At the Tom Crellin House here in Oysterville, we are under a “Self-imposed-Semi-Shut-in-Status” which we are calling a “4-S-Alert.”

For Nyel, the timing sorta sucks — he was just getting ready to graduate from wheelchair to crutches in his physical therapy sessions but they (not we) called a halt to his appointments until virus concerns clarify.  For me, though, our 4-S Alert could be the gift of time that I’m forever seeking — time to write, time to read, time to catch up to myself for once.

Inside “The Renegade Rooster”

And, for us both — it’s a time to set a few goals for the future. High on our list of priorities is to resume our summer “field trips” to interesting places fairly close to home.  We’ve been hearing about a wonderful little private history museum in Winlock and today (on Day Two of 4-S Alert!) it just happened that Cousin Cheryl sent us some specific information about it!  And pictures!

The museum is called “The Renegade Rooster” which, right away, says it’s our kind of place!  And the photos — WOW!!!  We might have to figure out how to spend more than a day on this field trip — like how Nyel can negotiate overnight accommodations in addition to negotiating the jam-packed display areas in the little museum.

Roy Richards outside his Renegade Rooster Museum — Photo by Bill Wagner

Managing those crutches has suddenly begun to loom large in the great scheme of things.  If his forays back and forth in the house with his walker and his balancing exercises as he works in the kitchen are the path forward, then Nyel-the-Intrepid is already on the road to the Renegade Rooster!  Woot! Woot! and Cock-A-Doodle-Do!