Yesterday (January 25) was our parent's anniversary. It was 80 years since they were wed (in 1942). Our sister Sue (Susan Charlene) was born on January 31, 1943 (one year later, in other words).

Dad died in 1998 (he was 77), and Mom died in 2000 (she was 76). When you think about it, they were both quite young. People frequently live into their 80's ( Read more... )

I had to turn on the furnace this morning. In September, of all things! The kittens and I were glad, as we all three had been huddling to keep warm. It is truly chilly today. We're not ready to embrace autumn (and certainly not winter!).

It's been lovely wearing shorts, sleeveless or short sleeve shirts and sandals. (I love sandals, which are close ( Read more... )

A new favorite author - what a delight!

Actually, coming BACK to reading after being away from it is sheer joy. I have spent my entire life reading avidly - everything I could get my hands on. But after my illness in April 2018, I was so sick I couldn't manage it. Could. Not. Manage. Reading! How could that even have been true?

But I couldn't really ( Read more... )

I HATE the LiveJournal App for mobile devices.

Example:
I can't figure out how to edit an enty.

Example:
It's ridiculously hard to make an edit to one word!

Example:
I can't figure out how to change my font. I hate this one.

This is so clunky to use. Don't most people use their phones or tablets? Why make it so unpleasant?

I have an entry about our cat, ( Read more... )

Tonight Marilyn gave her presentation for the Murdock Talks at the Museum of the Oregon Territory on Tumwater Drive in Oregon City (run by the Clackamas County Historical Society ( Read more... )

Marilyn has been sick with a bug (flu?) since Wednesday. I mean really sick. I sat up with her all night (until 4:00) Wednesday night. (She on the sofa and me in my family room chair.)

A true sign of how sick she is? We both missed the annual Board Meeting last night (Thursday). Astonishing, right?

More soon. I want to type this on my iPad, but it's ( Read more... )

I sat at my computer for hours today -- still the most painful thing I do, all this time later. (No, it hasn't been two years of chronic pain... yet.) Anyway, I needed to work on my work email. I was well over 2,000 items when I started, and down to 130 when I finished. Not bad, right? The shameful part is going over 1,000 to begin with ( Read more... )

Marilyn was ill today (she stayed home), and I'm still fighting this bug I've had for several weeks. We both spent a good portion of the day sleeping ( Read more... )

The day has finally (almost) arrived. I've been in the process of having this surgery for some time now. Specifically, it's Blepharoplasty (BLEF-uh-roe-plas-tee), a type of surgery that repairs droopy eyelids and involves removing excess skin, muscle and fat. The nurse (I think she was an anesthesiologist) who phoned me this morning said my doctor ( Read more... )

What a long and exciting (and exhausting) day we had ( Read more... )