Rainy Day

Poor Maine has been in a terrible drought this summer. The grass at our little Island View house is brown and crunchy. As someone who is always concerned about farmers I worry when a region has gone on multiple years without enough water.

So today it finally is a rainy day. Monday is the perfect day to rain, especially as we have no guests and Russ was on work calls all day.

I went with Warren to see the preview for Bruce Gamage’s auction. Russ reminded me on the way out the door that we have no wall space. There were lots of beautiful chests of drawers and large American antiques that I loved, but have no space or need for. There were a couple of prints I liked, but with Russ’ warning in my ears I held back. So I did not see a need to go back to the auction.

Warren left some bids on a few things and we left and went to lunch. Rainy Mondays make your choice of places small as many restaurants close on Mondays and those that are open can’t use their outdoor seating. We waited a half an hour at Home Kitchen Cafe. We talked to a nice couple from Tallahassee, Florida. I told them I was going to be going there in October and we discussed their lack of flights.

We eventually got seated upstairs and had a nice lunch. It was a good way to spend time on a rainy day. I came home for a zoom call that the person who scheduled it never showed up for. Very frustrating.

The fog is still deep out on the water. It may be another rainy day tomorrow. We could still use the rain as it was not a big accumulation, just a lot of drizzle. I will be off on another adventure driving North to see two friends. I don’t mind the rain.