Weekend re-cap: much of nothing

 It was a week of drudge for both of us, so we were looking forward to getting out of town on Saturday!  We grabbed a taco breakfast in Bertram along the way.

Second stop was 7 Creeks, as they were going to be grilling hot dogs and had live music.  Who doesn't love a good grilled hot dog with their wine, I ask you?

 There were lots of people out there, enjoying music, fresh breezes, and relaxation.

 This is becoming one of our favorite places - lots of room to socially distance yourself and lots of outdoor seating.  Not to mention, the wine is wonderful.  We enjoyed a Syrah Rose under the trees.

It was hotter outside than it looks (94) and the humidity was high.  In fact, the rest of June it will be in the 90's so I guess summer has started!  From 7 Creeks, we popped over to Torr Na Lochs as we haven't been there in months and it is just down the road.

 We sat outside petting the wineries' doggos (I bet they miss all of the people) and admiring the view as we sipped Afternoon Delight - a Dolcetto and Orange Muscat blend that is served chilled.

There were not as many folks there as we thought there would be, though they had live music, too, just up on that covered stone patio.

 Now that the wine tours aren't running, you get smaller crowds.  Which is good for us, maybe not so good for the wineries.  

{did Hubby make friends with anyone this time?  Sadly, no.}

Lots of empty tables still, but plenty of sunshine and the wine is fantastic.  We headed to Highlands to putsey around for the afternoon, and I made a sausage and peppers skillet for dinner that we ate around the campfire.  Though we never saw him (or her) we "talked" to a Great Horned Owl, trading hoots just after sundown.

 The next morning we put some cocoa spice rubbed ribs on the grill and did some chores.  {UGH.}  We hadn't planned to spend a lot of time on work, but the day kind of got away from us.  Hubby was going to do a quick once over with the riding mower, but he hit a large rock and spent an hour or so repairing a blade.  Meanwhile, I was gathering down wood and feeding the burn barrel.  He also gave the front of the barn a once-over with the powerwasher. 

 We stopped around 1, showered, and ate the ribs with some crock pot pintos. Hooray for grilling season, and I think we may also do some smoking next weekend.

 This was the view from our chairs as we ate our ribs - looking northeast of Highlands.  As we sat there we talked about plans to continue to work on the barn.  We still need to put a floor in, add metal corrugated tin on the outside, and extend the patio pavers.  As you can see below, we have removed the window A/C unit.  None of the outside work should be done until Fall - its just too hot and the humidity was fierce.

Neither one of us realized we were sunburned from all of our outside work until late afternoon!  We came home, ate a somewhat marginal dinner, and as per usual, were asleep pretty early.  Two days go by in a flash, but this is only a three day work-week for us and we vow that this coming weekend will not have big chores!

Gina