Tuesday, 17 May 2022
There’ll only be a brief entry today. I checked out of McKinley Edwards Inn and was on the road around 9 am. My GPS, strange as usual, routed me through back roads and not the major ones. I didn’t mind one bit. I got to see some really great scenery and some picturesque small towns. I also have to admit how much fun it was to drive the curvy back roads in my jeep.
However, as I was nearing Asheville, a very recent wreck had the road blocked so I did a U-turn and headed back the way I came until I came upon an I-40 sign. Begrudgingly, Cassandra allowed me to stay on I-40 all the way to Greensboro.
It’s been about a year since I’ve seen Jimmie and Stephen. It felt good to pull into their driveway and see Jimmie there to meet me as I got out of the jeep.
I got an immediate hug from her and a hug by proxy from Jo (in New Mexico at this time). I felt badly but I had a ton of washing to do and we immediately put a load on. Jimmie and I went for a great walk at the bog garden and then across the street to Bicentennial Park.
I’ve been to both before but always enjoy them. It was good to stretch my legs after a 4 plus hour drive to Greensboro.
Even though its been a year since I’ve seen them, we fell into our usual laid back conversations, as if it had only been a few days. She and Stephen waited lunch for me and I was hungry.
I’ve been doing too much meat lately – some by choice and some because the vegetarian items on the menu were pretty bad – and Stephen and Jimmie made me smile with black beans and rice for dinner with all kinds of veggie toppings. She also made me her version of Waldorf salad which she knows I love.
We spent the rest of the night catching up. We haven’t any real plans tomorrow, just tentative, and I’m pretty much amenable to anything.
Stay tuned!