After 2 straight weekends of Big Ten football, we had one more weekend of travel planned. This was a trip down memory lane for Charlie - we made the 4-hour drive to his grandmother's house in St. Michael's , Maryland (an hour or so outside of Baltimore, on the Atlantic Coast). Charlie hadn't been to "Sei Han So" (the name of the house built over 30 years ago when Charlie's grandparents returned to America from Japan) in over a decade. Charlie retold many stories of all the fun that the entire Mowry clan had during their family reunions...which included climbing the tree in the backyard, crabbing off the dock in the back, Charlie's rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" prior to a croquet tournament, and the kids being enthralled by the infamous "evil lady" (an antique japanese bronze statue that stands at the top of the stairs).
St. Michael's is a small town located on the Chesapeake Bay with an adorable shopping district and a long history of fishing. On Saturday, we had lunch at The Tilghman Island Inn which had great views of the entire Bay. The weekend that we visited we were lucky enough to be in town for the Annual Oyster Festival which included lots of exhibits describing the area's oyster industry and local music and food. Katie tried her first oyster on the half shell, shucked right in front of us! It might be her last...very slimy.
On Sunday, we helped Grandma Dorothy pick the persimmons from the Japanese tree that she planted many years ago. We all took some of the japanese fruit that sort of look like orange tomatoes, persimmons, home to try once they ripened.
It was a great trip reminiscing about old times and enjoying Grandma Dorothy's beautiful house and the views of the Chesapeake Bay.
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