Visit with Mom

Today Doreen's sister Fay came over, and the three sisters and I went for a trip over to Quarryville to visit Mom.  Here are the three pretty girls, having just arrived at the home in Quarryville:

Mom was at her best.  Nina said she was so much better than she was even yesterday, so the Lord answered our prayers and Doreen had a great visit with her Mom.  Here we are to show you what a lovely looking 97 year old Doreen's Mom is:

  The ride through the country roads (about 3/4 hour drive) was great too, and we went to lunch afterwards, and then to our favourite Mennonite small department store downtown.  I bought a hat and a shirt in that store years ago, wore the hat out until it was falling apart, and I still wear the shirt, although it is falling apart too.  I bought another nice shirt that I can wear for another half dozen years until our next visit!  Doreen, of course - the gifted shopper that she is, bought a pretty sweater that she can wear to keep warm around the campfire.

Afterwards we went for a walk through the neighbourhood around Nina's place.  What a beautiful place they live in, especially now with the trees exhibiting their fall colours:

Nina and Jim took us out to a fabulous dinner at a restaurant in Newark this evening - really tasty spare ribs!  Then after we got back home, they had to suffer through a bout of my banjo playing.  And, when they couldn't stand it anymore, Jim got out his tuba and tried rather unsuccessfully to drown me out!  (no - we made a fine banjo/tuba duo!)