Brunch Buddies

 The entire first part of the day was filled with an event at the Bridges Church of Manistee. The "ladies society" (or whatever such things are called now) put on a spectacular brunch. I was the speaker, and I gave my talk about the North Country Trail.

The event was planned by the oldest daughter of my good friend, Betty, who has shown up on the blog from time to time. Wendy did a wonderful job. First of all, she kept on top of the organizational parts, checking in with me often. She'd obviously kept in touch with all the other key players too. They had great food and lots of it. They had plenty of people there to help at the right times. Very smooth.

The decor was so perfect! I had to keep my napkin to bring home.

The centerpieces had camping themes too. I suspect there were more different ones, but I got pictures of two.

So, I gave my media program about the NCT. Then there was a question time, and then I sold books.

Got a picture of Betty, me, and Wendy. Great memories here and hopefully still more to come. Long ago, Wendy spent a couple of months with us when our Steve was a toddler, helping to care for him. Now, she's a grandmother of four.

Got home from that at 2 pm, and immediately went for a walk with Cathy. Maybe pictures of that tomorrow. I'll save the mileage update until I share about the hike. All in all, a great day, and very full.

Have I ever said that Betty was the first friend I made when we moved up here the fall of 1969? Wendy was in grade school!

See Gardening with Betty