Just need to talk to my friends (207)

Good morning Rockers.

Judith. Sorry to hear about your dizziness last night. I'm praying for you to have a good day of recovery. Are you alone most of the time? If so, hopefully you have something that will detect a fall. I used to worry about that when I was alone.

Carl. It's good of you to let your son, deal with this in his own way.

Iris. It's nice your able to enjoy your travels. I wish I had a old friend to enjoy a BBQ with, my old friends have all passed. My daughter is BBQing stakes this afternoon. I'm looking forward to that.

JeriLynn, sounds like your have lots of fun travels ahead. Be safe and enjoy.

I remember alot of those old songs, but not until I hear them. And as soon as they come on I can sing right along, and remember most of the words.

I got my hip x-ray back yesterday and it shows no damage. Dr said the pain should stop, soon. I guess it possible to bruise, your bone? We went to yoga yesterday, and sat in the salt room for 45 minutes, I was not to impressed with that. 🤨

Good day to all, Hugs Zetta

Judith, I'm sorry you are ill. I hope you feel better very soon.

Thank you Carl, for the info. On bruising.

I felt like it was a bad bruise, it's not as bad as it was, but it did hurt for about a month. I can't imagine floating in salt water, in the dark. Was it just for the Relaxing effect? The salt room, we sat in comfy chairs, with lights shining through a dimly colored wall, and salt being filtered into the room. Your suppose to relax while the salt clears up any congestion, while taking deep breaths. It's included in our yoga package, so we wanted to give it a try.

Judith. How are you feeling today? I hope your home getting some rest.

Hugs Zetta

Judith, I'm so glad you are all right now! Those silent UTIs are dangerous! I hope the doctor ordered a culture and sensitivity to check for the correct antibiotic. This should take 48 hours to be available.

Are you managing at home okay now?

Iris

A quick good morning and check in,

Hello Ron. Are you on your trip to scout for cabins?

Judith! I hope you are better today. How scary that was. Keep your phone in your pocket and stay hydrated. Is someone going to stay with you for a bit? I hope so. You have a fall alert, right?

Lorita, on rats in the engine compartment: DH says there is a device that make a noise that you can get for your car. I'm trying to find one to post a picture here for you.

Zetta, you are correct. A "bone bruise" is a real thing and it takes a while to heal. Hope you continue to improve.

Carl, thank you for the melon info. We have a few raised beds so we can try that next year. I'm with you on cemetery visits. I drive right by my parents/grandparents/late husband's grave several times a week and can see the headstones in the country cemetery from the road. I always look to see if the floral arrangements are in place but only go there to tend the graves and visit on "special" days. Some people need to go more often and if that is comfort, so be it. You are a kind and loving father.

HB, I just had to retire a pair of pants yesterday because, alas, they no longer fit. They were a black/white Zebra print from Talbots. I thought of you and your Mama. Before DH I had grieved myself into a size 2 or 4. He cured that, unfortunately.

Beth, I'm reading alot about "chaos gardening". I didn't know that term but it describes perfectly what I want for the backyard with that hideous above ground pool. DH has been so slow to get the deck completed, I haven't planted anything around it. My plan is to line the entire thing with zinnias, coneflowers, other wildflowers so that I cannot see the exterior of the pool. Flowers up to the (at least) level of the deck, make pathways around it and line the fencerows with beds. That way all I see is flowers and when I lift my eyes I see the fields surrounding the backyard. I may have to hire some help.

GG: YES to Dark Shadows!!!! Every afternoon at 3:30. I was a "latchkey" kid so I had a blissful 30 minutes of entertainment before I had to begin getting dinner ready.

Iris, my friend from high school visits next month. I haven't seen her since they moved away in 11th grade. I'm so excited!

OK, I hear DH stirring in the kitchen so time to go. TTYL. Stay safe!

G'mornin.

Iris— Thank bank teller joke sounds like one Carl would have come up with. 😉

Carl— I rarely stop at dad's grave or the closet where mom keeps my sister's ashes (behind her 12-month-supply of Crepe Erase). I do sometimes take mom; I have to offer, she never asks.

She admitted she doesn't really know what to say or do when she goes. It's a National Cemetery, so it's not like one can tend plants there. Once when I took her on his birthday (July 5— so very warm), she was talking to him about her cat and the grandkids and then she patted the headstone and said, "Is it hot where you are?" Given dad's personality and behavior, the pair of us burst out laughing. We're weird.

Lorita— A friend who lives in the city had the rat electrical system issue with her DH's minivan. She lives near a huge park and the agricultural high school; plus, her DH liked to feed the squirrels. After the second harness was installed in a year, their insurance agent advised them that the peanuts and birdseed they were putting out was an "attractive nuisance" and that they would not be paying out a third time if these were not removed and an exterminator used. In her case, the work was covered under the comprehensive damage portion of their car insurance.

Hard to believe it's already the final day of June and you'll be starting #208 soon.

Judith— I hope you're feeling better today.

Jerilynn— RIP the zebra pants. Mom must've missed those although she does have both the zebra and the leopard loafers. Because she's fancy.

Ron— My mom would drive by that cabin and tell me it "has possibilities". She spends entirely too much time watching HGTV. I blame her doctors and their waiting room TVs. Would you consider building? The are some cute prefab and kit ADUs and log cabins at this site.

