September 29, 2018. Western Head, Nova Scotia. Full House.

Every bedroom is full, except the children's room. We have a full house. Kathy and Ted arrived on Thursday. They are staying in the same bedroom as the last time they were here two years ago. They are also the good friends who helped me in Mexico. They have come to visit us from Newfoundland, where they stay the summer. They are headed for Manitoba before returning to their Mings Bite home in Newfoundland. They saw Ken at his weakest. Now they are delighted with his progress. Tonight for supper Kathy prepared cod, fresh caught by Ted at Mings Bite. It was delicious. We were especially pleased to see them now because they will spend three months in New Zealand and Australia this winter so they will not be coming to Mexico. Tom and Joyce are staying in the Guest House where they are enjoying the peace and quiet. We were pleased they could come for a bit of a respite as they continue with the details of rebuilding after their fire. Having your main house burn to the ground is not easy, especially in their mid 80's. They are enjoying themselves here in Nova Scotia. They have visited their grandson at Acadia University and driven around the province. Today they visited The Sculpture Gardens and loved it. We had not seen them since the 55th. Now we have had a good time together. Don and Doreen are in the other upstairs bedroom. They wee not able to come to Mexico this winter so we were happy they could visit was in Nova Scotia. And they helped us by staying with Ken while I was at the wedding in Ontario. They prefer to stay in the main house so here they are. Doreen kind of takes over the kitchen, which is lovely for me. Don has difficulty with stairs and is suggesting that they might not be able to visit us in Nova Scotia. Perhaps we could ask for the use of The Baby Bogf next year. No matter what, we are delighted to have them visit us. Today for lunch, the eight of us ate at Lane's Privateer Inn. We celebrated in style. Good company and good food is always a welcome combination. A few years ago our house was full. Now it is again...and we are having fun.