There is no sense walking along the path to the Ely's house because they have left to return to Potomac. And in three days the Mitchell's will be gone too. Our summer party is over.
The summer has been remarkable for many reasons. Almost no rain has fallen since mid June so we had day after day of sunny warm days. I prepared our Mississippi friends for cold rainy weather when they visited in July and gave instructions for the location of the boots and jackets but they needed neither. Twenty five years ago there was a drought but there has not been another since then. Local people are hoping for rain before the frost arrives but it does not look promising any time soon. Just as a precaution, we have continued to shower at the Guest House, where there is a drilled deep well.
And all four of our friends have been here all summer which has been a great pleasure. Gill pops in almost every day for a few minutes just to check that we are fine. And Clausen and Wendy walk dog Tenor over to say hello. Cliff is always willing to pick up groceries during his daily visits to the gym, so we have enjoyed the company of our friends. It is like the olden days of the village where your best friends were within walking distance. We have enjoyed the summer with our friends.
Soon we will all be returning to other places and pick up our other lives. Ken and I look forward to returning to Texas to see our family. But we also hope to return in 2017 to Nova Scotia for another summer party with our friends. The whole summer has been a treat.
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