That's what my life has become :)
(but not in an unpleasant way)
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Saturday, August 1, 2020
July Recap
The month seems to have gone by pretty fast. I haven't done much of anything, still spending most of my time at home and in the garden. I have gone to the Library (outside) and to Home Depot (finally I was able to find red bark mulch and Lizzie and I, mainly Lizzie, did the garden around the fountain. I think it looks great :)
Today is the Anniversary of meeting N. Yes it's been 40 years!!! lol, and we still talk almost daily. But I haven't seen him since the pandemic started, no beach and no dining out :(
Lizzie and I are doing very well, Food wise, we enjoy the Blue Apron and have take out at least once a week, and we take turns cooking. She's good about exercising, but I am not and therefore I put a few xtra pounds. Oh well!
Our tomato plant has been doing very nicely and we had fresh tomatoes almost daily.
Still a few left on the vine. It made me happy.
My sister Nuri turned 79 and I wanted to have a face chat, but she doesn't have a computer or a phone, so it didn't happen. We have face time with Sandy on Mondays, which is great,and sometimes we even see T and Marty and Mac too :)Today is the Anniversary of meeting N. Yes it's been 40 years!!! lol, and we still talk almost daily. But I haven't seen him since the pandemic started, no beach and no dining out :(
Lizzie and I are doing very well, Food wise, we enjoy the Blue Apron and have take out at least once a week, and we take turns cooking. She's good about exercising, but I am not and therefore I put a few xtra pounds. Oh well!
This month has been hot!
Lulu likes to tour the garden with us, but needs to rest a while
MOVIES I'VE WATCHED IN JULY
BOOKS I'VE READ IN JULY
PRETTY FLOWERS
You all take care and have a good August :)
Thursday, July 23, 2020
A day in the life
With this pandemic going on and on, there's not much to tell since I have not gone anywhere since about March. I want to tell my daughter S how much I enjoy and appreciate her writing in her blog, since we cannot be together it's a way to see what she's doing and how she's doing (feel better!)
My days go like this: I wake up around 10:30 AM, I have breakfast usually chocolate milk and a cookie. I check my mail, read my book (yay I can get books at the Library now!), put things away in the kitchen etc.
L works from 8 to 10 in the office at home. After she's done the 3 of us (Lulu) go in the backyard and take a slow walk around checking the plants, flowers etc. L usually waters them early in the morning. I love my herb area with rosemary, sage, mint, basil, thyme, lavender... We have many geraniums, and many pretty flowers. While we check the plants, Lulu runs around. It's very enjoyable. Then we go in the front yard and check the tomato vine, the zinnias, and the area by the white fence. Everything looks good. The crape myrtle is blooming and looks beautiful.
After that, we discuss the plans for the day, like what to have for lunch or dinner etc. . We usually have take out at least once a week. We also have Blue Apron about 3 times a week. Today it was a "free day" meaning we each do whatever we want to do foodwise. I had a brazo de gitano de atun (tuna cake) with fresh tomatoes from the garden. L had a chicken sandwich and chips.
After lunch, L goes to her room and does some of her stuff. I go to my room and do some PSP in my computer, while watching TV and reading. Doing some gardening etc. Sort of multitasking. Today I went to the library and got some new books, then drove around a little to see what was going on in La Mirada (nothing much) lol
Around 8PM we take Lulu for a walk around the block, she likes it and looks forward to it. So do we :)
For dinner I had a repeat of my lunch because I thought it was yummy and wanted more!
L goes to bed around 10:30 or so (she wakes up early and goes for a long walk most days.
I retreat to my room and watch TV shows or movies. Talk to N most days for about 1 hour too. I also watch webcams and spend quite a bit of time "visiting" different countries of the world (it's interesting how things are changing in Europe from seeing empty streets/beaches/etc to seeing them full of people, especially the beaches.
I usually go to bed around 2:30-3 AM. And so it goes.
My days go like this: I wake up around 10:30 AM, I have breakfast usually chocolate milk and a cookie. I check my mail, read my book (yay I can get books at the Library now!), put things away in the kitchen etc.
