It is Tuesday before the Wednesday we leave for Asheville. That’s right, the devastated town nearly blown away by Helene. My brother Joe and Bonnie live in Flat Rock 45 minutes away. Thank goodness no devastation there, just debris. Haven’t seen them in two years. We meet at a restaurant in Hendersonville at 7 pm. So we must leave early. 9 am. Hey, that’s early for us night owls. Dishwasher and washer going. Got back an hour ago from Parma seeing sister-in-law Carolyn (now 90 and in good shape) and niece and nephew Elena and Bobby. So good to see them. Chris and I had picked up my other daughter Janet on the way. So good to see the cousins having fun. Carolyn set out a fine supper and we ate and laughed and told stories. So now it’s time to finish packing , empty the machines and get to bed before midnight.