October 19, 2006
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It's finally fall! A significant cold front blew through yesterday afternoon and now there's a brisk north wind and it's 47° outside. Heaven, after the Never-Ending Summer we've endured since, what, April?
Glad it's not raining, as had been forecast. In a little while I'll be heading down to Thistle Hill, a cattle baron's mansion built in the late 1800's, to volunteer for the Charity Designers' Showhouse. Doing it both this morning and tomorrow morning, AAMOF.
This is what happens when one joins Curves....the volunteer coordinator for the event is also a member, and leans heavily on Curves' members to give a few hours.
Since it's not pouring rain, I'm hoping there'll be some activity. It'd be a loong morning were I to simply stand for hours by myself, with no-one coming through.
By the way, keep an eye on Alex_Z_Ivy and Ivyleaguebaby down there in my subscriptions, as those are the blogs of my son and his wife, currently living in Japan with the Navy. On Monday Alex was off, so the three of them (Alex, Beth, and 19 mo. old Hannah) set off via train for the big city, i.e. Tokyo. Didn't get back home till after 11 p.m. but had a terrific time, and Alex has promised to post pictures from their excursion.
Yup. He promised. Yes, he did. Hasn't happened yet (I check daily), but one of these days I daresay the photos will be posted. No rush, though. I don't mind waiting. Mercy, no. Not I. The soul of patience, that's me. Patience...it's one of my distinguishing features.
Actually, he was supposed to go somewhere on Mount Fuji with the band for an overnight trip, so has likely not been around much to post. Soon as he sets foot in his apartment, however, I'm sure he'll get right to posting pix not only of Tokyo, but also Mount Fuji.
Stay tuned.
Comments (3)
Anne, dear, are you possessing your soul in patience?
Love that phrase.
Looks like a gorgeous place! Did you say that's your summer home?
Look forward to seeing the photos of Japan contingent of your beautiful family on their latest adventure.
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It used to be a lad could go to Asia and not hear from Mom until he got home. Ah, those were the days, huh Alex?
Just kidding, Anne. I'd be anxious to see the pics too.
BION, the story is it was built by the Waggoner patriarch (ancestor of the Waggoner trying to sneak a six-story office building in where no six-story office building should be) as a "honeymoon cottage" for his daughter and her new hubby, since he didn't want said hubby hauling his little girl up north.
From what I heard, as a plot it worked just fine.
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