Everything Fred – Part 459

22 October 2024

There were several rain showers this morning, none of which were predicted by my weather app. At the moment (5:45 pm) it’s overcast and very windy and spritzing rain. I wonder if any of it is due to Oscar out near the Bahamas?

I headed to Kurt’s at 12:30 this afternoon and was there for him to safely take a shower. From there we headed to Spencer’s for lunch. We both had the corned beef on rye. I think it’s the best I’ve ever had. It had some secret sauce and Cole slaw on it. I could only eat half and took the rest home for lunch tomorrow.

After lunch we picked up a prescription for Kurt at Walgreens and then we made a stop to pick up his mail at the complex. It pretty much filled a tote bag. Hopefully, Tom will be coming home Thursday. Before I left Kurt, we pulled out a wheel chair they have in case Tom needs it when he gets home.

I got some bad news after I got home. Judith called and said Chris’ bilirubin levels were really bad and he may be headed for another hospital stay. Poor guy can’t catch a break.

I ran across another Christmas ornament on the L.L. Bean website. I don’t really need another but I couldn’t resist.

Too cool! I doubt I’ll do much more camping since I got rid of all my tents but I certainly intend to continue to explore.

Supposedly, A.J. is delivering the Christmas tree, ornaments, ribbons, and “pic.” I found out what pic means in the industry. It’s the extra stuff you stuff onto a Christmas tree like flowers, birds, or anything that isn’t really an “ornament.”

I’m having nightmares about where I’m going to store this stuff. I can always do a short term storage contract to get it out of the way for Thanksgiving but after the new year, it means more ruthless removal of stuff I no longer need.

My very long time friend (since 1972) Joyce turned 90 today. Amy took on the role of compiling videos from everyone and putting them together into a video for her where we all send salutations, reminisce, and say happy birthdays.

Joyce and Fred pretty much adopted me when I was stationed at the Coast Guard Communications Station in Belle Chase, LA in 1972. I ate many meals at their house, slept over several times, and survived a wallpapering episode and a banquet building episode. I’ve maintained the friendship ever since. After Fred passed, Joyce married Alfred and I got to know him. Sadly, Alfred has now passed but Joyce has her son Reed close at hand in Asheville. I think making 76 next month is an accomplishment, I can’t image 90!

Stay tuned!