Good morning. It's dark here too and probably in the high 40s but I don't want to go out and read the thermometer.
I've been trying to get people scheduled to serve as eucharistic ministers on Christmas Eve and Christmas. Nobody knows what kind of attendance to expect this year, particularly with our virus numbers looking dismal. We've all been advised to avoid crowded indoor events. Our church is planning five of them in two days. I wouldn't but it's not my decision.
Today will include a Zoom social meeting and shopping for groceries. Next week we'll have all three offspring here. That's good but it's hard to plan meals. I may go to the sausage place this afternoon and stock up on tasty things that can be frozen.
Off to our camp with our RV trailer today. Going to brave that tricky final 3 miles of marginal US Forest Service dirt road on a wet day with a helluva load behind me.
Pray for me now and at the hour of my death. Amen.
Off to our camp with our RV trailer today. Going to brave that tricky final 3 miles of marginal US Forest Service dirt road on a wet day with a helluva load behind me.
Pray for me now and at the hour of my death. Amen.
Today will now be known as "Remember when Evan accidentally moved to the woods because he got stuck in the mud?" Day.
Good morning. It's dark here too and probably in the high 40s but I don't want to go out and read the thermometer.
I've been trying to get people scheduled to serve as eucharistic ministers on Christmas Eve and Christmas. Nobody knows what kind of attendance to expect this year, particularly with our virus numbers looking dismal. We've all been advised to avoid crowded indoor events. Our church is planning five of them in two days. I wouldn't but it's not my decision.
Today will include a Zoom social meeting and shopping for groceries. Next week we'll have all three offspring here. That's good but it's hard to plan meals. I may go to the sausage place this afternoon and stock up on tasty things that can be frozen.
Keep on the sunny side.
Glad you'll have all the kids for a while. On your shopping trip this afternoon, may I suggest sausage?
Marty
Ancient citizen Admin- Retired. It ain't my job anymore!
Good morning. It's dark here too and probably in the high 40s but I don't want to go out and read the thermometer.
I've been trying to get people scheduled to serve as eucharistic ministers on Christmas Eve and Christmas. Nobody knows what kind of attendance to expect this year, particularly with our virus numbers looking dismal. We've all been advised to avoid crowded indoor events. Our church is planning five of them in two days. I wouldn't but it's not my decision.
Today will include a Zoom social meeting and shopping for groceries. Next week we'll have all three offspring here. That's good but it's hard to plan meals. I may go to the sausage place this afternoon and stock up on tasty things that can be frozen.
Keep on the sunny side.
A few cans of Roast Beef Hash never go amiss at our place. Hash and eggs are a crowd pleaser. Lately you can find shelves full of corned beef hash but the roast beef hash shelf will be empty, very popular.
Got a good bit of work done yesterday before getting tuckered out. Been trying to get those last few string winders finished up but I need the ornamental brass tubing to finish the handles and that stuff seems to be quite rare right now. I've ordered from two places that said it was in stock only to be told it was on back order once they had my money . I had to have a very tart conversation to one young man about canceling my order yesterday, he didn't seem to understand what "In Stock" meant.
I'll be a less grumpy old guy once I get some coffee in me.
Marty
Ancient citizen Admin- Retired. It ain't my job anymore!
The first below zero day is always cause for celebration. I used to celebrate it by running around the house in the buff three times while singing "Here Comes the Sun". Now I celebrate it by staying in bed an extra twenty minutes. No more "freedom sprints". The move to town put a kabosh to that.
"It is said, 'Go not to the elves for counsel for they will say both no and yes.' "
Post by concertinagirl on Nov 18, 2021 10:21:37 GMT -5
Waiting on Darryl (Paleo) to arrive. He is in the Milwaukee area visiting his daughter and her family. A while back I suggested to him that whenever he is in the area to come and take a look at some of Lar’s recording equipment. I know Darryl does a lot of recording and I have absolutely no use for (or understanding of) any of it. Some things are still in the original packaging. Lar bought new stuff to use when he recorded, “Cottonwoods !!.” Sigh...
Some things I will never part with, i.e., his guitars. They meant the world to him and they have great sentimental value to me. The other stuff has to go.
Darryl is getting first pick. My friend Bryan (concertina player) also records music. He is coming this weekend. After that I am not sure how to unload the rest of the stuff. I have four Fender amps. I have the impression guitar players like those but I don’t want strangers coming to my home to look at them. I’m open to suggestions.
I am very much looking forward to seeing Darryl but, I have to admit, it’s kind of bittersweet. I have been thinking of all of the fun and good times the three of us shared in Iowa and here in Wisconsin when he visited his family. I always enjoyed when Darryl would send Lar Mp3’s of his original music and Lar would write the chords for me so he and I could play along with Darryl’s recordings. I miss that. I miss a lot of things.
I officially retired from Occupational Therapy in October (my 60th birthday). I was a bit nervous about doing that but now have no regrets. My days are filled with learning and practicing new music and creating art. My new occupations are now Musician/Artist. I am already booked for music shows next summer and will be doing a number of art/craft shows throughout the year.
In between all of that I still take weekly horseback riding lessons and volunteer at the horse therapy ranch and with the USO.
Life is good.
Have a great day everyone.
Jan
...Build me a boat that can carry two... and both shall row my love and I...
Waiting on Darryl (Paleo) to arrive. He is in the Milwaukee area visiting his daughter and her family. A while back I suggested to him that whenever he is in the area to come and take a look at some of Lar’s recording equipment. I know Darryl does a lot of recording and I have absolutely no use for (or understanding of) any of it. Some things are still in the original packaging. Lar bought new stuff to use when he recorded, “Cottonwoods !!.” Sigh...
Some things I will never part with, i.e., his guitars. They meant the world to him and they have great sentimental value to me. The other stuff has to go.
Darryl is getting first pick. My friend Bryan (concertina player) also records music. He is coming this weekend. After that I am not sure how to unload the rest of the stuff. I have four Fender amps. I have the impression guitar players like those but I don’t want strangers coming to my home to look at them. I’m open to suggestions.
I am very much looking forward to seeing Darryl but, I have to admit, it’s kind of bittersweet. I have been thinking of all of the fun and good times the three of us shared in Iowa and here in Wisconsin when he visited his family. I always enjoyed when Darryl would send Lar Mp3’s of his original music and Lar would write the chords for me so he and I could play along with Darryl’s recordings. I miss that. I miss a lot of things.
I officially retired from Occupational Therapy in October (my 60th birthday). I was a bit nervous about doing that but now have no regrets. My days are filled with learning and practicing new music and creating art. My new occupations are now Musician/Artist. I am already booked for music shows next summer and will be doing a number of art/craft shows throughout the year.
In between all of that I still take weekly horseback riding lessons and volunteer at the horse therapy ranch and with the USO.
Life is good.
Have a great day everyone.
Jan
What a wonderful post. So glad you haven’t abandoned us, Janice. You light this place up.
“Life isn't waiting about for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.”
- Saskia Fraser
“I think [life is] more like a bar crawl, where you stumble and swerve from stop to stop. And then end up face down in some random ditch at the end.”
The first below zero day is always cause for celebration. I used to celebrate it by running around the house in the buff three times while singing "Here Comes the Sun".
epaul, this is almost spooky, but we have exactly the same celebration for the first below-zero day. We've never had to perform it but that's what we'd do.
. I had to have a very tart conversation to one young man about canceling my order yesterday, he didn't seem to understand what "In Stock" meant.
