Today 12June2023

Instead of being home cleaning or putting away my laundry (which is undoubtedly too wrinkled to wear now). I am in Portland’s Pearl District, eating and drinking at Von Eberts. Mariah had a limited window, but we could do the early evening for dinner and beers if I could get there about 5:15. I managed 5:20 and Mariah a bit later. We were surprised to see the wings were off the menu (sold out), so instead, we ordered the chicken platter (one wing attached to 1/2 a smallish chicken)–still excellent. We both got one wing and let’s call it pulled chicken with it. Excellent.

Mariah and I ate and chatted about life and how things were going. We both find life tasks getting in the way of writing. We both wish we were writing more, but we are managing to keep the wheels on in our lives. We both want to travel, but that is not in the cards for various reasons, so we at least can share a beer and sigh together; we are making it work, missing NYC or Europe or other places.

I was working at home before the “situation is serious but not desperate” dinner. The afternoon was boring as our data conversion not only went well, we were ahead of schedule–something we have not experienced before. There were no serious issues, and the afternoon allowed me to rest. My breathing and coughing issues were back, and I needed to rest for a while. The short rest worked. I was feeling better by 4PM and did the last status meeting.

Moving back further, I visited Susie in the morning. I left at about 11ish in Air Volvo to Susie’s place at the hummingbird house in Portland (Tigard) at Allegiance Senior Care LLC, 9925 SW 82nd. Ave. Portland (Tigard), OR 97223; phone (503) 246-4116. I made good progress until I was near Susie’s; they were back to repaving Hall Boulevard as it was Monday, and I had trouble coming and going as they cut the traffic to one lane.

Susie had just finished lunch when I got there, and Susie was still in her wheelchair and delighted to see me. We headed out to the park. It is sunny and about 80F (27C) at noon with a nice warm breeze. The park was full of families with small children. School here is on for another two weeks. We enjoyed the park and watched the butterflies dance (four Oregon Swallowtails). The park manager spoke to us about the hot weather and the cedars’ stress. They expect to lose two more this summer–unfortunate. A young man had smashed his beer and was sternly reminded to pick up all the pieces by the park manager–We can’t have little kids cut their feet on broken beer bottles! The message was politely received, and the clean-up was done.

I could only make it a short visit, but Susie was pleased to get outside.

Before this was the familiar story of a bagel for breakfast with liberal coffee. I started at 7ish, as it was a work-from-home Monday. I slept until 6:30 and lollygagged in my bed until just before 7PM. My breathing woke me–the pollen was hard on me. I worked from home until 11ish. I did our status meetings and my time sheets now that we have the FY24 project code to charge our time.

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