Guess what the big news of the past two weeks was? I know what you're thinking, but you're wrong. It was Luisa's christening. There were so many moments in the service that were touching and fun, unexpected and a little anxiety producing, but let's just leave it at "really special." It was supposed to take place a couple of weeks ago, but Joe and Leonor decided to postpone it so that we could be there (our plane from Lisbon was delayed.)
A short recap – Luisa was a little worried, but the minister put her at ease (so did Leonor). She was beautiful as the star of the show, but I guess I'm biased. There were, in Mary's words, three little "puppies" rolling around the floor at various times, that is to say young boys, named Thomas, John, and Simon. But they were well-behaved and made it to the end without incident! You can see them in the front in this picture, invited up there by the priest, who even let them dip their hands in the water. Jeff and Melodie were there, as well as a few friends from all generations.
We then headed back to Joe and Leonor's for a meal, chatter, and backyard playing. The chatter was not all about the same subject that had consumed us for the past year, but a little of it. Jeff and Melodie were at the tail end of a bout with pneumonia, so I got my third pneumonia shot this week (unrelated as the doctor recommended it this week at my annual physical.) There was no school on Monday or Tuesday, so we took the boys to the pool for a few hours, and then went over to Margaret and Andrew's for supper. They were contemplating putting a bid on a house in their neighborhood, but given what happened Tuesday, we're glad they held off. This week, Margaret has been in Lima, helping prepare for President Biden's visit there tomorrow. I bet it's changed a lot since she lived there (1999 we left.)
While in DC, we heard that Sean, Erin, and Kiernan had come down the week before for a visit with Joe and Leonor. Naaaiiice.
Annie and Sankar were back in India, but off on another trip. This time they went to Kolkata for Sankar's visa interview which did not go well. (Sad face emoji here.) Then they headed off to what looked to be a most spectacular park north of Kolkata.
More news up here is that Timmy is moving. He has found a place in Rhode Island and not just any place. He will be renting out the apartment at Maura's house. In the process of taking a load down, he had a car accident, but he's okay. His car, not so much.
We went to a movie, Conclave, and recommend it. Actually, we went to two movies, the other being a fund-raiser for Arrowhead which showed the film of Billy Budd, this being the 100th anniversary of the publication of the book. For those of you who like numbers, the film came out in 1962, exactly 62 years ago.
Speaking of Billy, here's a belated Halloween picture of his crew. They, by the way, have moved into their new home.
And we spoke with Paula on our drive back home from DC. All is well in Fairport, and we hope to stop by there after Thanksgiving.
What else passes for excitement up here? Dentist, doctor appointments, swim meet, fall garden clean-ups, and bridge. No haircut or dump, although we did get our new trash cans from the city. That was our political controversy over the past few years.
With that, we pass along our best wishes. Love from up here. And Happy Thanksgiving.
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