I skipped my blog a few days, so here is make-up for it. Karen came over about 11:30 and took us for a nice drive around downtown Oceanside. There are four or five new apartments or time-shares, or hotels, I'm not sure which is which, but they are nice looking buildings. And then there are new store-fronts and new stores along Coast Highway, and the city is much improved . After our drive around, we went to the Farmers Market. There were lots of little booths set up in the street by the Library, extending about 4 long blocks, and selling all kinds of foodstuffs and also various other things, like flowers and flower vases, clothing, shoes, etc. which looked all hand made. Since we have recently moved, we didn't buy anything but fruit and veg. Another trip we took was again with Karen, to the Harbor (that was yesterday) and we had fish tacos at the little fish market down the street from Helgren's Fishing trip shop. We sat outside and admired the boats and ships tired up there, and the blue sky and harbor. Then we walked to the end of that street and back to the car at Helgren's, and came on back to Las Villas de Carlsbad. Today we just stayed around here, sort of waiting for Brittany whom we thought was coming down. In the afternoon she called that she would come down tomorrow. Karen also called, and she leaves for Carla and Rex's house in Eugene, Or. Rex will operate on her toe, and she will visit them there and also go with them to Bandon and see the golf course they have built there, as well as their duplex, built a few years ago.