Crafty Ladies

I thought I was finally going to get a break today and take it easy.  That was before Gerry, Barbara & Cassie decided to get together for a card craft day.  They had so much supplies, equipment and stuff that they couldn't fit it all into the cabin.  If  it would have fit in the cabin I would have been thrown out of the cabin.  So it was off to the motor home to do all the crafting stuff.

It was a rainy day once again so they mainly stayed out there and worked on the cards and things that crafty ladies do.  My job was to stay out of the way and not make any comments.  I did that very well.  They did make a mess out of the motor home with all the stuff all over the place.  The table became a craft table, the counter space was taken up with equipment and supplies were all over the place.  I even had to clear a chair to have a place to sit while I chatted with them.  
 They all three love their crafting and really enjoy getting together to work on the projects.  They do produce some really neat cards and other craft articles that people love to receive from them.   If Gerry and I ever move back into a real house I am certain that a large craft room will be high on the list of desirable things to consider.

While they were busy working on the cards, I was in the cabin cleaning up the mess from the weekend and then pressed into service as a chef.  I was out voted and had to prepare lunch for them so they wouldn't lose any valuable time.  Thank goodness we had a lot of leftovers and they didn't have to suffer with my cooking.  Or more importantly, I didn't have to suffer eating my cooking.

I thought my work was done for the day and settled into making phone calls and catching up on a computer project I am working on.  The next thing I know they are asking what I am going to prepare for dinner.  WHAT!!!  Democracies do have some weak points when you are in the minority.

This time I wasn't so lucky and actually had to work on grilling some hamburgers and hotdogs.  Throw in corn on the cob, a lettuce salad, 4 bean salad and other fixings and magically the meal was on the table.  I figure I am good for the next 6 months before I have to prepare two meals in a day.  

They came in, ate the food and disappeared into the night to work on some more cards.  I think I am going to sneak out there and make sure they aren't watching the Chippendales or something like that on the tv.

Now they are making plans to eat at a crab house on Tuesday.  Since I can't eat any seafood that has a shell, I guess it will be peanut butter and jelly for me.  That's alright, I didn't like to peel crabs when I could eat them, so it isn't a big loss for me.  

That was my day, how was yours?

Labor Day & Hospitals

We had a nice Labor Day weekend with Tom & Darlene joining us for a cookout on Sunday.  They live in Annapolis, MD and made the long 2 hour drive up to the cabin for my great hamburgers.  Some people are easy to please.  They stayed until almost 1130pm and made the long drive back in the rain and bad weather.  

Last night we drove to Cassie's in-laws in Mt. Airy, MD to spend the night with them since we were taking Cassie to the Univ of MD Medical Center for a procedure.  Mt. Airy is about 35 miles from the hospital and saved us an hour driving time in the morning.  We got up at 430am in order to make the drive to the hospital.  The doctor just came out and said she was finished with the procedure and all is well.  Now the fun starts for Cassie with the pain medicine and such.

The pictures below and to the left are of the Emerson Bromo Seltzer tower in downtown Baltimore.  The waiting room at the hospital overlooks the tower.  If you look closely you can see Bromo Seltzer written around the clock numbers. 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower

The Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower was erected in 1911 at the corner of Eutaw and Lombard Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. It was designed by Joseph Evans Sperry and was constructed by Bromo-Seltzer inventor "Captain" Isaac E. Emerson. It was the tallest building in Baltimore from 1911 until 1923. The design of the tower along with the original factory building at its base was inspired by the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy, which was seen by Emerson during a tour of Europe in 1900. Systems engineering for the building's original design was completed by Henry Adams. The factory was demolished in 1969 and replaced with a firehouse.

The building's most distinctive feature are the four clock faces adorning the tower's 15th floor on the North, South, East and West sides. Installed by the Seth Thomas Clock Company at an original cost of $3,965 US, they are made of translucent white glass and feature the letters B-R-O-M-O S-E-L-T-Z-E-R, with the Roman numerals being less prominent. The dials, which are illuminated at night with mercury-vapor lamps, are 24 feet (7.3 metres) in diameter, and the minute and hour hands approximately 12 and 10 feet (3.7 and 3.0 metres) in length respectively. Originally driven by weights, the moving parts are now electrically powered
From street-level to rooftop, the tower stands 288.7 feet (88.0 metres) high and was originally adorned with a 51 foot (15.5 metre) tall Bromo-Seltzer bottle,^] glowing blue and rotating. Weighing 20 tons (18.1 tonnes), it was lined with 314 incandescent light bulbs and topped with a crown. The bottle was removed in 1936 because of structural concerns.
The tower was virtually abandoned in 2002, but in early 2007 the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts began renovations to transform the building into 33 artists' studios. The Baltimore Fire Department's John F. Steadman Fire Station, which opened in 1973 and is situated at the tower's base, houses BCFD Hazmat 1, Airflex 1, Medic1, Medic 23, MAC23, Engine 23, Rescue 1, and formerly Truck 2.

I hope we can stay awake for the 1 1/2 hour drive back to their home.  To say we are sleepy is an understatement.  At least we didn't have to contend with the Indy Car road race held this past weekend in Baltimore.  They say the traffic was terrible around the race area.  We got here in the dark this morning so we didn't see any evidence of the race.  I wonder who won?   

Note: Reader Al said that Will Power won the race in Baltimore.  Now the question is:  Who is Will Power???  
William Steven Power (born 1 March 1981 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, driving for Team Penske.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Power