Journal Entry #38-43 - Auburn, Seattle, Redondo, Centralia, North Bend, WA

Sunday 10/6 -Thursday 10/10/02                                                
Day 38-42 / Day 11-15 of 3rd leg

No Entries (yikes! I lost the habit)

Friday 10/11/02                                                
Day Forty-three / Day 16 of 3rd leg

Brief recap of previous days not journaled:

Sleeping in – and I mean in – running errands, personal business, library, daydreaming, watching the news (getting concerned for the people in Virginia & Maryland re: the sniper shootings)

Tuesday the 8^th was my 38^th birthday. David woke me up with a homemade German Chocolate Cake alight with candles, and a song! Opened Dad & Elsie’s package and found a beautiful blue sweater that fits perfectly. Since the weather bode well, we went to the Woodland Park Zoo as planned, and had a great time walking (& walking & walking) around & looking at the whole collection--except the insect hut… Some of the exhibits are spectacular examples of a natural setting, especially the orangutan enclosure. Got some nice pictures, and took a “movie” of the noisy tiger.

That evening, we had 6:30 reservations at *Salty’s (Redondo). I had my favorite cocktail *(Very Berry Stoli) followed by an excellent feast of Cioppino--sans scallops. David had a wonderful salmon dish. We splurged and split a strawberry/rhubarb cobbler.

Couldn't find my photos of Salty's, so I borrowed this
from www.seattlesouthside.com

Also borrowed from www.seattlesouthside.com

Wednesday mail brought a birthday card & Pier One gift card from Karin. Thursday the 10^th we went to Centralia to visit David’s sister, Mary, at her uniform shop. Had a nice chat. We had brought her latest order of biz cards, and in exchange she gave us a blood pressure cuff and steth so we can monitor David’s blood pressure. (Testing it out a few times has produced 120/90 readings, but I’m still getting the hang of it). After we got home I made “creamy plum chicken” and rice for dinner, which got a thumbs-up.

Now it’s 11:30 on Friday, and we’re headed into the “outlet mall” in North Bend to check out some tools at the Black & Decker store.

Ended up getting a Rotary Hammer Drill (for masonry) and a reciprocating saw. I also landed (from different stores) an apple corer, a “quick chop” as-seen-on-tv food chopper, and a potato masher. None of these were impulse buys.

After we got home, I started a campfire while doing a little yard work. After dinner, we continued the fire and didn’t do much else.

*Salty’s (Redondo): our favorite restaurant in the whole world;
many happy culinary memories from here. Especially Thanksgiving buffets!
http://saltys.com/phocadownload/redondo-thanksgiving-buffet-menu-2013.pdf

*Very Berry Stoli: 1 shot Stoli, 1 shot Raspberry liquor, 4 oz. Champagne
I miss this; haven't had it since we moved away. 

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