december 23, 2009

sad news, aunt bette and uncle tite both died. 3 days apart. they were 88 and 89. we cousins always loved going to visit them. i remember steam baths, watching lawrence welk beforehand and staying to watch carol burnett afterwards. an easter sunrise service and chocolate bunnies when we got home, going to the dolphin for dinner, just the 3 of us. sleep overs, waking up to the smell of bacon and coffee. i think uncle tite had bacon and eggs every morning for breakfast. aunt bette always made fried eggs for the dogs too. i remember the garden and bags of apples in the fall. peanut butter in the bird/squirrel feeders. the deer head in the living room. when we moved to west barnstable, i used to ride my bike to their house almost every day, with casey. he would play and i would have 10:00 coffee with them. coffee in the glass, stove top coffee pot. stop and shop on thursdays and lunch at woolworths. beagles and recycling before anyone else did it.. so many other things i will always remember..