Today was my Friday morning
coffee hour in Lexington, and I was running late. Thank goodness for my ‘community
network’ that knows me (small, though it is); as I exited the Park, and quickly
cut across the Ocean Beach 5 lanes to nip into Mr. Bill’s for my joy juice …
the girls had caught sight of the car, and had my coffee ready for me 😊
I’m
glad they also have Oat Milk. I’m lactose intolerant and shy away from cow
milk, but my body can deal favorably with oat milk. I don’t like oatmeal, but I
do like oat milk.
I know …
I’m a weirdo 😉
Oat Milk Benefits: https://www.goodto.com/food/is-oat-milk-healthy-608825
Joy
juice in hand as I entered the house, I was hailed with a warm greeting as I settled
in, to enjoy my nosh and natter hour; and was pleasantly surprised to hear memories
of Bob, I had not previously been aware of. There
were a few unexpected people included in the Lexington gathering that knew Bob
when he was in High School (before I
knew him personally) and they shared some memories of that time with me,
today. It’s fun for me to hear about those times. It always cheers me up, hearing
about Bob’s impact on people’s lives – Bob is my favorite topic 😊
After the chit-chat session
exhausted itself – and before I had cleared the invisible boundary line between
Lexington and Longview, I had decided to drive to La Center; Spring is in
the air, and I’m getting itchy feet. Plus, I wanted to stop at that
bakery I’d driven past – and see what they have to offer: a tasty
pastry following my Shabbat meal would be a nice treat 😉
There is also a restaurant in La
Center I was thinking about ducking into, and sampling something from the menu;
it’s nothing fancy, but I like to enjoy new places when I’m out and about.
I was also thinking of kicking
around La Center for a bit to see what all was there (play Curious George
for an hour or so).
All along the route I saw
evidence of lingering flood waters. There didn’t appear to be severe damages by
floodings, but the areas are still very saturated, and the waters have reached the
high-water marks – some clearly breaching the low-lying areas with lapping over-reach.
I was relieved to see that though
Lane Road is sliding … it hasn’t worsened over the Winter, and hasn’t
washed out too much from all the rainy days of late.
The sunshine felt good – it wasn’t
strong sunshine yet, but it was very warming on my shoulders as it shone through
the car windows 😊
I also noticed that my dome
lights came on and refused to shut down.
I pulled off the road and parked
in a graveled spot to haul one of the Owner’s Manuals out and read about the
lights – that was a useless activity: there was nothing useful in the book,
just a lot of nerdy info that sounded like Greek to me. So, I put the Manual
away, reentered the roadway, and hoped that when I turned the car off in La
Center … the lights would go out, too. The psycho behavior of the on/off
lights are picking up in frequency: very frustrating.
When I got back to
the Highlander with my bakery goodies, the lights were still on.
I knew I had to do
something about this annoying nuisance – and fast. If I decided to go to Shabbat Service tomorrow
morning, would I have a live battery in the morning to ignite the Highlander’s
get-up-and-go? No! Not if the lights refused to stay off, and burned through
the night ☹
I reined myself in from having a
princess temper right there on the sidewalk, and calmly morphed into Queen
mode.
A Queen calmly assesses
the situation from every angle …
and seeks help when necessary; a Queen, even if she feels inept in a
situation does not give into a feeling of stupidity. A Queen realizes that
every {inept} situation leads to a learning experience, so that next time (if
a ‘next time’ arises) she will have the knowledge to deal with the
situation as it arises.
When I arrived in Kelso, and
drove into the Dick Hannah Maintenance Cubicle, the crew was very helpful.
And they know that I only show up when I’m truly stumped, and need a ‘show and
tell’ demonstration, like: “talk to me like a 3-year-old – step by step with
hands-on instruction”. I learn best that way; pointing to a page in a manual
won’t clarify anything to me.
The dome lights had been on for 2 stinking hours. I was glad they were finally off. I am glad someone took the time to show me what to do if it happens again.
Thank
Elohim I have good people in my life 😊
Change.
It was woven throughout my entire day.
And I think I rolled with it pretty well 😉
I also think I deserve
one of those yummy eclairs with a goblet of wine,
as I kick back in my comfy armchair and welcome the Shabbat’s relaxing caress 😊
