Odds and Ends

Don't worry. The title doesn't allude to more colonoscopy jokes. But this post will include a few brief news items.

Today, March 3, is the second anniversary of Judy's successful liver transplant. We will be celebrating with a night out with our family tonight. Below are some lovely flowers Jack and Thelma placed in church Sunday. One arrangement is in memory of Judy's Grandma McKenzie and the other is in honor of and thansgiving for Judy's successful transplant. Any of you who see Judy know how well she is doing. Ready for biking, hiking, and gardening!

Saturday, Judy and I attended a gardening workshop at the Pinehurst Village Hall. Ag Extension Agent Taylor Williams presented an informative and entertaining session called "Hindering Hoodlums and Helping Heroes." We picked up several helpful hints. We already lean toward organic gardening, and that was part of his emphasis. He stressed that many garden insects are helpful, and that's why folks should be cautious about general pesticides. In fact, one reason honeybee populations are in distress is because people inadvertently poison them when they spray plants during blooming. He showed us that even plant lovers can do much harm through ignorance (even more through stupidity, I might add). His slide show and clever captions kept the audience attentive--and the Pinehurst crowd is very demanding!

For several weeks Judy and I have been working intermittently on a 600 piece puzzle of 80 old-time Hollywood stars. The hard part was there was no photo to go by. We finished it off Monday morning (our snow day), agreeing that it was the hardest puzzle we had done. We have a few good ones waiting in the wings, collected cheaply from thrift shops and library sales.

The third snow of the season did not rate top billing, but we were glad to get it anyway. We peeked outside at 2:15 a.m. Monday morning and saw a light layer across our yard, but it must not have snowed much more after that. Still, Judy fixed a breakfast of eggs, toast, and sausage that was much more impressive than the snow!

I'm still behind on blogging, but aiming for 2 or 3 times a week. Thanks for visiting, O Faithful Readers.