Larry has spent the entire morning removing and discarding the plants from the long, center flower bed at the back of our property and preparing the soil for Fall planting. he already placed the top row (of 2) bricks lining the bed. Now he is at the nursery purchasing the purple Mexican fire bushes which he will plant there, interspersed with ( Read more... )

Claire came over today to visit with us and Desdemona and while she was here, she and I opened all the windows to let the cool, fresh air in and chase out the old, stale air. It was so refreshing, but since the molds, pollen and ragweed are high, I got a massive headache, clogged sinuses and a sore throat. We closed the windows later on, to Desi' ( Read more... )

This Could Be the Start of Something Big"You're walking along the street or you're at a party ( Read more... )

I have been feeling somewhat below par for a few days, but last night I got a full-blown fever and today I feel absolutely lousy. I cancelled my piano lesson and it's a good thing I did because I feel really sick. The Orkin man came but Larry took him around for me. Desdemona was sequestered with me so that she didn't get her paws or snout in ( Read more... )

First, my friend from high school days, Dave T., who suffered a massive heart attack on Matt's birthday, is still recovering, slowly, and we have no further news from his wife, Joan, who also went to school with me and was one of my best friends. Everyone I know is praying for him ( Read more... )

Ugh, the heat is getting me down. It's somewhat cool in the very early mornings, but the air heats up very quickly, which is depressing. I had a hair appointment at 10AM, so off I went and while I was at Carter's, Larry mowed the lawn. After Carter's, I was planning on going to get gasoline, go to HEB for a few items and going to the shop to ( Read more... )

Last night while I did the dishes, I watched "Shogun," the program I had taped on TV. Unfortunately, I forgot to tape the series, so the second portion of the six-part series is taped only in part. Oh, well ( Read more... )

I got up at 6:30AM today because I stayed up too late last night and never got to take a shower before retiring. I needed to take a shower first thing this morning because I was scheduled to be at Covert Ford at 8AM to meet Claire. That got cancelled at 6:45AM but I took a shower and stayed up anyway, since Desdemona Pussycat was being purry, ( Read more... )

A tranquil beginning to this Friday morning jolted to a screeching halt when I got a message that UT-Austin was evacuating the entire campus--many acres, many buildings, 39,000 students and more who comprise the staff, teachings, support staff and administrators--immediately, because of an unspecified threat. Seconds later, they specified: a male ( Read more... )

THE DREAME ( Read more... )