Day 2665: Yvonne, Claudine and a Pacific Check.

Claudine: acrylic on canvas

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Tuesday I drove to Laguna to see and have lunch with Yvonne.

A former student and brown belt from about 26 years ago.

We figured that out because her daughter is now 26. 

She competed very much pregnant at the nationals.

Yvonne (top row - second from right) was a coach for our 
12 member Jr. Olympic team in Columbus, Ohio in 1993.

I found another picture, not sure of the date. 1991?

Nine of us at a birthday party at Checkers, a fun restaurant.

Yvonne  (top row/second from right), and I have stayed in touch over the years. Today we ate at Nick's on PCH well known for good food, today was no exception. I could have taken a picture of Yvonne, but she hid behind some glasses. I could have taken a photo of the food but forgot. However, I did take a picture of the overhead lamp which appealed to me.

Never know what you'll see here, right?

On our walk back from Nicks to the Whole Food's parking lot, 

I did a quick Pacific check for Lynn in Colorado. 

Lynn misses the Pacific, so when I can, I do a Pacific check.

Not great shots, but proof it's still there.

Just because ...

A smile for Wednesday ...

Day 2567: ... a precious gift.

The young WW at 3: old photo. collage & digital.

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I spent a great Monday with WonderWoman ...

and cut my usual day workout. Priorities, right? 

WonderWoman had a return to make to ... 

at Pacific City, a large outdoor shopping mall on PCH,

overlooking the ocean, so a Pacific check for Lynn in Colorado. 

Note the chairs where you can put your feet up, 

check out the beach, your phone or the traffic. 

They have many restaurants there, but we were hungry for ... 

 Shin Sen Gumi, our favorite ramen place in Fountain Valley. 

I am eating leftover rice as I write this.

Next, WW flew us to the Irvine Spectrum

for more shopping and walking, it's huge!

After a quick drive thru at  Chic-fil-A  for a ...

frozen lemonade! 

If you haven't tried it, maybe you should?

It was a perfect end to a great day. 

Thanks WonderWoman.

Time with you is a precious gift.

,

2GN2S:

It occurred to Pooh and Piglet that they hadn't heard from Eeyore for several days, so they put on their hats and coats and trotted across the Hundred Acre Wood to Eeyore's house. Inside the house was Eeyore."Hello Eeyore," said Pooh."Hello Pooh. Hello Piglet" said Eeyore, in a Glum sounding voice. "We just thought we'd check on you," said Piglet, "because we hadn't heard from you, and so we wanted to know if you were okay."

Eeyore was silent for a moment. "Am I okay?" he asked, eventually. "Well, I don't know, to be honest. Are any of us really okay? That's what I ask myself. All I can tell you, Pooh and Piglet, is that right now I feel really rather Sad, and Alone, and Not Much Fun To Be Around At All.
Which is why I haven't bothered you. Because you wouldn't want to waste your time hanging out with someone who is Sad, and Alone, and Not Much Fun To Be Around At All, would you now."
Pooh looked and Piglet, and Piglet looked at Pooh, and they both sat down, one on either side of Eeyore in his stick house. Eeyore looked at them in surprise. "What are you doing?"
"We're sitting here with you," said Pooh, "because we are your friends. And true friends don't care if someone is feeling Sad, or Alone, or Not Much Fun To Be Around At All. True friends are there for you anyway. And so here we are."
"Oh," said Eeyore. "Oh." And the three of them sat there in silence, and while Pooh and Piglet said nothing at all; somehow, almost imperceptibly, Eeyore started to feel a very tiny little bit better.
Because Pooh and Piglet were There. No more; no less.

Author - AA Milne
Illustration - EH Shepard

A smile for Tuesday ...

Day 2552: Sunday morning at the beach!

#28 Lifeguard station: photo,layers, digital.

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What do the Superheroes do on an early July Sunday morning?

7.21.2019  they drove to the beach with the dogs.

WonderWoman, Zoey, Laker & Superman en route

A perfect day that would heat up as the day progressed.

Pacific check for Lynn in Colorado

Superman with Zoey (white boots) & Laker

SM walked Zoey

WW walked Laker

SM & Zoey.

Zoey & laker on the way home.

Can you tell they had a good workout?

Thanks to WW for all photos.

WW sent me a 2 minute movie by text. Since the 
beach wasn't crowded, they let Zoey be off leash.

She was galloping visiting everybody. 

The movie shows SM walking in her direction with just 

a leash and a dot in the distance running crazy.

She got in a lot of running before coming back to SM,

circling him and taking off again at full gallop.

Before the end of the 2 minutes movie, she returns to

SM and her leash. I don't know if you can picture it?

I have limited skills at embedding a movie on this

blog, so you are stuck with my description. 

I screen captured the first frame of the movie.

photo by WW

A smile for Monday ...