Lesson 738: Catching Up

It's the weekend, Readers.

Time to catch you up a bit.

We found this beauty in Frederick, MD last weekend.

I'm talking about the rainbow,

not the lamp post.

We traveled six hours south

to catch the Huskies in spring training.

 

Who is sporting number 8 this year?

That lefty is Sam.

Look how old he looks this year.

We caught a couple of games.

The team caught some time in Gettysburg.

We caught up with Cousin Phil and his family.

He is old friends with some of the coaching staff,

tracing way back to their own playing time at Academy High School.

We stayed with Cousins Phil and Beth

and explored around their town,

hitting up all our usual hot spots.

First stop:  Frederick High.

Cousin Phil teaches Phys Ed there.

He just retired from coaching this year

and his efforts are concentrated to his grandchildren

and Little League.

The baseball field is going to be named after him.

He led the team to a state championship in 2009.

We thought it was pretty cool they put names permanently on the scoreboard.

The bowling alley was the next stop.

A town doesn't count as a town 

unless it has a bowling alley.

We found parks and stronger signs of spring

in Maryland than in Pennsylvania.

We followed the rainbow back to Harborcreek

and Sam is now practicing under familiar March skies.

We were glad they got outside this week,

because more snow is forecasted this weekend.

That's madness!

This kind of madness is our favorite.

Sam (and Grandma) are always the biggest fans around.

If there is a party bus,

they are in the front seat.

We tried to beat the cold and dreary 

Friday evening doldrums with some retail therapy tonight.

We met Ellen on Peach Street

and she says Natalie is too influenced by Sam and his friends.

She's washing and wearing the same hoodie over and over

with the hood up!

Now is time to catch up on my sleep.

Have a great weekend.

Buff up the snow shovel, Erieites.

That would make two snows on the spring flowers.

We need three.

Eloise