Some Good and Not So Good.

We got a new neighbor who is second in command with Bonners Ferry Police department. Nice enough family. He is same age as me.

His daughter lives with him along with the two granddaughter. We been taking raspberries over to the new neighbor and to people who has children.

Lot of produce we're just giving away. Any way we like to give a hand up to someone when we can.

Our garden is starting to come on strong. Plenty of greens we been using. Can't believe how well the pole beans are thriving.

Used a few smaller zucchini in salads.

Corn is starting to tassel up. The vine crops such as cucumbers and melon should soon be harvested. The only thing isn't fairing all that good is the Roma tomatoes.

Flowers seem to be ok. Actual I don't have much after my Iris get done blooming. Which I need to thin out. I'll be splinting and dividing up my Star of Bethlehem and Iris. I'll be making a small order of bulbs later on. I need to ask my sister in law Faith if she want to order with me.

We do have a few flowers in bloom. Lilly, lavender, roses, zinnia and hollyhocks. I real like the hollyhocks and would like to put some more out by our mailbox. For the mail person to enjoy or lease I can enjoy. Either when I pull in our drive way; look out toward the mountains, and or when I mail something or pick up my mail.

I swore I wouldn't every get back over 210. I went to my TOPS meeting and I thought I was sensible and ate with common sense.

I went up pound and half and which put me over 210 by ½ a pound.

I been doing my walking now up to the corner. Not sure the distant now. Maybe I need to get back doing fitday on computer. I believe a lot weigh lost trouble is being in active and computer sure doesn't help matter any.

The weather been unbearably hot. Well into the 90's (32) and it doesn't look like there in relief for the week.

We been getting up so we can get things done before the heat just bare down on us.

Coffee is on 

Huff and Puff By My Chinny Chin

SIDHE came though early. We had a major storm blew though on Wednesday. Just as we were cooking dinner. Yes we did loose power but lucky we have an gas range.

We lucked out compare to some others. No big damage was done. Some people had big trees fall on there homes.

Thursday before I took Carrie to her doctor appointment I went and visited Murphette out toward Moyie Spring. Not much damage on the way out.

But I drove the older highway back home. Notice someone lost most of there roof.

Our life was bit inconvenient compare to other who had it lot harder. Didn't have power. Actual the wind took out all the dead and unhealthy branches from our trees. Two load pick up loads were haul to the dump. Plus a good soaking for the garden.

Since we have a gas range to cook on. This range has an electric start with out any electricity We had to use wooded matches to light the range to cook

The fridge was anther issue. Not much in freezer part in the fridge. We gave the stuff to Murphy niece Quincy, she has five offspring.

Put ice in meat try and didn't open it as much. Seem to keep the food not spoiling.

Friday Morning I went for my walk in our neighborhood. Chris was checking on his place and wondering when they would have the power back on.

Thursday evening he tried to get his generator started. No go.

His freezer was full of meat.

This was freak storm that came though usual storms like this come though later part of August; first part of September.

To finish off the harvest season. Now I keep hearing we're in for a warm up. Ninety plus (32.2) But only time is going to tell what the weather actual does. None of us can do anything about it any how.

Actual the power came up to us, lacking 2 hours being 48 hours. Actual the storm did us more good then warm. Trees got a good shacking and garden got good socking.

Coffee is on

It What It Is

This morning I had to go to my TOPS meeting. I was hoping for just a maintain. My weigh in for July 15 I gain a ¼ of pound. The weekend before that we had a family reunion.

So today weigh in I lost a little over 2 pounds. Now under 210. Considering we had our 36^th class reunion.

I don't see my self getting down to size 12-14 before my youngest son Bart wedding in September. But one or two size down would be nice.

I'm up to almost the bend on the county road. Just past the old Nelson place. Zella lives there now.

This morning Quenella and I met at Under the Sun for our coffee. Chit Chad a bit about every day life stuff.

She wrote something in the kindred spirit journal place there. It seem it coming along. People been writing a fair amount in it.

As I was driving home and I thought I was going to help Murphy with washing the shed down. But he flag me as I was almost to top of Peterson hill.

So I turn around and met him at bottom. He told me that Carrie had an Appointment with the pain doctor in Sandpoint.

Crap they could done what they did, over phone. I guess they want to charge medicaid and medicare. For an office call. Carrie gets both. Medicare picks up a certain amount. Instead of her paying the 20% which Medicare doesn't cover. Medicaid covers the medicare part.

They told her she need to come in on Thursday for shot. Crap, it would be a lot easier and cheaper for the tax payer if they just called her on phone.

She in quite a bit of pain and they increase her dosage of her OXYCODONE from 20mg to 30 mg. Well you need a hard copy to pick those up at the pharmacy.

On the way back home I swung by her childhood home. She lived near what is now COMMON KNOWLEDGE back then it was a little mom and pop store.

