Monday Musings

Those that live nearby or know us are aware of a quirky quality we have.  We hardly ever run the a/c here at the chalet.  Sometimes people will ask, 'surely you've turned on the air by now?'.  'Oh no!' I answer with a cheerful smile.  We will when it gets hot.  My melting breaking point is when it hits 86 in the house.  I've become a bit weaker with my advancing age.  I think it is 84 now and I can tell you that as of this morning, I turned on the a/c.  I'll be opening up as soon as the temperature and dew points drop below 85 again...

Window boxes.  Somehow they make a home look more cheerful and inviting.  I hope so because we have them and I love them.  I just snapped this photo this morning as I came in from getting the newspaper this morning.

Speaking of pictures.  This was taken this weekend.  We were on a family walk and took a shortcut through a corn field.  

 This one was all smiles until I told her that big, black, hairy spiders like to hide in corn stalks (heh heh).

Did you know about reverse sneezing in cats?  I didn't until last night when trying to search out what was ailing Simba.  He seems no worse for the wear except when he does an alarming cough-sneeze sound.

Last week was a frenetic pace of many, many young people coming and going.  The weekend was a sublime couple days of just a couple daughters, a Chairman that didn't need to work, relaxing meals on the porch, and a nap both days.  I think they are called mental health days.  Hopefully, I'm not a nut case the rest of the week.

Yesterday, a childless man was talking about being around a family that had lots of children.  After they had been there and were driving home, he and his wife we having a long discussion about life.  It seemed so low-key and tranquil and reflective.  Later the Chairman and I were talking about what he had mentioned.  We don't have long discussions about life.  We are too busy living it to discuss it right now.  

Speaking of life.  There was a funeral here yesterday.  That's right, right in our own home.  We flushed laid Beanie Bart Junior to rest.  It seemed like a little service was needed.  So I hummed #1 as I pushed down the lever to flush him away.  I would have actually sung the words but that seemed like overkill (pun intended).  

Mused out!  Stay cool!  We will for the next couple days anyway...