Notes From The Canyon

Last fall, I took time off from blogging and many other activities to basically stay by myself and think on things. I'm turning 80 this summer and thinking about where I am in life, how I want to live for the remainder of my life, and also looking back turned out to be interesting, healthy and good for me.

As far as my blogging goes, it became clear that I am very fond of my blogger friends and want to keep in touch. I also realized that I want to write, I want to tell stories from my life, I want to learn how to become better at it, storytelling. We'll see, because my blog will be the only place where I will share my writing. 

This is what's going on right now. I'm doing great with my diabetes management, which makes me feel so much better. In a few days, I will get the G6 version, the latest generation of Dexcom's continuous glucose monitoring system. Once it gets here, I will have to learn it, which will mean some setbacks, but I will benefit in the long run. And no more finger sticks or so they promise. Could be huge! 

I love my new Dell Chrome book, but I still don't know how to upload pictures. So the ones here are old. Youtube was no help and, once again, I wish User's Manuals had not gone obsolete. Most of us can follow written directions and it's beyond my comprehension that electronic devices, all being different, can just be sent out with no information about their software whatsoever. 

I will call my computer guy soon. He said he knows how to do it and I hope he is right. 

Right after Christmas, we got an epic snowstorm here in our mountains. We got at least 18 inches of wet, heavy snow, which, when it landed on the widespread branches of our juniper trees, broke them. Five trees in my immediate yard suffered terrible damage. My wonderful helper, Mark, just finished cutting off the broken branches and carting them off to the dump. It's taken him several visits and up on my hillsides there are many more broken trees. Nature will have to take care of them, unless they become a fire hazard. I already have a few dead ones from the drought years that Mark said he will cut down. 

Samson's breed originated in Siberia and I guess that's why he's so protected from wet snow. I'm fascinated by how snow  lands on his outer coat and just sits there. As far as his health goes, Samson, who will be 11 this year, is healthier than he's ever been. I believe all his medications have been balanced now and are just right for what he needs. 

I don't know what kind of Labrador mix Faith is, but she just hates water, hates getting wet in any kind of way. Misery! Let me in already!!

Finally, I have written posts about my next two dogs, Gypsy and her son, Red, but I don't have any photos of them in Google, so I will wait to post until I can get some uploaded from old pictures.