This and That (Again)

 It seems I can't think of a different title so will just talk a little bit about this and that.  I was wrong, Marty Harper is in Texas and Don will be coming shortly with the motor home.

I heard from Darlene (thank goodness she's very good about keeping me informed) and she tells me that Chris has the cast off and by now the stitches most likely have been removed. She is doing therapy at home. Ron, however is in the hospital with a UTI and pneumonia. The UTIs seem to be a popular illness this summer. Jim had one in July and a worse one in late September. He landed in the hospital for a couple of days where they pumped him full of antibiotics and he seems to be fully recovered. It is nothing to fool around with that's for sure and to be on the safe side we have a filled prescription with the antibiotic that he has taken so if something should happen on the way down we are prepared. Will have to drink more (and that means more stops) along the way but it's good to get out and stretch our legs anyway. 

We got our covid and flu vaccines last week and think we will get the RSV and latest pneumonia shots before we head out. We've had two pneumonia vaccines in the past and thought that was the last we'd ever need but apparently there is now another one they are recommending we get.

Our son is coming for a short visit at the end of next week and shortly after he leaves we will head south, all depending on the weather of course.

I will mention here, just in case you are not a Facebook friend that we will be bringing at least two cases of Jim's freshly extracted honey with us, most of which is already spoken for but if you are in the Valley and would like a jar, please let me know. A two pound jar is $10, and this is raw, filtered but not heated honey. Pretty tasty!!

Chris Update

 This will be a short post but just want to mention that I talked with Chris Pearce briefly yesterday and her wrist surgery went very well. She said it felt much better than last time and we are hoping to see them in the RGV by mid-November or thereabouts. 

I heard from Marty Harper and she and Don are already in Texas. I'm guessing some of the rest of you are already down there too or getting ready to head that way. We still have some fall work to take care of, namely we are waiting for the maples to drop their leaves so they can be raked up and then mowing the lawn one last time. We have not had a killing frost yet here in central Wisconsin so it's taking a long time for the leaves to fall. A memory from last year on this date showed up on Facebook and our big maple right in the front of the house had no leaves so things are quite different from a year ago.

Yesterday we had rain, lots of rain and also lots of wind and still the leaves are hanging on, darn it! Today we had our yearly "fall fling" with Chet & Irma and also the Morehouses who at one time lived at 11 lime in Magnolia. It's always nice to get together for a meal and conversation together before winter sets in.

If you are or will be on the road, safe travels and if you have news to share, please let me know.

This and That

 Here it is October and it is finally feeling like it. I wore my heavier jacket today on my morning walk plus a headband, gloves and hood up. It had been really warm but this is much more fall-like and we are enjoying it. A lot of the trees in our area have reached their peak color and heading downward. We have two maples with tons of leaves and I really wish they would all fall down so we can get them raked up and carted down to the woods. We mowed a week ago and it looks like we will probably have to mow one more time. It did finally rain quite a bit so the grass grew a bit.

We will be heading south at the end of the month and I'm already making piles of the stuff that goes. Most likely I'll forget something. It's quite different from when we had the RV when all the essential "stuff" stayed in it and all we had to load was our clothes, food and "toys" which in our case are computers and for me, yarn, music books, quilting supplies etc. I think our load down this year should be less than last year but what I already have piled up seems to be quite a bit. We'll see how it all works out.

I have been told via the grapevine that Chris Pearce will be having surgery on her wrist again on October 9 and even though I haven't asked her if I can post that information which is what I usually do I am telling all you Magnolia people so you can keep her and Ron in your thoughts, hoping for a better outcome this time around. You may recall, she fell last year and broke her wrist. It was taken care of at Knapp and just like our brother-in-law Mort Morehouse, it did not turn out well. Mort also had to have his redone back here in Wisconsin. His turned out just fine the second time around.

If you have news you'd like to share, please do let me know. Safe travels to everyone as they make their way south for a new season in South Texas and for those of you who don't make that trip anymore just remember, you are missed and it is surprising how many times our former Magnolia Park friends are mentioned in our conversations. Trails End has a large contingent of Magnolia people and we are all still a pretty close knit group.

I almost forgot, we do still have honey and we will be bringing at least two cases of honey with us when we head out. Most of that is spoken for but if you'd like a jar and have not contacted me before, let me know. A two pound jar is $10 and this is raw, filtered honey fresh from Jim's bees.