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.

Monday Was Slow…

Posted on Monday, March 24, 2025 by Paul

About this sign… when Mary is on the phone and ATTEMPTS to phonetically spell her last name, I almost lose control of the car when she says something like, “My last name is Côté, Caterpillar Octopus Tarantula Enuresis*.” *A post word … Continue reading →

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Aren’t We Supposed To Rest On Sunday??

Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2025 by Paul

Little did I know that Mary planned to “finish off” the planting for the early Spring garden.  We spent 9:00 am until 4:00 pm in the garden, getting everything prettied up and planted—three hours in the berry garden, removing weeds, … Continue reading →

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Saturday Was Fairly Mild!

Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2025 by Paul

It’s Saturday, and it’s time to work in the garden, so we did. Our first stop was Orange Farmers Supply, where we found Acid Planting Soil for our berry patch. The berries love acidic soil! We got three bags and … Continue reading →

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Spring + 1; All Is OK!

Posted on Friday, March 21, 2025 by Paul

Well, a change of schedule!  We rescheduled our gym class until Friday, and today is Friday, so off we went!  We wiggled and giggled for an entire hour and stretched muscles that we never knew we had.  In addition, we … Continue reading →

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Hello Tuesday, Are You Ready For Us???

Posted on Friday, March 21, 2025 by Paul

Step 1: Open your eyes; Step 2: Make your way to the kitchen; Step 3: Make coffee! Now, the world can start! Astronomical spring began on March 20, 2025, at 2:01 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time in the Northern Hemisphere. We were ready … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Already?… Oh My!

Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 by Paul

9:00 am and we are off and running!  This time to the DMV for a 10:40 am appointment to get Mary’s driver’s license renewed.  We departed at 9:00 am, arriving an hour early, thinking MAYBE we might get through early.  … Continue reading →

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The Day After!

Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 by Paul

We did our morning walk remotely today!  We ran out of time to walk, so I ran upstairs and took a snap from the kitchen window.  What a sensational day! I snapped another shot from the kitchen/family room door, looking … Continue reading →

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Posted on Monday, March 17, 2025 by Paul

I should have worn my green fur today!! We were up and going pretty early today as we have the gym class at 9:00 am, and we have to ride the stationary bikes from Orange to San Diego before they … Continue reading →

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Sunday And We Worked And Played!

Posted on Sunday, March 16, 2025 by Paul

We got up, dressed in our cleanest dirty work clothes, and hit the yard running, as we had oodles of veggies to plant today! Our neighbor was worried about his fruit trees not having oranges, so I texted him this … Continue reading →

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Celebration Time!

Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2025 by Paul

We were up early because we needed to go to H&H Nursery, our favorite place to shop for veggies.  They had a super selection, and the plants were less expensive than those at Roger’s Gardens. Mary found some peppers we … Continue reading →

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