9 months

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdfPER5Cgm8

This is what I posted on FB this morning. This song used to make me cry years ago, when he was alive and well. There was always a back thought of "what if".......

The pool is leaving today. I should take a few pics of its departure. I hope this nice young man gets many years of pleasure from it. I had one year of pleasure. Eldest son is trying to talk me into getting a season pass at Dorney Park. I keep saying I will just get a baby pool that the dogs and I can sit in on a hot day.

Gardening

Well I finally got a few pictures of hummingbirds. My feeder has been such a hot spot this week that they actually emptied the big feeder. However, I have only seen females so far. Do they migrate before the males to set up housekeeping?

I am really conflicted now. Ever since his death, I have been toying with the idea in the back of my mind that I will move after I finish school. Now I planted a tree and some lilac bushes. That is really permanent.

Duck resort

I think the ducks come here every afternoon to have some peace and quite. I assume they are coming from the creek about a mile from my house where there are many ducks and this is a nice place to take a siesta. I also think this is a cool picture with the very clear reflection in the pool.

Today I am going to mow the back yard, hopefully before the ducks arrive.

Quack, Quack

I was in my bedroom this morning when the dogs went ballistic, barking like crazy. And I faintly heard what sounded like ducks quacking. Hmmmm. So I finally got up and looked out back and lo and behold. I had two visitors. Unfortunately I only got a couple of pictures. But it was fun.

The other night while walking around Lowes looking for garden soil (I had my muscle with me to lug the huge bags, eldest son), I got a text message on my phone and while I was replying I got a low battery notice. This surprised me as I plug the phone in every night and had barely used it that day. So when I got home I plugged it in. Next morning it said it was charged, but no go. I was all set to go to AT&T store today, but tried taking the battery out one more time, charging again. And it worked! I do not use my cell phone exclusively like many people, but I was lost without it.

It Might be Spring

http://comics.com/pearls_before_swine/

I hope this link works. It is today's Pearls Before Swine in which Rat tells Goat that if he wrote above a men's urinal, he would get more reader than people who read his blog. That's kinda how I feel, but I don't care and I have no desire to write a message above a men's urinal.

It is warm and lovely today and I actually went outside and worked in my garden for an hour. I tore up the old mulch-anti-weed paper and pulled out most of the tall weeds from last year since I never touched my garden last fall. It was all I could do to get out of bed and feed the dogs last fall. And in spite of my crabby mood, it felt really good to be outside for a little bit & listen to the birds and feel the warm breeze. Of course tomorrow it is supposed to be 30 degrees cooler and rainy. Which suits me fine. One nice day a week is all I can handle.

I'm baaaack!

This picture was taken more than 30 years ago by my friend, Carol on the front steps of her parent's house.

I can't believe it's almost 2 years since I have posted. I was talking to a dear friend (whom I reconnected with on FB) and I was telling her that I had a blog that I have let lapse. Well, that got me to thinking and I really enjoyed posting, even tho I don't think anybody read it, so here I am. It has been a hell of a 2 year span. I am alone now and miss Bobby every day. He shot himself 6 days after our 30th anniversary. He was quite ill both physically and mentally and chose to end the pain himself and not wait around. Every time I hear a song, drive down a stretch of road.... often the weirdest and most obscure things remind me of him and fill me with sadness. And the sadness paralyzes me.

My oldest son has gotten me through this. In the beginning, literally leading me by the hand through foggy days.

Enough. I am taking a course in massage therapy at a terrific school. I am trying to build a new life. The teachers are great. The curriculum is great. The fellow students are great.

I thought I could cook

I am 53 years old. I thought I could cook. I even thought I was quite a good cook. Creative. Knowledgeable. Good technique. Well I saw something last week that totally made me change my mind. I am totally addicted to watching food programs on TV. Which totally tries the patience of my husband. Public TV has been showing some old shows of Julia Child whom I adore. My sister and I used to watch them when we were kids, not that we were that interested in cooking as kids, but we just loved watching Julia. And through the years I thought I had seen all of her series shows. Nope.

Last week our local public station aired several of her old shows on Saturday afternoon. One of them was the Omelet Show which I had never seen. It was an epiphany. I don't think I know anyone who knows the correct way to make an omelet! And they are delicious. I was a bit dubious as I do not like undercooked eggs and she says it takes only 30 seconds to make an omelet, but nope, perfect every time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWmvfUKwBrg

So check it out. You will never make an omelet incorrectly again.