Biggest news that we've been waiting to share is that Margaret and Andrew are going to have a baby. A boy. In March. So happy for them. Exciting times ahead! Congratulations.
That means we'll still be heading down to DC to see grandchildren, even after Joe, Leonor and Thomas leave for their three-year assignment in Brasilia on November 2. We saw them last week when we drove to Boston for a night to babysit while
Joe and Leonor went to a wedding. Lots of fun.
We drove home in time to clean up the house a little for Annie and Sankar who were on an east coast trip, fall foliage of sorts, but one that included trips to Bar Harbor, Fenway, Rhode Island, NYC and then a weekend stay in DC. From photos, looks like they partook of the famous Maryland crabs among other things.
From Facebook we see great photos of Matthew and Tina on a trip to Mexico. Looks like Cancun area, but not sure. Also photos of Melodie in San Francisco while Annie was on east coast, but the marvels of air travel brought Melodie back home in time to hang out with cousins while Annie was there.
Before departure, we checked in with David and Paula who have old friends moving in across the street from them. Heard too that Paula plays Mahjong that she'll have to teach us next summer at the Poconos.
Peter gave us a little legal advice on a cell tower that was proposed too close to our house. We saw they were highlighted at McCarter theater for sponsoring a play.
Further west, Andrew and Lur we're getting ready to head up to Claire's first school concert of the year.
John and Marilyn also got in a little traveling as they spent a week in the Windy City with trips to museums and taking in the play Hamilton, all to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
Here in Portugal, we had a wonderful time in Lisbon, with Leonor's parents showing us the sites that many don't get to see. We stayed in an old neighborhood, and we got magically lost in the countless allies with narrow cobblestone stairs and slopes up one of Lisbon's seven hills. We saw gigantic cruise ships pull in and unload thousands of visitors who have heard what we have, how it's the in place to visit. The Portuguese seem happy with all the tourist dollars, but are worried about the changes to the city, including the skyrocketing cost of property due to Russian and Chinese investors. Or so I'm told, and it was backed up in an article in today's New York Times.
Now it's off for a few days in Porto where we're meeting up with foreign service friends before going on a seven day hike up to Santiago de Compostela. Hope we make it.
Since it's October, it means birthdays. Greetings go out to Paula and Johanna. I hope to tackle another letter before the same type of greetings to Janet, Billy, Claire and Kathleen.
Love from over here.
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