Edward and Evelyn Milhender

I think a lot of my mother and father. Both died in May of different years. He lived to 92 and she lived to 96. They had a wonderful loving & long relationship.  When they were in their late 60s,, they drive up  to my home in Newbury, MA and from there would do driving trips around  New England. One year was Bar Harbor, then came Burlington, Vt, Portsmouth, NH, Williamsburg, MA, Bennington, Vt.

I found three old pictures of two  of these trips.

Dad at the Shelburne Museum.

Portsmouth, NH before a boat ride to Appledore Island.

Farmer Ed with Dairy Driver Ev working at the Dairy Shelburne Museum.

My parents were world travelers. My husband would always stay home and just us 3 would venture out together. Our last trip was Williamsburg, VA when they were in their mid  70s. I flew down to DC to join them. Fun, oh yes, traveling with them was fun. Dad was less adventurous than Mom.  He hated picnics, or new restaurants. In Bar Harbor, he did not want to picnic by Sommes Sound.  I brought chairs, picnic baskets filled with fruit, smoked salmon, cheese and yummy breads.  They both always had big appetites. He complained that picnic were no fun. After the food was gone, both of my parents took a long and luscious nap along this beautiful Sound. Both had their mouths open and it was hard to tell who was the loudest snorer.  They both awake after about and hour and Dad said "well that was very refreshing and enjoyable."