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I was up and moving at full speed at 6:155 am because we are expecting company around 9:30 am. David and family are dropping by before they go to the baseball game, so we needed to get ready!
At 7:00, the Silver Fox and I headed forEinstein’s’s Bagels on Yuston and picked up a dozen beauties. I asked for them to be sliced, and the nice lad said, “No problem!” I was not! She fed them into an electric bagel slicer, and within 20 seconds, thirteen bagels were sliced to perfection!
The electric bagel slicer is most commonly credited to Murray Lender of Lender’s Bagels.
Lender helped popularize pre-sliced frozen bagels in the mid-20th century, and the electric bagel slicer helped make bagels easier to mass-produce, freeze, package, and sell widely. There were later patented improvements by others, but Murray Lender is the name most often associated with bringing electric bagel slicing into commercial use.
Selecting bagels was a difficult task; I almost ordered “one of each,” but I kept my cool and made careful, thought-through orders!
After heading home, I worked feverishly with my bride to make ready for the arrival. I sliced and diced, set the table, and checked out the drink offerings. I am like a major domo! I am Mary’s majordomo. A majordomo is a person who manages a household or organization on behalf of someone else. Historically, a majordomo was the chief steward of a large house, estate, palace, or noble household. They supervised servants, managed daily operations, handled schedules, and made sure everything ran smoothly.
The bewitching hour occurs, and first things first, we head to the garden
Soon after, Adam was making selections from the remaining peppers and tomatoes and loading up his box of goodies!
Once we finished in the garden, we came inside for some goodies.
We enjoyed a nice brunch and shared stories of days gone by. I learned more about Pokémon than I ever wanted to now!
Pokémon is a Japanese entertainment franchise about creatures called Pokémon (“Pocket Monsters”). People called Pokémon Trainers catch, train, collect, and battle these creatures.
It began as video games in 1996 and grew into a huge franchise with an animated TV series, movies, trading cards, toys, and games such as Pokémon GO. Pikachu is its best-known character.
The kids had to leave early to catch this afternoon’s baseball game, so we did a quick tour of the house
After they departed, we rested and then got ready for the Starlights’ Autumn Glory dance at the Elks.
See all the pictures from the dance on our website.
We danced a lot this evening, swinging and swaying to the music and inventing new steps along the way!
I should mention that we were not the only ones “gettin’ down’ and dancing!
We were home by 10:00 pm and crashed; it has been a long and busy day!
