SATURDAY

Before breakfast, I stripped the bed and took the sheets to the laundry room.  Transferred them to the dryer before eating with Keith and Ray, then retreived them and remade the bed; took a short nap. Assembled my medications in preparation for setting them up for the week.

Kathie called to say she was skipping lunch, so I sat with Trudie, Carl, Carol and Stan. Had the turkey burger, as the main dish with beef didn't appeal to me. I heard--once again--the saga of Trudie's and Carol's children. Interestingly, Carol's son married a Japanese woman, with whom had two sons; they lived in Tokyo, where he was an electrical engineer. Unfortunately, he died at forty of cancer.

Set up my medications for the week after lunch, then went down to dime Bingo. I had my usual four cards and won two games. I stayed after to hear Frederick, the pianist, play a variety of stage and movie tunes--very enjoyable until his "tribute to the armed forces," with the traditional war propagandistic songs. I simply sat there silently and didn't react at the end. Of course, the rest of the audience showed their support for killing with enthusiastic applause...okay, lecture over.  Here's Frederick: 

Got an email from Suzy about our upcoming show (June 28), still very much in the planning stages. I hope she calls a meeting soon, so players can nail down the stucture and decide what to include.

Dinner with Kathie and Keith, before which I put in a wash of just regular clothes. Put them in dryer after and got them later. My former neighbor, Lorraine, called and we caught up with each other. She moved to Camarillo about the same time I moved here. 

Mike Face-timed me and we had a good chat. Violet is studying for exams which should lead to her reception of an "International Baccalaureate." This is a a program that King Charles once had something to do with--not sure what.  

I put down the new non-slip shower mat and it works wonderfully. It looks like a large square of steel wool, but is soft and actually feels good. Ellen has been worried about me falling in the shower, but this is a 100 percent improvement. I'm still very careful about holding on and so on, but am so glad I got this.