Going backwards, I got home around 10 at night in Air VF the Gray from Lake Oswego and the Lake Theater. Dondrea bought us tickets to John Nilsen‘s Christmas Concerts there. Donna (Dondrea’s mother), Z, Dondrea, and I met there and enjoyed John’s solo concert. I recommend his concerts (see the link) and his appearances as a guest piano soloist at local churches.
I had a few drinks and some popcorn for our table as we watched John. We got one of the last four-person tables that was not already reserved and could see through the crowd. It felt like a very personal concert and an intimate space. Again, recommended!
I had picked up Donna, and we got there in the EV early to grab a table. Parking near the site was hopeless; I found a spot in a neighborhood behind an electrician’s truck (figuring it must be legally parked). Donna, I had walked her to the theater before finding acceptable parking, waited inside, and she was ready to grab us a 4-person table. I did climb up and down a hill in the wet and dark. My dress shoes are rubber-soled and work well for the Pacific Northwest.
After I got there, I got to talk to John a few times. We agreed we needed to get a drink together, but the bar closed after the show, so we’ll do it another time. But yes, we need to do that!
Before this, I was at the house and watching the waters recede in the backyard. The rivers, receiving the waters, are now high, and some are flooding. There are local evacuations near many rivers. The storm dropped two inches in less than twelve hours (not quite like a Florida Hurricane, but pretty destructive here in the Pacific Northwest). The storm game with wind and that, and the volume has mudslides and trees down all over the coast (they had dangerous winds and more rain), and to a lesser degree, inland. Tillamook, on the coast, I heard, has only one road left for access, and that is over a large hill.
Moving the story to earlier and home, I sent out an update on the Church Refresh project, which is winding down, and everyone seems pleased with the changes. We are about down to punch-list items as the last appliances and sink are installed. The space will be available for Christmas Eve.
Corwin stopped by, but I was headed out to John’s Concert.
Before this, I made my lunch. I enjoy the choice of cooking for myself while I am home. I defrosted a porkchop, an inch-thick one, and fried it with just a hint of butter (I also added some water when the pan was very hot to steam it and ensure it was fully defrosted). It had a nice flavor (just salt and pepper this time).
I chopped carrots and celery for a large salad I had with the chop (hmm, that is a lot of ‘chop’). I did not need a starch (still holding at 240 pounds)! I finished the salad as I also finished the awful James Bond movie Moonraker, which I bought instead of renting. Not worth the $15 by any imagination. I remembered it being better.
I also finished Judge Dee’s book and liked some of the stories, and I will have to put some of that in my Dungeons and Dragons adventures.
Before this, I skipped the laundry (I am out of softener and keep forgetting to get some) and wrote the blog. I had risen late, and this made time seem to disappear.
And while it seems I should write more, just making my 500+ words usual for a simple day, thanks for reading!
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