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Vol. 70, No. 11

Published Monthly

April 2022

Features: Publishers' Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 About the Cover: Talbot House & Garden Pilgrimage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 I Know What I'm Doing: Helen Chappell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 A Journey in Pink - Part V - First Year Survivor: Bonna L. Nelson . . . . . . 45 The Avalon Turns 100: Leslie Orndorff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Tidewater Gardening: K. Marc Teffeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Can You Hear Me Now?: A.M. Foley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Tidewater Kitchen: Pamela Meredith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 A Pilgrim at 50: Michael Valliant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Changes - Coming Again - A Work Progress: Roger Vaughan . . . . . . . . . . 153

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Publishers’ Note:

Celebrating 70 Years! As our celebration continues, we need to pay homage to our humble beginnings in the basement of the Tidewater Inn. On May 23, 1952, the first issue appeared as a pocket-sized tourist pamphlet to be handed out to the guests of the Inn. It was founded by Omer J. Shively Jr., an advertising manager for the Star-Democrat, who envisioned thousands of visitors crossing the new Bay Bridge to explore the untouched beauty of the Eastern Shore. In an article marking the 30th anniversary of the Tidewater Times, author and historian Dickson J. Preston quoted Shively as saying, “I sensed the need for a specialized publication which would appeal to the tourist, the prospective land buyer and others for whom Talbot County had a special appeal. I felt it should be small enough to fit into a woman’s purse or man’s coat pocket so it could be easily carried and handy for ready reference.” The magazine has kept the look and feel of Shively’s original vision, and while other local publications have come and gone over the last 70 years, this one has been passed through a series of owners who have maintained its identity. ~ Anne Farwell

As the Tidewater Times printer since 2018, we are proud to be partner with a locally owned and operated business with deep roots in the Eastern Shore community. Our relationship with Tidewater Times is a true partnership: we work closely together each month to produce the best regional magazine in Maryland. We share the same ‘keep it local and keep it honest’ philosophy, which makes our partnership truly rewarding and productive. Thank you, Tidewater Times! Gary Crescenze - owner Delmarva Printing Inc. 9

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Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage

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May 7 ~ 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (rain or shine) An array of exciting Eastern Shore properties awaits your visit during the Talbot County portion of the Maryland House & Garden Pilgrimage. The Talbot County Tour is exceptional and not to be missed! Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. To purchase advancesale tickets, go to https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5342165 The Talbot County Garden Club, which organizes the Tour, has participated in the Maryland House & Ga rden P i lg r i m a ge si nc e it s inception in 1939. As a fundraiser, this year’s Tour will support the renovation of Joseph’s Cottage (ca. 1797-98) at the Talbot Historical Society and the club’s roster of civic projects. These include the design and maintenance of f ive public

gardens in the Town of Easton, plus free gardening lectures, a children’s environmental ed program, holiday decorations for the town, floral presentations for Hospice and Meals on Wheels, and more. WILLIAM MASON SHEHAN HOUSE Constructed in 1909-1910 in the Colonial Revival style, the William

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House and Garden Ma son Sheha n House is one of Easton’s most distinguished homes. As Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Talbot County, Shehan resided in this home with his family until his death in 1941. Upon entering this lovely home, you will find an airy foyer and grand staircase, a dining room with bay windows offering wonderful natural light, a sunroom with wrap-around windows and relaxed views, and a welcoming kitchen with a serene color palette. The rear yard is an island of tranquility with a guest house and pool visually connected to the main house through the use of trellises and magnificent landscaping.

RIVERBANK Filled with a crisp, elegant blue and white interior, this charming house is nestled along the banks of Dixon Creek, just off the Tred Avon River. Local lore has it that a smitten young landowner fell in love with Mary Lee of Virginia and named his land “L ee Haven” in

House and Garden honor of his bride-to-be. Alas, the marriage never took place, but the name held. Much of the property is lushly shaded w ith older trees and an i mpr e s sive d i splay of p e on ie s, camellias, hydrangeas, and rhododendrons. With winding pathways throughout, the garden continues to evolve with fresh plantings and new spaces such as the creekside firepit for friends and family to enjoy. Follow the brick walk to the rear of the house to take in the waterside garden and always-blooming living shoreline just feet from the water’s edge. This delightful property is a horticulturist’s dream!

SHIPSHEAD FARM She ep she ad Poi nt Fa r m w a s referenced in Talbot County documents with a land patent of 1664. Its 18th century three-story manor house was recently renovated to accommodate 21st century living. The original portion of the house sits Betty Huang, an accomplished artist herself, represents such notable painters as Master Jove Wang, Hiu Lai Chong, Ken DeWaard, Qiang Huang, Bernard Dellario, Daniel Robbins and sculptor Rick Casali.

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were foremost on owners’ minds over the last 30 years and they hope you will find your own sense of peace as you walk the grounds.

on a brick foundation with frame and brick nogging in the walls. The oval stairway and heart pine f looring on all levels of the main house are original. Additions allow for a private master suite with garden and farm views of grazing wildlife and numerous species of migrating waterfowl, as well as new kitchen, dining room and great room. Back yard pathways are highlighted by a variety of grasses, crepe myrtles and perennials. Paths lead to a pond-like swimming pool, butterf ly gardens and expansive farm fields beyond. Sensitivity in conserving farmland from development and creating a mecca for wildlife

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House and Garden half way to the Miles riverbank. The house is built in the “shingle style,” popular in late 19th century Northeastern coastal areas for those seeking a rustic rather than formal Victorian style. Covered in butteryellow scalloped shingles, the house has wide wrap-around porches and a complex, asymmetrical roof line formed by dormers, bay windows and a wide turret. Throughout the house, soft wall colors set off dark pine f loors and high gloss cream paint highlights original, restored Victorian moldings. The house’s renovation preserved historic features, including a pair of iron brackets mounted on either side of the front doorjamb. They originally held a large iron bar across the door that was the 19th century version of locking up at night. Established around 1680, the now- e x t i nc t Mi le s R iver Fer r y transported passengers via canoe and later a f lat-bottomed boat that docked here. Before the first Miles River Bridge was built in 1858, ferry was the only way to cross the river to access Easton or St. Michaels.

patented to William Gross by Lord Baltimore in 1658, then owned by the Tilghman family for two and a half centuries. A u t h o r C h r i s t o p h e r We e k s w r ite s of t h i s g raciou s pla nt ation house: “The house grew and changed in a leisurely fashion with the family fortunes.” In 1914 while significant changes were under taken, an intricately carved mantel was rescued from the barn. The dining room f loors wer e m ade f r om w a l nut t r e e s , blown down by a hurricane. The wood was cured by lying in the river for several years. The wrap-around porch was designed to unite the house’s many varied additions. The creamer y, smokehouse, laundr y, carriage house, and stable are of interest, as are the very old, magnificent trees, several of which are state champions. The present owners have added a small Roman Catholic chapel, consecrated by Cardinal Donald Wuerl of the Archdiocese of Washington in 2016. It is dedicated to

GROSS COATE FARM The large brick dwelling, located at the conf luence of Gross Creek, Lloyd Creek and the Wye River, is a Georgian masterpiece, dating from 1760. The property was originally 20

