After breakfast, we drove to Mountain Home for a rare shopping trip (at least for me) as there were some items I needed/wanted from Home Depot and Harbor Freight. After a quick trip into these stores, we drove through Mountain Home for a look at any changes that have occurred since we left the area 5 years ago; there weren’t many, except for several bank closures. The we left in 2014, there were 26 banks in Mountain Home; at least 5 of those have closed. Loretta brought pizza and salad for an early dinner, and our visit continued. We sure do miss our connection with them, and I particularly miss having coffee with Wayne every mornin and fly fishing many, many days—such a dear friend! Those were the days…