We awoke to a distinctly cooler morning -- a cold front had passed through Charleston during the night: the wind was out of the NE, the air was dryer and cooler and the day was only expected to get to the mid-80's -- the heat wave was broken.
I was going to have lunch with my college friend (John Green) today, so Sue decided to go off and do some chores and shopping while I hung at the boat, did some work and boat chores.
John picked me up at the marina and drove us to a local restaurant. We spent the next couple of hours comparing notes on our children, grandchildren and health, doing some "remember whens" and reminiscing about mutual friends (most still here but sadly, some not). It was simultaneously a delightful and bitter-sweet time: two of our close college friends had their lives (separately) cut off in their mid-20's -- in looking back at that, and then in looking at where we both are in our own lives, -- well, that really puts things in perspective -- we both have been so very fortunate .....
After lunch, John came back to see the boat and meet Sue -- I had it in my head that I wanted Sue to get a picture of the two of us, but somehow that got lost in all the laughter and chatter we did in the cockpit --yet another senior moment -- guess I'll have to wait another 20 years to get that photo :-)
After John left, Sue and I dropped off of the marina dock and drove to the other side of the Ashley River to drop anchor -- no need for the A/C and no point in incurring another night's charges when we were planning to leave early the next morning anyway.
I was going to have lunch with my college friend (John Green) today, so Sue decided to go off and do some chores and shopping while I hung at the boat, did some work and boat chores.
John picked me up at the marina and drove us to a local restaurant. We spent the next couple of hours comparing notes on our children, grandchildren and health, doing some "remember whens" and reminiscing about mutual friends (most still here but sadly, some not). It was simultaneously a delightful and bitter-sweet time: two of our close college friends had their lives (separately) cut off in their mid-20's -- in looking back at that, and then in looking at where we both are in our own lives, -- well, that really puts things in perspective -- we both have been so very fortunate .....
After lunch, John came back to see the boat and meet Sue -- I had it in my head that I wanted Sue to get a picture of the two of us, but somehow that got lost in all the laughter and chatter we did in the cockpit --yet another senior moment -- guess I'll have to wait another 20 years to get that photo :-)
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| Mark, John and Mike -- John sent me this picture just after we met |
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