Friday, December 30, 2022

Greetings from Solomons

Nationwide is coming Friday to tell us what they will and won't do re: the basement, so there isn't a lot more we can do till they arrive. Right Restoration says they'll pack up what we haven't already rescued from downstairs to store it in a pod while the carpet, walls, bookcases, etc. are dealt with, but insurance has to sign off on it first. So on Thursday morning, we took the van for its regular emissions test and on Thursday afternoon, we went to Solomons. 

We first visited Jefferson Patterson Park, which we had never done before and now I really want to go in warmer weather because it has a beach on the Patuxent! At this time of year, there's not much visible wildlife though the Canada geese are very loud. The main visitor center was closed and the Patterson estate is undergoing restoration, but we took the trail to the Eastern Woodland Indian village, which is fascinating and we had the buildings and canoe to ourselves. 

Then we went to Annmarie Garden, which is having its annual Garden in Lights display. I think it's even better than previous years -- there's little Christmas-y and there are lots of animals, lots of Marvel and Star Wars, lots of undersea creatures, an "erupting" volcano, a "swamp" with lily pads, and the visitor center is open with live music, plus there was hot chocolate. I got home in time to chat with friends and see most of the Alamo Bowl. 

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