Thanksgiving Day 2009

We are still enjoying the fall. We've been in touch with lots of family and friends in the past few weeks. The nor'easter earlier this month gave us a scare with its high flood tides, but although the house was totally surrounded by water and we had to move out for two days (thank you, Irv!), the house stayed dry. Tommy is still going to the Tidewater gym two mornings a week, where Bob Cairo, a prince among men, keeps an eye on his progress. We had a lovely day today, with my brother serving as turkey sous chef and a visit from Marty Wolfe, one of Tommy's former boatyard employees. Marty got a huge smile from Tommy when he said, "You look good, Tommy--almost as good as me!" Everything seems to be going our way right now, and for that we are most thankful. Amen.

Friday, November 6, 2009

It's been a really relaxing and beautiful month since the last entry in this blog. The bright, sunny days are growing steadily more bracing, but that's okay because we have the firewood ready. Tommy still goes to Tidewater "gym" two mornings a week, where he rides the bike for a good half-hour and Bob Cairo walks with him using the walker. We will soon get back to walking on the back porch--as we were doing before the great gall-stone disaster set Tommy back for the summer. So, we are slowly but surely working our way back to where Tommy was in the late spring. Two steps forward, one step back does seem to be the way of it. Tommy turned 74 on Sunday; we had a dinner party for him with everyone bringing a dish to supplement the leg of lamb that I roasted for him. He heard from many family and friends, both with phone calls and cards, and had a wonderful day.