NICE DAY!

A VERY NICE DAY!

Marie and I had a very enjoyable day today. Joan said that she had a “Day Off”, and wondered if she could take us someplace. Co-incidentally, she, and we, were both thinking of going over to San Rafael to see our old friends, Maggie and Steve. So Marie called over to see if they felt like having company. Fortunately, Maggie answered and said “Sure”. So, she called Joan, and told her that “all systems were go!”

Joan picked us up, and we arrived at their house about 11:30. Maggie’s and Steve’s home off San Lucas Drive is about 33 miles from our house in Vallejo. It sure was good to see both of them. We hadn’t seen each other for about a year, when Mary drove us over. (They seemed glad to see the three of us, too,) During the year, Maggie had been in Kaiser hospital after suffering a mild stroke. Steve was in the same hospital - twice - with pneumonia.
The five of us brought everyone up to date on what was going on in our families, and two hours whipped by. We enjoyed our visit very much and I hope that they felt likewise. We thanked Joan for taking us over there.

After leaving, we headed for the Wild Fox restaurant nearby. We got acquainted with this fine restaurant a year ago, with Mary. I asked Steve and Maggie to recommend a place to eat, nearby, and this was their suggestion. A very good choice. It is located on the west side of Highway 101- almost opposite from the old Hamilton Field Air Base. I spent some Reserve time here between WW II and the Korean War. I left from here on a C-54 (DC-6) for Okinawa in June 1945. Marie got a turkey -club sandwich, Joan a pizza, and I got a crab & shrimp sandwich. David was our server. He was very pleasant and accommodating. We had a nice dining experience.

While we arrived home weary, Joan still seemed “fresh”. As my Mother used to say, when she was my age, “a good-tired”.