COQUILLE DIARY NOVEMBER 2000
11-6: We drove both cars to Coos Bay, the van needs some work. The contact points ae acting up so we took it to Verger. Estimate come back in three hours, be about 400 bucks. Ok, went to breakfast at Pancake Mill, shopped at Freddy's. Went back more bad news: Need new water pump, timing belt, transmission seal and a few more things, parts ove 900. Come back Wednesday. Bill went up to 1407. Still gonna drive it until the wheels fall off. I shudder at spending or financing 25 k for a new car. Ack.
I also got some tub caulking supplies at Freddy's. Tackled the tub and it looks a lot better. The old caulk was beyond rehab nasty.
11-11/16: Barbara Whelan flew in to spend a few days with me. My best friend from Idaho. I have missed her a lot. So we ran around a lot. Went to Bandon and did Old Town, had lunch at the Boat Works and watched impressive sized waves crash on the jetty. Then visited Shore Acres and toured the gardens and watched impressive waves crash way up high in the air creating little mini rainbows. Very pretty. We went to lunch at Lucky Star and Barb introduced me to General Tsoa's Chicken. Boy is that ever good! My now favorite Chinese dish. Yummy.
Thanks giving: Plan on driving to Seattle to visit with Carla and Mitch.
Our back of the alley neighbor burned some of our trash. We are going in on a load of gravel to put on the alley drive way.
Fifteen minutes of fame: No ten, or wait make that 3 1/2 minutes. I received an email from a site sponsored by "The Atlantic". One of the features they have is called "Word fugitives". People will post a question and others will answer, sometimes it is calm and erudite, sometimes for silly. I really like silly. About one year ago one of the posts was asking "Is there a verb or noun that describes the sensation when you purchase a new car and suddenly you notice the same car everywhere?" So I submitted the very obvious "newbiquitous". Anyway they wanted permission to use my submission in the February print issue. I am an author! And no, there is no money involved, only the honor, but then you knew that didn't you?
Recap Thanksgiving in Seattle. Nice sunny drive up on Wednesday. The feast was sumptuous, Mitch cooked most of it. Met most of his family, we played Pictionary. Carla and I cooked apple and pumpkin pies. My green tomato pickles were a huge hit. I drove back the next morning and it was lovely.
Nice surprise in the mail. Tim handed me an envelope from the hospital. Inside was a check and a letter thanking the employees for their hard work all year! Well how many small hospitals do you know of that hands out bonus checks? Nice. Thanks Edna!!
Time to close November.
G'night folks.
11-6: We drove both cars to Coos Bay, the van needs some work. The contact points ae acting up so we took it to Verger. Estimate come back in three hours, be about 400 bucks. Ok, went to breakfast at Pancake Mill, shopped at Freddy's. Went back more bad news: Need new water pump, timing belt, transmission seal and a few more things, parts ove 900. Come back Wednesday. Bill went up to 1407. Still gonna drive it until the wheels fall off. I shudder at spending or financing 25 k for a new car. Ack.
I also got some tub caulking supplies at Freddy's. Tackled the tub and it looks a lot better. The old caulk was beyond rehab nasty.
11-11/16: Barbara Whelan flew in to spend a few days with me. My best friend from Idaho. I have missed her a lot. So we ran around a lot. Went to Bandon and did Old Town, had lunch at the Boat Works and watched impressive sized waves crash on the jetty. Then visited Shore Acres and toured the gardens and watched impressive waves crash way up high in the air creating little mini rainbows. Very pretty. We went to lunch at Lucky Star and Barb introduced me to General Tsoa's Chicken. Boy is that ever good! My now favorite Chinese dish. Yummy.
Thanks giving: Plan on driving to Seattle to visit with Carla and Mitch.
Our back of the alley neighbor burned some of our trash. We are going in on a load of gravel to put on the alley drive way.
Fifteen minutes of fame: No ten, or wait make that 3 1/2 minutes. I received an email from a site sponsored by "The Atlantic". One of the features they have is called "Word fugitives". People will post a question and others will answer, sometimes it is calm and erudite, sometimes for silly. I really like silly. About one year ago one of the posts was asking "Is there a verb or noun that describes the sensation when you purchase a new car and suddenly you notice the same car everywhere?" So I submitted the very obvious "newbiquitous". Anyway they wanted permission to use my submission in the February print issue. I am an author! And no, there is no money involved, only the honor, but then you knew that didn't you?
Recap Thanksgiving in Seattle. Nice sunny drive up on Wednesday. The feast was sumptuous, Mitch cooked most of it. Met most of his family, we played Pictionary. Carla and I cooked apple and pumpkin pies. My green tomato pickles were a huge hit. I drove back the next morning and it was lovely.
Nice surprise in the mail. Tim handed me an envelope from the hospital. Inside was a check and a letter thanking the employees for their hard work all year! Well how many small hospitals do you know of that hands out bonus checks? Nice. Thanks Edna!!
Time to close November.
G'night folks.
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