Marnie Moves etc

It is way past time for me to update my blog so here is the first installment covering the last few months. more to follow...

Marnie's brain hemorrhage on July 21 precipitated an immediate move out of her apartment. We did it in three days. Our biggest complication was this bird who had decided to nest in one of Marnie's plants..don't ask what we did about it.

Here I am signing for all of Marnie's meds. Boy, could I have made a fortune on the streets of Chinatown.

By day three, as you can see, we were getting pretty zoomie.

Then in the midst of all the confusion the tree trimmers showed up. The wind was gusty and the man in the bucket disappeared.

Ah there he is again.

This job is not for people who are afraid of heights! Imagine the view, however.

Off I flew on August 13 to look for a place for Marnie in Beaverton, Oregon. Thad, Jackie and I did a blitz tour of the facilities with openings. Here is Thad and Jessica's dinning table with my plan of attack spread out on it.

I flew home on the 17th, collected Marnie and we flew back to Oregon on the 19th. This little fellow looks exactly like I felt.

I decided Farmginton Square best met our needs. This picture is looking down the walkway with the door to Marnie's unit on the left.

Marnie in front of her door.

Marnie got her hands on a hose and gave the nozzle a squeeze! It appeared she didn't want her picture taken.

oh, oh she realized she has squirted me and I'm wet.

Who me?

Brother Wayne came to take over and give me some R&R. Here he is with Marnie and Jackie.

Marnie and Jackie checking out a cell phone.

Marnie at her craft table.

Jackie driving Marnie's "car."

Lucky us - A Day At Main Lake

Ready to go to Linda and Wally's cabin on Main Lake. Shatzi and Newman are already on board.

Newman's getting impatient.

Not enough room for Buck on the first trip. Bye Buck, see you later!

Hauling gear up to the cabin after the first trip.

Here come the guys.

More unloading and more hauling.

A pile of canoes at the loading ramp, waiting for their owners.

A lake view.

The dock at Linda and Wally's cabin.

The lake was calm and there were beautiful reflections.



We went on a boat ride to another lake and got out of the boat to inspect this site which actually had a sandy beach.

Doni keeping Schatzi the poodle warm.

Relaxing at the end of a busy day. The 'boys' put boards on the new deck and tried to hook up put an antenna up for cell phone coverage. It was a wonderful day at a very special spot.

Wally enjoying the beginnings of the new deck.

Log Salvage

This is a log salvaging boat. I think they are also called Beachcombers.

One fellow in a small boat comes to shore and ties a rope around a log. They are looking for fresh logs that have broken away from floating log bundles or booms, not sure of the exact name.

The other end of the rope is attached to the big boat and it pulls the log into the water. I wonder if the rope ever snaps. If it did it could certainly do some damage to the man in the little boat.

off the log goes.

Untying the log so the big boat can get it.

Next, an eye-type hook i spounded into the log so they can haul it and other logs off. The take them to sell. One person told me the logs are marked so they can find the company they came from. Very interesting.

To market, to market.

Never A Dull...

Mower guy.

Plus rock.

Equals......

The hole slowly grows over night.

The culprit and his masterpiece. The glass actually looked quite pretty.

Pat and Buck preparing for the crash down.

Down the glass cascades.

Cleaning up the grooves. Next on the To Do List: order a new pane, what a pain!

Berries

We went strawberry picking on a farm here on Quadra. As you can see the field was let go and the dandelions took over. We still got lots of berries and they are delicious.



Doni's haul. Buck got about the same amount.

Weighing the berries. It is an honor system, you weigh and you pay. $1 a pound. Strawberry shortcake here we come.