We were so focused on visits from our children – Hallie’s for Elderberry Fest (Oct. 13-15) and
then Yancey’s for two whirlwind days of bird-hunting (Oct. 20-21) with Mike – that we are
now at a loss as to how to move on. For two weeks our activities were more or
less structured, and now we have letdown. 
Actually,
this bothers Mike more than it does me. I want to sew and play with my new
embroidery machine, the Brother PE770, and I could still feel Yancey's good-by hug (Sunday, Oct. 22) as I quickly began converting the guest room back into a sewing studio, congratulating myself on the excellent job of reorganization.
But
Mike said yesterday he had no plans for the coming week, and how do we cope
when we’re at loose ends? Why, we go geocaching, of course. And so, as a late
afternoon activity, we walked the beautiful campus of Lewis Clark State College
and picked up four geocaches. I found the first as Mike was just ready to give
up. He found the other three.
Saturday
night Yancey treated us to dinner at Bojack’s in Lewiston. We were skeptical of
going there, but he reminded us that his first job was washing dishes at
Bojack’s. Since we can offer little that’s nostalgic of life 35 years ago, we
decided to give it a try. “I am so happy to be here,” Yancey exclaimed,
messaging his brother Murray, who also washed dishes there, that he was at Bojack’s. I think we agreed that
the food was acceptable but not exceptional, which is the way Mike and I feel
about most restaurant meals. It was just being there that was important.
Well, the schedule is already filling up. Stay tuned . . .
I envy waking up when you want and filling your day with whatever you please.
ReplyDeleteYeah -- it's great! But there's a downside. People really do need purpose and structure. For the most part we're busy, and that's good. I could almost say, "Read on," but I haven't written it yet.
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