Fun with Pat and Lysa

Pat, the silver-tressed beauty that has become a new friend and coworker (yin to my yang, Federal Civilian to my Federal DOD) has been so much fun!  We had a lunch at Anthony's at Point Defiance right on the water.

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I visited her beautiful home in Lakewood, situated on an acre of land with the most beautiful developed gardens, immaculately groomed and buffed and trimmed.  I scored an enormous bouquet of lilacs that filled my home with their beautiful scent for a week.

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But my favorite thing in her early '60's house was the AWESOME Nutone control panel for the stereo system THAT STILL WORKS throughout the house.  

I remember seeing these in the homes of friends and was so envious of their ability to listen to music in every room in the house as well as "page" someone in another room.  The concept of something more than a big fixed radio in a large box was still prevalent, with the transistor radio only becoming affordable and available in the early 60's.  I can still remember how excited I was to finally have one and would fall asleep listening to the crackly music.  Good times.

 

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