Shelton, Mother, Anne, Wendy - we found a convenient bench on our walk around the block.
Shelton, Mother, Anne, Wendy - we found a convenient bench on our walk around the block.
Taking a walk around the block.
checking on Mother's hydrangea bush
Anne puts reprints in the album while Wendy reads over the to-do list
Lisa sent Grandmother a custom jigsaw puzzle.
Shelton brought Mother a Fall owl.
Enjoying homemade soup that Dottie had sent with Shelton.
One night we were treated to a Mango-Chicken dish by Vanessa at the Carballo's house.
Mother got a prime bird-watching seat in the kitchen while all the prep was going on.
Chef Vanessa and helper Wendy.
Vanessa plated our dinners in the kitchen.
After dinner, we got to see some of the award-winning Fair entries and the ribbons.
We went to church Sunday morning via a Facebook Live feed from Grace Church.
Shelton made coffee most days
Surprise! Mother opened her childhood doll trunk and showed us her dolls. We
had no idea they were there.
The wedding doll - Grandmother Norford made the dress.
Our now-traditional pizza lunch from Domino's
Off to explore the 99 Ranch Asian grocery store on Odendhal.
A fascinating and huge store. All kinds of to-us-exotic things, but little in the
way of milk or cheese.
a walk around the pond on the Asbury campus
A little pruning of the yellow rosebush.
More drastic pruning of the tree that shades out the azaleas next to the front door.
Shelton swapped out the seasonal garlands for fall.
Taco night. Steve joined us this evening at the villa.
Reprise for lunch the next day.
We went on an exploratory drive to Seneca Creek State Park, maybe 10 minutes away from the villa.
We followed the park up with a trip to Bruster's for ice cream
before heading back to the villa for lunch.
Updating the genealogy wall so all 6 great-grandkids are represented.