Then after I want to see if anything was happening with the Kindred Spirit Journal I place at Monarch Coffee in Sandpoint.

I didn't see it out side and went inside to see if it was there, no luck. I have no ideal were it end it up at.

Can't worry about it.

Coffee is on

  

Middle Of Some Were In Life.

Middle age is one of the odd place in life...You don't have any desire to go back in life and make the same stupid mistake. Then on the other hand you know what head in life....Becoming real old.

Saturday Hubby and I attend my 36^th class reunion. Some how the 35^th was over looked. We're all middle age now.

I would guess none of us would want to go back to our younger days. A lease I don't . The only thing I would like to take some inches off my middle and boobs, mostly the boobs.

I went to my 10 and 20 year reunion. This reunion I enjoyed more then the last 2. We're a lot more humble and being self center sure took a back seat or even stuck some place under a mat.

I guess none of should get rid of being some what self center. I guess 10% would be a good round number of being self center.

Any thing less. People who shit all of you.

Now Faith who I been drive and taking marketing. Is sure going down hill. I went to work on Wednesday and she seem confuse of what day it was. Find out she got her self dehydrated.

Well she is sharp as a tack. Not long before she even talk that she couldn't remind in her home.

She always live in present time and reality.

But she has a stubborn streak. Not saying I don't. I tried to talk her in having someone come in your home just twice a month. Not even necessary even me. But I believe she would have been a lot better off if she took these step.

But only you can suggest and leave it and move on.

Confession time... Getting old doesn't bother me. The way I do it or how I end up. I need my mind and someone wiping my rear end. Bothers me.

Those are the two things I rather not have to deal with.

I haven't had any client who enjoy having the rear wipe. But I have heard of other friends who is in the same line of work. They had client who enjoy having a servant and having someone wipe there butt.

One lady let everyone in a restaurant that she had someone to wipe her ass. I guess some people will do about anything for a power trip

Being stubborn and independent kept Faith in her home, until 91 year old.

Not sure what is going to go on. Her family is letting her make the decision. Which she is quite capable.

I guess if I get that old I will make good sound decision on how my care will be when I'm up in my golden years.

I guess when we're ready to leave this life. I'm like most who just go peaceful in there sleep.

I've been told it not wise to burn the candle at both end of life. Or light one end and then blow it out, quickly light the other end can have it troubles. In simple terms being “Wish Washy”

Standing on side line never get you any place in life. Standing in middle can get you hacked from both side.

It look like it best to just plug a long in life. Do the best you can and live by the golden rule.

Coffee is on     

Place Your Truthful Words in a Kindred Spirit Journal

One evening I was listening to the news about the KINDRED SPIRIT MAILBOX and was touched by the story.

So I thought of placing a note book and pen, in plastic sleeve. Place them at small cafe around the country.

My first one was place in BONNERS FERRY at UNDER THE SUN , which is located on main street. They do have a few little round table with chairs out on the street.

The second one was place in SANDPOINT at MONARCH MOUNTAIN COFFEE on fourth street by the post office. Never seen a little white fence around the out door cafe area. What neat ideal.

If you see a kindred spirit journal. Please take a moment and share a thought, drawing and or a picture. If stumble on an empty sleeve please place a note book and pen in it....So other can write to the Kindred Spirit.

Please help....Only need 3 items a notebook, pen, and plastic sleeve to place the notebook and pen in.

On the plastic sleeve write....Writ Journal”...Write, draw, and or share a photo. Return notebook to plastic sleeve. The last person who shares in “kindred spirit journal” will you please donate it to your local library.

Write, draw, share a photo. Return notebook to plastic sleeve. The last person who shares in “kindred Spirit Journal” will you please donate to local library or Museum.

I'm trying to get the kindred spirit journal at many cafes I can.

Coffee is on

None There Are Pure Irish

We had a family reunion down on the pond. My Aunt Eve place. I believe this was the McCalmont place in Ireland.

But the ones I know spell it McCalmant. Not sure how many was there. But I would guess 50 or so. Last year we had over a 100 that attend it.

The oldest was 87 and youngest was 2 or 3.

A few drove over from the west coast.

Plenty of food, stories, and just plain bull flung all over the place. But all in all.

All of with the surname of McCalmant have our own personality. Good or Bad not even going to say.

I think it would be interesting to do 20 or so different group picture at a reunion and see how each group compare. Such as...

By the decades...under 10, 11 though 19, in their 20's, 30's and so forth.

One who learn to play an music instrument

Those who consider them self liberal, and one for the conservative.

Those who married in family

Do some group by income.

Those who consider them centric and non.

Even a picture of those who know how to tap dance.

And so forth.

To me it would be interesting in seeing how each of the groups would play out. I know there would be family members who wouldn't take part.

