Lake Cachuma - California
Well yest Leroy did his fishing and had fun though he didn't catch anything. Like I said, its the process he enjoys.
Today we started on getting the woman's bathroom fixed up. Today we scraped and hosed the bathroom down. Tomorrow is the patching and sealing. Then eventually we can get into the painting. Prep is always the worst part of a paint job. So we are exhausted tonight.
It would seem the way we notice our age is the fact that one big thing per day is all we can handle. We get so tired we can't go on to do more. I am going to try to sew or something tonight.
BUT, the fun thing about today is that we met Betty Whites house manager. She stopped her for a rest stop and to potty her dog. The dog started the conversation and then we talked more and me with my big mouth and twenty questions found out she worked for Betty White. Sounds like a dream job to me. She took our picture to show Betty. How do you like that. Was kind of exciting for me.
Weather this week seems to be in the 70' s with rain coming again this weekend.
I have been in onederland for 4 days straight. Very excited. Really working on eating better.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Monday, January 25, 2016
1/25/16 Mon
Lake Cachuma - California
Today is Leroy's birthday. He could do anything he wanted I told him. So he slept late and then decided to go out fishing. He bought a license the first of the year. Don't know if he was fishing from shore or went out in a boat. The marina guy told him he could use the boats when he wanted to.
I have been cleaning up around here and dealing with insurance matters. Oh my goodness, doesn't it feel good when you get one person on the line who seems to know what the hell they are talking about and will take the time to help you and figure things out for you. I got one of those today with Mutual of Omaha and she helped me track down the mistake to the docs office. Made it all clear so I could call them and explain the situation. I consider she is what I am thankful for today.
The sun is out, the sky is blue and the weather is probably in the high 60's this aft. It cools down quick when the sun goes away and its cool in the am but the afternoons have just been so lovely.
So many trails to hike yet, bike rides to take, and places and beaches we wanted to see and we are getting down to about 2 mo left. Time goes fast and yet it doesn't when you are living in the moment..
We have the new TV hooked up but having a problem with the dish reception, so still need to work that out. TV seems really nice. Its hard to believe the TV's are so big and yet so cheap anymore.
I made Leroy a birthday cake this am. Its a Duff Creation cake and it was supposed to be for Easter. Its purple and white but it is all I had on hand so I made it. He can share his sissy cake with the guys here. :)
We may go to the Casino this pm as he likes to go there and eat on his birthdays, we will see. Maybe he will catch fish for supper, probably NOT. Catching isn't his deal, fishing is. He loves the process more than the end product.
Today is Leroy's birthday. He could do anything he wanted I told him. So he slept late and then decided to go out fishing. He bought a license the first of the year. Don't know if he was fishing from shore or went out in a boat. The marina guy told him he could use the boats when he wanted to.
I have been cleaning up around here and dealing with insurance matters. Oh my goodness, doesn't it feel good when you get one person on the line who seems to know what the hell they are talking about and will take the time to help you and figure things out for you. I got one of those today with Mutual of Omaha and she helped me track down the mistake to the docs office. Made it all clear so I could call them and explain the situation. I consider she is what I am thankful for today.
The sun is out, the sky is blue and the weather is probably in the high 60's this aft. It cools down quick when the sun goes away and its cool in the am but the afternoons have just been so lovely.
So many trails to hike yet, bike rides to take, and places and beaches we wanted to see and we are getting down to about 2 mo left. Time goes fast and yet it doesn't when you are living in the moment..
We have the new TV hooked up but having a problem with the dish reception, so still need to work that out. TV seems really nice. Its hard to believe the TV's are so big and yet so cheap anymore.
I made Leroy a birthday cake this am. Its a Duff Creation cake and it was supposed to be for Easter. Its purple and white but it is all I had on hand so I made it. He can share his sissy cake with the guys here. :)
We may go to the Casino this pm as he likes to go there and eat on his birthdays, we will see. Maybe he will catch fish for supper, probably NOT. Catching isn't his deal, fishing is. He loves the process more than the end product.
