New England Summer, Part 2

The second stop on our trip was the new palatial home of my old grad school chum Debby and her husband Bruce. They bought a French? style country house built in the 1920s with dozens of rooms a backyard to which they could charge admission. Debby plied us with delicious snacks and champagne, as well as a lovely spaghetti dinner. She invited a few other friends from graduate school and everyone admired our children! The parrot was a dastardly toy that literally repeats the last thing that is said in its presence. Though Jacob commands Casey to "don't repeat me" he loved this parrot, and it was his constant companion until bedtime. We also had a fire and s'mores! And sugared cereal for breakfast! Needless to say Jacob was in heaven! We all were....