We arrived for our annual sojourn in The Berkshires around 4pm and waited for our friends Kathy and John Lima to arrive. On the way in we stopped at Whole Foods to stock up on goodies needed for an uplifting week end. All the foods we never need or should eat can be found there: smelly ripe cheeses, salty fried crackers, deeply processed and very hard meats, buttery and sugary deserts. Wayne bought dry aged steaks which were grilled after a period of swilling gin and vodka to wash down the aforementioned smelly cheeses and crackers. Have you gotten the drift of the upcoming week end? The steaks, btw, were delicious.
We are staying at Fern Hollow in Becket, MA at the home of Kate and Greg Losi. They, meantime, are staying in our Wareham home. This is our 3rd year to exchange. So far it is a mutually beneficial adventure. Fern Hollow is set in a hollow about 1/4 mile off the road. We are isolated and surrounded by woods. There is always the possibility of spotting a black bear. We spend a lot of time on a lovely screened front porch where we can eat and relax beneath the giant trees.
Our evening ended the next day about 2 a.m. after solving all the political, legal and familial problems (at least for the moment).
