WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

 Wordless Wednesday:

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PHOTO A DAY CHALLENGE

 Photo A Day Challenge 

July 21 ...  RED ...

The absolute best thing to do on a HOT day.

Today it will reach 100F.

Cheating and doing some Time Traveling ... 

July 22 ... TREE ...

2023   TIMBER 

Our next door neighbor had some trees felled.

Those guys that took the tree down were amazing.  Pure Athleticism !!!

LOVE TREES but I have to admit we are happy with the openness since the tree is gone.

That will do it for today.

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MONDAY MEANDERINGS and PHOTO A DAY CHALLENGE

 Well, here we go again with me running behind and trying to catch up on some pressing business details.

So I will just get to my falling behind ... Photo A Day Challenges for

July 19 (Sunday)   BLACK and WHITE

I wrote about our going through our post card collection, both Disney and Vintage general postcards.

Here's a fascinating card that has so much history to it.

The War years, sent in 1942.

The sender is unknown to us.  We just found this card among someone's collection.

July 20 (Monday)  COLORFUL

I'm sure there are many Colorful Stories when playing Poker.

This is an item we are trying to sell on FaceBook Marketplace.

The cost of shipping the heavy wooden rack and chips is really prohibitive.

Another Colorful Activity that Dave and I attended was watching the large Hot Air Balloons take flight.

Well folks, that's all I have for today.

Gotta get back to making some phone calls.

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CATCHING UP PHOTO A DAY CHALLENGE

 Why is it I'm always trying to catch up with my blog???

I guess I just fall down too many Rabbit Holes looking at things.

Yesterday Dave and I found ourselves deep in the depths of our postcard collections.  We have a huge Disney collection and a vintage misc.collection of cards too.

The time just disappeared.  I really love all the history involved in all of the cards.  Some we will be selling and others I'm just not ready to let go of yet.

So

On to the photo challenge ... 

Friday July 17

ON THE SHELF

Saturday July 18

ANIMAL  and INSECT

Okay ... on that note I will say That's All Folks ...

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THANKFUL THURSDAY

 Thankful Thursday,

I am so thankful that the temperature isn't going to be like it was yesterday.

Wednesday brought the heat to 104F.  Too, Too Hot for Me !

Today it's suppose to only get to 97F.  Time to break out the parkas ... 😁

Disney Skunks named Flower are always cuter!

The one in our backyard is NOT !

I'm also thankful that the horrible strong odor from the skunk in our backyard last night went away rather quickly.  I had the sliding door open , of course the screen was in place,  and at 11PM my hubby said Eww , that smells like skunk spray.  Got out of my chair and as I closed the door, oh my goodness ... it must have been on the edge of our patio... ugh... it was so strong my eyes started to water.  Thankfully by the time we got into bed we couldn't smell it any longer.  I have always wondered why God created such a stinky critter ... 

And now to the Rest of the Story ... 

About Wordless Wednesday

I captured a candid shot of that sweet little girl when I was on the Kitchen Team down in Mexicali, Mexico.  Our team was given a bit of time off to see what some of the other teams were doing helping some of the churches.  It seems that one group had some Bible coloring projects but this little one was enjoying her bubble gum too much to be interested in crayons.  The photo turned out to be one of my favorites of that year.  Kids are so cute.

I wish I knew more about the Sign I snapped a picture of.

We didn't see the white horse anywhere so I guess you can make up any story to go with it.  I actually don't know where we were exactly.  So much ranch and farmland all looks the same.  It would be fun to go back and see if the sign was still there.

Thanks for all of your comments.  I love our Blogging community.

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WORDLESS WEDNESDAY and PHOTO A DAY CHALLENGE JULY 15

 Wordless Wednesday

PHOTO A DAY CHALLENGE:  JULY 15

SIGN .... 

Saw this sign on someone's property, a few years ago, as we were "flying" down a two lane road.

I made my hubby turn the car around so I could snap the shot.

We didn't see the white horse but I thought the warning was fantastic.

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MONDAY MEANDERINGS and PHOTO A DAY CHALLENGE

 Monday Meanderings

Today is sultry and the thermometer will  push to 98F.

Too hot for me so I think this is an inside day !

Saturday evening favored us with a magnificent sunset.  I caught it just before it was no more.

God sure has the best box of crayons !

Photo A Day Challenge

Here are my 2 submissions for Sunday-12 and Monday -13.

Soft:

NO, NO, NO !!!