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House and Garden Maryland’s Elizabeth Ann Seton, America’s first female saint. A ll are welcome to visit and say a little prayer! ASHBY Situated on Goldsborough Neck overlooking the Miles River, Ashby was built in 1858 by Robert Goldsborough and his w ife Elizabeth Greenberry. Ashby was designed with a romantic sensibility on the highest point of land facing south with a rolling lawn and two-mile vista of the river. The addition of a Colonial Rev iva l por t ic o in 1941 created a more formal Georgian mansion from the otherwise informal Itali-

anate dwelling. The building is two bays wide, two bays deep and constr ucted on a br ick founda-

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OXFORD WATERFRONT ESTATE - $2,450,000 LIST & SOLD

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in Maryland’s Tidewater region, it is listed with the Maryland Historical Trust. At the time of its construction, there were many small meetings in the area and it was attended as a general “Meetinghouse” rather than as a place of local worship. By the end of the 17th century, the smaller meetings closed down and their members traveled more frequently to Third Haven. Meeting for worship continues to the present. Originally built in a modified cruciform, it was enlarged to its present shape in 1797-98. The sliding panels, which divide the large room, were closed to provide for separate men’s and women’s business meetings.

tion, reputedly part of an earlier foundation. An elegant entry hall features impressive high ceilings and the f loor-to-ceiling w indows in the great room illuminate the expansive interior rooms that overlook the river. Over nine generations, the family and original owners ~ descendants of Nichola s G old sboroug h who emigrated from England to Kent Isla nd about 1670 ~ playe d a n inf luential role in Maryland and national politics. North of the house is the family cemetery enclosed by a high brick wall and stately gate. Many Goldsboroughs are buried here.

TALBOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY GARDENS You are invited to tour the Gardens of the Historical Society of Talbot County, maintained by Talbot County Garden Club members. Enter through the North Terrace on Washington Street. The handwrought iron entrance gate incorporates the Histor ical Societ y’s “Star” logo and complements other iron gates, including an antique gate from New Orleans and the halfcircle fence and gate providing entry from Glenwood Avenue. The garden along the brick walkway includes boxwood, spring and fall blooming camellias, native oak leaf hydrangeas, and sweet bay

THIRD HAVEN FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE Completed in 1684, this is the oldest documented building in the state. As one of only a handful of 17th century buildings to survive 24

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House and Garden magnolias. The main garden has rectangular beds, typical of classical garden design in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Alice D. Huxley Herb Garden beside Joseph’s Cottage has lovely brickwork and a sundial as its focal point. The garden’s picket fence was designed after that of the Chase-Lloyd Garden in Annapolis. The garden adjacent to the Glenwood Avenue wall, with an undulating edge, is planted w ith native shrubs including sweetspire, s u m mer s we e t a nd b ot t lebr u sh buckeye, and shade-loving annuals and perennials. The South Terrace Garden was a gift of the Garden Club in 1961. Enjoy these beloved in-town gardens. Check TCGC’s website for further Tour details and for the lunch menu: www.talbotcountygc.org. A delicious $17 box lunch will be available for pickup from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. by advance reservation only at the Third Haven Friends Meeting House. Checks for

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I Know What I’m Doing by Helen Chappell swinging, Tarzan-style, over a rocky New England ravine would really impress the chicks. Until the rope breaks and one of the girls who drags you up out of the boulders reminds you that the rope swing is supposed to go out over a body of water, not a granite quarry. It always seemed like a good idea at the time. Not necessarily a practical or well-planned idea, but an idea nonetheless. Poor impulse control is generally nature’s way of either teaching you to stop and think about what you’re doing, or thinning your stupidity out of the place where the gene pool meets the see-ment [sic] pond. Because,

I don’t know what it is about the onset of hopping hormones, but when you’re somewhere between 12 and 14, you will perform a stupid human trick. As you jump off the barn roof with a homemade parachute, or slowly sink into the river on the maiden voyage of your Huckleberry Finn raft, there’s a split second when you realize this wasn’t such a good idea after all. Maybe you decide to jump an ATV over a picnic table, or you decide the coolest thing in the world would be riding on the fender of a car going about 30 on a gravel road. You may have decided tying a rotten rope to a tree branch and

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daddy just bought you through the shallows of the Little Blackwater River is brilliant, especially when you get stuck up to your rocker panels and Daddy has to hire a farmer with a giant tractor to haul you out of the mud at low tide. The great thing is, no one, not your family, not the farmer, not your friends, and especially not the people who resent you for having a brand-new SUV when you’re only in 11th grade, will ever let you live this down. Ever! Even if you go to college on the West Coast, this story will follow you there, and no hot chick will ever date you. This story will hang around your neck like an albatross for the rest of your life. Which is the other thing about

generally, you pull stupid human tricks before you’re old enough to breed.

I say generally because I have seen a lot of adolescents in their first full breeding plumage do a lot of really dumb stuff. I don’t think driving the brand-new SUV your

I Know What I'm Doing stupid human tricks. As much as you’d like to forget them, no one else will let you. And every time they tell the story to someone you just met, it will get better and better. A fairly simple bit of foolishness, such as misjudging the distance between the bulkhead and the boat, thus plunging into the jellyfish-studded water, will become a slapstick humiliation worthy of a Three Stooges short. One instance of poor impulse control can result in a lifetime of an odd nickname ~ something like Poot, Hound, Fuzzy, Mudboy, Beef bone, Bull Lip, Slop, Slip, Nip, Bullet, Snowball, Genius, Snotboy,

Bait Up and others we can’t use in a family publication. The point is, you are stuck with this story forever. They’ll tell it at your graduation, your first, second and third weddings, at least two of your trials and, believe me, it

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will be in your obituary, because if most people didn’t know who William Smith was, they surely know William “Smacklip” Smith. “Well, whatya know? Smacky died,” someone will say over the breakfast table. And you can bet someone will eulogize you at the wake by telling everyone, one more time, how you got the nickname Smacklip. The mistakes of youth may extend into old age, but I prefer to think of my antics as performance art, as done by a misunderstood artist. I tend to think this earns me a free pass, as people simply think I’m just an eccentric artiste and therefore irresponsible, because you know, these “artistic” types. The spirit may be willing to jump off an open counterweight drawbridge, but the f lesh is weak. Besides, stupid human tricks can end badly. A friend who had been jumping off an old counterweight bridge since childhood did it as a fully loaded adult and didn’t make it against the current. I’m still mad at him about that! At a certain point, your invincibility warranty runs out, and you really don’t want to tempt fate anymore. Although, I must say, when a friend of mine who spent time in Montana car surfing told me all about it, I really wanted to try it. He lived on a ranch with a lot of open range and dirt roads, and when they were bored at night, 38

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they used to climb up on the roof of the pickup (I’ve been to Montana, and no one in the entire state owns a car), hang on the overhangs and cling for dear life as the driver puts the pedal to the metal and jounced and bounced at high speeds over cattle tracks and farm roads. I’m sorry. I know it sounds lethal, but I survived a fall from the hood of a ’59 Pontiac station wagon with just a few scars, so I’d give it a try. Some of us just never outgrow stupid human tricks. Maybe we don’t do them anymore, but it doesn’t mean we don’t think about doing them. I’ve always said, “I know what I’m doing” will be my last words. Only more like “I know what I’m doooooooooiiiii....” Crash!

