A Date with Zena

 I should say an adventure.

The plan...

Lunch at the Boarding House and then she would go shopping at Gillman Village and I would head to my hair appointment.

The reality ...

Salmon Days.

Front street:  Gillman  exit to front street the traffic was down to two very slow lanes.

The Salmon Days parade was marching toward us on Gillman way. They were going faster than we were. We spent a good/entertaining  half hour   traveling that  1/2 mile up to front street.

For Zena it was a front row seat to view the parade.
 For me..a running commentary.
  Look at those beautiful horses. i really like that black one.
Oh my that rider is so proud.  Is that the Sammamish City band? No Sammamish High School  ( go Totems )

 My, a front row and I don't have to stand. Look at those little girls. Oh, they are doing hands stands. They must be cold. 

  And I have a front row seat and I don't even have to stand.   That is a great marching band.
( you get the idea )

Then we came to Front street but kept going. The street was blocked. By now we are passing Boehms's candy. Zena said she would be happy to stop there for lunch. Ha Ha.  
 The first right turn looked like a dead end.  It was.

Dialog.  Oh, a dead end. You are  going to have to turn around. . It said dead end.  We just need to get into town.

We reach the end of the dead end and pull up  by two police officers.
Can you please help me get to the Boarding House.?
Officer number one said go here and there and back and....
Officer number two said, just go back to Front street the parade is over and it will be open.

WRONG

Front street is still blocked and there are a couple officers.
Officer one is directing traffic
Officer two said. You cannot get to the Boarding House, but I can take you to another mall and several places to eat. Just follow me. 

A police escort.
no flashing lights.
I'll take it

I call my hairdresser. She sounded like she was clueless, however, her baby was due and she had to get her 3 children to the studio. I don't know where she was, but what had to done was done. ( turns out her baby came two days later)

We are now at this "mall"  Nothing of interest and now  I know where we are, so we turn back to the Costco area and Pickering Farm.  

 Yea!  Farmers market. and coffee.
Beautiful fresh flowers.. I am coming back.
Fresh pastry. Bought some
Mt. Si coffee.
a bench.
music

Ah.  I guess this is why we made the trip to Issaquah today. 

The Greek festival. Held at St. Demetrius Church in Seattle. 

we have gone for many years.
I love the lemon rice soup, stuffed grape leaves and
you guessed it 
 Baklava.   ( no picture needed for that one )

The church has lots of areas with displays and things to purchase.
The big tent has food and a stage where  a quartet is playing their string instruments

Part of the program involves children dressed in native costume and they sing and dance. * we did not stay for that this year )
They have a thrift shop. One of the classrooms is set up with homemade soap.  another  had more bakery. Church literature is also on display.
Just before leaving we stopped at the "store".   Home baked bread, olive oil, etc, ..  we always end up with a  good sized bag of treats.

One last look back.  Someone wearing a large straw hat is bent over reading a book  A large bottle of wine is sitting on the table beside the book.   
Missing the music. Missing the atmosphere.   

Always something different and this one   ↑ 
 is probably  a one time only.
We usually run into someone we know, but not this year.  
And I guess it is a good thing, I was not wearing cute shoes. 
 Truth to be known,  nothing matched. 
 But I am sure you won't tell.

Tea for ten

A Tea Party 

               waiting to happen 

                       

                       and you are so invited !





                             And I am ready

 A tea party is not a party without friends

And party is not a party without party favors 

             I am blessed with the best of friends

           BSF united.....and much much more !

       I said thank you, they said thank you.   :)

BSF was  GREAT

            Davis gave me a big hug.
                  ( I hugged him back )
  Karen told Grammy she missed her at leaders.
                      ( Grammy will write that in her journal )
   Liz told Grammy she loved her 
                   ( softly, so Grammy made her say it twice )
  Ruth asked Grammy if she wanted a hug
             ( she did not have to ask twice )
  The Sun is out.

               IT's  A GREAT DAY !  
                           
                          

Grammy Time

It was Saturday morning  
   
                           Nordstrom's  Cafe 

 Grammy brought bubbles ...

He brought sunflowers ....

  Then we stopped in the Home Decor shop for a repeat pose....

Hard to decide which is the cuter...(2012 )

And then we take a trip back to the scene..

Yep,  when with Grammy, you can stretch out at Nordstrom's
sales staff smiled
2019  

I live an exciting life.  

Therapy Therapy

THERAPY    again...

ok.  physical therapy
It had been a few months and my wrist was not getting any stronger, I could not stretch a full octave on the piano, AND, I could not get on my wedding ring. 
So I was given orders for 6 weeks of accountability. 
Now, after just two weeks, my strength is much improved !
I have great praise for PT's and OT's
 and some PA's.
Just a hint to K and K...next time I come in with pants that do not match my jacket, you have permission to tell me.  I know you liked my shoes. They are cute and they match. But when I looked in the mirror when I got home  :(  .

Just another hint,  the other kind of therapy is sometimes needed,
 but I don't want to talk about it.   

sale sale sale

Garage sale of the Century 

 The signs were out.  The ad on Craig's list and a post on facebook.

Thursday prep day

Tiff came and did all the heavy moving of stuff and putting up tables

     Sebastian and I were at Bible Study

Then Tiff continued to put out garage sale items

     Sebastian and i were taking a nap

Then more stuff came...friends and family, to be exact.

Tiff left for an appointment, So Sebastian was now my shadow.
 Just about 20 minutes to 6:00 the magic hour to eat,( since Darrell was leaving for Bible Study)

     folks were gathering in the garage to display things and then our neighbor came over. Introductions by Darrell
      and I   headed into the house to finish getting dinner ( me and my shadow ). 

  That was when I felt like maybe there was a whole lot going on and I needed to

     to focus on getting food on the

     table and not on my broken tooth 

Garage Sale day one      Beautiful sunny day

 

  

     Coffee  check

      Cookies   check

         signs   check

 Customers.....a slow stream sort of

First customer was interested in a couple items. One was $1.50, could she have it for 0.50 ?  She ended up with 3 items for $1.75

Then there was a fellow who did not want to break a $20,  so instead of  $1.75, could we accept $1.41 ?

My friend Judy brought donuts.  There were 12.  And Pizza. 

       Always fun to see who buys what and so on

     At one point there were two customers ready to check out at the same time ( each had a few items to add up ) And at the same time a neighbor came and sat right down and began chatting about this and that.  She also happened to have a few tomatoes in her purse which she asked my sister to pull out for her to share. She also happened to be sitting on a few items waiting for purchase.

      Then, coming down the driveway, my friend from BSF, Carol.  She saw my post on Facebook and came by to say hello.  She didn't need anything. Or did she?   A nice compact dining room table that seats 12.   Hmm.  she had to think about it.
My friend Zena brought cookies ( homemade, we kept for the staff )
Dinner at the Burg.  Sebastian, his mom, my sister, Darrell and me...tailgating.
A good nights sleep for all. 

Garage Sale day two 

  Probably got up to 85 degrees

 
And we think many people must have wanted to play on what could be the last warm day in September. 

 But it did not keep Carol away.  She came back and paid for the dining room table.And that was our biggest sale.  The seller, Judy, was very happy.  She said it was an answer to prayer.

My sister always makes lunch for us. Yummy sandwiches and fresh strawberries. 

Today we got visits from both little grandsons and their Moms.   The hose was a great entertainer.

Then off they went, Tanner, his mom and Darrell.

And  soon they were  cheering at the Mariners game. 

 Don't ask who won.

So, once the gang cleared out, I had Judy's pizza.

  Don't ask how many donuts are left. 

A great day for us all.  You should have been there !