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Hello sneakers! We have had a glorious weekend of sunshine. Now we are back to clouds and rain. But I am just fine with that as long as we have some sunny days to enjoy. The news is so scary I find my self gasping in terror. Apart from my constant emails to our senators, and their news letters on various issues, I feel…

Good morning! Wow it is dark out. At nearly 7:00 a.m. and it is totally night. Moon and a stars. DST is very confusing for Katie. To make matters worse, she has an ear cleaning and grooming session today. Not her favorite. But it must be done. A bit more cofffee and I will start the laundry while the oatmeal cooks. It…

Buzz: oh yeah! I remember. I remember sitting in a ski resort in Vail, Colorado, having an Irish coffee when Nixon came on the TV and resigned. Then things really started popping. I think we all sat there stunned. We had several more Irish coffees and talked until 3 o’clock in the morning. Then the next morning we drove…

Good morning all! We are having the most glorious morning ever! Bright sunny and cloudless. Now I realize such an event would not be remarkable to some of you but here on the north Oregon coast....REMARKABLE! The day is really half gone but we are just now getting into gear. I am in such a great mood because of the…

Have a lovely birthday, lovely Sandy! As we all know, it takes a consistently caring person to keep a group together. You do that in a lovely way. I love the way you stay interested in looking and being as young on the outside as you are on the inside. Age really is just a number and your number is very young! Many happy…

Oh my gosh! I had a big long post, just my usual yakety yak, but I forgot to post before leaving . I was so disgruntled, I just went on about my business. Went to Costco, Home Depot and post office and Walgreens before we grabbed a nasty tasting lunch at Costco food court. Yuck! Hunger makes us choose awful things…

Good morning everyone! We had a little rain overnight and I am not sure how our weather will shake out for the day. My odd but interesting news is that the new dryer is installed and working. John was the one who picked out the model and he loves gadgets. This dryer has so many settings and features that I am totally lost.…

Looks like dreary day today weather wise. Socked in with clouds and it is cold. The deck is icy. But I have a list that will be impossible to get through. Today calls for some really great music and great hot soup. Laundry around here is a constant thing. I use the dryer and I am looking forward to the new one which will…

Today we have lovely spring weather. Sunny and just a tiny bit chilly. Katie has made about 300 trips in and out. She has only had a couple of quick games of ball. I will need to do a morning survey out in the back yard to retrieve a pair of socks that she snatched out of my hand and ran outside with. Sometimes I double…

Monday! Monday! We have high clouds, no flying water so far. Just read that March 11 is spring forward day. John always loves daylight savings time. He is a late night kind of guy and he sleeps late. Ordinarily that can mean his daytime just disappears. So he is tops with DST. Watched part of the awards show. I guess I can…

Hi everyone! Sunday: cloudy, cool, occasionally showers. I guess in other words, SPRING! Tonight is the academy awards, so we will sort of tune in and out. It is fun for us because we are movie buffs. We are looking forward to seeing Sally Hawkins in “The shape of water.”John is always interested in the special effects and…

Oh my goodness! We have a beautiful sunny morning. A few high white fluffy clouds that seem to be of the friendly no rain variety. Katie and I will be out on the back deck with broom and maybe wash a window or two. At least the glass on the French door that gets “licked” could use a washing. Sunshine does turn a happiness…

Still cold outside and wet but I saw hills of daffodils and the wild ones are blooming all along the roads! So we are on the way toward spring. Yea! Getting set to update my dowdy old spring wardrobe. I really like some of the new styles. When we were at lunch the other day I saw a really cute older friend, dressed to the…

Hello dear sneakers. The day begins with my list! It grows and I fear I am losing ground on that voluminous list. Oh well, the interesting news from my lunch date was that our friend seems to be “holding” regarding his dementia. He had k lovely chat with John about the Olympics. They are going on a cruise in April. This…

