Potomac Avenue, Minus Some Trees

We went to Erie yesterday to see Sue's dad (Grandpa Moomy to some of you). He is doing well and we had a good visit. We spent part of the afternoon sharing pictures that had been taken at Andrew and Kim's wedding and also pictures that we had taken in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.


The Moomy homestead has a different appearance since we last visited. The electric company decided that the trees that had been in the front yard for more than 60 years had to come down. How sad. Many other trees, up and down the street, were taken down also. It really makes the area look different. On the positive side, it will mean very few leaves to deal with in the fall and no twigs to pick up either. The down side is the lack of shade provided by these big old trees.

We went out to dinner at Syd's, the local restaurant where Sue worked one summer during her college years. The place has changed a little since then. For example, they don't have brontosaurus on the menu anymore. (Luckily. she seldom reads my blog) She was too young to serve drinks to customers back in those days.

It was after 11:00 when we got home last night. The trip takes about two hours, but it's almost all interstates. We chose a good day to travel because the weather was great. Coming and going, we got a view of Mangiamo, the restaurant in Twin Lakes that burned on Monday. It is a total loss. We used to go there when it was called The Black Squirrel Pub, but we hadn't been there since the name was changed. I don't know what the owners plan to do, but it will pretty much need a whole new building.

This morning, I went to the dentist for a checkup and cleaning. He found one cavity and a filling that has to be repaired a bit so I will be going back again next Tuesday. Bummer. Sue got a clean bill of dental health last week. She doesn't have to go back until November. Lucky her.