IN Carmel

 Another 6 am wake up.  That's all right giving me time to see what is happening with me and the inside and outside world.  It was a yogurt breakfast with blue berries and walnuts ending with coffee.  The birds were taken care of next, and the newspaper came in when it was really light outside.  I'm not messing with the problem of not finding the paper without good light.   I took up the knitting with about 4 inches till the end of the scarf and finished it between naps.  I just couldn't keep my eyes open this morning, so I didn't fight the urge.  So, the second wake up came around 10 when I got the urge to melt wax. It was time to empty the boxes from Georgia.     But being a little unorganized it didn't go so well.  I didn't think through as to what to put the melted wax in which resulted in one candle needing to be dug out of what I thought would be a good mold.  The sides were not straight enough for the candle to...

 Brrrrrr in Michigan.  -6.  Warm in Carmel +6.  Well, it wasn't very warm in Carmel when it took a sweatshirt along with a wool sweater underneath a coat to keep me warm when getting the paper off the driveway.  Brrr in Carmel.  Just not so many r's in Brrr as in Michigan.   As usual all the usual happened.  The B B flock was back again around 8 and I thawed the bird bath.  They are patient waiters for that to happen. They are the biggest drinkers.  I should take a lesson. I knitted again while watching the news and then got all the things together that needed attention at the bank and post office.  I thought about thistle gathering.  Maybe Doug can push me along.  It's got to happen soon if it happens.  I might wait till it's 20 degrees out or until the snow melts.                                    ...

 Today was pretty simple.  And simple is good.  There was an early wake up with all the usual stuff.  I retrieved the paper for Doug.  Read a little of it and had breakfast.  The birds were fed, and the B Bird flock once again came around.  One Starling got into the B Bird feeder.  There was one panicked bird trapped for a bit but then managed to escape. He needs to remember how that felt.  I managed to remember to make a phone call setting up some therapy sessions addressing some minor issues that one of my doctors thinks needs some attention.  I'm always aiming to please.  That will start later in the month.  I'm hoping for a one and done thing.  We'll see.                          I took this picture in March of 2023.  I'm determined to finish this before 2026!                     ...

 A wake up at 6:30.  That's getting on the late side but 7 am wouldn't be bad at all.  It's another church day.  It started with an overnight snowfall that we awoke to, helping to start another winter morning.  Retrieving the paper was a bit interesting.  It was delivered before the snowfall started so it was pretty well covered giving me a where's Waldo feeling.  Which white bump covered the paper? There was bird watching.  The Starlings were a pain pushing each other off the peanut feeder.  I tried another thing to discourage them, but it didn't work.  The B Birds food order was delivered to their restaurant and the Starlings thought they could move right in for a meal.  That was impossible.  When we came home from church, I just took the peanut feeder down. I would have liked to have seen better manners at the table.   That cleared the scenery of Starlings immediately. I just wasn't very patient.   Mr. Robin a...

 I would say today was a rather calm day.  Not much happening out of the ordinary.  Just a good solid Saturday.   Brahms requiem is one of my favorite pieces.  I've sung it a few times at church concerts.  It's beautifully written.  A couple of weeks ago I found it on my phone's U Tube.  It's been playing in my mind ever since.  Well, it came around in my dreams last night.  That's the first time something like that ever happened.  What a gift.  So the morning wake up started with Brahms.  Not a bad way to start at all.  I finished another scarf and now the number is four with the fifth one on the needles.                                                Chugging right along.  Almost there but not quite.               ...

 It is wonderful to experience a great night of rest resulting in energy for the next day.  Yesterday was a drainer.  I forgot how much energy it takes to change cars.  Big decisions are not easy.  But the deed is done!  It's a fun car with lots of stuff on it.  This morning all the usual happened.  Since it was fill the pill box day I needed to get calcium, so I was off to the drugstore rather early.  And the scene as I was leaving the house looked like this.   What I couldn't catch on the photo was the ice on the trees that made them look like glass.  It was so magical.  A super view to start the day.   So the pills found their place for two weeks again.  Later in the day Kisqali came by FedEx.  That's the March supply of medication for cancer.  I'm beginning to think that I fell through the cracks for the first six months of this treatment.  I'm getting phone calls now and automatic deliver...