June 5 — Let’s catch up!

So much to do. And I’ve been neglecting the blog…..sorry!

Cleo and Jim’s departure time on Sunday (June 3) left us enough time for a champagne brunch aboard Dot Calm. Lovely temperature. No bugs. And Costco’s quiche turned out great. (Cleo and I did make the fruit salad….and Jim popped the champagne cork, earning him a thumbs up from the workers on the boat across from us.) Cliff and I spent the rest of the day….resting.

Mary and Jack Anderson arrived on Monday (June 4) bearing boxers and coolers and bags full of goodies. All the things we like. Cheese from Trader Joe’s. Nuts that Mary roasted. Crackers and pretzels. Brownies! Not to mention some gin, some limes, some wine and a new supply of Jameson. We made good work of much of these that evening and had dinner aboard. Again, the bridge deck was a perfect temperature with gentle (and cool!) breezes as we watched the sunset turn the sky pink and yellow and orange. How could dinner not be great!

What were we thinking?! We made a grocery store run for “snacks” — knowing full well that Mary never arrives empty handed. I would have skipped the marked-down brownies if I’d known she was going to bring homemade ones!

Snacks! Waiting out the afternoon temperatures in air conditioned comfort.

We started today with an organ concert and then went for an hour-long carriage tour through the “south of Broad” residential area. This area is considered to be the creme de la creme location in the city. We saw LOTS of renovation, learned a lot about the original owners and were flabbergasted at the prices these places get in today’s real estate market…..about $1000 per square foot. Yikes.