It kind of makes me want one. Or maybe 2— one for DS so he stops messing up my space. I shouldn't complain, he's mowing at the moment, and I am not, so there's that.

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It's bright and warm here today. Mom has her AMD injections later. The office is busier than ever as more folks get approved for the medication which is awesome, but it means a crowded waiting room and a process that takes longer than when Syfovre was first rolled out. Unlike a lot of waiting rooms, the TVs here are set to Gilligan's Island and Hallmark Channel without audio. Not that either really make sense with dialog but they're wildly amusing anyway. Since we go back for tests and then wait for the next test and finally the injection, we're catching snippets of at least 2 episodes not that this lack on continuity matters from an entertainment standpoint. I don't anticipate getting home any earlier than 5:30 so it'll be take-out pizza for the win!

Tomorrow is the amyloid scan. It's not until 11:45, but we'll need to take the 9:28 train to get down to the city with enough time to uber or taxi over to the hospital. I prefer not to drive as there's a whole lot of construction in that area and detours in place currently. I still haven't seen the results of the amyloid blood tests; I don't know if they didn't get ordered after all or if they weren't done. I guess we'll reach out after the scan results are in.

I get to see the hand surgeon on Thursday. I'm hoping to graduate to OT. The wrist feels mostly better, but the arthritis remains, and I suspect there's a risk of recurrence. If given a choice, I'd prefer not to have my arm splinted for another 6 weeks post-surgery (it's hot), so I'll kick that can down the road.

I hope everyone has a peaceful day.

HB

Carl— Accessory Dwelling Unit. They're meant to be built in one's back yard as a kind of "granny flat". I have room for one, but alas the HOA bans them. I can't even have a wooden shed. Grrr.

Woo-hoo— the dentist's office finally called back. The appointment I've been trying to reschedule for tomorrow is done. It only took 6 days to get a call-back. Our former dentist sold his practice to a new guy with the intention to work PT doing only dentistry— none of the business or logistics of maintaining a practice. Something happened and it didn't work as planned. Now the old guy is working PT out of some other semi-retired dentist's office space in his own little practice having taken some of the staff (wife, daughter and a hygienist) from the previous practice. We'd bought into the annual loyalty plan that gives routine care/discount and had appointments left so we're still in the old office. Mom wanted to stay with the previous guy so I get to see him, DH and I are undecided as previous gut is 70-ish and DS will be staying with the new guy. It's all so awkward as if seeing the dentist wasn't unpleasant enough.

HB

Good morning Front Porch Friends.

Ron. I love your cabin, looks like all it needs is some new curtains.

HB. I would love to have to take a train places. How long is the ride to the city. I would love to be able to take amtrac from Arizona to Oregon, but it is a 12 hour trip, and you can only take your dog 🐕 on the train for 7 hours. I won't go anywhere without my little Molly. I agree your son should see the younger dentist. It's hard the change Dentist, when your comfortable with one. I liked your idea of having hot dogs, that's going to be our 4th of July, dinner.

Carl. I'm glad the storm passed by you and did not cause any damage. I don't think I could ever go in a coffin like box, completely dark and quiet and float around for a hour. In that case the hour would seem like a very very very long time.

JeriLynn. Thank you for confirming a bone can be bruise. The doctor said so many things, it seems like he may have said that. My pain has gone away, probably because I have been taking the extra strength pain pills. Have fun with your high school friend. That is something to really look forward to.

Good day to all. Hugs Zetta

Lorita - Now that I have a couple of song names - I know Wake Up Little Susie and Dream. My mom used to sing Wake Up Little Susie to me and Peggy if we were having a hard time getting up for school. 🙂

Iris - I was pretty sure it was Medi-Cal. but wasn't a 100% on it. All of your trips sound exciting.

Judith - That's scary! I really hope you're starting to feel better.

Carl - Surprising absolutely no one, I love sensory deprivation tanks. SO relaxing. It's probably going to sound weird, but I love the feeling of nothing, that feeling of where does your body end and the water begin. And it's so quiet. I imagine it's what a full body massage feels like. I used the tanks about once a week while I was studying for the bar exam. It helped a lot with stress.

JeriLynn - I had a similar experience with clothes. I was always right around a size 3 - size 2 wasn't going to happen. Then I met my s.o. Of course I never ate anything because I didn't like most things. His common refrain was "I bet I could make it so that you'd like it." I was skeptical, but that man can cook! I'm no longer a size 3, but the gym keeps me in the single digits.

We were all latchkey kids too. We were lucky in that my grandparents and my aunt lived next door to us all through our elementary school years, so we'd often go over to their house and watch Dark Shadows with our aunt. She taught 4th grade and so was home by then.

Out of curiosity Peggy and I actually went to a Dark Shadows festival back in the '90s. It was odd, but kind of fun. We got to meet various members of the cast, including Angelique - so scary on the show, but very nice in real life.

HB - I loved the "is it hot where you are?" That was good.

I'm pretty sure I can't get away with zebra pants, although I like the idea of them.

Zetta - Hi! I've taken the train from Seattle to San Francisco - very pretty route, but close to a 24 hour trip, so unfortunately a no go for Molly.

As for here? A perfect PNW summer day - 80 degrees and lots of sun.

Our dryer had issues over the weekend, air would flow through, but there was no heat what so ever. The repair guy just left, and thankfully it was a no big deal kind of fix. It's in the outside realm of something we can do ourselves, so if it happens again, we might be able to fix it without having to call someone.