Today I finished another batch of maple syrup. The whole house is filled with the sweet smell of sugar. It makes you want to eat pancakes! Speaking of which, I think that is exactly what I will make tomorrow for breakfast: pancakes smothered in homemade maple syrup with bacon on the side and fresh strawberries. Can’t beat it!

     Cooper got a bath today. I couldn’t stand him anymore. He keeps running off into the creek and comes back a mess! Between the muck and burrs, his coat was in a terrible state of disarray. So today was the bath and brushing; tomorrow is the clip. I’m thinking of really trimming up his feathers. They just get so matted this time of year – mud season.

     RJ finished the dining room windows and ceiling today. That rich library oak stain makes the room look so warm and inviting. He said on Sunday he’ll do the baseboards after our guests check-out and before our new guests check-in on Monday.  Tomorrow he’s working in the Stewart to finish the bathroom. We bought a gorgeous pedestal sink for that room and a cabinet with vanity top for the Skivington. What a makeover!

     Tomorrow is our wedding anniversary…37 years! I am just the luckiest girl around to have such a wonderful husband. We celebrated this evening with our favorite foods and a quiet time together (at least for an hour or so).  I know tomorrow will be busy with guests checking in and breads to be baked. I’m planning on spending most of my morning writing. I have several deadlines creeping up on me and need to get my butt in the chair and words on paper.  I figure I should be able to finish one article, start another, and finish my brochure and newsletter. By then, I’ll have to get over to the Inn and prepare for guests before I head out to my committee meeting for Visit Rochester (Greater Rochester Visitors Association).

      I’ve been reading The Ruins by Scott Smith (The movie is being released this week). I’m anxious to finish. So many books… so little time.

      It’s getting late.  Time to call it a night. Morning comes pretty early around here. Till later…