I did some filing and cleaning up in the morning; also emailed the office that I need a new toilet seat. Left at 10:30 and got the 11 bus to Petit Avenue. Dropped my donations off at Goodwill, then met Diane at noon at the park across from her place.
We had a good talk, as always. Lots about family stuff, interspersed with childhood memories, her marital and boyfriend adventures (married and divorced twice, had two partners--at different times, of course--one eight, the other seventeen years younger than she was). Of course, we filled each other in on our present-day doings, as well as lamentations about sleeping problems, aches and pains, as well as info about neighbors and friends.
We said goodbye about 2:30 and I got home in time to see my nephew, Dave Wessel, on Zoom, promoting his book:
Dave is a retired diplomat who served at embassies in central America and Europe:
He and Polly now live in New Hampshire and four ago, they visited here and we had lunch at Lure, along with Betty, Steve, and Carolyn. Polly is nothing like the cutesy-poo image she seems to suggest here:
Dave has a real presence and was wonderfully interesting and well-spoken in the Zoom presentation. I just started his book, but now, as soon as I'm finished Full Service, will finish it and maybe delve into more Nazi history. He mentioned several.
BTW, I clearly remember being at Dave's and Polly's wedding, which took place on Long Beach Island. Also remember them visiting me at Rider before they were married, plus when Dave was at Rutgers, and stayed overnight at our place. What's more, I remember when he was born.
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