Another busy week has quickly passed by. Getting ready to move from space 225 to space 94 next week (September 1). It is actually just across the ‘street’ from where we are now but a little higher so we won’t have all the rainwater accumulating at our door this winter!!!
We do like our current spot but it does become a swamp and it does rain in Seattle (UNDERSTATEMENT of the year!!!!). The ground will still get really wet, but at least it will not be standing water.
The monthly RV Park pot luck is this evening and it is expected to be a big turnout. An assistant manager couple are leaving in a few weeks for New Mexico to live with her Dad who needs some help. They are well liked here and will be missed. This is their farewell ‘dinner’. Bob has accepted a ‘job’ with the park, driving the golf cart around 3 days a week to water plants! They do understand that a phone call could change everything but in the mean time it will keep him busy and feeling useful. Hope he is more consistent with their plants than he has been with mine… My poor tomato looks so pathetic although I have eaten quite a few cherry tomatoes from it and he has managed to keep my fuchsia alive! I’m not complaining cause he does laundry good….
Still living in the moment and waiting for ‘the call’…..
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
August 20
We are once again alone here in the RV. Cassie went home on Wednesday and poor Violet is really missing her! They had been together for a month; 2 weeks in Beaverton and 2 weeks in Bothell.
Went to Theo’s Chocolates on Monday. Hoped to schedule a tour but they were booked for the week so we just sampled their delicious variety of chocolates and of course bought a few to bring home. Cassie picked out some to take home to Mom and Dad.
Libby and Richard came to visit on Thursday. We had a great time playing Pegs & Jokers, drinking a little wine and visiting. Cooked chicken on the Traeger too. They spent the night in a motel but Bell had a ‘sleepover’ with Violet. They hadn’t seen each other for several months. We then went to the Maltby Café for another great breakfast.
Today we are just relaxing and Bob is doing a few projects on the RV. No news to speak of….
Went to Theo’s Chocolates on Monday. Hoped to schedule a tour but they were booked for the week so we just sampled their delicious variety of chocolates and of course bought a few to bring home. Cassie picked out some to take home to Mom and Dad.
Libby and Richard came to visit on Thursday. We had a great time playing Pegs & Jokers, drinking a little wine and visiting. Cooked chicken on the Traeger too. They spent the night in a motel but Bell had a ‘sleepover’ with Violet. They hadn’t seen each other for several months. We then went to the Maltby Café for another great breakfast.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
August 13
Cassie and Bob did the Space Needle tour to the Observation Deck. Great views, but the great elevator ride up rivaled some of the best amusement park rides. Grandma waited in the gift shop at the bottom….
We then ventured to what is considered in many literary circles as Seattle’s best burger at The Red Mill. Bun was much bigger than the burger. Bacon on the burger was superb. Overall it was ok, but I think Maltby Café is better. Fries were at the Burger King level and the onion rings were also tasteless. (burger would have been filling enough) This is a place we will visit again for a second chance.
Cannon update… Started building one from 2” abs… need some minor parts so will hold for a few days for testing. Using the ¾” barrel, I have sent cherry tomatoes well beyond the 150 yard mark. Most remain whole. I charged the cannon to 50 lbs and the tomato sort of disintegrated. I could try freezing them? ;-)… I will be in Cove sometime during the month of September so will have to take them home and try them out at full pressure (90 lbs+).
Cassie and Grandma had pedicures on Tuesday morning and it was very relaxing, a fun activity for us. Grandpa and Cassie had massages on Friday much to their enjoyment! We all three attended the Lung Transplant Support Group meeting on Tuesday. Weather has been good this week so lots of time for Cassie on her scooter and Gpa on the bicycle, with Violet happily going along. Violet has met a couple of new friends, one being a 3 yr old female boxer. They chased a ball and ran so hard they eventually collapsed in a bundle together at the end of play time.
We then ventured to what is considered in many literary circles as Seattle’s best burger at The Red Mill. Bun was much bigger than the burger. Bacon on the burger was superb. Overall it was ok, but I think Maltby Café is better. Fries were at the Burger King level and the onion rings were also tasteless. (burger would have been filling enough) This is a place we will visit again for a second chance.
