We had a letter recently from our neighbors at the RV Park in Loma Linda. They are now back in Nampa Idaho after Vic completed his round of proton therapy. Eva wrote that Mad Hattie was asked to leave, and she couldn't believe how quiet it got after she was gone. That poor old lady is going to have a difficult time settling in anywhere. And why she is living in a 24' motor home is beyond me. I have a feeling she doesn't have much of anybody to look after her.

Ken is slowly recovering from some kind of a bronchial malaise. He is now coughing less and has a little more energy. He will recover just in time for me to come down with it I suppose.

The motor home is at South Side Motors now that it has been at the Workhorse facility. There is a problem with the coach battery and no one can figure out the cause. Workhorse says it is losing its charge as a result of the house batteries, but South Side doesn't think that is the case. At least they are talking to each other so perhaps there will be some resolution by the end of the day.

I am down to the last act for the Christmas quilt which is to finish the binding. I have it attached by machine and now just have to sew it down on the back side. Any further embellishments will have to wait to be added for next year because there are too many other things on my agenda at the moment.

We have been following the story of the Kim family that was lost in the Oregon backroads. We took that same road several years ago - in the summertime - and it was iffy then. As I recall, parts of it were just a glorified logging road with hairpin turns and single lane traffic. But as mentioned on an internet site, many maps and online programs show that route as a viable option to get to Gold Beach. Sadly, the body of James Kim was found this morning.

As we talked about what we would do in that situation, we determined that we would not leave our car, and it would behoove us to carry something like a big blue tarp or red tape to put on top of the car to be seen from the air. Duct tape is going to be another addition to our bundle of emergency items we carry in the car. In addition to the usual blankets and flashlight, I also have a metal coffee can jammed full of partialy used candles that would create one good-sized candle for some light and a bit of heat for quite a while. And a good use for all those half-burned candles.

We have a bit of sunshine and it isn't terribly cold, but it is definitely a winter light outside. I am happy to have the temperatures get back to what is normal for us around here because I could not get warm last week when it was so cold.

Ciao