Els, Walt, and Paul Storey Arrive Today

The Bobcats and the Good Life

A foggy deliciously cool morning, fleece putting on kind of morning, as I got up just about 7:00, though it was a restless night, up at 4:00 for some reason and had a hard time getting back to sleep.  Both Evie and I were really tired yesterday, so we got organized for today but also went to bed early, so we were energetic today.  It looks like a great weekend, high around 80, sunny and clear skies, perfect for enjoying the outdoors, taking a boat ride, going for a walk, kayaking and playing bean bag, something we have done very little of this summer for some unknown reason.

Cruisin' the Lake

I hit the exchange station, with our trash, picked up some corn, and found some non alcoholic beer for Walt, so we are set for the day.  It looks like moussaka, corn, salad, and peach crisp for dinner...yum.  I hope everyone likes eggplant.  Ellen and Walt stay until Wednesday morning; I am not sure whether Paul will stay one or two nights, either way is fine.  And Linda and Rich arrive Monday, late morning for two nights.  Let's hope we have good weather; I am trying to think of places to go, new walks, adventures for the six of us.  Tomorrow,  I thought we might go to the CI for their last church service at 10:45.  I would like to see the choir in action.  After tomorrow, the CI ends its season, so we will be able to go in and walk it whenever we like starting Monday.

It's 4:30 and the house is ready, yards cut, meals made, drinks iced, boat ready and no one has arrived yet.  Paul has called, is probably an hour away, and we expect Ellen and Wally any time.  The wind has picked up, the sky has clouded up, and the lake has become choppy and gray, not as inviting as earlier in the day.  We may have to put off our boat ride.

Paul arrived about 5:30, Ellen and Walt about 4:00 and we had a delightful evening, eating outside sans bees for once, enjoying the evening twilight, as Paul and I sat outside until it was dark, catching up on the news.

Paul spent the summer up in Maine, mostly with his daughters, Jenny and Beth.  Jenny lives in Wellesley, has two kids, and also has a home in Seal Harbor, MA, a stone's throw from Martha Stewart's house.  His children, Charlie and Wynn, 7 and 4, have been the center of Paul's summer, as he loves talking about them, and they were important for him, to keep his mind off of Becky's death.  Beth lives in Camden, in an apartment overlooking Camden Bay.  She's a photographer, free lance, seemingly short of money, as Paul left her his new Mercedes and credit card.  It does not seem to bother him at all, which is good.  Becky's sister, AJ, also lives in Camden, seems very close to Paul, so he alternates staying with his daughters' and AJ during the summer.  They are very important, of course, family is all we realize as we get older.