Memorial Day

What a marvelous gathering we had on Memorial Day! All the neighbors were here, and the weather was perfect – sunny and cool. I’m sorry about only one thing. I failed to get Logan’s photo. He was not on the porch when we were pausing between the main meal and dessert.

Several years ago it was raining, so Jeff pulled his grill onto my porch. We’ve done that ever since, because he can visit with us while grilling our hot dogs and hamburgers. At one point today there was a lot of smoke pouring out of the grill. Birds in a large bush nearby began to complain loudly, because the smoke was bothering them. We surmised they have a nest there and resented being smoked out. None of us blamed them.

Holly promised to bring deviled eggs as her contribution to the meal. We all love that, because it’s a tedious job to hard boil eggs, make the filling with the yolks, and put the filling in the egg whites. She made it look so easy that I had to take a video. She had put the filling in a plastic bag, then cut one of the corners to squeeze the filling out with a flourish. When she was finished, she just threw the bag away. Brilliant!

This was our first time being together this year, and everyone was catching up with the big news that Joyce is moving this summer. She has signed a contract to sell her house and is going through all the steps that entails. We are pleased that she will be near her two granddaughters, although we will miss her very much.