It's Spring!

Tom's Art

Home Sweet Home

Well Yes I know it is late but I'm trying something new...pictures tell a thousand words.so with Jane's help to put pictures into the right spot cause I still don't have my iPhone conected with my iPad. Anyways, I moved last month to a two bedroom apt in Chaplain Heights which is still in Vancouver but next to Burnaby and SE Marine Drive.

I'm at 3544 Naples Way. Same phone number as before 604-620-5852. No elevator, just straight in, or out.



Peg, Tom, Jan

Tom's Art

Front hall with my real brother, Tom's art, above the sign I gave to Queen Cathy and my fake brother Jake's Ann Frodel (Mom's Son) on the other wall.
Tom again helps my bathroom look more cozy, withe his painting of Arbutis Trees. But nothing like the picture of those 3 little kids (me, Tom & Jan) followed by my fake Mom & Dad (Ann & Pat Frodel) and my good friend Gordy Sato who gave me the nice plaque for my desk.  "Whatever"


 

Ann (Mom)

Pat (Dad)

The nice thing of this apt is that it has all my Mark Nillson art on the walls (ok 1 left to be sent by brother Jim of Mt. Hood) but having Mark's illustration of Tuscany above my couch and the sun soaked deck. Even though the kitchen is tiny it is just about perfect as I've got a movable butcher block and my dresser to add some additional space for storage, a micro and toaster oven. Sue made a nice collage of my photos including the blow up that Bob Nippolt (Hood River) gave me of our awesome date. Bob is around 80 (in my book club, played tennis in my early morning drill class) and he asked me to his reunion of the marines and would I wear a red dress? Well who could turn down an offer like that? He took a picture of me and the boys, with me in my red dress, blew it up and gave it to me. Now it is over my desk in my office.

Well, I was very fortunate to fly down to Cabo San Lucas to visit my friend Laura Vittery and her boyfriend Ross at their nice housenda in a gated community. My long time friend Rick Tennant and his wife/girlfriend Christy drove down from LaVentana which was fun to have a visit from them. We even made it to the beach a few times. Since all you could see was my rolls of fat, this is a beach shot of Laura (the bathing beauty with Ross and a neighbour ? in the background. Well instead of traditional margarita's if you look carefully this is really a green shit shake.

I had my first trip to Hood River to attend a concert and see some friends. All the blossoms and leaves were out, which was beautiful. My friend Fred Noble has ALS or Lou Gerigs disease so he had a fund raiser and I went with Mom and Dad and ate cookies and drank hot chocolate/coffee. The good news is that I'm loving and managing well on my own and it feels like I am SLOWLY waking up. At least I am! Today I rode my recumbent bike with my physio, practiced and made transfers to my more difficult side (left). Sue has me going to her Pinman Colin who is treating me with IMS (ask me and I'll give you the website) but I am encouraged and plan on working on every therapy cause sitting in a corner is pretty boring. I read a lot and really enjoy the TV that Jan, Tom & Jim gave me especially the Netflix. If you've seen a good movie, please zip me off the title. Well, I'm really looking forward to this summer. I hope I can fit it all in! May the sun shine and the rain stop! Enjoy!