Awake: 7:11am Temp 69 Early morning rain Overnight @ Nicktown, PA
Drive the Suzuki to Indiana, PA (30 min) & join the Footes @ Saint Thomas
Moore University Church for 9:30am Mass. This was the last mass said by
Reverend Michael…who is being transferred after 7.5 yrs @ this location.
He must have been a good guy…the church was packed. During the Mass &
especially after the homily, eyes watered and tissues were in use
everywhere. The choir, the band, the heartwarming & touching homily….all
fed into this happy but sad occasion of Father Michael leaving. It was
fantastic to see & experience so much admiration & love being displayed by
so many people. Kathy and I could have used a tissue ourselves and we
didn’t even know him!
Afterward, we follow the Footes to meet their realtor, Lisa, @ the 1st
house for sale not far from downtown Indiana. Built in 1964 & in good
shape with a small back yard. It was obvious that the Footes were turned
off by the one car garage now converted to a family room with a wood
burning fireplace + it had a very small back yard. Otherwise, this house,
I thought, was a pretty nice place with an OK location.
Next we tour house # 2. Now this place is on a busy street but with a
larger fenced in back yard, a patio + more. Built in 1921, there is a lot
more to explore than meets the eye. We must have spent close to 2.0 hrs
scrutinizing every room, closet, nook & cranny + the basement & outside
structure. There are advantages & disadvantages if one should purchase
this place. It has much potential and could be a real showpiece with some
extra work & cleanup. It was obvious to us that the Footes were more
enamored with this place than any of the other homes they have toured yet.
Afterward, we drive downtown & we all have lunch @ the Coney restaurant on
Philadelphia Street. It was kind of fun to tour homes with the Footes.
K & I return to Nicktown….en route, we get a cell phone call from Eliza.
She’s in Redwood City, CA. She wants to talk but I discourage her @ the
moment because our cell signal is going to fade soon….so I take a number
to return her call when we get back to the bus.
I talk a long time with Eliza….she is returning to Singapore from her 2
month tour in the states. We won’t be able to rendezvous with her…this
time. Her father is asking her to return for fear she is beginning to like
America too much. While I talk with Eliza, Kathy makes a trip to the
Waterfalls and brings back 13 gallons of water to put in our motorhome.
9:00 pm dinner: Leftover stuffed peppers with 8 veggie salad & cucumber
salad.
High temp today=84 Lights out: 10:52pm
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