Lakeside picnic today

[Marthe48]

My retired nephew and his wife are travelling the country and are camping at a lake about an hour away. They are living the dream And worked for every bit of their current leisure.

I made some garlic/cream cheese pinwheels. Some are vegetarian, some have shrimp.

I made a sweet, low-carb cream cheese dip, to serve with lemon cookies and graham crackers.

Looking forward to having a (I hope) quiet day of sun and water

[flying_wahini]

1. The shrimp pinwheels sound great!

[Diamond_Dog]

2. Sounds like the perfect day, Marthe48!

And your homemade treats will add to the perfection! Enjoy!

I hope the rain holds off. We had a real downpour here yesterday and they say there’s more storms on the way today.

[Marthe48]

5. Most of the rain missed us

In Marietta. They are camping at Seneca Lake. Fingers crossed!

[irisblue]

3. That sounds amazing Marthe48.

[NJCher]

4. Lucky them

to have an auntie like you, who cooks so well.

Your choices sound like fun food and will be quite welcome, I'm sure.

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regarding thunderstorms and rain, we weren't supposed to get any until 3 p.m. but at 10:30, while working in one of my school gardens, it started pouring.

[Marthe48]

6. I am among giants

Surrounded by exceptional cooks and bakers. Thank you for the pat on the back. They treated us to dinner 2 times. I got them a bottle of 1000 Stories bourbon barrel aged wine to thank them. The local liquor store has an amazing variety of wines. I have no idea what is good, but it was fun looking.

Stay dry!

[Blue Owl]

7. Hope it's one of those idyllic summer days -- sunny, low 80's, cool breeze coming off the lake, etc.

[Marthe48]

8. We had a fabulous day!

I forgot my nephew had rented a pontoon boat. We all got to go out on the water after we ate. Several people swam. We left about 7 and drove thru one of the worst thunderstorms ever. About 5 minutes from Marietta, all of our phones were alerting on a tornado warning. So I'm in the basement at my daughter's, waiting for a break to get home. What a day!

It seems we all liked the pinwheels, none left lol

[AKwannabe]

9. Did ya make it home? nt

[Marthe48]

10. Oh yes, ty

She wanted me to stay for the night, but I hadn't brought my evening meds. Then she wanted to follow me home, and I said I'd be okay. But she had me call her and stay on the phone till I got to my place. So thoughtful