IN Carmel

 This post is going to be easy.  I got up, ate breakfast. Took Eric to catch the bus.  Came home.  There were a few major events to share.  For some unknown reason I did a lot of sleeping all day.  Then major news came late in the afternoon.   In between the sleeping events I either knitted or pulled the knitting apart because I didn't like what I was putting together.  So far this is what I've gotten.                                                                        So far, so good.  MAYBE! I watched a little news which seemed to be rehashing and then more rehashing.  So, I moved on to Building off the Grid really desperate for something else to watch between naps and knitting.  Sleeping did seem to be the winn...

 Today wasn't like yesterday.  That was a good thing.  I took Eric to catch his bus downtown.  His driving family members are still flu sick and I'm happy to help out.  That's what family is for.  Then it was back home.  Doug took off to Saxony for his stress test. Poor Doug didn't get the family treatment.  Bad wife. The test took all morning, with a decision perhaps at the beginning of the week.  I hate it when stuff happens over the weekend.  But we are at a better place than we were this morning.  That's where I want to be.  At a better place! My body needed more pampering today, so I really took it easy with sitting, watching TV and doing a little more sewing both morning and afternoon.  Twenty more burps are in the finished box. There was nothing that took a whole lot of energy.  Just pampering some still wabbly, tired legs and other body parts.              ...

 The day started with all except Eric sick in that family.  So, I took Eric to the bus to get him on his way downtown.  Then it was time to gas up the car and I was on my way home for just a bit.                    Summer time and the living is easy. Not really if you love flowers and have a big garden.                                                                                               But it is worth all the work.  Then off to church to meet Heidi for another Wednesday of work.  And that's what it turned out to be.  Maybe one might say a little to much of work which wasted me for much of the afternoon. ...

 Today as always, I'm thankful and grateful for another day of living the life that I have, remembering those who do not have what I have.  That is food for the day, a warm place to be, and friends who want to make life better for me.  I am grateful.      Which flower picture to choose for the blog?  It's a wonderful dilemma to have. They all say pick me! So the day started again with all the usual.  But I do want to mention that warm huge cup of coffee.  It's a great marker that tells me life is good.   The morning included more sewing. Lots of it.  Sometimes I think about my sewing machine as the little engine that could.  Then the Chattanooga Choo Choo comes to mind as I round the ends of the burps.                             This is the spot to round the bend.  There have been a lot of bends to navigate. \ If we take the wes...

 Once again...up early and for now that means sometime near 7.  I can't believe I call that early when once early was 5 or less.  But it's beginning to feel early near 7.  Times are a changing it would seem.  So, birds, breakfast, blood pressure, sugar numbers, where are my glasses and hearing aids.  That's only part of the morning routine.  There is a lot on the docket.   I started another bow time neck scarf, this time on big needles and big yarn.  I'm not sure that I like it but I'll give it a try.                                                               It looks a little chunky.  But it is soft.  Then it was sewing time with more burps.  Many pieces of fabric are ripped and marked so it's time to sew.  The machine is sayin...

 Woo.  Today went more like what was planned.  No ER trip.  Just church and football.  A usual Sunday. Yes...up around 7 doing all the usual things.  I think you all should know what that means by now. I folded the flannel that was in the dryer.  And by 10 we were on our way to church.  We stopped in the office to copy some information for our trip to the Simon Cancer Center tomorrow.  So, I think all the information is ready for the doctor to complete his part of the pill process.                   A green banner for the season hanging from the pulpit.  Another one of Doris' creations. There were lots of folks visiting the church attending a session lead by Darren, explaining what North church is about.  It's outreach, inclusion stance and other ministries.  I had help getting what I hoped would be the last box of used candles to the back door for the trip home for renewal...

 Friday memories haven't quite gone away.  I know that will happen eventually.  Today was a good day. And I'm sharing what I see when I write including a picture of Doug's coffee mug filled with Hazelnut coffee.  My choice.   The new pot works like a charm.  Hard to believe the difference in the coffee taste.                                                        Looks like the screen saver is ready for summer.  I was on the road again at 8, ready for another soup kitchen day.  And arriving first was a good thing.  Sarah Ellen wasn't far behind, so we really got the show on the road with all of our ores in the water. The rest of the workers were not far behind with one new helper arriving.  We always can use more.  The skill of keeping children busy is one that I co...

 The end of another day and not long for the end to another week.  Today had its good parts and its bad parts.  It had something to do with health forms this time.  No additional health issues.  I guess that fact could be put in the good box.  But don't include forms for this old hen.  More to come. There was breakfast, Star newspaper, coffee, continued knitting and then a good bit of sewing, adding   burps to show for the morning. That was the good part.              Bands of color.  I owe the Lord a Morning song, of gratitude.  My mother's song often heard.  The horrible terrible very bad part of the day started around 11:30 with hunting for the forms on the computer to renew the program that brings me Kisqali for another year.  And the hoops to get to a successful end were just too many to deal with.   In fact, around 2:30, I packed up information I thought I needed and...

 Up and ready for the day.    It started with the usual and then what might become more usual, it was off to church at 8:15 for a morning of work.  This morning was designated as a work morning with Heidi.  And we did work.  The goal was to look through two cabinets to discover what was there and pitch anything that had hung around for way to long with never having been used.  We accomplished both although the second...not so much because we continue to use things now and then.                                      Just rearranging things gave us more room.  Now to keep it organized.                                                              ...

 The sunrise this morning was beautiful with brilliant red orange tones behind the black tree limbs.  Gorgeous to say the least.  Seeing that is one of the great benefits of getting up before 8 am.  The winter sky can be beautiful.                                                          The color got brighter and then faded away to nothing.  The day started with putting on more clothes then ever.  Then it was coffee, bran flakes, fruit and milk with a host of pills.  Then there was knitting from another kind of white yarn with the TV news a little saner. Well, maybe.  There are times when the mute button is happily engaged.                                      ...

 I would say there was another unusual night although we didn't go anywhere.  Thank goodness for that.  We both ended up chair sleeping for different reasons.  We're really good at that having lots of practice.                                 The sky on most days in the summer along Lake Superior.  How beautiful.   I was up early and did a little Maine Cabin watching and Channel 12 weather/news information. Doug slept till 8.  And so, the day began.  Once again, I spent some morning time on the phone trying to reach folks leaving message only to find out the number that ER gave for Doug's doctor was his fax number.  But eventually I received a call from that office with information they had reviewed from the ER information. The first appointment available given to us by a scheduling person was Friday afternoon.  When the Doctor's nurs...

 Quiet Monday.  I'll take it.  Another morning of the usual stuff.  Boring is good these days.                                                                         Let's start off with something good.   The news of the morning is that I've figured out again how to do what I forgot was the process of knitting two parts together.  Woo.  I knew it was easy, and the only hard part was that two things, a stitch holder and a knitting needle is in the left hand while the right hand makes knitting happen.  I'm on to another neck hugger and finally have practiced enough that all of the wonky stitches are pretty much gone. A lot of the morning was spent knitting.                 ...