DAY 33: More Connections, More Goodbyes…
Sunday, July 23rd: I get it, and it’s starting to wear thin. The more you say “hello,” the more you eventually have to say “goodbye.”Sunday was fun, tho—beginning with eavesdropping, early in the day, on Isaac (4) and Jacob (6) discussing what to name the cat. They apparently didn’t like Ladybug, my choice. (And, admittedly, it is kind of a generic endearment in the cat department.) Daughter Jennifer and her husband, Adam, and other son, Jacob, had arrived Saturday night.
Isaac: How about “Tractor”? [on which he was climbing at the time]
Jacob: That’s a boy’s name!
Isaac: Well, maybe…[can't remember] ?
Jacob: That’s a boy’s name, too!
Then we started talking about flowers, inspired by Judy's borders near the shop and sidewalk. Would Petunia work? (No.) How about Daylily (looking around)? No again.Suffice to say, by the time we took her to Georgie’s, they had thoroughly bonded with little Zinnia and both boys ended up in tears over the parting!
Sally wasn’t doing much better herself. But Judy and I dropped Zinnia off, amid reassurances from Georgie, and hurried home for another brief Howe mini-reunion which Judy had agreed to host. Cousin Peg arrived with (still want to say “Uncle”) Dick, shortly before Cousin Jim and his partner Mark came by. Sometimes this whole part of my trip feels like a traveling mini-reunion—and it’s been great! See photos on Day 38.
But after Jim and Mark left, Peg and I sat around a bit longer, looking out over the huge lawn and watching the boys swimming in the pond-- and the idea of a full-fledged Howe Reunion at this estate raised its head… hmmm… But how much can even good friends take?? And then… I said goodbye! Again. This just keeps getting harder… and drove off toward Rochester, again arriving late in the evening at Linda and Evaristo’s house in Henrietta after a few detours. Time was going to be brief, with a workday ahead for them, but we got in a little visit. (Hadi called with bad news… and another goodbye ahead was inevitable.)
In the morning, David arrived to join me for the first leg of the trip—and that brings us up to date through Day 34 if you follow the link above.
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Please note that David’s Day 2 (posted on Tuesday) describes Day 1 (Monday Day 34 in Sally days)-- due to the early-a.m. blogging we are a little out of sync. But hang in there—it all makes sense eventually!
posted by SLW @ 8:10 AM
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