Having Lunch with a New Friend

August 18, 2025 On Friday (August 15), Nox needed to go out at sunrise. It had just started to rain with big, heavy raindrops. Since Nox doesn’t mind getting a little wet, I carried her outside. Nox can no longer go down steps, so I had to carry her down the steps. The raindrops were […]

One Month Follow-up for Cataract Surgery

August 14, 2025 Updated August 17 to add Bruce mowing and sunset picture. Yesterday (Wednesday, August 13), Bruce drove me to my four week follow-up for my cataract surgery. Dark clouds loomed to the north as we drove along River Road. Once we crossed the Singing River Bridge, we could see a wall of water […]

Garden Work, Dermatologist Visit, and Picking Out Frame Materials for “Lion Cubs”

August 13, 2025 Tuesday (August 12), Nox got me up at a very early hour to go outside. I tried to get back to sleep and finally gave up on getting back to sleep. I headed outside to remove grass from between the blueberry bushes. As I stepped onto the patio, I realized the potted […]

A Giant Comes to Visit

August 5, 2025 Yesterday (Monday, August 4), Bruce and I moved three cartloads of Bama Dirt into the new long garden bed. This finished covering the wood in the new bed. Bruce was zipping around the yard on the mower, cutting the grass at high speed. Last time he mowed, he tried something different out […]

Nox Waiting for Pills, Bats Flirting with the Moon

July 28, 2025 On Friday (July 25), I did my daily fight with the squash bugs. I picked off the eggs, sprayed soapy water on the nymphs, and squished any full-grown squash bug. It was cool enough in the evening to sit outside on the front porch and watch the sunset. Nox was sitting outside […]

One Week Follow-Up for Cataract Surgery, All Good

July 25, 2025 On Wednesday (July 23), Bruce got up and put on his coveralls. He cut up one of the branch piles with the electric pole saw so the branches would fit into the chipper. After coming in and cooling off, Bruce headed outside and moved two cartloads of the Bama Dirt into the […]

Chipper Up and Chipping Plus Some Wind Damage Later

July 20, 2025 Bruce got up this morning and decided to get the chipper running. He had to remove the belts driving the drum and let the engine run for a while. Once the engine was hot, Bruce turned off the engine and replaced the belts. He was able to start the chipper up and […]

Butterflies and Dragonflies in the Back Pasture

July 19, 2025 On Thursday (July 17), we had another spectacular sunset. I was intrigued by the dark shadow above the cloud edged with sunlight. On Friday (July 18), Bruce got up early and put on coveralls. He went out to cut up branches into logs with the chainsaw. He wanted shorter logs to fit […]

First Post-Op for Cataract Surgery

July 17, 2025 Yesterday (July 16), I had my first post-op doctor’s appointment for my cataract surgery. I’ve got a second appointment next week. Bruce drove me to my appointment in Florence, AL. The doctor’s office was full of patients. With a renowned eye surgeon here to clear the backlog of cataract surgeries, the doctors […]

A Call to Let Me Know My Cataract Surgery Time

July 14, 2025 On July 13 (Sunday), I started drawing a picture of lion cubs to go beneath the picture of the lioness and cubs. After I had the outline of the cubs completed, I decided to give it up for the day. When it was time for supper, I had several summer squashes from […]