Jun. 20, 2009

ReConnecting with family and friends

Last week we drove 12 hours north to visit Greg’s family in PA, where his sister Lori spoiled us and gave us the whole top floor ( all three bedrooms) for us to relax and settle in. We visited his mom at her retirement community and had dinner with her in the main dining room. So many of her friends came by to comment on her grandkids. I think secretly she was thrilled.  See her smiling in this picture. She is only 88 yrs young. There was a married couple there in their hundreds! The Eddy family: Lori and Dick, their son Erik, and the newlyweds, Nick and Courtney, (Lori’s daughter Jenny was in Boston) spent time with us, feeding us good meals including a backyard barbecue, wiffle ball and ping pong, ten mile bike rides, orienteering (with ticks and all), and of course a little bit of shopping for the girls. We enjoyed many pictures from the wedding, courtesy of the proud mother of the groom. Plus we were able to spend more time with Grandma. It was a very relaxing fun time. Just the bit of rest we needed before we headed east to Long Island. On the way over, we stopped at the home of an old maritime buddy of Greg’s, Art and Betsy. Oh my, what an interesting afternoon. Art and Betsy have restored a farmhouse originally from the 1700’s and it is absolutely amazing. It is filled with nooks and crannies and hidden compartments. They have it furnished with all sorts of exotic antiques collected from all over the world during Art’s 30 years of shipping out. It was like being in a museum, only better. Art had a story about every piece, from so very many different countries, like suits of armor, an elephant’s foot, a ship's wheel, port holes and so much more. It was a homeschool mom's dream. Just think of all the history and geography they could learn there! Betsy was such a patient and generous host, plying us with food and answering our many questions. They are both so busy with their jobs and their home, yet still made time for us. I wish we had taken a picture of them. What neat people. Maybe next time.

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