At the foot of the hill
by aunty EM
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Friends, Food and Culture
What a lovely evening we had yesterday, meeting our good friends of over 40 years, going out to a trendy restaurant (in a made-over auto repair shop) for a great dinner and conversation, followed...
Saying goodbye
For the last two weeks we had relatives in town. My dear late cousin’s two daughters were here tying up the last ends of their parents estate. These ladies and their two younger brothers grew up...
Saying goodbye
For the last two weeks we had relatives in town. My dear late cousin’s two daughters were here tying up the last ends of their parents estate. These ladies and their two younger brothers grew up...
Fall(ing) Season
I learned yesterday that in the 10 ten days since Bob took his tumble, at least three other residents in our building also fell. One woman injured her arm, another broke a hip! And a man was ba...
Fall(ing) Season
I learned yesterday that in the 10 ten days since Bob took his tumble, at least three other residents in our building also fell. One woman injured her arm, another broke a hip! And a man was ba...
Beautiful morning
It’s a lovely (fallish) morning here on the Front Range. Temp was at 54 degrees when I went out for my walk down to the lake. It sounds like it might get back up near 90 later today, but for n...
In Addition
In addition to the drama of upgrading and Bob’s fall, we had news of not one, but two of Bob’s cousins passing away this week.
TGIF
TGIF everybody! What a week this has been. We were scheduled for the upgrades in our apartment for Wednesday. New flooring in kitchen, bathroom and laundry closet and all new appliances: Washer/...
It's quiet around here these days
Nothing too much going on except for my resolve to get up and out every morning. I go out somewhere around seven with my new walker. Down the hall to the elevator and then to the front door and...
It's quiet around here these days
Nothing too much going on except for my resolve to get up and out every morning. I go out somewhere around seven with my new walker. Down the hall to the elevator and then to the front door and...
That long??!!
My goodness! It’s been nearly two weeks since I posted here. Everything is fine here. We are looking forward to another visit from daughter and granddaughter. (Not the granddaughter with the lit...
That long??!!
My goodness! It’s been nearly two weeks since I posted here. Everything is fine here. We are looking forward to another visit from daughter and granddaughter. (Not the granddaughter with the lit...
Trying to push through
Some days are just hard…
Trying to push through
Some days are just hard…
Still not back to normal
We are still trying to recover from the lightning strike we had just about two weeks ago. As I said in an earlier post, the fire alarm system took a hit… They are still in the process of gettin...
Been here and gone
Daughter Rhonda, son-in-law, Mitch, granddaughter, Debra, great grandson, Cecil, and grand dog, Daisy arrived from Montana Wednesday, midafternoon . They departed yesterday and are now on the lo...
More fireworks
Mother Nature is celebrating the 4th of July in these parts. More thunder and lightning yesterday, and a cats & dogs rain storm. I left the bedroom window open and had a squishy carpet when I...
More fireworks
Mother Nature is celebrating the 4th of July in these parts. More thunder and lightning yesterday, and a cats & dogs rain storm. I left the bedroom window open and had a squishy carpet when I...
Wowzer!
I understand we’re not done with this whole lightning strike yet… Maintenance came and removed all our smoke detectors. They had only quit chirping because maintenance had cut the power to them l...
Wowzer!
I understand we’re not done with this whole lightning strike yet… Maintenance came and removed all our smoke detectors. They had only quit chirping because maintenance had cut the power to them l...
Goodess, gracious!
Great balls o’ fire! About 8:45 last night our house was rocked by what sounded like a large bomb going off. This thunder clap was accompanied by what some of our neighbors described a ball of f...
Coming to terms
I have been thinking for awhile now that I would be able to walk soo much easier if I, like many of my neighbors in this senior living complex, would just swallow my pride and get myself a walker...
White Christmas?
How about White Fourth of July? Looks like that will happen in the high country this year. Forecast says BIG snow up there this weekend. Skiing, anybody?
White Christmas?
How about White Fourth of July? Looks like that will happen in the high country this year. Forecast says BIG snow up there this weekend. Skiing, anybody?
Little boy
My great grandson, Cecil is now over 13 months old… not really a baby anymore. Yesterday he underwent a surgical procedure where tubes were put in his ears to drain the congestion. I guess lots...