Today was busy; we were on the go! We had hair appointments at 9:00 am in Tustin. We arrived early, so we went to the bakery and got coffee, and shared a blueberry scone.
IF you eat these with chopsticks, there are no calories!
Why did the pastry chef poison his pet parakeets? He was trying to kill 2 birds with 1 scone.
My haircut took about 20 minutes; one minute for each hair! Mary stayed another two-plus hours; she had a lot of hair. Besides, she knew is would be a work day if she stayed home!
The Silver Fox headed home, knowing we would be returning soon. At home, I had worked to do. Our new table needed to be blocked up about three inches so the chairs could rotate underneath without bumping the chair arms. An unfortunate 2×4 met his fate when my battery-powered Makita six-inch circular saw came calling. Eight small pieces were whacked off, making perfect three-and-a-half-inch blocks.
Next I will screw them together, sand the, and seal them with Thompsons Waterproof Sealer.
Did You Know? The true measurement of a 2″x4″ is actually about 1.5″ x 3.5″. When the board is first rough-sawn from the log, it is a true 2×4, but the drying process and planning of the board reduce it to the finished 1.5″ x 3.5″ size. The lumber is then sold as a “2×4” because the cost of the drying and machining are figured in.
Next, I will screw them together, sand them, and seal them with Thompsons’ Waterproof Sealer.
Then I put our new signage on a post and placed it in the herb garden for Mary to discover
New sign for Dr. Mary.
After that, I fed the pooch and watered our rotary garden, plus sprinkled the new mammoth sunflowers in the front yard. New cushions arrived for our two Adirondack chairs.
Every time I dine at a Greek restaurant, I say to myself, “Greece, I’m going to myth you.” Duh! I would never say that out loud!
Returning home, we had dessert, which was the last of the loquat crm=umber, and then I was informed Sunday I had to return to the loquat tree with a ladder and pick another pound of loquats. We have to feed our neighbors, plus Dianne and David.
We did a quick garden walk and studied our vertical garden. Things are going great!
The vertical tower is working.
I remember last week; there was a truckload of strawberries that crashed on the 55 freeway. It’s caused a huge jam. It was a bit of a sticky wicket!
No more bending down to pick herbs; they are right in front of us! Now the trick is to determine which one is which! I used to work with a very wise herb gardener. He was well known for his sage advice.
Now Mary does not even have to bend over to get her herbs!
I knew someone who was habitually late until his doctor recommended sleeping in a herb garden. Sounds odd, I know, but now he wakes up on Thyme.
It was 3:00 pm and time to go to Long Beach and celebrate Nancy’s 90th birthday! We have known Nancy for years. She lost her long-time partner, Vince, in November; they were a fixture at the Phoenix Club as well as the local dance spots.
1933 was a good year!
She told us several times about the earthquake of 1933; while she was not there her mother was and described it to her.
Nancy was executed to see us, and she was having a very good day! We visited for a while and then talked to her kids and grandkids until we departed around 5:00 pm.
It was a perfect day!
The house was packed and the neighbors allowed the bounce house to be put in their front yard to make more room for Nancy’s guests. She and he husband bought this house when they were twenty-one years old! It was during the Korean War, and she said they did NOT qualify for the loan until after she showed the bank her first paycheck from the Long Beach School District,
The weather was perfect.
We headed home but decided to do the quick stop at Ralph’s Market before visiting Jan. We brought a California roll and potato chips. We visited her for 45 minutes having a glass of wine and a non-alcoholic beer.
Back home, we freshened up, visited Scout, and then took off for the Southcoast Repertory Theather’s Second Stage, where we watched “Coleman ’72”.
We stopped and watched our flags wave in the stiff breeze.
We arrived at the theater in 15 minutes, making us about 40 minutes early. That was good as they had to find our tickets. Since I was a long-time subscriber to the theater, we got two free drinks and a reminder to change the name on the subscription from Paul & Sue to Paul & Mary.
NO exactly our cup of tea, but it was indeed throught proking.
Summary: Jenn, Michelle, and Joey look back at the summer of 1972 when their Korean American family piled into the Buick for an All-American road trip—spontaneously orchestrated by their father. From Milwaukee to Los Angeles and back again, they hit the open plains, stocked with kimchi, banchan, and lemon drops, rickety Coleman camper in tow. But Korean parents and American kids hold conflicting ideas of what they’re looking for, and the real purpose of their journey comes to light. A funny and touching world premiere by an exciting new voice.
We were home again by 10:15 and crashed. Day had been a whirlwind.
