3559 Days since retiring July 1, 2005!

”Wheee!”

What an amazing 4 days I have just had. Four of us, over a meal of Roasted Vegetable Soup, got to talking about stuff we like. I mentioned that I make trips into the Texas Countryside annually and take pictures of our stunning wildflowers. I mentioned a stay in a Bed and Breakfast in Fayetteville. Then I regretted that I had not yet driven into east Texas for the wildflower displays. One thing lead to another and SHAZAM! The morning of March 26 we were gathered at the front door with bags packed and a road trip planned from Houston to Cuero to Nacogdoches and back home.

I had never contemplated taking a road trip with 3 women and spending nights with them. I am glad I did it. It is a lot more fun to sightsee when someone is with you. We all packed very light and shared the cost almost equally. It was kind of challenging to load the walker and scooter and etc but we all laughed when one of the women did a “Fred”. Remember the Lucy show where the gang was going to drive to California and Fred loaded the car. Henrietta nailed “Fred”. The B&B in Nacogdoches was fairly close to a railroad track and Lynn launched into the train skit.

The wild flowers were intense on highway HWY77 from LaGrange to Cuero. IMHO this is the best because there is such a wide variety of wildflowers. I am frankly quite tired of Bluebonnets.

I got back in time to listen to my siblings sing happy birthday on my voicemail. Today is our younger sister’s birthday. Happy birthday sis! I left you a singing voicemail. I think. After the phones I went to play BINGO. In my entire life, until moved into Clarewood House, I had won one game of Bingo. Here I have won 9 times. Five of those I won using a certain Bingo card. I now make a point, when possible, to arrive early and sort through the cards until I find the “lucky” one.

After Bingo I put my “perfectly cooked Pork Chop” in the oven at 180F. I had two and was going to use one in my gumbo I am planning for Saturday. I also have Buffalo, Alligator meat, Turtle meat, Deer, and Rabbit to add to the gumbo base I bought at HEB. I am going to invite a different set of neighbors from the ninth floor.

I am really disappointed with my Pistachio Ice Cream. It is white like vanilla ice cream. I wonder how the commercial product is made green.

I am stopping now. The Ken Burns documentary “Cancer, the emperor of all diseases” is showing on PBS. Y’all be most excellent to one another.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.