Joy left us today after a three day visit.  We didn’t do too much, just enjoyed her company, went to the movies on Saturday (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), relaxing days and good food.  We are so lucky to have such great friends.  We leave on Thursday for Nantucket, and are looking forward to a little diversion from the day to day here in Vermont.  We also looked at a house that we found intriguing in Bennington.  It was very nice, and a beautiful historic building, but at the end of the day, Scotsmere has more benefits than this house does.  I am always looking at places that have the potential to be easier for us to get around, and this house had space to spare, but higher ceilings, which means more steps to the second floor.  It did have a great open concept design for the living areas.  The other drawback was the access to the outdoor space was really limited to the front door, unless we were to build a deck off the back.  Who needs more projects, right?

We returned the rental car on Thursday and are now borrowing my Dad’s car, which is a great savings for us.  I also wasn’t really fond of the car we had – there wasn’t much space for the wheelchair, which made getting it in and out a little more difficult.  My Dad’s car is much more spacious.

We had some great weather while Joy was here, but it was muggy this morning and then started raining in the afternoon.  This will give us time to do some more quilting.  David has started sewing with the machine.  It is difficult with one hand, but he seems to be doing well.  Good therapy too!