Grandsons and 'Gansett

Monday, September 18, 2017--Tiverton, Rhode Island--We are now visiting friends in Tiverton after spending a fine afternoon and evening with our grandsons in Massachusetts.   Tiverton is a place we love and visit annually.  The view from the deck where John is sitting as he writes is a perfect New England vista, despite the clouds from the imminent rains left over from Hurricane José.

We had coffee yesterday morning at LL Bean in Freeport, where the barista, with some encouragement made Ben a fine XXDry skim cap with art.  We decided it was a maple tree.  Very abstract.

Traffic was abominable driving to Boston, but the evening, a meal of Indian food, and our rapidly growing up grandsons (one is five, one is two-and-a-half) as well as lovely chats with their parents made for a good time.  We left this morning and drove here to Tiverton, stopping in Providence for coffee near the Brown campus at Blue State, and then at Hartley's Pies in Fall River for excellent traditional English meat pies.  

It's good to be with old friends and we look forward to a pleasant few days, even though it is going to rain.  The outdoor shower will be natural and piped.

Tiverton, Rhode Island, Harbor