Carole worked as a Home Designer and Interior Decorator for Town & Country Builders in Elkhart for over 25 years. Today Town & Country held a retirement party for Harold Miller, who Carole had worked with for nearly 20 years. Current and former employees were invited, so we attended the party, where Carole was able to renew acquaintances with people she had worked with over the years.
Town & Country had set up tables in their warehouse and provided barbecue beef, pork, and chicken with all the trimmings. Many current and former employees as well as several suppliers and sub-contractors came and went all afternoon. Carole was able to see many former associates. Of course, we all had plenty to eat.In the photo on the left below, Carole is pictured with the retiree, Harold Miller, on the left, Carole in the center, and her long-time associate and friend, Carson Lehman, on the right. In the photo on the right below, Carole is with the Town & Country owners, Vern & Diane Heacock.
After we left Town & Country, we picked up some fresh flowers and went to the cemetery where we placed them on the grave of Carole's son, Michael. As always, it was an emotional moment.
In the evening, we drove to Das Dutchmen Essenhaus, a large Amish restaurant, store, and conference center in Middlebury, Indiana, where we met Marge Davis, Dean's sister-in-l aw, and her son Mike, who had driven up from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to visit us. It seems like every time we make arrangements to meet someone, they suggest "Let's have lunch", or "We'll meet you for dinner". All we do while seeing friends and relatives is eat.
But we did all enjoy the Amish style home cooking and sat at the table and talked until they were cleaning up the place after the 9:00 PM closing time. I guess time got away from us, but we had a good time reminiscing about the past and exchanging opinions about every subject imaginable, especially the political scene.Then the drive back to "The Bus" in Elkhart ended another very busy day in Indiana.
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