A relief map shows where the restrooms are.
My day is free except for a few chores and I began bright and early with a walk up to Imperial Jewelers to get batteries for two watches which I have not worn in years. Killing two stones with one bird, I got some investment paperwork notarized and sent them on their way to Charlene – something I should have done two weeks ago but I have been otherwise occupied.
8,000+ steps and 3.5 miles later I was ready to sit. I also use the time to make my phone calls. Irene and I talked for probably thirty minutes and I have a date on Tuesday at 11:00 AM with Irene. We are going to dine at George’s Greek Restaurant. I can see the flaming cheese now!
Exercise and errands at the same time – whodda thunk?
The parkway at the house of the artist was studied carefully. The alligators are just so clever and they are made of the roots from the tree in the parkway!
Be careful, they look hungry!
Now that I am home, the long-distance errands begin. I need to pick up my shoes and then drop by the market to get milk and some other essentials. While at the market they had cherries on sale and I saw a package of “baby kale”. They will be on their way to Mary’s this evening.
I piddled around the house doing things on my never-ending list until about 5:15 PM when Mary called and said she was heading home. She was going to meet me at Patty’s but I did not want her driving across town after dinner so the Grey Ghost and I high-tailed it to her home, visited the puppy, and then headed back to Seal Beach as we have an official dinner-date at Patty’s Place.
We pulled up at 6:29 PM which was exactly one minute before our reservation. We needed our glass of wine to wind down and, of course, we shared each others day. I should mention that I surprised Mary by loading my phone with a playlist of waltzes. We both love to waltz and I figured out how to Bluetooth my iPhone into the audio system on the van! I believe she was pleased. Mary’s love the Tennessee Waltz while I always liked “The Sweetheart Tree” from the movie “The Great Race”.
Mary said she is now going out of her comfort zone by trying new things with me and I like that a lot. I shared my “Try it and see what happens” philosophy. The fish head staring at her took some getting used too but, hey, she is a doctor – she has seen it all!
Again, I had the best seat in the house!
Did You Know? The European bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) is a primarily ocean-going fish native to the waters off Europe’s western and southern and Africa’s northern coasts, though it can also be found in shallow coastal waters and river mouths during the summer months. It is one of only six species in its family, Moronidae, collectively called the temperate basses.
It is both fished and raised commercially, and is considered to be the most important fish currently cultured in the Mediterranean. In Ireland and the United Kingdom, the popular restaurant fish sold and consumed as sea bass is exclusively the European bass.[2] In North America it is widely known by its Italian name, branzino.
European bass are a slow-growing species that takes several years to reach full adulthood. An adult European seabass usually weighs around 11 pounds. European bass can reach sizes of up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length and 12 kg (26 lb) in weight, though the most common size is only about half of that at 0.5 m (1.6 ft). Individuals are silvery grey in color and sometimes a dark-bluish color on the back.The old man hit 185 this afternoon so I attempted to eat healthy!
We chatted with one of the local couples for a while. I have not seen them for probably six months. The four of us laughed, shared jokes, and giggled for quite a while. Mary, like me, enjoys meeting new folks!
Penny for my thoughts? Nope, I demand a higher price!
Since we were so close to my home, I asked Mary if she would like to see where I hang out. We did a fly-by so she could see I a) was NOT homeless, and b) was not too messy! She got the grand tour including the garden which had its share of spider this evening. I turned on the patriotic theme on the pool light – red, white, and blue. We stayed for about fifteen minutes as she was interested in the pictures of the family I have all over.
Returning to her home, I suggested an old movie to watch. It was Doris Day and Clark Gable so it had to be good. I hoped she didn’t mind black and white. Lord love a duck, we laughed and laughed and giggled like kids – what a super movie. What happened to the movie industry, we need a lot more like this one and a lot less of the violence and perversion.
It was getting late so the Grey Ghost and I headed back to Rossmoor for my nightly cup of coffee. This evening was really special as I am beginning to feel “normal” whatever that is! I miss Sue very much and talk of her all the time which is expected after thirty-five years of being joined at the hip.
We await our wine at George’s Greek Cafe.
