I can't exclaim enough about the surprise that overtook us yesterday! People had been arriving steadily though the day, made purchases and donated money to send to mauiunitedway.org to help Maui heal. Late in the afternoon a small group came in, I stepped into the hall to greet them, and the lady said, "I want you to meet Arthur Dauphinee"! Ken and I were absolutely dumbstruck! We knew of the family name all the years we've been in Lunenburg, but never once met anyone with that name! The lady said to Arthur, "Does it look the same?" to which he replied, "It hasn't changed"!
Here stood the gentleman who grew up in this house as a child, his grandfather having built it! It had stayed in the family for many years, the couple before us having lived here only briefly before we bought it in 2001. These folks lived nearby, always wondering who the people were who came here part time. All the while we wondered if there were remaining members of the original owners living nearby!
We were mesmerized as they told family stories we'd heard of as part of the town history! How I would have loved to have known them earlier, to have invited them to dinners and parties here through the years! To have dropped in for a cup of coffee... We liked them all immediately, and certainly felt a kindred spirit! They said they'd never wanted to intrude on our lives (clearly not knowing of the dozens upon dozens of visitors who came through and stayed a while!)
Today, having the doors thrown open for the moving sale, they felt more comfortable dropping in! How I wish they hadn't waited, but blessed that they hadn't waited any longer! Here they were, shy by only four days of the anniversary of the day we bought the house, 22 years ago! What an amazing prayer to have had answered!
"Be not forgetful to welcome strangers, for thereby we might welcome angels, unaware."
Hebrews 13:2-4
Thank you for your support. Potatoes and onions are so cheap here that it makes little sense to grow them yourself. Or it must be your hobby. Great capture of them all.
What a wonderful meeting and so sad they waited all this time before coming to meet you! What stories he could tell you about your beautiful house! Lovely portrait!
@danette Well, didn't he love YOUR comment! haha! I have the inscription in a little, hand-crafted book (not more than 1"x1") that I wear on a chain... It may be one of my favorite passages! Every time we open our home, Ken and I are showered with blessings!
oh, that is awe-inspiring, my lady. meeting history and making history! so happy for you. wish i was there, to help out at least. and happy birthday, by the way. ❤❤❤
@summerfield Oh, I've been thinking of you and how you were here when you shared a birthday dinner with us and Nova and her husband! We've certainly had a good run of it! When we were shut out for 3 years during the Covid fiasco, we began to rethink our ages, the need for our medical care in the states, and a little time to travel to more places... You factor into the many memories we have from "The Six-month Summers" we've spent here; maybe it's time to write a book! (How is *yours* coming along? I know you had one in the works as long as I've know you!) As I like to sing to the grandkids, Happy Trails...til we meet again! Someday we'll likely return as tourists! ♥
August 20th, 2023
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Btw, I’m wondering when Ken visited the Fountain of Youth!