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A Journey in Pink Part V: First-Year Survivor by Bonna L. Nelson

Cancer is an expansionist disease; it invades through tissues, sets up colonies in hostile landscapes, seeking “sanctuary” in one organ and then immigrating to another. It lives desperately, inventively, fiercely, territorially, cannily, and defensively ~ at times, as if to teach us how to survive. To confront cancer is to encounter a parallel species, one perhaps more adapted to survival than even we are. The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer 2011 Siddhartha Mukherjee In June of 2020, I confronted breast cancer. My treatment plan included surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, medicines and multiple examinations and tests. Being a writer, I turned to writing, while fiercely supported in the goal of survival by family, friends and medical teams. That love and suppor t prov ided the sanctuary I needed to adapt to treatments, heal, share and beat the disease. Post-treatment, I am told that I have a 95 percent chance of survival for five years and can be deemed cured at five years, if there is no reoccurrence. The T ide water T ime s k i nd ly published the four stories about my breast cancer journey in the January, February, March and April 2021 issues (see the stories on the website, www.t idewatert imes.com). The publishers, John and Anne Farwell,

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bit sorry for myself for what I went through. I had buried some of the memories of the worst treatments (chemotherapy) and worst physical effects, (GI issues, nausea, mouth sores, brain fog, fatigue, hair loss, tinnitus, etc.), like we all do with traumatic experiences. But I have survived my first year and feel strong and inspired to share and support others with health issues. I know many family, friends and acquaintances who have experienced hugely more devastating health issues, making mine just a little blip on the journey of life by comparison. These are the highlights of my first-year survivor journey and resources about the history, treatment and future of cancer. You have heard it said many times, but it bears repeating that every cancer is different. No two breast or prostate cancers are the same. Additionally, everyone’s cancer treatment is different. From what I understand, treatment can include surgery, chemotherapy (using myriad different dr ugs), radiation (using my riad different technologies), biologics, medications, heat therapies, cell therapies, and/or all, none or some of the above. Every person’s reaction to and handling of cancer treatments is different, too. And finally, every cancer patient and cancer survivor has a different experience, a different story to tell. For me, as a survivor in remission, life went on. I didn’t dwell on what

eryone has been touched by cancer. Everyone knows family, friends or acquaintances who have had cancer, or they have the dreaded malady themselves.

Kimberly Yvonne Brice, CRNP Recently, at various post-cancer treatment follow-up appointments, several of my oncology doctors and nurses suggested that I share my first-year survivor story, beginning with Kimberly Yvonne Brice, CRNP, oncology. They thought that readers would benefit from learning about my first year of recovery. With their encouragement, one year after the last A Journey in Pink story, I give you a SURVIVOR’S story. To prepare this story, I reread the four 2021 pieces about my cancer journey. I shed a few tears. I felt a 50

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the mammogram gives me the most anxiety. Why? I never used to be

I had been through, which makes this writing experience, revisiting my journey, an opportunity to delve into my cancer voyage and process it. Post-treatment, I followed doctors’ orders. I visit my three oncologists (surgical, medical/chemotherapy and radiation) or their nurse practitioners every six months for physical examinations, discussions, questions and tests. The queasiest and least desirable aspect for me is the testing. In particular, the every-six-months mammogram required for three years after treatment and then once a year thereafter. Although an absolute necessity, and absolutely tolerable,

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hospital gown opened in the front with a few little useless strings to tie it closed. The radiation technician takes you into the room and manipulates the body in order to place the breast onto the plate, a piece of cold glass, and then squishes the breast with the upper plate in order to take the picture. Then you are told to hold your breath. This exercise is repeated at different angles with arms put in various positions. When you are done, it is a huge relief to breathe and relax. Next, I tied my gown and was told, as usual, to sit in the waiting room, half-naked in a thin gown, while the technician reviewed the results with the radiologist before I was allowed to dress. You can imagine that my anxiety level jumped to at least a 6

bothered by routine mammograms. I think it was because my tumor was found during a routine mammogram in 2020, after years of healthy mammograms. Now, I relive the day the tumor was found and confirmed by an ultrasound. I saw the spot on the screen and immediately knew, before biopsy results revealed that I had something that didn’t belong in my breast. For my first post-surgery mammogram, scheduled si x mont hs after surgery and at the end of chemotherapy, my anxiety on a scale of 1 to 10 was an 8. Dr. Roberta Lilly, my surgical oncologist and director of the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s, Clark Breast Cancer Center in Easton, gave me the good news after personally reviewing the mammogram results with the radiologist. My right breast looked good, no signs of cancer! After that, however, I still had to undergo radiation treatments Monday through Friday for nearly three weeks. And the next mammogram experience (12 months after surgery, 6 months post-radiation treatments) was a different story. My anxiety level was low, about a 4. I wasn’t worried since the last one had gone so well. For those who haven’t had a mammogram, an X-ray picture of the breast, it involves disrobing from the waist up and putting on a flimsy

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the technician. The device is rolled over the breast with more mashing and squishing. Both the specialist and the patient can see the computer screen, which shows what the camera in the transducer reveals: blood flow, lumps and cysts, and it makes more of a distinction than a mammogram. The technician stopped the procedure, seemed unsettled and said that she wanted to bring the radiologist in to review the ultrasound and do another. That didn’t sound good, either. Anxiety level 9. More cold gel, more transducer, more colors of blood flow and breast composition. The radiologist said there were some concerns, and he recommended an MRI for further clarification and detail. Level 10.

when I was told they needed to repeat the mammogram. So back into the machine again and then to the waiting room. My anxiety level hit 8 when I was told that something didn’t look right and the radiologist wanted to see the operated right breast scanned on ultrasound (US). Déjà vu from a year ago? A US can be uncomfortable, too. The imaging test uses sound waves to look inside the breast to see how well blood is flowing and is often used when a change is seen in the breast during a mammogram. After cold gel is applied to the skin, a wand-like device called a transducer is used by

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ing the breast. This was the reason I had to have a port inserted in my chest for intravenous chemotherapy treatments. Thankfully, there were no issues with the IV. Once again naked from the waist up, in hospital gown, I lay on the MRI table, which slid into the long tube. Wearing headphones enabled me to hear from the medical team. Must lie still. Calm. Then it was over. Time for the radiologist to read the results and report. In this day of modern medicine and communication, I am an active participant in the University of Maryland Medical System My Portfolio. It has been a fantastic tool and support system during my journey and for many other medical appointments and procedures. I use it for communicating directly with doctors, managing medicines, receiving doctor and procedure results and managing appointments.

I was next ushered down the hall for a physical exam by Dr. Lilly’s CR NP, Br it tany K raut heim. We were all tense. Nothing major was revealed in the exam, but I was still feeling the 10. MRI appointments weren’t available for two weeks. How could I wait for two weeks to know? My Journey in Pink savior, Robin Ford, MSN, Breast Cancer Nurse Navigator, came to my rescue. She gave me a calming Covid air hug and arranged the MRI for a week later. I couldn’t understand how I had a clean mammogram 6 months ago and now something new had shown up. Family and friends were almost as anxious as I was while waiting for another test.

