Sorry no entry for so long. I will fill in the missing days at some point in the future (notice I don’t say the “near future”).
Had a wonderful time on ski vacation in Utah 19-24 February. It was great to see my cousin Carol and her family. Andy (our friend from England, used to play bass with Dale in Deep South band) did wonderfully—his first time on skis at age 38, and I think he skies better than I do now, the b*@#!. As Jfer says, it must be a guy thing. He has ridden his motorbike at 170 mph so is clearly not loathe to go fast.
Andy leaves tomorrow morning, unfortunately—have been having a very nice time working in our garden with him. It’s so much fun to have someone around who knows what to do in a garden! My deck is a very pleasant place now, as he put up about 5 hooks for hanging baskets and wind chimes, and also helped me select plants from a nursery yesterday. He also quieted some wind chimes I have that are very pretty to look at but were not so pretty to hear—tones were a bit harsh, and he fixed it by wrapping some casing from speaker wire around the thingy that dings the pipes. I told him we could keep him if he liked!
Dale’s parents come on Tuesday afternoon for their spring visit (will be here until 3 April), and their arrival is much anticipated by all members of the household. It is really fun to have people coming to stay with us all the time (Dale’s brother Glen is coming in May for 10 days—the fun never stops here at Sierra Oaks).
Congratulations to my auntie Kathleen for doing a METRIC century (about 62 miles) on her bike this morning, along with my ever-talented Uncle John. (This is assuming they both completed it—I heard from Kathleen at the second rest stop.) You guys are cool!
Posted by elizabeth at March 1, 2003 10:18 PM