Today Is Saturday, July 11, 2026: This Is What Happened.

 

Things was chaotic here. But I'm gaining ground.

Not sure if I should discuss hubby health issue or Children relationship. Let go with Children relationship. Because C comes before H.

As I mention that Sawyer and Betty is divorced. There no factor to what I'm going to say. It's how I feel. Their playing tic for tac. Or I also call it. Cause and effect....The trouble the marbles can really run out of control. One will do something and then the other one will do something, and so forth. With me as possible bullet in chamber. Or the big hall. The other thought it would play in favor of one or the other.

Every event, has three sides. Your side, my side, and the truth. I asked each one why they got divorced. Well Sawyer and Betty said in there own version why. I'm positive with no question things was left out. For a while I asked both what the marriage counselor said, two different version.

I figure it best for me not to go down for a while. If I go in August, it will be for a shorter time. Statement time...It irritates me when a person refuse to look on the other point of view of anything.

Murphy asthma was acting up. He took him self to the Emergency room. They give him treatment with a nebulizer. And gave him some steroid and antibiotic. He had a hard time maintaining. He even had issue with his balance.

I'm gain ground. Chaos does take a break. I'm thankful if chaos doesn't run 24 hours day, or three hundred sixty five days a year,

I did enjoy time with my granddaughters. Maud spend the night at a friend. Wendy, her dad and I went to some type of jungle gym thing. We also did fireworks, and I did go to the Unitarian service over in Ashland.

THE WORLD IS NOT SOMETHING TO LOOK AT, IT IS SOMETHING TO BE IN. 

Coffee is on. 

Today Is July 1, 2026: This Is What Happened.

 I'm breathing and I'm still in Oregon. 

Today Is Thursday, June 10, 2026: This Is What Happened.

 

I decided to take part in Wordless Wednesday, My granddaughter Maud and Bree was up for a visit. And we built a big bird nest. It look like Big Bird could set in comfortably. CLICK HERE to view other or even to play. 

Not much going on today, no rain. Yesterday I pretty much felt like a stiff. But I did mange to get a few things done.

It been slightly breeze most of the day. No big gust. Did load of whites, and mopped the kitchen and dinning room.

The other thing I got my husband flip phone restarted.

HELS, asked me about our senior food box...A senior food box sounds like a great idea. How often is it delivered and what sort of food goes into it? It comes once a month, shortly after the third. But one need to pick it up or arrange someone to pick it up for you. Every month it slight different. But it has a range of food. This month he got some can salmon, and chicken. Then also we got some can carrots, peas, black beans, rice, and some other things. They say the value is about $50. It looks like all fifty states does this is one google “Senior food box program and your state” it should pop up.

Although each month is slight different. This month we got tomato juice, which I like a lot.

Coffee is on.

Today Is Tuesday, June 9, 2026: This Is What Happened.

 Right now I'm washing up some blanket and one shower curtain. It needs to be rehemmed. I'm not sure if I will actual keep it. But the basement cleaning is coming right long. I although I wish it would go faster. But it going. 

It been raining off and on all day. Not sure when start I got up an pee around 3 this morning. Look out window and it was raining then. We need to rain.

The Subaru at quarter tank of gas. So it got top off. It cost us $48.50. Plus we had lunch at the senior center.  They had salvaging, end up with three bags of groceries. And we finely got our senior food box. It sure took enough time to get though the bureaucrat red tape. For a family your income needs to be under $2,705. They say the value is about $50 a month. It does HELP

Coffee is on. 

Today Is Saturday, June 6, 2026: This Is What Happened.

 

Let start just start with a comment that ANVIL CLOUD We need a car even in a town, at least one of any size. You might not need one in a village, but then you’re stuck in a small space.

I know larger cities have public transportation. Us here in the United States who live smaller community has limited public transportation. In some ways it getting better. On Thursday we now have bus that will take us down to Sandpoint, the next town of any size.

Last month our car gas ran about $95 worth of fuel for the month.

In all reality I know public transportation, can't handle everything in life.

I knew someone who lived in New York City, and didn't own rig. Use the subways and such. If they want to leave the city. They rented a vehicle.

But soon as she came out west, she bought a rig.