Oh brother !!!  this is not the photo I wanted to show and somehow I can't delete it !!

So let's see if I can find the photo I meant to post ... haha

XXXXX

Okay ...

SOFT :

This is best when it is enlarged.

My OLD computer is going to give me heart palpitations !!!

SHADOWS:

I think the shadows look like people marching along my patio pavers.

There will probably be the Photo A Day every few days, but I will try to entertain you and myself as well.

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A PHOTO A DAY

 Today I am going to join Pamela from the blog Closed Doors, Open Windows.

She is attempting to do A Photo - A- Day from a list for July.

The Challenge for today July 10 ...  HaHa ... its really the 11th , but we will just ignore the calendar 😜 ... Frankly, I have no idea what day it is !!! 

So as I was saying when I rudely interrupted myself ... 

Today's word is BUSY 

NYC at its finest ...

Taxis, Cars and Trucks and Humanity all in the same square mile of the City.

BUSY for sure

I took this shot from the high balcony of a hotel we were "snooping" around in after work one evening.

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THANKFUL THURSDAY

 Thankful Thursday and the Rest of the Story (Wordless Wednesday)

I am so thankful for the bounty of grapes from our vines this year.  They aren't big  but they are definitely sweet.

Our little pear tree does have 6 pears on it.

I can't wait for them to ripen completely so we can sink our teeth into them.

And now a comment about yesterday's Wordless Wednesday.

That photo certainly isn't Wordless !!!

I took that shot in front of a comedy club in the Lake Tahoe area.

I thought it was a fun example of Words.

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NOT QUITE WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

 Not Quite Wordless Wednesday

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MONDAY MEANDERINGS

 Monday Meanderings:

This is definitely the way my weekend went ... 

Celebrating the 4th of July was a bit different for us this year.

We had received an announcement that there was going to be a neighborhood parade.  It was going to march down our street.

Great we thought, we can just sit out on our driveway and cheer everyone on.

Sorry to say that it was quite underwhelming.

It began earlier than we thought and we missed the first band of marchers.  All in all there were several kids on bikes, Moms pushing strollers and a golf cart really decorated beautifully but it went by before we got settled.

Maybe next year it will be more organized and I have to admit I loved waving at the kiddos and chatting with one lady riding by on her 3 wheeled bike.

I'm so sad that I didn't get photos of her and the cart.

Here are a few of the stragglers ... 

Here's my Hubby in the "Grandstands"

The weather was perfect for an early morning parade.

And So ... 

Life goes on 

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HAPPY 4TH of JULY

 Happy Independence Day  USA

Happy Birthday # 250 ... 

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THANKFUL THURSDAY

 Thankful Thursday and the Rest of the Story ... 

AND ..... 

Now to the Rest of the Story  ... Wordless Wednesday ... 

Some time ago Dave and I were in New York City for work.  We always tried to do some sightseeing while we were in different cities.

We took the APPLE Bus Tour around NYC.  Sitting on the top of the bus gave us so many unobstructed views of that amazing City.

There is so much traffic going bumper to bumper.  It gave us time to take photos.

We passed this shop called Evolution with the skeleton hanging outside.  I don't believe in evolution but thought the concept for the store was fascinating.

I wondered if the little guy thought the "wet" spot below the skeleton was blood or something else.  Maybe the Mom with the stroller thought her son had spilled his drink ... Lots of unanswered questions ... Curiosity for all of us ... 

I snapped and the bus moved on ... so its an unfinished chapter in a very fascinating City tour.

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So now you know as much as I do ... 😉😊

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

 Wordless Wednesday

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MONDAY MEANDERINGS

 Monday Meanderings ... 

Here's to a new week and the end of a crazy month of June !

I know I sound like a broken record BUT, where did this month Go?

Remember way back  at the end of March and the beginning of April I posted about our "Baby Grapes"?

Well here they are now at the end of June.  A few more weeks and they will be ripe for picking.  Gotta beat the birds though ... 

I love the lovely shades of purple appearing on the bunches.

They will be ready for snacking on soon.

I went out to our plum trees the other day.

I found about 20 dried (maybe "fried") Santa Rosa plums on the ground.  That was our entire crop of those delicious, juicy plums!  I had failed to get out there in time due to the weather and all the hoop-la with Dave.

No photos  though.

Then I went to our other plum tree and picked a huge amount of what I think are called "Green Plums".

They never look ripe when looking at the outside.

