I'm BAAACK!!!!!

On my last post, I said I'd be back on the 17th. Well, that didn't work out: we got home about 11:00 p.m. on the 17th and I left again on the 18th for a weekend with girlfriends. I came home from that with a nasty case of bronchitis and I am just now feeling well enough to think about updating my blog. . .

Our trip to Maryland exceeded my expectations: lots of wonderful visiting with Bill & Judy and a surprise visit with their older son, Jake; meaningful time (and MANY laughs) with family; spectacular-plus weather; lots of crab cakes; the opportunity to see the area through the eyes of Karen Conger, who was raised in the area; sighting of a Baltimore oriole (now called a Northern oriole); trips to the historical Harper's Ferry and Gettysburg; a visit to the renovated National Cathedral; meeting several of Bill & Judy's neighbors; tours of several spectacular gardens; and revisits to some of our favorite memorials and visits to two new museums (the Holocaust and the American Indian).

Nothing better than spending vacation time with friends and family. . .