Had a delightful day visiting with more of Jim’s family. Today his sister Jane and her husband Harlan hosted seven of us for lunch. Three more of Jane’s family showed up later in the day. It is nice to get to know Jim’s family better and spend time visiting. Jim’s brother and wife from the Winston-Salem area drove up to join us.
Jim’s sister Jane tried to teach me how to spin yarn today. I struggle with the hand, foot, finger coordination and didn’t get the hang of it. I kept letting the yarn twist and that is not good. It was fun to try. I think it could become a very relaxing thing to do once I got the hang of it. I may go back out tomorrow afternoon and try again. We shall see how tired I am after our lunch tomorrow. I so appreciated the patience Jane showed with me.
One of Jim’s brothers brought a camera identical to one of the cameras that was stolen from our car while we were in Silver Spring. How very kind of him to do that He also collects cameras and had one in his collection. That takes a bit of the sting of loosing a camera from Jim.
It was nice to take a day and not be in the car much. Tomorrow we will have another day like today as we are going to one of Jim’s brother’s house for lunch. Some of their family will also be joining us.
I am tired this evening. I took too long of a nap yesterday so didn’t sleep well last night. I didn’t take a nap today so hoping I will sleep well tonight.
Today would have been Chris and Nicole’s wedding anniversary. It is a bittersweet day for Nicole. We all have beautiful memories of their wedding day and the love they shared. Chris left us way too soon.
One more full day in Swannanoa and then on Tuesday we start the long journey home. We will stop somewhere along the way Tuesday and get home Wednesday afternoon.
Grateful for this time with Jim’s family, grateful for another wonderful home-cooked meal, and grateful I got to attempt to learn how to spin yarn.