Sorry I have neglected posting the last month or so but it's SUMMERTIME!!! That has extra meaning now that Suzy isn't leaving at the crack of dawn. We get to spend a lot more time together which means I have less time to blog.
This summer has been filled with time at the pool, hanging out with friends, and the traditional 4th of July at the Heckert Family Bay House. The words are all capitalized because like all historical places, it is a proper noun. I have only been going there with Suzy for the past year, but through stories and pictures I feel like I've been hanging out there for years.
Unfortunately, it has lost it's appeal to the powers that be and was recently put on the market for sale. If I had the means, I would buy the property and make sure it stayed in "the family". It would be tragic if this was our last gathering there.
Some things can be replaced. Who knows, maybe one day an affordable property may come available and we can reinvent a Chesapeake Bay get-a-way. But will there be a family like the Brickers living next door? (Hope not) Or an Archers clan next to them? (Hope so) What about Gil? The spectacular view? Will there be a Beach House Wine and Spirits in the vacinity or a Rednors Employee Owned store on the way?
My guess is no.
But all is not lost. The memories will live forever. Anyone who is blessed enough to have spent a weekend there is better for it... but it probably didn't feel that way the morning after! And besides, isn't it more about the people you create those memories with and less about where they are made? Spring Break is coming fast and while one tradition may end, I feel another has been born. Wish it, dream it, do it!
Sorry again about the time between my last post and sorry I didnt include any recipes. A new blog will be posted with some very soon. But as I said this blog is as much about our life as it is our meals. And the Bay House is a part of our lives!
