| We watched a lot of sunsets. | 
| My mother––Bamma––came to visit us! | 
| We watched as a broody hen raised her seven assorted chicks. | 
| We broke bread with visiting friends and family. | 
| We tended cows and calves. | 
| We visited our cows on the knob. | 
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We visited dear friends back in New Hampshire. | 
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We visited Bamma (and Lewis) 
in New Hampshire. | 
| We posed for lots of photographs (and yours truly took them). | 
| We saw our favorite mountain––Henry and I visited New Hampshire on our first solo trip together and his first time there in four years. | 
| We went swimming in a clear New Hampshire lake. | 
| We drove by our old New Hampshire house and were a wee bit sad. | 
| We played in the creek with our visiting cousins. | 
| We had homemade lobster rolls with dear friends... and pie. For breakfast, too. | 
| We stayed in the best guest room on the planet. | 
| We went to a great restaurant with The Bills. | 
| We road horses with our cousins. | 
| We moved our daughter to Kentucky for a bit. | 
| We sat on our porches and sipped sangria. | 
| We visited "secret" gardens [English Garden at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens] | 
| We ate at Swenson's in Akron, Ohio. | 
 
