Retired rural grandma, caregiver, and dog mom to a sweet lab named Summer.
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Last Notes npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 I'm crawling around on the ground under our netting to weed the blueberry bushes. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Soon. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Reminiscing today. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 I'm not sure the best way to address this. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 I planned to protest today. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 More work to do on my jacket. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Today was make all three of our toilets look like new again day. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 I can't get the link to open. What should it be sending me to? npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Morning is coming earlier every day. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Summer and I made it out to the cold deck to watch the sunset. At least the rain had stopped. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Summer was hiding behind the table leg again. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Today must be dahlia day. I threw together an apple pie. Waiting for the oven to preheat. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Summer and I were puttering in the garden. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Our oldest grandson is coming out to help me this afternoon. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 The rectangle is a Tractive DOG 6. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Just in case anyone else thinks Summer is wearing a shock collar. She isn't. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 More happy dog adventure photos. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 I just remembered that today is Friday. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Oh no. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 I have been quieter than usual. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 They still exist. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew - Dr. Seuss npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 My personal favorite was I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 I read out loud to my children and grandchildren long after they could read for themselves. When the kids were really young they all loved Dr. Seuss books. I read a few of them so many times I memorized the entire book. My mistake was that I let them pick the stories from our huge personal storybook collection. Some were chosen night after night. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Yep. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 No. She doesn't interact with any wildlife. We steer clear. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Summer needed a walk. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 This might be hard to believe but Summer is a very accomplished gardening helper. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Today was all about care and comfort. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 We are doing a little bit better this afternoon. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 No photos this morning. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Thank you for the link. Donation sent. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Between loads of laundry Summer and I cooked. Mostly to make sure we used up food that might otherwise get too old. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Laundry and other chores are still happening today. Yikes. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Some no Summer photos from our walk this morning. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Summer has a grin on her chin and a message for her Mastodon friends. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 I knew that there was a long list of chores for today. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Summer and I cooked a simple dinner of chicken, rice and veggies. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Oh no. I am so sorry. I wore myself out trying to keep people out of the path of the cars turning my corner. I felt fortunate it all worked out. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 I am one tired grandma. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Thanks! I will try to set my husband up with this one. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Wow! npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Summer is in her baseball watching spot. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Not much time for tooting. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 I love watching them win or not. I find watching baseball relaxing. Summer is a big fan too. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 It is but I am sad for all of the extra work they are stuck with. No compensation for having to mask in their house and for finding somewhere else to sleep. Oh well. It could have been worse. We enjoy their company. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 An unexpected turn of events. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Our day started out cloudy and drizzling. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Summer supervises the breakfast prep this morning. We are getting things done early because her pal has a primary care appointment at the VA. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 It had possibilities for a minute. It completely closed up. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 My giant spinning flowers coming out of winter storage are a sure sign of spring. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Summer let us sleep in this morning. Usually rising with the sun she gave her pal a break and cuddled up for an extra half hour. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 No chance of getting Summer down the hill today so we have to improvise. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 One more post about my experience at the hospital today. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 One towel finished and one to go. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Protesting at high traffic intersections everyday with my daughter is good for me. I rarely find a parking spot close by so a brisk walk is a bonus. Walking around with my sign waving and flashing peace signs for an hour doesn't hurt either. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 This bush will be solid blossoms soon. I'm ready for warm weather and roses. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Believe it or not I am starting to find my balance in this unbalanced time. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 This is my favorite photo from today's walk. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 My life seems pretty mundane for a memoir. I do love having this opportunity to share my thoughts and my life in bits and pieces. I feel like most people live their lives in the pursuit of lofty goals or ambitions. My life has been a patchwork of reacting to whatever the universe throws my way. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 We started out my birthday with a walk around the garden. Summer was showing off her flowers. We are so lucky to have all of this color to wake up to. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Summer will be two next month, and she still needs a good run several times a day. It definitely requires a fair amount of our time and energy to keep her happy. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Being a caregiver to an old dude who is pretty set in his ways, especially when it comes to meals, is much like parenting. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Caramel Quicks npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Watching the DNC this week made me think about what it was like to be 14 and pregnant at the end of 1972. Roe vs. Wade would alter all the rules a month later, but changes to my rural community would be slow. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Last installment of today's Summer adventure. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 I can't resist Summer. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 While I was preparing lunch, I watched quail families passing by. The chicks are about half size, and each covey was about twenty birds strong. It is nice that they are regular visitors in the yard again. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 In the spirit of my daughter's birthday month today, I gifted her three hours weeding in her garden. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Our garden is blooming. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 It's an early morning for us as we get my husband off to see the VA cardiologist in San Francisco. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 The Rhubarb and Custard dahlia we have been coaxing to bloom finally obliged. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Summer finally got her second wind so she could go outside with me. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 You are so right. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Summer is completely worn out. She only wants to walk slowly to where she can lay down to nap. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 I wore my new hat today. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 It turns out Summer isn't a fishing dog. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 A friend of my husband's offered to give me the morning off, so he took Summer and her pal on a relaxing fishing trip. So they were off to the river early. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 We are celebrating today because after jumping through five million hoops and braving a county veterans office employee telling my husband he isn't disabled enough to be eligible, we have finally gotten disabled veterans license plates. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 My husband has brought up how much he loves apple pie for dessert too many times lately, so I took the hint. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 I know most of you are probably overwhelmed with flower toots in your feed, but here I go again. I can't help it. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Dahlia toot for today. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Summer and I both needed some exercise pretty desperately, so we bundled my husband, who wanted to stay home, up in his recliner with hot chocolate and the TV remote so we could go for a quick walk. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Summer says to remember she is right here if you need a hug or a little encouragement. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Rose toot for today. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 Summer says good morning to her Mastodon friends. npub15w9ua3g8jqqnpltwc9na6lafggq54ykq0et0u5hpl2l75990eh7qp02huq Norcal Gma 2 When Summer is sitting next to a most beautiful rose bush, it's time to run for the camera.
