Robert and I went to Salina late Sunday morning.  Robert,
to chat with Vernon and I to chat with Marti.  Marti was
baby sitting Darwin who is Erin's and David's little girl.
Marti is Darwin's God Mother.  Darwin is a sweet little
girl of 7 months.  Very verbal and shall be an early
talker, I am guessing. 

I was curious how the court appearance of Pete vs Bradley
Mitchell went.  Bradley had gotten a court injunction
against Peter that said that he couldn't come within
300 feet of Bradley's house.  Strictly, that would mean
he couldn't even get to Marti's house.  Pete went to
court to try and get the Injunction quashed.  But, Bradley
had a Lawyer and a Private Investigator.  All in all I
would gather it didn't go well for Pete.  But, it was
postponed a few days and then postponed again until
August 17th.   Marti couldn't talk about it because
she hadn't been to the court and she is going to be a
witness on the 17th.

But, the good news is that Erin and David are back to
Salina to stay.  No more commuting to Duke U. in
North Carolina.  Erin is an Assistant Professor in the
new Film department in the new Media, Communication
and something else College at CU.  David is a Full
Professor and Head of one of the schools of the new
College.  They are thrilled, of course.  They have a
Nanny who comes during the week to care for Darwin
and when I was there Marti was there to care for her
while David did some work for his new position.  But,
while I was there he didn't get anything done. Erin
was in California at a wedding and would be home
that evening.


Carl, Martha and Ariel came over for dinner on Sunday.
I had thought I had rib eyes in the freezer and I did, but not
enough for 5 of us.  I did have a boneless sirloin roast and
cut that into six steaks and that worked well.  We had
mashed potatoes, green salad, corn-on-the-cob and the
steaks.  I did the steaks on the grill and I am still learning.
They weren't black, but they were well-done.  Fortunately,
they were tender enough so that didn't matter, but I was
disappointed.  I'm learning.

Yesterday was a do nothing day.  I did a little garden work,
but not much else.

Today Lorena and her niece came to clean.  I was happy to
see her.  I had made a real mess of the kitchen floor with
my two dinner parties.  She now cleans for Erin every
other week and is delighted to have a job in Salina again
even if it is a long way to go.

Sunday August 2, 2015

It always gives me quite a start when I write "2015." I remember,
as a kid, figuring how old I would be when the  year 2001 came
along.  I would be 70, then figured how old I would be in 2011.
I didn't know anyone who was 80 and assumed that I wouldn't
make it to that age.  And now we're  in the middle of 2015.

Friday evening Fred Clare, Dick and Betty Valent, and Jo
came for dinner.  All except Jo were surprised that Cindy
wasn't bringing dinner.  I assured them that I was feeling
so well that I didn't require Cindy's help any more.  That
is so great!  I had no trouble fixing dinner for six although
was delighted with the help I got before dinner from
Betty and the clean up Dick and Fred did after dinner.
I served fresh corn on the cob, picked up from Munson's
earlier,  and a choice of Red Fin Tuna or Mahi Mahi and
a large green salad with carrots, tomatoes, cukes and
celery.  It was a lovely evening although I missed part
of it because I was outside grilling the entrees.

Yesterday, I admit, I was happy not to have anything on
the calendar.  I cleaned up the kitchen from my dinner
party and didn't do much else except talk, at length
separately with Alyssum and Robyn.  Alyssum sounded
very up beat.  Aspen will be starting pre-school in
September and Alyssum has a job cooking at a
Wilderness school for adults.  She is happy she'll
have the chance to work with a professional chef and
even happier that she will earn $200/day.  Robyn was
putting in an irrigation system.  She has become very
conscious of the fire danger since the recent fire came
so close that she was under the threat of evacuation.
It certainly won't do any harm to have her house
surrounded by moist lawn and garden. The daily
temperature in Bayview seems to hover into the
3-digit range; not nice. Our temperature hovers in the
mid to high 80s, but the house stays in the low 70s.

Robert and I are planning to go to Salina this morning.
I'll visit with Marti while he visits with Vernon.  Marti
will be at David's and Erin's taking care of baby Darwin.
Marti is Darwin's God mother. I'm anxious to hear
how the court proceedings went.  Bradly filed for
an injunction against Peter, but the court proceedings
happened while we were away.