A full day

We had a wonderful day today playing with our little great-grandchild and eating deli sandwiches and potato chips. That amazing little girl has so much energy that she wears out even the dog. Her vocabulary is astounding and she tries to draw with a pen and succeeds in getting her sketches to almost resemble what she is trying to portray. We enjoy her visits so much.
Bill is much better and ate a big dinner tonight and had a cup of Ovaltine a little while ago, so I would say he has pretty much recovered from his illness. We await an appointment with UCMed to evaluate his aneurysm, and by the time that is taken care of, fall will be here and another year will have gone by. How quickly time flies by! It almost makes me sad!
Well, take care and keep me posted. Bye.




























































































































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a trip to the hospital

I will write a little while dinner cooks. It is left-over spaghetti sauce and spaghetti, and my husband is watching to see that nothing burns. The poor man had to be rushed to the emergency hospital yesterday because he was shaking uncontrollably and his speech was slurred, and after waiting for three hours the doctor finally examined him and found that he had pneumonia. I wanted them to keep him there overnight, but they kept him until nine o'clock and sent him on home. He is feeling much better and seems to be bouncing back as usual. Being home is more comfortable, of course.
The reason we are having spaghetti and leftover sauce tonight is because the pork chops I had planned to cook smelled so bad that I threw them out. The spaghetti and sauce was delicious and I still have a little left over. We plan to watch the bicycle race in France this evening, it gets quite intense. Bye for now - keep in touch.

The hot water heater

What a day! We had to empty and clean out the hot water heater and change the heating element, and it took literally hours and in the process, I fell again. I didn't get hurt very badly, but I got soaked from the water gushing out. It turns out that we did the same process just a year ago. I don't know why our hot water heater does this, our neighbors seem to have no problems. Oh, well, it is done now, and we can relax until next year.
Otherwise, all is well. I got my new ink cartridges for my printer, and it is doing a good job. I have a lot of printing to do, so they came just in time.
My poor little cat is visibly slowing down, but she is still hanging in, even though she is over 26 years old. My neighbor keeps an eye on her and brings over special food, but she eats very little. Keep in touch - Bye.

Back again.

I have been neglecting to keep up with my blogging, but have been busy exploring what I can do with my new computer. I have a lot to learn, that is for sure.
We are doing fine here, and enjoyed watching the Fourth of July fireworks on our TV. We had to connect our little TV set up to Comcast because the big set conked out, but the little set has a great picture and works fine.
It is overcast and cold here today, so we are wearing sweaters. My husband did the shopping for the week, and brought back all kinds of goodies, including cherries and blueberries. Yum!
My husband is facing a trip to U.C.Med in San Francisco, because a recent examination revealed an aneurysm in his brain, which is making me nervous, but doesn't bother him at all. It will take three weeks to get an appointment, and it may be that it is the kind that they just leave there, keeping an eye on it. We hope for the best. Take care and keep in touch.

The Race

I have somehow confused my blog space, so although I had written a small paragraph about today's race at Black Point, my computer wiped it out, or sent it somewhere else, so I will comment on the race briefly. It was quite exciting, but the numerous commercials were distracting. We were glad to be watching from our comfortable sofa and reclining chair.
I am slowing learning how to use my new computer, working mostly on the writing program. Take Care and keep in touch.

JUST FOR THE HALIBUT

My husband does the weekly shopping, and since he is visually impaired, he sometimes buys items I would rather avoid. However, he always hands the check-out list to me so that I can check the prices and confirm his purchases. I quickly scanned down the long list and saw an item that almost sent me into shock.
“What’s this?” I cried out, in dismay, “Thirty-two dollars for fish? This can’t be right!”
“Check the package,” he replied calmly, “It’s in the refrigerator.”
So it was. It was still in the brown paper in which it had been wrapped, and was clearly marked “fresh halibut.” Eighteen dollars per pound!
“Why did you buy this? We get sole for a lot less and it is much easier to cook.,” I complained.
He couldn’t resist one of his quips, so of course he replied, “Oh, just for the halibut.”
What to do? Luckily, I had seen a chef on television, preparing halibut, so I had a glimmering of the process. I unwrapped the package, and gazed at the smelly, pale flesh of the fish, which I knew would be our dinner. I leave the rest of the story to your imagination.

Just another day

:Hi. I made a mistake in my last post saying that little Brendan had encephalitis, when in actuality he was ill with Meningitis. Both illnesses are severe, and we are so pleased he is better.
I have been busy putting together a few of my essays and stories to bind into a small book. I think I will print them up on my printer and maybe put on a cover so I can give them to family and friends. I have a whole box full of papers but I will print up only about ten or so. I can't even remember writing some of them, it goes back to long.
Things are going well for us up here, we are very lazy in our old age, but that is O.K. too. Take care and keep in touch.