Thursday, August 17, 2017
Sunday, August 13, 2017
Coyotes
I don't exercise a lot, but I like to walk Lulu around the neighborhood, usually about 4 blocks. We both enjoy it. I like to go in early evening when it's not as hot as during the daytime.
We have not walked around much the last few weeks because of other things going on, but now we are all home and I wanted to get back to our weekly walks.
But...La Mirada is having a pretty big problem with coyotes running loose around the parks, the canals etc. They are craving water and food.
There's been stories of coyotes getting into people's backyards (they can jump 6-7' fences) and grab and kill cats, and small dogs.
In my "Next door" app, a woman wrote about her little dog being attacked by a coyote as they were going for a walk. They live a few blocks from us. The dog survived but so far they have over $7000.00 in vet bills.
About 2 weeks ago, Lulu was barking her head off and I looked outside, and I saw 2 Mexican guys with a long rope, one of the guys was in my front lawn. I wondered what was going on, then I saw a big "dog" running from my neighbors driveway towards the street, the guys ran after him, one of them made a lasso and was trying to catch it. Last I saw them they were running down the street. I thought it was quite a large dog.
Next day I read that 2 coyotes were on the grounds of the middle school down the street for me (no kids, it's summer break) I think the men I saw were custodians in the school that were trying to catch one of the coyotes. That scared me.
So now I go outside with Lulu on a leash, and when she goes in the back I am watching her. I don't think we'll be walking much until the coyotes decide to go back wherever it is they came from. I was telling this to my friend Norbert and he said there was a coyote at his neighbors backyard (the Santa Ana river canal flows to the ocean just a few blocks away).
The coyote appears often in the tales and traditions of Native Americans—usually as a very savvy and clever beast. Modern coyotes have displayed their cleverness by adapting to the changing American landscape. These members of the dog family once lived primarily in open prairies and deserts, but now roam the continent's forests and mountains. They have even colonized cities like Los Angeles. Coyote populations are likely at an all-time high.
But...La Mirada is having a pretty big problem with coyotes running loose around the parks, the canals etc. They are craving water and food.
There's been stories of coyotes getting into people's backyards (they can jump 6-7' fences) and grab and kill cats, and small dogs.
In my "Next door" app, a woman wrote about her little dog being attacked by a coyote as they were going for a walk. They live a few blocks from us. The dog survived but so far they have over $7000.00 in vet bills.
Next day I read that 2 coyotes were on the grounds of the middle school down the street for me (no kids, it's summer break) I think the men I saw were custodians in the school that were trying to catch one of the coyotes. That scared me.
So now I go outside with Lulu on a leash, and when she goes in the back I am watching her. I don't think we'll be walking much until the coyotes decide to go back wherever it is they came from. I was telling this to my friend Norbert and he said there was a coyote at his neighbors backyard (the Santa Ana river canal flows to the ocean just a few blocks away).
These adaptable animals will eat almost anything.
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
July Recap
July was not the greatest Month
July 4 Lizzie to Michigan. Marv and I celebrated on Sunday because Tuesday is dialysis day.
July 8 Seal Beach with N.
July 10 - Dr. Tran appointment, follow up on Marv's surgery
July 12 Wound nurse
July 13 Nuri's 76th birthday, talk to her and Monica. Family drama, as usual.
July 14 Talk to Sonia. She was not feeling well.
July 16 Sandy and Lizzie over. All of us to El Cholo.
July 17 Sandy and Lizzie left to San Diego
July 21 Marv woke up with leg pain
July 22 Went to ER after dialysis. Long wait to get into ER. X-Rays. Got admitted. I went home after 11PM
July 23 Visit Marv at Kaiser. Cellulitis. N to LV with family.
July 24 Released from Kaiser. Utah problems.
July 26-28 PT nurse
July 31 Dr appointment at Orchard. Pain prescription.
July 4 Lizzie to Michigan. Marv and I celebrated on Sunday because Tuesday is dialysis day.
July 8 Seal Beach with N.
July 10 - Dr. Tran appointment, follow up on Marv's surgery
July 12 Wound nurse
July 13 Nuri's 76th birthday, talk to her and Monica. Family drama, as usual.
July 14 Talk to Sonia. She was not feeling well.
July 16 Sandy and Lizzie over. All of us to El Cholo.
