A rare event

Hooray! i got onto my blogsite again! No doubt about, I could use a new computer. But could I learn to use it? That is the question!
We had some exciting weather a night or so ago, with a fierce lightning and thunder storm. It crackled across the sky, waking everyone up and starting small fires. This a rare occurence here in our part of the country, and brought back memories of storms in the midwest where I grew up. Although we have earthquakes here, we don't have the tornados, blizzards and flooding to contend with. Actually, I rather enjoyed the storm.
Otherwise, things have been very quiet. I am walking pretty well, with the help of a walker, and will probably walk a block or two this afternoon. In a couple of weeks, I will be eighty-seven years old. Time has flown by, and I am fortunate that my memory has remained clear. And doubly fortunate that we live in this beautiful spot. At one time, I wrote the story of my life. Maybe I will put some of it on my blog. But bye for now. Keep in touch.

In action again

Hi! Thanks, Anonymous, for your kind thoughts. i have indeed been a little distracted, maybe even a little depressed. And when I tried to respond with a comment of my own, my computer demanded that I register again. So i will just enter a new blog.
I am almost tempted to get myself a laptop computer, as this old one of mine is acting up and is just about ready for replacement.
We are enjoying my favorite time of year - warm weather and fronds falling from the redwoods, and the humming birds zooming in to drink from the feeder. yesterday one of them flew into something, and fell senseless to the decking, but after awhile, it regained consciousness and flew away.
On September First, I fell backward down into my family room, and was somewhat lame for awhile, but I am getting around very well now, so all is going well. I am going to get back on the track - I promise. Good-night and keep in touch.

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.

The luncheon

We had a fun day today, going to the salad luncheon put on by the ladies guild of St. Coleman's church. Since each of the dishes was a specialty of the contributor, we got to sample some very delicious food. Then there was the usual bingo games and the drawing of tickets for prizes. I won four fragrant candles and my husband won a hot pad for when he barbecues. We saw many faces we haven't seen for a long time, and all in all, had a fine time.
We are trying to follow the instructions of our doctor, but I am very much afraid my husband has broken the admonition to cease snacking. As soon as we got home from the luncheon he was at the cupboard to get cookies and milk. He couldn't possibly have been hungry - it is just habit.
Well, anyway, that is what we did today. Good night and keep in touch.

Dr. Gong

Hi. I tried to get on twitter, but without success. I will have to research a little more, i guess. I must have punched in the wrong information somehow.
We went into town for our meeting with our new doctor, Dr. Gong, and found him to be affable and thorough. His advice to me was to "walk, walk, walk" and to eat more, and my husband was advised to give up his late night snacks, and stop worrying about his cholesterol, which is perfect. We both had blood tests made and will have a follow up in another month. We got a ride with one of the volunteer drivers, a jolly and chatty fellow from England. He happily waited for us to be finished, a matter of three hours, and then brought us home. Altogether a profitable day.
I said we were finished with household chores, but I forgot that we should clean the rug in the family room. It is getting on my nerves and since Judy has a steam cleaner, there is really no excuse for letting it go. That will be next.
Midnight draws near - good night and keep in touch.