Color in Massachusetts and old friends

Thursday we relaxed in Douglas, which was just as well since it rained off and on for much of the day. Of course, relaxing for some meant working in the garden at 52 Linden preparing it for a nice long winter sleep. Susie was up for that challenge and pitched in with gusto. 

I, of course, remained indoors. . . But the colors around the home eventually pulled me outside.

Susie and Dor cleaning pots

Brother and sister taking a break

Gracie the family cat

That evening we braved the rain and headed south to Providence and dinner with some old friends at Persimmon Restaurant. Back in our Providence days we had eaten at Persimmon, chef-owned and operated by Champe Speidel, when they were located in Bristol, RI. Sometime after we departed for Michigan in 2015 they moved to a location on Hope Street not too far from Brown University. The food, unsurprisingly, is still excellent and the service superb.

We arrived at the restaurant a bit early but, not long after we were seated, we welcomed friend Lee Forbes and soon after Andrea Feldman and her mother Barbara. Lee and Susie worked together at Susie's shop at Hope Artiste Village in Pawtucket; Andrea and I were colleagues at Johnson & Wales university and many a dinner she and her mom shared with us over the years we lived in Rhode Island.

it was a wonderful evening of swapping stories, catching up on each others' lives and enjoying a wonderful meal together all washed down by some delicious wines. 

The evening, as all must, came to an end and after a round of hugs we went our separate ways. Until the next time. . .