IN Carmel

 Today started at a decent hour.  Well, decent for me but maybe not for others. The paper came a bit earlier and coffee was finished in a lick or two.  The morning air was wonderful as it has been for the last two mornings.  I did the walk around looking for bunny damage and finding none made it a good start for the day.                                                                    A picture from Bumble Hill, Michigan.   I pulled out the garden cart and dead headed all the Becky Daisy's that needed to leave.  Doing that always stimulates the plants to grow more flowers.  I love seeing a lot of white in various parts of the garden.  It adds a lot of light.  There will be some of that for awhile. This morning included a trip to I U N...

This will be short with only one huge event of the day. These are rocks painted by one of IU North's nurses, available for the picking at the I U North Cancer Center.  At my Monday visit, I chose another one for Ramona.  The message...It is well with my soul that also included a butterfly.  It is small and I hope someday Ramona can see it.   Well, today I would say was a totally Ramona day.  So, we met again.  It was a halleluiah day for everyone with her singing the Halleluiah choirs after the surgery was finished.  What a girl.             An after supper picture with the sun in the west. Just a few Holly's left.  They have been a treat! I met her mid morning not quiet dressed but we got that finished with shoes on and the light weight chair with wheels, easier to lift into the car.  We were on our way.  I think I've mentioned how far one needs to drive from her temporary home to Community E...

 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...