Sunday

My family gave me a great b'day gift yesterday (no, it is not my b'day yet - the 31st is not a convenient day). they held a picnic at my house. The weather was grand. I had mowed the grass so we played wiffle ball, polish horseshoes and a bon fire. The fire was welcome because as soon as the sun went down, it was very cool. We have 85 during the day but the nights are cooling off now.

I am a working woman. I was hired at Panera Bread a week ago. My shift is breakfast and in the bakery part of the store. I go in at 5:30a.m. and am done by 2 p.m. which puts me home by 2:30 p.m. It is full time and will include weekends. But I have the the afternoon and evenings which is great. I find I need to settle in to bed very early since I am up at 4:30 to walk Bash etc. This is a totally new experience for me. I have done many things but only worked food service in '66 for a year as a short order cook. Being a server and cashier is very challenging. My feet and legs don't bother me as long as I keep moving. It is my mind that is slow. I can't retain much. I think it will get easier when I am not as nervous.

Who knows what door this will open. Frankly, I want to get back to my healing work as soon as I can. Bearfoot is still sitting in the yard like a great behemoth or perhaps it is an albatross. It is really breaking me financially. I listed it with a broker the other day. I had to pay the advertising fee though.

I am going to cut this short since the sun is shining and I want to go sit on the porch with my friend.

Soon-

Friday again

Had the Endoscopy test done yesterday. It was a piece of cake actually. Best news is I am fine. No damage to my esophogas. Pete drove me home to Jill and the kids. They came to my house and cooked supper for all of us. It was great seeing them since they just returned from a week in Maine.

I am at Panera Bread now catching up on computer stuff and then having an interview for a job. Busy, busy place. There has been a line at the counter for over 2 hours. It is raining here today. Just drizzle. Cooler temps too. August is usually cooler anyway.

Fair week starts Monday. That is the Washington Co. fair. I have written about it in years past. It is a farmer's fair. When you walk around the grounds you have to keep an eye on where you are putting your feet. It is not unusual to see a young child leading his/her cow around the midway. I hope to go over for the horse shows. I think Emily will be showing her new horse. I am so happy for her. He is a 17 yr. old retired open jumper, a Dutch warmblood, huge, black and loveable. He was a gift and came with all his clothing, equipment and tack.

Gloria and Emory are preparing to go to Alaska. Rosie will come to stay with Bash and me. She and Bash get along well most of the time. She dashed in from the dining room to grab a bone they had been sharing, bit him in the muzzle, grabbed the bone and took off. He lept out of the way of her. She is the boss lady. Bash is feeling better although he is still eating grass and drinking lots of water. He is supposed to take the antibiotic for another week. He had a lyme booster shot and will have another in a couple of weeks. But I talked with the pet shop and they don't advise giving the boosters. I can only hope I have done the right thing.

The Olympic games are robbing me of my beauty sleep. I cannot not watch them and end up staying up until after midnight. Sometimes I doze off and miss the one event I stayed up for.

The garden is producing lots of good veggies. I cannot wait to dig in the old tires to find out what the potatoes look like. But there are plenty of tomatoes, peppers, cabbages, squash, cukes, carrots and onions. I don't need to plant corn since I am surrounded by corn planters. They pick it every day and put it out by the road. Here are some photos that I think you will enjoy. One is a shot of roadside flowers, some are of the farm where Emily rides in Pawlet, VT.

Friday

Still raining here. My brother, Gary, was here for a couple of days this week. It was great seeing him. Gloria, my sister, and I took him over to Lake George yesterday. It rumbled and huge black clouds floated around, we drove through a heavy duty hail storm on the way over. I had never been to the top of Prospect Mt. so we went up there. It was stormy but very beautiful. Cold too. What a difference in temp. up there. I will post a picture. Hopefully, you can see the storms all around us.

We had dinner again last night at Gloria and Em's house and then settled in to go through the remainder of 24 boxes of old slides our father took. We pulled out the ones we need to print in order to preserve them. Some of them are nearly 60 years old. It was both tedius and exciting to go through them. Hopefully, I will post some of them at some point.

I am at the Library now. I love libraries. This one is being redone but it is nice as it is. Pete joined Netflix and we enjoyed our first film - Bucket List. To me, it was 3 plus stars. I enjoyed it. I like movies and don't get to see many anymore so am looking forward to the next film.

Had an interview this week. Keeping my fingers and toes crossed. Have applied for lots of jobs in this area. Still have a few more to go. Maybe when the college kids go back, there will be more out there.

Sebastian is still on the Doxi for the Lyme. Poor guy drinks a lot of water and then has to pee more often. He is eating now though. I hope this is not much longer. He goes to the vet on the 16th. I go to the gastro guy on the 14th for an endoscopy (sp?) Never had one before. Trying to get to the bottom of the heart burn. I think when my finances ease up, I will feel better. My bp is up higher than it has ever been. I always had remarkedly low bp. Anxiety will do it.

Enjoy the shots of the pow wow at Rodgers Island. Stay well, stay connected and stay centered.

Friday

It is hazy, hot and humid here. I came over to Panera after applying for a job in a coffee shop and delivering my resume to two other companies. I have an interview next week. Only the second one out of all these applications. It is discouraging. I thought I might try to upload a couple of photos for you.