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The conference is over. Today's presentations were the best of the week and I learned a lot. The first two days were not as helpful, so I am glad for today.
Lila's dad and brother picked her up at the hotel and they set out for points north. She will be home in Ontario by now and will spend the next week with her family before heading back to MEI to launch the fall term.
I plan to get up at a more reasonable hour tomorrow (it has been 5:00 am mornings this week), have breakfast with Gail and then leave for Pine Knot. There will be a little interlude to be with family in Kentucky before Mary Ann and I set out for Chapter 2 of the Summer Suzuki Saga.
Just a couple of comments about Columbus. . . I haven't been in down town Columbus, but Dublin and the other little municipalities around here are lovely. The homes are beautiful; the yards are well kept; there is every type and kind of store you might want; everywhere you look you can find parks, golf courses, and green spaces. The boulevards along the sidewalks are well maintained and well manicured. Between here and the Hilton Conference Center, there are good roads, reasonable traffic, and even some rural-looking areas. The drive to the Hotel and Shopping Centre took about 20 minutes in the morning and slightly more on the way home when there were many more cars on the road. All in all, I think this is one of the nicest areas I've visited.
I'm about to re-pack now, but I think the major car reorganization can wait till Mary Ann and I can get it all ready for the next leg of the journey.
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ReplyDeleteWe have word that the kids are safe at home in Saudi. We are still at your house until Friday. Thanks so much for hospitality. We will do a final tidy up and make the beds for Vanessa on Friday, then we fly to Orlando on Friday. We have had two good days with Megan. Tomorrow we spend the full day finishing with Cirque de Soleil.
We still have no confirmed visa for Dima and Tanya, but we are still praying it will come through. The smoke from forest fires in Moscow have most likely slowed the process down.
Glad the kids got home. Thanks for taking care of my place. Hi and love to Meg.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the card Dorothy. I was touched that you thought of me in the middle of your road trip. The weather cooled down here a few notches today much to my disappointment. I love the heat and love the fresh early mornings on my back deck prior to the heat settling upon us. Oh well, it's probably good - got me sitting at the old desk working away again! Safe travels as you embark on this next leg. I'm so happy that you can spend some time with Mary Ann on this trip!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you are well and on the way to Mary Ann's. Give our love to her. We took a daytrip to Nanaimo today to end Mike's vacation time. It was lovely, but now it's back to routine!!
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