September 12, 2018. Western Head, Nova Scotia. Friends.

Hundreds of years ago, everyone lived within walking distance of friends. But not now...except in Western Head. One of the charms of living here is our friends. They walk over to say hello regularly. Gill comes by and stays five minutes, or perhap fifteen. She does not come for anything special but just to check on us and to say hello. For instance, this evening we were sitting on the deck watching the surfers when Gill drove over to give a welcome to Don and Doreen, which was very nice. And Wendy and Clausen walked over with the dogs to say goodbye to us all. We love it when they walK over and allow us to pet their lovely dogs. The evening was beautiful so perfect for the visits. But the summer is ending. Tomorrow Wendy and Clausen leave tomorrow and will take a leisurely drive home, taking four days to drive the required 24 hour drive. We will miss their visits and their dogs. At the end of the month, Mary and Clifton return to Deleware. Gill will stay until the end of October because she will host folks attending the Theater Fesrival in Liverpool. And we leave October 7. Our summer will end but we will miss our friends visiting us here at Western Head. No one just drops in to say hello to us in Madison. Here, even Mary and Walt pop in regularly to bring us goodies and to say hello. That part of the good old days we enjoy. And we will miss our friends and our home by the sea. We hope we all get together next year. The s year was a bonus.