comings and goings

Cecil woke me up this am early. He was afraid he would miss seeing our neighbor and friend leave for college. She is going early to play volleyball. We are both sad and happy to see her start a new part of her life's journey. We wish her well.
I will be leaving for Boone soon for a watercolor workshop by Don Andrews. I don't know how much it helps but I certainly do enjoy the views along the way and meeting new people who watercolor.
On the way home I will pick up my brother who is flying in from a six week stay at his cabin in the woods in northern Idaho. I stayed there last summer for about a week with my sister-in-law. It is a dry cabin. If you don't understand the term, to put it nicely, there is no running water or electricity. At my age getting up in the middle of the night is not an option. This required finding the stairs in the pitch dark at 36degrees, climbing down and out the door to the necessary. After a couple of nights I found another solution. It was fun to rough it and read by the lantern until at least 9pm then crawl into the sleeping bag. That is truly one of the beautiful parts of the country.
When I was recently getting my calcium IV Zometa, and the best thing about that was the warm blanket they brought, I sat beside a man, probably in his late 60's (which is not old!!), who came prepared. He had his head set on and a portable DVD player watching Easy Rider. Fortunately my procedure did not take long and I just napped.
Cecil is barking (surprise) to let me know the garbage truck is going by. It does not even stop here. Why do dogs hate garbage trucks??? I take mine, garbage not dog, to the dump nearby. Yes if it were not nearby I would have the truck stop here. Most of the attendants at the dump are so nice and helpful. I am so glad we have recycling. I am surprised that places like golf courses do not. Now there are some aluminum cans!!!!!
We watched The Pursuit of Happiness last night at our church's "Popcorn Theology" where we see a movie and discuss it. Kind of a visual book club. I thought to suggest Momma Mia and we could discuss not singing in front of people until you listen to a tape of yourself.
Got some new pots and pans. Surely that will improve my cooking??? Going to try Boeuf Bourguignon. Or I will after my nail appt.!!!
I used to think blogging was trite!!! who wants to read about daily stuff???
Enough
Sally