New pet

My son decided he wanted to adopt a new dog to be a companion on his hiking/camping trips. We stopped by the animal shelter a couple days ago and he fell in love with one that appears to be at least part Shepard. He brought her home for a trial and has decided to keep her. He changed her name to Sierra which was a much better fit than Penny. She came from a hoarder who had 27 dogs. Her only problem is that she grabs anything that isn't bolted down and claims it as hers.I am suggesting my son look for a local dog trainer before he takes her too far away.

New book

 I just finished reading the Kindle book, Sunset on Whisling Island by Julia Clemons. I am always amazed at the books I am led to read. This one was about three women dealing with the possibility of divorce. Each had been married for a different length of time, The details in the book caused many memories to pop up in my mind.The book also caused me to realize that everyone has their own set of struggles and how they handle them are unique. I love the last line of the book which read, "After every sunset comes a sunrise".

Leave a name

 I spent some time today making sure that all the pictures I have taken and the sketches I have done have my name on the back. I don't consider myself a great photographer or an artist, but I have produced some really nice pieces over the years. I even have some that my young grandson did and one creative piece that my daughter gave me. This idea began when I remembered that I have a box of photos, which I believe came from my step grandfather. They are mostly from Alaska, where I was born. The problem is that I don't know who the people in the pictures are. Once a person is no longer alive it is hard to ask that question! 

Finally 21

My youngest grandson finally reached the old age of 21. It is interesting all the things I have done for him that he now refuses to remember. Oh well that's life. Happy 21st birthday Colin. This is the very first picture I took of him.

A Mouse?

Interesting things happen at our house lately. We recently resorted to Raid to try to kill fruit flies that were invading the kitchen from bananas. It was disgusting! The other night I removed things I didn't want to have to wash and included the perishable things like bread and bagels. They were put on the back porch overnight. Then my son sprayed everything with Raid Flying Insect Killer before he went to bed. It did get rid of most of the bugs, but we decided we needed to do it again the next night.

The first morning I noticed that muffins that had been placed in a plastic bag had been chewed on and one bagel was missing. Since we had recently screened in the back porch it had to be something that came up from under the house. At first I thought it was mice, but couldn't figure out how they could take off with the plastic wrapped bagel. Also the table everything was sitting on has metal legs. This morning we decided it must have been a cat that somehow got under the porch from the other side of the house. 

Next project, is to cover the only small space left between the house and the porch so it will be safe from small animals crawling in. Pretty sure it wasn't a mouse after all!

Friends

Last night my son and I invited a couple of friends for dinner. He likes to cook and so do I. He grilled       ribs and corn on the cob and I made a jello salad and a peanut butter cream pie. Everything was delicious. It gave us a chance to entertain on our newly screened in back porch. Everything was going well until we began to hear thunder and the sky got dark.

Seeing the future

Recently a friend made the comment that perhaps I needed a new doctor. I didn't think too much about that until today. I got a call from my provider's office. I was told I had an appointment with my PA. I wasn't aware of it. Today I got another call telling me it was a mistake and it was just to let me know the results of blood tests I had last month. Everything was fine. 

During the call it was confirmed that my PA was leaving at the end of the month. It was suggested that I choose another provider. I said fine, but I wanted an MD this time. I didn't think too much about it until later when I recalled what my friend had suggested. I got a new doctor after all and I hadn't even planned on it! We will both be waiting for the results of my MRI from 9/14/22.