Throughout the year I have been able to see my friends Marge, Alison, and Palmira. This past summer, for the third summer in a row, I moved to 'The Vineyards' in Saratoga. I was able to have several barbecues and enjoy a beautiful park-like setting. Now it is the 'concrete jungle' living, as I call it. I was delighted each time I saw a deer or cottontail and yearn for the wildlife and the tranquility of living in the midst of nature.
Life is all about changes though.
This summer, I am sad to say, my father passed away. Dad had been the reason I moved to the Bay area from Oregon. Dad had spent his last years in a hospital bed at home in Saratoga. My mother deserves a medal for her care-giving, her support and her undying love. Mom, my brother and I were all at Dad's side when he died on July 21, 1997.