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Good Morning Yesterday’s weather forecast turned out to be erroneous. Instead of our promised gray and cloudy day we got bright sunshine and a gentle breeze. We suffered through it. A wee bit of rain now and then a cloudy calm day. A good day to walk. I am “planning” on sorting and organising the spare room and see if I…

Good Morning Very overcast here and calm. We have no plans for the weekend. We are told this is one of the busiest weekends of the season where the population will grow several times over one last time for the year. I will head up to try to find some sales on stuff to grill but otherwise stay home. I will try and stay off…

Good Morning Dave, I feel your pain. We had our main card expire this month. It is lots of fun doing all those updates. I had my final PT weekly appointment yesterday. It was mostly the final assessment review any questions on the exercises or about going forward. He reorganized my workouts and gave guidance on how to…

Good Morning This afternoon I have my final PT session. I've been going since early June, first for my aching hip and then 5 weeks to work on getting my back turned around. It has been very beneficial and it is good to have a path forward with exercise and stretching that help me move forward. Scale finally moved again…

Good Morning Easy there Steve….pace yourself. We do enjoy the lighthouses on the coast. We made a point of visiting them as we explored a few years back and of course we have our local one just 10mi north. Some day we will head up to the north coast and spend a few days exploring those. We lost interest in the coastal area…

Good Morning We had a wonderful day out yesterday. The aquarium was great. A pretty good crowd but it didn't seem crowded. We spent a few hours enjoying ourselves. I am glad we are members. We used to be members at the Monterey Bay Aquarium until the boys grew up. We headed a few miles north to Yaquina Head and enjoyed the…

Good Morning More gray skies today with cooler temps as summer wraps up. I bought a couple pair of shorts as I am just about down another size. The scale isn’t moving too much right now but its a good sign and encouragement on a long journey. Grilled a couple pork tenderloins last night and some local corn for Heather and…

Good Morning 99°s 100°….those temps and worse are half the reason we moved to the coast. They had become far too frequent. Now we sit out reading in upper 60's to 70 (on a warm day) and get overheated and drowsy. There is no going back, but we wouldn't want to. PT yesterday was tough but he got me sorted. It was my 2nd to…

Good Morning It is a gray day today on the coast, perhaps the sun might burn through later. It was a bit toasty yesterday by our standards. PT this morning and then some errands before heading home to do some reading/studying.

Good Morning Not a terribly productive day for me either. My back was not having any of this bending down to week and clip business. I did what I could and limped back to sit and read. The wind has picked up but somehow with the clear skies we are climbing into the low 70's which is hot for here. Today I will do some…

Good Morning What does Rita process all those apple into? Beautiful day yesterday, a bit warm but a good day to be out and about. After the Farmer's market we walked the marina and continue on the the dock below one of the restaurants where folks go crabbing and chatted a bit. Like all fishing some had empty pails, one had…

Good Morning Thankful to hear of Joanne's progress and being able to move forward in her treatment. It has been a long haul for her and Sam. We almost always ate London Broil for steak growing up similarly treated with meat tenderizer which never seemed up to the task. I suppose I should try a low and slow/reverse sear on…

Good Morning I join in thanksgiving for Joanne's feeling better. We press on in prayer for her & Sam. I managed to walk for an hour with Heather at the beach in the fog that socked in the shoreline. It was low tide which made the walking easier. I am still rather wobbly on the soft sand but that will improve. Rather…

Good Morning I see I didn’t actually post yesterday. Sorry about that. I had a really good PT session Thursday. Definite progress has been made. He pushed me hard mostly to improve my walking without pain. I was a bit sore yesterday but happy, except for the new exercise. I am cleared to walk on the beach again and see how…

Good Morning Some time out in nature has been known to rejuvenate the most weary of souls. I decided not to trust the forecast for rain today and did a complete watering yesterday since things were getting a bit dry. Of course we had rain in the early hours and more to come. We haven't had any significant rain since the…

Good Morning Not much on tap today. I have been watching a lot of tennis and not been terribly productive. I got some yard things to attend to and dinner to figure out. Looks like we got some rain on the way tonight/tomorrow, but I will need to get things watered today.

