I spilled coffee on the rug

Guess who dribbled coffee onto the clean rug? You guessed it - I did! But I moved fast and got it up with a damp rag. Of course, we have to walk on it and I know that sooner or later it will get walked on with muddy shoes, it simply can't be helped. We are enjoying its pristine appearance while it lasts.
Lovely warm weather up here this week. The cat flakes out on the deck in the sun, and the hummingbirds bombard each other, competing for the sugar water in the feeder. We can't believe how fast time is flying by. In no time at all, it will be time for the family reunion again, and in a way, I wish I could go. I will hear all about it from other members of the family who attend, and am looking forward to getting some pictures of the event. They all seem to have a good time there.
I got a notice in the mail telling about a town meeting in Larkspur concerning the Alexander Street bridge which is just a block from the house on Magnolia Avenue. I hope that they are able to repair it, rather than replace it. Generations of kids have played under it and walked over it, it would be a shame to demolish it.
Well, no momentous news today. I am walking better again and hope to soon get around with just my canes. All is well, good night all. Keep in touch.

A busy day

Well, we did another chore today - quite an arduous one, actually. We steam cleaned the carpet in the family room. We just bought a hoover steam cleaneer, and thought we could probably finish the job in a couple of hours, but it was far dirtier than we thought. But it looks just like new now. The owners manual says to go over it again with plain water to get all of the soap off, so tomorrow we will do that. It will be a lot easier than today's work, though. I couldn't do much of the hard work but I helped my husband fill the tank and empty out the dirty water, Glad that job is done.
It is 1:30 in the morning. I watched a Turner Classic movie, and am now ready to retire. Good night all. Keep in touch.

I sleep late.

Hi All! This morning I did something I have wanted to do all of my life - I stayed in bed until noon. I didn't sleep until noon, as i am not a good sleeper, but I didn't rise until noon. I drifted in and out of sleep and had some very vivid dreams about everything, most pleasant little interludes. Only when I smelled the fresh coffee my husband had made did I rise and find my way out to the kitchen. Maybe i will do this again - this could be a whole new way of life.
We are waiting for our electrician to come and attach a toggle switch to our hot water heater so we can shut it off during the peak hours of use, to save money on our electric bill, which has been ruinously high. Every so often we go on a savings spree, and try mightily to pare our expenses down to the minimum. We concentrate our efforts for about three days and then we relapse into our old ways. It does us good, we have always had a reckless attitude about money, anyway. But like I am fond of saying "You can't take it with you." (To which my husband responds, "Then I'm not going.") Like everything else, we never see eye to eye on any subject.
Anyway, life is going smoothly. We had a wonderful visit from my brother and my neice and hope we can get together sometime for a longer visit. October is a wonderful time here, with the wineries open for visiting and the leaves at their prettiest. We'll see, maybe we can lure them out here again. Bye! Keep in touch.