Our family had ‘the property’ on Garrow Bay back when we were kids. Family picnics in the hot sun, the ocean, piny smells, down through the trees, along a rocky path slippery with dry grass, to the water, cold as ice.

Learned years later that my friend Kerry Moore lived at the marina where sometimes we’d get popsicles, revels, fudgsicles. I’m sure she putted past us on her way out to catch a fish or two for supper.

On Saturday our crew was stationed at the Bowker / Reimann house during the WVM’s House Tour. What luck to be at this house! The pleasure of watching the changes inside and out with the movement of the light, the homeowners knowledgeable welcoming and the bonus of Mr Downs’ presence for the afternoon.

Now I learn he lives on Garrow Bay. This good news has made my day!