I didn’t appreciate my Apple Phone (correction: watch)berating me about my lack of exercise yesterday (hey, the air quality was unhealthy), so I was determined to get out on a walk this morning if at all possible. When I saw “Moderate” on my phone (and Alexa), I took off–also before the 90 degrees and more smoke arrived.
Instead of the gray haze, there was bluish sky!
I also liked the breeze, although it didn’t do much for my freshly trimmed (actually butchered) hair. I was careful to tell my hairstylist that I wanted a TEENY trim, but she still went overboard. As my dad used to say, “It will grow.” Hopefully, before my party! The best news is that I’ve been hearing two magic words from the weather forecasters, “MARINE AIR.” Living by the Pacific means that systems are always blowing in and out; the one coming tomorrow will rid us of the smoke…for now.
A friend and I are working on our Coffee passports; I doubt that I’ll finish mine due to my trip and other plans. However, it’s an excellent excuse to try some new places, as well as to sample different foods and delicious treats. Anthem had a boring but decent breakfast sandwich, and I indulged in a decadent Biscoff cookie from the Holiday Cafe. It was heavenly in spite of probably being 1,000 calories. Sunday, friend J. and I will hit two other establishments to support our local small businesses.
In front of the Holiday Cafe was this gigantic dog, looking rather hangdog. It was a hot day, so I hope he had some water in the bed of that truck. I didn’t feel comfortable approaching although I’m generally fond of dogs.
This animal of mine was curious about my Euros; perhaps she wants to come to Ireland with me?
Younger Daughter is talking about cutting Anders’ hair; with all his curls, it’s definitely out of control. Cute though! It’ll be a tricky endeavor. More challenging is that Anders’ and Ian’s grandfather is terminally ill (multiple myeloma and dementia) and will be going on Hospice. Since the boys’ dad lives in the same house, I’m not quite sure how this is going to work. Note: He has the boys only two days a week on his days off, so it could be fine. I’m just a worrywart!
Unlike his big brother, this darling guy has very little hair to worry about at the moment. Such BIG eyes! Please ignore my atrocious socks; I need to do some laundry. LOL
I decided to take some of my Stargazer lilies to the cemetery, including the newly opened pink one to the left. Tomorrow would have been my parents’ 72nd anniversary but I’ll be busy with John on that day–which is exactly what my mom and dad would have wanted for me. The beauty of the flowers can’t come close to the beauty that my parents brought into my life. I’m proud and thankful to be their daughter. As they both would have said though, “We’re no longer around so you’re doing this for yourself, not for us.”
Too much time on my hands, too little ambition to house clean inside (I did vacuum and dust a little), not enough motivation to start any projects…that led to doing very silly things with AI filters. I really need to find better uses of my time, eh?
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