Spotty rain all day and it was windy as all get out. They say we could get a few flurries tomorrow morning. Hope not, but I guess that is OK. It is after all November and this weekend it is going to get up into the upper 50's so what do we have to complain about.
I was really busy today. Can't tell you exactly why though. Except for this story.
Nicky and I went out for his walk. He was really perky and we went around the Lions Park Baseball fields off of Valley. We can't go over the railroad tracks because of all the rocks and stuff so I have figured out a way that works. HOWEVER, Mr. Nicky was a literal stinker today. He was sniffing the weeds along the top of the ridge when he suddenly make a really impressive "Poop Dive". He was smeared from neck to hip. So I got him home as quickly as I could and stuck him in the tub. He was not too happy about that but does not really argue with me and is not the terror stricken creature that Zero was. He did not get breakfast until he was clean either. Had to wash is collar and leash too. What a mess. He also found a chicken bone in the yard this afternoon. I took it away and tossed it down (wrong move). Tonight he looked carefully until he found it again. This time I carried it in to the trash. What a funny little guy he is.
There was just a lot to do this morning anyway, part of it getting my football picks in. I had several calls and emails to work on too. Shanna came to clean the house.
I made a really good meat loaf for my dinner. Will be eating that for a bit. I will freeze part of it.
I drove over to Rocky Knoll after lunch to see my neighbor Peggy, who just got there this morning after her double knee replacement. She is pretty medicated but has experienced a lot of pain from the surgery. I will go back tomorrow to see if there is anything I can do. Thought I would call her husband and see if he would like a meatloaf sandwich and cole slaw or a meal tomorrow too.
Choir practice tonight. We are working on some of our Christmas music now. New stuff. One of them is really hard. Timing wise anyway. It is fun to be singing again. And they are such fun people to sing with.
Til tomorrow.
Dia Dhuit
Mary
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Boy was this a great day.
Not only was the weather STILL pleasant. Sunshine and no wind. (That is supposed to change over night and we may even have flurries by Friday morning.) But good things happened all day.
I went on a baking frenzy again. If anybody wants to come to eat, I have pie and will have fresh sour dough bread on Friday. Come on down.
Today was a red letter day. I had a hair cut appointment today. That is always fun because I like Teri. She does a great job for me and has become a very close friend. Then I drove to Fleet Farm to pick up some raisins. While I was there, as always, I checked for 22 shells. There was a guy looking for the same thing. We commiserated for a bit as we looked at the empty shelves, then we happened to look down to the bottom shelf and there were 6 - 100 round boxes of 22 Long Rifle 22 target load shells. Wha La - We couldn't believe it. We read the description about 6 times then divided them and went on our way. I feel like I discovered gold.
The Sheboygan Press, today, has an article written by my friend, Beth Dippel. She runs the Sheboygan County Historical Research Center and does regular articles for the Press on Sheboygan County's History. This week she wrote about the end of WWI. Sheboygan Falls virtually shut down when the word came of the truce. I remembered that Aunt Helen, who was born on May 20, 1905, and would have been 12 years old when the war ended in October of 1918, told me that when the news came that the war was ended, all the people of Sheboygan Falls who were able, marched down the Lower Falls Road to Sheboygan en masse. Beth has a picture of some of the crowd. It was one of Helen's vivid memories and I am so glad that she shared it with me.
Wouldn't it have been lovely if that war HAD ended all Wars.
Dia Dhuit
Mary
Not only was the weather STILL pleasant. Sunshine and no wind. (That is supposed to change over night and we may even have flurries by Friday morning.) But good things happened all day.
I went on a baking frenzy again. If anybody wants to come to eat, I have pie and will have fresh sour dough bread on Friday. Come on down.
Today was a red letter day. I had a hair cut appointment today. That is always fun because I like Teri. She does a great job for me and has become a very close friend. Then I drove to Fleet Farm to pick up some raisins. While I was there, as always, I checked for 22 shells. There was a guy looking for the same thing. We commiserated for a bit as we looked at the empty shelves, then we happened to look down to the bottom shelf and there were 6 - 100 round boxes of 22 Long Rifle 22 target load shells. Wha La - We couldn't believe it. We read the description about 6 times then divided them and went on our way. I feel like I discovered gold.
