Well, today I had cataract surgery on the left eye. Even when I know what is going to happen and virtually no pain is involved, I still find my body rigid as a board, my fists clenched, my jaw locked, and terror reigns. I do believe this is the result of an eye injury 30 years ago that almost cost me my left eye. Injury site erosion for 18 ( Read more... )

Well, yesterday was a milestone of sorts ( Read more... )

I have been neglectful. I have read and commented on friends journals, but have not updated my own in quite some time ( Read more... )

I can't resist! I have tried to find a way to introduce the teddy bears pictures and figure that it is easiest to post these.
The first is bare bears, and the second, baby clothes Dorothy dug out of somewhere to dress them.

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Dorothy and I have spent the end of the weekend nurturing our garden. Here are some snaps.

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Dorothy and I did visit Clyde's grave and place flowers. We then worked in the back yard to place all the flowers I had gotten and not yet planted. Pruned out the overgrowth on the citrus and picked off all the dead blossoms from the other flowering plants. Just a general clean-up and maintenance ( Read more... )

Tomorrow Dorothy and I will visit the local cemetery to place flowers on the grave of a family patriot. A decorated career veteran of the U.S. Air Force. A fine man who helped maintain the freedom our country enjoys. May he forever rest in peace, and may our country remain forever free ( Read more... )

The weather has been beautiful the last 2 days. We had a little bit of rain and cooler temps for a while, but summer is definately here ( Read more... )

This is a song I really like. Blues always grab my attention. The Saint James Infirmary was an actual hospice in San Francisco that focused on helping prostitutes. I think it is still functioning, but am not sure.http://www.yousendit.com/

Well, it has been a while, so I thought I would post this:

A recording I made of Summertime.

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I will update my journal soon.