Catching up with Friends in Marietta

We popped in for a brief visit with friends Jim and Susan in Marietta.  Lance has known Jim for 20+ years via the Washington Ski Club.  Jim owns Alpine Adventure Trail Tours and is the one who gave me the opportunity to serve as a hiking guide in Switzerland for three summers.  

Jim and Susan treated us in style.  We dined out three times in less than 24 hours!  We dined at a local French bakery for lunch and then returned the next morning for breakfast because it was so good.  For dinner we ate at a small Columbian restaurant that had excellent food and service. 

Susan is a Francophile so it was easy to feel at home in their lovely house.  Their home is decorated with Eiffel Towers, colorful roosters, and lots of Parisian black & white photos.  You can hear faint whispers of French spoken as you sip coffee in their newly renovated kitchen. 

Their home is known in the neighborhood as the “Alamo” and it is as cute as can be.  Their renovation was completed just recently and the architect did a fabulous job blending new with old.  

Their two Boston Terriers and Bernese Mountain Dog kept Fin on his toes as they chased him around the backyard.  Stephanie and Fin accompanied Jim on his morning hike up Kennesaw Mountain – this turned out to be a necessity given how many calories were consumed in such a short time.  

It was great to catch up with Jim and Susan!  We hope they’ll come visit us on the Northern Neck.