What you missed :

If a tree falls in the woods, OR some dip shit of a GOP Senator wanna be stops acting and starts being real - and the k+b is not there to blog about it : DID IT REALLY HAPPEN ?

The longest break in blog history - and it was fully not my fault, as the internets have yet to reach the great expanses of Pompanuck - at least not with a dozen or so people attached permanently to their mother boxes - I'm sure it works just fine when it's just Scott and Lisa wanting to see naked photos of Prince Harry.

You missed the usual food filled lovely time had by all - folks coming and going, games played, years taken off many a liver, and stars the way the Good Lord intended them to be seen. I think that we here in Mendon live in the middle of nowhere, but is amazing the amount of light pollution there is here compared to there. It had been years if not decades since I had seen horizon to horizon Milky Way... a true gift.

The bad news : I totally screwed up my photo taking. The first half of the week was uploaded into Neil's computer and sadly LOST when trying to switch them over to my k+b land base.... and the second half of the week  - well, I did not take that many photos because I was not blogging..... I am that much of an exhibitionist. But let's see a little of what we do have.

 This is how Koda spent most of his time there - 

constant wet dog

 This is an off the charts yummy panzanella style 

salad that team 2 made for night 2

 One with chilies, one with out

 Team 2
seen here with Dave's all day long smoked Brisket - that was just sym good!
and a bacon fat potato salad that was JUST as yummy the next day fried!

 Breakfast

 

 where the vast majority of the action happened....

 a dinner

 David and the giant bowl of corn

 Scott , Lisa and Joyce

Dahn made this very good pie:

KEY LIME PRALINE PIE

• 1 1/4 cups chopped pecans
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp. jarred caramel topping
• 2 (14-oz.) cans sweetened condensed milk
• 6 egg yolks
• 2 teaspoons Key lime or lime zest
• 1 cup fresh Key lime or lime juice
• 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
• 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar

Preparation

1. 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through.
2. 2. Stir together graham cracker crumbs, next 2 ingredients, and 1/2 cup toasted pecans until blended. Press crumb mixture on bottom, up sides, and onto lip of a lightly greased 10-inch deep-dish pie plate.
3. 3. Bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven to a wire rack, and cool completely (about 45 minutes).
4. 4. Sprinkle remaining 3/4 cup toasted pecans over bottom of crust; drizzle caramel topping over pecans.?
5. 5. Whisk together sweetened condensed milk and next 3 ingredients. Gently pour into prepared crust.
6. 6. Bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes or until almost set. (The center will not be firm but will set up as it chills.) Cool completely on a wire rack (about 1 hour). Cover and chill 4 hours.
7. 7. Beat whipping cream at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form. Dollop or spread over pie.

 Neil had a dream about an old fashion 

wedge salad, and the group made it happen

dinner , again - I believe during the night of the incident.