Spring in the Northwest

Spring has come to the Northwest! The flowers in Betty & Doug's backyard are blooming and the tulip festival celebrations start in a week. And the sun is out more than it was a week ago.

I am doing well overall. I actually got called a "card shark" by the new manager after playing poker with her the other evening. And the nurse is asking that I teach her bridge tricks soon. I enjoy talking with the staff and reminiscing with my fellow residents. The movies we watch and the music we play are from our "good ol days" and we get lots from them, remembering when we heard them before and what we were doing then.

The weather is to be clear for awhile and I am looking forward to Ken and Carol visiting me in a few weeks.

Good times!

As a blogger my assistant is remiss in posting, but will ask her to be a bit more prompt. So much has happened since the last posting. My health is fine - I am actually gaining a bit of weight and do enjoy my residence!

Today I talked with Randy and Joan. It was a fun conversation; we covered everything from children to the massive earthquake in Japan and how it has ramifications for everyone. Don't worry, I am high and dry here. However, today has been quite rainy! We had a couple of days of great sunshine, but not today. The up side to this is that there is plenty of water for the daffodils and tulips - and they are emerging! Betty & Doug took me on a ride to see them and we plan to go out again to see their spectacular show.

We did fun stuff for Valentines, also Fat Tuesday, and now it is on to Easter (you can see from the picture that my Easter wreath is up). We have had some fun events, including a chance to talk about our life long loves and what the season means to us.

Turns out that our new weekend director is the daughter of a friend of Betty's. While they give us lots of TLC it doesn't hurt to have this extra connection.

Do come and see me - I have a sleeper bed in my apartment and you are welcome to use it.