Tuesday, September 9, 2025

I wouldn't travel for pleasure or very far away so soon after surgery. We have already decided that my health takes precedence and if there are any concerns DH will go solo and FaceTime me. The plan is to only go for 5 days and thankfully it is a direct flight.

I do find the traveling like it is your job (great description) trips are the most exhausting ones. DH and I were commenting last night that we relax the most on the trips where we park the car and barely move it while we are there (which is the case in Bar Harbor except to drive to the National park to hike today).

Not much new today. Had a client this morning after visiting with my brother over coffee. It's nice to have him here. Since he's family and not company I don't feel like I have to "entertain" him. It's comfortable having him here.

My brother told my dad that his phone will be up and running as soon as the replacement cord arrives. Dad is excited to have a new phone. Charmingly, he told my brother, "Oh, I've wanted to have one of those wireless phones for a while now. It's so nice of you to get me one." While comments like that make my brother shake his head, I LOVE them. They are genuine and sincere. It makes me happy that my dad still finds joy in life. His dementia/Alzheimer's could manifest differently.

I'm back to the gym after a 3 week break. Luckily, I didn't notice any weakening and was able to do a full back workout. I'll do legs today and chest tomorrow. Felt good to be back lifting, pulling, straining!

Happy recovering, happy birthday trip, happy MA AirBnB, happy rain in Northern CA!

Yoooohoooooo.... CC, where are you?????

So... one of the women I got to know through the Alzheimer's support group had her Dad at the same place deceased DH was at for the last few months. He was so sweet and happy but she would get so embarrassed when he would periodically walk around naked. LOL!

Greetings all

Rain has stopped but it is cloudy. All good. I started the game with scrabble and won one but lost two, including the Shark. I see to be getting worse. But I was gifted a bag of home grown graventstein apples which are perfect. I took some to the studio for the hungry artists. Got some glazing done and I am now enjoying an apple with peanut butter.

Welcome back to USA DD. Sounds like you have more fun coming. Agree with Peps and Liz - niceness comes back to you if you treat people kindly. More people need to learn this. Sometimes I think people in foreign countries are surprised if Americans are un-ugly.

Lobster rolls!! What a treat. Eat one for me. I don't understand why we have crab here but no lobster.

Yay new furniture Liz. Always nice. Glad you are through the funeral which must have been hard. Seems like Catholic funerals are big on family participation but whatever works. And glad Mike had a nice birthday. Good pic.

Yeah CC yoo hoo!

Peps I agree it is sweet to hear your dad excited about the phone and that he seems content. So cute that he had a hot date. Congrats on all the show wins! you really cleaned house at that show.

We binge watched the rest of Wednesday last night. Pretty good. DH was in 7th heaven today as Apple had its new product event. But so far he does not want a new iPhone. Good thing becuase the new garage door and opener will be 3K. Poop.

The final frontier of quiche tonight.

Diane S

Darn garage!

DS called me yesterday about the Apple event because I was commenting that my iPad is slowing down a lot (it is 6 years old). He said in about a month I should be able to buy the generation one lower for less money. Oops - I just checked and that announcement did not include the iPad which isn't supposed to be upgraded until spring 2026. Hmmm...Since I use my iPad in place of a laptop I don't want it to get too far out of date and drive me crazy.