Saturday

Today there has been a lot of sitting around reading that you need no photos to imagine. Me up first, making coffee...then sitting in the recliner to read. Ken up to get his coffee, check the weather (by looking at the thermometer), and continue to read. Tomi up for her morning pee call, then back to bed to read. Reading on the pontoon, reading in the sunroom, reading on the sofa. Just the perfect, quiet, relaxing start to another gorgeous gift of a day, about the 13th perfect weather day in a row. Tomi even snuck in a nap on the pontoon, lulled to sleep by the sounds of the lake.

We also had a nice kayak paddle up the lake to the vacant lot just past the end of Northshore Drive. We got out of the kayak and Tomi beachcombed for what the Theis kids refer to as "beauties" - the iridescent, pearly-white shells that catch the sunlight and gleam just beneath the water in the shallows.

Ken went over to the Black Mountain Lodge to watch MSU play (and lose to) CMU. After Tomi's nap, we joined him to watch Michigan play (and ultimately, beat) Notre Dame, much to Kenny's vengeful delight. If MSU beats them next weekend, he will be a happy man.

Photo below is of one of the "twin lakes" not far from our cottage, taken from the balcony of the new Eagle's Nest bar attached to the Lodge. Several locals were attracted to Tomi's and my combined female pulchritude. Who can blame them???

Ken, The Grillmaster, grilled vegetables (zucchini, corn, onions, and peppers) for us for dinner - muchas yummy. At this moment, the evening is drawing to a comfortable close with the sound of sipping tea and smacking lips (yes, we are eating pie again).