Sunday, January 24, 2016
1/24/16 Sun
Still at Cachuma Lake in California
Yest Leroy signed us up for a nature hike. He did one last month in Carpenteria and raved about it so he took me along yest. It was on the coast out by Lompoc. Its put on by a museum in Solvang. It is led by two naturalists and often a photographer. I was astounded. These guys know everything I swear. I learned about a bunch of different plant species out on the beach and lots of different birds. We walked for about 2 1/2 hours. I could have followed these guys around all day. The weather was nice, 50-60 probably, a little bit of wind. We love these kind of walks as its what we wanted to do when we started out. Learn about our country and its nature so we grab every chance we get to go on these. We got some nice pics that maybe I will post. I actually got them loaded on the computer last night. I wish I could eloquently describe the walk but what I remember is, the sun was shining on me, the wind was insignificant to me, every step I took I learned something new. I learned the difference in snowy plovers vs sanderlings. I learned about beach grass and sand primrose and the bad plants like the ice plant and the pampas grass which are non native and are eroding the beaches and land and choking out indigenous species. There are always talks about climate change and what's happening to our earth and anything like that, it is always interesting to have your eyes opened occasionally. By the time we came home the mist was rolling in and it had cooled down considerably.
I know if this is read by some others you may not feel as close to God as I do ,or even believe ,but as Leroy and I say, how could anyone not believe in God if you just followed me around for a few days. He takes care of me, I think he gives extra time to those of us who aren't too smart or don't seem to be able to take care of themselves. The other day I lost one of my expensive gold hoop earrings. I hadn't caught it right away so we doubted finding it. That night I looked down by my bed and there it was . Well yest, Before we started out I realized my billfold was missing. (I had put it in my back pocket). I was sure it was in the car but could not find it. During the walk I thought about it and thought the only place it could be was back at the bathroom on the beach that I had used before I had left.
Feeling it was there when we got back I waited outside the bathroom. I asked a gentleman coming out if there was a billfold in there, why yes there was. My billfold was there intact. It had fallen out of my pants pocket.
Now if you don't think God had taken care of me there I don't know what you need for proof. My days are always like that. He takes such good care of me, I can't believe it. I am so blessed.
Yest Leroy signed us up for a nature hike. He did one last month in Carpenteria and raved about it so he took me along yest. It was on the coast out by Lompoc. Its put on by a museum in Solvang. It is led by two naturalists and often a photographer. I was astounded. These guys know everything I swear. I learned about a bunch of different plant species out on the beach and lots of different birds. We walked for about 2 1/2 hours. I could have followed these guys around all day. The weather was nice, 50-60 probably, a little bit of wind. We love these kind of walks as its what we wanted to do when we started out. Learn about our country and its nature so we grab every chance we get to go on these. We got some nice pics that maybe I will post. I actually got them loaded on the computer last night. I wish I could eloquently describe the walk but what I remember is, the sun was shining on me, the wind was insignificant to me, every step I took I learned something new. I learned the difference in snowy plovers vs sanderlings. I learned about beach grass and sand primrose and the bad plants like the ice plant and the pampas grass which are non native and are eroding the beaches and land and choking out indigenous species. There are always talks about climate change and what's happening to our earth and anything like that, it is always interesting to have your eyes opened occasionally. By the time we came home the mist was rolling in and it had cooled down considerably.
I know if this is read by some others you may not feel as close to God as I do ,or even believe ,but as Leroy and I say, how could anyone not believe in God if you just followed me around for a few days. He takes care of me, I think he gives extra time to those of us who aren't too smart or don't seem to be able to take care of themselves. The other day I lost one of my expensive gold hoop earrings. I hadn't caught it right away so we doubted finding it. That night I looked down by my bed and there it was . Well yest, Before we started out I realized my billfold was missing. (I had put it in my back pocket). I was sure it was in the car but could not find it. During the walk I thought about it and thought the only place it could be was back at the bathroom on the beach that I had used before I had left.
Feeling it was there when we got back I waited outside the bathroom. I asked a gentleman coming out if there was a billfold in there, why yes there was. My billfold was there intact. It had fallen out of my pants pocket.
Now if you don't think God had taken care of me there I don't know what you need for proof. My days are always like that. He takes such good care of me, I can't believe it. I am so blessed.
Friday, January 22, 2016
1/22/16 Fri
Even with traveling and learning new things and etc, you still have chores to do. Today I washed clothes and trained dogs. Pretty exciting. ha ha
I remembered when I was at Jeffs we went to some nice places to eat. One day we went to the dog park, which is really huge, out in the south sound where he lives. One nite we went to a game place and its just video and arcade type games and bowling alleys and etc. He paid for it all and I really had fun. Didn't know stuff like that existed. I am living in the dark ages so bad.
