Day 72

Church was good. Mother Leslie was there so communion happened. I will not go next week. Ellen and art brought part of their old greenhouse to see if it fits in my yard. Now he will order a new cover for it. I’d like to grow tomatoes in it and have them ripen. Good week starts today. Regular duties: senior center, BOS, DCCC, tea and stories group, walking, exercise, and nutrition, plus a trip for a pedicure with Hollie, and lunch with Danny.

Day 71

After a productive enjoyable Saturday, I went to bed early only to be awakened at 10:30 with an emergency alert that a black bear was in the neighborhood. Poor bear must have been frightened. It climbed a tree close by. I don’t know the rest of the story yet. The artichokes are planted in a rocky part of the yard, the seed potatoes are planted over wire mesh so the gophers won’t get them. Today is church, walking, more yard stuff. Good life.

Day 70

Oh my aching back! A few days of shoveling, bending, squatting, and I’m feeling it. And I’ll do it again today. Megan’s fence is done and insures her privacy and some protection from the noisy neighbor. It was expensive and done very well. Today I’ll go to the farm stand and to Worm’s nursery in search of artichokes and whatever else catches my interest. I have room for more plants. I enjoy my yard and like it to be attractive and productive too.

Day 69

My back is reporting that shoveling dirt and carrying buckets to spread it around are not child’s play. I wanted to help with the fence work and took the dirt from the post holes to the place where the bales were. Now I have a new artichoke site. No agenda and I’m so grateful for it. It’s been a packed week and I really need a day to poke and ponder. There is always something that I can streamline to simplify my life.

Cay 68

Rosalie and I had a productive lunch plus delicious sandwiches. We have a new name: Elderhood: Tools for the Journey. No more workbooks for the participants, more conversations and stories. Then she and David took me on a tour of their  gardens and treated me to lemon curd tarts made with lemons from my tree. Today, after senior center duty, I’ll get a long walk. I need the fresh air and exercise after three hours inside. The new fence will be finished today.

Day 67

Back home after the test tired and headachey probably from no coffee. Thanks to Hollie it was not the ordeal that I dreaded at all. I followed the instructions to get the best results and did the whole thing in three hours instead of the four predicted. Now wait for the report. Today I’ll meet Rosalie for lunch and get serious about our conscious aging program. She has made new flyers and we  have connections with Universal Heart Center for space and promotion.

Day 66

April left kind of grumpy. Lots of rudeness at the senior center that is unusual. May starts early for me. Woke up at 4 AM and it’s because I’m stressing about the 4 hour test at Curry later this morning. I’m making ham, avocado, and spinach on whole wheat pita for the sandwich part of the test. Making one for Hollie too as she will be with me. I hope the information will be positive and I can stop focusing on my heart.