Sunday Farm Service

Yesterday we had just about the perfect Sunday. We were invited to JD and Barbara's Anglican church service which was having their annual "Farm Service" out at their house overlooking the most beautiful valley ever. We helped set up tents the day before and were very much looking forward to the service, and maybe more accurately, the "braai" that was to happen right after the service. A braai is like a bbq but instead of hambergers and hot dogs, they cook maily steaks, and sausages. The was accompanied by a full on chuch potluck. Lets just say it was a NICE break from the menu at the cottages.

We stayed around till everyone was gone, and helped with the tear down as well. The wind started to pick up and JD decided to burn all the paper trash as we were taking down the large tents. Well, wind+fire= bad news and large tents+wind= bad news. Right as we got the tents unsteaked from the ground, I turned around and noticed that the paper fire had spread from the metal fire pit, to the dry grass around it and was spreading quickly. With the tents halfway taken down, JD, Mara (their daughter) Eli and I all rushed to get buckets and hoses to put out the fire. The wind was moving the flames quickly but we got in front of it with the hose and were able to minimize the damages. Eli was the hose master and recalled the adventure as "the highlight of my life!"

After a couple hours of tear down, we finally collapsed on the sofa, soaking in the much needed rest. After a few minutes of conversation, Barbara exclaims: "Lets make some chocolate chip cookies!" Well, I thoguht that was a great idea, why not. And we finished of the day with some warm cookies and a cold glass of milk. On the way home, I turned to Eli and said, "T.I.A. Eli, T.I.A."

It was a great day full of great food, fun people, windy adventures, and topped off with cookies and milk.