We've been in Baltimore for 10 days. We're ready to leave. From the day we arrived the area has been embroiled in a major heat wave. Naturally it's due to lift tomorrow, the day we leave. We've seen highs in the 90's every day, some days in the 100's. The forecast for Baltimore City today is 109.
In my last post I talked about the party that my friend Susan had last Friday for a bunch of women from my high school class. I left early because I had such a long ride back to the campground in Woodbine. My friends Weezie and Lydia stayed on for a while after everyone else had left. Susan's house is just off Gittings Ave on the city/county line. A major storm hit the area, felling several huge old trees near Susan's house. One of them hit, and totalled, Weezie's car. The other took down the power lines and blocked the road. Weezie and Lydia were stuck at Susan's house for the night with no power. The metro area saw major power outages that lasted for days. Susan didn't get her power back until Tuesday.
The second half of our time in Baltimore was a bit more quiet than the first. We had doctor's appointments, a haircut and color with my old stylist, and a meeting with our financial advisor. SiSi got groomed and we shopped for things that we can't find in Florida. (I now have five packs of Esskay turkey bacon in my freezer.) We saw more old friends and some more family. Completely by coincidence, both of my daughters, Emmy and Abby, came into Baltimore for a night. We picked up one at the train station, collected the other from the airport, and enjoyed the amazing crabcake platters at G & M Restaurant near the airport.
We had a quiet fourth. Mark and Cristin stopped by the campground. They had been in town for the weekend...again just by chance. Here they are with their dogs Chip and Tater. Later we saw Snow White and the Huntsman (I give it a 6) with Rick's daughter, Keriann.
Despite its size, everyone always says that Baltimore, or "Smalltimore" is a really small town. Last night, Rick and I met my friend Lydia and her mother Ann for dinner at Donna's reataurant in the Village of Cross Keys. There are many restaurants in Baltimore, but we chose Donna's because it is close to Ann's apartment. My ex-husband and his wife were seated at the table next to us. And two of my other friends, Susan Baker and Debbie Hebb and their husbands were seated a couple of tables away. What were the chances?
Tonight we met my brother Bob (Blob) for dinner at a restaurant called The Manor Tavern. I've been to "The Tavern" many times over the years, and it has managed to stay fresh and relevant. They have joined the "locally sourced" trend, and most of the food is from local farms. They have a new vegetable and herb garden on site which provides much of their needs. They even bought their coffee cups from a local potter. The food was really good and I particularly enjoyed a drink that you only find in Baltimore and that I haven't had in years. It's called a "southside." It tastes a lot like a mojito, only better. The only problem is that they go down way too easily!Here's a picture.
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