L works from 8 to 10 in the office at home. After she's done the 3 of us (Lulu) go in the backyard and take a slow walk around checking the plants, flowers etc. L usually waters them early in the morning. I love my herb area with rosemary, sage, mint, basil, thyme, lavender... We have many geraniums, and many pretty flowers. While we check the plants, Lulu runs around. It's very enjoyable. Then we go in the front yard and check the tomato vine, the zinnias, and the area by the white fence. Everything looks good. The crape myrtle is blooming and looks beautiful.
After that, we discuss the plans for the day, like what to have for lunch or dinner etc. . We usually have take out at least once a week. We also have Blue Apron about 3 times a week. Today it was a "free day" meaning we each do whatever we want to do foodwise. I had a brazo de gitano de atun (tuna cake) with fresh tomatoes from the garden. L had a chicken sandwich and chips.
After lunch, L goes to her room and does some of her stuff. I go to my room and do some PSP in my computer, while watching TV and reading. Doing some gardening etc. Sort of multitasking. Today I went to the library and got some new books, then drove around a little to see what was going on in La Mirada (nothing much) lol
Around 8PM we take Lulu for a walk around the block, she likes it and looks forward to it. So do we :)
For dinner I had a repeat of my lunch because I thought it was yummy and wanted more!
L goes to bed around 10:30 or so (she wakes up early and goes for a long walk most days.
I retreat to my room and watch TV shows or movies. Talk to N most days for about 1 hour too. I also watch webcams and spend quite a bit of time "visiting" different countries of the world (it's interesting how things are changing in Europe from seeing empty streets/beaches/etc to seeing them full of people, especially the beaches.
I usually go to bed around 2:30-3 AM. And so it goes.
I'm missing going to the beach
Sunday, July 5, 2020
4th of July and fireworks
I love fireworks, as I said before, I think I am the only one that likes them.
There's some people that shoot illegal fireworks, M80's and M100's, mostly they come from Mexico.They are EXTREMELY loud and they are called bombs, not fireworks. The noise set the car alarms, and scare the dogs ( and people). I don't like those. I like the beautiful ones that light up the sky with colors and shapes, some of the beautiful ones are also loud but not as loud as the "bombs"
Lizzie doesn't like fireworks, they give her anxiety. I didn't know about it and I was surprised last year when she told me about it. It didn't seem to bother Lulu much.
This year I have seen more fireworks from my front porch that any other years. Not only all over La Mirada, and surrounding areas but all over Los Angeles area. They even showed it on the news helicopters flying over LA saying they had never seen so many fireworks going on.
I sat outside and sat on a chair I placed on the porch, and there were lots and lots of great displays. Unfortunately among the beautiful ones there were also some bombs. Lulu didn't want to come out not even to pee. Right now is past midnight and there's still some going on.
The illegal fireworks carry a penalty of $1000.00, but the police need to see who's lighting them. So they have sent deputies riding bikes trying to catch some in the act. I hope they give some fines because really there's no need for those bombs and the horrible sound they make.
Other than that, it's been a nice day, Lizzie went for a hike, she watched Hamilton and discusses it with Sandy. We worked in the garden, and had an early dinner from Blue Apron, steak with green beans, potato cheese patties and sliced tomatoes, it was really tasty. Later my neighbor Amy brought some smoked BBQ ribs with corn and brownies.
I hope that you all had a nice 4th of July :)
There's some people that shoot illegal fireworks, M80's and M100's, mostly they come from Mexico.They are EXTREMELY loud and they are called bombs, not fireworks. The noise set the car alarms, and scare the dogs ( and people). I don't like those. I like the beautiful ones that light up the sky with colors and shapes, some of the beautiful ones are also loud but not as loud as the "bombs"
Lizzie doesn't like fireworks, they give her anxiety. I didn't know about it and I was surprised last year when she told me about it. It didn't seem to bother Lulu much.
This year I have seen more fireworks from my front porch that any other years. Not only all over La Mirada, and surrounding areas but all over Los Angeles area. They even showed it on the news helicopters flying over LA saying they had never seen so many fireworks going on.
I sat outside and sat on a chair I placed on the porch, and there were lots and lots of great displays. Unfortunately among the beautiful ones there were also some bombs. Lulu didn't want to come out not even to pee. Right now is past midnight and there's still some going on.
