May 11: Mother's Day

Our visit to Saint Michaels was lovely – I recommend it to all boaters. When we cruised into the harbor yesterday, there was clarion music wafting over the water from one of the local churches playing “Fairest Lord Jesus” – such a welcome. I had a special Mother’s Day with a card, gifts and telephone calls from my wonderful daughters. After breakfast we walked down Mulberry Street and saw the “Cannon Ball House”. This old brick house on St. Mary’s Square gained is fame during the War of 1812. During an attack by the British a cannon ball came in through the chimney rolled down the stairs and out the front door. We attended the morning worship service at St Luke’s, and found the second story sanctuary with antique stained glass windows, dark ornately carved pews, and a huge pipe organ. Since it was Mother’s Day, Tom and I thought a lot about our wonderful mothers and what a wonderful influence they were on our lives – how very blessed we are. I also really missed being at home at Trinity today.
After church we cast off, cruised by an old schooner in the harbor, and headed up to Grasonville arriving early afternoon. This is where we picked up the TNTY’s in the beginning and we returned to The Narrows restaurant for a late lunch including awesome cream of crab soup. Later in the afternoon, the bottom dropped out of the sky and the torrential rains started. Wow! With wind speeds over 25 – 35 MPH on the Bay, we are so glad to be safely tucked in at Grasonville.

Tomorrow Tom and I head for Phoenix, Arizona, to attend the IBM Corporate Technical Recognition event while the engines get tuned up at The Yacht Center. Maybe the weather will improve as well.