But for those on Medicaid can get transportation to medical appointment. But in general Medicare don't handle the everyday things on medical transportation. But ambulance they will pick up 80% usually. But Private insurance will vary from plan to plan. Which helps.

Coffee is on.

Today Is Friday, June 5, 2026: This Is What Happened

 

Quite windy outside. But I have the slider open to feel the air move. We didn't even get an inch of rain for the month.

I thought this might be a good time to answer the question of HELS, and her question. What are laundry sheets? There compress sheet with laundry sheet, for your washing machine. I been quite happy with the ones I been using. 120 sheets last me for about six months.

I been working on cutting back my carbon foot print. Using less plastic. I'm think of looking at using bleach sheets. But in honest I don't go though bleach all that much. One of my complaints about the senior food give away is the plastic involved, and carbon foot print. It gets me that they except us as citizen need to watch their carbon foot print. But when I go into a store, there plenty of plastic.

I still want to look up the plumbing effect and laundry sheets soap. I've been happy with my laundry sheets.

Had to get the brake fix on the car. Nothing cheap with owning a car. I live to far out in the country, for public transport. I been trying to mange going into to town. And making the trip less costly. I notice gas came down a little in price here. .20¢ a gallon.

I didn't go to my water color class last Wednesday, because I had gone in earlier and didn't want to make second trip in to town.

Murphy and I went to town, and our first stop was the library. I made an appointment with tech lady, We need to do get my husband phone, up and running again. The 20^th or around then. I'm heading to Medford Oregon.

Then we went to the senior center, and we had a Turkey dinner with all the trimming. I like to give the yams high praise. I don't know what they use for spices. I will ask. So dinner will be lighter, as in the amount of food.

We didn't get our food box, but they had quite the crowd. It in the walk in cooler. I will get Monday or Tuesday. But we got three bags of food although. I grab a purple cabbage weigh in at 3.6 pounds or 1,632 grams.

Last time I was at art up at Greta place. We did blind contour drawings. We drew each other with out looking at our paper, and not lifting up our drawing instrument. Afterward we pass our journals for about 1.5 minutes we got to do what every we want to them.

It was quite interesting and fun.

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Coffee is on.

Today Is Sunday, May 31, 2026: This Is What Happen.

 

I decided this is my lazy day. Or maybe cause it the day of rest, I use the moon cycle. So I have done less then I do though out the week. Just not set up to have a true complete day off. Dishes are still on the counter. But I will make the bed. Oh, hubby and I trim grass under the Alpine fir.

Tomorrow. I have a few things, I would like to accomplish or get stab at. The two main things I would like to accomplish is going and see what we got for spices. I know they're a partial filled jars, and such. I just want a more of correct count. The other things is things to do in town. On the car I need a tire on my left front. My spare is exactly the same tire. So you can see where this might be heading. I want to change my two tires around. I'm try to buy time. And go to the safety deposit box there some paper need to get and put in. And stop in at store. There a sale on bacon.

As for the stab part is to do some yard work in front, and or work under the basement stairs.

Coffee is on.

Today Is Saturday, May 30, 2026: This Is What Happened.

Let just blame it on unseen force in the cosmos. Every time I thought of doing an post. Some thing came in way. The last one we had major storm come though, with lot of wind, lightning and thunder. When I was young I thought someone in the sky was rolling potatoes around in sky. As I'm older and I guess wiser. That's what I been told. Well the potatoes would be bruise to know end.

Did an load of wash today, and notice I was pretty much out of laundry sheets. I try to be friendly to our environment. I order 120 sheet back in November, and now I need to reorder them again.

I did mange to see the eye doctor. My cataracts aren't even close for removable. But I do need glasses.

Ms DV left me this comment, a little over the week ago, Very good post, Dora. I agree that if you don't vote you can't complain. I really like the family photo. I also enjoy seeing the photos east and west. Thank you for sharing with FFO and have a wonderful weekend.

Thank you, for the comment on my post. Sadly I don't think there is a solution on getting people to vote. I do think compulsory voting might be to be consider strongly. I took moment to do a google search on COMPULSORY voting. I did have making my great grand mother Dora and her sibling using A.I Here is a LINK to my post of the clowns.

Coffee is on.

Today Is Friday May 22, 2026: This Is What Happened.