Cannon update… Started building one from 2” abs… need some minor parts so will hold for a few days for testing. Using the ¾” barrel, I have sent cherry tomatoes well beyond the 150 yard mark. Most remain whole. I charged the cannon to 50 lbs and the tomato sort of disintegrated. I could try freezing them? ;-)… I will be in Cove sometime during the month of September so will have to take them home and try them out at full pressure (90 lbs+).
Cassie and Grandma had pedicures on Tuesday morning and it was very relaxing, a fun activity for us. Grandpa and Cassie had massages on Friday much to their enjoyment! We all three attended the Lung Transplant Support Group meeting on Tuesday. Weather has been good this week so lots of time for Cassie on her scooter and Gpa on the bicycle, with Violet happily going along. Violet has met a couple of new friends, one being a 3 yr old female boxer. They chased a ball and ran so hard they eventually collapsed in a bundle together at the end of play time.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
August 06
I can’t believe how fast the weeks go by! We picked up Violet and Cassie on Wednesday evening in Chehalis. Cassie will be with us for a couple of weeks and it is great. We needed some granddaughter time and it’s a nice diversion from our daily routine. She rides her scooter around the park with Violet in tow (or the other way around!!!)… We have a marathon game of Skip-Bo going too and currently we are tied.
Our neighbors, Kathy and Mike, are leaving for home on Monday. It will be sad to see them go but glad Mike has recovered enough to be released. We did meet another couple a few sites down that are here from Alaska and he had a transplant about 3 or 4 years ago. In fact, they were featured in the transplant DVD that we have. He is here for something unrelated to the transplant and we aren’t sure how long they are staying.
We are considering moving to another space just because when it rains we have a big mud bog right outside our door. Violet will miss being able to sit in the doorway and watch the people and dogs go by though.
Summer in Seattle is interesting….
Bob's Cannon Project update… Shot a few balls and cans this week. Learned some things. I had cut down on the overall volume of the larger of the guns, and it showed when launching the cans. While the can it self weighs very little, I had been adding about 3oz of water to it so that it would maintain some momentum. Not enough air volume to move it as far. Most cans barely made it to the 200’ mark (300’previously). The tennis balls however, shot well beyond the 350’ mark. Attached are a couple of photos of the two project guns. The larger of the two is of 4” ABS schedule 40 and the smaller is of 3”. A 1” electric sprinkler valve is the actuator. I used a ¼ “ pipe thread valve and a pressure gauge, both tapped into the ABS.
For those of you considering duplicating this project, make sure you pressure test the stuff in a remote location first and watch out for shrapnel. My Bro (retired diver) indicated it might be safer to fill the devices with water prior to the test, to reduce shrapnel. I have not yet tried that method. Max pressure I have used so far is about 30lbs. This could be on of those moments where the phrase “hold my beer and watch this” could be most appropriate
Our neighbors, Kathy and Mike, are leaving for home on Monday. It will be sad to see them go but glad Mike has recovered enough to be released. We did meet another couple a few sites down that are here from Alaska and he had a transplant about 3 or 4 years ago. In fact, they were featured in the transplant DVD that we have. He is here for something unrelated to the transplant and we aren’t sure how long they are staying.
We are considering moving to another space just because when it rains we have a big mud bog right outside our door. Violet will miss being able to sit in the doorway and watch the people and dogs go by though.
Summer in Seattle is interesting….
Bob's Cannon Project update… Shot a few balls and cans this week. Learned some things. I had cut down on the overall volume of the larger of the guns, and it showed when launching the cans. While the can it self weighs very little, I had been adding about 3oz of water to it so that it would maintain some momentum. Not enough air volume to move it as far. Most cans barely made it to the 200’ mark (300’previously). The tennis balls however, shot well beyond the 350’ mark. Attached are a couple of photos of the two project guns. The larger of the two is of 4” ABS schedule 40 and the smaller is of 3”. A 1” electric sprinkler valve is the actuator. I used a ¼ “ pipe thread valve and a pressure gauge, both tapped into the ABS.
For those of you considering duplicating this project, make sure you pressure test the stuff in a remote location first and watch out for shrapnel. My Bro (retired diver) indicated it might be safer to fill the devices with water prior to the test, to reduce shrapnel. I have not yet tried that method. Max pressure I have used so far is about 30lbs. This could be on of those moments where the phrase “hold my beer and watch this” could be most appropriate
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