TranscriptEnded New Year visit with Andrée & Fred Gioia, two nights at their place near Coffeeville ; drove back in sunny cold weather under bright blue skies. Home by noon; paid Sarah for house-watching. Hugs still sleeping off his New Year excesses, celebrated here at a party for about ten of his friends. Sarah, thank God, had cleaned up after them.
Scrambled eggs breakfast when he rose; then watched a video cassette, “Stars & Bars,” a supposed satire on southern carryings-on. Not much. Walked two miles in 35 mins. – still without Walkman in hopes of abating my tinnitus, which still was the sound of an acre of crickets. 1990! Incredible; never thought I’d make it; but now that I have, I’m looking forward to 2000. (Not really though, for by then I’d be 83.) |