NOT AGAIN - TS Bertha - Craft show - HEAT

 Shalimar, FL  (Hi  95  Lo  80)

Sunday started with a bang. I'm casually going down the rabbit hole with laughing at Facebook funnies. I get an alert on my phone about a charge in Las Vegas and two from Illinois at the same time. Oh boy, this isn't good. I went to the charge card site and there were a few questions I answered and the card was cancelled at that point. Whew, it was a big bill!  In an instant I was given my new card number that I can use till the new one arrives. The neat thing that happened, the companies I deal the most with  already updated the new card, I don't have to. nice!!!!     At the same time that was happening, I got three alerts on the phone about the tropical storm and winds coming in the next 48 hours. I moved the little stuff out in  back yard (gnomes) and put them in a safe place. 

Monday, I dealt with  the credit card problem most of the day.  I noticed the new card was in Jim's name. Not thinking to wait for the card to arrive I called to ask for my own card, very bad decision. I had to apply for my own card and  there's a very long tedious story, I was denied because I don't have enough credit cards. What?  so I'm relying on another card and debit card. The debit will be an account with very little in it, just to cover what I charge. There's been too many people that have lost everything in the bank by using a debit card, not a good idea. I hope I don't have a problem with the other card. That would be rough. 

We had a birthday party for Connie with a pound cake and strawberries. 

Tuesday was back to normal. Diamond art then wellness class. I did the class on medical, doctors and insurance, the changes since the 1940's. Always stand up for yourself and have an advocate later in age. You're only a dollar sign and at this age, if you need help with medical you're given pills to cover the real reason  that something is wrong, there's no help. I worked on puzzle and went to cards. 

Wednesday, we're still getting rains off and on from "Bertha" the tropical storm. It's slowly going west and south of us. Rains are fine feeling and swirling which looks like fine snow. It's a different feel when you're in it. I learned that with hurricanes in North Carolina. Very humid and temperature in high 80's. Luckily, it's not constant rain and quick band type showers. I thought I'd be playing cards but ended up at the craft group in the afternoon. Things always change around here, I've learned from the rv'ing day to go with the flow. 

Thursday I got up early to go to get a massage and chiropractor appointment. I really needed it, my hip was out of place again. I also have a bad shoulder that won't move freely, so both were taken care of and feeling better.  I got back home for a zoom class. At 12, I went to crochet group. I got home for another zoom then cards at 5:00. Whew, I made all of it on time. 

Friday was the six month inspection. They check for the gurney to get thru to the bedroom and if any leaks under the sink. I filled my calendar with the events for August, so I'm going to have another busy month coming up. I had a couple more zoom get togethers in the afternoon and the nightly chat. 

Saturday I took a couple gals,  Ellen and Priscilla to the craft show at VFW that we went to last year. There were fewer tables, but some really neat crafts. I couldn't take pictures, except the whole area. 

We were only there for 15 minutes then went across the street to Golden Corral. We waddled back to the car an hour later really full.  We all like that place. I worked on computer stuff and did some computer stuff with a couple gals. I went to happy hour at 5:00. Some one gave us this platter of goodies tonight. I sure was good. 

It's been HOT this week, high 90's with high humidity. At least we haven't had rain the last few days. 

Here's the sprinkler out of whack I found this week. 

Storms - Smoke - Earthquakes

 Shalimar, FL   (Hi 93  Lo 76)

This week I'm watching storms all over the USA along with heavy smoke from the Canadian fires, pray for the families that are losing everything north of us. Earthquakes are getting bigger in intensity and so are the storms in the Midwest.  What a week for a weather geek.

Ok, I have to confess, this week was a little quieter, mainly because it's too hot to do anything outside. The week was pretty normal for keeping me busy. 

Sunday I caught up in talking with people. I try to do that once a month. I do a lot of zooms with people, not calling on the phone. 

