Sunday, November 5
Last OB sunset, last beach walk, last sand between the toes. The last day is given to packing and preparing for the trip back up north, to home, to 1633 Woodlawn Rd, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee. It is always a bittersweet day. This last day was sweetened with a long visit with Deborah Phillips Clifford, one of my best friends since childhood. She is the reason I went to New Orleans in 1970 where I met Bill at UNO. Our parents were friends, the connections are deep. She and husband George live in Orange Beach and we connect with them whenever possible. This year George is recovering from hernia surgery, so we didn't get to see him. George is a Sunflower native, so I don't remember not knowing him. Deborah came to our condo and we caught up on news of family and friends over the course of a couple of hours She is that friend that no matter how long it has been, our connection is immediate and secure, as if we saw each other just last week.
Before she arrived after lunch, we got most of our stuffed packed. While she was here, Bill got most of it loaded in the X-terra.
After she left, Bill and went for a last sunset walk on the beach. With the time change today, sunset was at 5 pm! We had ample leftovers for supper.
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