Change is in the Air in Postcards 4

“What are your plans for today,” the Great Geezer asked me naively.

He didn’t really want to know. “Clean the BBQ, start cleaning out the garage, and dinner with Dr. Jim at 1630 after the museum.”

“What time is the WW Saturday morning meeting,” I asked later…and that’s how we began the day.

Then instead of half an hour of lecture, we were off to clean the BBQ for the last time. We asked several times at the meeting last night if there was someone who would take on the commitment. We had taken back the BBQ from a gentleman who abandoned it, and we had had it a year now. Several folks asked questions, and no one leapt forward to take the job. We will not store it either. Enough.

Fresh bread smells now wash away the taste of Easy-Off Oven Cleaner. The new, young, car wash owners are glad to see the back of us. They wanted cars not BBQ’s in their washing bays. We smiled and didn’t point out that we spent twice as much money.

The sun is coming out. San Diego is the primo destination of vacationers this Labor Day AAA tells us. We could have told them that easily. We will enjoy the city ourselves. Perhaps we will stop by the festival of sail after we bake a cake.

• Himself: Not leaving town. The museum will be hot today. He will pick me up after his shift then we will drive down and get Dr. Jim. Gained two pounds.


• Herself: Last week, gained one. This week, gained nothing. Salad for dinner.


• Reading: Ben Aaronovitch’s “Midnight Riot.” Well written but a bit strange. I think I will buy the next two in the series as I appreciate his new voice.


• Balance: Looking forward to a really quiet weekend.