We are back from an 11 day trip to see friends and sail with them on the Bay and then on to see family and more friends in PA. We left in the middle of the harvest here in France and returned just at it's end.
We sailed from Rock Hall to St. Michaels the long way round on a day with good winds, up around 18-20 knots. The evening was spent in a nice restaurant celebrating our friends' birthday. The next day had some wind but from the wrong direction, so we had to motor. It was great to visit with P & J and be on the Bay again. It had been 4 years since we last visited St. Michaels.
There are few food items that I miss from the US but steamed Chesapeake blue crabs and sweet corn are at the top of the list. We had both this trip. The crabs at Waterman's in Rock Hall were perfect. Better than I remembered: large, steaming hot, and with nice spices. We drove through Lancaster county and there were Amish farms still selling sweet corn. Scored again.
Back home, the countryside is golden as the vines turn color and get ready to drop their leaves. It is a bit chilly in the morning and we lit our first fire in the fireplace last night.
The cats missed us terribly. We are down to 2 as Zabelle got another tumor in the head/eye and there was no solution for that. She had a good life of 19 years and 1 1/2 months and she was a wonderful companion. There is a void here now.
I have the bluelines for THE BOOK, and am reading through it yet again. It is supposed to go to print on the 18th of November. I am at the "Book Be Gone" stage.
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