PA Sister Weekend, Day 2

We got a really slow start on Saturday, which was wonderful.  I think the temp was barely 50 degrees, but the sunshine was so bright on the side porch that we just had to take our coffee out there.  We couldn't believe how warm it actually felt without any wind.  We lallygagged with our coffee for the longest time as the bacon in the frying pan was getting a slow start in the kitchen. This is one of our favorite traditions. 

Then we went inside to get our breakfast ready and decided to eat that on the porch too, since it felt so surprisingly good out there.  I texted Pastor Lynn (who had never met my sisters) and asked if she wanted to join us.   I didn't even check my phone after that, so I was pleasantly surprised when she drove in.  I discovered later that she had both texted me and left a voice mail.  Oh well, we just got the fourth chair from the front porch and got her some coffee and breakfast and had so much fun.  It was probably close to noon before we ever went inside to get ourselves "decent"!  

There was a bird sitting on top of an arborvitae behind us, and I got this picture through the lattice!

After we were showered and dressed and our breakfast had had time to digest, we went to a favorite spot for a late lunch - Sowers Harvest Cafe.  We sisters each got a salad (they're big!), and Lynn got a second breakfast - French toast.  We were so delighted that there still was no rain!

When we were leaving we got a good laugh.  Parking is rather tight there.  As I was backing out of my spot I had to be careful I didn't nip the back end of the car beside me, but I also couldn't go back too far because of the van (that white one that you can see over my shoulder, lol!) that was parked behind me.  And then there was a group of female students walking through, and they had to stand there and wait for me to get out of their way.  I guess I had a look of complete concentration on my face, probably leaning front somewhat.  Lynn and Mary Ellen started laughing as we drove away.  They said that one of the girls standing there looked at me and appeared to be saying, "Awwww!"  Like she pitied this little old lady trying to back her van around in such tight quarters.  WHAT????   I might be little, but I'm not old and pitiful, hahahaha!

Lynn needed to go home, so we took her back, then went to Calvary Harvest Fields to do some walking.  That is the other church Dick and I go to, although we haven't been there in person yet since last March.   There are acres and acres of nature there.  The sun wasn't shining, so the pictures aren't that great, but it was wonderful to walk off some of our food!

I didn't even get a picture of the church building, but I did get this picture of the beautiful lodge on the hill behind the church where the offices are.  The Thursday morning Bible study that I attend is held in the lodge this semester since it's a much smaller group than before COVID.  

We decided to stop at Ollie's on the way home.  The girls said it's the biggest one they'd ever seen.  I guess we're really fortunate to have it.  And it's right near the grocery store I often go to.   We browsed for a long time.  Mary Ellen found some rug runners like the ones she has.  Doris found this pillow, lol!!  You gotta read the small print at the bottom - "I laugh because there's nothing you can do about it!"

Then we went home and I made our dinner -  curried chicken thighs, baked sweet potatoes, and green beans with browned butter.  I think Mary Ellen took this picture, and I'm just going to humble myself and post it.  I hate my big behind, but there it is!

Those beautiful flowers were given to Mary Ellen on Secretary's Day last week, and she decided to bring them along so we could enjoy them with her!

It was probably 7:30 when we sat down at the dining room table to eat.  

We had some wine with our dinner and were feeling really sleepy by the time everything was put away.  I got all my music ready for Sunday morning, practiced a bit, then we laughed ourselves silly over some of the pictures we had taken that day as we airdropped them to each other.  Bed felt really good that night!