Cleaning the yard before the snow flies Picking up pine cones Two little daisies peeking up near the edge of the lawn… …and a cluster of yellow buttercups in the front yard… …as if to say “we’re still here” and bringing me smiles :) “Mick” such a nice man and good neighbor Harry slowly walking with his cane and coming across the street to view our yard project Cookie loves her bath! :) GPa’s tv westerns Time
Marie, a real live person, who resolved our problem over the phone :) Preparation Loving our continuing Indian summer Had our snow tires put on this morning…..before the snow flies :) Great Montana Shake Out, Oct. 22 at 10:22 a.m. Everyone Drop to the ground, Cover with a table or desk, Hold On for at least one minute. Our State’s largest earthquake drill. Registering Gpa at a V.A. kiosk…at the bottom in small letters: are you vision impaired? ! Calling the National Do Not Call for our cell phone. FYI: (888)382-1222 Raking our abundance of pine needles :)
So grateful for my granddaughter and her wisdom…I continue to learn from her The Alchemist…reading it again Rites of Autumn…the fall festivals The colorful leaves blowing across the road and swirling everywhere on a lovely warm autumn day Parrott Confectionery and their yummy caramel apples The great festive picture of Carol Bailey Floyd with the colorful pumpkins :) Ryer and Aven having so much fun on their hayride The Korean Vet at the eye clinic who, after receiving his eye care, was headed to dialysis…and he was so positive and cheerful to everyone Losing myself in the array of cards at Hallmark
Snowing this morning and still coming down! While running our errands in the snow, thinking about… …putting snow tires on soon… …my Christmas list :) The fireplace is glowing :) Happy Birthday, J.R. Several days ago unexpectedly seeing a beautiful rainbow! Also coming upon 5 lovely deer…no, wait, 6…ah…7 across the road :) GPa suddenly saying one of his “one liners” in the waiting room of the surgicenter and causing uproariously laughter :) Good results with GPa’s cataract surgery!
Cool, rainy day…hot coffee in my Good List Daily mug…love it :) Handwritten notes/letters GPa’s great experiences at low vision clinic in Denver Learning much…helpful hints we don’t ordinarily think about …he has a watch that talks to him and tells him the time :) Fred, the WWII Vet…such an interesting man, and GPa exchanged “war stories” with veterans. Rebecca, Vickie, Ann at Ft. Harrison who are soooo kind and helpful C&A taking a motorcycle road trip on a gorgeous autumn day! Getting together with my daughters for a book review…always so much fun and laughter :) “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Brrrr, cold this morning, frost everywhere Cookie prancing around and enjoying outside… …she acts like a St. Bernard rather than a ShihTzu :) My ceramic BigSkyMontana mug that I love Winter Mountain Ministries Awesome accomplishments Our great neighbors! TV guy who parked in front of our house this morning, placed pylons in the street… …then after I asked him what was going on, realized he was at the wrong house, oops, not ours :) And…several days ago the power went out in our area and Northwest Energy had it up and running again in an hour…thank you linemen!!
Abe, who goes above and beyond to help others Welcome calls from A.J. and Scott NFL season :) Prayers Thoughts Healing Self-sufficiency Huge Denver airline terminal…trains, planes, shuttle buses :) Fresh clams from Phil…made clam cakes “…I just couldn’t write anything without hope in it.” -part of a quote from Oscar Hammerstein II
Hearty laughing with my lovely daughters :) Really great conversations Bible – God New endeavors Jade Garden… …boneless chicken, vegies, shrimp, lobster… …the hot mustard that clears your sinuses even if they don’t need to be cleared LOL :) Fun fortune cookies…GPa’s fave line “Help, I’m being held prisoner in a Chinese fortune cookie factory” :) Sarah who said “Sally” is another name for Sarah…I didn’t know that :) “The Missing Link” by Sydney Banks – Love this book!
What do your hands show you? Some hands are: Smooth Wrinkled Calloused Helping…Praying Slender Baby’s soft Exposed to the sun Strong Revealing an interesting life!
Summer rain Cool temps…furnace on, a/c off :)
Hot soup, hot chocolate, hot tea Bicycles…
…children’s with training wheels…teens and their “wheelies”… and 86 yr. old Harry with his Schwinn
GPa’s eye infection clearing up…more eye drops…
…we should buy stock in eye drop companies LOL
A package with great visual aids for cooking/baking :)
Cathy’s reference, which I love: “Thought is the master key. It can keep you a prisoner of your past, or it can set you free.” -Syd Banks
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