Sherry Sim, SRES, E-Pro Covering the Beautiful Central Coast CA

You're all invited.

For $5, you can get your car washed on Saturday, October 18 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

at the Cayucos School, 301 Cayucos Drive, Cayucos, CA

All proceeds from the car wash will go to the purchase of an electronic scoreboard for the new school gym

at Cayucos School.

Come and show your support to the students who will be present to wash your car, and thank you.

A copy of the flyer is featured below.

On my second visit to the Cayucos Seniors' potluck luncheon this month, I found myself inducted as an honorary member of the group. The most senior of all told me they love to have me join them, but wondered about my age. It turned out that I would not qualify, but they decided to honor me instead, and made feel me even more welcome.

The Cayucos Seniors' potluck is held every second Wednesday of the month, at the Cayucos Veterans' Hall at the Pier. On such Wednesdays, the seniors bring a dish of any speciality to add to what their senior counterparts had cooked at the Cayucos Veterans Hall. They might also bring their own chinaware and cutlery, if desired. Wine was offered at very nominal prices. Other beverages were free. There's usually a good spread of salads, meats and desserts. The senior volunteers also know how to cook up a dish. For the October 7th luncheon, the theme was German, so we had sausages and sauerkraut. Many members worked hard to serve their fellow seniors. Several cooked and cleaned in the kitchen while others cleared dishes, and ran the program.

After lunch, we were treated to a series of folk songs, waltzes, and ballads from the quartet who sang, wooed, boogied and played for the audience. Many swayed to the music. A few couples stood up to dance. I was thrilled to see the seniors hum and smile to the tunes. Let it be said that they did know how to have a good time.

I met new friends, like the Simpsons below, who just celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary. They were a very sweet couple.

The luncheon ended with a 50/50 drawing and series of drawing for door prizes. My friend, Bob Pollock won over $100 in the 50/50 drawing.

I left the seniors' potluck feeling humbled, and deep in thought.

The rain didn't stop Morro Bayans and their visitors from enjoying the festival this past weekend. There was some slight chaos when electricity was disrupted when the festival opened on Saturday, October 4, 2008. When electricity and the sun returned, the festival fell into full swing of entertainment, food, fun and lots of activity.

There's something for everyone. As is the tradition, a gigantic sand scuplture greets visitors at the South (main) entrance. Adults and kids were treated to live performances by local high school bands, and other civic groups. Families brought their children to check out the bay, visit the Coast Guard and simply bounce around in the play areas.

At the Seafood Pavilion and Wine Tasting, the bands strummed and courted patrons to linger and sample some of the finest tasties and great wine selections from 28 participating wineries. The abalcore kebabs were my favorite. Many participated in the clam chowder tasting contest on Saturday, October 4, 2008, while others tasted and vied over which oysters were best on Sunday, October 5, 2008.

The wide range of products offered this year was also tempting. Accessories, customized handmade mail boxes, handcarved wooden lounge chairs, special knits, leather bags, health products, hair products, clothing were a shortlist of the many offerings at this year's festival.

Many returned the next day, Sunday, October 5, a bright and beautiful day for the coast. They continued to enjoy the festival to its end.

If you plan to visit, the Morro Bay Harbor Festival is held annually during the first weekend of October.

I had locked the front door to the office one evening, when Clif Coimbra of Riptide Alchemy showed up. He was leaving a flyer for our office. I opened the door and spoke to him. It turned out that he specialized in hot tubs and spas and pools, and in servicing older models.

It so happened I had an older hot tub that needed to be checked and serviced. The hot tub came with the house. It had been six years since anyone had looked at it. Clif was really nice and patient with my questions. He came over to my place firstly to check it, and could not locate a older fuse. On his own accord, he visited the nearest hardware store to locate the fuse but they did not have it. Then he called to ask me. I had no idea of what he was talking about. I asked my husband who had kept the fuse away for a day like this. Clif had said that he would be willing to check out another store if we could not find it. It took me a week to find the fuse. By that weekend, Clif had to leave town to attend to business and could not return for another week. He took the trouble to call me to let me know. When he did return a week later, he came by immediately, installed the fuse that we found, and checked and reported to me that my hot tub was in working condition. He did all of that without charging me a penny.

Naturally, I was impressed with Clif's level of attention and follow-up. For his efforts, I decided to engage his services to maintain my new-found hot tub. Please know Clif also offered to teach me how to maintain my hot tub. He would be happy to furnish any supplies or tell me where to get them. I appreciated Clif's attentiveness to detail.

Clif returned again. He cleaned, established the PH balance and brought the temperature to speed for me to use that very evening. I had since used the hot tub almost every other day to relax my neck and tense muscles and painful right shoulder. I wondered why I had not bothered to get someone to look at the hot tub sooner.

Things do happen for a reason. For me, I may be waiting for the right service provider. Clif is also a reminder to me that we, as agents, need to accord the same level of attention and follow-up to our clients in our line of work. We would be hired too, if we have Clif's dedication.

If you are looking for a hot tub or pool service provider, I would recommend that you call Clif, 1-866-398-2242, or visit his website, www.riptidealchemy.com

It's been some time since I visited the Cayucos Farmers' Market. Each Friday morning (till noon) from May to September, the huge parking lot by the Cayuos Vets' Hall would be taken over by vendors from all over the county. They would be there to tout their fresh produce - lovely greens, roots, custom dressings, fruits and more fruits and not-to-miss goodies to residents and visitors in Cayucos.

The setting was lovely - you could hear the ocean, and look south beyond the pier towards the Morro Rock in Morro Bay. The weather was beautiful too, this morning. There's however something wrong with the picture this morning. There were only eight vendors, and not enough patrons. Golly, there were probably more seagulls around. Is this the sign of the times?

Notwithstanding the selection, I found some tasty treats. The avocado-cilantro hummus dip was yummy. I eyed the box of baklava. The young man told me I could have the big box for $10. I bought it. I'm afraid I gobbled them all by the evening, that is, except for a few that I shared with my neighbor and left two for the rest of my family. (Yeah, I have a weakness for some sweets!)

Next I visited one of the fruit vendors. The lovely couple, Dana and Brian were from San Miguel. They were showcasing the cabernet champagne grapes from their vineyard, and two great selection of Japanese and Korean pears. The samples were sweet. I bought two bags of the Japanese and Korean pears. I couldn't resist the sweet Granny Smith apples either.

It's always fun to check what's availabe locally, and be out on a sunny day by the beach. I am looking forward to their return next summer.