A Covewood Wedding

When it rains it pours at Stillwater and down the dirt road I went to help Mother Marian with not one but two weddings in one day! Lucky me as I got to tend bar for the wedding held at the Covewood estate on Big Moose Lake. Covewood is one of the last old camps on Big Moose lake and owned by the late Major Bowes whom I learned just last night was a Colgate University graduate. I've kayaked past Covewood many times and have always yearned to tour it. My wish came true thanks to Marian! It was a lovely day in spite of a few misty showers and the folks were all just wonderful! Hearty tippers (as well as hearty drinkers...it has to be because of the Adirondack mountain air!) Joe and the staff at Stillwater cooked up a menu of Beef Tips, Chicken Piccata, Garlic Mashed, Shrimp and scallop stuffed crab cakes along with Stillwater's infamous cucumber salad and a few other dishes. The table ware the bride chose was all made from pressed banana leaves which Marian learned does not hold up in a dishwasher! A long day but very memorable. The weekend ended with a gig at Izzo's winery on Cayuga lake! What a fine place with fine wine and excellent BBQ. Despite being 100% exhausted I played and sang pretty darn good and have a feeling that I'll be playing back there again! Looking forward to making this weeks bank deposit. I CAN pay my Verizon bill!