Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
We entered the gym carefully, hoping not to be seen by the staff, but alas, we were spotted and immediately thrust into an hour of sheer agony! By 10:00 am, my hurt hurt! When 10:00 am rolled around, we darted out of the gym faster than the Flash could go!
We ducked into the post office and mailed our estimated taxes to the two tax authorities, California and the Federal Government. When the stamp went on, I cried, saying goodbye to the hard-earned money, knowing full well that 30% of it would be wasted by the politicians lining their pockets.
We then went to CVS; we needed more medications. If there were an award for the number of pills taken per day, I would win!
Finally, we got home and began straightening the house before the house cleaners arrived. I leveled the pictures on the family room wall and put up four of Mary’s watercolor paintings.
I placed Mary’s works of art on the Family Room wall! The Dragon Flies made the cut.
Second Place, not too bad for a beginner!
This is the picture Jonathan wanted from our last cruise together, so Mary painted it for Jon!
The flag is Jonathan’s picture; we will deliver it in September. The flamingos were the challenge given to Mary by her instructor.
Our Family Room wall is quite large, and we have room at the top remaining.
We have more room if need be!
We have finalized the arrangements for Father’s Day at the Elks for this year.
We had friends over this evening because the Starlighter’s Board Meeting was cancelled, and we had already procured the snacks! Bill Capps, Sandy, Dianne, Bob Z, Vicky, and Jim joined us for a couple of hours of snacking and sharing stories.
To add a touch of color, Mary created some edible flowers using her new pastry pouch, which allowed her to control the piping of the cheese contents.
Keeping busy and being creative!
The flowers came from several plants around the front yard.
The colors were quite striking when put together.
All of us, when “shopping” in the Casa Valencia Gardens, filled two Ralphs bags to the top with FRESH veggies. They picked onions, tomatoes, squash, string beans, kale, and Swiss chard.
Mid-evening, we received a text from Hannah, my niece, who had just put together a swing that Mary and I had sent when Owen was born. They put it together in the garage, and apparently, Owen is enjoying himself. It’s great fun to see our grandnephews grow up!
We were tired as everyone departed, and we had to be up at 5:00 am to get ready for my CT scan of the carotid arteries at St Joseph’s, being early at 8:00 am.
