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13. It is already more than half over

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #4)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 10:36 AM

Aug 3

Tears are already beginning to form. I am slowly beginning to understand why people retire.

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Greetings from beautiful downtown (to the extent that there is one) Provincetown, Massachusetts [View all] DFW Aug 3 OP

I hope you've been enjoying some excellent lobster rolls! Lonestarblue Aug 3 #1

Your hope has not gone in vain! n/t DFW Aug 3 #10

You have a beautiful family!! Diamond_Dog Aug 3 #2

Thank you! Republicans wouldn't like them though. DFW Aug 3 #11

Who cares what Republicans like! Diamond_Dog Aug 3 #28

Enjoy yourselves. Beautiful family. debm55 Aug 3 #3

Thanks Deb! DFW Aug 3 #12

What a beautiful family photo, my dear DFW! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 3 #4

It is already more than half over DFW Aug 3 #13

Love it there! radical noodle Aug 3 #5

And that's only half of us! DFW Aug 3 #14

Oh wow! You're one lucky guy! radical noodle Aug 3 #23

I haven't lucked out with everything DFW Aug 3 #24

What fun! Thanks so much for sharing this, DFW! Love it! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Aug 3 #6

Our once-a-year chill out DFW Aug 3 #15

We were just there! It would've been cool to run into one of DU's greats! FailureToCommunicate Aug 3 #7

We visited the Pirate Museum when it was still on the pier in P-town. DFW Aug 3 #17

Well, the new location is vastly bigger and better. It's worth braving the traffic back to W Falmouth. FailureToCommunicate Aug 3 #30

Beautiful family. Those babies are just adorable. LoisB Aug 3 #8

They are as rambunctious and difficult as they are cute. DFW Aug 3 #18

I know exactly what you mean. I have three great-grandchildren aged 3 to 6. LoisB Aug 3 #19

OH, yes! DFW Aug 3 #22

What a handsome lot, and those babies are absolutely gorgeous. ratchiweenie Aug 3 #9

Luckily for them...... DFW Aug 3 #20

Hope you all enjoyed your salt water taffy at Cabot's! TheRickles Aug 3 #16

Dentistry and sugar issues there, though the temptation IS great, even after all these years. DFW Aug 3 #21

That is a truly lovely photo of some of your family DFW. irisblue Aug 3 #25

Thanks! DFW Aug 5 #37

Thak you for sharing your beautiful family dlk Aug 3 #26

Sometimes, there is little else. DFW Aug 5 #38

All we can do... dlk Aug 6 #47

Beautiful family. We were lucky enough to stay there in a B&B that was like a Tiffany Art Museum surfered Aug 3 #27

"Where the word "trump" only is heard in cabarets and bridge games" not fooled Aug 3 #29

Enjoy malaise Aug 3 #31

Good looking group, there! Have a wonderful time! biophile Aug 3 #32

Ten more days. DFW Aug 5 #39

Good luck there, too! biophile Aug 5 #44

I have three weeks to learn Portuguese. N/t DFW Aug 5 #45

I looked on a map after you said 5000 miles and figured Brazil biophile Aug 6 #46

Nice photo. Keep enjoying yourselves! electric_blue68 Aug 4 #33

I hope she got to stay longer than we did! n/t DFW Aug 5 #40

Our family has a nice place on Chappaquiddick Island. Provincetown looks similar! CTyankee Aug 4 #34

I've never been to Chappaquiddick DFW Aug 5 #41

When I lived on the Cape justaprogressive Aug 4 #35

There are already no crowds where we are (that's why we come here to Truro) DFW Aug 5 #42

Only been there once ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Aug 5 #36

The traffic is indeed punishing DFW Aug 5 #43