Not Much To Report

I don’t really have much to talk about today because there wasn’t a lot going on yesterday, but I’ll try to fill you in on what I do have.

We started the day with a visit from Tiffany and Kenny. He was gone much of last week attending seminars down in the Scottsdale area related to his job. And this week he has to go to Flagstaff for two or three days for more training. Kenny is like me. He’d rather be home than gallivanting off doing things like that, but it’s all part of the job.

After they left, I scattered clover seed in the section of the front yard that I rototilled yesterday, then put mulch on top of it. That took a couple of hours, and when I was done, I laid out sprinkler hoses to be able to water it. As it turned out, I didn’t have quite enough hose, even after connecting four sections together, so I couldn’t cover the whole area. I’ll have to go to Plan B as soon as I figure out what that is.

While I was doing that, Terry was working in the greenhouse and then on the outdoor raised garden beds. It was a pleasant day with the high around 81 degrees, and a nice breeze blowing. We commented that if we had still been in Alabama with the high humidity, it would have been a miserable day.

Later on, I started my prep for today’s colonoscopy. Not the most pleasant experience, but the SUTAB is so much better than the stuff I’ve had to drink in the past. Because there is a history of cancer in my family, including a sister who died of colon cancer, it’s worth dealing with it every two or three years just to make sure everything is okay. The procedure is scheduled for 11 o’clock, and since I wasn’t allowed to eat anything since breakfast yesterday, I’m definitely looking forward to getting it over with and havingsomething to eat.

Congratulations Betty McClintock, winner of our drawing for an autographed copy of the recently released Sweet and Bittersweet Memories of the 20^th Century, by Darlene Miller, who was profiled in last week’s Author Spotlight. The book is the result of research Darlene did into the lives of three grandparents who emigrated from the Netherlands to America in the early 1900s, after receiving six boxes of memorabilia from a cousin. To gain a fuller picture of 20th-century life, she invited friends and relatives to share their personal stories, some of which are humorous, historical, poignant, and sometimes sad. I’m proud to say that I contributed two stories to Darlene’s book, which includes the true memories of 30 people as it travels from 1900 to 1999. It is both historical and a memoir I’m sure you will enjoy.

We had 42 entries this time around. Stay tuned, a new contest starts soon! Note: Due to the high shipping cost of printed books and Amazon restrictions on e-books to foreign countries, only entries with US addresses and e-mail addresses are allowed. After 30 days, unclaimed prizes revert back to the drawing pool for a future contest.

And finally, here’s a chuckle to start your day from the collection of funny signs we see in our travels and that our readers share with us.

Thought For The Day – You can feel sorry for yourself, or you can fix the problem, but you can’t do both.