The Virgins of All View Motel

In the last part of 1961 and the early months of 1962, there was a period of time where I lived with girl friends in Port Angeles as we partied our way through junior college.  Didn't take too long to figure out we weren't college material...but that's another story.  One of the places we lived was All View Motel, a place I pass today whenever I go to the library.

Our unit was the one pictured above on the left with the lawn chairs out front.  It had a kitchen and bedroom along with the living room (where I slept on a hide-abed couch)  We didn't live there too terribly long because we were rude and immature and asked to find another place to sleep. Since that time, Ruth, Sharon, and I have referred to ourselves as "The Virgins of All View."  I vaguely  remember a song we made up about ourselves but thankfully, I can't recall the words.

Birthday cards between us these 50 years later often make reference to our "virgin" days. This is the one I got from Sharon on Tuesday when we met at the casino for lunch. I pasted on pictures this morning to jazz it up a little. The faces are a little older than how we looked in 1961/62. The one of me and Ruth was taken in 1976 and the one of Sharon on the right was in the early to mid 2000s. Ahhhh...the glory days of youth!

John O'Brien stopped in for a couple of hours yesterday. Our plan was for me to give him a few lessons on Facebook. He brought his own laptop but unfortunately, we never could figure out my password for my Wifi connection so I had to just show him a little bit on my timeline.

Jenni invited me to go to bingo with her and the kids last night but I declined.  Just can't seem to cultivate much energy for anything except naps this week. I wish I could shake this bug (if that's what it is) as I've got plenty of projects just waiting in the wings.  (Hunter did win $50)

I posted a short piece on my Leader blog of 'What do you say' this morning, and I also sat out on the front porch determined to get some hummingbird pictures once and for all.

Am thinking I might pull out the lawnmower later today and give the front a quick  trim. Am also playing with the idea of putting tulip bulbs in the ground both in the front and back.  I hesitate to plant in the front because of the deer but I have so many bulbs that I may  put a few right under my window and hope they don't venture that close. Not today, though. Have to have more energy than what is being generated right now.

Here's a couple flower shots my cousin, Marlee, took on her walk in Gig Harbor.

 

And here's a picture of my half sister, Marion, in NC

I think she resembles Kate, another half sister in PA

 

Oh YAY!  Yvonne just called to tell me she's cooking up a beans and pork dish and offered me a meal.  Now I can put away the ground turkey I took out to thaw and wasn't all that enthused about in the first place. Just love it when somebody else fixes supper.

 

Next Wednesday I'm driving to Bremerton to visit Carol Rustad Musial. We've been pals since 4th grade but seldom see each other anymore. I think I'll hit Michael's while I'm there too. And maybe Joanne's Fabric.  I seldom ever go to Bremerton (or even Silverdale mall) but sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and force yourself out of the county.

 

Well,  I think I'll cut up some boxes I've been saving in the garage as my supply is more than I really need and tomorrow is recycle truck day.  After that...well... there's always a nap.