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| 3 tiny tomatoes |
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| Bee Balm |
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| Creeping petunia |
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| The right side of my garden |
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| Mini Cocks Comb and Bleeding Heart |
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| Phlox |
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| From another angle |
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| Saffron and Lobelia |
I
haven’t posted anything since the end of March. I’ve thought about it many
times, but for some reason I keep getting caught up in LIFE. Now I feel pressed
to go back and remember all the “stuff” that has been going on that kept me so
busy.
April
The month of
April was taken up with attending two “health fests” and several breakfasts and
lunches with friends.
The highlight of
the month was my trip to the shoreline to visit my granddaughter, Jessica. We
went to a local state park with Mason (a pony sized bull mastiff). Not sure who
had the most fun!
May
This was a month
to remember!
First my good
friend, Elizabeth, fell and broke her hip. Since she doesn’t have family close
by, I became the “go to person,” and I became her other “her” for the duration.
I gladly stepped in to make sure her mail was taken in and her finances kept up
to date by going to the bank for her and mailing things for her. Also, I was
able to be the other set of eyes and ears when she was dealing with whatever
medical staff. I’m pleased to report she is doing very well.
And, on top of
that, I had a computer hard drive problem. Maybe problem isn’t a strong enough
word. Disaster. That’s closer. My fault…as many times as I reminded myself to
back-up my files…I didn’t…for 6 months.
My computer now
has a new hard drive and, since I can’t be trusted to back up on my own, I am
using Time Machine software that does it for me on a regular basis.
I have managed
to reconstruct most of my email address book. I’m at the point where I hope
certain people email me so I can capture their address. Yes, I could phone
them, but after spending my entire working career as a secretary/customer
service rep, I prefer leaving the phone to others.
Luckily I didn’t
lose any photos; or an old address book that I had copied to my hard drive…who
knows when. Fortunately, most of the addresses I wanted were in that old file.
And while all
that was going on, I still had a life to live…doing things with family and
friends, and going to free movies and lectures at the library. I also planted a
flower garden in front of my condo. See the pictures at the top of this
posting.
June
So here we are
in June. Things are quieter now. Elizabeth has just about graduated fully to
using a cane; my computer is pretty much back to what it was. I’m using the
lull to rest and relax.
This has been a
pretty lousy spring weather-wise. I haven’t been able to go bike riding very
often. It’s either been too hot, too cold, too windy, too wet. I was able to go
today…only the fourth bike ride this season. Saturday I will be going again.
This time on a trail that goes from Connecticut up into Massachusetts.
One circle of
friends consists of high school classmates. We are now starting to work on our
60th anniversary reunion. For this reunion the invite will go out by
email to those who have it and snail mail to those who don’t or who keep their
address a closely guarded secret.
Make sure you
get out Saturday night to get a glimpse of the Super Moon. Go to EarthSky.org
for more information. That’s a great website for anyone interested in
atmospheric and environmental science.
I guess that’s
about it…at least for now. I’ll try not to let so much time elapse between
posts.
