The weather was getting warmer everyday and soon the tourists would be coming to Cricket Creek. Marcia Brown was hard at work cleaning and freshening up some of the cottages on the lake getting them ready for the summer.
Each one of the homes were owned by one man George Streeter, who lived in town. He had inherited the homes from his father who had built them some forty years ago. Each one of the cabins were unique, but they overlooked the lake and sat on a hill. The town had been named Cricket Creek back in the early 1800's.
The name of the lake was Cricket Lake, named for the many crickets that could be heard singing during the night. The lake had a great beach and was family friendly. Each summer many tourists came to town for their summer vacation usually staying only a week or two.
This summer a young couple were going to be renting one of the cottages on the lake for the entire summer. Marcia had only spoken to the husband over the phone and wondered who the family was. He was an architect and his wife was a schoolteacher. They had two girls and were renting the two bedroom cottage that was located near to Marcia's home.
Marcia had been born and raised in Cricket Creek and had purchased her home seven years before. She enjoyed the privacy that the winter offered and the quiet and privacy of the winter months. It was now coming into summer, and she was ready for the noise and bustling of the town.
As Marcia finished the cleaning of the last cottage she stepped out of the house. She saw Carl out mowing the lawns while his wife Sara was busy at work working on the gardens. She wanted the place ready for the first summer residents, and as she looked around, she was pleased.
Back in LA Perry Mason was just finishing up a large case and was looking to take a break from his work. As Paul Drake came into the office that day, he approached him on the subject of a possibility of the two of them taking off for a few days for some great fishing.
Paul and Perry had gone on many fishing trips together and one of his favorite spots was at Cricket Creek. His wife and son were going away for the next week to her mother's house and this would be a great opportunity for him and his friend to go and have a good time. So he told his friend "That sounds great. When could we leave?"
"I was going to call a friend of mine and see what she has available for next week. What do you think?" Perry asked him
"That sounds good to me. I was going to be alone all week and our case is finally done. Let me know if everything is all set and I am very interested.
Perry put his finger up and placed the call to Cricket Creek. His friend Marcia had his regular cabin ready and Perry took it. "We are all set we can leave Saturday morning." he told his friend.
Della was glad to see that her friend and boss was going to be able to take a few days off. When he was gone the work load at the office was much smaller and she would have time to relax herself. As Perry left the office that Friday she wished him a good time.
Gregg and Dottie Lyons were looking forward to a summer on the lake called Cricket Lake. They had been very lucky to have found a rental that they could have for the entire summer. Dottie had been worried about her husband. Something was worrying him and he had been a nervous wreck for the past couple of weeks. She couldn't understand what he could be hiding, he was just an architect and he was in the middle of working for a local businessman who made hand blown glass. He was designing a place for him to sell his items. He had wanted the new office to be elegant and Gregg and been working hard on the design.
As Gregg sat down at his desk to work on some of the designs, he was glad that he was going to be working in a different location. Barry Steiger had been coming to his office almost everyday trying to get him to come to work for him. He owned a large architectural firm and did not like the competition that Gregg was giving him.
Gregg knew that he was a talented man, and he had seen his business grow. He had been talking (quite quietly) to the mayor of the town of Cricket Creek on the possibility of building some condominiums along the lake. It was quite controversial and some of the people from the town would not be supportive of a plan. So, he had been asked to do a few sketches with some ideas that the mayor might be interested in.
It was going to be a great summer. Gregg thought that he could mix business with pleasure. He and his family would have a summer by a lake and he might get a large job that could get him well known in the area. It was his hope that other builders would see his designs and hire him to build more homes and condos.
Dottie had no idea what her husband was planning. She thought that the idea of a summer vacation was a great idea. She taught second grade and would not have to go back to work until that September. She was going to be taking some college courses, but had found a university just one half hour away and had enrolled there for a few days a week.
Lindsey and Carrie were excited. They were going to have a whole summer on a lake. Lindsey was going to be six soon and her sister Carrie was going to be five and they were now big enough to learn to swim and their daddy told them that they would be fishing with him too. As they packed their bags (with their mom's help they were excited. Tomorrow was going to be a big day.
So the next day was Saturday morning and all the lives of the Lyon family and the friends Paul Drake and Perry Mason would soon be merging together. Each one of them were going on a vacation for relaxation and fun. It was Marcia Brown's job to make sure that everyone got what they wanted. As she walked out of the office and took one last look at the cabins and the beach she smiled. She and the town of Cricket Creek were ready for the long summer ahead.