Here is another of my Ketchikan pictures with my handsome son on his boat. Now that it is getting near summer and I am trying to work on leaving my comfort zone and doing something different. It is hard to do that because I am so happy where I am. I know I do have to try to do things while I still can and I need to keep up with what is going on.



Anyway, this morning I went to the Senior Center. The woodcarving class that Clayton went to for years, still meets in the same room on Tuesdays. There was not one person left that was there when Clayton and I used to go. (Clayton would carve and I just brought my needlework). There was a very nice lady named Dorothy who was sitting where Clayton and I used to sit and asked if I needed something. I told her about how Clayton and I used to come every Tuesday for a lot of years. Dorothy even asked if anyone remembered Clayton but no one did. It has been a long time since we used to go. Well, anyway, Dorothy asked me if I was a woodcarver. I said just Clayton was and I just kept him company. She asked me where I lived and I told her I lived with my youngest daughter near the Fairwood Library. She told me I was so lucky. She said she lives all alone and she gets so lonely. She comes to the Senior Center every day (the center is not open on weekends). Dorothy invited me to come to the needlework class she goes to on Mondays. She said everybody just brings their own project--crocheting, knitting, embroidery, whatever. We visited a bit. The lady next to Dorothy said she lives on 116th across from the Post Office and she could pick me up if I needed a ride. I thanked her and told her I still drive. When I was leaving, Dorothy told not to forget to come Monday. (This coming Monday the Center is closed for Memorial Day.)

After I left the Senior Center, I went to Jo-Anne's craft store to see if something would jump out at me. I finally decided on a couple of Counted Cross stitch kits. Actually one is called a no-count cross stitch. All their kits were 50% off . I thought maybe they were closing out the cross-stitch kits but the clerk said that right now they were low on a lot of items because the store is going to be changed and will be carrying a lot more items.

Both kits are 14 count. I should be able to manage that. The lower the count, the larger the squares are. There was one nice kit but it was 16 count and I know it would be a struggle. I am at a point where I need a lot of light to do that kind of work. But, I am determined to give it my best. I am curious how the no-count cross-stitch works. The package says easy instructions, so we will see.

While I was at the Senior Center , I stopped by the room that does the Blood Pressure tests on Tuesdays and Thursdays. One of the same nurses was there. She was so happy to see me. She said she wondered what had happened to us. Her husband passed away 3 years ago and she has remarried. She is probably at least 10 years younger than me.