Today 8Aug2023

I will just cover a few events. I am considering ending the blog this Friday. So there are just a few posts left now.

The main event for today, a work day, was my visit to Susie. I left work at about 10:45 and then took Air Volvo to see 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 arrived without incident, and Susie was still eating. I waited a bit for Susie to finish, and we headed out. Susie was happy to tour Metzger Park today. The skies were clear and the sky deep blue, showing little or no air pollution. The park was not busy except for many dogs walking their humans.

The butterflies seem to be gone as summer starts to be replaced by fall. The grasshoppers are more numerous now, but the bumble bees seem more lost. The temperature was below 80F today (27C). We stopped at my favorite bench, the shady one in the cedars and redwoods, and called Leta and Barb (Susie’s mother and sister, respectively). We spoke to them for twenty minutes until my time ran out. It was a work day, and only a short visit was possible. So, I was back at the hummingbird house and gave Susie a kiss goodbye and a promise to return on Wednesday.

I returned sooner as when I stopped for lunch, I discovered I still had the flowers I bought at Safeway for Susie still in the car. Air Volvo returned to the hummingbird house, and I presented Susie with the flowers. The flowers in Susie’s room had faded, so I bought some new ones yesterday. Suse was happy to get a second short visit with flowers.

I returned to work, and then Air Volvo took me home to the Volvo Cave after 3ish. I r sted there and was about to cook dinner when Mariah suggested dinner in Van Eberts. Sel cting to risk the traffic, I headed there, and Mariah and I had a good meal with the chicken wings that are so good, the chicken volunteer (at least that is what I have heard).

Thanks for reading, and I hope I am not disappointing many folks.