summer!!!!!!
In regards to the upcoming reunion: Mr. Howser's Music Fest which will be held at Osage Beach, MO on July 30-Aug 1st of next year............two of my former students who live in the state of Washington and played the tuba in my early 80's Eldon HS band got together today for a meeting concerning this reunion. Would loved to have been there....but in seeing the "minutes" of the meeting, they are ready to roll with ideas and thoughts about music performances at this Music Fest next summer!!!!!!! Plans for a concert band of all former students(who can still blow a horn?), small group performances, jam sessions, and perhaps professional ensembles that my former band students are now performing with from around the world. Both of those two tuba players are still performing professionally.....one with his own performing group and the other one who has been playing for over 20 years with one of the US Army Bands, currently at Ft. Lewis, WA. As each group meets to discuss plans for this huge event......a unique event as no one has ever heard of a reunion of all former students from one teacher........well, I become more and more excited at this possibility!!!! We cannot at this time begin to know just how many may be there.......we still have hundreds left to locate and inform them about this event. Again.....if anyone reads this, you can go on FaceBook to: "Mr. Howser's Music Fest" a group site on FB for more information. We will soon have a regular webpage and I will link to it from here soon.....
And so.......a good two days.....and, as always................
LIFE IS JUST REALLY, REALLY, REALLY GREAT!!!!!!!......And, I hope it is for all of you, also!!!!!
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