Just Drifting

Well, another day dawns here in the city of Grand Haven, my new home.  Each day seems better than the last.  I guess you could say that the best things in life really are free.  Mary, my wife, my dog, Sugar, and I, moved to Grand Haven in the fall of 2011.  Having visited here before, we had fallen in love with this place and when it came time for me to retire, it was the logical choice.  Sugar and I will be walking this morning to the local independent book store, The Bookman, located at 715 Washinbgton in Grnd Haven, to pick up the morning paper.  Just getting the chance to enjoy being out on the town is joyful in itself.  Incidentally, The Bookman is like the local branch of the bank, a place that welcomes Sugar with a morning biscuit, something I know that she appreciates.  I met the local barber, Joe, the other day.  He is about one block from my house and he runs a one-man shop at Washington and Seventh, that is open three days per week.  It doesn't get much better than that.   Mary and I counted the other day, and we figure that there are between 20 and 30 places in which to grab lunch or breakfast within walking distance.  I know that this is the day of the first Republican primary in the nation, but somehow, that just isn't all that important right now.   Well, that's enough for now.   I'll see what the day has to offer.