The MRI examines inside the body with high-level detail. It uses a large magnet, radio waves and a computer to create a detailed, cross-sectional image of the breast. The preparation is usually a problem for me. Technicians have trouble inserting the IV with contrast liquid for view-

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had before cancer. Ramping up my exercise routine with walking and the YMCA’s Floor, Core and More Zoom class w ith Wendy Palmer helped with fatigue, breathing, stiff arthritic joints and reducing weight gained during chemo. At first, my walks were extremely difficult. I quickly became breathless and had to stop every two houses on a one-mile walk to catch my breath. The respiratory system was affected by cancer treatments and lower activity levels, so I had to rebuild my stamina and endurance. Now, I may stop once or twice and I am not as fast, but it’s not difficult and I am still hoping to improve further in warm weather. Tinnitus, which is hearing noises

Within a few hours, I received the news that I had prayed for. The MRI results showed that the changes seen between the two post-surgery, postchemotherapy mammograms were due to changes in the breast related to the radiation treatments received after the first mammogram. No tumors, no problems, normal changes from radiation treatment. The lifesaving tests, though uncomfortable, are well worth it. Keep scheduling your mammograms! I recently underwent my third mammogram with less trepidation and an exam w ith Dr. Lilly and Robin. All is well! Surviving! Other post-treatment health issues, mostly minor, included ankle and foot edema. This was first identified by my acupuncturist, Caroline Wrightson of HAloWholistics, and was improved when my primar y care CRNP, Shirley Seward, changed my blood pressure medicine. I was advised that cancer treatments can completely change how your body tolerates medicines, even if you have been on them for years. E xercise and becoming more active improved many conditions, including the edema. Cancer treatments, as I have mentioned, actually kill normal, healthy cells while killing the cancer. Treatments cause major fatigue and brain fog. As much as I tried to exercise, I couldn’t maintain the same fitness level as I

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A Journey in Pink inside the ears, struck as a side effect of chemo treatments. Sometimes it goes away, but mine did not. I am lucky because it sounds like a walk in a forest with some crickets singing, not a ringing or buzzing. It affects my hearing. I have friends who have it without reason, some who experienced it after Covid vaccines and some who have disturbing sounds with it. I try to block it out. Worsening osteoporosis, a medical condition that causes the bones to become fragile and brittle from loss of tissue (not making new bone quickly means that falls can lead to fractures), was found during DEXA bone screening scans before and after and is another treatment side effect. I was in a lesser osteopenia stage, reduced bone loss, before chemo and am now receiving twicemont h ly injec t ions of t he d r ug Evenity for a year to help improve the treatment-caused condition. Shortly after the first chemo session, I lost my head and body hair completely. It is as shocking as you have heard to see clumps of hair on the pillow and in the sink and shower. The chemo kills the hair follicles. Wigs ~ pink, brunette, red, frosted and blonde ~ hats and scarves were my best friends. Since the last chemo treatment in December 2020 and this writing 14 months later, my hair has

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correspondence and encouragement every month for at least 12 months. I have been assigned three ladies to send cards to each month, along with my other outreach to friends and family. Lydia ladies reached out to me during my journey, which was very inspiring. Volunteer at their website: www.thelydiaprojectproject.org.

Linda Meade, who are 14-year and 30-year breast cancer survivors, respectively. I have family and friends with brutal cancers who are still in intense, complicated treatments. And I have family and friends with hellish medical issues that def y comprehension and put my fears about repeat mammograms into perspective. Life encompasses the good and the bad. What to do? Pray, send love and support. Send cards, texts, emails, call. Besides reaching out to those close to me in dif f icult medical situations, I volunteer with the Lydia Project, nonprofit cancer support that provides free services to individuals fighting cancer. Their support includes ongoing

Finally, I want to share some publications that I recommend to learn more about all aspects of cancer, past, present, future. First, recommended to me by Dr. Lilly, is The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee (2010), an American physician and oncologist. He wrote the book to answer patients’ questions about cancer. It took 600 pages. Ken Burns made the book into a PBS documentary. 64

for early-stage breast cancer. Two more current references are the November 2021, AARP Bulletin cover story, “The War on Cancer” which discusses cancer then and now, improvements and more work to be done. You can find it on their website. Also, the magazine CURE, Educated Patient Summit, includes very current topics about a variety of cancers and treatments. Try their website at www.curetoday.com. Many thanks to my family, friends and medical team for their love and support.

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a low point in its history, brought about, not in small part, due to the shuttering of the Avalon Theatre. When the theater opened in 1922, it instantly became an important cultural hub, hosting vaudeville acts and silent movies. Demonstrating its gravitas as a premiere theater, it was the venue for the 1928 world premiere of The First Kiss, a film starring Gary Cooper and Fay Wray, both heavyweight actors at the time. Not only was it a place for people of the Mid-Shore region to watch the new tech that was moving pictures, but patrons also had the chance to dance to a live orchestra in the second-f loor ballroom. It indeed was a place that epitomized the joy that was the Roaring Twenties.

Though I have lived full-time in the Easton area for nearly 20 years, I began spending weekends and long stints here in the summer in the mid-1980s. Back then, I enjoyed so much of what the Shore had to offer by way of the Chesapeake Bay; boating, hydro sliding, eating crabs and rockfish ~ sometimes caught right off the dock. My summertime memories come sweeping back with the smells of briny diesel, Old Bay and Coppertone suntan oil. I know we ventured there, but when I was growing up, Easton was a shell of what it is today. There was no bustling arts scene, no festivals ~ other than Waterfowl ~ no music in the streets. My introduction to the little town that now holds so much vibrancy was during

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But as a new decade dawned, the country was plunged into the Great Depression. Other theaters shuttered their doors. The Avalon, however, cleverly devised ways to keep the lights on. It offered Depression glass and a giveaway to incentivize people to buy movie tickets. The Avalon’s success at weathering the trials of the Depression attracted the attention of the New York-based Schine Chain Theaters. In 1934, the chain purchased the Avalon and completely refitted the building. In addition, they closed the ballroom and redesigned the theater in an Art Deco theme. Under this new ownership, the theater was catapulted into the modern era and the advent of talkies.

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ident and CEO of the Avalon Foundation. “There were higher rates of crime, and it became clear how important the theater was to the community.” Then, local businesspeople with a vision renovated and expanded the theater. It now had a third f loor complete with a balcony, a newly dugout basement, and office space. Perhaps most notably, though, the Avalon’s bones were shored up to meet the years to come. Then-mayor of the town George Murphy commented on the renovation: “The Avalon is a graceful old lady who fell into disrepair and is being brought back to life.” Despite the group’s vision and efforts, the Avalon did not find its

In the years following the Depression, the Avalon f lourished as a movie theater ~ until 1985, when it closed its doors due to a dwindling customer base. “When it closed, the whole downtown felt forlorn,” remembers Al Bond, pres-

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Over these 30 years, The Avalon has grown to be a hub of local and international talent. The Psychedelic Furs, Wynton Marsalis, and Lucinda Williams are counted among the many famous acts that have performed on the proscenium. The melodies f lowing from the stage today sound very much like they did when the theater first opened. That’s due to The Avalon’s original design of structural angles and f lared walls. Those features needed only a bit of fine-tuning when the theater underwent a major renovation in 2020. Don Wooters, a nationally renowned interior designer and former Avalon Foundation Board member, oversaw the restoration.

stride under their stewardship and had to close once again. The Easton government took ownership of the building, recognizing its historical significance and role in maintaining a vibrant downtown. In 1994, the Avalon found its voice again when Ellen Vatne and then-husband John General leased the building from the Easton government. They formed the Avalon Foundation, Inc. with the intent to bring the theater back to its roots. “My heart told me I had found my calling: making the Avalon the showplace of the Eastern Shore once again,” Vatne shares. And, by all accounts, she and General succeeded in doing so.

