they came, they cooked, they left

Kate and Dennis missed their sojourn in my yard last year, because Covid. But you can't keep em down on the farm in Austin (crops: figs, Meyer lemons, okra, eggplant) forever. So they braved Arkansas (PRETTY DIRE THERE  and  TIMES VIDEO) and made their way to the relative safety of the Goose.

Tgey bring their own home with them, and Dennis comes equipped with a chainsaw (to trim back branches from the concrete pad) and breaker box (in case of an invasion of ants). Kate comes equipped with fresh produce, flour for breadmaking and piebaking, as well as her own kitchen. 

We were eating so well I convinced them to stay another day. And then, after Kate's breakfast of fresh bread, steak and eggs and potatoes they hit the road again in their brand new F350, back through Arkansas to Austin. The house feels empty.