Sunrise...Sunset
Day 6
September 19,2019
Good Morning from Old Mission, Michigan! I am unsure whether people say "Top of the mitten to 'ya!" here, but they should. It would make a great magnet for our gift shop. Believe it or not, they are the biggest sellers. Postcards are next followed by t-shirts. Usually the ones on display are too small and we have to go down into the creepy basement to dig larger sizes out of a box. ewww...
It's been warm and sunny since we arrived. The gift shop has a window that opens onto the view of the beach and water. Yesterday I couldn't wait to go wading, but couldn't because we had to go to dinner. Usually, by the time we are done with our duties we are pretty tired. It was enough to sit with a warm mug of coffee on the steps of the lighthouse at sunset.
My children will laugh when they read that we finally have figured out how to turn on the tv. There was some issue with the multi faceted controllers when we arrived and on Tuesday night we were too tired to care to figure it out. But, last night Mr. Quilter Cook had gone long enough without his sports channels and before I knew it we had cable! It's amazing how that happens sometimes.
Oh, so going back to the first paragraph where I mentioned that it was warm. Before we came, we were warned about how COLD it was going to be up here. So, I ran out and bought flannel sheets, packed the warmer Fall clothes. I'd like to personally thank all my friends for their advice, however it has been in the mid 80's since we arrived! Every night we do a load of laundry to wash our ONE SET of summer clothes so we can wear them the next. I have two lighthouse tshirts I am rotating with the ONE pair of summer crop pants. I have switched from tennis shoes to my sandals also. They are the only shoes I can wear by mid afternoon when my wonky foot swells up. But whatever. It's fine. I am thankful we have a nice washer and dryer on the main floor of our keeper quarters that we can use.
I think as some point someone will need to explain the difference between fruit flies and gnats. What you have here Michigan people are GNATS. I don't know why you think otherwise. They are pesky little stinkers who love my coffee and I'd just like to say that I'd love to take a sip before they do one of these mornings! Just one day before we leave would be nice. Yes, I know the tricks to trapping them but they are just going to be here, regardless.
So, anyhoo if anyone out there wants to drive over here this weekend let us know! However, we work both days and with after duties not done until around 6 ish. We are off on Monday though-ALL DAY! Traverse City is the destination. There are some used book stores I'd to see and some Biggby Coffee stores that need my business. Any visitors who come this weekend will get to go to the Jolly Pumpkin for dinner!
Time to fish out the gnats from my morning coffee and get moving. I have jobs to do before we open!
I'll blog tonight!
The Quilter Cook
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