Out and about

We've been noodling around. Going to lunch with Mom in Atascadero, hanging around at Shell Beach, having ice cream at Avila Barn. Better than going to work!

Isabella reports

Hi. Isabella reporting. Bob and Pat have been hanging around a lot more lately. I guess this is what humans define as "retirement." What it means to me is more laps to crawl into all day long. Plus, no one gets up at "0-dark-thirty" which means a longer beauty sleep for everyone in the house, cats and humans alike.

"First Friday"

The first Friday of the month, the retirees get together at Kennedy Library to shoot the breeze. Today, Denise, Lynda, Joan, and I attended, plus Janice who is not one of the club ... yet.

Denise has a pile of books nearby - this is completely in character. Joan told everyone about her vacation in Colorado, where she and and her brother were robbed at gunpoint. Extremely scary.

Cambria

We went to Cambria today, but of course, the fog was coming in and it was windy. Bob is cool in his new shades, regardless of the weather.

Here are some pretty little violets, just because I wanted to put them in.

Update on Ryan and Tanja

The kids posted a picture from the outskirts of Albuquerque, NM, a few hours ago. They're making steady progress toward Duncansville, PA.

Retirement things

We've turned into European grocery shoppers - pop into the store daily or every-other-daily to pick up a few things, rather than staging a major grocery expedition on Sunday. One advantage: we're in Trader Joe's so often, we get to fill out the little ticket for the drawing multiple times per week instead of once. (Our TJ's rewards those of us who bring our own bags by giving the shopper a ticket on which he/she writes his/her name, putting the ticket in a basket and at some point drawing a winning ticket - I think once a week - and the winner gets some sort of prize. We wouldn't know, since we've never won the drawing!)

We've also reacquainted ourselves with the public library. Before, with taking Mom shopping on Saturday and the p.l. being closed on Sunday, we just never had time to go there. Our reading material came from Kennedy Library, where I worked, and from our mobile home park's club house library (not a bad little library for current fiction). So, now we've begun hanging out at the p.l. again. Cozying up to as many libraries as possible is always a good thing.

Tuesday

I went to Sierra Vista Hospital for an intra-articular shot of cortisone and marcaine into my shoulder capsule, done with the aid of fluoroscopy. Let's just say it wasn't fun. The radiologist and X-ray technician were as nice as could be - no complaints there. But having a needle put into a joint that is already "testy" was not an experience I care to repeat. Let's hope it was worth it ....

To lighten the mood a bit, here is a picture of Edward, our boy kitty. He was looking out the front window when this was taken. And, here's a picture of my mother's neighbor's new puppy, Molly. She's the cutest little Yorkshire pup.

Bob's golfing this afternoon, and I'm resting my shoulder. I think a cup of tea and a good book are just the ticket.