July 17 Sandy and Lizzie left to San Diego
July 21 Marv woke up with leg pain
July 22 Went to ER after dialysis. Long wait to get into ER. X-Rays. Got admitted. I went home after 11PM
July 23 Visit Marv at Kaiser. Cellulitis. N to LV with family.
July 24 Released from Kaiser. Utah problems.
July 26-28 PT nurse
July 31 Dr appointment at Orchard. Pain prescription.
MOVIES I WATCHED THIS MONTH
BOOKS I READ THIS MONTH
Friday, July 28, 2017
Busy month
I didn't write much this month, many things happened some good some not so good.
I will do my recap on Monday. But I will write about the good now.
Lizzie went for a few days to Michigan to see her friend, spent the 4th of July there.
The week after Sandy came to SD to spend a few days with Lizzie, they always enjoy getting together :) They came to LM on Sunday and left on Monday, short but sweet.
I will do my recap on Monday. But I will write about the good now.
Lizzie went for a few days to Michigan to see her friend, spent the 4th of July there.
The week after Sandy came to SD to spend a few days with Lizzie, they always enjoy getting together :) They came to LM on Sunday and left on Monday, short but sweet.
Of course, lunch at El Cholo
Yesterday I went to wash clothes, and opened the washer list and as I was putting in the clothes, the lid fell on my hand and it hurt a lot! This morning my right hand by the ring finger and the little finger was swollen and painful and colorful, red, purple, black and yellow. It's so sore :( I took a picture but you cannot see (it's difficult to take a picture of your right hand with your left finger!
Saturday, July 1, 2017
June Recap
June was better than May!
Marvin is recovering from his hip replacement surgery, Norbert and I got his bath bech set up and is working well. The physical therapist comes twice a week and teaches him some exercises and walk around the driveway to develop strenght and equilibrium etc.
I had a couple of bad days with a big pain in my left side, it was hard to lay down or sit up, part was indigestion part was stress, according to my doctor.
I picked all the tomatoes in the front yard and one of my kinder kids came with his mom to pick the rest. I also shared my oranges with neighbors.
Sandy had a birthday , and Lizzie came over the weekend of Father's Day. We went to Black Angus and enjoyed a nice lunch, then we had pulled pork tacos at night. Friday was also the day the neigbor kids had a party until all hours and the sheriff came to knock on my door at 3:30AM thinking I was having the party, as if! ;)
And I had one of my favorite days at the beach, even though it was a little overcast it was warm and I enjoyed getting my feet wet and enjoying the ocean.
USA 2015
Marvin is recovering from his hip replacement surgery, Norbert and I got his bath bech set up and is working well. The physical therapist comes twice a week and teaches him some exercises and walk around the driveway to develop strenght and equilibrium etc.
I had a couple of bad days with a big pain in my left side, it was hard to lay down or sit up, part was indigestion part was stress, according to my doctor.
I picked all the tomatoes in the front yard and one of my kinder kids came with his mom to pick the rest. I also shared my oranges with neighbors.
Sandy had a birthday , and Lizzie came over the weekend of Father's Day. We went to Black Angus and enjoyed a nice lunch, then we had pulled pork tacos at night. Friday was also the day the neigbor kids had a party until all hours and the sheriff came to knock on my door at 3:30AM thinking I was having the party, as if! ;)
And I had one of my favorite days at the beach, even though it was a little overcast it was warm and I enjoyed getting my feet wet and enjoying the ocean.
MOVIES I WATCHED THIS MONTH
USA 2015
Just one movie because I have been watching Master Chef Spain, including the final on Wednesday and those shows last 2-3 hours each! Love it.
BOOKS I READ THIS MONTH
Let's all have a greeat
Thursday, June 29, 2017
An anecdote
Monday was a hot day. I had to go do some shopping and put gas in the truck.
I went to Sam's and got toilet paper and paper towels. Also some ink for my printer. And some other stuff.
Then I went to Sprouts to get London broil for Marv's lunches. 15 slices separated in groups of 5.
I was getting a little hungry but didn't know what I wanted. I thought maybe a sandwich from the deli, or some soup but it was too hot for soup. So I just asked the deli man to give me a sample of Havarti. I thought I'd munch on it on the way home and maybe think of what I'd want for lunch.
