Visiting

Yesterday Carol and I stopped by the condo of Pietro and Lina Graziosi (for those unfamiliar, they are our son Robin's mother- and father-in-law) and they boarded our Toyota for the ride to Santino and Nina Salvadore's condo. (For those unfamiliar, they are publishers in our congregation back home).

The ride was over an hour and brought us to a condo complex in a very pleasant area.

Carol and Lina approaching the complex with Pietro taking the lead.

We received a warm welcome. And took a few photos as souvenirs of the occasion.

Santino holding open the door poses with Pietro.

Santino insisted on taking a photo of me "so you can show everybody you were up in the treetops in Florida."

Edwin and the treetop. 

I could have come up with a better caption for the above photo if the palm tree had coconuts on it.

The four of us were joined by another Witness couple living a few condos removed from the Salvadore's, Francisco and Carmela. They are also from the Montreal area. Some of us spoke English, most spoke Italian, and everybody spoke French. The afternoon was an ongoing mix of all three.

We were treated to a wonderful and abundant lunch. First came lasagna and wine, then meat, potatoes, vegetables, and wine, accompanied by a large bowl of salad, and followed by two deserts with espresso.  After a lunch like that one can forget about supper. The conversation also was stimulating and rich.

From left to right, Santino, Pietro (standing), Lina (seated in

front of him), Carmela, Franciso, Carol, Edwin, Nina.

For those who wonder who took the photo of the whole group the answer is, 'Edwin has his methods.'

After lunch Francisco insisted we take a look at his condo on the same floor as Santino's. Variations in design are minor. From the condos I've seen so far they all appear to have the same basic layout. 

And that is the story of yesterday.