Wednesday, April 16, '14

First, my apologies for not proofreading my previous post.  Nothing like having your errors hang out in public to reming you to check every time.

Yesterday went very quickly.  I went with Bill and Marge to their writing class yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed listening to member's writings and the class discussions.  We stopped for a bit of grocery shopping on the way home and picked up mini cupcakes for today's celebration of the life of one of Marge's long-time neighbors.  I was loaned Marge's car, and headed up into the hills to see what Livy had been up to in Myrtle.  

Liv was pretty nonchalant when I arrived, except for the demand for canned  food IMMEDIATELY. Myrtle was nice and cool inside--we're tucked under a tree as you will see if my pictures come through.  I opened windows and started a couple of tasks, wasn't keeping an eye on Livy, and suddenly realized that the scree door was open (and yes, I was very careful to latch it when I came in).  So I leaped out, started calling her, got down on my knees to look under Myrtle, under Marge's car, and under the RV next to us.  At that point Liv casually sauntered around the cabin at the end of our row of campsites.  When I tried to grab her harness she hopped away and strolled under the neighbor's RV.  I followed, kept talking to her about coming home (and she kept talking back) as she moved under Myrtle, walked by the steps to inside, looked at them, looked at me, and I swear she was laughing!  She dithered around a bit more and finally climbed inside while I kept my distance.  Smart aleck!

Had a nice quiet evening with Livy and a book, went for a bit of a stroll and turned in early.

This morning we were up early, turned on the furnace and hot water heater, and fed Livy breakfast.  I climbed back under the warm covers for a half an hour before showering and having breakfast.  I dumped the black and gray water tanks because the gray water tank was about full.  I had put on kaki pants for the day and had to change when I was done--dust all over them!

I got down to Goleta in time to help set up tables and food for the celebration of Helen Dowd's life.  I have fond memories of her singing in the chorus and playing golf.  But I especially remember her laughing!  We had more that 50 people come to share stories and good memories--a wonderful time for everyone, especially her family and long-time friends.

Marge, Bill, and I are getting together at Susan and Rick's this afternoon for a pizza dinner.  Susan and Rick rent a condo on the other side of the community--third floor, with a great view of the mountains.  They rent out their house in Santa Barbara and enjoy living here--close to work, a golf course, and a swimming pool.

Well, the pictures I sent myself have not arrived yet, so I'm posting this and will post pictures a bit later, with any luck!