Tuesday, 27 Oct 2009
Kilmarnock, VA 56°
I woke up several times during night and wee hours to it pouring rain. In the early morning we woke up to a leaf blower on the green of the 2nd hole. We got up and packed all our stuff, striped the beds and gathered all the towels and went into the house. We enjoyed coffee and cereal with Turner and Darla and then hit the road.
We called Becky and Ed and arranged to meet them at the Episcopal Church in Farnham. In this church, 45years ago, Becky and Ed were married. It is the church that Rob’s Grandparents and Turner and Brady attended while growing up. It is in the cemetery at this church that Rob’s Grandparents as well as Becky’s parents are married. There is a large stone with “Williamson” on it and in front of it are the individual stones of Robert Lowell, Geraldine (Gigi); Clara, and Jim Williamson. Becky said there are 4 more plots owned by the Williamson family there as well.
Ed and Becky took us into the church to show it to us and then into the Perish hall. On the wall in the perish hall is a photograph of a group of people taken at the dedication of the Perish hall. In it was Rob’s grandfather and uncle as well as Becky when she was younger (as well as many others that she could name). Gigi and Clara had already passed away. Gigi passed away in 1979 (73 y/o) and Clara passed in 1981
From there I drove an uneventful drive to Chris and Caroline’s house. I backed in to their driveway and we hooked up the Seville. YumYum was happy to get back inside her home and get a little food, water, and use of her box. We went inside the house and chatted briefly with Caroline and Rosie. She expressed how happy she was that we had come and we were equally pleased that we were able to visit. We gave big hugs goodbye and hit the road again.
Rob drove us expertly through Maryland and Delaware and into New Jersey. We crossed the Delaware River and continued north on Highway 295 to Clarksboro, NJ. We arrived at Timberlane Campgrounds at 4:26 pm. It is an easy pull through. It is fairly level so we didn’t even unhitch the truck. We are right across the lane from a big pond that has a little island in it. There are all kinds of dog carriers and little dog type houses on the island. They are for the ducks. As we were getting settled all the ducks, in a gaggle came over and welcomed us. Rob took a film of it.
We settled in and made Cornish hens for dinner. It has been a whirlwind tour of visiting for the last couple of weeks and it is nice to be settled just the two of us. Tomorrow we will drive about 6 hours back to Hanscomb AFB up by Lexington.
Am I the only one to catch the irony of enjoying watching the duck greeting in one sentence, then enjoying eating their cousins in the next? Not saying I wouldn't have done it too, just enjoying the segue...
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