This morning the word in the web was 'Wine." Now Gracie liked her glass or more of red wine and was not particularly careful as to type. One time when I looked in her refrigerator, I found it largely empty except for a gallon jug of Gallo red table wine. When Gracie was out of wine, she would call up a granddaughter, and when they answered would say, "Wine." or "I am out of wine and need you to go to the store and get me some more." Then whoever received this distress call had to get in her car, go get the wine and take it to Gracie.
Does the message on the web suggest that we need to go to the store and get her some red wine, or does it mean that Gracie lucked out in the afterlife to discover that she could still get her wine? I like to think that there is wine available for those who pass on, but actually I would myself prefer some Scotch. I will keep that nice thought in mind. Happy travels.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Gracie does it again
We were gone for the weekend, and Gracie our spider in our golf cart was a busy girl. This time she spun a web across the back and wrote, "Who are..." Foxy's grandmother is talking to me through Gracie's web. Foxy's grandmother would call us in an evening and tell us that she could not get her television working and could one of us come over and fix it. I told Foxy that I would go over and see what was wrong with her television.
When I got there, I knocked on the door, which was quickly opened by Grandmother Gracie. She looked at me and said, "Who are you?" I replied, "I am Foxy's husband." She responded, "No, you are not. Now who are you?" This was getting us nowhere so I told her I was coming to fix her television. "OK, come on in then," she said. It turned out that her television was on the same switch as the one by the door which she kept turning off. I got her to leave the switch on, and then her television would work. So the spider is channeling grandmother Gracie and still wondering, "Who are.." Happy travels.
When I got there, I knocked on the door, which was quickly opened by Grandmother Gracie. She looked at me and said, "Who are you?" I replied, "I am Foxy's husband." She responded, "No, you are not. Now who are you?" This was getting us nowhere so I told her I was coming to fix her television. "OK, come on in then," she said. It turned out that her television was on the same switch as the one by the door which she kept turning off. I got her to leave the switch on, and then her television would work. So the spider is channeling grandmother Gracie and still wondering, "Who are.." Happy travels.
Sunday and home
We intended to spend most of today in Austin with Kim and Christian, but it did not work out. I took luggage to the car, and it would not unlock. I opened the door with the key, and the alarm went off. It is quite a piercing sound, I might add. Trying to stop the alarm, I inserted the key in the lock, and the entire car shut down and could not be started. Time with the car handbook proved to be less than helpful. As I tried several methods, periodically the alarm would go off again. A call to Chrysler and no one there works on weekends. A call to AAA and shortly a nice young man appeared. He went through the several steps that I had tried, and the alarm continued to entertain us and others within ear shot. Kim did some research on her computer and discovered that this had happened to other Crossfire owners. Apparently, the trick is to disconnect the negative lead from the car battery. This causes the alarm to go off as well, and then you are to wait while it shrieks for 30 or more seconds and then reattach the lead. This resets the car, and it can be started.
We still do not know if the car battery is weak or the remote key batteries need to be changed or what caused the doors to not open to begin with. Tomorrow, if I can get the car going, I will take it to a local dealer and see what can be learned. I hope they like the sound of the alarm.
Once we got the car working, we left for home and did not stop it until we arrived. So we got home much earlier than planned. Happy travels.
We still do not know if the car battery is weak or the remote key batteries need to be changed or what caused the doors to not open to begin with. Tomorrow, if I can get the car going, I will take it to a local dealer and see what can be learned. I hope they like the sound of the alarm.
Once we got the car working, we left for home and did not stop it until we arrived. So we got home much earlier than planned. Happy travels.
We enjoy Christian
Christian is a lively six year old who knows what he wants to do. We took him to the Children's Museum in downtown Austin on Saturday, and he had a great time running from one activity to another. This morning he wanted to go back there again.
We also saw that he got breakfast, lunch, and dinner, at which point his mom joined us. This kid can eat and prefers to order off of the regular menu rather than any children's menu. He not only ate his food but enjoyed any offerings from any of the rest of us. He also got to swim, and Foxy introduced him to a computer game Bubble Town, and he is now thoroughly addicted to the game. We had a good time with our youngest grandson and were glad to have his undivided attention, that is assuming any six year old gives you much attention. His teacher in the fall will have her hands full with this lively addition to her classroom.
We did go to a fun seafood restaurant called Quality Seafood. It supplies fresh seafood to much of Austin and has a very loyal clientele. The food was wonderful, and I enjoyed a Poor Boy of deep fried oysters. Foxy had the oysters and scallops. Kim had blackened red snapper. Whatever Christian had he ate and some of ours too. He liked the hush puppies so much that his mom only got part of one. I also enjoyed a bowl of potato - leek - seafood which was wonderful. The next time we are in Austin we hope to have another chance to sample their wares. Happy travels.
