The Opening of the Top of the Crest

Today the new mattresses arrived for the "Top of the Crest". This is a new space on the third floor of the Inn which will be used next summer for extended stay guests. The Top of the Crest has two bedrooms, Bathroom and fully equipped kitchen.

I have been wondering again about the Family who arrived for a single night from all parts of the county. They toted along an elderly man who spoke very little. Either by design or by some mental deficiency was he unable to speak. But his eyes said more than he ever could have. It appeared as though he was attempting to communicate by just looking. I starred at him quietly only for a few moments. But it was enough for him to tell me that he had a story to tell. Was this seemingly last minute trip just a circumstance or was it planned well in advance and by design. My mind wandered about this. The silent aged father figure, the young tired brow beaten dad with the equally tired son suffering from over medication. The domineering wife and yet another submissive husband who showed the most interest in watching the latest sports scores. He seemed to watch anything sports but knew nothing of the teams. Carrying on in a relentless tirade about players from bygone years and teams that no longer existed and cities that no longer had pro games. Did he watch the same game I did? It was in front of him but he saw nothing. Just like the grandfather, he saw everything but could show you nothing. Beneath all of this was an underlying fear.

Fear of what I thought. I had to pose some innocent questions to each in some privacy and then compare the answers.

When I return, I'll tell you the answers to some disturbing questions I had not asked.