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    Almost ran out of coffee. Otherwise an exceptional fine late summer day with a luncheon with the returning R at the Red Cup in Mukilteo.  She seemed to have thoroughly enjoyed her beau's family not to mention the Botanical Garden at UBC where the wedding was held. R and Marb were gleefully reunited.

     Skip and Deon kindly brought some baked items that were tasty and quickly gone.   

    It was pretty much a one event day except for maybe the evening walk just ended in which I alone found the Italian Prune Plum tree I have sought all season not to mention an Asian Pear adjacent. This was on the way down slope into the untamed trail through the swamp land from 6th to 3rd known to but a precious few.

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