It was an amazing morning.
We were up early and had breakfast at the Silver Fountain Inn. The dining room was partially decorated, but we expect additional decorations by this evening. The breakfast was terrific! It kept us going until lunchtime.
We found black cats everywhere!
Breakfast at the inn!
The theme was Hocus Pocus. Movie summary: A villainous comedic trio of witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy (Omri Katz) in Salem, Massachusetts, on Halloween night. Walt Disney Pictures released the film in North America on July 16, 1993.
We watch the movie every year!
Hocus Pocus decor is everywhere around the Inn. Last year we made a contribution to the decorations.
Decorated for the season.
The signage around the Inn was funny also!
We loved the signs.
We went to Colleens at 9:15 am and then headed south to Connecticut to visit with Ralph and Alyce Chartier, our ex-son-in-laws parents. We surprised Alyce because the early warning she was supposed to get ( her son, Pete’s brother, Eddie) never happened.
The ride through New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut was beautiful. The leaves are turning. In the fall, trees stop making food, and chlorophyll production slows down and eventually stops. This reveals the other pigments in the leaf, such as xanthophylls and carotenoids, that were previously masked by chlorophyll.
Two hours on the road was tiring.
When we showed up, Alyce was beside herself because we had cards and flowers; it was also her birthday!! She was still in her jammies!
Hello Alyce, SURPRISE!!!
We jabbered about the past for a good hour and touched on all the family and friends that she knew. Ralph has memory issues, but he sat quietly and listened to all the goings-on!
We talked for an hour or more.
We were happy that Alyce was doing well and had all her faculties recalling things I had forgotten. We remembered the turn-of-the-century cruise, sitting in the hot tub on the ship, and watching the year 2000 change.
Saying goodbye!
Alyce was happy to see her grandson, Jon, and his bride, Sarah. They were also recalling memories of the past!
Alyce with grandson Jon and Sarah.
Even though Colleen is an ex-daughter-in-law, they were happy to see each other after many years.
Colleen and Alyce.
We were hungry and took a vote; it came out Mexican. I was worried about “East Coast Mexican” food because years ago, Mexican food was horrible. Tortillas used to come out of a can and have zero spices—ugh!! Jon, Sarah, and Colleen assured us that was no longer true!
We hit the road to a restaurant known by our eastern relatives. We were traversing I95 north.
We are on our way to lunch.
We landed at Mezcal Tequila Kitchen in Worcester, Mass. The service and food were both outstanding. I had three tacos with hard shells. They had hard shell tacos, and I asked the waiter to surprise me with his selection.
Lunch was terrific.
We had a mountain of food to finish. We had a blast during the meal, cracking jokes and keeping the waiter amused!
The food kept coming… and we kept eating.
The happy crew was ready to face another two hours on the road. Our tummies were full, and we had a designated driver. Sarah strapped in fastened the five-point safety belt and hit the gas pedal with vigor. With flames shooting out the back of the KIA, we were on our way.
The adventurers in action.
Watch out for these three!
Three generations.
We visited Colleen’s home for a while before returning to the Inn. After five hours of riding around in the car, we needed to get horizontal!
Mary thinks she has found a hat she might need! Tomorrow, we will have Colleen come over around 11:30 for lunch before we visit family.
Mary looks at the goodies in the Inn.
More decorations have appeared since this morning. We will have lunch here tomorrow with Colleen before visiting the grandkids’ homes.
The dining room is ready for Halloween.
We went to our room, got comfortable, and awaited the VP Debate, which ought to be a hoot.
