31 January 2025
I appreciate the concern for missing the last two days. Things have been extremely busy. I am well and actually feeling pretty good. The beautiful weather is a big help.
The day before, I was waiting to get permission to show a photo taken by Yelena at the Secret Garden of all our group. Florida has a new law that requires permission to photograph someone. I forgot to ask at the table that night so I sent out some texts and emails to get everyone’s’ permission – which I did. So here’s the photograph.
This was Tuscany night and I think I mentioned previously, every but the entrées were good.
Yesterday, I raked leaves, and raked leaves and raked leaves. I hadn’t done so in about a month and I was getting buried in them. I had to remove two planter stands to get to the leaves which meant moving all the plants first. Then it was cleaning out where the stands were located by first sweeping and then hosing them down. My major leaf producer at this point are “corn” plants (Dracaena fragra. I had a major pile of leaves from two different stands of Dracaena.
Then I swept part of the pool deck, hosed it down, and then hosed down the patio. I hauled the trash and yard waste bins to the curb and then filled the trash with 90 books I no longer wanted. It broke my heart. However, if I had taken them somewhere, I would have to load the 90 into the Jeep, offload them at the site, and take back any they would reject. This way, I only had to load them one time into the garbage.
I had put a sign out that said “Free Books” but no one wanted them. Too sad.
Just as I finished up the yard work, a friend called and asked for transportation to a dealership to consider buying a used car. He called and 1:30 and he did indeed purchase a car and we left the dealership at 7:30. We headed to J Marks to get some dinner (he hadn’t eaten all day). I didn’t get home until 9:30.
The paperwork required to purchase the car was massive. Large forests disappeared to make the amount of paper he had to sign. I was with him most of the way offering moral support. When I got home, I pretty much collapsed.
I was so tired, I even cut short my walk this morning. Later, I had planned on dropping off the Sharps box at the post office, getting the Jeep lubed, and then getting it washed. Instead, I’m gonna crawl up in bed, read and nap the rest of the day.
Thanks for reading my blog. I know it’s a bit mundane – much like life – with bits and pieces of excitement.
Stay tuned!
