Finishing our Massachusetts visit and heading north

 6/6 - 6/8/24

Friday started off with a very nervous Kate and Matthew, friends next door to my aunt and uncle, agreeing to buzz our hair. Matthew ended up doing the deed. I love it - it is so freeing and so easy to take care of as we adventure in the van!

I drove to West Bridgewater for a lovely visit with my Aunt Jeanne and cousin Aly and her son Geoffrey. 

While I visited with them, Matthew helped Uncle Ken replace some pilings in the garden.

That evening we went to my cousin Craig’s to have dinner and visit with his family

Next morning I visited with Kathy Bartlett, my friend since 3rd grade, but got no pictures. We then drove to Newburyport for lunch with Andrew. We missed Chrissy and the children, but they had other commitments.

From there we drove to Beverly to visit with Ann McDonald and her husband Paul and had a yummy dinner. Unfortunately I again forgot to get photos. We left in the evening and drove to the New Hampshire Welcome Center on I95 to spend the night and earn our van sticker for NH.

Saturday we headed into Maine and made a stop at the mothership.

Before continuing our travels up the coast

Family and Friends in Massachusetts and Rhode Island

 6/1/24 - 6/7/24

We were meeting up with Elise and Steve in the evening and, since it was such a beautiful day, we went to walk the cliff walk in Newport, RI. 

Spent after our 3+ mile walk in the sun we sought the shade of Roger Williams Park for a brief nap followed by exploration of those grounds.

We met up with Elise and Steve, had a wonderful dinner and pastries the next morning before driving across the border into Massachusetts and my Aunt and Uncle’s home.

Had a nice relaxing day with Peg and Ken and, although I once again did not take photos, had a lovely Monday morning when my Aunt Inez, Uncle Tommy, and Aunt Lorraine came by for tea. Next door neighbor friends Kate and Matthew came over for a dinner cookout. Tuesday morning we had breakfast at Francesca’s with Irma, a high school friend.

We drove down to the Cape and while I worked at the delightful Chatham Library

Matthew wandered the streets of Chatham

We drove to Lighthouse Beach to make dinner

And then drove to Reenie’s - another high school friend - where we were met by her begging squirrel

Next morning we drove to East Falmouth to have breakfast with Anne Mitchell, who I haven’t seen in over 40 years. As with other high school friends, it was great to catch up

Our visit of libraries continues with the Providence Library

We hung out at Governor John Notte Memorial Park for a bit before going to visit with my Aunt Kate her grandson, my cousin Krystal’s son, Logan.