A day filled with people is a red-letter day for me. Marilynne and Vaughn took me to the mid-week service last week and repeated the offer this week. They go within a mile of my house on the way to Asheville. Grandson Nathaniel and fiancée Sarah let me know they were heading to Asheville and would like to see me. Putting all these people in the same equation seemed to work out well.

I rode to church with Marilynne and Vaughn, greatly enjoying conversation on the way. Marilynne sat next to me in church, singing alto and lowered soprano with my higher notes. That is so much fun for me. On the verse closest to the bass clef, I switched to tenor because I could see notes and words together. I’m always glad if there are no people just ahead of me, because that could be annoying to them. I don’t need people to HEAR me, just let me sing. After the service, we chatted with the musicians, Heather and Lula, plus the tech guy Peter.

I sat under the roof of the entrance to wait for Sarah and Nathaniel to pick me up. They had been to the wedding venue to measure things for their upcoming wedding. We ate at a barbecue place, one they were checking out for recommending to guests. I chose sliders, never having had pork that way. There was one great advantage to having smaller sandwiches. The meat didn’t fall out as it would have from one huge sandwich.

The young couple kidnapped me on the way to my house, going to a favorite antique mall that Nate and I used to frequent. I kept my eye open for a small cast iron skillet and small plates. The skillets were too expensive, the earrings too dangly, and the plates too formal. I had a delightful time, though, wandering around and sharing comments with the others. They bought a birthday gift for a relative.

We went to my house and chatted for a long time. How satisfying! I enjoy their talk that includes so many things I’ve never been involved with. Their conversation is very active, whereas mine tends to be reflective and low key. My day with people was soul-satisfying.

The St. Patrick’s Day balloon photo-bombed this shot.