August 30, 3015

Gosh, I forgot my blog again!  Sorry!

It continues to be hot and very dry.  When it does rain

doesn't last long and isn't enough to do much if any

good.

On Wednesday we had 5 people over for dinner.  

Jo, the Mossburgs (Earl and Shirley)  and the Estins

(Art and Matty.  The Mossburgs we have known 

for a long time and I remember they would come 

and visit when I was not feeling well enough 

to go out to socialize.  We understood that 

Earl was in that condition so we made a call 

on them last Sunday and discovered that Earl 

is not well, but he is still sharp and getting around

a little, with the help of oxygen.  Art Estin

we have known for a long time,but have

never socialized with him since his first wife

died.  He has had at least two more since

she died; one of them died in a vessel fire

when she was sailing from Venezuela to

the Galapagos.  The boat sank and she

with it.  His current wife was Alph's

first wife and, of course, Jo was his 

second.  But Jo and Matty get along

well and have become friends since Alph's

death. It was a very enjoyable evening.

Robert has been working on installing a

second battery into our van.  This requires

considerable redesign of the van under

the sofa/bed.  The batteries, each weigh about

60 pounds according to the UPS guy who

delivered them. That ads an extra challenge.

I have walked, with Robert, every morning.

We walk a mile before breakfast because it

gets too hot by the time we have breakfast.

Today I started re-potting my orchids and

discovered the one Robyn gave me,

pictured at the beginning of this blog,

is in blossom.  I have them all out doors

and thought Kate had fixed the little

soaker hoses to water them, but discovered

she hadn't.  That means they haven't

really been watered since we left on our 

trip east.  Perhaps that is what it takes to

get Robyn's orchid to blossom?