Wrapping Up May

Just a quick one today. We had a lovely Memorial Day weekend. On Friday, it was the first eat-outside-day of the season. 

 

Rick fired up the grill with a pork tenderloin. It was perfect!

 

And of course there was a nice bottle of wine. I love the label on this one.

We also enjoyed a phone conversation with friend Jacob, who was excited to hear about our England trip. He's affiliated with St. Martin's in the Fields and was going to do a little homework on what might be going on in the classical world while we are there.

Saturday was another lovely day (after quite a rain early on in the day). I did a lot of errands and prepped for my friend Suzanne's visit while Rick had a good ride. Later we went to do flowers at the cemetery.

I couldn't help but think as I looked at the graves of my parents, my aunts and uncles and my grandparents how much I'd learned about our family during the time I worked on the book -- many things that they never knew. 

Rick was a huge help -- my back issues made some of the planting a little more challenging than usual, and I realized I'd not brought enough geraniums, which will be fine, but bothered me. Also, the water spigots at the cemetery weren't working. Fortunately, Friend Kate lived close and we were able to fill our bucket and a couple of her two liter soda bottles so all was well!

After we enjoyed a good pizza (after finding the first restaurant we tried was closed!) and headed home.

The next day my friend Suzanne came for an overnight, returning home from a film conference. My house was a little over halfway, a perfect time to break up the trip. We just had a good talk, late birthday celebration and fun. Too short a visit but better than none. Gotta love those people you've known almost forever.

I had my second cataract done Tuesday. More to come soon! 

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