May 24,2013

As usual when I do not write, it is a computer glitch. Well it was a software glitch and it was somewhat of a big deal.

Now the computer is fixed, but I live in the United States where part of a bridge collapsed last night. My computer is on the other side of the river where the bridge collapsed. What a mess the whole thing is. In no way is it like Oklahoma, but it is enough of an inconvenience that we will remember Oklahoma for a while. Having been near the bridges collapsing during the 1964 flood in California, I can tell you it takes a long time to put a bridge back up.

I was over the bridge twice yesterday. I had my hair cut today and the hair cutter said that her friend was the third car back from where the cars went off.

Supposedly we were to get money from the stimulus package and our state government, in their wisdom, spent most of the money in other places and when they did fix roads, they chose to do the easy stuff like repaving instead of going for the bridges that really needed work.

Today Mr. Radish and I tried to get the computer. The highway was backed up for miles. Today is is the start of Labor Day weekend and there is even more traffic on the road than usual. Naturally we know back roads. But there is only so many ways over the river. And each semi truck driver also knows those two lane back roads.

May 21, 2013/Meet Luke

Yesterday my sister became a grandmother and will be called Nonna.  My brother in law was not present for his first born.  My mother went to the hospital with my sister and new baby and my sister lived with my parents for a while until her husband came  home from Vietnam.  Then men did not go in the delivery room and I think he kind of missed the whole pain, excitement, wonder.  A lot has changed since then and for my sister having her first grandchild he bought her jewelry.  FABULOUS!

I think we can consider this baby cute.  

May 20, 2013

State of the Country?  Likely not,   but the other night I watched the O'Reilly Factor and they talked to people on the street in New York asking them what they thought of the IRS scandal.  Nearly every person was white , clean, reasonably well dressed, and looked both schooled and employed.  Most of them said they were unaware of any scandal, and they just do not have the time to do news.  A couple of people were aware of a lot of what was going on.  But this is what got me, two young men who had attended Berkeley could not name the Vice President.  And it was not like asking me where I would have a senior moment.  No, they looked as if they had never heard of a Vice President of the United States.   

May 17, 2013

It took my daughter reminding me today to remember that this would have been my mother's 100th birthday today.  I just called my sister to remind her.  We are buying birthday cakes today.  I might buy some new candles even though at this time of year, we do not need them.  And if there is another bunch of peonies, I will buy that.  Happy Birthday, Mother.   Tlhis photo is for you.  And if you were here, I would frame this photo for you.  And thanks for braiding my hair all those years.  

May 16, 2013/Peonies

Reentry after a relaxing vacation kind of hits one in the face.  Oh, I have to do things? I have responsibilities?   Maybe our eating regime needs a little correction? That is where I am.  I did not remember that our most of our annuals health checks are in May.  In Hawaii I did not care that my clothes were somewhat wrinkled and were not a flat texture.  At home . . . I mind.  

I am loving these peonies that I bought.  They did not last long, but they were beautiful and reminded me of my mother over Mother's Day. I think of peonies as the Queen of Flowers.  My mother died over 30 years ago and I have a very hard time remembering her.   I had been out of the house for twenty years before she died.  My Dad did not like us adding to the phone bill, not that we always paid attention to that.  But we did not have the communication that one would today with phone rates, and the Internet. But I do remember mother with flowers.