Our good friends Cindy and Rob Shurtleff are visiting us for the weekend. They have been on the road in their RV for the last 9 weeks, traveling from their home in Washington State with their dog Lassen. After reciprocal tours of their mobile home and our stationary one, we did a 4-mile hike through Wright Woods to Walden Pond and on to Fairhaven Bay. Unfortunately, Lassen, the most well-behaved dog you will ever meet, was not allowed to join us since he has a knack for picking up ticks. We wrapped up the afternoon with a car tour of historic Concord and a brief stop at the Old North Bridge.

Later, we jointly prepared a lovely gnocchi dish and salad, followed by a Blueberry Crumble Cake that Jeanine had made earlier this morning, served with ice cream.