Lucky Me!

Today was a great day for reminding myself that I do have a pretty good life - all things considered! Being a member of the not working force here in Oregon is really a downer at the moment.

Today's reminders - I can spend with the people that I choose to spend time with, can enjoy my garden most any time of day, and leave for the beach when others are still at work!

What I miss most with this 'forced early retirement' is my daily banter with the people that I used to work with. Today I received an invite to join a friend at the Portland Waterfront Park for the annual Oregon Symphony in the park. The music was amazing, I enjoyed getting out of the house and being in the midst of an ocean of people (and their dogs). I got to knit outside for 4 hours before the 1812 Overture came to it's end - with the artillery reports and the bells ringing. Perfect evening with wonderful music, dancing children, the sailboat that paraded past the crowd with a ginormous US flag fluttering in the breeze, and the finale - fireworks over the river bathed in the light of the nearly full moon.

Note number 1 September 3, 2009

Well - the name the blog task was the hardest thing I had to do today. Now comes the easy part, sharing observations of life. I had fun with my two granddaughters today at ToysRUs of all places. I had a great afternoon with the two grandsons at the public pool. Today ife is quiet and good....only one of tne of the hens is holding out - today only 4 eggs from the 5 hens......hmmmmmmm.............................