We watched on Netflix the adventures of Kimmy Schmidt and if anyone reads this and hasn't watched it they should, it is soooo funny. We got most of the 13 episodes watched but not all. He wrote me and said he watched them all and it was hilarious.
I had coffee with my friend Linda Stafford. She is quite the photographer/ Check out her work on lindasblogspot44.blogspot.com.
I also have a niece that is an artist and her site is Molly Sindelar Designs I think. Just put that in and you will find it I am sure.
I remembered when I was at Jeffs we went to some nice places to eat. One day we went to the dog park, which is really huge, out in the south sound where he lives. One nite we went to a game place and its just video and arcade type games and bowling alleys and etc. He paid for it all and I really had fun. Didn't know stuff like that existed. I am living in the dark ages so bad.
We watched on Netflix the adventures of Kimmy Schmidt and if anyone reads this and hasn't watched it they should, it is soooo funny. We got most of the 13 episodes watched but not all. He wrote me and said he watched them all and it was hilarious.
I had coffee with my friend Linda Stafford. She is quite the photographer/ Check out her work on lindasblogspot44.blogspot.com.
I also have a niece that is an artist and her site is Molly Sindelar Designs I think. Just put that in and you will find it I am sure.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Thurs 1/21/16
Well today we went to Santa Maria. Its a close big town with places in it like Walmart,
best buy, and etc. Santa Barbara is to sophisticated (they think) to have any of those ordinary stores.
Anyhow,we had to buy a new TV for the RV . Its just a newer version of the same TV. This one went belly up and in this day and age it cost less to buy a new one that get this one fixed, even if we could. So hopefully it will get put in tomorrow.
El Nino is finally here, thank God, and they are all most up to their monthly average totals, which they haven't seen in many years. I hope it comes up strong and long as this lake needs filling up again. We have rain storms every few days with only a day or two of sun between them.
We have been doing lots of picking up in the basin of the lake. Picking is a fun relaxing job, I like it. We get lots of miles put on also. I got 5 miles in yest. We will hopefully next week be painting one of the bathrooms. A good indoor job in the rain.
Leroy is registered for his kite festival this year and his doc apt. so he will be in Seattle in mid march.
Donna and Fred when they were here gave us a lead on a restaurant close to here than has the best tri tip sandwiches, a little bar/grill place. Want to go there again.
We are trying to eat cleaner and healthier which is a big improvement. Leroy isn't watching as close as I am but I am sick and tired of eating like we have. I am finally developing a taste for salads and vegetables. That's a surprise.
This even bores me so will write no more today.
best buy, and etc. Santa Barbara is to sophisticated (they think) to have any of those ordinary stores.
Anyhow,we had to buy a new TV for the RV . Its just a newer version of the same TV. This one went belly up and in this day and age it cost less to buy a new one that get this one fixed, even if we could. So hopefully it will get put in tomorrow.
El Nino is finally here, thank God, and they are all most up to their monthly average totals, which they haven't seen in many years. I hope it comes up strong and long as this lake needs filling up again. We have rain storms every few days with only a day or two of sun between them.
We have been doing lots of picking up in the basin of the lake. Picking is a fun relaxing job, I like it. We get lots of miles put on also. I got 5 miles in yest. We will hopefully next week be painting one of the bathrooms. A good indoor job in the rain.
Leroy is registered for his kite festival this year and his doc apt. so he will be in Seattle in mid march.
Donna and Fred when they were here gave us a lead on a restaurant close to here than has the best tri tip sandwiches, a little bar/grill place. Want to go there again.
We are trying to eat cleaner and healthier which is a big improvement. Leroy isn't watching as close as I am but I am sick and tired of eating like we have. I am finally developing a taste for salads and vegetables. That's a surprise.
This even bores me so will write no more today.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
continuation of Jan 19
Still at Cachuma Lake.
This is a continuation of the one just published. So it is backwards, ha ha. But you can't write the last first.
Sallee is doing fine. Diesel is doing fine but showing his age. Carrie is winding down but has turned into the best cat and she is attached to Leroy at the shoulder I think. Her kidney disease will get her but for now she is loving and cute and so sweet. Not the same cat we had many years ago.
The birds are doing well, and we have so many laughs with them.
