June 17, 2014. Ridgeland, Ms. A Send Off.

Here we go again, getting back on the road. Tomorrow we begin the drive to Texas. It is a ten hour drive but we usually spend two days getting there. Our plan is to drive straight across Louisiana on highway 20, then head on the diagonal across Texas to Canyon Lake. The drive is pleasant. To send us off, Eleanor and Jim invited the six of us for dinner at their beautiful home in the country. Eleanor has been drawing and I asked to see what she had done, so she kindly invited us all for dinner. Her drawings are of the children and of Jim. They are beautiful. She does them in charcoal. Such talent. After dinner, and with no rehearsal, the five older children played the piano for the adults sitting in the living room. It was all very civilized and pleasant. Good friends and excellent food makes for a fine evening, especially when entertained by the young folks. It was a great send off for us.