Here are a few tastes of our doings over the month that we were there. Allyson is the granddaughter of the folks on the grounds. Allyson and her very active brother Jacob (Left in the hammock photo) and these other young ones are all main characters in our month at Richmond.
Our outdoor kitchen hangs against a tree. Someone saw me eat a grape that fell on the ground the other day and made a joke.... If they only knew what we eat at Richmond!! Although there may be ashes in the food it is always delish! Our friends love to spoil us with their catches: Trout, partridge, venison, moose, caribou, antelope, bear and the list goes on. No porcupine this year. Mimi wouldn't tell us where she saw it.
We ordered some beef and pork halfway through preps and cut it up on the kitchen table. You would think we had nothing to do that day with all the people that crowded in to help but really we just love to do everything together. The more the merrier.
Mom came to help me prepare and cook convention week. She and Sue made friends.
One day I was absolutely unmotivated. That was the day I was supposed to make 10 quiches to freeze and use conv. week. I procrastinated like mad. I painted the stairs with vigour, and was happy to help everyone else with any other job. Until I finally decided to get down to it at around 3pm. Supper soon rolled around and I didnt get into the job until closer to 7pm. Jean had just come back from catching a few little trout and was hanging around the kitchen so I enlisted him in the effort. I knew there had to be a flour sifter somewhere in the kitchen but had no clue where. Improvise!!
So here we are. Our prep crew. L>R - Jean, Jean, Elyse, Matoula, Gordie Lorraine, Jenelle, myself, Mimi, and Gilles. Matoula, Lorraine and Gilles are our older friends who come and help year upon year. Among such a young crew this year they were a great stability to us all.
