Our social life in Nova Scotia is much more active than in Bethesda or Texas. Perhaps we have more time or perhaps people are more sociable. For instance, we have been here for seven nights and we have been alone at home one evening. Sunday night we had a cocktail party in the Carriage House. Our friends here were delighted to come to a party after a hard long winter. We decided to use the Carriage House because of the view, and because of the late sunset due to daylight savings time. Also, the Carriage House has not been used since last summer, so we wanted to see how it looked. My friendly caterer was available for Sunday night, so on Thursday I started calling friends, and at five o'clock Mitchell arrived with the platters of food. I had already taken over the wine and the glasses and the beer, also put the room free of dust and dead flies. The evening was fun with sixteen friends pleased to celebrate with us the survival of another winter. By noon today, everything was back to order. Ken and I were pleased that we took the time to celebrate with our friends here in Nova Scotia and we were pleased that Mitchell brought the food and then picked up the empty platters today. His catering service is a godsend to us.
My Brother recommends that I just keep inviting people to visit and not pay any attention as to whether or not the recipient wishes to be invited. "Any friend of yours has the gumption to say no,"said Dave. I am choosing to follow his advice.
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