Checking in!

 

Hello again!  How the heck are y'all?

Before I forget .. I got such a kick out of your favorite "S" responses!  It's always fun getting to know one another a little better.

My week?  I'm such an agenda-driven person, it felt strange having two weekdays with no appointments or obligations.  Time to un-clench my jaw!  

Tom's doing wonderfully.  His pain levels were concerning at first, but not so much anymore.  I suspect the young therapists are surprised how an 83 (almost 84!) year old man performs his exercises with barely a grimace.  The surgical dressing came off Thursday ... crazy, how someone can make a 4-5" incision and install a new hip.  I guess that's why they make the big bucks.

I love this image. The Great Physician's right there alongside.

In other news.  Mother Nature clearly can't pick a season and stick with it.  I adore my hoodies, but come mid-morning have to change into a cotton blouse.  Only to settle in my recliner come nightfall with a 14# weighted blanket.
And still, the grass continues to grow.  Grrrr.

Speaking of seasons.  Now's the time I should be replacing my 'earthy' surroundings with lighter tones.  Fragrances.  Nevertheless.  This morning I chose a new Mrs. Meyers hand soap named, "Gingerbread."  Because I can.  (And that makes me happy!)

Do you ever smell a certain scent, they suddenly remember a small part of your childhood?  

I can still smell the coffee beans as my mother ground them into a little paper bag there at Safeway.  I love the smell of fresh-ground coffee beans to this day.

Or these?

Totally illogical, but this temps me to press the "Buy" button.

..... probably for the same reason I've been craving pumpkin pie.

Until I went to set it in my buggy and saw, "Bake"   
Um, that would be a hard no.

Okay.  This post is going nowhere.  I'm successfully procrastinating getting the weed eater out so little Grace isn't chest-high in the tall stuff.

First?
Not naming names, but this makes me smile and nod.

Thank you!