Well nearing the end anyway
I have one more story to write for the Spring Fling but I did write three already. I also have to finish up February flashes.
This past week we took a short jaunt to Solvang, Santa Ynez and the Chumash Casino. I came home with about $800 so not too bad. I thought you might want to see some pictures from our little getaway.
My Cesar Salad with anchovies, YUM
What’s going on…(isn’t that a Marvin Gaye song)
Here is a picture of the chocolate soufflé M made me for dessert for V Day.
So I am having some eyesight issues. A few days ago I saw flashes of light out of my right eye. I had been reading on my e-reader and I figured my eyes were just tired, closed out, and went to bed.
Alas ever since then my right eye has been experiencing floaters in front of my vision I’ve never had before. I tried to get in to see my optometrist, but he is semi-retired and can’t see me until Mid-March. I don’t want to wait that long so I am trying to get an appointment to see M’s ophthalmologist (M has Glaucoma and has had several eye surgeries). I have self-diagnosed that I have a Posterior Vitreous Detachment, which if so should be manageable with treatment and monitoring, but it could be much worse like a retinal tear, so I definitely want to get it checked.
This means even more slowing down on updates. I am doing some writing obviously but not as much so be warned. I am sure it will ultimately be all right.
In other news I’ll be going away for an overnighter this weekend. I took Monday off of work (it’s President’s Day though not a holiday for us) but I will be back Sunday night.
So that’s the latest. I know we’re all going through something. That seems to be the way of things these days.
So I managed to not get Covid from my trip a while back to Pechanga so that’s a plus. But this weekend is my great niece’s 4th birthday party. My niece and her husband just moved back to So Cal from Nor Cal and they bought a very nice house in a place called Rancho Cucamonga. Anyway, it’s only family being invited but that thing is everywhere isn’t it?
M’s sister lives in ND and her husband just got diagnosed with it (not to be confused with M’s half sister who also lives in ND whose husband died of Covid in November). He’s miserable but mostly okay with his biggest complaint being his back pain from it. She has tested negative so far.
This is their cat, Mr. Kitty
Don’t be fooled by that cute face. He’s a serial killer of mice and rabbits.
Speaking of cats, here is ours, in her pampered pink blanket she loves
Tomorrow is the last flash for January (I know Monday is January but I explain that in tomorrow’s flash post).
Otherwise, we keep plugging along here. I don’t remember if I mentioned M being laid off last February (got a new job in June) but the old job asked M back you can believe it. It’s more money than the current job, but I have concerns and hope that taking that old job again is the right decision. But M wanted to.
I’m still working from home indefinitely which is the way I like it these days. Have an overnight trip planned in mid-Feb, and then a longer one in March and then relatives come for a visit in April over Easter. So much is going on!
In other exciting news, I may be going to the Star Trek convention this year in Vegas in August. It’s a long way off and anything can change including a certain Spock actor COULD cancel, but right now Quinto is scheduled to be there for the first time ever. Trying not to be too excited because as I said a lot can change in the many months until then.
My updates of current WIPS are going swimmingly and I know you’ve been enjoying them so I appreciate the support.
Until tomorrow!
I find January to be one of my least favorite months, if not the least. The holidays are over, the decorations are down, there’s nothing really to look forward to, often the weather is crap, it still gets dark a little too early, etc.
But today I took a walk around my area at a break and took a picture of what our January trees look like. These are not ever greens obviously, I didn’t take pictures of those trees who maintain their leaves year round. But these naked trees are also part of what I don’t like about January. As you will see though you can’t beat that blue sky.
I am back from my short trip but quite tired. Here are some pictures for your enjoyment. No I did not win anything this time.
Fun times but I sure am feeling glad I took tomorrow off too.
updated all but two of my current active WIPs with my updating Our So-Called Life today. Yay. I hope to get to the other two within a week, if not sooner.
I have to write tomorrow’s flash too.
I’ll be gone a couple of days, Sunday and Monday, as I have Monday off for MLK. We’re taking a chance with Omicron and going to Temecula those days. I’m super careful but cross your fingers for my safety in not becoming ill.
Help everyone is doing well! Stay safe and healthy in these trying times.
Every year we are taught to hope for a better year. Since I was a child with my parents, permitted on this rare occasion to sit up and eat little finger foods and say, Happy New Year.
Now, many years later, that hope is in my heart more than ever and so I say it once again…
Here is to a better
Today was gone all day to Solvang and Ventura Harbor
Here are some pictures
Got a request to post some more pictures so here you go! Hope you enjoy a look into the lives of me and M and our family!
And now some from my sister’s as J asked. Yes we did decorate her house. For two fricking days!
There you have it!
By the way, we put up Mom’s stocking and put a black band around it in memory.
As the holidays approach you might get more if you are interested
Spirk (with a small dose of Pinto) 