It been some time since I wrote a post of any length. It seems like a blog hop is an great way of doing a blog. BLOG HOP....A blog hop is an online networking event where bloggers in a similar niche write posts on a common theme and link to each other’s sites.

I decided to give FRIENDLY FEEL IN. for some reason I believe I done this before. But it been more than a decade. So here goes.

1. I would be willing to pay more for CREATIVE SUPPLIES.

2. I refuse to spend money on PORN AND POLITICS.

3. My finances since we paid up our rigs insurance for the next six months. is is a bit chaotic.

4. 4. A fun fact about me is that I can find something positive, even if the day seems like crap.

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I decided to answer to question form past blog post. At this time I'm going to answer a question from, HELS , and her question is Is voting compulsory in local elections? Voting isn't compulsory any place in the United States, to the best of my knowledge. I know people who never register to vote or cast ballot. Most of them claim to be anti- government. Personally I find this being pro- government. The reason they are freely letting people rule there life. What I notice they use government program. And if their government benefits gets cut they wine the loudest. OPIOION TIME...I FIND THOSE WHO VOTE IS MORE ANTI-GOVERMENT THAN THOSE WHO VOTE. THEY'RE LETTING WHO EVERY CONTROL THERE LIFE.

Our county of Boundary county has about 8,500 register voters. And in our we had roughly 3,500 voter show up to cast a ballot. So about 28% showed up.

I don't have any issue of of register to vote, and showing identification. OPIOION TIME.... I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUE HAVING COMPULSORY VOTING, AND ALSO HAVING VOTING THOUGH OUT JAIL AND PRISON SYSTEM.

I mention about people using the government benefits. We use social security, Medicare, and heating assistant.

I'm a fan of history, of all genres of it. So last night I was looking though my dad Grandmother on his paternal side. Not going into her history much. But I looked up the town she was born VanHornville, New York. I was wondering the history of the name VanHornville. Her two siblings was born in Dowagiac, Michigan.

My Great Grandmother Isadora (Dora) is the one in dark blouse, her sister Jeannie is in light blouse, and her brother Charles in the back. 

Not sure which a.i program I turn my great grandmother, and her sibling into clown.

VanHornville... The surname Van Horne is Dutch, meaning "from Hoorn" — referring to the city of Hoorn in North Holland, Netherlands, one of the great Dutch trading cities of the Golden Age. Horn in Dutch refers to a horn-shaped peninsula or cape of land. So Van Hornesville literally means "the town of the man from Hoorn, Netherlands" — a tiny New York hamlet named after a Dutch city across the Atlantic.

Dowagiac Michingan...The name Dowagiac comes from the Potawatomi Indian word Ndowagayuk, meaning "foraging ground," reflective of the area's abundant supply of wild game, fruit, vegetables, grain, and medicinal herbs.

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Murphy and I went at lunch at senior center, and we got three bags of groceries. It helps. Did one load of wash, and general cleaning. Worked on my essay about journals. And did some creative journaling. About the youngest Granddaughter birthday party back on the 9^th of May.

Looking West.

 

 Looking East

On the way home I stop and got two photos of early afternoon sky picture. Here is the LINK

Coffee is on.

Today Is Wednesday, May 20, 2026: This Is What Happened.

 

Not surprise, but dis-pointed how our local primary election. Went on May 19^th. I won't go much into it. But a few small facts. Those I want to send to Boise, our state capital to represent me didn't make it.

State Senator result for dist one...Hendron got 56.8%, Woodward got 43.2%. Now for our representative who goes to Boise. Razor got 64.%, Lowman got 36%. And the other representative got J Sauter got 53.9%, M Sauter 46.1%. Plus those who goes to Washington D.C is follower of Trump. My county election to me went my way.

This morning I went and had my tire checked. Got some supplies. Gas still at $4.69 a gallon. And going to eye doctor in Sandpoint later on today.

Today Is Monday, May 18, 2026: This Is What Happened.

 

Gee, my blogging been off. We're fine. I keep hoping something exciting would happen. But no, my life is quite boring. At my age seeking thrills. Really doesn't appeal to me.

Today I went paid our rigs insurance for the next six months, $572.63. And also put gas in my car. It was just under half empty. $40.23. It would cost about $80 to fill it up.

Idaho Primary is tomorrow.

Coffee is on.