IN Carmel

  Today, we're starting inside looking at a bloom on the Thanksgiving Cactus.  Or so a friend gave it that name when gifting to me.  I think for this year it missed Thanksgiving.  Should I share that with T C.? A busy day.  I like that.  It makes me keep up.  Last night's sleep was one of a kind on the good side.  It was daylight when I woke.  That doesn't happen very often.  The morning stuff happened and after a short morning of waking up, I was off to the Y.                                                         I hit the garden path and passed by  one of many wine-colored Lenten Rose. I think it was shivering.  It will survive even though it's complaining. I've joined Angie's class for the month.  Woo. She is one teacher who makes her students work....

 Today's flowers are wishful thinking surrounded with hope this summer the garden will surpass last summers.  That's really wishful thinking. I'm good at that. Now where did I put last summer's left over seeds?   The start of another week is what I call Monday even though there is a Sunday that comes before.  Someone else planned this week thing.  There was a decent amount of sleep last night.  I like decent.  All the morning stuff happened and there is a lot of stuff, believe me.  I watched a little TV.  The big surprise for me was snow.  I knew there was some predicted but I guess I just didn't believe or remember that was a possibility.   Praying these little friends will be back with us.  They usually appear in August if they are stopping by. This morning was Living Strong again.  I was early so I did the NuStep.  I like that little machine.  There is less chance of falling off of it then some other...

                                                         Altar flowers honoring a member's birthday. The day has been super slow.  That happens when the previous night just didn't work very well.  Way too many things from Saturday was taking space in my brain leading to about three hours of sleep.  I hate it when that happens.  A few Saturday things need to be fixed.  Until that happens I need to keep the brain space available for sleep.  Right?  Agree? I hope so.   Church day and we were on our way south again arriving in time to hear the choir rehearsal.  My goodness.  Thay had a tough anthem.  It was Rheinberger's Agnus Dei.  The first part is easy.  The second part hard as nails. And true to form the choir peaked at the right time during the secon...

 It was two kinds of days all wrapped up into one.  The first part was busy in so many ways and the second part a big sleep over sit over taking care of the first part. Yes, it was Soup Kitchen day.  I thought the brain was waking up an hour later than it should.  I was happy to learn that I had one more hour than though to get ready for the trip south.  Woo.  Time became a big gift.   So I was on the way south at 8 arriving as usual to do a lot of preparation before the gang arrived.  We were gifted with a new volunteer that was kept busy in so many ways just like all the usual workers.  Craig was the best helper yet having served in other soup kitchens.  So, the morning went on as usual with all jobs finished around 10:30 giving us time to visit and become better acquainted.  My favorite time of the morning. The guests arrived as usual at 11.  There were times when the line was long and sometimes the line was short....

 Another good night of sleep with a slow wake up.  The morning stuff happened and I was off to IU North again for the two expected infusions with the third infusion being a surprise expected next week.  Infusions go in slowly.  Shots go in fast.  The three "omegas" are in me now working away and next week's trip is a no go now having completed the need this morning. Woo, Woo!  It was a knitting morning.  The pace sort of slow with half of the scarf completed.  That's good enough for me for a morning of needles.   The afternoon turned out to be wonderful with the sun shining and some work in the garden.  I kept hearing the cranes, but I never could see them.  That happens when they are high in the sky.  I uncovered all the jonquils proving if they all bloom it will be a beautiful sight.  One never knows but hope springs eternal in the life of a gardener.             These miniatu...

Waiting for Palm Sunday in my living room receiving a misting every other day with the hope of staying alive for another few weeks.  It's surviving here instead of at Lowes.  I hope they have a better chance at life. I called today another health day meaning time at the Y should help this body take a few steps closer to maintaining the health I have if my good sense clicks in.   So as usual, it was the usual morning stuff that included more knitting needles.  I took the basket of scarves with me to the Y having a friend who missed out getting a scarf when the bulk of the LS members received theirs.  The friend was visiting family in India.   I spent the first 30 minutes with Living Strong folks hearing about funerals and another Y employee dying.  Not such a good morning for some folks including me to begin the next part of the morning.  I guess I'm not a very good listener having empathy that stagnates the mind in not such a good place....