Day 13, "Every picture has a story"
That was then, this is now
The top picture is how we drank at Wood Lake School back in the 50s. Line up and put your cup under the pump OR just use your hand to cup the water and drink. I think it worked fine as we never became sick and it certainly quenched our thirst! Now one has to be sure to get that water out of the fridge and put it in your backpack as it is dangerous to become dehydrated! By the way IF you purchased that bottled water at a convenience store maybe it was on sale for 99 cents or maybe the regular price is $1.49. As I sit back and think I know the "well water" was a good deal and if I remember correctly it was cold too. Wish I had a picture of the water jug in the school room with it's spigot (it's my lucky day as I spelled that word right!). You can see the girl's outhouse in the back. The girl's was on the south and the boy's on the north. If I remember right I always made sure I used the toilet in school because we had toilet paper there! No catalogs or peach coverings for paper. I am sure we were in need of a drink before we went back to class as the play ground had high swings, a merry-go-round and a couple of teter-totters that certainly would wear you out during a LONG recess!
We are having maybe our last of the days in the 90s for a while. Normal temps this time of the year are mid 80s and we may be there through much of the coming week. Today during tennis the temp was maybe in the high 80s but the humidity was HIGH.
I need to tackle that tire on the bike that went flat. Need to see what I did wrong and then maybe get by with a patch on the tube rather than buy a new tube. What the heck, I thought I did a good job but guess not.
I felt like I got a kick in the stomach yesterday. One of the best players on my team from last year is now dealing with dementia. There was a lot of concern last year but really never anything defiant. He is such a skilled tennis player and nice guy but there were always issues on the court. Things like not knowing the score, not knowing what side he served from last and the list could go on. Terry had a phone conversation with his wife yesterday and she said it has been confirmed that he has the early onset of dementia. I am guessing he is mid 60s. He is excited to play when they arrive after Thanksgiving so we will keep his wife in the loop and try to make things work. For some reason it really hit me emotionally. Darn it, life is just so fragile in so many ways. I am convinced that one needs to go with the flow and enjoy each day to the fullest.
Our neighbor from last year, John, stopped over for a short visit yesterday afternoon. He sold his place next to ours last summer. He and Diane really had the place looking nice as they had upgraded several things in the villa. Well what happened? The new owners are completely gutting it and will redo EVERYTHING. All because they can and it was not up to their tastes. I am not saying it is wrong, it just seems like such a waste in so many ways. I would guess their redo will cost in the neighborhood of $100,000+. I guess if you have the means you can!!!
Terry and I accomplished much yesterday in terms of order, throwing and straightening. I have more to do but at least the couch in the den is now clear of papers and papers and papers.
I finished my FP before I headed to the courts this morning so nothing to stimulate my thinking now!
We are having maybe our last of the days in the 90s for a while. Normal temps this time of the year are mid 80s and we may be there through much of the coming week. Today during tennis the temp was maybe in the high 80s but the humidity was HIGH.
I need to tackle that tire on the bike that went flat. Need to see what I did wrong and then maybe get by with a patch on the tube rather than buy a new tube. What the heck, I thought I did a good job but guess not.
I felt like I got a kick in the stomach yesterday. One of the best players on my team from last year is now dealing with dementia. There was a lot of concern last year but really never anything defiant. He is such a skilled tennis player and nice guy but there were always issues on the court. Things like not knowing the score, not knowing what side he served from last and the list could go on. Terry had a phone conversation with his wife yesterday and she said it has been confirmed that he has the early onset of dementia. I am guessing he is mid 60s. He is excited to play when they arrive after Thanksgiving so we will keep his wife in the loop and try to make things work. For some reason it really hit me emotionally. Darn it, life is just so fragile in so many ways. I am convinced that one needs to go with the flow and enjoy each day to the fullest.
Our neighbor from last year, John, stopped over for a short visit yesterday afternoon. He sold his place next to ours last summer. He and Diane really had the place looking nice as they had upgraded several things in the villa. Well what happened? The new owners are completely gutting it and will redo EVERYTHING. All because they can and it was not up to their tastes. I am not saying it is wrong, it just seems like such a waste in so many ways. I would guess their redo will cost in the neighborhood of $100,000+. I guess if you have the means you can!!!
Terry and I accomplished much yesterday in terms of order, throwing and straightening. I have more to do but at least the couch in the den is now clear of papers and papers and papers.
I finished my FP before I headed to the courts this morning so nothing to stimulate my thinking now!
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