ALMOST TIME TO GO.....

We leave for the Adirondacks on Wednesday to see Jess. She and I will enjoy our birthday presents, a half day at the spa in Lake Placid, and visit old friends and meet Jess's cat and bird. Then it is on to New Hampshire and Maine for a brief visit with Mike and Wendy and then Boston to see Jon and Steph and their new digs. These are brief visits, but it's so nice that both my kids are happy and settled with compatible life partners. Hopefully we'll see Susan and Amanda for dinner there in Boston, even though we will miss Walter and family. Then it is on to New York City and meeting Carl and Josh from California and Jane and Woody for dinner. So we will see many more friends before returning to Italy on August 20. Home sweet home!