My friends Candy and John will be moving in less than two weeks. I don’t think anyone is real happy about it.<\/p>
Besides missing them terribly, it dawned on me that I’ll also miss her family, to whom I’ve become very friendly: her two sisters, her brother-in-law, her children and grandchildren. I used to enjoy seeing them relaxing on her deck, and I’d come over to say hello, hospitality always being extended.<\/p>
Candy’s been distributing gifts throughout the neighborhood, things she doesn’t want to move or store: semi-full bottles of liquor, a case of beer, and for Ron and me because we’re not drinkers, two lamps, lobster pot buoys, a bureau and a couple of swivel chairs.<\/p>
She said last night that it’s rare to find a neighborhood where you could drop in to someone’s house in your pajamas, day or night. I think it’s just hitting her what she’ll miss when she’s no longer here, but we’re going to miss her even more. She’s been the ‘glue’ that’s held a lot of us together, if only for the once-a-year St. Patrick’s Day parties.<\/p>
I’m just really sorry that she felt it necessary to leave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My friends Candy and John will be moving in less than two weeks. I don’t think anyone is real happy about it.Besides missing them terribly, it dawned on me that I’ll also miss her family, to whom I’ve become very … Continue reading