🏈SEPTEMBER🏈

                                                                 SEA SUNSET

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Well, here we are. September! I know lots of people love the fall weather but to me it is just the beginning of winter and cold, miserable weather! I am a summer gal! I totally enjoyed the 85 to 90° weather we had. I even put our big fan up today. We don't have AC and really don't need it. We only used the big tall fan one evening actually.

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My shoulder has almost entirely healed and doesn't bother me at all. But this past week end was my daughter, grandaughter and my Pickle Day. We get together and do over 50# of cucumbers and make pickles every year. Got 49 qts this year. Half my Grandma Joe's recipe for dill and half Bread and Butter. We call them Three Bitches Pickles! Years ago one of us joked about being bitches and that was it. I made a label for the jars even. Everyone loves both the dills and the B&B's. Our dills are very hot! 

 

But this year I wasn't the one that cut each and every cucumber. My shoulder gave out about 35# in and my husband took over for about 10 minutes to let my shoulder rest. It really upset me and I never even thought about it starting to hurt as it hadn't bothered me for some time...but when you are cutting 50# of cucumbers that is a lot of chopping and slicing.  

I have been enjoying my daily walks this summer. I am not looking forward to walking in the cold but I will. You have to keep your body moving!

Going to sign off for today. Have a super September and enjoy the last warm days.

 

😍😍AUGUST 😍😍

                                                        PURPLE DELIGHT

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August is here and pretty usual August weather. It has been great so far. Not too hot for us and not cold and rainy!

We have been doing quite well. Still doing my PT for my broken shoulder and am gaining "most" of my dexterity back. Sleeping is still difficult with it because I can't roll over to my right side! And if I accidentally do I wake up with it aching.  

I am so unhappy with the state of the USA right now. We are better than this! We follow laws and rules AND if you don't....you pay the piper! Some think they are above the law....they AREN'T! History will be written and hopefully it will be truthful and show our grandchildren and great, great granchildren what actually happened. And they will learn by the mistakes that were made and won't make the same mistakes. We can only hope!

I still keep making themes because I love doing it. I know a lot of them aren't being used but I am still updating all of them. 

I don't eat like regular people! I eat the same things day after day and if something I eat is unavailable I get upset. I have yorgurt for lunch! Every day! I used to eat only Trader Joe's Mocha yogurt.....then they quit making it. So I found Noosa Mexican Chocolate......then they quit making that. I finally gave up and was eating whatever kind I thought I would like but was never happy with the choices. So I decided to see if I could make my own coffee/mocha yogurt. Did a search for recipes and found several. I have found my ONE! And I am so pleased with it. It is very easy to make and I am making a quart at a time and that will last me all week. It's probably not as healthy as it should be but I like it! And that is what matters. I order a quart of Mountain Valley vanilla yogurt from Walmart every week. That is the brand I am using. It isn't expensive and is quite thick. I don't like the healthy Greek yogurt because it is too sour for me. If anyone is interested in my receipe, please post a comment here and I will post it. I used to have a Quaker Everything Rice Cake with chunky peanut butter with my yogurt but since the Pandemic you can not find the Everything Rice Cakes....

For dinner I have a salad....yes, just a salad. I cook for my husband but I rarely eat what he is having. You would think I would be super skinny but I am not and since I hit 80 I have actually gained. I still do my exersize bike 20 minutes a day and walk a mile or 2 a day. But age does catch up with you! I weigh 120 now and have always been around 117 so I am not pleased but....ya gotta eat.

We do have a 10:00 AM coffee break and a slice of whatever kind of sweet bread I have made. I have gotten back into baking more since Covid and collecting desert bread recipes. Our favorite is a rhubarb bread but our rhubarb came ripe at exactly the same time as I broke my right shoulder so didn't get to make much of that. I did get a couple in the freezer but missed that. 

I am going to sign off for now. I know this is totally boring to most out there and you could care less, but I kind of enjoy writing so......

Have a great August and hopefully I will be back for September. When you are 83 you never know......

 

Getting better/Summer Sunshine

                                                                          B Hive

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  July is almost over and I haven't written on my blog at all. Sorry about that but nothing new is really happening so....just didn't write.

My shoulder is getting better but still bothers a lot at nights. Sleeping is the hardest thing to do with a broken shoulder. Dr. said it was healing well but not quite there yet so have to go back 1 more time. I have been doing my PT at home so am getting use of my arm back...mostly. Certain things still hurt. Dr. said I would never get back all the dexterity but I will be able to manage. Doing my PT one day I had a really hard tumble. I was using the elastic bands and it popped off the machine and threw me back against a steel door! I landed on my butt, elbow and the back of my head hit the door. It knocked me a bit coo coo for a minute but after I sat a minute I started moving legs, etc. and figured nothing was broken this time. But I still have a knot on the back of my head, but bruises on hip and elbow are gone. I don't do that anymore! 

