I headed back home to Guyana on Thursday morning, ready to see John and Flavia again! It was a long day, but fortunately I did not have any travel issues related to the government shutdown. We were delayed an hour or so in Houston due to a maintenance issue, which put me home well after 2:00AM (the Georgetown airport is over an hour from our house). But all in all, it was a smooth trip with a lot of lounge time in Houston — and I was able to read “The Impossible Fortune,” the latest Thursday Murder Club mystery by Richard Osman.
Last Sunday PeeWee invited Chuck and me for dinner — a nice evening catching up with interesting friends. I spent the day at home, doing a recommendation letter for a former foreign service officer and helping a friend of a friend with her citizenship case (interesting!).
Monday I had an eye doctor appointment with Dr. Hester in Little Rock (luckily no real problem, just advice to use more artificial tears), followed by lunch at Mary’s house (soup and bread, yummy). On the way home, I stopped for coffee with David and Alison, and ended up staying for grilled kebabs outside in the gazebo.
Heavy rain and thunder woke me up on Tuesday – it was lovely! I ventured out for yoga and to pick up a couple of things at Walmart. In the evening, I treated myself to take-out Mexican food with some TV.
Wednesday I cleaned the condo, then David and Alison dropped me off at a hotel near the airport. Ann drove down from Conway and we went to dinner at Root Cafe. It was a fun evening (chilly!) and we ran into an old friend from Hendrix, Sam B, with his wife and daughter.
Today John took me out for a good Indian lunch – it’s a nice lazy day and I’m happy to be home!