IN Carmel

Even the back of this hibiscus is pretty.  There will be one more, and then the blooming season is over. It was a very quiet morning.  I started stitching Greek crosses for the stoles that need a little adorning.  One was finished by evening with another one on the need list.  So, the chair got a lot of use.  Maybe way to much.                       One lonely Colendula.  I love these flowers.  I think they are in the eatable group.                                                                   Some flowers are yellow, some orange, some big and some little.  The afternoon saw a trip to the drugstore that I could have eliminated if I had thought of pills yesterday when getting the...

 It's been a slow morning, but things happened even though there was no rush to do anything.  The day started with the usual routine and then there was a walk around the block.  A new sidewalk is happening along 99th street which makes the walk a little longer. Longer is a good thing but this morning, trucks were parked on the sidewalk doing a lot of finishing up work.  So, I hit a detour but found my way home. Of course, Stella was with me. I talked with Patty for a while getting some fabric/trim items discussed.  I think we made some progress.  The hummingbirds were busy at the watering hole, and more sugar water was added to their feeders.  One buzzed my ear in the process. I think their trip south is coming soon. The cardinals got another good amount of black sunflower seeds.  I'm happy to see them again.  I think they will be with us all winter. The hairy was on the suet. The finch birds were back with their babies, still a bit unst...

 So, what does one do on Labor Day .  It depends on who you are.  Some to the real labor like mothers to be.  Some work in hospitals, grocery stores and more.  Some labor making new garden beds.  Some travel on airplanes.  And, some just don't do anything. It's just a day in the year for many options.            When the evening sun shines on the flowers of the grass, you might think they are electrified. I did a rather early around the block with Stella.  It was a big block.  There are days when my hip hurts and walking does work the kinks out and my guess is that walking moves the muscles to a better place.  Why else would walking help?            And now the yellow peppers are turning to orange.  I think age has something to do with that.           I'm not there yet but some would say the guy living in the white house has something...

  Another fall bloomer that is to crowded this year.  It stands tall and sturdy but needs more room.  Another good purple for yellow BE Susans.  It's called Obedient Plant.  A super good name. Maybe that's why I like it versus sprawler. I'm happy to report that the fall lettuce is showing up again. Another starter day to the week.  And the starter day started with a walk around the block that included a good morning to Gina and Wyland on their walk.  That was a first for a Sunday morning arriving back home in time to catch that weekly ride to church. Yesterday's flower arrangements looked unusually big and wide.  Just what the sanctuary space needed, not getting lost in that huge space.  I would say the arrangement was one of those loose and airy southern things. Something I learned about at many Fellowship Music/Arts Conferences I attended years ago.                       ...

 Today was a little different.  Sometimes that happens.  I promised altar flowers for this Sunday so that was the work of the morning.  There was snipping and gathering and when the car was full of what I needed we were off to church again.  I stopped along the way to add cat tails to the collection. Because there was plenty to choose from I decided big vases for the sanctuary and a smaller for the chapel would do.  And all was filled.  Then much to my dismay I couldn't locate my iPhone.  Where could it be?  Much to my surprise with the phone ringing it was found in the waste basket.  While cleaning up I really did a good job and gathered it with all the trimmings and pitched it.  Poor thing and poor me with a tired body just didn't need a glitch.  But of course, I was happy to have it back in my pocket again.                              ...

 I flunked.  Dill doesn't support Monarchs!  Dah!  I had six new Swallowtail babies correcting yesterday's post.  But there is another thing of more importance than butterflies.  A blood test this morning!  I had a better score this time and able to start Kisqali again.  Oh, Yee of little faith.  I have felt pretty fragile about numbers lately and didn't quite catch on to that fact, until Julie called this morning with the blood results as I was parking at Aldi's. My white blood count wasn't in the red for the first time since the beginning of time. Other things are but that's what it is. Larry, Curly and Moe, my names for my three K pills, got right to work again.  A lot of tears of thanksgiving fell.                                              Still with us.  And still acting like hot race car tee...