September views

 There is a line from a song, see you in September. One of the days in September is set for school shopping. Now the kids are back in school. The weather is great. Looks like it will be a good school year.

Last day of Summer 2023

 Here we had a good summer. A couple of weeks of really hot weather. Cookouts and catching fireflies. Going to the movie theatres and making smores to eat. Lots of discussions around the dinner table during Family Brunches. Playing a board game after the dining table was cleared off. Watching the stars in the sky, pointing out the constellations. Having one person saying, “it’s been awfully hot this summer isn’t it?” Building birdhouses and having the squirrels drive my dog crazy. Car rides to go and get an ice cream treat for ourselves and pup cups for the dogs. It’s been a pretty good summer. 

First week of August

 The first week of August and summer is flying by. I have a list of things I want to do in August. I actually have a permanent list for all the months. I am hoping to get August list finished. Right now I am going to get more done now. I need coffee.

July is gone

The month of July is gone. It passed like a blip. So many things have happened. Working 12 hour days. Trying to get some things done. Not enough time. Have to pick what is not needed to do now. My to do list grows and grows. Saw one of my favorite bloggers. They said to get it done, set the timer for 10 minutes. You can get it done in 10 minutes at a time. No more no less. So I am writing here for 10 minutes. I have had so much to do before. I read some where to delegate the work. Sure you could delegate cooking the main meal of the day. Yet when I use my Crockpot. It’s easier to put a meal on the table. Or just fire up the grill and cook. Since it’s summer all types of potato salad and macaroni salad can be bought at the grocery stores. Timer went off. Until next time, I need a vacation

June is half over

 June is half over. Off all the things I wanted to do this month. I got some things done. Yet not enough. Three quarters of the things to do on my June list are not done. I am just trying to get through the list for this month. 

May weather

 Here it is the last day of the month. And it’s already in the 90’s during the day. I was hoping it was 80’s. Weather is so nice. Got to see the Spring flowers bloom. There are so many colors in the park. Absolutely beautiful. Now with the summer months, there is a lot of cooking to be done. Different recipes to try. Some people like sweet relish in their potato salad and some do not. Lots of new to me parks to explore. I got to visit two different parks yesterday. One was a larger park that had more baseball fields on it. Lovely parks in all parts of Iowa.

April bread

 A whole lot more things are happening. Between getting the flower seeds planted. Having to wait to plant the vegetable seeds. The garden this year is going to be great. Plus trying a new bread recipe for April.

February is done

This is the last day in February. The month is almost done and I will miss it. So many things happening. Some things and places and people that put a smile on your face. Some things that just knock the slats right out from under you. You go skittering across the floor. Try to reconnect the events. That still leave you hurting. Trying to regroup and rebuild. You wonder if you will feel whole again, feeling terrible. You miss that person. Death is permanent. 

New Year New Resolutions

 It’s a whole new year. Many people make New Year’s resolutions. I have a couple of new ones. One to read more. An actual book list that shows the best books for the year. Use my crockpot more often. Have board game days more often. Create more music. Learn a new musical instrument. Music is so great. I found some more new artists I never heard before.