The Ice Cream Social
I didn’t take the camera to the Social last night. Aside from the mosquitoes causing some misery, everyone I spoke to had a pretty good time.
There were so many functions in the Valley this Canada Day Weekend, that I thought the Ice Cream Social would have a huge turnout. Instead, the conflicts of schedules, and PERHAPS even the huge mosquito outbreak, kept some people away; there was a “medium” crowd of about 400 folks. Many of us stayed indoors while we had our treats of ice cream and other sweets, and then went outside for more visiting and coffee. The bugs were horrendous, as they have been in many spots in our region.
It was a good visiting evening, and Gary and I didn’t stay for any dancing as we were both tired. The health inspector was not in attendance at the Ice Cream Social, but our local MLA, Shirley Bond, was. Bless her heart for coming out to such a controversial function; she seemed to be truly enjoying herself.
On with my day! We’re expecting several friends for dinner tonight… it was my chance to cook the 23 pound farm-raised turkey which was resting in the freezer. We have rice pilaf, gingered yams and other things on the menu, and one friend is bringing a salad (we LOVE her salads!). For dessert we’ll have baklava, a new batch that I made late last night. Gary’s uncle, who is more like a brother, and his girlfriend, who is more like a sister-in-law, are on their way here. I am so excited about the crowd who will be here for the evening, and we’ll either hide out in the house (because of the mosquitoes!), or perhaps, later, sit around a bonfire (NOT singing Kumbaya). ~ Ann