He gave me a very nice slice of cheese :)
When I got on the truck I put the cheese and the London broil in the passenger's side, got in, started to back up and reached for the cheese.
It wasn't there! I stopped, got out and looked, maybe it fell by the mid compartment, not there, looked on the floor, no cheese. Looked in the back of the cab where the stuff I got in Sam's were, but I just couldn't find it. I was annoyed because I was wanting to taste it :(
So I just drove home. I didn't even feel like stopping anywhere else for lunch. I would eat something at home.
I got home, stopped the truck, got the London broil, and got off the truck ready to get the stuff in the back. Something felt funny.
I touched my behind and there it was! THE CHEESE SLICE! kinda melty. I had sat on it and had stuck on my butt!!!
I felt dumb.
It reminds me of this cartoon LOL
I went to Sam's and got toilet paper and paper towels. Also some ink for my printer. And some other stuff.
Then I went to Sprouts to get London broil for Marv's lunches. 15 slices separated in groups of 5.
I was getting a little hungry but didn't know what I wanted. I thought maybe a sandwich from the deli, or some soup but it was too hot for soup. So I just asked the deli man to give me a sample of Havarti. I thought I'd munch on it on the way home and maybe think of what I'd want for lunch.
He gave me a very nice slice of cheese :)
When I got on the truck I put the cheese and the London broil in the passenger's side, got in, started to back up and reached for the cheese.
It wasn't there! I stopped, got out and looked, maybe it fell by the mid compartment, not there, looked on the floor, no cheese. Looked in the back of the cab where the stuff I got in Sam's were, but I just couldn't find it. I was annoyed because I was wanting to taste it :(
So I just drove home. I didn't even feel like stopping anywhere else for lunch. I would eat something at home.
I got home, stopped the truck, got the London broil, and got off the truck ready to get the stuff in the back. Something felt funny.
I touched my behind and there it was! THE CHEESE SLICE! kinda melty. I had sat on it and had stuck on my butt!!!
I felt dumb.
It reminds me of this cartoon LOL
Gnomes
Let me start by saying that I have never thought about gnomes one way or another. I remember some fairy tales that had gnomes in them, when I was teaching Kindergarten, a favorite story to read to the kids was "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" in it there was an evil gnome hiding under the bridge, but actually it was a troll (gnomes live in the forest, close to mushrooms, and trolls live under bridges or rocks and turn to stone in the morning.
Anyway they are mythical creatures, and of course leprechauns is a close relative of trolls and gnomes. But for the purpose of this blog, I'll only will write about gnomes.
One Christmas, my oldest daughter gave me a whimsical gift, it was a gnome carried by 2 trolls? they were made of metal but the gnome was painted ceramic or resin. I thought it was a garden decoration so I put it outside in my garden. We had some rains and the metal trolls rusted badly, so I put them inside.
This past Christmas, my daughters got together to give me stuff to make a fairy garden. There was a book with ideas, a heavy square stone to put the garden in, and some other things, like a little bridge, a little gnome etc. I actually had been thinking of making a fairy garden but wasn't sure how to start.
Anyway I have been experimenting and buying some stuff. Big Lots had an fairy garden area and I bought a few things there. But my focus now is gnomes. I have bought stone gnomes, different sizes and put them around the garden, sometimes they visit the fairy garden too. It's an ongoing thing.
Anyway they are mythical creatures, and of course leprechauns is a close relative of trolls and gnomes. But for the purpose of this blog, I'll only will write about gnomes.
One Christmas, my oldest daughter gave me a whimsical gift, it was a gnome carried by 2 trolls? they were made of metal but the gnome was painted ceramic or resin. I thought it was a garden decoration so I put it outside in my garden. We had some rains and the metal trolls rusted badly, so I put them inside.
This past Christmas, my daughters got together to give me stuff to make a fairy garden. There was a book with ideas, a heavy square stone to put the garden in, and some other things, like a little bridge, a little gnome etc. I actually had been thinking of making a fairy garden but wasn't sure how to start.
Anyway I have been experimenting and buying some stuff. Big Lots had an fairy garden area and I bought a few things there. But my focus now is gnomes. I have bought stone gnomes, different sizes and put them around the garden, sometimes they visit the fairy garden too. It's an ongoing thing.
Can you find the gnomes?
Fairy Garden
A gnome and his mushroom house
Smaller garden
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