Adjusting Well

Well, I seem to be adjusting to life in Winfield pretty easily.  Coming off a 4 month vacation of sorts, there are now many things I just didn't have to do for four months--no kitchen duties at all.  show up and they will feed me.  Then somebody would take my tray, and I'd walk away. Eating there is a  social occasion at times, especially dinner 4:15 to 6:30.  The negative side is eating off plastic trays and no cups only plastic tumblers for coffee,(It is very nice eating off actual plates) limited choices, specific hours although EDR is open (5 AM) past hot breakfast right through to lunch.


On the other side of that, I am enjoying walking into my own  kitchen, making spaghetti, or whatever I want.  I have really enjoyed making toast in the evening. Seeing friends, playing with my dog. I really missed gardening, too.  with the party almost upon us, there is a lot to do.  Friends are coming over on Wednesday to get some logs moved into place after the changes from the pipe replacement project earlier this year. Some pictures of why I wanted to come home. I frequently took photos of flowers in YNP  and complained that I couldn't pick any. So I cut a neat bouquet of wildflowers here and thought of fulfilling my wishes. Be careful what you wish for, you may get it.  Trade off this time. 
Before picture of our mailbox area. since I have finally figured out how to move pictured from my phone, along with internet that is magnificent, I can share life here with my  followers in YNP.

Poison Ivy-Leaves of three, let them be-- There was none I saw in YNP

After picture with the area mostly finished. did you know there was a wagon and lion there?  The lion sits right on the property line.  He's my Boundary Lion

Long shot of wildflower bouquet 

close up of wildflowers. 

My house from the Susquehanna River

Long Shot



The biggest reason for feeling good about being home is Than.  Although we talked or texted daily, along with this blog, it just isn't the same as reaching out and touching.  He still isn't feeling too well yet, but he's improving daily. I came home at the right time.

I am sitting writing this on my sunporch with a few friends sitting around. It sounds like by blogs from YNP.  One of the guys, Richard, had a wise saying that got the rest of us (Than, Michael, Maggie, Flora and me) laughing and commiserating.   Describing a relationship of sorts, he said, "Aim low and achieve"   Maggie is giving me grief about blogging instead of paying attention.  Little does she know that I am. Nhnnnnnnnnnneeeeee!!

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