We prepared for Captain
Poolie’s Gala with a head of helmet hair on my part and a new suit
with boutonniere on G’s part. Anneke, here
for two weeks from Amsterdam, wore cut velvet, and Poolie glittered in
lame. We were surrounded by glittering
ladies and penguin suit men all of which I photographed with G’s old work
camera. Our whole evening is recorded
out of focus.
Sunday, while the rest of the US watched football, G and I
took both vehicles to Goodyear Tire for oil change, tire rotation, and a grease
job. At over a hundred thousand miles,
the Toyota came out without a problem.
At around eighty thousand miles, Grumpy had a cracked serpentine belt,
leaking rear brake cylinder’s, and 4% water in the trannie fluid. Nope, G is not a happy camper as that was
supposed to have been checked out and replaced last time it was at the dealers.
Did I say that I don’t like mechanics and service writers
who treat Grumpy like an old truck?
I’d seen some charming silver green, luncheon sized plates
by Russel Wright come in to the store on Friday. I’d told the pricer what they were, but it
apprears I was ignored. The set of six
was marked at six bucks, and with the half off Sunday Special, we got the whole
bunch for three dollars instead of fifteen a plate. Just what we need, more plates. We bought them anyway.
Our day was filled with more errands and odds and ends. I came home to detox with Franklin and
Winston while the Great G replaced the belt on Grumpy. Poor Grumpy is even more out of focus than we
are.
Hot stuff!! You guys look stunning! I am glad that I do not work in your store and that I do not really know the good stuff from the not so good or I would have shelves full of things I did not use...which I guess I do already.
ReplyDeleteYou two look so dashing!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd you can NEVER have too many plates and serving pieces. I confess that I have a 'thing' for plates, too!
You both look dashing on my iPad. I can't see the photos too clearly. Will have yo enlarge later. I assume these pics are not out of focus?
ReplyDeleteI think you look very nice. What a party that must have been.
ReplyDeleteYou two look elegant and love the smiles.
ReplyDeleteLoved the photos and how lucky you were on the plates. You tried to tell them the plates were special and so....glad YOU got them.
ReplyDeleteWe even look good out of focus.
ReplyDeleteQuite the elegant group.
ReplyDeleteOh my, you both look wonderful - so fancy and sophisticated. I spent the day in my Seahawks sweatshirt first anticipating, then watching, and then remembering and celebrating the game. My husband (rip) would have loved every minute of this particular Seattle Sunday...and was,no doubt, scratching his head in heaven wondering who I had become...and why I could never bring myself to enjoy anything about football except halftime and snacks when he was alive. No regrets really, but looking back, I think perhaps it could have been sweeter if I had tried to love the Philadelphia Eagles as much as I said I loved him.
ReplyDeleteOuch! Poor Gumpy!
ReplyDeleteYou and G look so very spiffy! And happy. I hope you had a fabulous evening.