Author Archives: Paul

About Paul

Just an old retired guy trying to finish out my last years on this planet. I lost my best friend and wife in early 2020. I was blessed again by reconnecting with Dr. Mary Côté, a long-time friend. Mary and I got married July 28th, 2021, and are enjoying life together and plan to spend the rest of our lives being a blessing to our friends and family.

Hump Day Has Arrived!

Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 by Paul

I thought I was retired until Alexa began screeching that it was time to rise at 5:30 am.  We beat the roosters again, so maybe I will crow as I drive down the street. We headed for Mary’s PT session … Continue reading →

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More Good News!

Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 by Paul

Today, we spent two hours working in the garden and then prepared for our visit to the cardiologist.   It was a good visit as the BP is normal, no atrial fibrillation.  I need to see him in about six weeks … Continue reading →

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Back To Work!

Posted on Monday, September 22, 2025 by Paul

Monday was a good day.  We visited the heart surgeon who did the ablation, and he pronounced me “No Afib”.  He did say it could return, but it also may be gone forever.  I was cleared for the cruise to … Continue reading →

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Today We Dance!

Posted on Sunday, September 21, 2025 by Paul

Mary was busy ironing for our upcoming trip and establishing her clothes menu.  We worked in the office until 3:00 pm, as it was time to get ready for the Starlighter’s Route 66 dance. Visit our dance on the Starlighter’s … Continue reading →

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Octoberfest At The Elks

Posted on Saturday, September 20, 2025 by Paul

The three of us were up and had our coffee before Robin departed for home.   She will return tonight for round two of the weekend, Oktoberfest! We worked in the yard for a bit, but spent the rest of the … Continue reading →

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Friday Was A Good Day!

Posted on Friday, September 19, 2025 by Paul

We had one more morning in the garden and cut just enough to fill up two 90-gallon trash cans with trimmings.  Around 11 am, we started getting cleaned up, as we had a 1:30 pm doctor’s appointment with the vascular … Continue reading →

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Another Day… Another Dinner!

Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2025 by Paul

In the morning, we went out and trimmed about 1/10th of the summer garden, leaving the remains on the walkway for Carlos to remove tomorrow.    After the heart ablation operation, I was amazed at how much energy I had.  … Continue reading →

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Off And Running!

Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 by Paul

Examining our schedule revealed we had a busy day again, beginning with our hair appointments at 10:00 am in Huntington Beach.  We were driving the doodlebug today as the Silver Fox was in the repair shop getting a beauty treatment.  … Continue reading →

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We Kept Busy!

Posted on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 by Paul

After the loss of Scout, we wanted to keep busy!  So we did!  First, we dropped off my car for its 60,000-mile checkup.  We thought we needed a change of spark plugs, which would have been about $600, but the … Continue reading →

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A Very Sad Day Indeed

Posted on Monday, September 15, 2025 by Paul

This morning was very different.  We have been close to Scout for several days, seeing him slowly fail.  This morning, he was huddled up near the fireplace, and for the third day, he could not walk.  As usual, he was … Continue reading →

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