Monday the ONLY thing I did was meet with the wellness teacher and setup August topics. When I'm filling time I work on a puzzle or crochet. I did finish the military Air Force gnomes.  Now I need to make a few more for the craft fair.  (Click on the photos to enlarge). Female and Male, gnomes have beards for men and braids for female. 

Tuesday the United Way volunteer day was putting stickers on envelopes and coins for kids. We were done in about 1/2 hour. There were several of us doing them. 

Wednesday   I had a cool zoom at 10, then at 2:30 I went to council meeting. It's the first time in two years I wasn't on the front table. My two years is up and I'll have to wait a year to get back on if I want to do it. I did another zoom 7pm. 

Thursday was beat the clock. How fast can I get from one event to another. My new lenses (glasses) came in so I got up early to get them. I went to crochet group at 11:30 and at 1:00 I had death cafe zoom. I'm learning so much from those so I'll be adding a couple more. I had to hurry to the main building from village 6 for computer help. There's three of us that help people with their computer/phones. It's a learning curve and fun to do. I got home in time to do another zoom for how to have money for nursing homes and how much it is now. That's a scary thought. Everyone should check into that. I don't want the kids taking care of me if I get to that point. 

Friday I went to coffee talk where management asks questions for us to get to know each other. We had three that went through WWII and told what it was like as a child. It was very interesting. We should have the older folks talk more about it. 

Saturday I worked on puzzle and went to happy hour, that's it. 

Boring week actually, but stayed busy. 

Car Service - Birthdays - Crafts

Shalimar, FL  (Hi 88  lo 77)   it's been hot and humid this week high 99

To update about the Typhon in Guam where my friends are, they're ok. They have water back and electric. The island has a bit of damage but no deaths. I'm checking on drone and photos for the island that people are taking. It could have been much worse. Rota the next island had a direct hit with the super cat 5, 180 mph winds. 

Sunday afternoon I took the car in for service. There's been a clicking noise and a guy here thought it was the AC, it didn't click when the AC was off. Service guy couldn't find anything wrong, so I got the car back on Monday and hopefully all will be ok. 

Monday I did nothing but puzzle with neighbor, laundry and cleaning up. We did have a birthday party for Mickie. (Click on the photos to enlarge). 

Tuesday the normal diamond art and wellness then cards. 

Wednesday I went to crafters corner instead of cards this week. I'm working on a paint by number picture and adding diamond art to it. I'll have a photo when it's finished.  I think it will turn out great. 

Thursday the only thing I did was crochet in village 6. We didn't have a lot of people but we had a good time laughing. It's a great group and so much learning and knitting or crocheting. 

Friday was busy. I went to lunch/brunch with a couple gals one from the village and one from down town. We thought we'd go to our favorite place, Sugar Mill, but they were closed for three weeks. The gals had another idea so we had a really good sandwich and salads at Corner Cafe.  I had a turkey and ham wrap. I'll go back to that place it was great!  The gals still wanted something "sweet" so we found another place that had sweets. I passed this time. I keep forgetting photos for these places, but didn't want to bore you. This is a lamp assembly they had though. 

I had a couple hours for the next event, going to an ice cream social. I didn't want to eat much, dinner was at 5:00. 

At 5:00 we went to AJ's for a group dinner. There were 25 in all, but this was just our table. I learned they have lobster rolls. They were big and delicious. 

The price was really good. $35

Ellen had crab legs. They were good she said, but little.

There's a lot more pictures and all the fun stuff on Facebook under Bob Hope Village. 

Saturday I didn't get up till 10:00. Nothing going on and I just didn't feel like getting up. A storm came thru and was quite noisy so my day started about 10:10. I didn't have anything planned today so I crocheted. I did work on the puzzle a bit and at 5:00 went to happy hour. 

Finish up Medical - 250 Celebration 4th - Typhon in Guam

 Sharlimar, FL  (Hi 93  Lo 80) 

The Northeast is dealing with over 100 degree weather. We haven't hit that yet. 

I have to admit, this week went faster then I've ever seen. That's unusual for me to say. 

