Sunday, August 27th, 2017….. Mike and Pat woke up and ate breakfast in
their rig and came in about 10:30am. We
sat around and talked and Penny left for the next round of cleaning at the house.
We needed to go to the store and I suggested we drive into Albany so I could
check Lowe’s to get an electrical plate for her patio outlet. We decided to continue on to downtown and hit
Lowe’s and Walmart on the way out. The
newly refurbished carousel building and studio has been open since Aug. 15th. And it was open today so I parked and we went
in.
No admission and no charge for
parking. I’m sure glad we did! It was really well done. All volunteers and probably four years in the
making, they did an excellent job.
Carvers take on a horse (or fish or giraffe or whatever) and work it up
to paint. Then it goes upstairs to get
all the colors put on by volunteers (mostly artistic ladies!). Then it goes out to an automobile paint shop
to get layers and layers of clear coat.
This carousel (you can see it in the pictures) still has room for more
animals.
We stopped at the concession
stand and got popcorn, pretzels and a drink and while we were eating, Lydia
offered an extra seat at our table to an older gentleman with a cane. Turns out he and his wife did one of the
horses. He was very nice and talked with
her for 15-20 min. about his work. Nice
to get that kind of info. Later, we
visited the gift shop and the paint shop and I met another gentleman who told
me about the carving shop downstairs. So
I went to the lady by the elevator who allowed us access. We met Jack, a docent, down there who gave us
even more details on the operation and the wood they use and where they get it
and how it’s received (it’s basswood and comes pre-glued in made to order
blocks, depending on what they are making). I took some pics of the works in
progress.
We stopped at Lowe’s and got
some things (no luck on the plate) and then to Walmart for stuff for
dinner. We came back and watched the LL World
Series. Sorry to Lufkin – Japan was just
too tough. The girls fixed an excellent rib
and mac and cheese dinner and after we sat and talked a while then went out for
fireballs on the porch before going in for the night.
Monday, August 28th, 2017….. This
morning we got up a bit later than usual.
Mike and Pat got up and got ready to hit the road. They plotted out their trip today and put it
into their gps. They are going to head
back south via the coast. We said our goodbyes and they hit the hwy. It was
really nice to spend time with them. I then
left to go to Albany to run some errands.
I wanted to go to Habitat for Humanity to see what new cabinets they had
received and to see if my mower was still there. Nope! I also checked on the electrical plate
for my sister’s patio. Nope. After that,
I stopped by Lowe’s and ordered our new front screen. We really like the sliding screens and have
had them on our home for years so Lydia previously had picked out the one at
Lowe’s so I went back today to set it up.
I had put the others on but Lowe’s has free installation (the door is
marked up higher than Home Depot’s!) so they
will be calling me to set up a date. Meanwhile, Lydia’s sister, Judy, and her
brother, Bill and his wife made the drive from their homes in Chico, CA to come
up and visit for a few days. They pulled
in and got the outside tour pretty quickly because the smoke from all of the
Oregon fires is getting really thick! I set up the blowup beds while they visited. My sister came back from the DMV where she
took her test and got her driver’s license plus plates for her car. I stayed
away from the family visit and watched my taped NASCAR race and went on hold
with the CA Franchise Tax Board so I could change my address. Seems they already have it on file. I’m not quite sure and she wouldn’t say but
I’m thinking the CA DMV must tie in to their database somehow. But that’s done.
Just the Feds to deal with now. Later, Penny and Lydia cooked and we all had a
nice yummy meal. Once it cooled down in the evening we all sat out and talked
before turning in for the night.
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