Anne: see if you can pull up your settings icon and try to reset. I’ve have to do that from time to time. Mine is located in the upper right hand corner with a list of other options. I am no expert, in fact hardly even functional, but what you describe has happened to me, I reset, problem solved. I am speaking of the…

Wow! It must be some sort of odd spring fever going on here. Katie has reverted to some puppy behavior. She steals my slippers and shoes and runs off outside with them. She is teasing me in a hundred different ways these days. I guess I have to realize she is tired of winter as well. House cleaning in the country is a…

Good morning sweet friends. Today looks as if we might not get too much flying moisture of any kind! Oh joy indeed. We had a lovely long visit with our son yesterday. He is crazy busy but is hopful that soon he will be on his boat. I guess those people who sail are obsessed, they NEED to be out in the wind and on the…

Good morning peeps! Spent part of yesterday at Home Depot making sure the new dryer we ordered will work in our current laundry room space. The door is round and has a window (?) our current old work horse has a square drop down door. I have shrunk so much that I have difficulty reaching to the back of the dryer. Is that…

Good morning? Oh my! We have really had the full array of weather! Snow, hail, sleet, more snow, ice and there was even a moment of sun. Okay! We get it...be grateful for whatever weather we have currently because there is something worse that could be thrown at us. We are getting a new dryer because John is very concerned…

Looking at that beautiful family photo! Sandy, you , your son, your grand daughter, and Robby, all look so much alike. I think maybe little Max looks like his beautiful Mom. Your hair is very cute and youthful. Color for me is such a problem. My coloring is what my family calls “Black Irish.” Pale skin, green eyes and dark…

Back deck chore awaits my attention! Patsy

What do I see out on the deck? OMG! Patsy

Jackie! Re-reading an old project can jumpstart your writing again. An active creative mind is such a wonderful attribute. Early morning musing over a cup of tea could be just the ticket! It does cause dust to gather on furniture and cobwebs on the ceiling. I have a long list of things to do and things I have left undone.…

Oh my goodness! You should see what we have this morning! A snow covered wonderland. Everything has that Christmas card look. Fresh white snow and the air is still and all is bright. Katie is fast asleep in her bed so the doggie footie prints on the deck will appear a bit later. I am a driven person, I know. I am happiest…

Sorry about the typos! iPads create their own language at times! But! Wanted to add that Anne is great at a different kind of poetry from mine. I just blurt out anything that’s on my mind. Anne is a bit more shy. I hope we can convince her to share her poetry as well. She has an amazing talent. Patsy

Good afternoon sneakers! It is cold and snowy here. The decks are an icy mess. Chunky frozen ice and snow. A dangerous and Impossible to shovel or sweep front AND back deck area. To say nothing of the cars and the walkways. I am snow and ice bound until it warms up. We hate to put salt or deicing chemical on the walks.…

Good grief! SNOW! Yesterday I was sure we were heading for an early spring. Okay I will dredge up a poem that was written for my chap book of poems and John’ photography. I love to write poetry and when our musician friend was feeling better, he used a couple as lyrics for some of his music. I fear the dear sweet man will…

Hello sweet friends! We had a very cold night and even though the sun is out shining bright, it is quite chilly . Katie has made at least 20 trips in and out. I am quietly going mad! In or out! Please! Laundry is cranking along. Funny thing about holidays...chores still have to be done. This is Presidents’ Day. Remember…

Oh my! We have rain, hail, snow and wind! Other than that the weather is perfect! Katie is snuggled in front of the glowing space heater and I am wrapped up in an favorite old quilt with a huge mug of coffee in hand. To complete this stormy Sunday I have my favorite radio program going...Sunday Baroque. Lovely old flute,…

Our senator had a local town hall meeting yesterday. Interesting coincidence! One thing I feel works is to take my concerns right to the place of possible correction. Not that correction happens, you understand. Emails and letters are often given rote reply but the issues and concerns of the constituents are registered. We…