{"id":15310,"date":"2019-07-06T05:52:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T10:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecapeblog.com\/?p=15310"},"modified":"2019-07-06T20:50:23","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T01:50:23","slug":"garys-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecapeblog.com\/?p=15310","title":{"rendered":"Gary’s Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\" Gary arrived on his Harley around 3 as predicted, and reported that traffic was good on 495.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’d made a deal with Ron that in exchange for his getting the second bedroom cleaned up, I’d take care of everything else: transfer station run, mowing the lawn, shopping, cleaning the bathroom, watering, setting up the air mattress, getting supper on the table: grilled veg burgers, potato and veg salads from Stop & Shop, leftover watermelon\/strawberry salad for dessert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\" We’re having a terrific visit. Gary has dozens of great stories about his time in the Navy and characters from the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He wanted to take us to dinner, but after I mentioned the outdoor shower value, he reinstalled it – without instructions or videos, only with instinct and experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I met our neighbor’s mother, Helen, yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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