Perhaps is was because the city was small, or perhaps it was in Texas, but when we lived in Galveston, it was the custom to entertain the friends and relatives who visited Galveston. When my Mother came to visit us, our friends held a special coffee party for her each year. And we were invited for lunches and parties. Ken and I did the same when our friends had house guests. In other words, we shared each others company.
Not so when we moved to Maryland, just outside Washington, DC. Everyone was too busy with their own social life and had no time to deal with the friends and relatives who visited. Distances were too great as well. We had oodles of company in Maryland but no one paid any attention to them but us.
In Liverpool, in this small town, our friends who visit us are again entertained by our friends here. The custom is to share our company with each other. Tuesday evening, Mary and Cliff's cousins came for dinner. We already were enjoying our house guests, Gloria and Gary so the eight of us spent a delightful evening getting to know each other. In a smaller place, time constraints are not so severe as in a big city. Here we have time to enjoy each other, and the relatives and friends who visit, which is another reason to live in this little place. It is another of the charms and customs of life in Liverpool.
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