We also saw that he got breakfast, lunch, and dinner, at which point his mom joined us. This kid can eat and prefers to order off of the regular menu rather than any children's menu. He not only ate his food but enjoyed any offerings from any of the rest of us. He also got to swim, and Foxy introduced him to a computer game Bubble Town, and he is now thoroughly addicted to the game. We had a good time with our youngest grandson and were glad to have his undivided attention, that is assuming any six year old gives you much attention. His teacher in the fall will have her hands full with this lively addition to her classroom.
We did go to a fun seafood restaurant called Quality Seafood. It supplies fresh seafood to much of Austin and has a very loyal clientele. The food was wonderful, and I enjoyed a Poor Boy of deep fried oysters. Foxy had the oysters and scallops. Kim had blackened red snapper. Whatever Christian had he ate and some of ours too. He liked the hush puppies so much that his mom only got part of one. I also enjoyed a bowl of potato - leek - seafood which was wonderful. The next time we are in Austin we hope to have another chance to sample their wares. Happy travels.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Concert by Kim and Midori
At 1 pm today we went to hear Kim and Midori play their concert. It was wonderful as they were completely in sync and thoroughly enjoyed playing with each other. Kim played her clarinet, and Midori accompanied her on the grand piano. They played a relatively new work about Bright Angel area of the Grand Canyon. You could truly believe that you were there and envision the area. This half hour concert was well attended, and everyone seemed to enjoy the music and gave a standing ovation at the end. Kim seems to have matured in her music, and the soft and loud notes were right on. Midori seems to bounce and plays the piano with great strength. What a wonderful adventure! We have known Midori for years, and these two talented people have played for together for years since both play in a group called Quorum. Generally, this group plays what I would call avant guard music, and generally I do not enjoy it very much as I find it quite discordant. Today's concert was simply beautiful and displayed the talent of these two mature musicians. It was a treat. Happy travels.
We visit Austin for the weekend
Daughter Kim is in Austin with youngest grandson Christian, and we are there as well to take care of Christian and also to hear Kim play for the International Clarinet Festival being held at The University of Texas. We picked up Christian from his mom and took him for lunch at Chipolte recommended to us by Gordon and Diana. It was excellent and filled the boy. We then wandered about visiting a toy store of course and took in a short movie, Wild Texas Weather at The Bob Bullock Theater in the Texas State History Museum. It really was delightful and we enjoyed the interactive nature as we got rained on and the lightening effects made you jump in your chair. Christian was captivated. We then went back to our hotel and waited for his mom and her accompanist Midori to arrive and then all five of us went out for dinner. 
Foxy has been checking out all the best places to go and see while we are here in Austin and, following her suggestion, we drove to a nearby restaurant Primizie, a bistro style Italian, featuring wonderful appetizers. When we arrived we could not find it but did discover a young woman who stepped outside of a brand new restaurant in the same location that had opened only this week. So what to do? Of course, try the new one. We had dinner at the Zandunga Mexican Bistro and ate appetizers. We were still too full from lunch to do more. it turned to be quite a lovely place, food beautifully plated and very tasty and we got to try several different ones and left very content. We were sad to not be able to try out the original but closed restaurant but the replacement one is worth trying when in this city.
One of the nice things was the people we encountered as we wandered about and asked directions and how the buses worked. This is one friendly helpful city. Happy travels.
Foxy has been checking out all the best places to go and see while we are here in Austin and, following her suggestion, we drove to a nearby restaurant Primizie, a bistro style Italian, featuring wonderful appetizers. When we arrived we could not find it but did discover a young woman who stepped outside of a brand new restaurant in the same location that had opened only this week. So what to do? Of course, try the new one. We had dinner at the Zandunga Mexican Bistro and ate appetizers. We were still too full from lunch to do more. it turned to be quite a lovely place, food beautifully plated and very tasty and we got to try several different ones and left very content. We were sad to not be able to try out the original but closed restaurant but the replacement one is worth trying when in this city.
One of the nice things was the people we encountered as we wandered about and asked directions and how the buses worked. This is one friendly helpful city. Happy travels.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
A new word
Gracie was busy over night, and there is a new word on her web, "Jonesy." This is not a common word, and I think something unusual is going on. Foxy's grandmother was quite a character, and I was privileged to know her if only for a short time. Some years before I entered the family, my sister-in-law was dating a dentist who had the last name of Jones. Of course, Gracie could not call him by either his first or last name, and he became known in the family as Jonesy, so christened by Gracie.
I am thinking that our spider is transmitting more than just a word, which is fabulous in itself. I am thinking that Gracie is trying to communicate from beyond. But why "Jonesy?" Is this Grandmother Gracie's way of letting us know that she has something to say since the word is specific to her? Stay tuned, and lets see what the spider does next. Happy travels.
I am thinking that our spider is transmitting more than just a word, which is fabulous in itself. I am thinking that Gracie is trying to communicate from beyond. But why "Jonesy?" Is this Grandmother Gracie's way of letting us know that she has something to say since the word is specific to her? Stay tuned, and lets see what the spider does next. Happy travels.
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