Post-Retirement Reading

Thursday 29 February 2024

Another Trip Around The Sun

A great, full day (and week) turning 59!   Breakfast at Breakfast Republic in Liberty Station with Susie and Cheryl, an art class in Fallbrook with Helen Shafer Garcia and supper, swim and hot tub in La Mesa with Jean and Grant filled the day.   The next day at pottery class and everyone was so thoughtful and we went for lunch.  I even won the watercolor demo give away from Gabriel Stockton at his art class that night.  Tonight supper out with Pete and Solveig at a Wine Bar.   Lucky, lucky me.











Saturday 24 February 2024

2024 Thus Far

Ok, I think I can write about this now…both for processing and closure.  

The year started off well.  Drove down the usual route, with a stop at Lee’s and a visit and great raclette supper and visit with soon-to-be-retired Les!  









The day after I got here, I got t-boned turning into Jensens and yadda-yadda-yadda, the car got written off and towed away! 😢.  So after 2 weeks of dealing with insurance, things finally settled down and I regrouped with my rental car and started over.





   


Thank God for Pete and Solveig!  They were unbelievably helpful.  A real Godsend!  I am so grateful to them.



When I got here, Pete had covid and Solveig was just over it.  Planned to go to see Karole’s play with Susie and Cheryl and Cheryl had it.  



Tom and Les were here the beginning of January and stayed only a few blocks away.   




Now I’m settled into my walks, and books and yoga and pottery and painting.  My acute whiplash is settling down after several acupuncture treatments with Yael, massages from Nick and Krysta and a new member to my “team”, Megan the chiropractor.  


The winter has been relatively cool and rainy this year.  A couple of really big rains with flooding and the need for Pete to drain the pool!  But, it’s not snow so I’m not complaining (too loudly).   Still a stunning place to winter.  I never seem to tire of being here.  So blessed in so many ways.