“FRANKIE and JOANIE WERE LOVERS”
Have you ever wondered why in the heck anyone would own a B & B and let complete strangers into their home? I wonder myself sometime but let me give you a really good example by introducing you to Joanie and Frank, first time visitors to Ponder Cove.
As the story was told….Frank and Joanie were high school sweethearts at the ages of 14 and 15. Joanie’s family up and moved her to Pennsylvania from New York and let’s just say this romance was put on hold.
Time marched on. They married (not each other), had children, divorced and experienced wonderful careers. But for Frank there was always an empty place in his life reserved for JOANIE, his first true love.
Through the years he was determined to reconnect. Now realize this was waaaaay before Facebook or Google. He searched phone records, organization records and school records. He talked to friends but no one had any news of Joanie. At one point he was even led astray with the devastating news that she had passed away. But Frank never gave up.
Magically, there was a reported Joanie sighting (yes, like Elvis) and with the exchange of phone numbers through friends the unimaginable happened. Joanie called Frank. Yep, this man had waited 60 years to hear that voice. I can only imagine the thrill. It was just 6 months ago that Joanie stepped back into his life and took her place at his side.
For 4 glorious days we witnessed their devotion to each other as guests at Ponder Cove and it was an honor. So, the next time someone asks me why I am in the B & B business I have one answer, Frank and Joanie.
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