Daily Notes for Saturday May 23 rd. Sunshine here in Maine but it doesn't feel WARM

A South African Flower.

 Well, it took some time but I got the margin all the way to the left.  It looks warm outside but there is a chill on the back of my neck here in the house.  63 in the house I think...I'm running colder than usual these days.  My neck muscles are also tight and that actually hurts today.  Turning my head makes strange cracking noises in my neck bones....getting old is SO awful.  And noisy.  Time is running out. 

I feel like I am worrying about something and there is tension etc.  Worry about what???? Lunch?

More books have come in from far away Libraries.- Stephanie Plum number two and four.  I have three on the shelf waiting.  I got number one at a used book store.   I am hoping my son will pick them up  but I don't think today is a day he goes out for lunch.  I think he went out yesterday.  But it's sunny so he might want to drive around with the top down???????  Get a cold brew coffee.

Otherwise I will read something else or watch CSI (until the books get picked up)...... the earliest episodes are being shown now...tacky 80's clothing and morals.  That was an ugly decade.

Well, I'd best get to whatever I am going to be doing today.....I polished off the chicken nuggets yesterday. Today will be grilled cheese with pickles.  Tomorrow is pizza with a big salad.  After that......anyones' guess.  Ah, the potstickers... yum.  Perhaps today instead of the sandwich?????

Looking at the dark and light leaves up top- would be a good practice painting with the watercolors.  I actually do enjoy painting.....I don't do it often but when I do...very very enjoyable.  I like drawing way better though...that was an interesting thing to discover in my 70's.......would have been useful in college- to know that I actually liked drawing....... Next Life- I hope I recall all this stuff.

Daily Notes- Friday May 22nd- Sunshine here in Maine.

 Summer Reading.  Image from online source on Summer Reading.  Pink Plastic Chair.

I am dressed and ready for my weekly visit to the Library.....I have Evanovich number 3 to pick up.  Number two hasn't arrived (so sad-very few libraries actually own a copy- most of them are "lost").....I will check other Evanovich books my Library might own.... possibly ones I never read.

I am also looking for a few Danielle Steele books.   I read one yesterday- it still has a"new" sticker on it. I'd read it before so still okay... Never Say Never...  People with money who whine less than usual.

Yesterday I made an appointment for the Septic Tank to be "pumped out".   June 8th.  

I actually followed thru...

Lawn Service and Septic Tank........ what's next???????  I stood out front looking at my roof shingles... and then looked at my neighbors' roof shingles......they are supposed to last a LONG time...and my roof is. BIG......

We got thru the first "heat wave " of a Maine Summer....windows shut...ceiling fan.  Good enough.

Daily Notes for Thursday May 21st.... Clouds...a bit cooler than yesterday. the Sun is starting to show up.

  A virtual bouquet for you all today.  Isn't it gorgeous?

My Vintage Romance yesterday was a delight.  Return to Summerhouse.  Traveling back in Time.  No plans as yet for today. Not a clue what I will decide to spend time doing..... could just sit and watch Law and Order.  But might Not be the day Law and Order is on BBC America.

The Septic Tank people sent a letter- it might be time to pump the tank out?...I replied "yes, please" and now we'll wait and see when they show up.  They also supply bark mulch... would be nice but beds would need weeding and cleanup before mulch could top them off.  Not my wheelhouse anymore.

I have a slight pain....left side of my head.... I might have breakfast and then retire to the couch. I'm past the mid point and heading  downhill (with speed) to my 81st birthday....things are going to start wearing out: acting up: No reading today but perhaps some Law and Order reruns????? I have recorded British Soccer games which might be a better choice. And I could just sit and stare at the walls.  Let my imagination run wild.  My old cat did that....stared at the walls.

Right now I am being reminded that I had no supper yesterday and it's TIME for BREAKFAST.

The newspaper headlines looked ominous.  Hope the Suduko is doable...  I keep hoping that there is someone out there reading the words I type....even if I am dull and quite boring.

Daily Notes on what, for Maine, Is going to be a HOT Sunny Day. May 20th.

 Not as HOT as this greenhouse would be.   I have ALL the windows closed.  Blinds closed. Ceiling fan going in the dining room/kitchen area.   Son never made a decision on the window AC units...was going to get new ones.  Didn't.   We could spend a fortune for whole house AC.   But that ship has sailed for 2026.

I ran out of milk this morning and the box of coffee cream is nearly empty as well... might be my last cup of coffee....Groceries wait until Friday.  (it's early on Wednesday)   I won't be having oatmeal tomorrow or the next day---with milk.  I also have no bread.  This has never happened before.  I am perplexed.....

Perhaps Son will go out for lunch and bring home a quart of milk????   Some bread??????   IF this IS a day he goes out for Lunch.  Could be a "stay at home" day.   Who knows..

It's seems like it's very very hot outside.....just the "look" of it.  I think a cloud just went over...nice

.Rain would be welcome......

I'm skipping the wool socks for today....heading for the couch....and my Jude Devereaux paperback. The small sized one...hell on the eyes but....why not.?????  I could always skip over to another author in the bookcase.......Daughter brought me some new (old) books the other day.... Or I can watch CSI and drift... I discovered I rarely pay attention to the plot or anything else... 

I've seen them all dozen's of times over the years.... over the winters when the Greenhouse didn't need me to "answer questions" in person...  calling me at home worked just fine.  And didn't have to pay me..... It's Maine... and I was wearing pajamas anyway.  And possibly forgot. to comb my hair.

Life in Maine is pretty easy (no rules)... no-one really pays much attention......I've seen people shop in their pajamas. Not me....I never did that. Really...I never did that...........I was never up that early or that late.   Might be something to add to a Bucket List??????