“When we lose someone we love, we must learn not to live without them, but to live with the love they left behind.” – Anonymous
When we decided to have “kids,” little did we know we would end up with six Chihuahua’s! They brought us such joy for so many years. Losing them was a punch in the gut. Grandma Sue talked to each one every morning and gave them their individual “uppies”, or I guess more correctly “puppy uppies”. They sat in her lap, and she would talk to them, discussing the plans for the day and how they felt. She had individual connections with each one and their unique personalities. We both missed the babies when the last one left us. I miss my “poppy uppies” every morning where Sue and I would plan the day, have our champagne, and head out to tackle the world. I miss you so much!
Celebrating The Babies Birthdays!
Always Falling More In Love!
I wish I could share this cartoon with Sue; she would have got a giggle or two from it for sure!
Robin and I got up about the same time, around 7:00 AM, as last night was “party night,” and we both slept later than usual. Usually, when she gets up, the alarm in the dining room goes off but no warning this morning.
We had previously decided it was going to be a walking morning as the temperature is supposed to go to 88 degrees today! We outdid ourselves, walking almost four miles. We walked by sprouts, CPK, and Union 76 before heading home.
The unstoppable forces!
The tree rose, or rose-tree (technically a climbing rose) was doing well and was over fifteen feet in the sky.
Racing for the sky!
A neighbor was trimming her yard, and I referred to these as “Mexican Poppies”. I was corrected, nicely, and she said they were Mexican Evening Primrose. The showy, semi-evergreen is admired for its magnificent pink, four-petal, bell-shaped flowers. It spreads in the landscape by underground rhizomes or seed to form extensive colonies growing from eight to twelve inches tall and spreading to three feet. The leaves are small and bright green turning crimson to deep red in colder weather. Showy, pink blossoms with yellow veins appear in spring and bloom over a long period. Many insects and moths eat the flower nectar.
Mexican Primrose plants.
My mind went to food, specifically hot dogs, as these flowers looked like mustard, you know, the right kind! The blossoms were brilliant in the full sun.
Love the mustard color.
The blossoms below look like they are yawning, perhaps they had a wild night like us? They are quite beautiful to look at because of their fantastic colors.
Excellent addition to our walk!
After arriving home, Miss Robin was overheating, so a washcloth was used to cool things down a bit. I know there is a bag of ice inside the washcloth!
Back from the little walk,
I felt pretty good after the walk, so a selfie was required! You can see my arms stretched out if you look carefully in the dark glasses.
Hollywood Paul
We sat for a bit recovering from the walk, and then it was, “Luisa Time”. Luisa has been a friend for many years, and I invited her over to visit and go to lunch with Robin and me (before margarita time). We went to CPK and got three salads and then off to Rossmoor Park for lunch under the shade trees.
< 300 calories! Yes!
We headed home after our park excursion and proceeded to do severe damage to a bottle of margaritas. Strawberry, our favorite was the margarita of choice today. It was warm outside, but the umbrella in the patio provided just enough shade to keep us comfortable.
Did You Know? Only the agave heart is used to make tequila. The hearts of the plant, also known as the piñas, are cut out, cooked, ground down, and fermented to make tequila. That means that unlike fruit-based beverages like wine, which can be harvested seasonally and regrow from the same plant, the agave plant is used up after it is harvested, and a new one must be grown from scratch.
Tequila drinkers in Mexico typically sip their drink. A common practice in the U.S. is to take a shot with lime and salt, known as tequila cruda, while those in Mexico opt to savor their tequila neat like whiskey.
Hello Luisa, she acted as our official margarita taster today!
We three chattered for a couple of hours! I had not seen Luisa for probably nine months, so I walked her around the house to get her perspective on the paint jobs I did. I got the “A-OK”, making me feel better. She has a drapery business and had an excellent eye for colors! I felt relieved!
Yes, I need longer arms for the selfies!
Luisa needed one more just to make sure the margarita was OK. We all had one more and then took a vote. 3-0, no corrections required!
Margarita time.
We talked about the car show in Seal Beach, and I looked online, and it had been changed this year!
Rescheduled
Unfortunately, I had a dentist’s appointment at 3:30 PM in Huntington Beach as my front tooth decided to fall out (with a little help from my toothpick!). The drive down by the beach was beautiful, and I could see Catalina in the distance.
Arriving back home, I worked in the garage as I am toying with the idea of rearranging my shop to be on the north side of the garage so I can watch the front yard as I work. Zack is going to come over and give me his assessment.
It was getting dark out, so I looked to the west, and wow, the sun was lighting up the sky something fierce.
Fire in the hold?
I jumped in the car and drove around the block to get a better angle, and while I was out, Mr. Moon decided to show himself!
The Moon cometh
Back on my street, I captured the last oorah of today’s sun before he put his head down for a well-deserved sleep! Good night Old Sol, see you in the morning.
A magnificent sunset.
When I entered the house, the Keurig machine motioned me over and whispered in my ear, “Want a hot chocolate Big Guy?” I watched TV with my hot chocolate for a while and avoided eating anything other than a protein bar. You know, I must be careful with my new girlish figure!
Crash time was about 11:00 PM as tomorrow I have a difficult job to accomplish, so I want to start it fresh!
