A Short Vacation with Friendly Folks

At Last! We got away for 3 days to my very special B&B in the Poconos Mountains of Pennsylvania, Cranberry Manor. There were five of us "girls" --we'll always be girls! Aunt(s) Jeannette & Mary, Maggie, Shirley and me. After borrowing Bill's GPS, we managed to get there without getting lost. Jeannette was my navigator and was a big help. Once we left the turnpike, we drove through quaint villages, up and down hilly roads and saw lots of guys on John Deere tractors....hmm! We arrived at our destination around 3:30PM on Friday and were greeted with the smiling faces of our hosts, Sharon & Ric. (Bill and Patty were there the previous week and were told that "we" liven-up the place when we come...haha)! There are five guest rooms and all were filled for the weekend so we couldn't get in too much trouble. Maggie had brought tiny little water pistols so we hammered Jeannette and Shirley a bit. Barbara, another friend was on our floor as well so made for fun and games. On Friday evening we attended a Murder Mystery dinner and enjoyed that. Maggie, Barbara and Jeannette all had parts so made it more fun.

Saturday morning, Sharon prepared sliced bananas with carmel sauce, banana & nut muffins and mandarin orange upside-down pancake with sausage. Yum! But too much for me along with lots of coffee, cranberry (their own) and orange juice.
Saturday, we went into Stroudsburg for our annual spa treatment....facials and massages - sure felt g r e a t!!! Saturday night, ate local and Sunday morning, Sharon made grilled pears with cinnamon, a coffee cake with oranges, cranberries, etc and an omelet with grilled slices of tomatoes sprinkled with cheese. I swear once you eat breakfast there, you're not hungry until dinner time. Ric had to show us his Cruzin Cooler which is basically a cooler on wheels with handlebars and a small motor. Aunt Mary had to try it out, of course! We finally headed out for home stopping at various flea markets and antique stores. All in all, a successful weekend.