Three things that made me happy today

The repairman came out and fixed my old, old scooter. It was my first scooter and has served me well for almost 10 years. It is old and rather banged up but now that the whatsit is fixed, it still gets me around. 

My sweet cat Bandit. He  curled up in my lap, purring, and forced me to just stay put and read while he slept. 

Beans and rice and kielbasa sausage for dinner. I would have made a pan of cornbread to go with it but I couldn't get up and disturb the cat.

Three things that made me happy today

I weighed in at Weight Watchers and had lost 1.8 lb. 

My roses are blooming and I brought in 4 beautiful white roses blooms.

I finished reading O Pioneers by Willa Cather. Such a wonderful book!

Three things that made me happy yesterday

We got 2 inches of rain yesterday. I opened the back door just to hear the beautiful sound. 

All the lovely birthday wishes I received from family  & friends. 

My sweet husband had a work from home day. 

Weight Watchers Report

Slowly she goes...

This week I lost 1.8 lb. total lost 25 lb. weight 149.6 lb. finally under 150!  14.6 lb. to go. 

Three things that made me happy today

It was very foggy this morning and I love the mysterious light shining through the fog. I took the camera and took some photos of the dew jeweled spider webs. 

Folding clothes warm out of the drier. The heat feels so good on my old stiff fingers.

Mozart. Clarinet Concerto.

Three things that made me happy today:

I love getting text messages from my husband and daughter during the day. It makes me feel loved and close to them. 

We have some Eastern Phoebes and they make such  a pleasant peeping song. 

I love Subway sandwiches turkey breast on wheat bread, mustard, no cheese, spinach instead of lettuce, and all the veggies except no jalapeños.

The Winter Garden

Gardening in the summer here on the Texas Gulf Coast is an exercise in frustration, aggravation, and heat exhaustion. I am not saying that I don't develop seasonal amnesia each spring and plant a doomed summer garden, I get the seed catalogues and have visions of a beautiful, bountiful summer garden.  About the only thing that truly thrives in our summer heat and humidity is okra.  Other than okra, what the heat and drought doesn't do in, is feasted on by one insect or another. 

Which brings us to the winter garden on the Texas Gulf Coast.  Greens- collards and turnips, kale, bok choy, and spinach.  Sugar snap peas are dependable.  All these do very well over the winter.  

The Burpee catalog is currently staring at me. It is to me what catnip is to my cat.  Silly cat, silly me. Maybe just a few tomato plants,  have to try some climbing beans, and cucumbers!  Carrots and squash. Oh dear!