Hi,
it's been over a week since my last blog session. I'm trying to do this at least once a week but I don't always have a tale to tell or something to rant about. This writing stuff can be draining when you have to make things sound interesting that aren't.
Last weekend we (Marshall & I) had a fabulous time at Lake George. We have neighbours, Kim & Malcolm Brown who have befriended us and when Marshall commented that the flight from Yardley to Lake George would be under 2 hours in our plane, Malcolms' eyes lit up. Kim spends summers at their lake house, with Lela the Hungarian Vizsla wonder-hound. Lucky her & Lela. Malcolm commutes up & back most weekends and has to drive 5½ hours each way so a 2 hour flight sounded very appealing.
We flew up last Friday morning and we were swimming in the lake by 11am. Nice smooth flight at 10,500'. Malcolm couldn't believe get got there in 1:47. Kim picked us up at Ticonderoga airport and the whole things went smooth as silk. Cute airport, nice runway, no traffic, perfect landing. Marshall was in "the zone".
Saturday we drove down to Saratoga to see a car show in town. We stopped at the Sagamore Hotel to see what the people with money were up to. Gorgeous place to visit but I don't think I can afford to stay there. The car show had a wide variety of interesting vehicles from Chevy's to Lamborghini's and everything in between. Back up at the cottage, I was back in the lake swimming with Lela & Kim for the rest of the afternoon. Kims' sister Karen came by in their boat and took us out for a ride down the lake. We had dinner outside and toasted marshmallows. What a treat.
Sunday morning we went for a hike up the mountain. Spectacular vista view from the top. Marshall then took Kim, her sister Karen & brother-in-law Dave for a plane ride to show them the lake from the air. That was a huge hit. Flying home was almost as fast as flying up (slight head winds) but Malcolm was still amazed at how fast the trip was. I can't wait to do it again.
Back at the ranch... swimming lessons have picked up. All of a sudden there is a demand for lessons after a pretty quiet summer season. I have 4 new students, 2 kids, 2 adults. The NAC pool is closing for 3 weeks the end of August, opening again September 7th. It usually takes a few weeks for my schedual to settle down once school starts and the routines are set in place. It's first come, first serve for slots in my day and 2 moms have already called to pick their times & days. I seem to have a pretty steady clientele and more students than I need. It will all sort itself out but I do have to deal with a bit of juggling until it does. I'm going to grow gills & fins one day soon.
xox
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