Walking, Talking and Telling Jokes

January 22, 2025 After the scare my father-in-law gave us, it is good to see the pictures sent by my sister-in-law. My FIL was in great spirits this morning. He was joking around and laughing. He was telling stories. What a huge difference the surgery has made! With the help of a walker, he walked […]

Update on my Father-In-Law’s Condition

January 21, 2025 My father-in-law came through the surgery to put in a drain to relieve pressure just fine. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to preform the second surgery to check to see if he was still bleeding. They started the surgery and discovered he had twisted arteries. Proceeding with the surgery had an unacceptable risk […]

Scary News Concerning My Father-in-law

January 21, 2025 Yesterday, Bruce received a text that his father had been found in his car, confused and disoriented. He was inside the garage, with the car’s trunk open and the hazard lights on. Luckily, this attracted the attention of a neighbor. We think he felt strange and managed to hit the hazard button. […]

Yay! Bruce Is Home!

November 27, 2024 I heard the motorcycle roar up the driveway at 11:23 AM, so I ran into the garage as Bruce parked the motorcycle. He pulled off his helmet and gave me a kiss. As he shucked off his gear, I got Nox. Bruce loved on her as she wiggled with delight that her […]

My “Real” Alabama Diver’s License Came Today

November 25, 2024 I walked down to the mailbox and found three pieces of mail. One was my plastic star driver’s license from the state of Alabama! I won’t have to use the paper copy they gave me before leaving the DMV. I really like how my picture looks. Most of the time, my picture […]

Permission to Feed the Donkeys Carrots, Granted

November 20, 2024 Last week, I saw my neighbor out putting hay out for his cows and donkeys. I waved at him and then I picked Nox up so she could watch the cows and donkeys eating the hay. Nox loves watching cows. Our neighbor came over to talk to me. I was glad he […]

Flowers!

November 18, 2024 This morning, I meet with a roofer to get an estimate for replacing our roof with a standing seam roof. He arrived on time and provided two estimates before he left, one for an asphalt shingle roof and one for a standing seam roof. After he left, another vehicle arrived. I was […]

Picture for Jeanne

October 4, 2024 My friend Jeanne from ajeanneinthekitchen.com said she would love a piece of art from me. I decided to make it a collaboration and used a picture Jeanne took as my starting point. Jeanne’s picture was of white Irises edged with a beautiful dark purple. I worked on her picture for several days. […]

Move Rant, Feel Free to Skip

October 14, 2024 Since I hadn’t heard from the movers, I called them today. Either the man I set the move up with doesn’t understand several things or he is just an outright liar. First, I was told that we would talk again before the move. It didn’t happen. I called the number he gave […]

Missing Your Comments on the Blog

October 14, 2024 I wasn’t ignoring you on purpose. I just discovered many comments from several of you in the Jetpack pending comments section. Why I didn’t see them in my notifications, I don’t know. I know this happens, but I forget to check the pending section as often as I should. I have approved […]