The Friday Five Good Things

 

Five good things that happened this week.

1. I decided I would do my week Doodles digitally, and I figured out how to organize them into a file.

2. I got new bird feeders because some of the perches on the old ones had broken.

3. I participated in a virtual sound bath.

4. An appointment I had to cancel in November was rescheduled. I thought I wouldn't get a new appointment until the Spring. There was an opening for 1/17 and I could go to Milford (closer to me) instead of Chestnut Hill (closer to Boston)

5. After a month because of holidays and illness, my usual play day with Teague.

How was your week?

TBT: Reprints From CJ's Whine and Cheeze

 In 2003, Ma had a stroke. Dad was her full time caregiver until he he had a car accident that totaled the car. So in 2006, I became their chauffeur among other jobs.

At the time, to deal with the stress of running two households and working, I kept a blog entitled CJ's Whine and Cheeze. Egged on by some friends who enjoyed the first read through, you'll see your part when it comes by.

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Life Is Like A.....

A friend described her life as a casserole, layers of delicious things with surprises through them. My life is more like a brownie studded with nuts. Sometimes you enjoy the crunch, other times you break a tooth.

Dealing with the elder generation is a bit like that. Most times, it can be very sweet and pleasant. Other times, you wind up suffering the complications of OPD. Old People's Disease. My cousin coined the phrase. For example, being called to run out and buy a pair of pinking shears because "they are a good price."

How does one cope? Sit yourself down, listen to me whine, add a few cheezes, and then we'll have a good laugh.

Doodling for Stress Reduction

 

On Mondays via Zoom, I participate in a class where we spend  a half an hour doodling our stress away.  

T Stands For After All That Work

 

of cleaning and organizing the Lazy Susan cabinet, Monet and Me deserve a nice cuppa.

 Drop by hosts, Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog to find out what the rest of the T Stands For gang is up to. If you want to play, include in your Tuesday post a beverage or container for a beverage. Don't forget to link your blog to Bleubeard and Elizabeth's page.

Monet and Me

 

finally found silicone, round, Lazy Susan liners. We bought them before Christmas, but forgot where we put them.

Sooner or later, usually later, things turn up. I pulled out all of the cannisters, ran the lids through the dishwasher. Checked for expired items. Scrubbed the shelves, put the liners on. Ta-Da! All nice, neat, and the liners will be easier to clean then the metal shelves.

How Does Your Garden Grow?

The beginning of the week was freezing and on Saturday, we got a dusting of snow that never stopped snowing all day. A PITA snow because the couple of inches meant the walkway and stairs would have to be shoveled.

Icicle on the squirrel baffle and the feeders had to be filled again.

The back feeder filled and the Back Tundra

There was just enough snow so Himself could play with the Yarbo. Here's a very short clip of the robot on it's maiden voyage.

Our friend, Master Beef, said the robot needed a proper name. A gardener's name. There was Joshua, the gardener of the Garden of Eden and the only one that God talks to in the television series, Supernatural. Or Samwise Gamgee (the real hero ) from The Lord of the Rings. We decided Samwise had a nice ring to it. 

Himself had fun playing and controlling the Samwise from the relative comfort of the garage. Last week, he attended a demonstration as he had lots of questions particularly about the game controller which he couldn't seem to get to work though he was able to use his phone to control the robot. He controlled Samwise using his phone as he didn't want to spend a lot of time setting up the controller and he only wanted to see if he could get Samwise to move. Mission accomplished.

He also said, Samwise did as a good a job clearing the snow as the monster snowblower he used to have.

How does your garden grow?

Happy, Little, Time Waster

 

Bubble Freezing in Slow Motion