IN Carmel

 Was it Frank S, who sang  It's been a very good day.  Well, if not, it's been a very good day spoken by me..  The weather's temperature I would say has been perfect. But I'll tell you more.  The morning started with a very early get up.  I thought it was 5, brushed my teeth and all the usual got dressed and what I thought was 5 was really 4.  But I stayed up just noticing the quiet and going with it.                                                              Black Eyed Susan's are showing up everywhere.     Breakfast came along and the paper arrived and Doug showed up.  But 9:45 was leaving time for the surgeons visit.  Well, the stomach pictures came with more descriptive words from the doc.  I do have gallstones but there is a stomach i...

 Early morning once again.  They just keep coming and I just keep on keeping on.  I've learned to really enjoy the quiet mornings with the simple routine that comes with it.  At times the nights could be longer but I've learned to deal with that also.                                           These sure look better after a little attention was given this morning.                                         Their move from another bed sure make them happy bloomers that doubled in height and width.  I spent a little time in the patio garden sorting out what needed to go from what needed to stay.  A July garden starts to look a little raggedy,  Some things were covering up other things.  Not a good look. Toda...

                                          Now the three bacopa's are the ones starting to RISE and SHINE! The morning started really early.  It went with the night that had a lot of holes that allowed me to think if I had anything to think about.  There wasn't much in that area.  So I saw the 5 am news.  There wasn't much in that area either.  Eventually it was time to rise and shine.  Humm.  I made that up too.  But I did get up and out the door early up north a bit to see my I U cancer friends and leave a little blood for the monthly blood drive.  I'm still waiting to hear if of my numbers are were they should be in order to start meds again.  Monday is clinic day for the doctor so it's busy, busy at the cancer center.  Julie may call tonight.  What I have determined from looking at the portal informati...

 This morning was slow and poky.  Just like it should be.  I was a patio sitter for a while just watching what ever there was to watch.  I heard the BiG woodpecker several times but never saw him thinking if I sat very still he might visit.  That didn't work.   We were off to church.  There was good conversations with a few ladies about world wide communion Sunday, the first Sunday in October. The question...how can we visually and liturgically make this Sunday more meaningful to folks with world wide in mind, who will be with us. I went hunting with Heidi for some visual things somewhere which we could not locate.  So the brain wheels are starting to move.   Then it was on to the sanctuary for worship. Darren titled the sermon Shoots and Ladders.  In the game, sometimes you are going forward and sometimes you are sent back.  That game is played throughout life. It was a great sermon with words that let to visual images in...

 I'm trying to think how I can make this entry different than what you have read in the past.  Humm.  Can't think how I might fix that.  My days are pretty much the same in the summer.  Let's see if you agree.  One thing you might be questioning is how can she be in the garden so long EVERY day?                               This little gem has decided to grow.  It took a lot of thinking, it would seem. One answer I can give is that the garden is big and the plantings are huge and I made it that way because I love it that way.  Just a couple of years ago the thought came to mind about making another bed in the "empty" part of the backyard.  I quickly thought...bad idea.  Lets just do better in the current beds.         It doesn't look like much but I think it's exciting news.  We're adding red cannas to the garden soon....

 This morning started with buckets of energy.  After in the house morning stuff  I was in the garden looking for what ever needed looking for.  I was greeted as usual by the little bunny sitting in the middle of a clover patch as usually happens.  It took him a while to be on his way which didn't surprise me a bit.  I guess he's getting use to me.  I would like to see him on his way although I must admit the bunny food seems to be clover at this point.                                                The first of many.  Hibiscus tea coming one of these days.  The garden is starting to look mid-summer as the calendar would also agree with.  Things are pretty much the same every day although flowers are still filling out.  The second canna in the garden is showing yellow color although it has a...