Our summer is finally here,  I think. We have the coldest, wettest summer ever. But this week has been nice and next week is supposed to get in the 90's. We don't have air conditioning but when you get older the cold seems to bother us more than the heat. That is why I wear hoodies most of the year!

We still are not going out much and when we do, we wear a good mask. It is great that you can order and pick up. With gas prices I order and we pick up after a Dr. appt. So don't even make a special trip. Plus the Amazon truck comes quite often! I have figured out we actually save money doing this because when you go into a grocery store I always see several things I did not have on my list and end up in my cart!

My husband is mowing constantly because we have so much to mow. If it gets hot the grass will quit growing so he can get some relief. 

I can't believe my desktop computer is still working! My grandson built it for me about 15 years ago. He has updated it a bit, SSD hard drive and a video card had to be replaced for Windows 10. But it doesn't meet Windows 11 so I guess I will just use it till they don't update Windows 10. He says he can't upgrade it any more. I can't afford a new desktop so don 't know what I am going to do. I can't really design on my laptop. And I have several programs that I use all the time that don't meet Windows 11, either....so am keeping my finger crossed! Maybe I will go before the computer! I have till Oct. 2025!

Still working on updates. I know some people like their theme to have the white or lighter toolbar areas but I am choosing to not use those on my themes. 

I am going to sign off for today. I hope you are all well and having a good summer. Please stay safe. I know many people that won't wear masks but if you want to protect yourself and your loved ones...please do when you are in stores or crowds.

Have a super August.

Slowly getting better!

                                                       Summer Glory   

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Well, I am going to try doing a bit of typing! I posted that I broke my right shoulder on April 29th. Typical story of an old lady falling in her home! I sat down to read a bit that afternoon and fell asleep. About 10 minutes later I woke up and looked at the clock! Jumped out of the chair, not realizing my leg was asleep and gave out. As I said I leaped...so was moving fast and down I went...hard..My phone fell out of my hoodie pocket and was behind me and couldn't reach it. I had to hold my right shoulder because it was so very painful. I tried to scrunch myself to the patio door so I could pound on it hoping my hubby would hear me, but I couldn't. I thought I was going to vomit and didn't want to do it on the carpet so pulled an afghan off the rocker. But I didn't have to use it! I tried to have Alexa call 911 and she "she" couldn't and she couldn't call my neighbor so I laid there and waited. Luckily it was almost time for my husband to come in. There was no way he could get me up and into the car so he called 911. The great local EMT's came and got me to the hospital. They took xrays of my shoulder and ankle.My ankle was just sprained but there are 2 broken bones in my shoulder, the humerus broke off at the bottom of the little round top and another bone close by. They put my arm in a sling and then I got an appt. at the Dr. that gave me my new knee and did my back surgery. I was in an awful lot of pain as it is a very painful break. Sleeping in bed is really tough so I have slept most of the time in a lounger. I know I am using my arm more than I am supposed to so hope I am not hurting anything. Will find out when I got back on the 13th. It was starting to heal the last time I went in so that was good. But not being able to use your right arm is really hard! You can't do anything!

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I figured out how to use my left hand for the mouse but is very awkward. Especially the copy and paste!

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I am managing to update some of my older themes though and that is keeping me busy. Takes me twice as long to do anything!

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Mother's Day was fun, though. The kids brought everything, food, flowers, etc. We ate, laughed and played Uno for hours. Of course I was on pain meds!

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Hope you all have a great spring. We have had one 70 degree day! Yesterday! Our April and May were both colder than normal and so far June isn't that much better! That is spring time in WA.

 

BROKE RIGHT SHOULDER IN FALL

 

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Well, Ukraine is still under attack by the Russians. I just wonder if the Russian people actually realize what is going on. I fear they don't. It sounds like all the "real news" isn't getting to them, only what the Russian government wants them to hear. So sad!

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Another month has come and gone. We had our 65th wedding anniversary this past week. It sure doesn't seem as long as it sounds and it has been a good 65 years. The first thing we do every morning (since Covid started) is give each other a super big hug before breakfast. Best part of the day!

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I am still making and updating themes.....so boring....for all you readers. 

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My brother has his 80th Birthday this coming week. He is a sweetheart and had a difficult year. 

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 My husband had heart monitor put on 2 weeks ago. It comes off tomorrow. He has to have one put on every 3 months. Hopefully not forever but we don't know.

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We are going out and getting our groceries every other, very early Saturday mornings now, but we are still wearing masks. I got a hunch we will probably be wearing them the rest of our lives when/if we have to go in a store. I thanked the clerk that checked us out this morning for wearing a mask....he said, "Oh, I wasn't feeling very good this morning!" Panic attack!!!

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My husband is so happy he can start mowing the lawns again. Silly guy!

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Think I will go for my walk. I am really disappointed that my back started hurting again. Had the surgery in October and within a few weeks it started and is getting worse. I just DO NOT want to call the Dr. but will have to break down and do so one of these days.

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 Have a fantastic April!

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 Easter Eggs & Sakura

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