{"id":6683,"date":"2022-07-03T17:20:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T21:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=6683"},"modified":"2022-07-03T17:20:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T21:20:50","slug":"old-friends-are-the-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=6683","title":{"rendered":"Old friends are the best"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was happy to spend time with old friends this week, starting with brunch at the Best Motel for Chuck\u2019s birthday &#8211; great to have time to chat and catch up with him. Monday, Ann came to the condo and we literally talked non-stop from lunch to 8:00 PM &#8211; just wonderful! John also showed her how to roast coffee:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/3E8C6DD5-5C4E-4CA8-B48D-CE30CA466138.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6684\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/3E8C6DD5-5C4E-4CA8-B48D-CE30CA466138.jpeg 320w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/3E8C6DD5-5C4E-4CA8-B48D-CE30CA466138-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption>Roasting coffee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday I met Jackie and Sonya at the Ukrainian crepes place (yummy), then caught up with my high school friend Kelly at Trejo\u2019s on the Lake &#8211; we hadn\u2019t talked basically since high school! Wednesday Mary came for dinner and to spend the night; we had a wonderful time with her. Friday I went to lunch with Kathleen, the deputy director at the Arkansas Passport Center, one of the few Department of State civil servants in Hot Springs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The week was topped off by a visit from our good friend Rick who we worked with in Islamabad &#8211; he drove up from Corpus to spend the 4th with us. We yakked on the balcony all day yesterday, then hit downtown today to see the sights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"213\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6E6DE51C-15BA-433A-B9A5-C7536180D4C1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6686\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6E6DE51C-15BA-433A-B9A5-C7536180D4C1.jpeg 213w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6E6DE51C-15BA-433A-B9A5-C7536180D4C1-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><figcaption>On Bathhouse Row<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/308BB515-A0ED-464B-814F-AC7EC33AC5F9.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6688\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/308BB515-A0ED-464B-814F-AC7EC33AC5F9.jpeg 320w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/308BB515-A0ED-464B-814F-AC7EC33AC5F9-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption>Gymnasium at the Fordyce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"213\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7F81CBEA-A102-4E82-B4B9-7975070E5DD2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6689\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7F81CBEA-A102-4E82-B4B9-7975070E5DD2.jpeg 213w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7F81CBEA-A102-4E82-B4B9-7975070E5DD2-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/877CD534-A6EA-44A4-BBA4-561D75B58935.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6690\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/877CD534-A6EA-44A4-BBA4-561D75B58935.jpeg 320w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/877CD534-A6EA-44A4-BBA4-561D75B58935-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption>Wooden dumbbells at the gym<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The fabulous PeeWee dropped off homemade bread and other goodies for us to enjoy yesterday &#8211; thank you, PeeWee! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was happy to spend time with old friends this week, starting with brunch at the Best Motel for Chuck\u2019s birthday &#8211; great to have time to chat and catch up with him. Monday, Ann came to the condo and we literally talked non-stop from lunch to 8:00 PM &#8211; just wonderful! 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