Jim and Sande have arrived for their summer visit with Sande's son Wade. We started right out with a barbeque of steaks from one of the steers we had finished out...T-bone, ribeyes and sirloins. The next day everyone went to work. Jim helped Clark in the field, while Sande, Wade and I gave the trailer a once over. Every year it is in appalling condition from being vacated for most of the year. Of course the mice prefer indoor accomodations over hay stack. One can always go out to eat!

Today is Clark's birthday so I made a cake early this morning. He wanted chocolate with marshmallow creme so I put some in the middle. Big mistake! It was hard to spread, then the top layer kept sliding (tooth picks were too short) as the creme oozed out and started to slide off the plate. And still peanut butter fudge frosting to go. I quickly spread the frosting as the marshmellow continued to squish out. I steck three skewers in and after one quick picture stuck it in the freezer. Sure will taste good anyhow.



Jim took us out to eat, the traditional event, this time to Vimbo's for the Friday night seafood buffet. Afterwards we decided to stop by the historic Landmark bar where we found the usual mix of colorful locals.


Text and pictures © 2007 Mona E. Dunn