Howdy folk! We're back from a little socially distant, carefully disinfected sojourn to Lexington and Cleveland. The occasion was my brothers' birthday: born on August 14th, 5 years apart. This one was special since my oldest brother turned 80 and the middle brother 75. (The gentle reader is kindly advised that I am very much younger than my brothers.) Since we were headed west, AH decided to replenish his supplies of high-end bourbon in KY. So we stopped there first, which presented the opportunity to have dinner with my lovely and beloved former dept. chair and her equally enchanting husband. In general, the weather was good and a welcome change from sweltering NoVa. Upon crossing the state line into KY, I asked David what the temp was. I remarked that I was surprised that it was fairly pleasant, since Hell was freezing over right at that moment. I was pleased that I experienced no ill symptoms upon my brief return, but 24 hours was plenty long enough. From there we headed north to my beloved ancestral homeland. Highlight there, aside from seeing my brothers, was a very pleasant trip to Chagrin Falls, a town next to the one I grew up in. Happily, the people we saw in WVa and OH were quite conscientious re masks, and we saw more Biden signs than Trump signs. All in all, it was much more diverting than I was anticipating. Here's what Chagrin Falls looks like:
It was great fun.
ReplyDeleteall those falls. I am interested in the multi-drawer piece of furniture; for what was it used?
ReplyDeleteIt’s in an old hardware store, used to store nails, screws, and other small pieces. Very space saving.
Deleteinteresting. it also looks like it revolves on the base. very clever!
DeleteSounds like a great trip. I LOVE Chagrin Falls. Haven't been there since the '90s. We had a good friend who worked at Case Western and lived in Shaker Heights. We loved to visit and I was surprised to really love Cleveland. We used to go antiquing (and eating) around Chagrin Falls. Oh, such sweet memories.
ReplyDeleteWe thoroughly enjoyed seeing you both as well. So kind of you to cross into Mordor for dinner with us!
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DeleteCleveland? You were only 4 hours away and didn't pop in to say hello? {Sigh, talk to the hand}
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