The Sheboygan Press, today, has an article written by my friend, Beth Dippel. She runs the Sheboygan County Historical Research Center and does regular articles for the Press on Sheboygan County's History. This week she wrote about the end of WWI. Sheboygan Falls virtually shut down when the word came of the truce. I remembered that Aunt Helen, who was born on May 20, 1905, and would have been 12 years old when the war ended in October of 1918, told me that when the news came that the war was ended, all the people of Sheboygan Falls who were able, marched down the Lower Falls Road to Sheboygan en masse. Beth has a picture of some of the crowd. It was one of Helen's vivid memories and I am so glad that she shared it with me.
Wouldn't it have been lovely if that war HAD ended all Wars.
Dia Dhuit
Mary
Monday, November 09, 2015
This was a productive day. There was frost all over the grass when Nicky and I went out for his walk. He woke me a bit early today, but really meant it. There were swarms of geese flying over head. Nicky never did figure out where the noise was coming from.
We had 11 people at our bible study this morning. We are now on the third chapter of John. We have such interesting discussions. Great people. We have been meeting over 12 years now.
I picked up a shower curtain liner today. The other day I looked a the curtain in the hall bathroom and remembered that I had cut a hunk out of the liner for Dick when he would sit on the bench that went over the side if the tub to take his shower. Not a good thing. I would have been embarrassed had I not caught it.
I am packing all the Crooksville China today. Then I will just leave the crystal and glasses in the cabinet under the breakfast bar. It will look nicer and more elegant.
Tomorrow night the choir at St. John's (Me too) will be singing at the memorial mass for all those in the parish who died this past year. My cousin Greg is one and I called Mother in. Lots of church events this week.
Until tomorrow.
Dia Dhuit
Mary
We had 11 people at our bible study this morning. We are now on the third chapter of John. We have such interesting discussions. Great people. We have been meeting over 12 years now.
I picked up a shower curtain liner today. The other day I looked a the curtain in the hall bathroom and remembered that I had cut a hunk out of the liner for Dick when he would sit on the bench that went over the side if the tub to take his shower. Not a good thing. I would have been embarrassed had I not caught it.
I am packing all the Crooksville China today. Then I will just leave the crystal and glasses in the cabinet under the breakfast bar. It will look nicer and more elegant.
Tomorrow night the choir at St. John's (Me too) will be singing at the memorial mass for all those in the parish who died this past year. My cousin Greg is one and I called Mother in. Lots of church events this week.
Until tomorrow.
Dia Dhuit
Mary
Sunday, November 08, 2015
What a great day. The sun shone. It was rather chilly but the sky was as blue as Mary's Mantle.
Bobbie and Bill picked me up at 11AM to go to Memories in Port Washington to see Murdered to Death, obviously a comedy. It was funny, one slapstick after another. You had to keep listening and watching so as not to miss anything.
Ralph Maffongelli, who ran the Sheboygan Theatre company for many many years, before retiring, directed the play. Well done, Ralph.
The meal is always good and the dessert today was to die for. It was supposedly Elvis' favorite dessert, peanut butter, banana, chocolate torte. OMG!!!
We always enjoy these days and I am so happy that Bobbie and Bill like to take me along.
Another busy week ahead- probably will get busier as we get into the holidays;
The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - We must step up the stairs.
- Vance Havner
Dia Dhuit
Mary
Bobbie and Bill picked me up at 11AM to go to Memories in Port Washington to see Murdered to Death, obviously a comedy. It was funny, one slapstick after another. You had to keep listening and watching so as not to miss anything.
Ralph Maffongelli, who ran the Sheboygan Theatre company for many many years, before retiring, directed the play. Well done, Ralph.
The meal is always good and the dessert today was to die for. It was supposedly Elvis' favorite dessert, peanut butter, banana, chocolate torte. OMG!!!
We always enjoy these days and I am so happy that Bobbie and Bill like to take me along.
Another busy week ahead- probably will get busier as we get into the holidays;
The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - We must step up the stairs.
- Vance Havner
Dia Dhuit
Mary
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