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and elegant. Its atmosphere is intimate, even though the renovation added 400 seats. Moreover, the theater has reclaimed its Art Deco style with a sumptuous and sleek décor. As a result, it is considered one of America’s finest Art Deco theaters still in operation. Not only does the theater enrich the Mid-Shore community by showcasing a myriad of musical acts on its stage, but the Avalon Foundation also finds ways to enhance the lives of residents through community outreach and programming. The Avalon hosts a vibrant com-

Wooters is a Talbot County native who grew up going to the movies at the Avalon. “I wanted the theater to ref lect its original glamor,” he explains. He brought artisans from Argentina and France to employ a specialized technique of hand rubbing the plasterwork, and he applied gold leaf on the ceiling. “The goal is that when people enter the Avalon, they feel they have arrived in a place they’ve always wanted to be.” Indeed, The Avalon’s new face feels simultaneously comfortable

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saw an opportunity for the Avalon to step in. “I spoke with Kimberly Stevens, who had done tremendous work starting and running that business, and asked her if she still loved doing it, and without a beat, she said, ‘Yes,’” says Weigand. “I told her maybe it was something that we could continue here at the theater, so she met with Al (Bond) and Jess (Bellis), COO of the Avalon. They figured out how it could run as part of the Avalon Theatre, and it has been going strong ever since.” And, with it, more opportunities for the Avalon Foundation to grow. The 100-year-old building has also become the foundation for

munity theater with an annual holiday play, along with a fun children’s theater. “The annual holiday play has become a tradition for scores of community members over the years,” explains Tim Weigand, marketing director for the Avalon Foundation. “On the 100th birthday of the building, it feels special to be able to say that the proceeds from the holiday show go directly to the running of the building on a daily and yearly basis.” The Children’s Theater is a relatively new addition to the Avalon Foundation’s repertoire. A few years ago, the well-established Chesapeake Children’s Theater was closing its doors, and Weigand

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programming beyond its doors. The Avalon is determined to aid in the health and well-being of Mid-Shore residents. They bring fresh food through a weekly Farmers’ Market and last year partnered with Choptank Community Health Organization with a goal of helping get the community vaccinated. “When you think about the building, it has been the anchor for this community for 100 years,” says Bond. “It is a gathering place where people have shared experiences. It is through shared experience that we are reminded of our common humanity and the spectacular heights of which the human spirit is capable.”

many other artistic endeavors and community outreach programs. “We’re an unusual arts organization in that we think of ourselves as a community development organization,” explains Bond. “Art is the hammer and saw in our toolbox, helping us in our mission to build a stronger community. There is no Avalon Foundation without the theater.” The mission to build a strong community has manifested itself in many ways. From the Plein Air Festival ~ which has grown to be the biggest in the country ~ to the Multicultural Festival, there are no shortages of ways for the community to benefit from the Avalon’s

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Don’t Rush Warm-Season Plantings Yes! Spring has arrived! We are all excited to get the tomato plants and annual f lowers into the ground. It is important not to rush the planting of tender and warmseason crops. The average last frost date in Talbot County is around April 27. In the past, we have experienced hard frosts into early May.

It is important to remember that an “average” last frost date is just an average and that late frost damage can occur in one part of the county or area and not another. If you are closer to a body of water like the Chesapeake Bay or a river, the water body will moderate the temperature. I remember that

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freeze and would be a “safer” planting date. But again, watch your local weather forecast. The data used in these calculations are derived from the 1981–2010 U.S. Climate Normals from NOAA. Another reason not to rush the plantings of warm-season transplants and crops is soil temperatures. Even when frost isn’t a factor, warm soil is necessary for the good growth of many plants. Heavy clay soils warm up slower than more sandy soils. The soil temperature determines the rate that the seeds will germinate and the rate of absorption and uptake of soil nutrients by the roots of the transplants that you put in the garden. For example, the leaves of broccoli and caulif lower plants will turn purple if the soil is too cold. This purpling indicates that there is a phosphorus deficiency in the plants because the plant roots do not take up this nutrient. As the soil

when I was the County Extension Agent in Talbot County, there were gardeners who could successfully grow apricots in the Bay Hundred and Tilghman area of the county because of Bay’s moderating inf luence on early spring temperatures. The apricot f lowers would not suffer frost damage, while someone in Cordova would have frost damage and subsequently no crop. The National Gardening Association has an interesting first and last frost dates program at https:// gar d e n.or g/app s/f r o s t- d ate s/. Type in your zip code, and you will get a percentage frost date chart. For example, if you type in Easton’s zip code, the chart indicates a 10% chance of the temperature going down to 32°F on April 15. However, there is a 90% chance of 32°F on March 22. The calculations indicate that April 15 is less likely to

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“worked” is a familiar recommendation for planting early vegetables, but “worked” needs to be defined. Working a sandy loam soil in Caroline County is quite different than heavy clay soil in Talbot. “Workability” depends on the soil and the season. Soils need to dry out from winter snows and rains before being cultivated. This may be mid-March one year but mid or even late April for another, depending on the season and soil type. Well-drained, sandy loam soils dry out and warm up sooner than soils of silt or silt-clay composition. Remember that in terms of planting dates, f lowers and vegetables can be divided into two

temperatures warm up, this purple discoloration also disappears. The same purple discoloration occurs in early planted sweet corn seed that has germinated when the soil is still cool. As soon as the ground can be

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toes, peppers, eggplants, petunia, marigold, and impatiens are some of the warm season crops. None of these “warm season” plants are frost-hardy. Therefore, planting them should be delayed until after the danger of frost has passed. For most conventional row gardeners in the Mid-Shore, little is gained by seeding snap beans, corn, squash, and cucumbers before May 1, or lima beans, cantaloupes, and watermelons before May 15. Even if these seeds do sprout, growth will be slow, seedling vigor will be reduced, and the plants will be more susceptible to disease and insect problems. In addition, if you plant the seed too early, the seed may rot in the

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the crops covered until it gets too warm during the day to keep them protected. When transplanting seedlings in peat pots to your garden, be careful not to allow the rim of the peat pot to protrude above the soil level. If the edge is above the soil, it will act as a wick and draw moisture away from the transplant. To prevent this from happening, break away the uppermost rim of the pot before planting and make sure the pot is completely covered with soil. April is a perfect month to plant pansies in the landscape. Many newer varieties have heat tolerance bred into them, so they last longer in the landscape, going through June. You can brighten up your front door with pots of transplanted pansies or place them in outdoor beds as soon as the soil can be worked. Purchase large plants that will give a good show before hot weather arrives. Early transplant-

If you are a raised bed gardener, you have a little advantage in getting certain crops in earlier. By planting in raised beds, the soil tends to warm up quicker. Using a f loating fabric like “Re-May” will help the soil retain some heat. In average years you will get a ten-day to 2 weeks start on the production of broccoli, cabbage, and summer squash by using these methods. In addition, the fabric will give you some early-season insect control if you manage it carefully and keep 88

