Awake: 7:37am Temp 76 sleep 6+14 sunny overnight @ Navarre, Ohio.
Outside the weather is already hot & humid. A good day for Kathy to do (4) loads of laundry & for me to stay out of trouble by making a few phone calls: cousins, Roger & Michelle; my Aunt Agnes; friends, Mark & Joan & Judy & Jerry.
Lunch today will be with Roger & Michelle; then mid afternoon, my Aunt Agnes will allow us a quick (15) min visit, & the remainder of the afternoon, a little shopping & perhaps another visit with Joan & Mark. Judy & Jerry are out of town this week so our timing for seeing them was not good.
The Top of the Viaduct Restaurant was an excellent choice by Roger & Michelle. Not only did we enjoy some good conversation with laughs but also the food was very good & well served. We didn’t get enough talk time in with R & M so another rendezvous is already planned for tomorrow evening in the bus.
We knock on Agnes & her daughter, Betty Ann’s door @ 3:02pm. My Aunt Agnes is not doing so well @ 92 yrs. She is close to being bedridden & has difficulty walking. I want to get my (15) min talk time in before the bell tolls & we have to leave…. & then, Betty Ann makes me an offer I can’t refuse: “could you help me set up our new VCR & program that unit for our old TV?” she asks. Perfect; our (15) mins stretched out for a good 1 hr 45min. So Kathy enjoyed a nice & casual visit with my Aunt Agnes while Betty Ann & I did a laid-back version of using the on-screen menu to hook up this old (80’s) TV with a new VCR recorder. She was pleased with the results & we were pleased to have the extra time for a well rounded visit.
After leaving my aunt & her daughter, we drive a short distance & ride past my Aunt Bertha’s old home. She sold it about 6 months ago to a young couple who are slowly renovating it. All the surrounding trees have been cut down & some repair spots were clearly marked. It has the “location, location” factor so it’ll probably do just fine for this young married couple.
Joan has invited us to have dinner with them tonight so we give her a call & let her know that we are on our way. Due to the high temp & humidity, dinner by Joan & wine by Mark, is set outside in the shade of their renovated patio: grilled western pork ribs, rice with beans, paprika zucchini & tomatoes + cheese cake with home grown blue berries for dessert. We continue our gabbing session into the late evening. It was another great day visiting my aunt & her daughter, cousins, & friends, M & J.
When we return to the bus, I call Roger & confirm their visit for tomorrow evening.
Lights out: 12:24am
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