Farewell Parties

The end of the season is rapidly approaching, so it's time for farewell parties. For lunch we attended a Farewell Barbecue--brats and chips and friends at our park.

In the evening Steve and Jan hosted a reprise of their great fish fry. As before, Hardy and Judy and John and Sandy were there, but we sure missed Kelly and Shonas. The fish Steve caught and cooked on the grill were delicious.

We all enjoyed chatting and solving the world's problems.

After dinner, Judy showed Jan and Sandy and me how to do t-shirt weaving. It's a craft that even non-crafters can do--quick and doesn't take too much artistic ability to follow the directions! Judy was a big help, since she had made one before.

Today was also special because it features a "supermoon," which occurs when the moon is very close to earth and full at the same time. We didn't get any good pictures, so I'll repost one I found on the web, of the perigee moon rising over Manhattan. Our view wasn't quite so spectacular, but still impressive, and it's exciting to see an event that happens so rarely. The last time that the moon's orbit brought it so close at nearly exactly full moon was 18 years ago.

Our friends are starting to leave the RGV, and so are we. I'll be flying to Bethesda for a week this Wednesday, and we'll leave April 1. The next time we'll see John and Sandy will be at AACE in Milwaukee in June.