On Friday the 2nd, "The Oldest Church" had their annual Ice Cream Social (from 5 to 8) and the Village of Cooperstown had their fireworks event (about dark-thirty).
We saw Mike and Marcie Schwartzman at the Ice Cream Social and the Fireworks event!
Brendan worked on Sunday, but Misty and I went to a cook-out with the Morrell clan at Renay's Mom's house. Renay and her sisters were there, some of the big kids, all of the little kids, a few other of their relatives, and some old family friends. They grilled hamburgers, hot links, steak, and the best hot dogs I've had in quite a while. Everyone brought something, too, so there were potato salads, a great pasta salad, some baked beans and some coleslaws, including Misty's own home-made. Beverages included an array of iced tea, soft drinks, and plenty of cold water, and Renay made cupcakes for dessert, enough food to feed three armies.
On Monday Springfield had their Independence Day Parade, a pretty big deal. Veteran's clubs, Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, civic organizations, aspiring and incumbent politicians, car clubs, beauty queens and fire departments from all over Otsego County were represented in the parade, which lasted nearly two hours. Here is a picture of "Old Number One" from Cooperstown. Saw a bunch of our old pals from CFD in that parade.
Afterward we made our way up to Richfield Springs and had a bite at the Tally Ho: 2 BLT's, a batter fried fish sandwich, and a turkey Rueben. I had the Rueben and someone asked me how it was. I said it was a little too turkey for me - next time I'll just have the traditional Pastrami Rueben. The fries were pretty good, though.
Later today I have a date to meet Renay downtown Oneonta for a meal. We brainstormed several possibilities and finally came up with a place on the main drag. I couldn't remember the name of the place (Common Grounds?) but it's run by an outfit called Twelve Tribes, apparently a pretty controversial group. I don't know what they do, or what it is alleged that they do, but when we invited Brendan, he said it was a cult and gave such a reaction that I said, "Hey, we're not planning to join, we're just going to eat there. We heard they have really good food." He didn't seem interested, and when we tried to invite his mother, her reaction was more strenuous and more sustained than Brendan's had been. Yikes! Wishing to defuse things with a little levity, I tried to say again that we weren't going to join, we were just going to eat there, but I don't think she ever heard me. It seemed odd to me, these reactions, the way things are when someone is very excited and you don't know why and you can't get them to settle down. Kinda piques my curiosity about this Twelve Tribes outfit! How about I post again tomorrow about what I find out about it when we go there?
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