I had just tried to repaint the radio box, and the product did not cover it and left the damage quite visible–not the look I wanted. I will have to re-sand and try again. I have checked on the Internet and ordered a gel stain and a spray-on satin finish. A setback.
The day started with me struggling to enjoy the morning at 6:30ish so I could be ready for church and write the blog. It was not easy because I was not in bed until after midnight. I found the office, started the laptops, and then walked to the kitchen and made coffee. There I decided to make pancakes, found a very expired buckwheat pancake mix, and decided to give it the last use. The pancakes were good but nearly creps thick as the mix would not rise. I like these, and they remind me of days in Laingsbury in the 1980s when the Lions Club and Business Association would make pancakes for the sidewalk sale; they made buckwheat.
I had pancakes with real maple syrup (if I am going to use sugar–only the best) and 1/2 a can of peaches while I wrote the blog this Sunday morning. Saturday was a busy day, so the blog took a few hours to write, and it still sounded rushed. Finally, I called the hummingbird house and checked with Anassa after 9ish. Susie is up and dressed and will be ready for church. That decided, I shower and dress in a dress shirt, tie, and sweater expecting to take Susie to Palm Sunday Service.
Just in case, I pack up the Apple computer and head out and take Air Volvo across a nearly empty Beaverton. I miss all the photo radar set up by Beaverton’s Finest on the main roads–that is why I use a more indirect route.
The morning started with rain and was cold but not cold enough to snow. Susie is uninterested in experiencing it and decides to stay at the hummingbird house today. Anassa gets Susie in her favorite chair, her rocking chair, and I sit next to her in another chair (one I have spent the night in before), and we decide on Frozen on Disney+. Susie sleeps through much of it but stays stable in her chair. I let her sleep and enjoy all the songs–I know most of them.
After the movie, Susie was looking for lunch and a rest. I stepped out for an hour and had an Ensalda Chicken Platter at Red Robin near Susie’s place and close to the Washington Square Mall. I was surprised they had finally replaced the missing door handle, and the place was filling up. I had my usual bartender, and she was happy to see me as I had been missing for a few weeks. As I had nobody to talk to, I ate pretty fast, and while I did not wear a mask, when folks sat next to me, I used the little machine and paid my tab.
Susie was in the living room when Air Volvo returned me to the hummingbird house. A Hallmark romantic movie played (all B or lesser actors), and Susie napped through most of it. I held her hand, sitting in her wheelchair next to her (she was in her recliner) while she fell asleep. She is happiest falling asleep with me holding her hand next to her. I believe it makes her feel like she is home.
I woke her to say goodbye, my back was hurting, and it was approaching the afternoon. Susie was fine with me leaving and kissed me goodbye–I am not sure she woke up all the way. I took Air Volvo home, noticing the photo radar on the other side of TV Highway. I reached home without police exposure.
I worked on the radio as I already described. I also found that Michael Moorcock had published a new Elric story, a prequel to the third book or so from what I can tell, and I read that on my Kindle. I decided to travel to Wildwood and have a few beers to finish the weekend instead of reading alone. I did reheat some of the pasta and chicken from a few days ago for dinner. That was good, and I watched a WW1 history video while eating it.
I then headed to Wildwood and wrote this blog.
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