I watched myself to see what I would do first when niece Chrissie left. She had come to help David move out, finding a place for him to stay in Asheville, and to be with me for the transition. She caught a ride to the airport with neighbors Cindy and Jim. It was most fortuitous that Cindy was flying the same day. I was now officially living alone, having never done that in 81 years. On coming back into the house, I went to the main bathroom and turned off the towel warmer. That was a logical thing for a miser to do. Kacey was dancing around, so the second thing was taking her outside and untangling her tether.
Being with Chrissie was a marvelous gift. We took photos of the last days she was here. We enjoyed a Burger King picnic at Richland Creek. There was a constant parade of dog walkers, one offering to take our picture.
Stephanie, Chrissie's coworker and friend, came to have lunch with us. We made a quick stop in Mast General Store, a place I love to take visitors. The floors creak, just like old stores of my youth, and they sell lots of fun things.
On one of our last days, we went to my favorite waterfall and on to the Blue Ridge Parkway. What a lovely day it was to walk a few steps on a trail and take photos of the mountains!
Joyce invited us for dinner. She is one who prepares amazingly delicious food that is also beautiful on the plate. It was marvelous to have plenty of time to visit.
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