I had breakfast with Linda, Elaine, and Helen and enjoyed the conversation and the poached egg. Back at my apartment, I found a note on the door informing residents the fire alarm would be tested and go on and off for several hours. It did and was very shrill, but no big deal. Tidied up a bit and dealt with this and that chores, too minor to mention.
I had gotten a Christmas present for the Tokyo Tot (who's now as tall as his parents), then realized the it's fewer than nine days away--darn! I called Ellen to see if she could get me to the P.O., but she couldn't. It then occurred to me to asked about Orchard transportation. Did so and happily Rick, the driver, got me there and back with no problem, so Mr. K's gift is on its way.
That was good, but this was terrible: I got a call from Ana in Encinitas. She and my cousin, Sally's son, Duane, had been a couple for years. They had a huge house where I stayed when I attended Sally's ninetieth birthday a few years ago. Three months after that, Sally's son, David, had suddenly died. Now Ani told me that Duane had died on Sunday, probably of a heart attack, beside her, in bed. Here are the three of us:
2 comments:
Is there a charge for transportation beyond a certain mile range? Do you plan to prepare any of your own meals? How do you pay for them? We have different plans each with its own contract. Good to see you are nicely settling in. Sorry to hear about your friends dying or as in the modern world ‘passing.’ /HSHS 1957
Pat, I'm sorry I missed your comment; I've been so busy (believe it or not), that I forgot to check. No, there's no charge for transportation, but I believe the van drives residents just to Ventura and other close areas--I'm not sure if they go further. but there's always the Access Van, which goes all over the county for a minimal charge. Meals, snacks, and so on are included in the overall charge. If you want to take them to your room, there's no charge, but if you want staff to deliver them, there's a $7.00 fee. To my knowledge, there are no different contracts. There are, however, different charges depending on the accommodations: studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom. No, I don't plan to prepare my own meals, but if I ever want to, I happened to have some frozen dinners and boxed pasta in my other apartment. Incidentally, snacks, tea, coffee and so on are available, I think around the clock. Also, there's a themed Happy Hour every Friday. I went last Friday, my first day, and greatly enjoyed it. Pat, I'll love to talk and learn more about Evergreens, too. Let's aim for next week sometime. P.S. Somebody in your class died? Who?
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