I have a friend, B.H., at Treasure Island whom I haven’t seen around for awhile. On Monday I checked on his whereabouts with the homeowner’s association secretary and was saddened to find out that he is in an assisted-care facility in Woodinville. While I’m sure the decision was made with great care, I hate to see him lose his independence.
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Getting Older
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So Long, Panda Inn
Panda Inn Sign
This isn’t news. The Kitsap Sun reported a couple of weeks ago that the Panda Inn was about to close after 14 years at its location on Kitsap Way in West Bremerton. (The East Bremerton Panda Inn will remain open.) The restaurant’s passing didn’t fully register with me though until I noticed the “restaurant for sale” sign during yesterday’s bike ride (see photo).
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Trike Ban
How does an organization like the San Diego Wild Animal Park with an experienced public relations staff err on the question of allowing adult tricycles on their trails? My take is that they must not understand what an adult tricycle means to someone who has difficulty walking. I don’t have difficulty walking, but the co-owner of my vacation place at Treasure Island does. Last year several of us chipped in to get her a shiny blue adult tricycle for her birthday. Having purchased a trike and having seen the effect the increased mobility it provides has on her, I think the Wild Animal Park was dead wrong in their decision last month.
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Pittsboro’s Finest
Pittsboro storefront
I just bought a painting—a watercolor titled “Pittsboro’s Finest.” The artist is one of my cousins, G.K. of Sandy, UT. She and her sister, who also paints, plus their husbands, were in San Diego last weekend to attend the 2009 Western Federation Art Show. I flew down from Seattle to visit my dad and sister in Del Mar and to attend the family reunion triggered by their trip. My cousin had some note cards displaying renditions of her work. After looking through them, I decided, on the spot, to buy one of her watercolors.
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