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| Lunch with our family in Maryland |
Our great-nephew Caleb's graduation was a great family gathering that included my brother Billy and his wife Marilyn. While the graduation was zoomed, our party was very much in person. Billy and Marilyn were also about to celebrate their fifty-sixth anniversary, so we had lots to honor!
We met up with Cari and Ian a few more times, including meeting at a minor league baseball game with the local Keys team playing. That morning Ian and Ted met a young couple, Bailey and Lenae, at the farmers’ market. They’d recently moved to the area, and attending a game was high on their list, so they joined us. These kids (MUCH younger than our own!) had left farm country in Ohio and were busy discovering all there is to do in a different part of the country. Lenae had even trained as an auctioneer and entertained us with her spiel!
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| Pulling for the Keys |
Leaving these folks wasn’t easy, but we spent our first night on the road with friends John and Ann in one of the most beautiful spots I’ve ever seen. John is a high school drama buddy who became a journalist.
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| John and Ann |
He and his wife Ann have lived all over the world since he retired from the paper, teaching journalism in third-world countries, and have finally settled in a place his family has owned for generations. They have rebuilt their cabin to open to the river that flows by, and, as avid birdwatchers, have numerous feeders to attract almost any species you can imagine.
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| Heaven in Virginia |
John also took us to see the Natural Bridge in Virginia—I’ve seen others, but this one was spectacular, and the “GW” carved on one wall was supposedly done by George Washington. Evidently Thomas Jefferson owned it at one point.
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| Natural Bridge |
Leaving Virginia the next day, we stopped in North Carolina to visit another of our long-time friends, Faith. When Faith fixes a meal, it is an experience. Our picnic-style lunch was complete with plastic baskets and tissue, just like at a burger joint!
Our very dear friends Carolyn and Doug offered us their home in Snellville for two months while they’re on vacation, so we’re once again enjoying their home overlooking a pond and trees, and doing a bit of our own birdwatching.
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| What a view! |
We’ve spent time with the kids, and hugged our grandkids, and visited with dear friends here, including a group of former students.
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| So blessed to be in touch with former students |
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| Ted and Caed make dinner |
We’re settling in to catch up with ourselves and plan our visit back to Europe in August. News on France’s opening and closing fluctuates every day, so, on occasion we contemplate a plan B. Meanwhile, there’s a bluebird family I need to go watch.
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