I couldn’t have gone on this trip without my magnificent
Geezer. I let him make the reservations,
and he was the one who thought of ordering the scooter that made access to the
city available to me. Often he wore a
colorful polo shirt so I could find him in any crowd. I really appreciated that. He put up with my constant kvetching, and he
kept insisting that he was having fun.
Bee and her husband, Mikey, deadheaded out to spend two days
with us doing art. For many years this
wonderful woman and I had a mother daughter role. Now days, I wield a camera and words while
she paints and teaches, and I we have found a middle ground. Mikey’s wit is still there but faded as he
tires. And this was a tiring trip for
him. Often he stopped and napped while
we toured. Tho I worried it was good to
spend time with them both. We found a
middle ground in food too: A Mexican
tapas spot one night offered terrible service but good food, and Carmines the
first night. Wonderful but way too much
food.
And it did turn out to be a people vacation. We saw brilliant and serious Dianne and her
very likable husband D, twice. How much
we have in common. They started our
vacation off on the right sandwich, and kept us amused with dogs, birds, and
other meetings. Embarrassingly, we didn’t
take a picture of D…I admit we were talking instead of photographing. They will stay on in my memory like the taste
of a well aged cheese or cherished wine.
ThomaS drove down from his home in Sea Bright. He spent four hours on the road, each way
just to spend a few days with us. We
discovered a shy, private man instead of the blustery façade he presents on his
blog. We so enjoyed his company as we
caught the beauty of the White House and descended on the Capitol Building as
walk ups. He tolerated my desire to
catch up with those portraits we didn’t see the first time around at the
Portrait Gallery. And he ended up not
minding the many rooms filled with faces.
Two excellent dinners were a part of these days…The Old Ebbitt Grill
and Carmines just down from the Portrait Gallery.
On our last full day, we had lunch with Tabor and her
husband at the wonderfully restored Washington Union Station. Again two brilliant people, but of different
flavor than our other visitors. How
wonderful to spend an hour or so talking and schmoosing over a well cooked bit
of sandwich and salad. I love how it is
when similarly minded folks meet and share views. We talked and smiled and smiled while we
talked.
All these wonderful people made our vacation. We came to see the museums, and we ended up
appreciating people. Thank you all.
Next time, remind me to wear my thin pants. At least I don't look as fat as I did. We ate Thai yesterday...very good.
ReplyDeleteGot to get serious about my diet again. Weigh in tomorrow. Hope it isn't horrible.
Enjoyed your visit too. Miss CA with this storm bearing down on us. Uck!
Thanks for putting up with my politics. Can't help it, I worked for R and think most are the cat's meow. Gee Whiz or something.
Yes, David is like a fine wine. However he says his cask is creaking a bit. Dianne
PS Forgot to mention it, but my 19-year old granddaughter Rita has six months in the fellowship.
Yes, people are what make any trip worthwhile. I am looking forward to meeting my 2 blog friends in Delhi, India next Sunday night. Imagine, just a week away!!!
ReplyDeleteYou had such a great trip, met wonderful people, saw things you love and took so many photos. Sounds like you got your money's worth this time around...and left just in time..before the big hurricane makes traveling so difficult.
ReplyDeleteThe 'Geezer' is a star.
ReplyDeleteI'm visiting from Tabor's site. You're a definite people person!
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