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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - What a week!

Posted in Life at the Inn

     You have no idea what a week this has been! I believe I must be living right. The Walter Scheib visit turned out to be flawless. I could not have asked for a better visit. Cooking for a real chef was a privilege to say the least. I was a bit nervous, I must admit, especially when he raised my pitcher to his nose to smell my Apple Cider Syrup before he poured it over his Oven-baked Pancake with strawberries and blueberries. Talk about nervous! At that point, I returned to the kitchen. It was his last day at the Inn and he was catching a flight out to Virginia. Walter brought his dishes into the kitchen and placed them on the table, thanked me for a delightful meal and our wonderful hospitality. It was such a pleasure to meet him and actually have an opportunity to cook for him.
     Little did I know that he so enjoyed my syrup that he was interested in how I prepared. Wow! How exciting is that! Visit Walter Scheib's web site and read his blog at www.theamericanchef.com for an insight into a fascinating man and a review of the Genesee Country Inn.
     Richard and I spent Sunday at the Genesee Country Village and Museum - a well deserved afternoon off. We watched an old-time baseball game with 1824 rules. No baseball gloves and helmets. One bounce before a catch is an out. Gorgeous day to be out at the ballpark!
     The Inn is looking beautiful. The grounds are in full bloom and the gardens full and breath-taking. Time for me to get out there and do a little tending and pruning. Everything is so green and lush while the water looks so cool and inviting. The brown trout are plentiful and jump right out of the water to snap up the mayflies that skirt the top of the water. The goslings are getting big. There are 7 of them and they are well protected by the 3 adult Canadian Geese that are always nearby. When Bentley and Cooper (our Great Dane and Springer Spaniel) run out to greet them, the honking is so loud as they hustle their little ones back into the mill pond. Our resident woodchuck has found out the he can climb a tree when the boys come running out to play. It took a little encourage by Richard and me to negotiate this little guy back onto the ground and into the dam where his den is. I had visions of this critter falling out of the tree and onto my husband's face while I pounded the tar out of him trying to get the woodchuck back onto the ground. But none of that happened. In fact, the little guy was just scared from being up in the tree for 2 days that when given the opportunity, he just fell to the ground and ran like the demon himself was chasing him. Richard was relieved that I didn't have to use the broom in any malicious way; Tte dogs were disappointed that he was no longer up the tree; and I was glad he was out of the tree and back in his den.
     Today we were able to get a lot of little things done at the Inn. The sunroom is really looking great. Our neighbor came over to help move the entertainment center into the sunroom, so we now have a TV with a DVD/VCR there for guests. Richard nailed in the trimwork on the stairs leading to the Garden rooms and started sorting through boxes in the basement, which made lots of room for me to set up my storage cabinets and table to fold sheets and towels. Tomorrow I'll finish the basement and laundry and get ready for guests on Friday. Time to bake those Ghiardelli chocolate chip cookies!

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