FOUR DAYS IN MARYLAND WITH MY SISTERS

     It was a cold morning at 4:30am on October 27 when my taxi came to pick me up, with 8 inches of frozen snow on the ground. But Chestertown, MD was a different story, as you can see. Aside from the two photos of us at the docks, the other four show Chestertown sidewalk art, constructed around parking meters. These were in honor of both Hallowe'en and Open Studio Weekend. And with the tall ships in, the joint was really jumping! I'm giving you a background on these photos up front, as I have no idea in what format they will appear, or how to rotate them so they are right side up. Much learning for me in this area ahead---
   Friday was beautiful, and we strolled around the docks admiring the few ships that were in, and seeing the arty sights in town. We went out for dinner that evening, and as we were gathered around our table reading our menus, a familiar voice said "May I take your order?" It was Prue Potter, dining at a nearby table with Joel, Paige, her husband John, and their two beautiful children Lily and Grafton. Well, THAT was a surprise--Paige had recognized me, and was in ecstasies over seeing the MOTHER of  their favorite baby-sitter JULIE! We took a couple minutes for a fast catch-up---they live in the next-door town of Worton, and had come in to see the ships illuminated and to hear a talk on the book "Longitude" by Dava Sobel, which was fascinating. History and science mixed with adventure.
   Saturday, alas, was a washout, as the home-leaving storm arrived with driving rain and gale-force winds,and all the sails were cancelled. Our reservations were for that day, the only one possible, as travel home was set for Sunday. So we hung around Martha's fireplace in our pajamas, ate leftovers for lunch, and ordered in pizzas for supper.
   Sunday, of course, was sunny again, and we had an easy  trip to the airport (a little over an hour away). I was delighted to see that we still had white on our mountains as we dropped into Denver. Such a treat (the weekend), such good friends, and growing better by the year!
   Love and hugs,  Mom/Yia-Yia
   PS Our next storm arrives tonight  10 inches??