How Are We And What Are We Doing

to amuse ourselves, me and my dogs?

I've been taking some pictures. I particularly like this one and would like to make it the header picture on this blog. 

But since I can't figure out how to do that on this Chrome Book....

I did it before, I posted the one that's up there now, but I forget how I did it. 

My Chrome book doesn't work well for me as far as my photographs go. Other than that, I really like it. 

We are doing well, I'm down to my last roll of toilet paper, but I have a lot of tissues, so should be OK. If my septic tank can handle them. TP, at an inflated price, is supposed to be on its way from Amazon, but has been delayed. Or has it? I've ordered so much stuff recently, I can't keep track. 

A big box of oatmeal arrived yesterday from Amazon. I must have ordered it a long time ago. And lost track of the fact it hadn't arrived yet. So a nice surprise.

My rationing of many common household items it going well. I'm enjoying the challenge. 

I finished another challenge too. An 800-plus biography of Frederick Douglass. I will admit to cheating a bit -- in the way too boring parts of the book. A lot of it was interesting, just a bit too long for me. 

 I picked a small bouquet from my lilac bush. 

The annual weeds have gone ballistic in my yard. They are much higher than this now. And drying out. Mark is coming this week to cut them down, borrowing Joyce's tractor. The weeds must be gone by by June 1. By law, or you get fined. This is to reduce the fire risk, so I'm anxious to get it done.

Because of the tall weeds and one rattlesnake visit already, Faith is missing her ball runs. She has her Northern Pacific rattlesnake vaccine, which will be fully effective in a week. I tell her that after uncle Mark cuts the weeds, we will play again. Not sure she believes me. 

We've been on a few walks, not nearly enough for our health. 

After Jeanne got so many veggies for me, I spent a morning making smoothies. So at least I have done something good for my health. I sent this picture to Kathy, my dietitian, who has also become a friend. She was delighted!

Full alert! Big critters in the yard!

The grass is always greener says Joyce's herd, and we love the shade under your trees. 

I'm so saddened by all the illness and all the deaths caused by covid-19. I know we all are. I never thought I would live to see something as devastating as this virus. 

I have been coloring more and it helps to calm me. I've also watched the entire BBC TV series, from about 10 years ago, that I love and bought on DVD, called Lark Rise to Candleford. It's set in Oxfordshire, England around 1895 or so. I find it calming as well. 

My Type 1 diabetes does not exactly help me to be a calm person, with both sugar levels and insulin levels going this way and that, up and down, in the most unexpected ways some days. 

So I need to provide for myself all the help I can to keep calm, be happy and at peace. By now, I'm pretty good at it.

I hope all you moms had a great Mother's Day. Belated greetings for it.