The illegal fireworks carry a penalty of $1000.00, but the police need to see who's lighting them. So they have sent deputies riding bikes trying to catch some in the act. I hope they give some fines because really there's no need for those bombs and the horrible sound they make.
Other than that, it's been a nice day, Lizzie went for a hike, she watched Hamilton and discusses it with Sandy. We worked in the garden, and had an early dinner from Blue Apron, steak with green beans, potato cheese patties and sliced tomatoes, it was really tasty. Later my neighbor Amy brought some smoked BBQ ribs with corn and brownies.
I hope that you all had a nice 4th of July :)
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
June Recap
June was supposed to be the month where I was going to Sweden, meet my sister, and spend Midsummer there, and also a quick visit to Prague. But it wasn't meant to be. The Corona Virus changed my plans.
June was also the month that things in the house broke down or needed repair, or both. The A/C stopped working, the repair man changed the transformer, and 10 days later it blew up again. It is now working OK after the second transformer was installed. The washing machine was acting very strangely, it wouldn't fill up just started with the rinse. Almost ready to call the Maytag man, but then I moved things around, I think it needed realignment,and is working fine again. The TV in my room wouldn't turn in, again I did my magic and fixed it following Google directions. The wifi has been acting up as well. The refrigerator is making loud noises very annoying. etc. etc. Not fun!
Norbert just got back from spending 3 weeks in Las Vegas with his sister. So now I have another person to talk to during confinement, besides my daughters and the occasional neighbor or school friends.
Healthwise, knock on wood, we are all doing well. I have not heard from Mia for a while but I saw thru FB that they all had gone on vacation, so I imagine they are all OK. Nuri and family in Spain seem to be fine. Unfortunately there seems to be a resurgence of the virus, so here in California, even though there's been some opening of beaches, businesses, restaurants etc. they may be closing down again. In LA they are closing the beaches for the 4th of July.
I won't even talk about politics. But that became a big part of June as well.
After spending 3 months letting my hair go naturally white, I colored it lass Saturday. I feel more like myself. Also this month I went to TJ's. I missed it. Today I went to get my second shingles shot, and afterwards we went to La Huasteca, and had 2 Mango Margaritas, and some tacos. It was great!
Lulu is doing well, she had a haircut and is being very loving. I hope she can meet Mac, Sandy's new dog sometime :)
June was also the month that things in the house broke down or needed repair, or both. The A/C stopped working, the repair man changed the transformer, and 10 days later it blew up again. It is now working OK after the second transformer was installed. The washing machine was acting very strangely, it wouldn't fill up just started with the rinse. Almost ready to call the Maytag man, but then I moved things around, I think it needed realignment,and is working fine again. The TV in my room wouldn't turn in, again I did my magic and fixed it following Google directions. The wifi has been acting up as well. The refrigerator is making loud noises very annoying. etc. etc. Not fun!
Norbert just got back from spending 3 weeks in Las Vegas with his sister. So now I have another person to talk to during confinement, besides my daughters and the occasional neighbor or school friends.
Healthwise, knock on wood, we are all doing well. I have not heard from Mia for a while but I saw thru FB that they all had gone on vacation, so I imagine they are all OK. Nuri and family in Spain seem to be fine. Unfortunately there seems to be a resurgence of the virus, so here in California, even though there's been some opening of beaches, businesses, restaurants etc. they may be closing down again. In LA they are closing the beaches for the 4th of July.
I won't even talk about politics. But that became a big part of June as well.
After spending 3 months letting my hair go naturally white, I colored it lass Saturday. I feel more like myself. Also this month I went to TJ's. I missed it. Today I went to get my second shingles shot, and afterwards we went to La Huasteca, and had 2 Mango Margaritas, and some tacos. It was great!
Lulu is doing well, she had a haircut and is being very loving. I hope she can meet Mac, Sandy's new dog sometime :)
MOVIES I'VE WATCHED THIS MONTH
I haven't watched a lot of movies, but have seen a lot of Netflix shows.
The Floor is LAVA!
BOOKS I'VE READ IN JUNE
Libraries are still closed, but I got used to Kindle and also read 2 books from
my Mother's Day gift from Sandy
You all take care and be well
Love you
Friday, June 19, 2020
What's going on!
