Saturday May 31 2008

Betty and Cody

Betty getting Manicure

Me Getting Pedicure

This was a sleep in morning, after going to bed about 8 p.m. I was in the penthouse for about 14 hours. Betty had been up for hours by the time I got downstairs. First Beverly called and then got a call from Debbie. She will pick me up here and take me to Vegas on Monday about 11 a.m. My car is staying here and I won't have to drive into the traffic.

Betty called a nail salon and got appointments, she for a manicure and me for mani-pedi. I sat in their magnificent massage chair for most of an hour, and enjoyed it immensely. New experience. It was less than half the price here than the other two I've had before, which was a pleasant surprise. After that we went to lunch for fajita salads at Buffalo Southwest. We thought we'd go to a movie and checked out what was playing and the times. And back home.

We went over to Martin and Maria's and saw his metal artwork. He is the one Betty hires to help her with work around her place. He does embossed painting-sized scenes of all kinds of subjects on silver, aluminum and copper, and also makes the frames. He is an excellent artist and to transfer his ideas and drawings to such a difficult medium is quite a feat. He does painting and stained glass work too. He is very talented in many ways including the creative ways he's constructed the walls and other things in Betty's yard.

All day I meant to call Doreen, another high school friend, and "all of a sudden" it was too late. She lives in Logandale about 30 miles from here. Linda is also there but has been traveling, thought she'd be back tomorrow. We all need to get together for lunch while I'm down this way. So that will be one of the first things to check out on Sunday.

Betty paid the price for lunch out with an upset. We both had exactly the same thing except for dressing, but she has problems that I don't with additives, gluten and such. I'm o.k. so must not be food poisoning. We sure hope she is better by morning.

Through the afternoon while Betty rested I got the blog pretty well caught up. There has been a lot of behind the scenes work on getting the photos together, and that's what has made it slow. I will take some pictures of Betty's place and the flower gardens in the morning, so check back later for some more photos.