I went back to Seattle for two weeks. I had three doc appts and a hair appt. I spent time staying with Deb Jones, and we had a good time. I spent time with Donna and did some sewing and visited some of the quilt friends. I saw Linda Stafford, my old neighbors, my little Annie, and Jeff and Anita Phillips. I spent time with Jeff and it was really a fun time. I guess I needed the two weeks off as after I got home and caught up on my rest I felt really good. More energy and enthusiasm myself.
Jeff got a puppy so I have a new grandbaby. Her name is Liberty and she is a mini dashund cross and so smart. Jeff has gotten her novice trick title this week and she is barely 6 mo old. I had so much fun with her when I was home.
We have hiked a lot out here and have many more places to try. We have investigated a few places and there is more in California we want to see but it may have to wait till we leave here.
I can't remember all I need to document but I will add it as I continue to post up to date.
I need to post some pictures too it would seem.
This is a continuation of the one just published. So it is backwards, ha ha. But you can't write the last first.
Sallee is doing fine. Diesel is doing fine but showing his age. Carrie is winding down but has turned into the best cat and she is attached to Leroy at the shoulder I think. Her kidney disease will get her but for now she is loving and cute and so sweet. Not the same cat we had many years ago.
The birds are doing well, and we have so many laughs with them.
I went back to Seattle for two weeks. I had three doc appts and a hair appt. I spent time staying with Deb Jones, and we had a good time. I spent time with Donna and did some sewing and visited some of the quilt friends. I saw Linda Stafford, my old neighbors, my little Annie, and Jeff and Anita Phillips. I spent time with Jeff and it was really a fun time. I guess I needed the two weeks off as after I got home and caught up on my rest I felt really good. More energy and enthusiasm myself.
Jeff got a puppy so I have a new grandbaby. Her name is Liberty and she is a mini dashund cross and so smart. Jeff has gotten her novice trick title this week and she is barely 6 mo old. I had so much fun with her when I was home.
We have hiked a lot out here and have many more places to try. We have investigated a few places and there is more in California we want to see but it may have to wait till we leave here.
I can't remember all I need to document but I will add it as I continue to post up to date.
I need to post some pictures too it would seem.
Tues, Jan 19, 2016
We are still at Lake Cacuma, Santa Barbara, California. Will be here thru March I assume.
I haven't kept this up as I had some unpopular comments which made me think it was a pain. But even tho no one reads it I use it as a journal, so guess I will try again.
We have been working here, mainly with bathrooms and picking up trash. Then as the season wound down we continue to clean bathrooms and have worked into raking. Now we have a plan to paint a bathroom, and take over the newly remodeled rec center in keeping that clean.
It has been easy work, they provide supplys willingly, they are pleasant to work with, and good with giving positive feedback.
We will be here thru March it would seem as Leroy wants to go back to his kitemakers retreat and get his doc appts.
We spent Christmas with cousin Donna, the day, and that was fun. We had a really nice time and met some of their close friends and it was special. Christmas Eve day we went to a movie and out to eat. Bonnie gave us the money for the movie and we had a gift certificate that covered the meal. What could be better than that.
We have found an agility group in Santa Barbara that lets us come to practice on fri nites. It has been fun to meet some really nice dog people again. Its where we fit in the best it seems. One nite after class Sallee ran into a skunk, man did she stink. She found out that not all black and white kitties are cats. One of the ladies who lives in a cool house on the hill above the city took us to her house and bathed Sallee in a claw foot tube that sits out on her patio. It was really cool. She even sent us on our way with a cup of coffee, a cup and a towel to keep.
Anyhow, its a ice group and Iris has just come alive. I can hardly believe it. She is finally going faster and acting like she really enjoys agility. I love it, and I am having so much fun. Not sure if its because she is feeling so good or if I am becoming a better handler. Maybe both.
Iris had eye problems and seemed to have problems seeing so we took her finally to an eye specialist. She has a problem with dry eyes that are common out here. So she was put on restasis eye drops and that has improved. She was also discovered to have Horners syndrome but the best version of it that was caused by a bump to the head. Surprise, she bumps her head constantly. She is as clumsy as I am. Then we continued to have the bowel program and her not being able to poop and trying constantly and etc so we took her in. He thought she had a cancerous anal gland and did surgery. After the surgery he informed me that he was afraid she had rectal ca. He removed a mass and sent a biopsy in. The biopsy came back and the 4 days I spent crying were not warranted. She has a condition called peri anal furniculosis or peri anal fistula. It can be pretty bad but it is manageable if we take care of her. So even tho she is on prednisone which would make her feel good, she is tapered down now and she still seems to feel good. She can see, her butt doesn't hurt, and she can have some normal poops and not need to go every 20 feet or every 15 min. I am so happy for her and now we have about 5 more years together. So her enthusiasm is so exciting.