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superphosphate, and blood meal could be added to the bed instead. Mix these ingredients thoroughly into the upper 3 to 5 inches of soil and rake smooth. Transplant your pansies 8 to 10 inches apart from one another. Alternate or stagger the planting pattern for the best effect and f lower display. Light mulching with straw or pine needles will prolong their f lowering period. Weekly removal of dead f lowers can keep them f lowering right up into the hottest weather Observe your daffodil and other spring bulbs while in bloom this spring to ensure they have not been shaded by the new growth of other tree or shrub plantings. You may need to move your bulbs to a new, sunny location or prune back the plantings. Label the clumps of daffodils that are too crowded, as overcrowding inhibits blooming. Dig up and separate in July. Cut flower stalks back to the ground on daffodils, hyacinths, and other spring-flowering bulbs as the flowers fade. Please do not cut the foliage until it dies naturally. The leaves are necessary to produce strong bulbs capable of reflowering. To keep the planting going, you can fertilize bulbs upon the emergence of foliage with a 10‑10‑10 fertilizer, using a rate of 1 to 3 pounds per 100 square feet. Repeat the application after the bulbs have bloomed.

ing of pansies at this time will result in bigger and better f lowers this year Before transplanting, it is essential that you properly prepare the soil. First, you must plant pansies in well-drained soil. They will benefit from adding organic matter, lime, and nutrient to the soil. It’s best to have the soil tested beforehand and limed and fertilized according to the soil test recommendations. If you haven’t tested the soil, a general recipe for soil improvement per 100 square feet of bed area includes adding three bushels of compost, 1 pound of ground limestone, and 2 to 3 pounds of 5-10-5 fertilizer. If you want to use organic materials, bone meal, 90

up in the f lowerbed. Lift, divide, and replant chrysanthemums as soon as new shoots appear. Each rooted shoot or clump will develop into a fine plant for late summer bloom. Pinch out the top when the plants are about four inches high to thicken the plant. You can also take chrysanthemum cuttings

When purchasing bedding annuals this spring, choose properly grown plants with good color. Buy plants with well‑developed root systems that are vigorous but not too large for their pots. Also, when you are out shopping for annual f lowers for your garden, look for plants with lots of unopened buds. Plants that bloom in the pack are often root-bound and can be set back for several weeks after being transplanted. Finally, ensure that the roots of the annual transplants you buy are a nice healthy white color. Avoid buying plants where the roots are brown or off-color. This indicates the plants have been overwatered. In April, chrysanthemums pop

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If you want to attract hummingbirds to the f lower border this year, plant red or orange f lowers. Monarda (beebalm) is an excellent perennial to provide nectar for these tiny birds. April is also a suitable time to scatter annual poppy seeds in f lower borders. The tiny seeds need no covering. The plants grow rapidly and provide colorful f lowers in early summer. Happy Gardening!

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Can You Hear Me Now? by A.M. Foley

Lately, I’ve been pondering marvels of modern communications in a military context. On a human level, satellite calls from service personnel posted across the globe are wonderfully reassuring for families. Some of us remember when barely legible, shrunken “V-mails” crept homeward in wartime from around the world. Beyond conf licts in living memory, those at home could only search casualty lists telegraphed from distant battlefields. News found was invariably

bad for those praying not to see a familiar name. Operationally, General George Patton didn’t live to be constrained by constant satellite communications. To the contrary, in World War II Patton is said to have longed for a time he and German General Erwin Rommel might have clashed in decisive battle unfettered, mano a mano like gladiators. In recent Middle Eastern conf licts in Afghanistan and Iraq, crucial decisions affecting separate conf licts

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Royal expectation of a speedy victory presumed that a grateful majority of devoted Loyalists would rise against the Patriots. When no uprising occurred, one after another official slowly came to realize his no-win situation and attempted to resign, including Prime Minister Lord North, colonial Commanderin-Chief Sir Henry Clinton, and their most aggressive general, Lord Cornwallis. No resignations were accepted, leaving those conducting the war to react, each according to his own nature. A recent reading of Barbara Tuchman’s The First Salute: A View of the American Revolution left this reader with two main takeaways: a greater appreciation of France’s decisive role in our liberation from King George III and sympathy for years of agonizing suspense the Father of Our Country endured, waging war without intelligence or reliable means of

were made in Florida. Imagine George Patton being guided in North Africa by USSOCOM from MacGill Air Force Base in Tampa. Going back further, had better communication been available to George Washington and his British opponents, might we now be Lower Canada? General Washington was generally forced to operate in the dark, with dubious or no intelligence, even among his allies. Fortunately, Britain’s irresolute commanders were caught between reality in the colonies and illusions of London superiors, whose obsolete guidance arrived after two months at sea.

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communication. Ms. Tuchman outlines how few verifiable facts informed actions taken by either side in the most decisive turns of the war, especially during the final year of 1781. In 1778, when France declared war against its ancient Britannic foe, coordinated action between a French f leet and American ground forces fizzled. French warships were unable to cross the bar at Sandy Hook into New York Harbor. Admiral Count d’Estang instead sailed northward, repaired and regrouped his storm-damaged f leet at Boston, then returned to France. The following year, he sailed again in an unsuccessful attempt to retake Savannah from the British.

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Can You Hear Me Now? In the absence of any maritime force, American fortunes waned. Washington’s land-bound troops were hindered by lack of funds for troop pay, transport, ammunition, rations, shelter, shoes or any other necessity. The general, or “Mister Washington,” as the British insisted, contended with angry, mutinous men and desertions, jealous officers and a parsimonious Congress. Requisitions procured from the countryside with declining paper currency bred resentment in the populace. In spite of privations, Washington steadfastly held American forces in the field, sustained by belief in the justness

of the cause, and ever hopeful for the return of a French f leet bearing reinforcements (and specie). The irresolute British commander-in-chief, Sir Henry Clinton, focused on holding his New York headquarters against his exaggerated perception of rebel threat. Britain’s most active general, Lord Cornwallis, took a wider view and launched a successful assault against southern colonies, taking Savannah and Charleston, while many British politicians and naval officers considered the West Indies more valuable and loot-able than the rebellious colonies. An opportunity for prize money seems to have animated a number of strategic decisions.

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Can You Hear Me Now? From the Carolinas, Cornwallis wrote a comrade, “Now my dear friend, what is our plan? Without one we cannot succeed . . . and I assure you I am quite tired of marching about the country in quest of adventures.” Cornwallis was doggedly opposed by an outnumbered force under General Nathaniel Greene. While Greene had some local support, the British obviously needed access to a safe harbor between New York and Savannah. Clinton eventually agreed that Cornwallis should proceed and establish himself on Chesapeake Bay. Greene followed.

The Marquis de Lafayette and George Washington.