But ... 

These are the sweetest tasting plums ever !

I made a lemon cake and stirred cut up plum pieces into it.

Talk about YUMMY ...

Guess what?  Its all gone and I forgot to take a picture of it ... 😃😜

Can you believe that the inside of these plums is so blood red when the outside is quite ugly?

Maybe there's a lesson there too ... 

"You can't always tell a book by its cover"

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LIFE IS ALWAYS AN ADVENTURE

 Good Morning ... 

Some Adventures are good, some no So ...

Todays is maybe what you would call in between.

We have come to the end of our time with the Home Healthcare-givers.

Its been 7 weeks of twice weekly visits from the Physical Therapist and the Home Health RN.

I am forever grateful for these two wonderful men that became friends in our lives.

Both Dave and I are truly sad that we won't see them again.

It also means that we are on our own to fully regain strength and complete mobility.

Things will never be perfect, but I thank the Lord for everything that Dave can now do.  At almost 85 (in 6 months), it will never be as it was years ago, but then again, it's not the way it was 7 weeks ago either!

This is Jethro, the Home Health RN.

What a kind, gentle and really pleasant man.  He was so professional but could joke and tease too.

Jethro always gave us hugs before he left.

I'm going to miss those genuine hugs.

This is Nick our PT.

What a great guy!  

His "Bedside" manner really got Dave up and "running".

We had a lot of wonderful chats and I was so glad to be included in everything.

We still have 1 more visit from the Occupational Therapist.

She's ok but not on our "friends list", a bit scattered but the exercises she did are good for both of us.

The major accomplishment from her is loosening Dave's neck muscles.  It is helping the entire body's core.

Dave's fall produced NO broken bones but the deep bruising internally is more difficult to "fix".  A lot of it just takes time and persistence.

All this to say that we thank you our blogging friends for your care and concern and storming heaven for us.

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THANKFUL THURSDAY

 Thankful Thursday

It's going to be a good day today.

The sun is shining ... it's not so hot ... Hubby is definitely improving ... 

And

There's always Ice Cream !

Nothing like a nice goopy sundae to make the day go better ... 

Loved all of your comments on my Wordless Wednesday.

The photo was taken a few years ago in Old Sacramento for Gold Rush Days.

That gorgeous redhead is my granddaughter "learnin' her letters".

Now that precious girl is making us Great Grandparents in November !!!

We are so excited.  They don't know what they are having so we don't either.

The best is yet to come.

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WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

 Wordless Wednesday

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MONDAY MEANDERINGS

 My Oh My, the weeks are flying by.

Now it's officially Summer here in the USA.

19 Years ago we moved into our Forever Home !!!

That boggles my mind ... 19 wonderful years ... despite the ups and downs ... 

Because of these Ups and Downs they Refine and Define all the years of growing together.

I wouldn't really trade any of them.

We had an interesting experience last Friday.  As you probably already know we are trying to sell things on eBay to supplement our feeble income.

Well, some of the things we try to sell are either too big or too heavy to sell on eBay.  People don't want to pay the shipping costs and the things that are too big we really don't want to figure out how to ship them safely.  All that to say, we sometimes sell things on Facebook Marketplace.  No fees and it's local pick-up.

We got a message from a gentleman who was interested in an aluminum briefcase/suitcase we had up for sale.  We asked $28.00 he wanted it for $20.  We countered with $25.00 and didn't hear back so we thought that it was a no sale.  Saturday he contacted us and said he wanted it for $25 and would come to get it in half an hour, cash in hand.

Up came a man on a beautiful motorcycle, tattoos and all.  I kind of gulped at first ... thinking of all the horror stories one hears on social media.

I am admitting my prejudice but as he walked into our home he was sharing who he is with us.  It was truly amazing listening to his testimony, how he had been healed and what his future plans are.  Looking into his eyes we both knew he was a kind and truthful man.  Dave and I were both at peace.  He had gotten his barber license and was now going into the Mobile Haircutting Business.  Where he lives there is a ready made cliental .  The Briefcase with its combination locks is perfect for all of his tools such as scissors and razors.  He can bungie cord it to his cycle and be in business.  What a win/win situation for us.  He handed us $28.00, which was our original sale price.  He is an handy-man in so many areas that I think we are going to see him again.

God is good ... we got a cash sale and he got the things he needs to continue his business.

We have met so many interesting people through selling things.

I just thank the Lord for the way He supplies our needs.

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