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Thursday, August 20, 2026

Out and About

I had one errand to do--pick up a book that they've been holding for over a week at bookstore while I've been not ready for driving out and about. Charlie came along and it turned into lunch at Burger King, then after the bookshop a stop for groceries he needed. As I had parked in a handicapped-reserved spot, legally I had to get out--says it on the hang-tag (We call it Jean-Luc Placard)--so I look ed at the plants on offer outside the sto re. As it happened they had a couple of 10-inch pots of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 9, 2026

Dry, dry heat

It's just after 5 in the morning. I woke at 4 in the lovely cool before dawn and I was thinking of the birds and bees and butterflies, all thirsty in this heat and drought. Yesterday we saw several ravens on the ground, beaks a-gape, and though we stopped and put out some water for them, they flew off. We left the water cups tucked into the roots of a tree so they or someone else could drink after we left. This morning I put out several flattish bowls with water on the back porch. There is an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 7, 2026

...and home again!

Hospital released me just before noon, sparing me another hospital meal. I miss the a/c in this still 90s heat, but so glad to be back in my downstairs cozy cool place! The adventure continues: antibiotics for the next 12 days, then a return to the doc who will aim sound waves to break up the stone so it can pass more easily. And then there is the stone in the other kidney that they saw on the x-ray... One step at a time! On the whole it's good to be home where I can get back on my diabetic meds... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 6, 2026

Just to make the week interesting--

At least I'm sitting/lying down/living in a place of reliable a/c. Monday I had some undesirable health indicators which led to Tuesday at my doctor's with tests. Wednesday morning I spent 4 hours shivering under the covers in my bed until Charlie came by and called the Kaiser nurse consultant who sent me to the ER. Rob drove us there, but after 9 hours, he drove Charlie home again, and I was admitted to Upstairs. It's a kidney stones thing. Lots of tests, interesting medications, multiple... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Blessed cool front!

It's a lovely, lovely day here in Colorado as a cool wave sweeps through! Some of it's the smoke in the air, keeping the predicted 82F about 10 degrees cooler! We expect the heat again tomorrow, so this is a particularly sweet day! I've found something to recommend: letters being read by celebrities of stage and screen. It's called Letters Live and takes place at such venues as Albert Hall, so there is an element of prestige. If I manage to make a trip to visit the Bell family, now living in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 2, 2026

Welcome to August!

Here it is, somehow Sunday... temps near 100 predicted today and tomorrow, maybe some relief by Tuesday. No storms expected until Tuesday, either. My strategy for keeping reasonable comfortable is to stay downstairs with the fan blowing on me, and watching the ALONE episode taking place 125 miles above the Arctic Circle. I'll have a shower this afternoon and see how long a wet head will last in the current weather conditions. Sometime late Tuesday Charlie and Rob will probably be home again.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

But it's a dry heat...!

Not today, it isn't! The rains yesterday mean higher humidity today, and thankfully the temps are in the 60s this morning--will get to mid 80s today They say--and the humidity is currently, at 7:15 in the morning, down to 93%! Yes, down... Last night it was 98% when the rainfall was still evaporating as it fell. This morning the sun is out, before another day of promised storms. The Springs didn't see any of the really big ones yesterday, those passed to the north and south, and I did not have... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

A good week for creative flow!

Temperatures are coming down as clouds are moving in. I took a few pictures from the sides of the road on the way home, and some at home. We do get some grand water vapors! They also come with intense thunderstorm warnings throughout the region. I might have to get outside and spread the hail deflector over the sunroof of the car! https://flic.kr/ps/rhS1C In other news, I'm just about ready to self-publish my Lays of Middle-earth through Barnes and Noble's fairly easy self-publishing system. Amy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Cool!

The storms came in with lovely big rains, bringing the temperature down to 69 already, and not quite 9pm! I look forward to a lovely cool sleep tonight! Musicals trivia... Such a rich field to draw from, but the young woman hosting the event only dipped into the very most recent musicals, barely touching on the Golden Age of Musicals at all. Charlie wasn't there this time but he would not have been much help considering the questions. The team was Kiki a young woman who played with us last week... Sign in to see full entry.

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Another hot one...

90s They say... But again with the promises of clouds and storms this afternoon. Well, I see the clouds. We'll see if the promise of storms will be fulfilled. Tonight is the next trivia game and the theme tonight is Musicals! I am pretty good for the ones of the 50s and 60s, and know some Gilbert and Sullivan though technically those were operettas before musicals were a thing. Charlie knows the next couple of generations of shows, too, but doesn't think he has time to go tonight. I've noticed a... Sign in to see full entry.

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