2020 Life Logs, Day 189: A Special Group of Friends
Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Weather: Mostly Sunny and Humid; High 80, Low 70 Degrees F
Location: At Home in The Cottage, East Falmouth, MA

Camp Oma was without Ollie this afternoon. He had another dentist appointment this morning that required numbing so that cavities could be filled and he was just not feeling up to being out and about afterwards. So, I took Sam and Jonah to the skate for a little practice with Jonah on his scooter and Sam on his skate board. Each day their skills improve. After the skate park, we went to my house for a make-your-own-pizza on an English muffin lunch and some play time with Shadow. Then we were off to the beach just as the sun came out. We left the beach a little early today as I had a 5 pm ‘date’ with my Dining-in Group. As I delivered Sam and Jonah home, Jed was leaving with Ollie to go fly kites at the very near-by Morse Pond School playing fields. Thankfully, Ollie was feeling much better.

Normally my Newcomers Dining-in Group meets monthly. We skipped a couple of months because of Covid, but in June we met at the Frieswyk’s on their beautiful, spacious deck. This evening we met on the brick patio at the White House. This White House is the home of Terry and Olivia White and their patio is huge, allowing for plenty of physical distancing. We all brought our own food and drinks, and of course, we wore our masks. Terry and Olivia provided individually packed cups of ice cream for dessert and we all enjoyed our special evening together.
The White House patio is by far the largest patio/deck that any of us in the group has, so we decided to continue to meet there each month as long as the weather permits. Terry and Olivia were more than happy to continue to host us and we will continue to bring our own food and drinks, with different people bringing dessert each month. But it is not really the food and drink that is the most important part of our get togethers. It is the thoughtful conversations that makes this a very special group of friends.