OCTOBER WAS THE "WEARY ROAD"

October started out so good!  A road trip to Tucson to see my forever friend Kris and Ted. It was a good trip, but a long tiring ride.  The older we get the harder it is to travel long distances.   

A friendship that has span over 80 years is something to treasure! I'm telling Kris my sad story of thinking I had forgot my hearing aid charger and would have a "silent" trip.  However, our dear friend Linda, said her prayer for "lost things".  It goes something like this: " Lord, I know how busy you are with world problems, hunger, wars but could you just help my dear friend Wanda to find her hearing aid charger, Amen."  And just at that moment, underneath some clothes in my suitcase was the charger!! Praise God for hearing small prayers.

You never know when it might be the last time on this earth we get to love on each other.

We were able to secure a wheelchair for my dearest, as he is having more trouble walking these days.  This was another of those special answered prayers.  This made the trip so much easier as many of the rest areas are a long trip to the bathrooms.

We were given a gift of a lovely rainbow as be said our goodbyes and headed back to California.

Saying goodbye is always hard, but how thankful we were to have such a lovely trip.

Fast Forward ~ we got home and I had a scheduled colonoscopy, and they found 7 polyps but thankfully, no cancer or precancer. Don't have to have another for five years.  Yeah.

But then the flu hit like a Mac Truck and my dearest and me spent the rest of October recovering from that.  It's hard not to become weary when you feel so miserable.  But God is good, and time and meds we are finally over it!

So, November is looking a whole lot brighter!!!!   I'm too blessed to complain!!! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! HaHa.  Thanks for hanging in there with me.  Love and hugs to all my blog friends.

DRESSED FOR FALL

 

When we were up North celebrating my sister's 91st birthday, we found a cute little dress shop, and I found a couple of Fall dresses.

Something about dressing Fall, just makes you feel good.

I know God looks at the heart and not the outside, but don't you think He loves to see us enjoying His Seasons!!

I just noticed that my watercolor the "Autum Wolf" is in the background.  

I'm still having trouble adding some of you to my sidebar.  I'm working on it.  I tried some of your advice, but so far, the ones you see on my sidebar are the ones I can visit.  But thanks so much for those of you that visit.

WHAT'S COOKING ~ CHEF NICK

Our grandson, Nick is a Chef.  He is continuing his education in business so he can someday own his own restaurant and not work for someone else.  So proud of this young man.  He is fixing a gourmet meal for his parents.  Roasted chicken, kale and chard white beans and mixed rice with braised greens and beet sauce.

 He's planning to come over soon and fix me and my dearest one of his specialties.  I'm already drooling!

FALL AT THE TREEHOUSE

 

Fall truly has arrive at the Treehouse.  Something old, something new and a different way to display it.  Something new is the basket on the window ledge just outside our door.

Something old is my pumpkin soup tureen and my wooden pilgrims. I just love the feeling of warmth and love Fall colors bring to our home.

I love my antique tea cart that has served as my Coffee Station for many years.  Just perfect for our small 4 cup Mr. Coffee pot, the canister for coffee and the trays below for the Fall mugs.

The glass dining table displays the stacked pumpkins and the cross.  We are so thankful for so many things, but above all the cross that reminds us of where all blessings come from.

The comfort of the living room with the soft garland and lights sets the mood for a nice pumpkin spice latte.

The coffee table has a new look with white pumpkins and soft greenery, a fragrant candle and some corn candy.  The pillow in the rocking chair is new with those soft colors.

**blog update~ I lost my "Blog List on my sidebar.  I have only been able to replace a few as some just won't upload.  If you are not on my sidebar, it's because I have not been able to upload your blog.  Sorry, hope to work it out before too long.  If I don't comment on your blog, that's why.  

'SWEETNESS OVERLOAD"

Nathaniel just turned two and is #4 of our great grandchildren. He just has the sweetest personality and smile.  Every time I see those big brown eyes, my heart melts. His big brother Daniel just turned four.  They are a precious pair.  

 Peter is #5 and the first grandchild of son Myk and he is loving being a grandpa.  He is retired and gets to spend a lot of time with him.  Peter is just the happiest kid I ever seen!  Funny, silly, noisy, and that sounds just like his grandpa.  HaHa.

We are so blessed!  We thank the Lord each day that he has let us live long enough to see grandchildren get married and have families, and great grandchildren, growing up, one off to college and the rest enjoying childhood and becoming a teenager.

Thanks for letting this old grandma share in the joy of our family.

Tasty blessings from the Trip

 One of the blessings of the trip to see my sister, was stopping at our favorite fruit stand and bring home delicious, peaches, apricots, plums and strawberries.  There is a bakery called Old Tyme Pastries that sells "Squaw" bread.  I've never found it anywhere else.  So, I brought home a loaf, and it was the perfect toast for this country breakfast.  It's a rich brown, nutty, sweet dense bread...to die for!! 

It brought back memories of living there for twenty-seven years and enjoying all the delicious fruits and vegetables.  We were joggers in those days and would run our 3 miles on the canal banks and grab a fresh peach off the tree and eat it while running, letting the juice run down to our elbows.  Oh, what sweet memories.

UPDATE:  The problem with my dearest pacemaker was an old wire that had nothing to do with is current pacemaker/defibrillator.  They disconnected the old wire, and all is GOOD.   

PACEMAKER AUDIO ALERT ~"AGAIN"

 The other morning, we hear a "beep beep" and thought it was an Amber Alert on my phone.  Then my dearest said, "no, it's coming from me".  It was an "audio alert" put out by the pacemaker.  Called the doctor and he wanted him to go to ER, so our son Myk took him.  They were so busy and since it was not a heart attack, or blood...he waited for several hours in the waiting room.  Finally, they got him a room.  He hasn't had a hospital visit for some time and for that we are thankful. 

After eleven hours in ER they determined he just needed his pacemaker re-calibrated.  He is at the doctor as I type this to have that done.  So, he's good to go...modern technology. He will be 89 in November, so every day is a gift.

UPDATE:  That happened August 24th, and today it did it again, an audio alert.  Called the doctor and our daughter, Michel is taking him to the office as I type this update.  I was going to post this last week, but somehow life got in the way.  It may result in a new pacemaker.  We will see!