We ate in restaurants twice--Clementines on a Monday when there were none of the usual long lines--and Hawkshead Inn after the traditional annual golf match for Jim and brother-in-law John. We ordered take-out pizza once from Maria's this year because The Vineyard was closed. Over the years we have seen many restaurants close and new ones open. Apparently there will soon be a new wine shop and a new brewery. It's sad in a way to see South Haven go more upscale over the years.
I've read two books and am well into two others. Jim has worked on his index of names for his Jubilees commentary. My sister Lois and I shopped at the lovely Janny's Beach House. I purchased a top for me and a birthday gift for her. We have watched NBA playoffs in the evening. I have had a couple of good bike rides. Jim has played 45 holes of golf.
Our new adventure was using the tickets Jim's eye doctor gave him for the Senior PGA tournament at Harbor Shores Golf Course. We parked in a free public lot, took a free shuttle to the course, and walked nine holes along with golfers Pate, Mize and Kite--three gentleman whose names Jim knew and had won major tournaments in years past. Jim was in awe of their beautiful drives and fairway shots. It was a lot of walking on a very sunny day. We both got sunburned. The $5 lemonade I bought was worth every penny.
I learned a new South Haven story when I stopped on a bike ride to rest and asked a gardener about her home. Yes, it was old--built in 1890--as a hotel on Baseline Road, the border between Van Buren and Allegan Counties. Van Buren was dry but the hotel bar was open for anyone who wanted a drink. I can add that story to the ones we remember from other years-like the tombstone I found that read that someone was "finer than a frog's ear" or the boat fire we saw last fall.
