Stacey Howell, Donna Hill and Jane Fagen hosted a party for Tim, to welcome him to Fairhope. They invited the folks from the Fairhope Center for the Writing Arts, along with the Jubilee groupees.

Miz Betty Jo declared Tim was everything I said he was and more. Here is the guest of honor with Miz Betty Jo, Matt & Jenna Walcott, & Winston Groom.

"Tim is adorable," declared Jane. Jane's husband, Frank, has been to Wallowa County, Oregon, Tim's stomping grounds. Jane joins Keefer Wilson, Leon Hill and Skip Jones.

Donna Hill holds court. She earned the right. Donna made the best blueberry pie I've ever tasted. Everyone was raving over the food -- turkey lasagna (heart healthy), bread from the French quarter, with garlic butter, salad with feta cheese, and shrimp appetizer, and Donna's blueberry pie.

Our friends Mike & Janet Morehouse from Opelika, Alabama, drove down and joined us in welcoming Tim. Here they are with John Howell.

The bowl holding the salad is one that John Howell made. The Howells are a creative bunch.  Stacey paints (those are her paintings on the walls) and John turns wood.

Ann Clinton Groom and I joined Tim, John, Frank and Sonny Brewer on the porch for supper. The sunset was beautiful and the Howell's home looks out on the Fairhope pier. It was really a lovely evening. Here I am with Ann & Winston.

Thank you, Stacey & John, Donna & Leon, Jane & Frank. Tim had such a wonderful time. Thank you to each of you for making him feel so welcome. He didn't want to get up the next morning and leave for Williamsburg.