Doral and Anita invited their long-time friends, Pam and Rob Dirk, to camp on Lot 3 with us for the long May weekend.
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Photo Credit: Rob Dirk
... lake side, Arta's house..
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Rob was the poster board child for me in two ways.
The first is that after his heart event last year he carries his nitro with him.
When I pressed him on “does he really carry it all the time”, since he appeared not to have any with him, he pulled a canister of it out of the side-pocket in the leg of his cargo pants.
He must want to live more than I do.
I think it is enough to have mine already in my purse for when I go shopping, as if that is what I do for the major part of any day.
So I have packed mine into a fanny pack for the last three days and worn it as I walk around the property weeding flower beds or looking at places I need to cut back trees that are growing out of control.
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Photo Credit: Rob Dirk
... train from Arta's balcony...
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He has a 5 by 8 book which he let me look at saying, “You made it to the pages of my memoir this morning.”
Rob and I had take that walk the day before and now as a sidebar to his text there I was – both on the right hand page and then again on the left hand page where the colour had bed through.
He had just finished filling in the colour and continued writing, so I am captured both coming and going.
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... stairs going up to Arta's house ...
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While Pam and Rob were here serious gaming went on – so serious that any person with any bit of interest is invited to the table so that no interested gamer would ever be left out.
There was always some mix of Rob, Pam, Anita, Doral, Meighan, David and Bonnie Wyora.
One night they gamed so late Bonnie Wyora had to do a sleep-over with us.
That was a day where no minute was lost.
Arta
loved hearing of the memoire book. i am going to start that up again next year (as opposed to just the "lectures i have gone to" book!)
ReplyDeleteRob, your photos are stunning! Thank you for sharing them. Would it be possible to see your portraits of Arta on the trail? Bonnie Wyora
ReplyDeleteRebecca? I couldn't figure out how you always (almost always) could pull out a notebook and start taking notes when we went somewhere. Now I have it figured out. You have a notebook for every occasion. I have been trying to keep all of my notes in my day timer.
ReplyDeleteFinally I have branched out. I have four note books at my side right now and I am not even in a lecture -- just trying to organize a life that shouldn't be that complicated. Four books and I am still not getting it right. But I am filling it with notes and for some reason that is calming.
Bonnie? I will pass on your request to Rob. I don't think he reads this blog. The little sketch of me on the trail, maybe one inch by three inches, made me laugh. I was ahead of him. The attributes that would let me know the picture was of me was the soft, wrinkled cloche hat on my head and the walking sticks. Yes! I knew to take them with me on the trail. Another plus for me!!
ReplyDeleteNext time, maybe hold up the Nitro to add some colour to the picture. ;)
DeleteI have some nitro. Rob has some nitro. We are fellow travellers in this respect and either of us could hold up a bottle of that, though only he has tried one shot, just to experiment so that he will know how to use it when the real heart event happens.
DeleteI just love the sketches. Are they ink and water colour?
ReplyDeleteRob did do a sketch in his notebook. But these pictures have the words MokuHanga attached to them. He took pics on his camera and then there is a programme that will alter the pic to give this effect. He sent about 10 of them for me to use on my blog. If you are reading, thanks again, Rob.
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