Change In Plans

“Today was good day.” - Zola’s comment at bedtime.

His reasons:

1- his friend Chuckles slept over last night, and they had a long game of “swamp the canoe” after breakfast

2- before the sleepover, we had a big cookout and bonfire (about 40 people) at a cabin way up in the mountains

3- he saw the last Avatar movie ever, watching with a posse of 8-10 year old boys in the basement of the Inn, while parents had dinner

4- he had a 2-hour tennis clinic with a bunch of other kids

5- he and his Dad went for a swim in the Quill pond together, and he and a group of other kids caught frogs

It was a good day for me too. My reasons:

1- India went on a long run in the morning, while I had a chance to cook breakfast for Zola, Tallulah, and Chuckles

2- I went on long mountain-bike ride, with five others, up to the cabin where we had the cookout last night. From there we took a “hidden path”, which became a two-mile bike carry through the woods, when the path became too hidden to follow. Lots of scratches on the legs and hands. Great ride down the mountain, once we emerged from the dense forest. I am at 487 miles in my 1,000 mile bike challenge.

3- we had the first annual Pimms Cup tennis mixed-doubles tennis tournament in the afternoon. The scramble gave each of the men and each of the women a chance to play together, with victories from each partnership being tallied for the individuals. I finished DFL, which is last, out of 16 participants, but it was fun, and the company was excellent. Pimms tastes pretty good.

4- we had a great outdor dinner at the Inn, with meat and vegetables from local farmers, and a full pig roast. My enthusiast friend and business-school classmate, Laurent, came down from Cooperstown to host a tasting of his Belgian-style beers. He did a similar even with me at McKinsey three years ago. It was wonderful to see him, to meet his wife, and to drink his beer.

Everyone has passed out at 10pm. Lulu was actually asleep before I pulled out of my parking space at the Inn.

A good day.