13 December 09 – 19 December 09

As you can see from the last attempt with pictures I am still learning. I think I have it figured out now, they reverse the order uploaded. I promise to do better this week, as the meaning will be lost on part of them.
I promised Val Oliver she would be the star of this weeks story, so here goes. Val called Miriam on the prayer chain at church. After I retired I answered as often as Miriam and Val kept trying to sell me a vacuum cleaner. I cannot tell whether it was new or used she was selling, but this went on for a couple of years. When we left she said she was going out of business because she could not find any potential new customers. She would NEVER come and give a demonstration either.
Val, I fould a new place for you to sell vacuums. I talked to Paul the other day and he said he could use some help cleaning up after Babe. He wasn't sure it would be strong enough to do the job, but we found this little town down the road that always advertised their vacuums as cleaning anything. Miriam said she would go back down and see if they had and industrial model for you, or whether you would have to find another source of vacuums. Never let it be said I did not try and find you a new customer, though.
We are having a ball enjoying the ocean, the big trees, and all those other things you never have time to do. We have done beach walking, combing would be a little hard, I do not have a comb. We have enjoyed sitting, reading, but most of all sightseeing I told Miriam the other day as we walked on the beach I could see a hundred wind chimes laying there just waiting to be put together. Her comment was: “ Do not like wind chimes.” So true, but I could see them just lying on the beach waiting for someone to pick them up and put them together.
Tuesday is moving day. We will leave our spot on the river and go visit family in the Bay area. We wish you all a VERY BLESSED CHRISTMAS.
Alan and Ann – we walked from end to end on the beach at Loeb park. I still cannot skip a stone to the other side.
Pictures from top to bottom(I hope).
1 Paul and Babe – for all you who can remember the story.
2 Miriam with a sign
3 Sign by our place (Tsumani Hazard – Chinook RV) no fear of water here
4 Trees by our place
5 Crescent City Lighthouse ( Notice the light is on – overcast day)