I don't like to write about things like politics because I understand that I am not in the same page with some of my relatives/friends in certain areas.
I am getting too old to debate stuff like that, and frankly, at this stage of my life really the things I care more about is my health, my family's health, and trying to live as well as we can in the middle of this pandemia.
I could talk about living all my life in Spain under the dictatorship of Franco, and how it makes me laugh when I hear some people calling Trumps a dictator/fascist, etc etc. mostly from people that have never lived in other countries with different regimes.
But all I want to do is to send a thing I read that makes a lot of sense to me. You are welcome to read it or ignore it. And agree or disagree. It has to do about the way the media portrays the news, in this case their take on BLM
Here it is:
Both sides :
I am getting too old to debate stuff like that, and frankly, at this stage of my life really the things I care more about is my health, my family's health, and trying to live as well as we can in the middle of this pandemia.
I could talk about living all my life in Spain under the dictatorship of Franco, and how it makes me laugh when I hear some people calling Trumps a dictator/fascist, etc etc. mostly from people that have never lived in other countries with different regimes.
But all I want to do is to send a thing I read that makes a lot of sense to me. You are welcome to read it or ignore it. And agree or disagree. It has to do about the way the media portrays the news, in this case their take on BLM
Here it is:
Both sides :
·
Floyd
was murdered and the officers involved should be arrested.
·
Most
protesters are peaceful.
·
Most
cops are good cops.
Right-leaning media (Fox,
Limbaugh, etc…):
·
Outside
groups are hijacking the protests to cause trouble. Most of the groups doing
that are leftists groups like Antifa, or just local gangs who are looting just
for free stuff, not to prove any societal point.
·
It
is proper to point out that places that consistently elect Democrats seem to
have the most issues.
·
This
has little to nothing to do with Trump, but that won’t stop the other half of
the media from blaming him for it.
·
It’s
also proper to point out that the worst of the rioting and looting is happening
in places where Democrats have made it difficult for citizens to get guns to
defend themselves.
·
Wow,
the media sure did quickly drop the COVID-19 story.
·
Expect
this sort of media hyperbole/world falling apart kind of rhetoric until the
election.
Left-leaning media (CNN, NYT,
etc…):
·
Outside
groups are hijacking the protests to cause trouble. Most of the groups doing
that are far-right or racist groups.
·
Trump
bears a lot of responsibility for the atmosphere he has created that led to
these riots and looting.
·
The
looting in particular is an understandable response to generations of
minorities being left behind economically.
·
It
is irrelevant that this is happening in places that have been run by Democrats
for generations. To make this political is to dishonor Floyd.
·
But
also, this is mostly Trump’s fault.
The truth
is, unfortunately, that there really are two media bubbles in this country,
and, unless you recognize that and seek out information from both bubbles,
you’re only getting one side of the story… the side that is being presented not
to inform you, but to persuade you.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
May Recap
May was not a good month. There was the Covid19 still in effect, not getting much better. I've been sheltered at home for way too long. I miss going to the beach, miss not seeing the sunset at the beach. Miss not being able to travel -had to cancel a trip to Sweden and Prague. Can't travel from LM to Utah or vice versa.
Then the murder of a black man by a white policeman and the subsequent protests along with riots and looting. And the hash tags.
People were already on edge because of the Corona virus, then things starting to open and they took to the streets without a regard for others, in many countries, including the US.
Some family problems too :(
But there were some good times :.
We are all healthy. Lizzie is living here and doing the shopping, being good company, and cooking. The garden is blooming.There's Lulu. And a new puppy in Utah.
How will June be? probably more of the same in some cases. Hopefully only good things will happen.
Then the murder of a black man by a white policeman and the subsequent protests along with riots and looting. And the hash tags.
People were already on edge because of the Corona virus, then things starting to open and they took to the streets without a regard for others, in many countries, including the US.
Some family problems too :(
But there were some good times :.
We are all healthy. Lizzie is living here and doing the shopping, being good company, and cooking. The garden is blooming.There's Lulu. And a new puppy in Utah.
How will June be? probably more of the same in some cases. Hopefully only good things will happen.
BOOKS I'VE READ IN MAY
Libraries are still closed but L lend me her kindle . Thank you
MOVIES I'VE WATCHED IN MAY
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