Happy 55th Anniversary, Jean and Paul

Greetings from lovely Natchez, MS. We have had a very pleasant visit with Dad's Navy buddies. We also had a chance to see some of the antebellum homes in the city.

Cecil, Paul, Bob and Jim share memories

Overlooking the Mississippi River with Louisiana in the distance

One of the outbuildings at Melrose House

A gigantic oak tree at Melrose House

Looking up in the Longwood Home, never completed after the Civil War broke out .

The octagonal Longwood House with onion dome. Only the basement level was finished.

Lacy ironwork at Stanton House; interiors were filmed for "North and South" .
A tour guide in costume.

Update on Gladys

Thanks to Gladys' daughter, Jackie, for calling Patty, who called me. The surgery went very well. Only one lymph node reacted to the dye, and that node was also removed. Remarkably, Gladys will be back home tomorrow! If you would like to send her some wishes, her address is:

Mrs. Gladys Tittsworth

12 A Maple Avenue

Catonsville, MD 21228

My parents and I flew to Jackson, MS and drove down to Natchez for Dad's Navy reunion today. My room overlooks the Mississippi River and the weather is sunny and warm. Thanks to Don for the ride to the airport. It was eventful for me getting out of the house. We lost power around 2 am when a car accident caused power lines to come down on Rolling Road. I have never packed by candlelight before (yes, I know, you non-procrastinators would have packed days ago). Power is still out at home at 6 pm, which I am sure affected the installation of our new floor and the state of food in the freezer.

Doug, were you riding your bike last evening in the dark? Thought I saw you on Frederick Road and later again on S, Rolling. You seemed to be everywhere!

Thinking of You, Gladys!

Doug stopped by give Gladys his good wishes.
The gang (Sorry, Janice, and Bill was taking pictures)
Don tries to steal the money!

Gene and Lois

Paul and Jean

Bob and Jackie surprised Jack with their visit

Sue and Harold

Best wishes and prayers go out to Gladys. She will undergo a masectomy this Thursday, Sept. 24th. I will try to post updates here on the blog about her progress.

We enjoyed a breakfast in Gladys' honor at Mimi's Cafe this morning. The occasion also marked my first day out of the house since getting the H1N1 flu way back on Sept. 9th.

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