Awake: 8:30am Temp 21 sleep 7+54 snow flurries overnight @ Nicktown.
After breakfast, we both spent some time on our respective computers, mostly looking up ideas for things related to our house.
At 1:00pm, we called our good friends in Ohio, Mark & Joan & talked for (1) hr & 45 min. We updated each other on "what's been happening".
Mark & Joan have both been heavily into their Genealogy & the winter weather has been perfect for indoor progress. In lieu of just finding names & ages, they go several steps further & work on: how they made their living; how many children, any schooling, cause of death, etc. They also do their best to find pictures of who they are concentrating on.
On our side, the only thing we have mainly concentrated on has been our house building. Mark surely had questions about that subject. We could have talked more but the batteries on my cordless phone gave out & so that signaled the closing. We agreed to do more of this & more often.
We last visited them in Ohio in April of last year.
Next, we found some large pieces of cardboard ready for the dumpster, but instead, we measured & cut some of the cardboard to TV dimensions to see how high we would need to hang a TV screen & what size would be most favorable.
Using different sizes of cardboard, we tested with a (46,52 & a 55' inch cardboard) On the main floor in the hex, (15) ft away from a (55) inch screen, what do you think? Too high, low, screen size too small, or what?
We also repeated this testing in the basement.
Next, we got a Skype call from Nick in Queen Anne Hill in Seattle; he is just about over his cold symptoms so he can talk much better & enjoy the family life again.
A lot of our chatter revolved around their plans to renovate their house to include their desires & fit their life style.. We talked & watched Momoko, Jerry, & Nick & Eriko off & on for a good (57) min. We continue to enjoy our Skype.
Dinner: Pork Medallions with apple in a sage cream sauce, fried noodles, & a cottage cheese salad.
Tonight's movie: "The Story of Will Rogers" With... Will Rogers, Jr., Jane Wyman, Carl Benton Reid, James Gleason, Mary Wickes, Eddie Cantor. One of few show biz biographies that rings true, with Rogers Jr. faithfully portraying his father, rodeo star turned humorist; Wyman is his loving wife, Cantor appears as himself. 1952. Great story.
In fact, I was flying as a bush pilot in Alaska during the late 60's & I & my co-pilot circled over the exact spot of Point Barrow....
where Will Rogers & Wiley Post lost their lives when their aircraft crashed due to an engine problem on takeoff. I believe I still have my picture of the Memorial taken from the air, but at that time, the statue was leaning quite a bit.
Lights out: 12:23am.
After breakfast, we both spent some time on our respective computers, mostly looking up ideas for things related to our house.
At 1:00pm, we called our good friends in Ohio, Mark & Joan & talked for (1) hr & 45 min. We updated each other on "what's been happening".
Mark & Joan have both been heavily into their Genealogy & the winter weather has been perfect for indoor progress. In lieu of just finding names & ages, they go several steps further & work on: how they made their living; how many children, any schooling, cause of death, etc. They also do their best to find pictures of who they are concentrating on.
On our side, the only thing we have mainly concentrated on has been our house building. Mark surely had questions about that subject. We could have talked more but the batteries on my cordless phone gave out & so that signaled the closing. We agreed to do more of this & more often.
We last visited them in Ohio in April of last year.
Next, we found some large pieces of cardboard ready for the dumpster, but instead, we measured & cut some of the cardboard to TV dimensions to see how high we would need to hang a TV screen & what size would be most favorable. Using different sizes of cardboard, we tested with a (46,52 & a 55' inch cardboard) On the main floor in the hex, (15) ft away from a (55) inch screen, what do you think? Too high, low, screen size too small, or what?
We also repeated this testing in the basement.
Next, we got a Skype call from Nick in Queen Anne Hill in Seattle; he is just about over his cold symptoms so he can talk much better & enjoy the family life again. A lot of our chatter revolved around their plans to renovate their house to include their desires & fit their life style.. We talked & watched Momoko, Jerry, & Nick & Eriko off & on for a good (57) min. We continue to enjoy our Skype.
Dinner: Pork Medallions with apple in a sage cream sauce, fried noodles, & a cottage cheese salad.
Tonight's movie: "The Story of Will Rogers" With... Will Rogers, Jr., Jane Wyman, Carl Benton Reid, James Gleason, Mary Wickes, Eddie Cantor. One of few show biz biographies that rings true, with Rogers Jr. faithfully portraying his father, rodeo star turned humorist; Wyman is his loving wife, Cantor appears as himself. 1952. Great story. In fact, I was flying as a bush pilot in Alaska during the late 60's & I & my co-pilot circled over the exact spot of Point Barrow....
where Will Rogers & Wiley Post lost their lives when their aircraft crashed due to an engine problem on takeoff. I believe I still have my picture of the Memorial taken from the air, but at that time, the statue was leaning quite a bit. Lights out: 12:23am.
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