Weekend With Mary

I went out to Mary's new house to spend the weekend and we had a great time. We always do...it's so nice to have friends that cause you no grief, just accept you as you are.

I loved the house and property. It's in the country and sits on about 2 1/2 acres, much of which is bush but Don will have that cleared out in no time. The house is a small old brick one but there has been a lot of remodelling done to it. Of course, the remodeller didn't quite finish a lot of projects but the most important things are done. It has new windows, new kitchen and bathroom, new drywall and tile. and new decks front and back. The finishing touches will be easy compared to the work that's already done. And Don has a huge, heated worshop to play in!

They plan on building a large addition in the springtime because the bedroom is currently in a loft. The peacefulness and privacy of the surroundings are lovely. There are large farms on either side so Mary will have all the privacy her little heart desires. I almost envy her this lovely place but it's a little too secluded for my liking.

We put some of her stuff away Saturday (they're hauling stuff out every trip but still living in their house in Paris) and then went to the casino in Windsor which was about another hour's drive. We had supper there and then Mary won a lot of money and I lost all of mine. Surprise!

It was quite late when we got back home so we slept well all night. Mary has 2 futons up in the loft for company but she slept up there, too, because the rest of her furniture is still in Paris.

On Sunday we went out for breakfast and then came back to pick apples for Faye and for Don's horse. There is a very healthy apple tree quite close to the house that was filled apples so Mary got out a ladder to pick as many as she could reach. I just bagged them.

We got back to Paris at about 6 P.M. and said our goodbyes. I was sort of anxious to get home and put some ointment on my lip because it hurt pretty badly. I really love hanging out with Mary and always know it will be fun. I'm already looking forward to visiting her next spring and seeing what they've accomplished on their house over the winter. It will be darned nice, that's for sure.

Tomorrow morning I go back to the clinic for treatment #3 (of 20). I'm not handling the ache I'm feeling right now so I'd better start using Tylenol before it gets me down.