Good afternoon everyone! It is a mild 76F this afternoon with chances of rain later this evening. We have the windows open for the first time in months (well, weeks) and the fuzzbutts are enjoying outside sniffers.
My not-boob smooshing went well, but it was kinda amusing when the tech asked where I usually got my mamo’s done. Yavapai isn’t a word commonly used outside of AZ and she made me write it down to be sure she was getting the spelling right.
I recently got the latest Needle Pointers magazine, so I brought it along to read in the waiting room and met a new friend. She is a cross-stitcher but her eyes aren’t what they used to be and she was told that needlepoint is easier on the eyes than cross-stitch. I showed her some of the featured pieces in the magazine and we agreed that whoever thought that needlepoint was “easy” was full of what makes the crops grow.
I save my needlepoint magazines because they all come with at least one pattern I want to do, so I didn’t leave it with her, but I gave her links to the guild guest library as well as to a couple of online tutorials. I also encouraged her to ask her eye doctor about cataract surgery because she can’t come to our stitching meetings because she doesn’t drive after dark. I left her with the address and my number, hopefully she will find a way to join us.
We stopped at a farm stand and bought some corn, but are too stuffed from our late lunch to think about dinner.
Currently I’m watching charms of hummingbirds draining our feeders. I’m almost at half a gallon of syrup a day. They started slow, but now that they know that we are a reliable source of food, they will come back every year and will tell their friends. (I hope the folks who bought our last place keep the feeders out, there was a couple of Anna’s that overwintered in our yard. I know TC friend encouraged them to keep feeding them, don’t know if they followed through.)
You can’t really call yourself a pet owner until you’ve caught puke with your bare hands in an attempt to keep it off the furniture/carpet/whatever.
Happy Doperversary Mooom!
I’ve never been to Nebraska but happen to think that flat lands are lovely. You can see across them and there is a very subtle beauty in the peaceful stillness. I also think that the TX panhandle has some amazing scenery.
Exciting scenery is overrated.
And here is an excellent example of what I mean. New Mexico is stunningly beautiful. The light on the painted mountains changes by the minute and the wind sculpted sandstone cannot be matched anywhere else in the world.
IMHO. I love driving through New Mexico. Except for Albuquerque. Driving through Albuquerque is almost as terrifying as driving in Dallas-Fort Worth. Food is good, people are nice and the budistas are happy and knowledgeable, driving is horrifying.
Anyone who thinks their gaming system is more important than their loyal dog isn’t a husband worth having.
From what I’ve been told, do not get a license plate. People will yell at you for taking up a good non-handicapped spot if you are having a good day and feel able to walk further.
I need to deal with mine as well, I still have my AZ tag and the hook thing is trying to break off. There isn’t a fee, but it’s more paperwork and I’m lazy.
I’ve twice seen un-tethered dogs fall out of the back of pick-up trucks with very bad results and can imagine a small critter becoming a projectile in an accident. Our fuzzbutts have always not been confined to a carrier, they get seat belted in.
I hope it looks as good as promised, I’m sure that she will love it getting such a thoughtful gift.
That was my response as well. I knew there was something electronic chirping but had no idea what it could be, hence the wandering around part. I probably would have known had I read the owner’s manual that is carefully filed away.
HAPPY DOPERVERSARY FCM!!!
