Travel
The good is that my old camera appeared. It uses film and has a viewfinder, and I was really looking forward to taking some landscape shots with it. By now the film has been in the camera for a few months, so I don't know how good the quality of the photos will be but I'll have fun trying.
The bad luck is that I fell. Off the tailgate of my truck. On my back (of course). Hitting my head on the concrete. I'm a little sore, but I'm not going to take anything for pain other than maybe use a heat pad when I'm at motels. I will need to go find the box in storage that has the heat pad in it, which shouldn't be too difficult because it's with sheets and towels, and I marked everything well.
The problem was that I usually step on the bumper and then swing over the tailgate. That gives me something solid to hold on to, and even if I should slip I wouldn't get hurt the way I did. With the topper on the pickup bed, I open the tailgate to release the clips holding the top down. I didn't think about putting the tailgate back up - just hoisted myself up on the tailgate and into the bed. I was handing something to Jeannie and somehow got too close to the edge and lost my balance.
I will drive the truck to NY as planned and there I am definitely going to sell it. I'm just about finished with this whole thing. It is a big step up to the running board every time I get into the truck, and while I can still do it with ease, one of these days my knees are going to start bothering me and it won't be such an easy thing to do.
I hope I can find a nice little Honda Fit or similar car - room enough for a couple of pieces of luggage, my box of maps, Lady, and her food and treats. We all get to the point at one time or another where we know we can't (or shouldn't) do what we used to. I'm there right now, and I'm plenty sick of trying - like butting my head against a stone wall, except it's a hard desert floor or a concrete parking lot.
I wish all the mothers and grandmothers out there a very happy mother's day.
- Recuperating
A fine Mother's Day I had. It's a good thing I'm not much of a celebrator of holidays, because yesterday's bright spot was the box of chocolate covered strawberries from Donald, and the grandchildren pictures that I received. I spent most...
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I didn't get much done at the apartment today, but enough so that I can see some headway. I spent most of the day at Jeannie's, and thought I'd have to sleep there tonight because I couldn't find my keys when it was time to leave. Everyone...
- Rainbow For Good Luck!
I have always loved seeing a rainbow, and no matter what my mood or the problems I have, a rainbow just makes me feel like everything will be perfect. It is my good luck symbol, and good luck always follows my seeing a rainbow. (Not the BIG good luck...
- One More Wake-up!
I'm all packed - Jeannie came over with the girls and packed all my boxes and bags into the truck; Steve came by also and removed the tailgate for me and strapped a couple of items in the bed of the pickup. I'm ready to roll out of here at daybreak....
- I Love The Generator
Since I bought the Honda generator I haven't had an opportunity to try to start it at my apt. bldg. I wasn't worried because I found Lassen Park's Honda genny so easy to use last year, and although mine is a lot smaller it should be ok. I...
Travel
A little good luck, a little bad luck
The good is that my old camera appeared. It uses film and has a viewfinder, and I was really looking forward to taking some landscape shots with it. By now the film has been in the camera for a few months, so I don't know how good the quality of the photos will be but I'll have fun trying.
The bad luck is that I fell. Off the tailgate of my truck. On my back (of course). Hitting my head on the concrete. I'm a little sore, but I'm not going to take anything for pain other than maybe use a heat pad when I'm at motels. I will need to go find the box in storage that has the heat pad in it, which shouldn't be too difficult because it's with sheets and towels, and I marked everything well.
The problem was that I usually step on the bumper and then swing over the tailgate. That gives me something solid to hold on to, and even if I should slip I wouldn't get hurt the way I did. With the topper on the pickup bed, I open the tailgate to release the clips holding the top down. I didn't think about putting the tailgate back up - just hoisted myself up on the tailgate and into the bed. I was handing something to Jeannie and somehow got too close to the edge and lost my balance.
I will drive the truck to NY as planned and there I am definitely going to sell it. I'm just about finished with this whole thing. It is a big step up to the running board every time I get into the truck, and while I can still do it with ease, one of these days my knees are going to start bothering me and it won't be such an easy thing to do.
I hope I can find a nice little Honda Fit or similar car - room enough for a couple of pieces of luggage, my box of maps, Lady, and her food and treats. We all get to the point at one time or another where we know we can't (or shouldn't) do what we used to. I'm there right now, and I'm plenty sick of trying - like butting my head against a stone wall, except it's a hard desert floor or a concrete parking lot.
I wish all the mothers and grandmothers out there a very happy mother's day.
- Recuperating
A fine Mother's Day I had. It's a good thing I'm not much of a celebrator of holidays, because yesterday's bright spot was the box of chocolate covered strawberries from Donald, and the grandchildren pictures that I received. I spent most...
-
I didn't get much done at the apartment today, but enough so that I can see some headway. I spent most of the day at Jeannie's, and thought I'd have to sleep there tonight because I couldn't find my keys when it was time to leave. Everyone...
- Rainbow For Good Luck!
I have always loved seeing a rainbow, and no matter what my mood or the problems I have, a rainbow just makes me feel like everything will be perfect. It is my good luck symbol, and good luck always follows my seeing a rainbow. (Not the BIG good luck...
- One More Wake-up!
I'm all packed - Jeannie came over with the girls and packed all my boxes and bags into the truck; Steve came by also and removed the tailgate for me and strapped a couple of items in the bed of the pickup. I'm ready to roll out of here at daybreak....
- I Love The Generator
Since I bought the Honda generator I haven't had an opportunity to try to start it at my apt. bldg. I wasn't worried because I found Lassen Park's Honda genny so easy to use last year, and although mine is a lot smaller it should be ok. I...