DELAWARE  4.22.24

Monday already!  We stayed pretty close to home today as Walt and I plans to have dinner with friends and Susan had a spring program to attend at her grandson's school.

We played cards, listened and sang to the oldies radio station.  The songs of our youth brought back so many memories for the three of us as we spent our summers together at Crystal Beach in Maryland.  Walt lived just a half hour away and our families had beach houses there.

Susan and I played together when we were children as my grandparents house was just across the road from Susan's house.  When they went out on their boat I was often asked to join them and we would go swimming off the boat in a cove off the river or perhaps we would be holding fishing poles in our hands and keeping her dad busy with removing our fish and re-baiting our hooks.  Fun times.

Susan and I went to Hawaii when I turned 21 and the next year I was a bridesmaid in her wedding.  We've been close friends now for 64 years.....and counting.  When we come to Delaware we spend a week with her and she comes out to Arizona for 10 - 12 days.  Great friend!

Walt and I took Susan's truck for transportation and using the GPS, the ONLY WAY we would find our way, we went to Judy and Lindsay's home for dinner.  I have been friends with these two since the late 90's.  I met her when she was doing nails and him when they both came to a stock club meeting we invited them to.  Friends ever since.  It was wonderful to spend time with these two, to catch up, share what we've been up to and just be with long time friends.  Good food.  Great company!

We left there in time to get home before dark.  The roads have changed so much.  What used to be farm land is now a 55+ condo community, or a housing development with ridiculously high price tags.  You know, homes start in the low 400's.  Or there is a strip mall with yet another nail salon, a Walgreen's or CVS, perhaps a dry cleaners, a Game Stop store and a sub shop.  They're everywhere!

Communities have popped up in what was once a soy bean field or where potatoes or corn were grown!  We truly don't know where anything is anymore.  It's sad in a way.  Maybe "progress" isn't always a good thing.

We all arrived at the same time from our early evening outings and spent the evening around the kitchen table playing cards.

Tomorrow we hit the road!