Saturday 10/12 - Sunday 10/13/02
Day 44-45 / Day 17-18 of 3rd leg
Day 44-45 / Day 17-18 of 3rd leg
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Monday 10/14/02
Day Forty-Six / Day 19 of 3rd leg
Saturday’s highlight was going to dinner and a play with Ray & Sharon. We spent most of the day putzing around packing, and took a trip on the motorcycle to donate empty plant containers to the arboretum (sp?) and take a short walk.
Then Ray & Sharon picked us up at 5:30pm and we went to “Claim Jumpers” for dinner (David-top sirloin, Tina-BBQ pork san.) then the Renton Carco Theater for “Curious Savage” about a curious old lady, Mrs. Savage, and her brief stay in a sanatorium…
Sunday was more home stuff, and the only time one of us left the house was when David went to the grocery store in the morning. I did laundry, and we emptied a few rooms of their furniture and transferred to the garage. David keeps waffling between ‘No problem getting everything in the rental trucks’ and ‘Oh my gosh, it’s never going to fit!”
Had to take all the hanging plants into the garage because it’s getting into the 30’s at night.
Made a “Chocolate Sigh” cake from scratch!
This morning we had a surprise visit from an appraiser—turns out the buyers have sold their condo but need to apply for an FHA loan due to the closing date. Anyhoo, once that was over we got ready for a motorcycle tour of David’s old house, family cemetery, my old apts (Alki & Samara), South Park, and misc other sights. Had sandwiches at the Alki Bakery and a couple sweets. *Took photos. It was sunny, but a very cold wind was blowing so we didn’t get too close to the water.
We were out & about from 9:30am--3:30pm. We’re very lucky to have weather nice enough to ride. If I hadn’t packed my chaps already, I’d be even more comfortable, though!
I did a little yard trimming, and picked more *kiwi to leave for the new owners—I don’t want to lose them to a frosty night. After dinner, David spent a couple hours looking at Ohio house photos and planning lighting, venting, plumbing, etc. His head is getting way too full!
OH! First stop this morning on the motorcycle was the MMP shop in Kent—for THE LAST TIME!! Picked up some checks then got the hell out of there!
Tomorrow we have a lot planned, so it’s just as well there’s absolutely nothing on TV.
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Monday 10/14/02
Day Forty-Six / Day 19 of 3rd leg
Saturday’s highlight was going to dinner and a play with Ray & Sharon. We spent most of the day putzing around packing, and took a trip on the motorcycle to donate empty plant containers to the arboretum (sp?) and take a short walk.
Then Ray & Sharon picked us up at 5:30pm and we went to “Claim Jumpers” for dinner (David-top sirloin, Tina-BBQ pork san.) then the Renton Carco Theater for “Curious Savage” about a curious old lady, Mrs. Savage, and her brief stay in a sanatorium…Sunday was more home stuff, and the only time one of us left the house was when David went to the grocery store in the morning. I did laundry, and we emptied a few rooms of their furniture and transferred to the garage. David keeps waffling between ‘No problem getting everything in the rental trucks’ and ‘Oh my gosh, it’s never going to fit!”
Had to take all the hanging plants into the garage because it’s getting into the 30’s at night.
Made a “Chocolate Sigh” cake from scratch!
This morning we had a surprise visit from an appraiser—turns out the buyers have sold their condo but need to apply for an FHA loan due to the closing date. Anyhoo, once that was over we got ready for a motorcycle tour of David’s old house, family cemetery, my old apts (Alki & Samara), South Park, and misc other sights. Had sandwiches at the Alki Bakery and a couple sweets. *Took photos. It was sunny, but a very cold wind was blowing so we didn’t get too close to the water.
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| The house David grew up in (not his vehicle); we painted the house that shade of blue in 1992--still going strong in 2002! |
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| My view of Mt Rainier from behind David. |
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| Outside the Seattle Mariner's stadium. Great memories of the 1995 season! |
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| My shoebox-size apartment on Alki Beach, next to the lighthouse; the first place I lived after moving to Seattle in 1986. |
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| The apartment building I lived in when I met David |
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| Me on the phone at Alki Bakery |
We were out & about from 9:30am--3:30pm. We’re very lucky to have weather nice enough to ride. If I hadn’t packed my chaps already, I’d be even more comfortable, though!
I did a little yard trimming, and picked more *kiwi to leave for the new owners—I don’t want to lose them to a frosty night. After dinner, David spent a couple hours looking at Ohio house photos and planning lighting, venting, plumbing, etc. His head is getting way too full!
OH! First stop this morning on the motorcycle was the MMP shop in Kent—for THE LAST TIME!! Picked up some checks then got the hell out of there!
Tomorrow we have a lot planned, so it’s just as well there’s absolutely nothing on TV.
*photos: all the posted photos were taken 2002 during our goodbye tour,
except the Carco Theatre photo which was borrowed from www.willhiteweb.com
*kiwi: we had fruit bearing kiwi plants (male & female) growing on the arbor behind the bench on the lower deck.
except the Carco Theatre photo which was borrowed from www.willhiteweb.com
*kiwi: we had fruit bearing kiwi plants (male & female) growing on the arbor behind the bench on the lower deck.
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