The British having abandoned Newport, Rhode Island, in July 1780, General Jean Baptiste Rochambeau arrived there with three French regiments, a force inadequate to march against the British in New York. In August, news of Rochambeau’s arrival reached Washington and they arranged to meet for the first time on September 20 in Hartford, Connecticut, roughly a hundred miles equidistant from their two bases. Washington longed to join their forces and reverse his early defeats on Long Island and Manhattan, but French troops became blockaded into inaction for nearly a year. The Marquis de Lafayette had been with Washington since the early days of the war, having volunteered in defiance of Louis XVI prior to the king’s backing the rebels. The young nobleman’s dedication and abilities endeared him to the general, with whom he shared privations at Valley Forge. Lafayette accompanied Washington to Hartford to act as interpreter between him and Rochambeau. His savoir faire likely contributed to the two allies bonding despite the language barrier. However, the generals agreeably disagreed on a plan of action. Still stinging from his waropening losses, Washington remained as focused on New York as was Clinton. Rochambeau suggested that, whenever an anticipated

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Can You Hear Me Now? French f leet arrived, they might attempt to split British forces at the Chesapeake Bay. The Frenchman also perceived and dispatched word to France of the Continental Army’s dire condition: The previous winter at Morristown, New Jersey, had been no better than at Valley Forge, with rations for the ragged men cut to one-eighth a normal portion. To stress their need for swift assistance, Congress sent Colonel John Laurens, a less-diplomatic envoy, to reinforce Benjamin Franklin’s efforts in Paris. After sailing in February 1781, Laurens received an April 9 letter from Washington.

The desperate general said that, without immediate aid, they were “at the end of our tether.” He could only hope “we may make a feeble expiring effort.” Laurens took advantage of a ceremonial reception to boldly thrust a “now or never” assessment of needs directly to the king. Keen to effect a British loss, Louis XVI’s court recovered from the shock of his brashness and sent Laurens home with money and two ships of military supplies. A f leet under Admiral Francois de Grasse was dispatched for America via the West Indies with more funding and men but was ordered to devote no more than six weeks to aiding the rebels. General Rochambeau received word to ex-

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pect the f leet midsummer, with the understanding that no more assistance would follow beyond 1781. A continued war by proxy was threatening to bankrupt France. As Lafayette was introducing Rochambeau and Washington the prior fall, Americans learned that Benedict Arnold, hero of Saratoga, had sold himself to the British.

Within three months of being commissioned a British brigadier general, the turncoat was on his way to Virginia. With the zeal of a new convert, he headed a mixture of British, Hessian and Loyalist troops. Hessian Captain Johann Ewald later said of Arnold’s invasion, “Terrible things happened on this excursion; churches and holy places were plundered.” He likened his looting comrades to freebooting pirates. A force under Lafayette followed Arnold south to bring him to justice. Also headed for Virginia, Lord Cornwallis’ troops were marching from Georgia and the Carolinas. Ironically, it was the French who finally persuaded Washington to turn his attention homeward,

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Can You Hear Me Now? from New York to Virginia. Arnold’s betrayal must have helped the general refocus, however the final decision on the French f leet’s destination was left to Admiral de Grasse. Crossing the Atlantic to the

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West Indies, he could have no particular knowledge of the ongoing war of attrition in the south, but of all potential East Coast locales he chose to strike at Chesapeake Bay. The Bay was a shorter sail from the West Indies and, because of the difficulty of crossing Sandy Hook Bar, more accessible than New York. The admiral dispatched a request that pilots with Chesapeake knowledge be dispatched to rendezvous with him when he reached Santo Domingo. Once there, de Grasse went all in, pledging personal assets to finance additional troops on loan from island authorities. He wrote Rochambeau that he would sail August 3 with all available ships and troops.

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Can You Hear Me Now? Eleven days later, news of his planned departure reached Rochambeau and Washington. The French infantry, cavalry and oxdrawn artillery and baggage carts began an epic 600-mile march from Newport, expecting to link up en route with Washington’s army marching overland from White Plains, New York, then proceed to find de Grasse somewhere on Chesapeake Bay. If Lord Cornwallis advanced to the Chesapeake and set up a base somewhere, and if the French f leet sailed in and overcame the British navy’s ability to resupply or evacuate him, and if Allied armies,

marching south under Rochambeau and Washington, and north under Lafayette and Greene, could unite to prevent the British from escaping by land, then victory in the War for Independence would likely be assured. What could possibly go wrong? (To be continued) Forty-some years ago, A.M. Foley swapped the Washington, D.C., business scene for a writing life on Elliott Island, Maryland. Tidewater Times has kindly published portions of one upcoming work, Chesapeake Bay Island Hopping, along with other regional musings. Foley’s published works are described at www.HollandIslandBook.com.

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serving, but this dish takes little time to make, especially if you have the remaining ingredients in the serving bowl. LEMONY HUMMUS 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drain, but reserve 2 T. liquid 3 cloves garlic 1 lemon, juiced 1-2 t. zest ½ t. sea salt Blend all ingredients in food processor until smooth. It will be a thick paste. Serve with veggies. SHRIMP AU GRATIN Serves 6 When I had my cooking school in Oxford, I often made crab au gratin, but since crab meat isn’t as readily available to me, I came up with this recipe. 1/4 cup olive oil

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Chapter 5: Plan B Isha, Chum the Labrador and Cameron were in his 26-foot RIB (rubber inf latable), cruising across the deserted Larchmont harbor full of winter sticks used as mooring keepers. She’d thought it was strange of him to suggest going on the water in December, with the temperature in the low 40s and the wind blowing, but the Protector runabout’s custom pilot house was tight and also heated. It was comfortable. Cameron said he enjoyed using the boat all winter. Isha had been desperately crafting her story from the moment Cameron had told her he was a psychiatrist. She didn’t have it quite worked out, but she knew it required a fairly solid foundation of reality. She figured a psychiatrist was fed a steady diet of bullshit from his patients. He’d have heard it all and could surely spot fabrication from 100 miles away in the fog. What she’d told him about her supposed boyfriend’s fractured family was right out of her own background, if a tad

sugar coated, so she could leave that in place. She wasn’t quite sure about the rest. Did this “HIPA A” thing really work? Would Cameron call the cops if he knew she was on the lam? The accessory to murder bit was off limits, for sure. Plus, they’d have to prove that. She had to come up with where she was going, what she needed to do. But first she needed to learn more about Cameron. Where better than in bed? The way Cameron had opened his late Christmas present was extremely and pleasantly telling. He wasn’t one of those guys who just tore off the paper and pulled open the box. Far from it. He took his time, relished every moment. He showed appreciation for the attractive wrapping, took off the bow with care, peeled back the scotch tape and removed the paper gently, as if he were saving it for next year. He handled the package with curiosity, his hands discovering clues, and when he finally opened it, his delight was heartfelt, excited and prolonged. So was

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“You don’t usually bed your patients?” Isha’s. She was quite overcome, in “Only the ones I pick up at rest fact, suddenly finding herself out areas,” he said with a smile. there in the stratosphere, suspendShe had to admit the office was ed in a powerful fantasy realm of a good idea. Professional. HIPA A sensations where she had rarely would be in place. She talked. She ever been. Tears of joy had damp- admitted she had gone to the rest ened her face. area to find a ride into Larchmont, When she woke up, Cameron where she was looking for somewas dozing next to her. Chum had one; that she had picked Cameron come in and put a paw on him, based on his late-model car and woken him up. In conversational the sticker on the back window. “I tones, he explained to Chum that liked the look of you, too,” she had his breakfast was going to be de- added. layed. Chum groaned and lay “How f lattering,” he said, “to down beside the bed while his be selected out of the crowd at the master revisited his present, this Vince Lombardi rest area.” time more directly, “My plan,” she but with the same ...the office was a good idea. said, “was to dismeasured intensity. Professional. HIPAA would be tract you with Once more Isha was sex after a couple in place. She talked. transported. She drinks, then steal cursed herself for letting this man your car while you were sleeping.” have the upper hand. That was her “What a devil you are.” trick. But her curse carried little “Why didn’t that work?” Isha weight, and she knew it. put on a frown. As Cameron drove the Protec“Because I didn’t show any intor at slow speed, describing the terest. Although I admit it was harbor, throwing in a bit of his- difficult. You are a very tempting tory along with weather informa- package. But using football and tion and pointing out landmarks of Chum was a good way to distract interest, Isha half listened. She re- you. It was obvious that bringing mained distracted by the events of you in here was risky. No idea exthe morning that were still vibrat- actly why, but that didn’t matter. I ing. She had started talking in bed, felt secure in my bed. Chum sleeps but Cameron had made her get up, in my room. He’s a light sleeper put on a robe and have a seat in his and hates to be startled. There’s a office. “You’re my patient now, let’s trick to opening the garage door. do it right,” he had told her. And frankly, I’ve been bored of 158

