August 22, 2021. Western Head, Nova Scotia. Celebrating.

Last evening we celebrated the arrival of the Mitchells. Gill invited us to dinner. Mary and Cliff were unable to come last year from Deleware as the border was closed. The border opened August 9 but there was no warning of the impending opening so the project had to be completed before they left for Canada. Now they are here and we are delighted to see them. Mary and Walt were there too so along with Gill and me, so we were a merry group of 6. Once upon a time, Gill was not a good cook but not any more. Last evening we ate by course. First we ate cheeses and crankers along with olives and cashers. Next we ate fresh corn on the cob. Then came salmon poached in the over, along with new tiny potates and green beens. Last we ate a salad and Gills home made bread. The dinner was perfect. For dessert we retreated to the living room where Mary cut the ice cream cake I brought. It was the same dessert served by Frances at her luncheon on Tuesday. I stole her good idea. We six celebrated in style. The only sad note was that the Elys will not be coming to Nova Scotia this summer and we felt sad about that. But we are delighted to have Mary and Cliff here both looking delighted to be here with us. Cliff laughed that we will have been together for 20 seasons. Who would have thought that Mary, Gill and I met at picnick group in 1971 that we would be spending summers together in such a beautiful spot. We all agreed on our good fortune.