We are doing a Susan Garrett's recallers class online and it seems to be helping, with recalls, and bonding, and getting her excited about things. I love it, it is so great.
I practice with Sallee but think she is to far gone and too old to learn a new way of doing things. She and Leroy set a bad precident and she just doesn't respond to much, which is to bad, she is so smart, but to hyped up and to spoiled.
I plan on getting a new puppy and wanted one of Iris relatives but Jony White only had two pups and she is keeping both them, tho she may give one up this summer and then it will be 9-10 months old. If we stop by to see her I will decide then, but she will be having another litter this year so maybe, who knows. Right now, I am just enjoying Iris so much I am not concerned about a pup.
I haven't kept this up as I had some unpopular comments which made me think it was a pain. But even tho no one reads it I use it as a journal, so guess I will try again.
We have been working here, mainly with bathrooms and picking up trash. Then as the season wound down we continue to clean bathrooms and have worked into raking. Now we have a plan to paint a bathroom, and take over the newly remodeled rec center in keeping that clean.
It has been easy work, they provide supplys willingly, they are pleasant to work with, and good with giving positive feedback.
We will be here thru March it would seem as Leroy wants to go back to his kitemakers retreat and get his doc appts.
We spent Christmas with cousin Donna, the day, and that was fun. We had a really nice time and met some of their close friends and it was special. Christmas Eve day we went to a movie and out to eat. Bonnie gave us the money for the movie and we had a gift certificate that covered the meal. What could be better than that.
We have found an agility group in Santa Barbara that lets us come to practice on fri nites. It has been fun to meet some really nice dog people again. Its where we fit in the best it seems. One nite after class Sallee ran into a skunk, man did she stink. She found out that not all black and white kitties are cats. One of the ladies who lives in a cool house on the hill above the city took us to her house and bathed Sallee in a claw foot tube that sits out on her patio. It was really cool. She even sent us on our way with a cup of coffee, a cup and a towel to keep.
Anyhow, its a ice group and Iris has just come alive. I can hardly believe it. She is finally going faster and acting like she really enjoys agility. I love it, and I am having so much fun. Not sure if its because she is feeling so good or if I am becoming a better handler. Maybe both.
Iris had eye problems and seemed to have problems seeing so we took her finally to an eye specialist. She has a problem with dry eyes that are common out here. So she was put on restasis eye drops and that has improved. She was also discovered to have Horners syndrome but the best version of it that was caused by a bump to the head. Surprise, she bumps her head constantly. She is as clumsy as I am. Then we continued to have the bowel program and her not being able to poop and trying constantly and etc so we took her in. He thought she had a cancerous anal gland and did surgery. After the surgery he informed me that he was afraid she had rectal ca. He removed a mass and sent a biopsy in. The biopsy came back and the 4 days I spent crying were not warranted. She has a condition called peri anal furniculosis or peri anal fistula. It can be pretty bad but it is manageable if we take care of her. So even tho she is on prednisone which would make her feel good, she is tapered down now and she still seems to feel good. She can see, her butt doesn't hurt, and she can have some normal poops and not need to go every 20 feet or every 15 min. I am so happy for her and now we have about 5 more years together. So her enthusiasm is so exciting.
We are doing a Susan Garrett's recallers class online and it seems to be helping, with recalls, and bonding, and getting her excited about things. I love it, it is so great.
I practice with Sallee but think she is to far gone and too old to learn a new way of doing things. She and Leroy set a bad precident and she just doesn't respond to much, which is to bad, she is so smart, but to hyped up and to spoiled.
I plan on getting a new puppy and wanted one of Iris relatives but Jony White only had two pups and she is keeping both them, tho she may give one up this summer and then it will be 9-10 months old. If we stop by to see her I will decide then, but she will be having another litter this year so maybe, who knows. Right now, I am just enjoying Iris so much I am not concerned about a pup.
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