Early on, John showed us their totally remodeled kitchen, done to their
specifications. Soon he got busy at the grill, where his feature was Ribs! But for vegetarians he also provided delicious veggie burgers and marinated Portabellas.
As usual, there was plenty of good food on hand. I went back to the
serving table five or six times.
We were pleased to meet Rennie Leary's friend, Dianna Quimby. They both
work at St. John's, a private school in Concord, and she is in charge of
security there. Rennie's daughter Shannon has been going to summer school
at St. John's.
Over near the grill, Amanda Rogers discovered a small snake, which she
proudly held up for everyone to see. "Don't bring it here!" said all the
ladies. "Just put it in the garden," said John.
A fireworks exhibition was done by guess who - Sean Howlett. He gave a
tutorial to the rapt spectators who went up close to watch, both adults and kids.
Eight members of Cathy's family were there, the same ones as last year.
Most of them live in Massachusetts, but Tom Mackesy is in Ringe, NH.