I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

That's beautiful Jackie - you must get a lot of rain to keep that type of vegetation up   I see maples?

Athena - that sounds so painful.  Are you able to find a comfortable sleeping position?  That would make it even worse.  And yes, I noticed you were gone and wondered.  I think these nerve things eventually pass, or the least I can say, they are not permanent.

Maples, Walnut, pecan, some oaks, and candlestick pines along with some forsythia, burning bush and other assorted growths....really have to watch out for the poison ivy, but we have spray for it.  wild blackberries that have become too overgrown to go after now.  We get a good share of water usually, but not an overt amt.  Last yr. was a terrible drought year and I'm hoping for more normal this one.

Rt. now the creeks are all over the banks and I know they have been spilling the lake behind us.  We don't live too far from the dam.  Often see herds of deer heading through the ravine on their way to the lake to drink water. 

Born here and raised about four miles from here.  Lived in several states, the last being southern California -- Santa Barbara/Ventura area for 25 years.  Beautiful there....lived about a mile from the beach and adored it, but when Dh needed a medical retirement we chose to come back to my home town. I discovered that I had missed the seasons ( though they are a lot of work ) and the wild-life --- more here now than was here when I was a child.  This is it for me now. 

Plenty around in the cities surrounding us if you want excellent shopping, dining, theater, sports, but then you can come home to peace and quiet.

Off to my recliner for the night.  Best of both worlds for me.

Jackie 

Oh, sollocks, to quote a Noel Coward play.

Off to hospital again. Pain is beating the meds again. Blah!

Athena-I'm sorry you're in so much pain. I hope it gets under control soon. 

Chickadee-congratulations on the scans! 

Gardengumby-what's the news on your lung scans?

Way too much to catch up on here...

Oh, and I can't tell if I'm Kram or Sham so I won't be changing my name on here. I'm loving the other names, though. 

Mary

I've been asleep allllllll day, going to go try to sleep the rest of tonight.



Athena so awful the pain you are experiencing. Hoping docs can get it under control. Pain is the worst.



Sleep, wonderful sleep.....I want some more. Lights out.

Athena, good grief! How on earth did you do that? What are rhomboids anyway?

Athena, I hope it is not the beast either, but probably a good idea to rule it out.

Oh well. At least i wont worry about being in dangerous neighborhoods.

Damm - just missed out on cheap airfares to NZ in December for one of my uncle's 60th wedding anniversary - hopefully there will be more sales before then. I'll use any excuse to go home for a visit - yes I may live in Oz but I"m still a Kiwi at heart.

lewing - Yes, my onc is worried about falls.  I have an eventing vest (sort of like a bullet-proof vest for riders) that I can take in to show him.  Maybe he'll let me ride as long as I wear it?  There are also inflatable vests, sort of like wearable air bags.  I can dig myself yet deeper into debt and buy one of those if he'll let me ride.  Those suckers cost $500 - $1,000.  Blurgh.

Where is Athena?  (((Athena)))

stinkinmoney - Who is talking ill of which dead?  Tell me.

What goes around, comes around.  

Sometimes, being a Christian means supreme self-righteousness and wielding nasty with perceived impunity.  I stay away from such people.