Sweet Corn Season.

The past week went fast for us, we visited with Sandy’s father and stepmother, did some shopping and ate well while catching up with old friends. We have also been checking on servicing the mothership and CRV; our favorite mechanic lost his home shop to a divorce so we will be taking it to where he works his day job, he can do the work there but we will pay their regular shop rate which will add to the cost. The CRV seems to be wearing a back tire unevenly so we will get it into the dealership and try to get it covered as warranty work. The weather has been extra swampy over the past week, it is better today but is still plenty humid.

Our shopping day was a bit expensive, the costliest item was a new lap-top for Sandy but we had planned for this update and had the money set aside. To level our tow bar we ordered a 4 inch drop for our receiver hitch, John has been looking for the drop hitch but was unable to find one so we ordered here while we are parked for a while.

Our friends that keep their trailers here for the season were all here this weekend so we went out Friday for a fish-fry, took the golf carts into Reedsville for an ice-cream dessert and sat around Oscar’s fire ring that evening. Saturday night was Packer night, everyone got together at Todd and Judy’s trailer to watch the game and have a few “adult beverages”.

Also on Saturday the owner of the campground, Norm, had a corn-roast, he buys the sweet corn and invites everyone staying in the park, most everyone brings a dish to pass. Norm says that he considers the park regulars as his family and this is one way he shows his appreciation for them. Sweet corn season is one of the good things about August in Wisconsin, it really takes John back to the days of his father’s garden and loading his wagon with corn, then going door to door in the neighborhood to sell it for 35 cents a dozen, of coarse we kept plenty for ourselves to eat.

 

Lots of food for the corn roast.

 

The table with the corn, butter and salt was a busy place.

 

Plenty of people showed up for supper.

 

John has been trained in the art of avoiding the kitchen but he helped out at the grill so Norm could relax a little.

 

We grilled about 20 dozen cobs, John also helped eat it.