Two businesses remain on Sinai's Main Street. There is a bank and a butcher shop. My machine shop is next to the butcher shop. Every Wednesday's the bankers and the butchers have a noon meal together in the bank. Noon meals here in farm country are called 'dinner' and the evening meal is 'supper'. There are four bankers and usually a banker's spouse.  One to three butchers appear depending upon the week. They've given me a standing invitation to eat with them, which I do if I'm in town.

     My role is tell stories about Sinai because I'm by far the oldest and also have much longer perspective in the community. Only the banker's spouse has long familial connection to the area. One of the bankers grew up in the Philippines so we talk about places I visited when I was stationed there, long before she was born.

    The butcher provides the meat for the meal, a banker grills it, and they rest of the meal is provided by the bankers.  It is truly a 'dinner' and not a lunch.  It's a highlight of my week.

Takk for alt,

PS An inch of rain yesterday.👍

                                       Kaia on squirrel watch.