Home of Fish Lines, by Lila Fish
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENED AT THE FISH POND MARCH, 2004
March 14, 2004
I finally got my new computer desk! It is pretty
neat - has compartments for all the little stuff that kind of floated
around in a mess in the drawers of the old desk. The
workmanship leaves a lot to be desired, though - hate to say it,
but it was made "overseas" or so I was told when I complained. They
said we would have paid double what we did if it had been
made in the USA. But probably no one except picky old me
will notice the defects! Except for a warped door, which
they promised to replace, and the board below the door which has
been banged pretty badly and which they will replace as well. So
on the whole, I'm pleased - at least with the concept of the desk. And
the main thing is, my chair no longer rubs against the sofa when
I am working, so I can get rid of the 'throw' that has been protecting
the sofa.
I had a meeting here, yesterday, and we planned a picnic for the
Lynville Homeowner's who belong to our Association. It
was fun getting to know Roxanne and Carol Ann better as we planned
the event. I do hope we get a good turnout. We're calling it
a "Get to Know My Neighbor Block Party", because that is
exactly what we want to do. I believe there are at least 28
homes here and at least two more under construction, whom we hope
to invite as well.
I received an e-mail from Ben, who used to live here and was my Computer
Guro. When he was younger, he was always looking for ways to earn
money, so he did a lot of gardening for us. As he grew older, computers
became his hobby and he is a real whiz. Anyway, he is now in
Michigan, getting married soon, and would like to invite us to his
wedding. I hope that we can arrange to go. We are very
fond of him and miss his visits.
And then I got a phone call from and old, old friend, from my
MYF days in Cranford, NJ. It's probably the first time I've
spoken to Ralph in more than 50 years! What fun to catch up
on each other's lives! I hope to continue the friendship now
that we have made a beginning. Ralph sent me pictures of himself
(he looks great in a beard!) his wife, Harriet (who is lovely) and
his kids and grand kids. Now I have to find some decent pictures
of me (Linc and the rest of the family always look good in pictures!)
to send to him.
March 8, 20, 200
This morning Miss Molly (that's her above) came strutting
into the living room, tail up in the air and 'hollered' at Linc
to look at her. When she had his attention she started to
walk away but kept stopping briefly and looking over her shoulder
at him until he got up and followed her. She led him to the
pantry door where the yard stick hangs and let him know in no uncertain
terms that he was to get the yard stick, which is what he uses
to fish her toys from under the oven. And sure enough, there
was her favorite old ragged bunch of red feathers that used to
be a toy bird! Who says cats aren't smart?
We took the car into Rocky Mount to get a chip in the windshield
fixed. Then I spent most of the afternoon arranging for a
group of 18 of us to get season's tickets to Ferrum Dinner Theater. We
do this every summer, but usually Adelle is the liaison between
us and Ferrum, and since she is in Florida, the job fell in my
lap. The first play isn't until June, but their Dinner Theater
is very popular and the early birds get the tickets!
March 5, 2004
I guess I'm not too good at keeping this diary up to
date! We met Bill and Tee at Myrtle Beach on the 19th of
February. The weather was pretty cool until Saturday,
which was wonderful- sunny and in the 70's!. We had dinner
with Vinnie and Lee one night and breakfast with Peg and Joe on
Sunday before coming home. These are all friends we knew
in Greensboro who have since moved away.
On Feb. 29 we went to Mill Mountain Theater with Dot and
Richard and saw "The diaries of Adam and Eve". I
loved it, Dot hated it and Richard and Linc were non-committal
- I suspect they slept through most of it.
I made my skirt to wear to Sarah's wedding, so that's one
job done. I'm still waiting for the pattern Katie sent me
to make a satin basket for the Flower Girl.
Monday was Bunko and I broke the record for having the most
Bunko's. The previous record was 19 and I had 25! What
fun!. Next month is my turn to host the game.
Yesterday we drove down to Greensboro to Replacement's LTD. What
a neat place. I've been there several times and could spend
a fortune there if I let myself. But I did get a dinner plate
and cup and saucer for my dishes - one of my plates has a chip
in it and Linc broke one of the cups. I also got a silver
punch ladle. Then we went to Acme Florist Supply where I
used to work. It was so nice seeing some of the old gang,
although the staff sure has changed since I worked there. Margaret
and Rick were glad to see us but Lulu and Dubb were off. They
both only work part-time now.
From Acme we went to the World Market which is a really fun
store. Bought some wine and some Easter candy for the grand
kids. And from there we met Carol and Bill at George K's
for a wonderful dinner. If you're ever in Greensboro that's
the place to go! The Seafood Bisque is the best! Christina
was there and we hadn't seen her in several years as she hasn't
been there the few times we get to go down there. But George was
as sweet as ever and visited with us, as did son Peter who is taking
over a lot of the work of the restaurant from George, who
had a heart attack recently. Anyway it was an enjoyable evening!
Well, I think that about catches me up. So until next time...