At the end of last week we had lunch with Mary and John Carnahan. We took it to their house because they are no longer driving. It was a beautiful day and we met outside in their backyard, using lawn chairs and side tables. Ellen had made a lovely salad with blueberry muffins and peach turnovers. It was yummy. The Carnahans have been friends for decades -going back to when their children and ours were in high school: e.g., their son, Paul, and our Betsey were on a debate team together. Their daughter, Sarah, like Betsey, also had an untimely death. Back in the old days Shirley and I would go to their house every Friday night to watch Washington Week in Review together. At one point, John, who was a lawyer and then judge, ran for Lt. Governor of Vermont as a Democrat. When Michael Dukakis ran for President, they hosted a house party for his wife, Kitty. When Shirley was introduced to her, she replied, "you're famous!" We were flabbergasted because Shirley had recently been front-page news. Kitty Dukakis obviously had a very good staff! Shirley had been front-page news because a local fundamentalist minister had refused to allow Shirley to come inside his church and lead a funeral, as the family had requested. (He was opposed to women ministers). It created a local brouhaha! Anyway, we've shared a lot over the years. Dear friends, whom Ellen has come to love as well.
I didn't get any pictures of our lunch 😢 but here are a couple from the past:
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