Saturday 07/04/2026
Started with a walk to cafe Zoe, coming back via University to deposit a check and walk through the farmers market.
Met with Joanne and Carolyn to eat at the CH barbecue, big serving line in the outside patio, then eat inside at a table.
In the afternoon I was in my bedroom fooling around with the guitar and glanced out the window and whoa! A plant that had been on a plant stand, had fallen off and the pot had smashed on the cement deck. This was a Plectranthus, grown from a cutting given me by Linda across the hall, and up to a huge and thriving bush of dark green leaves. It was in my prettiest pot, one that Marian had been fond of, which was now in pieces; and the plant was on its side with a root ball the size of a melon in the debris.
So I repotted it into an even bigger pot, and it’ll be fine I bet. Cleaned up the mess, mourned the pretty pot.
At 6:30 I went down and mentored Alice as she set up to show a movie. The party planners had decided that we really needed to see the movie 1776. Being 2:25 minutes long, they said to split it up and show half tonight and half tomorrow. Which was a last-minute PITA to the AV group. We had to find two volunteers to run the movie. I took advantage to make it a chance to up-skill two people who hadn’t run DVD showings before. Alice tonight, Tom tomorrow night. I didn’t stay around to watch after the first 5 minutes. Came back an hour later to help Alice shut down.
Then it was time to go up to 11 for the proper party, root beer floats and firework watching. Nature cooperated, providing a nice sunset.
Nice party as well. Too chilly to stand out watching the distant fireworks around the bay.
Codgerville 