IN Carmel

 Today was pretty simple.  And simple is good.  There was an early wake up with all the usual stuff.  I retrieved the paper for Doug.  Read a little of it and had breakfast.  The birds were fed, and the B Bird flock once again came around.  One Starling got into the B Bird feeder.  There was one panicked bird trapped for a bit but then managed to escape. He needs to remember how that felt.  I managed to remember to make a phone call setting up some therapy sessions addressing some minor issues that one of my doctors thinks needs some attention.  I'm always aiming to please.  That will start later in the month.  I'm hoping for a one and done thing.  We'll see.                          I took this picture in March of 2023.  I'm determined to finish this before 2026!                     ...

 A wake up at 6:30.  That's getting on the late side but 7 am wouldn't be bad at all.  It's another church day.  It started with an overnight snowfall that we awoke to, helping to start another winter morning.  Retrieving the paper was a bit interesting.  It was delivered before the snowfall started so it was pretty well covered giving me a where's Waldo feeling.  Which white bump covered the paper? There was bird watching.  The Starlings were a pain pushing each other off the peanut feeder.  I tried another thing to discourage them, but it didn't work.  The B Birds food order was delivered to their restaurant and the Starlings thought they could move right in for a meal.  That was impossible.  When we came home from church, I just took the peanut feeder down. I would have liked to have seen better manners at the table.   That cleared the scenery of Starlings immediately. I just wasn't very patient.   Mr. Robin a...

 I would say today was a rather calm day.  Not much happening out of the ordinary.  Just a good solid Saturday.   Brahms requiem is one of my favorite pieces.  I've sung it a few times at church concerts.  It's beautifully written.  A couple of weeks ago I found it on my phone's U Tube.  It's been playing in my mind ever since.  Well, it came around in my dreams last night.  That's the first time something like that ever happened.  What a gift.  So the morning wake up started with Brahms.  Not a bad way to start at all.  I finished another scarf and now the number is four with the fifth one on the needles.                                                Chugging right along.  Almost there but not quite.               ...

 It is wonderful to experience a great night of rest resulting in energy for the next day.  Yesterday was a drainer.  I forgot how much energy it takes to change cars.  Big decisions are not easy.  But the deed is done!  It's a fun car with lots of stuff on it.  This morning all the usual happened.  Since it was fill the pill box day I needed to get calcium, so I was off to the drugstore rather early.  And the scene as I was leaving the house looked like this.   What I couldn't catch on the photo was the ice on the trees that made them look like glass.  It was so magical.  A super view to start the day.   So the pills found their place for two weeks again.  Later in the day Kisqali came by FedEx.  That's the March supply of medication for cancer.  I'm beginning to think that I fell through the cracks for the first six months of this treatment.  I'm getting phone calls now and automatic deliver...

 Thursday This will be a short entry tonight.  So here is the story.  A couple of weeks ago the gas door on the car would not open.  It one doesn't feed the car gas it doesn't go as you all know.  Doug took the car to the Honda shop, and they opened it but it needed to have a part ordered to fix it.  So today Doug took the car back and it was fix.  That was Doug's gig in the morning. His story gets longer in a minute. As some of you know, I finished the second scarf last night with the thought in mind to finish the third one today.  Well, that didn't happen.  I did start one and knitted all morning with just about half of it finished doing that while Doug was gone.  The afternoon had its own story to write.  Doug came home at noon and had the news that he had been talking to Tom who has helped us with our car leases over the years.  And there was a deal in the works if I was interested.  Well, I wasn't but Doug kept talkin...

 I woke up to what I knew would be a busy day.  And I proved to myself that was the case.  And the best part is that I lived to tell you all about it.  All the home morning stuff with a dish for the B Birds full to the top happened.  The I left a note for Doug about my schedule. If he needed me he could call.  It looked like I would be gone until at least 3.  And it was almost 4 in reality.  A long busy interesting day most like none other. So, the first stop was to see my Primary Doctor for a follow-up.  And she did.  I gave her an up-to-date doctors report from my perspective.   Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday doctor visits were good.  Then it was off to church. The second job was to attack the ATTIC.  That's the room over Pastor Darren's office that was the first storage home for visuals at North.  It's had other cleaning days over the years, but this one was one of the bigger ones.  I brought in the big...

 The goal for today was to complete one scarf with yarn of many colors.  So, the morning was knitting and sitting and knitting.  I started this scarf last night but with little needles it takes a bit of time to get to the end.  I call the process amusement one.                                                                                           From this...to Now for amusement two with a Starling deterrent report. It seems to be working but there was some adjusting that needed to happen.  I brought everything inside and did some hemming and hawing.  Rehung everything outside again and waited.  I think there are some Starlings that are trying to figure out an approach that will work ...