Ober Mountain

July 2, 2025 On June 23 (Wednesday), in the morning, Dan and Betty came to our room and met Nox. She was interested in meeting them. After the met and greet, we put Nox in her crate with water and food. Dan drove us to the Townsend Pancake House for breakfast. After breakfast, Dan drove […]

Random Picture

June 13, 2025 I have no idea what this picture is. I found it on my phone when I was looking at the pictures to decide what to post. It looked very artistic to me, so I decided to share it. Updated June 13: Serval of you suggested turning the picture to get an early […]

My Hip Klip Broke

June 13, 2025 I’m a bit behind on my blogging. I’ve been crazy busy with the yard work. On June 3 (Tuesday), I was out doing some yard work, when my original Hip Klip broke. I felt it swing loose and hit my thigh. I have worn my Hip Klip almost everyday since August 23, […]

Update on Bruce’s Dad, Grill Ready to Grill

May 18, 2025 Bruce’s dad managed to go home from the hospital yesterday (May 17, Saturday). I do mean managed. There was a lot of miscommunication happening at the hospital. The doctor (neurologist) didn’t know my FIL had been moved to a regular room!!!! Who authorized moving him out of ICU then? Several hours after […]

Estate Sales Finds, Update on FIL

May 16, 2025 This morning, after we got up and took care of Nox, we headed out to two estate sales. At the first estate sale, Bruce bought a pair of plastic sawhorses and a couple of levels. I bought a 3 quart stainless steel sauté pan with a glass lid for $12. At the […]

Trying a New (to Us) Restaurant, FIL Injured, Trellises Put Up

May 15, 2025 Today (Thursday, May 15), Bruce drove me to PT. While I was in PT, Bruce tried to call his dad. He got the answering machine twice. Bruce decided to hang out in the lobby while my physical therapist had me do various exercises. Afterwards, we went to lunch at Ricatoni’s Italian Grill […]

Salad Greens from the Garden

May 8, 2025 On Thursday (May 8), before I went to PT, we went to the Home Depot to buy the materials for trellises based on the plans from the “The Square Foot Gardening” book. We were getting ready to check out when I realized I needed to walk over to the physical therapist office. […]

The Moon and Jupiter on Tuesday

May 2, 2025 On Tuesday (April 29), I looked out the kitchen window and saw this butterfly on the window screen. You can see the five gallon buckets with the pepper plants behind the butterfly. I went outside to try and get a picture of the top of the wings. The butterfly moved off the […]

Meeting My New Neurologist

May 1, 2025 On Monday (April 28), I had an appointment with the neurologist my new primary care doctor recommended. I went over my medical history and the medications I am on with him. His office had asked that I bring my medication bottles. The neurologist thought I might be able to get off of […]

The Leaning Tower of Potatoes

April 27, 2025 On Wednesday (April 23), with some minor help from Bruce, I built two potato towers. I had some 4 feet tall chicken wire that I used for the tower. Bruce cut the chicken wire into 2 six feet lengths. On each length, he fastened the two ends together. This produced two tall […]