Re: Fwd: Your New Congressman

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

"even with a beard"?

I'm not sure why some people (Joan, Gail, Jill (Noelle's friend)) write
long, rambling emails.  It's fine, but it's difficult to read these on
screens.

 > From: Bhavani <http://www.gmail.com/~bhavaniowl>
 > Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2021 07:26:18 -0600
 >
 > Passing this along. This is a wonderful letter from Joan Tim’s mother. 
 > 
 > > From: Joan  <http://www.gmail.com/~unhjb>
 > > Date: June 3, 2021 at 2:06:05 PM MDT
 > > To: Bhavani <http://www.gmail.com/~bhavaniowl>
 > > Subject: Your New Congressman
 > > 
 > > Hip ! Hip ! Hooray ! to you and Dick and all the smart
 > > voters in  for electing Melanie Stansbury as your
 > > Representative to Congress.
 > > 
 > > It was great to have Flora, Tim Holly Nick and Alex and Michelle all
 > > here for Memorial Weekend. They all stayed for the first time
 > > together at our cottage.  They kept the wood stove going all 3
 > > rainy, cold days. Barb, Beaux, 6 years-old on July 1, and I were
 > > here. We all played a lot of board and talking games, took walks, in
 > > between heavy showers and ate lots of good food. Beaux, Barb and I
 > > even had trout caught in the lake by fisherman, Barb. Three , Nick,
 > > of course, the Canon-ball champ off the dock, Michelle and Beaux even
 > > went in the about 46 degree, lake. We all called it a fun time,
 > > despite the weather. None of us had seen Alex and Michelle since
 > > last August. Alex looks great, even with a beard. He is such a
 > > likable guy, thoughtful of others and smart about so many
 > > things. And, Michelle is an excellent girlfriend for him. Beaux
 > > shadows Nick, who is so good with little kids.  Holly wants to spend
 > > another summer here,,which pleases me.  The college she chose looks
 > > like it has a beautiful campus on a giant Maine lake.  I was pleased
 > > to here that it had an inside swimming pool for Maine’s
 > > fall, winter and spring weather. I have encouraged her to swim, and
 > > maybe join the swimming team.  I encouraged her to join different
 > > groups in high school, but she never did.  I hope she finds some
 > > good friends with similar interests in college.  I, remember having
 > > a much more out-going personality, when I was on my own at college.
 > > Holly has such a nice personality, when you get to know her. She has
 > > a family from Arizona with 2 children here on the lane in the
 > > summer, who would like to adopt her !🤗
 > > 
 > > This coming hot, humid sunny weekend my 2 Vermont grandsons
 > > (brothers), their wives and sons are all staying at the cottage. We
 > > will have Beaux here, so my 3 great grandsons will be playing
 > > together again. Marlo will be 4 June 18, Beaux 6 on July 1 and
 > > Jasper 8 on August 16. I have 3 grandkids getting married this
 > > summer, all delayed from last year. I’ll be flying to
 > > Jackson Hole, Wyoming July 19 with Cindy and Ted. Mariette is having
 > > a very small wedding in August in her hometown of Boulder. All
 > > herfamily(my son Doug is her Dad) wil be coming here July 2-11 with
 > > her fiancé, John for a pre-wedding family party Then I will
 > > fly with Deb and Chuck to another Big wedding of Ted’s
 > > daughter, Eliza and Cody at Lake Tahoe. I have not left Pleasant
 > > Lake in the summer since my first time staying here in 1949 !  Only,
 > > my grandkids could get me to leave in the summer .
 > > 
 > > Every time I sit down to do an e-mail, it ends up being a letter, so
 > > I only get one done every day or two, so you probably
 > > won’t hear from me again very soon. It is a big. job
 > > keeping up with my large family........my brother’s
 > > oldest son and his wife and son wife and 2 little boys are coming to
 > > stay at the cottage last week in August. My nephew, Mitch spent 2
 > > weeks here every summer, and he has fond memories.  So summers are
 > > busy here, but so much fun. Please send this on to Noelle, Robert,
 > > Marnie and Chris because I know they like to hear what their niece
 > > and nephews are doing, and I send them greetings from ,
 > > where everything is beautiful, except the State Politics !!!
 > > 
 > >       I hope you have a happy summer, and things are getting back to a 
 > >       wonderful “normal”.
 > >               Cheerio and love,
 > >                    Joan at the lake
 >