NEOS LOG March 2025

We spent a lot of time planning our next project. Time to replace the roof. We got bids from 5 roofers and made our decision. It will be done next month. Rog also finally got started on the tub seat. This project has been a tough one for him. Pretty intricate, so he has been doing more thinking and planning than executing. But he bought the wood he needs and will be working on it next month. There was an aikido seminar so I had a weekend to do a special messy project. I washed the upholstery of Rog’s recliner. It turned out so well that I tackled our leather loveseat. Unfortunately. 😮‍💨 It actually scuffed the leather. My options ranged from making a slipcover to hide it, to buying a new couch, to trying to fix it. I decided to buy some leather dye and if it didn’t turn out, I would make a cover. I ended up buying a darker dye and blending the colors and I am pleased with the result…also pleased I don’t have to make “old lady” covers!

On St. Patrick’s Day we headed to Pt. Reyes on the coast and stayed in Olema Campground for 3 nights. Max had traveled down from UM with a group of volunteers and would be spending the week removing vegetation and cleaning up trails. The campground had been flooded with the rains the previous week but our spot was fine. Other than a bit of mud and puddles (and constant generator noise of their pumps during the day) we were fine. We toured the entire peninsula from top to bottom. We were really impressed with the Bear Valley Visitor Center and spent almost an hour with a fabulous docent at the William Patrick Visitor Center who gave us a great education about the elephant seals. We never connected with Max but he told us where they were staying and we were able to drop off a batch of brownies for them.

The rain stopped and we had some nice weather for a few weeks. We trimmed bushes and trees, filling all 3 trash barrels for a couple of weeks. The rain returned at the end of the month and I was able to get chicken compost spread in the whole yard.

Rog and Jay headed to Redwood City to visit their retired sensei. They also had an outstanding meeting with Manfred, their senior mentor who lives in Roseville. Happy birthday month for Ryan and Beth. We will celebrate with them when we get down to Long Beach with them next month. We ended the month with a WSCA play. Karissa was stage crew for a play written by one of the seniors. Well done, as usual.