IN Carmel

 Today!  Different in a lot of ways but the same in a lot of ways.  Another crazy night of sleep. That seems to be the same.  Michigan family gone.  So different.  But being with friends...that was the same and wonderful.                            All three Rue plants are back with us again.  They are the perfect spot for Swallowtail                                           Butterflies to lay their eggs.  Their babies love Rue. The same can be said of dill.                                                   More lettuce has appeared and people should be well salad in a few weeks. Morning stuff...

 Today was a day with many different things happening.  One might say too many but I might say just enough.  But many for sure.   The Michigan kids were on their way back home by 9:10 but many things happened before they left. There was a request for some pussy willows to take back home for fence making on the farm. Of course I said yes.  Why not.  The two trees were way too full and needed pruning.                                             The bundle was huge. The tree still had plenty of branches. Here was our chance for pruning to happen. The loppers came out along with the ladder and the chopping began.  All the clippings were tired together and the van took care of the storage problem.  And the kids were on their way.                     ...

 It's been a busy day with the family.  We were up early and at 8 Kimmy, Jared and I were off to church to help with Bread and Bowl. Some of the workers were missing so we needed to be there.                                     An assembly line filling take home meals happens each B and B day.   Keeping Jared and Kimmy busy was the goal and that happened big time with them bouncing from job to job.  By 10:15 we were finished with preparation.  We also managed to move everything back to where it  needed to be for Sunday service after the Thursday rehearsal.   We also made sure the palms were in place ready for distribution to both first and second service  people tomorrow.  It was another morning that kept us on our toes.  We managed to leave church around 10:20 leaving other folks to serve the community meal.  All ...

 Now where did today start.  It seems like 36 hours ago.  It was a busy day and as the day was winding down it wound up again.  Some days are like that even in Carmel.  Today was my infusion day.  I call it a nothing burger.  There usually are two "shots' that take about 40 seconds or so being very slow injections one in each hip at the same time.  Most folks don't choose to get them at the same time but I do. The medicine comes frozen and not ordered from the pharmacy until they see the whites of my eyes!  It needs to be warmed so most of the time I sit and wait for that to happen.  That's part of my routine once a month.  I dropped off a load of books at the library on my way to I U North.  Back home on the ranch I watched a bit of TV.  At one point I bundled up and walked the garden.  Nothing much was happening but the lettuce has emerged. It was back inside to some nice warm space.  I watched the ladies play ...

  Last year...many flowers. This year only one.  I am happy for one.  Maybe next year there will be many.  The name is Bleeding Heart.  Yes my heart is just sad, not bleeding. Hope springs eternal. My goodness.  Tonight it feels like this morning was at least 3 days ago.  Is that a good sign?  In some ways it is and other ways, maybe not so good.  So I'll leave it to someone else to think about and make a decisions if necessary. Finally after a big hole in the night between 12 and 2 I slept till 7.  I'll take it.  The word is that for cancer folks, sleep just isn't what it once was. Medication is a factor.  I've heard that same story for other reasons.  There are some thing I think don't have answers. Knitting time was at a premium today.  Fence making didn't happen at all but what did happen?  Enough for sure.   My one little lupine is having a hard time.  Last night  something decided  ...

  It would appear that the Easter Bunny has made a visit.  Who can pass up jelly beans? Now you know. Once again another morning that was totally different then most.  It was eye doctor day in Noblesville.  I was on my way at 9:30 for a 10:30 appointment.  It usually takes about an hour to make that trip.  This morning I did something different.  There are many roads that lead to Noblesville and I took the one less traveled.  The trip took much less time wandering through familiar country side I hadn't seen for a very long time.  That also got me to Dr. Young's office in record time.  So I sat for a while waiting for that 10:30 appointment that really didn't happen till 11.   Who should I meet there when leaving was a dear teacher friend.  We usually see each other every month for lunch but the busies have really hindered our meeting  Carol steered me to this eye office more than 40 years ago.  We have a date in ...