Re: From Gail re: July 2024 (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

I don't think there's any reason for me to go there.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 07:41:20 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 >  > From: "Gail" <http://www.cox.net/~g3>
 >  > Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2024 22:41:20 -0700
 >  > 
 >  > Hi Noelle,
 >  > 
 >  > We received your phone message when we got home. Is Robert also planning on
 >  > coming to Goleta in July with you? We enjoy having him, but either way is
 >  > fine with us- what ever you two prefer. 
 >  > 
 >  > Instead of phoning you back, I thought it would be better if I just told you
 >  > all the things we have already reserved to do in July in case any of them
 >  > you would like to join us in. If you want to attend one or more of the Music
 >  > Academy of the West classical concerts that we already have made
 >  > reservations for Don and I to attend, you can possibly get some $10./person
 >  > Community Access tickets which we did recently to add to what we already
 >  > paid for earlier at full price. 
 >  > 
 >  > On Tues. 7/2 we are attending a MAW Celebrity Series concert at 7:30 PM at
 >  > the Granada with Joshua Bell and Jeremy Denk. On 7/4 Encina Royale is having
 >  > a July 4th event outside at its Arbor near the clubhouse at 12 noon at which
 >  > attendees are to wear red, white, and blue that is a potluck that attendees
 >  > can bring small bites to share I presume for a lunch at that hour. They will
 >  > provide water, mimosas, utensils, and plates, otherwise attendees can bring
 >  > also their own drinks. On  Fri. 7/5 we have reservations for Don and I to
 >  > attend a MAW concert by composer Faure at 7:30 PM at Hahn Hall. There is a
 >  > possibility on that same day that the Friendship Force of SB will have a BBQ
 >  > at 5 PM., but we haven't yet received any details. On Sun. 7/14 Encina
 >  > Royale is having its free annual Community Garden party from 3-5 PM which
 >  > includes snacks and wandering around its vegetable, fruit, and flower
 >  > gardens and socializing with each other. On Thurs. 7/18 there will be a free
 >  > annual Concert in the Park at Chase Palm Park to dance to the band Area 51
 >  > on the grass and bring one's own picnic or this time there will be food
 >  > available to purchase. At 5 PM begins the opening act followed by Area 51
 >  > from 6-7:30 PM. On Fri. 7/26 there is the MAW picnic concert that we will be
 >  > getting together with Art Ludwig and Cynthia for the picnic that we
 >  > each bring food and beverage to share before the 7:30 PM concert in Hahn
 >  > Hall that you are also most welcome to join us. On Tues. 7/30 we have
 >  > reservations to attend the MAW Solo Piano Spotlight concert at Hahn Hall at
 >  > 7:30 PM. 
 >  > 
 >  > Other appointments throughout July are things you wouldn't want to attend
 >  > with us such as medical appointments, haircuts,  Zoom Board Meetings, etc.
 >  > 
 >  > We look forward to your reply as to which dates and times you prefer to come
 >  > here in July to attend with us which events. Hopefully we will have nice
 >  > weather then. We are still in June gloom having gone through May gray, so we
 >  > are still in winter clothing this whole Spring. However, projected is in mid
 >  > June we should go from the 60's temp. and cloudy to sunny and in the 70's,
 >  > so we are looking forward to that. At least so far we don't have to worry
 >  > about fires or extreme heat, etc. that much of the rest of CA is
 >  > experiencing. 
 >  > 
 >  > We are very glad that you can come visit us and look forward to it as we're
 >  > not traveling at all with Don's mid-stage dementia. He is still able to
 >  > walk, hike, dance, etc. but just not as fast as he used to. He has a good
 >  > appetite and enjoys attending concerts, etc. very much. However, his memory
 >  > has gotten much worse, so that I have to direct him in most all things. He
 >  > did several weeks ago have a very scary sudden episode of a hallucination at
 >  > 4 AM when he suddenly got up out of bed and wandered around our condo naked
 >  > yelling that "people were going to kill us and get after us". He tried to
 >  > open the front door to go out, but it was locked. I was afraid that he would
 >  > wake up our neighbors upstairs he was so loud (when he usually isn't), but I
 >  > found out later that neighbor is somewhat hard of hearing so she didn't hear
 >  > him. I finally was able to coax him back to bed calming him down patting him
 >  > on the shoulders so that he went back to sleep. However, I wasn't able to
 >  > sleep as was so upset and concerned thinking that maybe this would happen
 >  > often in the future. Fortunately it hasn't happened since. I think what
 >  > happened was that before that eve. he came down with a short stomach flu,
 >  > and I think the medication that I gave him to stop his nausea, dry heaves,
 >  > and some vomiting of only water caused that reaction. 
 >  > 
 >  > Love,
 >  > 
 >  > Gail
 >  > http://www.cox.net/~g3 <http://www.cox.net/~g3> 
 >  > 350-419-9492