Our travels were over for a while and so we started to reestablish our presence in central New Jersey by having Martha
and Bill
meet Suzanne
and me
at Zoubi in New Hope on a very hot day
where this was my specialty drink
and Suzanne's
and this was the wine
that was served by the owner
along with bread
and our salads and appetizers
before the main courses arrived
and so we could admire the people at the neighboring table
even as we recorded our wine
and the owner with Bill and our waitress
as coffee
and dessert were served
before Suzanne bade farewell to Martha and we collected our parking ticket and came home.
Back at work, I greeted Daniel Mendelsohn one day
and welcomed David Langulli the new head of Corporate and Foundation Relations the next.
This all led to the celebration we had in Robbinsville for Jeff's birthday with wonderful pizza
which Suzanne was enjoying
as Jeff
and I
kept our eyes on the beer
and the developing sunset (as good as you see in vacation venues).
The next day, Suzanne and I went for a massive walk along the canal passing by this beautiful flower in bloom
and these geese.
A week later we went into the city and met Sarah
and Jeff at Jeff's apartment
where pink wine (and pink wine from a screw top bottle) was served
along with foods we had brought
which led to conversation with Jeff
Sarah
Ed (who had arrived)
Suzanne
and me
as we ate away at the food
and Jeff showed the flowers that had arrived for his birthday
before we headed off to Corsino
where we were joined by Wellington
who settled into our table
as Suzanne and Sarah
watched the drinks arrive
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Back on our own turf, we had a drink with the Kramers to celebrate the ultrasound of their grandchild.