Bass Tournament

Our neighbors are bass anglers, serious ones from the looks of their boat. We stopped by yesterday to chat and complimented the boat. The owner proudly told us he had found it in BoatTrader.com and gone to Georgia with his brother to pick it up. He said it was ten years old, but it certainly looked very well and lovingly cared for. The guys said that they were at the lake to compete in a bass tournament scheduled for today.

This morning the boat was gone. This evening it was back, with its cover fitted over it. We asked how the fishing had gone. It turned out they had won second place. They'd rather have gotten just one more big one and come in first, but second is pretty darn good too.

It was very chilly when we got up this morning. Our electric fireplace in the living room and a small ceramic heater in the bedroom soon made it pretty cozy. When we stepped out to go on our walk, the wind chill made us shiver, but we managed to generate some body heat by walking quickly.


Since we knew from the forecast it would be cold and maybe rainy today, we didn't plan much outdoor activity. We went to the laundromat in town and did some grocery shopping. Ken enjoyed watching Michigan trounce Purdue.

While we were out, I left a whole chicken in the crock pot with onions and carrots. It was great to have dinner ready when we returned.