Catching Up with Friends

Thursday  November 3, 2011
55 days to On the Road Again

Terri left a comment on my last post
that we were lucky to have a front row seat
for the beauty they annually drove to
the Skyline Drive to see. 
And she’s right. 

The farm is located
just on the East side of where
the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive meet,
in the foothills.   We’ve enjoyed years
of fall beauty although we weren’t here for
it last year and wouldn’t be this year
were it not for the extenuating circumstances I’ve
already talked about.  
Still it is magnificent and I’m looking forward
to perhaps being in New England next fall
which I’m told is even more beautiful if that’s possible.

In addition to enjoying the colors,
this past week we’ve been researching insurance.
What a nightmare!!

If you think it’s bad when you are looking for
a policy after you retire or while you are still
working just try to figure out Medicare and the
endless loopholes, gaps, supplements and programs.

We have to have this taken care of by December 1
so we went by the HR office of our former
employer University of Virginia to talk
about their plan with the always helpful
Theresa Deramo.
At least she looks happy.
K

At her suggestion, we will be talking  with someone
at our local JABA Office (Jefferson Area Board for Aging)
where they offer free counseling about Medicare options.
Aging??  Me???

We’ve also been catching up with friends.
First stop was our local neighborhood friends and blog fans
Bob and Nancy.  They read the blog nearly
every day although they don’t comment.

We talk to them nearly every week while on the road.
Bob keeps an eye on the farm for us and
Nancy keeps an eye on Bob for us. 
They’re the best!!  So good to see them.
Thank for everything Bob and Nancy, we love you both.
 

Antique car fans should check back next blog
for some cool pictures of something
Bob and David have in common.

Helen and I picked up where we left off
with the monthly lunch at Savoy
which has now turned into an annual/semi annual
event although we may be able to make it
another time or maybe even two before I’m off again
if we increase the frequency.
I forgot my camera this time so I
”borrowed this picture”.
:-)

And I met Martha at Basil

as I had last time I was in town. 
She’s a former co-worker
apparently happily still working away.
It’s a wonder to me for sure!

But it was great to catch up.
She and her husband were in Yellowstone
and Teton in mid September.  We missed
them by a month.  But they want to
go to Arches and Canyonlands so maybe
we can catch them there.

David who isn’t actually the ice cream lover
of the two of us had a date for just that with his friend
and sometimes blog commenter Pam.
Thanks a bunch Pam,
you are actually about the only
commenter of the folks from our
“home town”  who read
the blog so a BIG shout out to you!
Although the blog is really for me so I don’t forget every
wonderful place I’ve been,
it is always nice to know folks are reading
and fun to hear what they have to say.

 

Here’s David with a friend from the really “olden days”.
He’s known Stephen longer than he’s known me.
They hadn’t seen each other in several years.
So they had a LOT of catching up to do.

 

Doctor’s appointments, more chores
and more friends to see in the coming weeks.
Hope we get all of the first two done before
Thanksgiving and then we can do nothing but
HOLIDAY
until we’re
♫ On The Road Again ♫