Our family like any other family has dirt swept under the carpet.

Some people believe to keep there head buried in the Sand. Live a lie by lying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR4foGtRX5k

Not sure how DENNIS MCCALMONT is related

Enjoy....Coffee is ON  

Old Hunting Lodge Sure Has Class

We took a drive over by NOXON which it been a while since I been down the bull lake road. Bart invited us over. Diane family was over there.

They was staying at the BIG HORN LODGE Which at one time was an hunting lodge. Now a simple but elegant lodge set up as a bed and breakfast.

One thing I liked about the place is. That you have use of the kitchen. Which would be handy for those who are on special diets and not even sure how far is close place to eat.

I seen the Ross Cedar before and the lodge is just south of that. We did a little hiking and visited the ST PAUL LAKE area. There an old ranger station build shortly after the 20^th century. One can rent the station and some lady from Oregon was staying there.

The old home becomes very hot. I guess modern insulation is a handy way of maintain homes climates.

We did a little hiking in area.  

Beautiful place and the host and hostess are lovey people and made you felt quite welcome. They had a coffee for me, when I arrived.

Coffee is on

Oh There So Much Beauty Here.

Green Bay not the football team called the Packards. Murphy and I spend Sunday the 6^th of July on the rocky beach.

No sand. We wish we brought some chairs. Rocks we saw were flat. One lady was collecting them for the fire place they were building.

Great for skipping rocks across LAKE PEND OREILLE

Which I'm out of practice.

This beach is part of National forest. A well kept place for tent campers. No place for RV type of campers.

One thing you might want to bring is a few roll of toilet paper the day we were there, out house had no toilet paper.

Across the water way is little town of HOPE and the Green Monarch Mountains. Which was carve by MISSOULA FLOOD

People at beach and not overly crowd had to take a short hike in. Some one told us about a nice cedar grove in area. A lot of smaller lakes in area.

Found two other place hike GOLD HILL and COMMUNITY TRAIL Notice a sign before you turn down to GREEN BAY and MINERAL RIDGE 

Yes, the water was cold but it felt good on a hot summer day.

Coffee is on

Weekend Photo Hunt (Paper-Sunset)

I don't think I'll have the chance to take part in the next two hunt. The weekend of 11-12 and 13 we have a family reunion

Then the following weekend I have a class reunion.

On the news I heard about BIRD ISLAND and the Kindred Spirit mail box. I found the story so touching. That I thought I would do something sort of the same. If you haven't see story on the mail box please CLICK HERE 

I know I won't get to all the small cafe to leave a blank note book with blank paper. I'm asking a favor to get a blank note book paper and write on...”Kindred Spirit Journal” attach a pen to the note book.

I place mine in a plastic sleeve as some cafe has outdoor seating. I wrote on plastic sleeve...”Kindred Spirit Journal”...Write, draw, and or share a photo. Return notebook to plastic sleeve. The last person who shares in “kindred spirit journal” will you please donate it to your local library.

All most every evening when the sun start to go down behind the Selkirk Mountains. I went out to watch the sunset fall behind the range, after 8pm.

This week none of the sunset colors were spectacular.

Coffee is on  

June Report 2014

I got a thermometer. Nothing fancy. Last day of June the sky was a beautiful blue.

The warmest day was on the 29^th at 99 (37)

The coolest day was on the 5^th and 10^th at 39 (4)

The average high was 81 (27)

The average low was 46 (8)

Rain 2 ½ (6)

1. First thunder storm roll though the first of June
2. Mid month it was pretty cloudy
3. End of the month it was mainly clear blue skys
4. Artichoke in pot on Northside of place is doing great
5. Water bill was little over, not even a buck
6. Use 430 kilo watts electricity for the month
7. Kootani river is 485 (780 KM) miles
8. Moyie river is 92 (148 KM) miles
9. Paid two dollar for cup of coffee at UNDER THE SUN
10. Bought a 16 foot tape measure
11. Gas isn't four dollar a gallon
12. There doing road construction on south hill over pass in Bonners Ferry 
13. Pick well over 2 gallon of strawberries

I do social media half ass. My time my dime and call. You know I don't really give rat ass what other think. But I do respect your opinion.

Short after summer I saw this news story and I decided to a post. So when linking one my post to social media. I try to visit the two blogs above mine.

So the day I did the post on “Kindred Spirit Mail box”\

I stop in at blogher 

BRUNCHSAURUS

MELANIE JEAN JUNEAU

The other place I visit was pagan blog project

SOLITARY PATH

ANONY WITCH

Then there are time I do a search of keyword to see what new blog I may stop in at. Stop in at Network blogs. I use the words “kindred Spirit.

End up with

ATTACHED MOMS

HOARDED ORDINARIES

One never know what goes on form one moment to next. Wish you all a blessed July.

Coffee is on