Last weekend I attended a choral concert in which Colleen participated - Sacred Music Chorale is about 60 strong and is comprised of some very talented and educated musicians from around the Seattle area. The first half was the 'Mass Ordinaire' composed by one of the choir members. It was very enjoyable to watch that composer as he participated, and very familiar to me since it was in latin which is how I heard the mass growing up. I must say I enjoyed the entire program and anticipate purchasing their CD when it becomes available.

Colleen is still in the process of getting settled, and organizing the guest room was a priority while I was there. She had trundle bed frames but no mattresses, so after a lot of discussion as to how we were going to get the mattresses from Costco to home, we drove to Costco, rolled the mattresses out to her Honda, hoisted them up on top, lashed them down with bungee cords and headed for Queen Ann. We made it just fine, and now I have an organized guest room to sleep in when I visit.

And visit I will next week, along with Karen, when we attend a quilting class in Edmonds on Thursday. Karen is driving over on Wednesday and we will probably spend Friday poking around Seattle. Colleen is going to be away, so we will have her apartment to ourselves. There are so many great neighborhoods with wonderful shops and restaurants that we should not want for something to do.


We enjoyed the Jaynes' and the Millers' visit last Friday night. The Millers have never been here, and it has been years since Bob and Sharon visited. We spent many hours talking, eating and sipping. The Millers are in the market for a new/different motor home since theirs doesn't have slides, so they visited most of the RV dealerships up and down I-5 from Olympia to Federal Way. However, I haven't heard that they have purchased anything.

It is cold, cold, cold here. When can we expect summer? Ciao