-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 08-02-19  15:09 <=-

 > Whew...!  How nice of the bridge to just be there when you needed it...
 ML> And how nice for my eyes to have been acute enough (just)
 ML> to recognize the location.

That, too...  
 
 >  ML> We had tons of food with us, much of which had no shelf life in the
 >  ML> car, so we loaded up the Fords' freezer whether they liked it or not.
 > How picnic-like... (G)
 ML> Rather, and they had all the responsibilities for leftovers
 ML> that a host would have without the advantages of having
 ML> had the picnic,

Oh, they at least had the benefit of visitors, and someone else
cooking for them...   And none of the responsibilities for planning
things....  
 
 >  ML> Our plan was to take them out for a local color lunch, and their
 >  ML> plan had been to take us out for a local color lunch, but I
 >  ML> overruled all that and made stuff out of what we had.
 > After all, there was such an abundant supply of it... 
 ML> We should have stayed another few days to eat up all
 ML> the perishables, but Bonnie had a concert to play in
 ML> before we cut loose for across the pond.

"Miles to go before I sleep" and all that.... 

 >  ML> The Fords were nonplussed but gracious, saying that they
 >  ML> would not turn down an opportunity to have my cooking.
 > Burt had called me to see if I thought you'd enjoy their Thai place in
 > Egypt (I think it is), and I thought probably... but I also know that
 > Burt does enjoy and appreciate your cooking...  
 ML> He said so, and afterward Shirley gave me a big old kiss,
 ML> so all must have been reasonably well.

I'd guess so... 
 
 >  ML> Burt has stooped a bit and is a little plumper than he was,
 >  ML> his height settling into girth more or less, and Shirley is
 >  ML> as lovely as ever, perky despite her recent travails. I
 >  ML> hope they last a good long time more, enough to have them
 >  ML> attend at least one more picnic.
 > We'll just have to continue to schedule picnics close enough to them.. 
 ML> For sure.

Quite doable....
 
ttyl       neb

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