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Cameron was good. He let “Mary” talk without much feedlate. When you heaved your phone back. He found himself pleasantat me I thought, okay, here we go. ly stimulated by this new patient. But let’s back up. What got you to He could sense there was a better Vince Lombardi?” than average story to be discov“A bus.” ered here, maybe some real dyIsha, as Mary, told him what namite, and he looked forward to she’d said about her supposed boy- hearing it f leshed out. And speakfriend’s family was really her fam- ing of f lesh, man, what a delightily, only in truth it was a lot worse. ful bonus. This could be just what Against her better judgment, she’d Cameron needed. He had been made the mistake of visiting them practicing nearly 30 years, and he on Christmas. It had been a night- was burned out, sick of it, sick of mare. It had been several years the sickness that permeated the since she’d seen them. They’d human condition. There wasn’t moved to the Bronx. Her mother anyone alive who wasn’t a little had advanced to a very ugly stage crazy. Earth was definitely the of alcoholism. The asylum for the Unihouse was a sham- She’d hit him with a ten- verse, as Einstein bles, and her step- pound weight she’d been able had noted. Camfather had attacked to grab from under the bed. eron wasn’t so sure her while she slept. about the E=MC² She’d fought him off successfully business, but the great mathemabecause he too had been drinking tician had sure nailed the asylum all day. bit. She told Cameron she’d hit him Cameron was convinced that with a ten-pound weight she’d being “crazy” was part of being been able to grab from under the human. It was just a question of bed. She hoped he wasn’t dead, or the degree, and how disruptive, maybe she hoped he was dead. In or how dangerous a person was to any case, she’d quickly dressed, himself and others. At grabbed her bags and taken their least half of Cameron’s patients car to a motel. The next morning had been self-defined lunatics, she’d returned the car to a strip eating out on therapy because mall near their house, had a taxi they could afford his ridiculous take her to the Port Authority rates. It was something to do. in Manhattan where she put her Over cocktails, his patients loved suitcase in a locker before board- quoting a line here and there ing a bus to the Vince Lombardi. from “my shrink.” It seemed to 162

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“But oh, so satisfying,” Isha said, looking daggers. give them status, like owning a Cameron had just nodded. He’d fancy sports car, or a racehorse. tried it a few times, if the truth Cameron had started out on the were known, and Mary had a right foot, thinking he could help point: it was satisfying if it didn’t his fellow man, duly responding blow up in your face. “Does this to his wealthy father’s “need to person you’re looking for have give back” obsession. He’d gone to a name? Since I’m a local, I just the right schools, studied under might know him.” the best people, graduated well, Isha hesitated. She was playing hung out his shingle, then sat and it by ear. She didn’t have a master listened to the sad, twisted sto- plan yet. She thought becoming ries and prescribed the various his patient had been smart, but drugs until he wanted to tear his how far to go was still in question. hair out. He’d helped a few peo- Putting a name out there seemed ple along the line. He knew that. risky. She was okay with this guy, The rest were either beyond help this psychiatrist who appeared to or, frankly, didn’t be a player. But did Getting naked was what need it. They just she trust him at all? enjoyed the pre- psychiatry was all about, She’d been studyscriptions. And the after all. Call it research. ing the displays in attention. his office that were Along the way, he’d gotten a bit obviously selected to calm and caof a reputation for, as Mary, or jole, to inspire exactly the kind of whatever the hell her name was, trust she was thinking about. Or had said, bedding his female pa- at least inspire confidence that tients. It wasn’t exactly protocol, the fellow you were exposing your but it had worked out. Getting na- soul to was sensitive enough to ked was what psychiatry was all handle it with care. There were his about, after all. Call it research. various professional certificates Dr. Cameron did finally ask and academic degrees, but more why Larchmont had been Mary’s telling were the photos of Camerdestination. She told him she was on f ly fishing in some picturesque looking for a certain person who mountain stream; Cameron at the could help her locate some people helm of a large sailboat; Cameron she needed to find, people who and Chum strolling in a sun-daphad cheated her. “Ah,” he said, pled woods. The paintings were “sounds like a revenge mission, originals by named artists, goralways perilous.” geous landscapes full of hypnotic 164

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Celebrating 25 Years Tracy Cohee Hodges Vice President Area Manager Eastern Shore Lending

111 N. West St., Suite C Easton, MD 21601 410-820-5200 tcohee@ﬁrsthome.com

www.tracycohee.com

NMLS ID: 148320

This is not a guarantee to extend consumer credit. All loans are subject to credit approval and property appraisal. First Home Mortgage Corporation NMLS ID #71603 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org)

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This delightful Choptank River waterfront cottage features 3 bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms, completely updated and located in an established community close to the town of Denton. A lower suite provides a bedroom, full bathroom, laundry and utility areas with improved direct access to both the screened porch and the kitchen. The main level features a serene primary suite with sweeping river views and a lovely guest room. A sizeable kitchen features custom built cabinets, concrete countertops, stainless steel appliances and garbage disposal. The great room includes a wood burning fireplace, gleaming wood floors and lots of windows to let in the natural light. This 2,100 square foot cottage has much to offer in an ideal setting!

Diane P. Taylor, Realtor (c) 410-924-1586 (o) 410-770-9255 24 N. Washington St., Easton, MD 2160

www.dianetaylor.bensonandmangold.com · dtaylor@bensonandmangold.com

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ISLAND CREEK, 3 miles from OXFORD and 7 miles from EASTON. No finer location!! True point of high land, 9 acres (5 acres in field) with 1000 ft. of shoreline. Architect-designed house facing south, east and west. Fabulous winter sunsets. Dock with 8 ft MLW. First story bedroom with dressing room. Open plan with vaulted ceiling, Aerial tour on Shoreline website. $3,450,000

TWENTY ACRE ESTATE with 2,000 feet of shoreline on the Choptank River near Easton. Dock with 10+ ft MLW. High, sandy ground. Handsome brick residence in perfect repair. Pool, guest house, outbuildings including two-stall barn with tack room. Two fenced gardens. Hunting, fishing and boating. View aerial drone tour on Shoreline website. $2,795,000

SHORELINE REALTY

114 Goldsborough St., Easton, MD 21601 410-822-7556 · 410-310-5745 www.shorelinerealty.biz · bob@shorelinerealty.biz

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