Good Morning It seems I never posted my post yesterday. Glad I am still sharp as ever. The last few days of been very still with little breeze. Despite the nice temps it feels a bit uncomfortable. Should last a few days more. I will get out for a walk today probably over to the prayer labyrinth for midday prayer and then…

Good Morning Many years ago we went to hear a couple talk about their hikes on the various trail systems that stretch through states. I know they did Appalachian and Pacific Crest. It was fascinating to hear how the handled the resupply by having friends and family ship things to designated spots for them to retrieve along…

Good Morning We enjoyed exploring the Yachats River area yesterday on the farm tour. Bonus was finding a covered bridge down a side road. Not many of these left but they are out there. Thankfully the locals were tolerant of all the visitors and warned us about the bear activity in the immediate area. We had a late lunch at…

Good Morning I have to admit I am really enjoying our new climate. This heat wave will drive us into the low & mid 70's and I see the temps back in our old town have kissed triple digits. Of course our temps mean we can't grow tomatoes and other hot weather veggies. However today we will head up the coast to Yachats the…

Good Morning A lot going on it seems! All quiet here. Winds have return so I need to get out and finish yesterdays watering. We enjoyed our walk over to the theater and seeing the Thin Man again especially for free. That movie still holds up. My back ached walking over there causing us to go slow but was fine walking back.…

Good Morning Congratulation's Lee on the new gig. When does all this happen? We had a drizzly day yesterday which was rather nice and a reminder of the rains that will be returning in a couple of months. I am still having some soreness and nerve pain and have started taking Tylenol ER again until it abates. I got rid of…

Good Morning After yesterdays warm 70 degree windless day, we cloud up and may get some mist. Sounds nice. This morning I meet online with my mentor in the Northumbria community to review my progress in the Novitiate. I have PT in the afternoon. I am waking up with some nerve pain in the morning back down in my calf. Not…

Good Morning That is quite a list you got there Mike! I am still getting used to taking care of our yard after living all that time in a townhome community. We are off this morning for a quick trip to Eugene to pick up a couple things we need and then get back in time for the Farmer's Market down by the marina. I will fire…

Good Morning Nice shot Steve. My son used to do digital touch up for a group of photographers. It is amazing what can be done. Once a woman didn't like her nail polish in the shot so he had to change it. I am not sure what we are or are not doing today. I need to water and perhaps do a bit of weeding and get some reading…

Good Morning We are warming up into the low 70's for a couple days as the breezes lessen. It might be a good evening to fire up the weber without the wind turbocharging the coals. We have an errand or two to run today but hopefully will find a nice walk to take. I am tempted to try the beach since i am doing so much…

Good Morning My career in accounting and finance began in the days of post binders and columnar pads before spreadsheets ,and then went through Visicalc, Lotus123, and Excel. After I retired it took quite a few years till I stopped creating a spreadsheet for everything. I occasionally use Google Sheets now since its free.…

Good Morning Lee, I am glad the visit to Colorado has gone so well. Enjoy your DGS birthday celebration tonight. The fire situation seems to worsen as the years go by. The resiliency of the natural world in the aftermath has always amazed me. But the devastation in populated areas is heart breaking. Not much on the agenda…

Good Morning Bob, great to hear the good report. I am impressed the score went down. It is always good news when you can avoid hormone therapy. That is where my original Urologist and I fell out. He typically did it "to be safe" and didn't wish to discuss my concerns or his reasoning and got the axe. The Urologist I…

Good Morning It is indeed wonderful to hear of Sam being released from his beloved Physical Torture session and of Joanne's improvement and activity. We continue to seek her healing in prayer. Grilling here can be a challenge when the winds get gusty. Last night as I tried to get the coals going the winds gusted up to over…