A Busy Summer

Things have been rather hectic around Atlanta this summer...friends and family to touch base with, chores around the house and all of this amidst working to keep ahead of the economy. But it wasn't all work and no play!

Each of us enjoyed our respective high school reunions - Campbell High in Smyrna, Ga and Abington High in Philadelphia. Both were well attended and fun was had by all. The week long Philadelphia trip included a visit with several family members, a football game and a tour of Abington which remains highly ranked among schools in the nation, and a grand evening at the Wm. Penn Inn in nearby Blue Bell.

The Campbell reunion was somewhat less formal. The classmates gathered at the local VFW, danced to 60's tunes by a DJ and feasted on hot dogs, fries and onion rings which were catered by the Varsity,a prominent drive-in in Atlanta.

While visiting the Philadelphia area we managed to visit theMercer Tile Works and Mansion in Doylestown. If you ever travel to the area you will not want to miss it. Mercer was an anthro-pologist and after traveling the world he returned to Pennsylvania and built his home of concrete and ceramic tiles that he created in a studio on the grounds. Since his death the home and the tile works have been taken over by the Buck's County government and it remains a prominent sight to this day. We have several of Mercer's tiles which we have collected over the years.

In addition to our travels this summer both of us have stayed involved in a variety of community projects. Robert is an active member of the Sandy Springs Rotary Club. This year he was Chair for the Sandy Springs Heritage Festival, participated in a project to distribute dictionaries to all third grade students in the area on a number of occasions, and volunteered with other Rotary members to feed and honor the local firefighters, a project that has enjoyed in previous years.

Carolyn spent some time helping Royal Potcake International find homes for homeless Bahamian dogs that had been relocated to Atlanta for adoption by the organization. Together, and working with the Abaco Humane Society and the Friends of Abaco Animals, Royal Potcake International we have helped to organize a raffle and a Banks & Shane Benefit Concert in the Bahamas in January. A large contingency of Atlantans have made plans to attend the event which is good for the dogs and the Abaco economy.

As one can see, we have remained busy but had a great time with it all! We will soon be resuming our cruising itinerary and are looking forward to being back with our boating friends once again.