Wednesday, October 25, 2017.  Overcast and cool with a few drops of rain. 

Walked around Green Lake, admiring all the trees with yellow leaves falling when the wind blew.

House Back to Ace Hardware, so convenient I only live one block away, to get ideas and materials to do a temporary repair to threshold of our old patio door that is in the master bedroom.  The area under the threshold is rotted.  I dug some out with a screwdriver, but decided not to go too far at present trying to fix it.  Current strategy is put in some wood filler goop and then install a metal threshold over the hole where the plastic threshold was.  That should hold us for a few months until we get the door replaced, and the water damaged floor repaired.

Lauren was over for dinner last night and we had a pleasant time.  She told us about her trips to Minneapolis for the translator's conference, to Frankfort for the book fair, and to Berlin to visit Lizzie.  I cooked spaghetti, per her request.  We also brainstormed a rafting trip down the Colorado through the Grand Canyon for next May.  L shared some frustrations with her work environment and politics there, which we liked because we're glad she opens up on problems.   Also discussed going to Tulsa for Thanksgiving, and then the Christmas holiday.  Sean will go off to Kelowna for a few days to see his parents.  I brought up New York for Christmas which the temperature for Kathy and Lauren...may live to regret my impulsive idea.

We off to Victoria for a few days, courtesy of Lowell & Carol giving us their timeshare slot at the Rosewood Inn.  Plan to check in with cousin Derrick and family, go the Provincial Museum, Butchart Gardens, Empress for tea, etc.   Our first night Kathy has reservations at some Irish Pub with folk music.