Sunday was relaxing and I had a couple zooms, meeting with friends across the USA. 

Monday I had my eye appointment. I have stigmatism and it's getting so much better that my glasses are too strong. This is the second year that's happened. My peripheral is outstanding, guess it's all those computer games I play.  I'm getting new lenses for reading and computer work. I worked on a puzzle and had a zoom meeting in the afternoon, still keeping out of trouble that way. 

Tuesday I had an early dermatology appointment. I had one little precancer cell on my arm that she froze. All good for everything else. I'm not in the sun much so far I'm doing well with no cancer, or precancer. I made it to wellness class on time, We had a gal come in to speak to us about pills, and all the poison we put in our bodies instead of doing holistic medicine like the early pioneer days. If we quit the meds, we'd be a lot better off. She had very good details and what explained some herbs to take, the over the counter drugs are interacting to the prescribed pills and making it even more dangerous. Our bodies are capable to healing itself,  Ok, off my soapbox.  I finished the day with another zoom, a class on psychedelics. I had to see what the hype was all about. 

Wednesday I had an early massage and chiropractor. My hip went out of place a couple days before appointment. I was limping.  After the sessions I could walk normal, and no headache. I love those two, they work well on me and keep me moving and in less pain.  Later  I went to France. It's called passport and they do another country every month.  (Click on the photos to enlarge). 

That was very interesting.   When I got home I found a youtube video that was on the tall ships coming into port for the 250 celebration.   This is so impressive with all the men on the sails. 

I also went to crochet group. I'm now working on military gnomes for the craft fair in December. I played cards in the evening and had two zoom meetings in-between. Another day of beat the clock. I made every event on time. 

Thursday I helped decorate the dining room for happy hour, theme was the 4th of July celebration.  We had no guidance. There were five of us that could do anything we wanted and each table didn't look the same. It turned out really neat. 

Friday It was too hot to get outside. I cleaned up the place a bit, did a puzzle with my neighbor, Her turn to come to me. I watched storm chasers and keeping an eye on the videos of a typhon in Guam. I have a friend that moved there last month and it looks like they're getting hit with a super Typhon, (Cat 5) on Sunday. It looks huge on radar. I'll be watching that closely. 

Saturday was a full day with lots going on. The monthly meeting was first at 10am. We had 20 come. It's hot so that was a great turnout. They're all caught up for the month of July.  At 12:30 we started the cookout. Seventeen signed up and 32 came. What a crowd. I learned how to work the grill.  We were roasted when we were done. I'm with Lane. 

My second helper was Joel

Not everyone fit inside. 

I cooled down and watched the celebrations in NYC with the tall ships and flyby's.  I went to happy hour at 5:00 and back home to watch the fireworks on TV. 

Fireworks in NYC

We had hard rains this week and this is where the water pours over the spout. Maintenance was here the next day to clear out the eves "again".  A tree is putting down little flowers that stops up the spout and eves. 

The typhon heading to Guam as of 7/5/26  6 am their time

Something else that was a first in my storm chasing watching was this little fox eating something on the road and didn't mind at all that a car was in front of him. 

Yearly Medical Appointments - More Storms

 Shalimar, FL   (Hi 93  Lo 77)   High humidity all week 81% or more

Sunday nothing  new or different things happened this week, but still staying busy. 

Monday I helped decorate the dining room for Father's day. There were enough people that we were done in an hour.  (Click on the photos to enlarge).   Theme was camping.

After I was done with decorating, I had gym time with a "trainer". She gave me more ideas to strengthen  without hurting the knees. I won't be doing any more time with her till I really need her. The hardest thing to do is walk frontwards and backwards with your eyes closed. That's going to take some practice, it's good for balance. 

Tuesday diamond art and wellness. I also had a zoom learning about quantum healing. I hear it a lot, just didn't under stand it. 

Wednesday I played cards. It's so good to get back to the group and it was fun. This game is hand, knee and foot that I learned it in the RV'ing days. 

