Thank you, Mr. Rodgers! Or is it Rogers?
Paul bought some mums at the grocery store a couple of weeks ago: three for $10. Pretty inexpensive. They were good sizes, also, but at the time, very few of the flowers were out. We put them on the back deck - one in a hanging basket, and the other two - one on each table. You should see them now. They're gorgeous! What I like about it is we can see them from the kitchen table. The colors are very bright - red, purple and yellow - and most of the flowers are blooming, but there's still buds there. When I went back to the store last week, the same flowers were for sale: three for $12. There's beauty in the eye of the beholder, I guess. We saw potential, however.
I can hear Paul mowing the lawn right now. Yesterday, he used the leaf blower.
Paul just got back from getting his driver's license renewed. I've been home all morning but intend to go to Curves this afternoon. I'm still getting used to the idea of two cars. It's very comforting to know there's one here when he's out. And vice versa. I just didn't get around to going, but did some work here instead.
We had lunch with Lue, Ruth and Sharon yesterday at Chef's, a diner in Montour. We've been going there the past three weeks instead of The Harvest Cafe, because the service at the Cafe was so slow. Fifty minutes to be served? And Sharon had to be back at work. She's had to take her meal "to go". It wasn't the server's fault, but the cook. Good food, high price, slow. Now it's good food, low price, quick service. BTW - Lue had a really good time at Michael's. He came in second in the tractor pull.
Bill and Epril will not be leaving in October. There is apparently a waiting list for apartments there. The apartment they saw and wanted was taken by someone else, higher on the list, but they're on the list for November. We all were very disappointed but have high hopes for November. Bill said the lady "practically guaranteed it" for November. He said he'd keep his eyes open elsewhere too. But they did love that place.
We all talk about two or three times a week on speaker phone when Bob and Martini are with them. Meanwhile, anyway, we've got some business to take care of up here and our date for return has been changed to after October 26th. Somehow things work out. Almost all the time. Not always, but most of the time.
This means Paul's birthday will be here, on the 25th. 78 years young. Wow. He says he's getting tired, that he doesn't have the stamina, but it doesn't stop him from keeping active and doing things. He's so agreeable to anything. Quite a guy. You can see why I'm fond of him.
Yesterday was St. Francis of Assisi Day. The patron saint of animals. So our Methodist church in Horseheads, and several other churches around here, had a Blessing of the Animals. Of course we planned to take Gracie.
Paul gave her a bath and brushed her. ( He said she couldn't go to church without one.) The short service was at 6:30 PM, in the pavillion behind the church parking lot. We were done before 7. They had chairs set out in a circle. They were filled. I would guess there were 20 dogs there, a couple of cats in cages. As everyone knows, cats don't like things like that, so people brought pictures of cats. I never thought I would be, but I can remember how fond I was of my cat, Ella. She lived with me/us for 18 years. Paul was fond of her too.
Which reminds me:
There's an older lady, Phyllis who is in my Bible Study class. She lives alone. And her family all live away. Phyllis never had an animal in her life before. A while back, she found a cat wandering around outside her apartment. It was obviously a stray. The cat adopted her, and she now always find something to say about her cat and how she's graced her life. I had thought she'd be there last night with a picture, but she wasn't. I hope she's okay. Last year I gave Phyllis a cat's Christmas Stocking we had found up in our attic as we were sorting out Christmas decorations. She liked it a lot.
Everyone enjoyed showing off their pups. Several were small breeds. Gracie enjoyed being there after she got used to it. She sat on our laps. All the animals settled down during the "service." There were several bible verses read, having to do with animals. We sang He's Got the Whole World in his Hand. Then each individual animal was blessed. And we read outloud the prayer of St. Francis. We all brought food for the local animal shelter.
Talked with Carol O. a couple of times this week, and things seem to be getting better. She has a lot of friends who've been bringing food for her, and checking in on her. I'm glad. She's an avid cell phone person too. She and her sister do the daily "Jumble" in the paper by phone every day. They're very close. Her sister and her family live in Rochester. . . Patti's been to Florida with Carol, and was here for Carol's operation and settling in at home.
Well, I've been to Curves and back. (I've been there 16 times in September.) I heard that the weather report for this weekend is cloudy and rainy. Of course. That's because of Columbus Day and all the Fall Festivals that are this weekend.
Paul will be glad that he did all his leaf work outside yesterday and today. But still - Yuck.
So what's happenin' in your neck o' the woods?
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