On Friday, August 14th, Denny and Sherry Whitehead arrived at our place in Rocky Mount for a visit. They pulled in a little late due to weekend traffic on I-95 north of Richmond, VA, but that's the joy of traveling on east coast highways.
They had just come from several days with Gail and Paul Fosmark up in the Maritimes. You can read about their exploits with Paul and Gail at http://gailsgarden.blogspot.com/. The Fosmarks showed them a great time taking them over to Prince Edward Island, and then to "The Farm", which is Gail and Paul's beloved spot in the New Brunswick countryside.
On Saturday we drove about two hours east to Columbia, NC, where Joel and Pauline Kettenring live on the beautiful Albermarle Sound. We arrived in time for lunch at a quaint place in Columbia. The Kettenrings looked great (as you can see) and we had a wonderful time of fellowship.
We had the privilege of going out to their home, which is a couple hundred feet off the Sound. Their place is about 40 miles from the ocean and the Outer Banks. They have a great view of the water! Here are Pauline, Sherry and Connie enjoying the patio and garden.
This is their house and Joel is explaining to Dennis the joys of living "Down East", as the locals call the region.
After lunch Denny got a haircut (for $5) from the oldest barber in the state of North Carolina. This gentleman was 92 years young -- and he was good!
While Denny was getting his hair cut, Joel and I were hanging out in the Barber Shop swapping stories with the locals. Would you believe two old Minnesota preachers in Carolina?
Probably the highlight of the day was seeing "Mister" (that's his name -- the dog, that is) climb up on Grandpa Kettenring's lap for an afternoon nap. I'm sure the Kettenring's would love a visit if you are in their neighborhood.
