Let's See - Where was I....

Sunday afternoon - and it is dark, gloomy and rumbling, and we're due for a thunder storm. Here comes the rain! We were looking at Nascar at Watkins Glen Raceway on ESPN. This is the BIG weekend. Lots of traffic, lots of people, lots of campers, all the hotel rooms full, lots of airplanes (even little old Elmira-Corning Airport feels the rush of everyone coming to the annual event. They were about to begin, when this Front came in and they put the race on hold...due to the weather. Yesterday, Paul and I were down at the mall area. The airport is just "across the street" and just guessing, there were over a hundred little planes parked. This is their biggest weekend of the year. Good for them! They get landing fees, parking fees, fuel fees. All greatly needed in this economy of this little airport.
We've really had an awful summer here in the Northeast. Too much rain, too much flooding. We've been inundated.
The last time I wrote, other than Jil's birthday, we had a dinner party for my Corning friends.
Friday night, we had another dinner party for our Card Club friends of Montour Falls. So - we extended the table - 6 leaves total. Found a tablecloth to fit (!) in the linen closet with enough room for 10.
Our plan was to cook pork tenderloins on the grill, make peanut sauce, and everyone else brought something: salad, veggie, potato, dessert. We enjoyed drinks in the kitchen at the bar and outside on the deck. Now that the sun rays have changed, the deck is in shade from about 5:30 till sundown at 8:00.
All went well... till the grill quit. Yes.
The tank was empty. Paul put the spare tank in its place, and that was broken. Didn't work at all. We had partially cooked four pork loins. Everyone was sitting around. Luckily, having a good time, just talking and gabbing. We grabbed the loins, put them in the oven, turned on the broiler, which I'd never used before, and watched it cook. (Like a pot boils, seemed like forever! But it was only 15 minutes till the thermometer in it came out at the right temp.) Yesterday, we took the tank down, refilled it. Paul repaired the spare one on the grill, and we may have a trial run of it later if we make chicken satays.
After dinner, we took off the tablecloth and played cards (double hearts). Since we were all so far apart, we had to say what cards we were playing because it was hard to see the cards at the other end of the table. They did like the table top - since the cards really slid well from one side to the other...almost like a coney island game table. If you get my drift. teehee. Paul and I purchased two red and yellow mum plants in straw baskets from Lowe's. We put them on the deck where they had been admired outside during the cocktail time, but no one knew they were the prizes. So that was a surprise at the end of the evening.
That's all for now folks.