St. Augustine

Busy day today (mostly in a good way). David, whose daughter Angel works at Buzz Mart and who used to work on wells for a living until he lost his arm, came this morning to adjust the bolts on the pump. He replaced several leaky pipes yesterday, so our pump is back up to snuff. ("Snuff?") I didn't have to pay him a thing. It was quite fortuitous that Bernice and I ran into Angel and that she called her dad and arranged for him to look at the pump. The family seems quite nice and I'm very grateful that I met them when I did.

Then the DISH Network guy came and set up my new satellite subscription. I qualified for the special rate and free HBO and Showtime, so now there's TV in the house again. This evening, I watched "The Skeptic" on DVD, which was quite a spooky movie and which you would probably have enjoyed. I remember how we loved watching spooky movies together. I had to cuddle up to our baby dog during the creepier parts.

But back up to this afternoon. Once the DISH guy was finished, I drove to downtown St. Augustine. I discovered this great diecast model store (I told you about it while you were in the hospital) and I bought three new aircraft for the store: a Corgi "nose art" Me-109, a Corgi Pan-Am Clipper flying boat, and a Matchbox Piper Comanche. Then I went to Wolf's Head Books and bought two aircraft books as well. They have a huge (nope, I won't say it!) selection of WWI and WWII aviation books. I could spend a fortune in there stocking the store. But I should probably see if I can move these two books first. I'm sure I can.

I parked in the Charlotte Street lot and walked St. George for a while. I hung with Brad and Gili at the Taberna and then with Jeff and Alice down at O'Malley's. Alice has been instrumental in helping to plan your memorial. It's going to be a hell of a party! It was so nice to see them all. I also met an Australian expatriate (friend of Jeff's) who may be able to help me research my new novel. She's a wealth of information and is quite interested in my writing. All in all, a very nice evening.

Wish you were here. I hope you can see me somehow. I hope I make you proud in all I do.

Was that you this morning? I felt someone adjust the comforter as I slept. Did you hear what I whispered to you? If that was you, please come back whenever you can and check on me as I sleep. It was always such a comfort knowing that you were there.

Ich liebe Sie, mein Mann!