I missed yesterday, but will try to do a daily blog from now on.
Yesterday I took the shuttle to a shopping center and bought some stuff at Ralphs and Trader Joe's. I had two cloth bags and a roll of bounty paper towels when I got on the bus. The lady bus driver would absolutely not let me get on or off without help even though I had figured out how to juggle it all by myself. One of the ladies on the bus, who had been in LCG 11 years, wisely pointed out that if I fell the bus driver would be responsible. That made me realize I was being selfish by trying to be too independent in this facility!
I got a pleasant surprise in the afternoon. A couple I know from King Harbor Yacht Club were staying here overnight to firm up their decision to move here next April. I showed them my place, and it is exactly what they want. I am not sure they will get it right away, but I was lucky. These villas are in high demand. As one of my neighbors said, "I like a front door and a back door". I feel exactly the same way, as most of my childhood was spent in smelly apartment buildings, with noisy neighbors and the trash chute down the hall. Of course the soundproofing is much better today, and La Costa halls do not smell, but the memories linger...
Another good surprise came when I learned that Ian, Daisy and gang are driving down from Seattle for a quick visit before Thanksgiving.
A friend from Manhattan Beach has also promised to come, and I have reserved a hotel room for her, which includes breakfast. It is just around the corner from my villa.
Tomorrow I will go to the Apple Store to get a lesson on how to organize my photos. If I just learn to delete some of them that will be worth it!
Wendy goes back to Paris today, so we can talk again. The Canadian phone rates are so high we texted instead.
Phone, email or text me. I would love to hear from you. Love, Val
It sounds like the Navy... when you move, you find people you knew in other locations! Fall prevention is good! The bus driver might regret your fall, but you'd hate to fall. Recovering from injuries is no fun.
ReplyDeleteI thought our unseasonable 90s weather was warm, and heard that near you was around 100. Hopefully you are close enough to the coast that it wasn't that bad.