civilized ku # 1111 ~ home sweet home

Fresh fruit and produce ~ Au Sable Forks, NY - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggenThe wife and I finally arrived home from Pittsburgh late last Friday evening, a full week from the day on which we left for what was suppose to be a 4 day trip (Sat.-Tues.)

When I made an entry last Tuesday, we were scheduled to depart Pittsburgh that afternoon but, in fact, our departure was delayed for 2 more days by the wife's trial delays. She was scheduled to testify (as a witness) on Monday with a possible holdover until Tuesday. Then it was delayed until Tuesday. Then it was delayed until late Wednesday with a continuation through Thursday.

We left Pittsburgh late Thursday afternoon, stopped in Rochester that night, and continued on to Watertown (NY) where the wife had a date as a panelist at a seminar. At the end of the day we finally made our way home.

Our extended stay in Pittsburgh was incurred one day at a time with the need to stay another day determined late each afternoon. This was a colossal pain in the ass since it required that I pack up, check out of the hotel and load the car late each AM only to have to unload the car and check back in later the same day. By Thursday, the wife and I were beginning to feel like we were living a sequel to the movie Groundhog Day.

In any event, it was a delight to get back home and sleep in our own bed.

On Saturday, while we were out running errands - amongst other things we needed firewood since our furnace has not been repaired from the ravages of TS Irene, we both came home with a lot of locally grown fresh fruit and produce, to include a fresh chicken and a fresh baked apple pie. Yahoo, it's back to home cooking.

Aaaahhh, it's great to be back home (even though we're back on the road again this Thursday).