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About 11:00PM the next night, the bug took me down. I was sick for the next two days. I moved a cot and heater into the master bathroom and then slept for most of the next three days. I was sick to my stomach again late Saturday. It had been many years since I had been so sick. I took a rare sick day on Monday, holding my monthly meeting with my boss over the phone. It also meant I missed the monthly West Seattle Alumni Association meeting. While I felt awful for much of the week, I suspect much of that was hunger. I lost nearly five pounds, and that was the one bright spot. I worked a single day, Tuesday, over Spring Break week. |
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Randy retired at the end of February, and he reserved a nice condo at the WorldMark Discovery Bay resort southwest of Port Townsend to celebrate with his siblings in March. Don drove over for one day on the 17th, and Laurie flew in from Colorado and joined Randy on the 19th. Nancy and I took the Edmonds-Kingston ferry over on the 20th and joined Randy and Laurie. Randy and Laurie are
avid birders, so we got a taste of their pastime. Laurie and I
both had our Nikon D750 cameras, and I had my 70-200 f2.8 lens.
My best shots were of this Hooded Merganser
pair in Port Townsend. I
I enjoyed swimming in the pool and soaking in the hot tub three times. Randy beat me four games out of four in ping pong, as usual, although I got close in game three at 21-18. My bad knee, sore shoulder, and depth perception problems, combined with the fact that I had not played in years, conspired to help Randy.
He also helped designate Captain George Vancouver's mapping of the west coast of North America as an "International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark." The plaque at the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend, pictured above left, tells the story in both English and Spanish. And then we had a "God moment." While Randy, Laurie, and I we visiting the Northwest Native Expressions Art Gallery near the 7 Cedars Casino in Sequim, we heard someone say, "Laurie?" It was Jan Sleight, Randy's wife, also on vacation and out birding. I had not seen her in a few years and I had not seen their son Chris in many more years. Laurie took the opportunity to do more birding with them while Randy took Nancy and me back to the condo. The odds of this surprise family intersection were astronomical. |
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The Grandkids Report Annie's 32nd birthday party, held this year on the 3rd, was another grandchild photo op. But this time, I had the new Nikon D750 to put to work. Shooting indoors without a flash worked as well as I had hoped. It won't be long before the babies get too big to hand around.
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Ginger's Memorial Events Being Planned Friday, April 12th, Grace Virginia Rutherford will be laid to rest at Acacia in northeast Seattle, next to her husband Bob. Then, on Tuesday, May 14th, there will be a memorial service at University Presbyterian Church. Senior Pastor George Hinman will lead the service. On the 28th, I received a partial copy of Ginger's Will because my name was mentioned in it. Ginger was nothing if not generous. Along with her daughters, she acknowledged her two nephews Steven Uhtoff and Robert Hollis, and myself. The estate will be divided between Nancy and Susan, with bequests to Ginger's favorite ministries like University Presbyterian Church, Taproot Theatre, and the Seattle Union Gospel Mission. |
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It's a toss up when Jean is out in the evening if she is spending time with Joel Sitte or is at a drama performance, or perhaps both -- she may have taken Joel out to a show. They are watching each other's favorite movies and reading each other's favorite books. It's an inventive bonding experience.
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Bits and Pieces
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My "Quote" from March
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