Thursday ended up really interesting. I had a dermatology appointment. The first of a group of yearly medical appointments. It was scheduled at 10:00. I got a call that the doctor was sick and I  needed to change my appointment. I made it for 10:00 on Tuesday next week.  I didn't hurry getting up, I was still laying in bed trying to wake up.  (It's not easy these days).  Five minutes later I get a call from my dentist that they had a cancellation and wanted me to come in at 10:00. I took it and got there 2 hours later.  (I move fast when I have to).  I found out when I got there that my original appointment was next Tuesday, ut oh, double booked, same day, same hour. I'm glad that all fell into place. My teeth are great, still dealing with the root canal, but she said it was so deep into the sinuses it's going to take awhile for the nerve to die. I made it to the crochet group on time and the rest of the afternoon was making a sheep for my last "ordered" manger set. 

Friday six of us folded the monthly newsletters we do every month. There's six buildings to cover, and 64 per building, so it's nice to have that one person per building folding them, it took an hour. I had my hair appointment 45 minutes later, so I got my hair cut for summer, my favorite four clipper setting. No more worry about styling. I worked with neighbor on another puzzle and it's a slow process. 

Saturday I cleaned the apartment floors.  I helped a neighbor with getting airline tickets for her trip northeast this summer. That's not easy either.  It took awhile, then we went to Niceville back to the pizza place we both love, Marco's.  I got home and worked on my own puzzle then went to happy hour. 

Sorry for less photos, I know people like those better. Next week is slammed with time schedules. 

Hurricanes WIN! - Tornadoes in Midwest - Senior Care Fair

Shalimar, FL   (Hi 92  Lo 76) 

Sunday was the final of the hockey game of the season and Hurricanes (NC) won another championship. I used to work the games as an order taker and was there at the champion game. It's loud, it's electric and great place to be.     

CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE!

Monday I didn't have much to do so my neighbor came over and we finished the puzzle, it's six out of 8 lighthouses set that we're doing .  So we finished hers  too. She also finished one in 5 hours during the night. That's dedication.  Now we're doing the last two of the set. 

Tuesday the normal diamond art, and  wellness class.  We've started a class on "How to Heal Yourself". It's going to be awhile till everyone learns the technique, but knowing what your body needs and taking action is a world of difference. 

They took out the pool table and indoor shuffle tables from our "game room" and moved them to another room.  There was plenty of help. 

I finished my tiger diamond art. It's really pretty, photo doesn't do it justice. 

Wednesday I had planned on going to cards, but it was raining so hard and I don't like getting out or driving the car in hard rain when it's not really necessary, so I did laundry and caught up a lot on computer stuff. I'm trying to sort and get rid of things no longer needed. It was a great time to do it. I also watched storm chasers the next two days chasing tornadoes. There were a couple that was big and dangerous, but luckily no one killed or hurt badly. People are watching the weather closer and it's a good thing. This is beginning of tornado, taken from TV screen.  Little funnel

That turned into a full tornado 

 They had the B's BBq truck here and it's the best tasting BBQ I've had in a very long time. I'm glad I bought two meals.

This little bird took refuge from the hard rain on my downspout. 

Thursday I did get to crochet group in another village, no rain. I  then did computer help, it's when people come for help with Ipads or phones. We had four people needing help and we got it all done for them. 

Friday I went to coffee talk. It wasn't as good as some of them. Depends on the topics. We had several people and an hour long. Topics were what was your favorite thing to do in the summer as a kid, and did you have a garden (or do you have one now).  

Saturday was the big day! We had senior care fair bringing in a lot of vendors like hospice, care centers, rehab help, meals on wheels and many others. I had my own table with little ducks and end of life paperwork.  

Get your ducks in a row, each person got a duck to remind them to do paperwork. 

 

Lot's of people and great entertainment.  Emerald Coast Okinawa

Food truck had cut up fruit in a pineapple and a smoothie of choice.  

I went to happy hour and then relaxed the rest of the night.