Trip back East: Peeps

We had a wonderful visit with Larry’s parents in New Hampshire. We visited in the complex. We went out for lunch at two or three, no two, of the vegan-friendly establishments in the area. Thank goodness for the new franchise, Panera Bread, with their salads and veggie sandwiches. Heart patients take note: their French Onion soup and Chicken Caesar salad is very high in sodium.

Having gone out to eat at nearly every meal with Larry’s parents, we were willing to pay my parents NOT to go out to eat. We had wonderful salads and fruits on the porch, supplemented by artisan breads. We were able to keep some semblance of a routine with walks to the public boat launch and back (about 2 miles, or is it one mile round trip?) One day, my Mom brought the family slides over for me to sort and take back with me to scan. That was sweet to see family and holidays celebrated. Gotta love the 60’s and 70’s!

Trip back East: Scenery

Larry’s parents live in a small apartment in a retirement community, so we stayed at a nearby hotel. Our room overlooked a small seating area and a view of the Connecticut river in New Hampshire. The trees were lush and green from all the rains they’ve had this spring and early summer. Ironically and/or fortunately, there was absolutely no rain during the week of our visit.

There was plenty of room to stay at my parent’s cottage. Birch Lodge as it is called has been in my Dad’s family for over 100 years. His grandfather bought it in the 1880’s. I haven’t done the research to learn when it was actually built. The cedar clapboard siding and roofing was done in the 1990’s. It can get very hot upstairs since it is very rustic and not finished or insulated. Again for the week we were visiting, humidity was low and the evenings cooled off nicely.

Trip back East: Getting Ready

We had been talking about it in the spring time. Then around June we decided it was time to take a trip back to the east coast to visit family. I found what I thought was a reasonable air fare for the high gasoline prices we are experiencing. We checked with family to see if the first and second week in July was good for them too. All that was left was to pull down the suitcases and access what we had to pack. Always curious about new surroundings, Wooster and Cappuccino took their turns sleeping in my suitcase.