A Plethora of Events.....

February/March in the PNW is a mixture of lingering winter and budding spring....                                                                  





Late in the month on a Friday, shortly after returning from San Diego, I hosted my first "League of Adventurous Women of Vancouver" board game evening. It is an informal time for ladies to come together and get their game board fix.  This evening only 4 of us attended since the weather forecast was for freezing rain.   

We had fun playing "exploding kittens", munching snacks and admiring clever tea leaf holders....
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The following week even after driving Ted often, one afternoon I went to start him up and only sputtering sounds came out.  Next morning there was nothing.  With some investigating I found out I had towing coverage. So with a little hassle he got a ride to a nearby service station.    

After $171 I drove him home with a new high quality battery.  
(The battery company said they had a good sales winter with the weather being cold..)
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Saturday afternoon was warm and sunny.  A great day for a 2 mile walk to enjoy spring flowers.  

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Time for some homemade carrot cake!
For B-day dinner...
Deb, Gram G, Derrick

LOOK!
One candle left burning.....
Gram G has a boyfriend!!







This has been a good 7 plethora days in the life of Grandma G.

"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God."  (Psalm 100: 1-3)

Roofing Bee/Dumpling party.....

The goal of the San Diego weekend was for Gerry and his 4 brothers to re-roof his new, older home in Ocean Side.   With a setback of a worker not showing up to take off old shingles and a second set who simply were "done working" before the job was finished, numerous trips for supplies and heavy winds on Monday, the project was about 2/3 done when the brothers had to leave on Tuesday. 

Taking a break in their matching work pants!!

Gerry, Al, Chuck, Bill, Chuck

Proud Mama of 
Bill, Al, Chuck, Burt, Gerry

Angie and Gemma planting herbs....



A Saturday evening drive to Anaheim, observing miles and miles of congested traffic going south! 

DUMPLING DINNER!  Grandma G the head cook....

Signs advertising the Dumpling Bash!!











Gemma and Debbie breaking dry bread for dumplings!  Angie and Amanda too!!
Learning the skill!!

















Ready to eat!!  dumplings, gravy, pork, kraut

Enjoying dinner and family!

A last visit to Old Town...
Tuesday Angie and Gram G rode the Coaster to Old Town for a sunny, though chilly, tourist afternoon. 

Backpacking for two...

A skinny sit while waiting for a ride to arrive...

 One more night with Berklee and Ocean Beach...   An OB breakfast  

 

A goodbye stroll

Fresh oranges to take home....

Oldest and youngest granddaughters...... 

 












Time to go home...
Goodbye to OB...longest pier on the west coast

Home to the last rays of the sun, vessels waiting on the Columbia River, SNOW and fresh citrus!

This has been a good 7 San Diego days in the life of Grandma G.

"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control, against such things there is no law."  (Galatians 5:22-23)