Beneath the Wraps

 Didn't turn out what I had expected.  Still not through.  But closer - I suppose. Spent the majority of yesterday bringing items from the shed and back room to find a new home the back room is still in disarray - even moreso than the counters pictured above.

  I saw the date and realized I have a friend who has a birthday today.   It has been a very long time since I called her my friend.   I don’t know why we fell out of touch. Nor do I know why I feel compelled to create this post. Happy Birthday, Janeen – Hope you are doing well. the chocolate here won't kill you

                 When I had my brick phone my son Tony added an app that he thought would be beneficial.  I started getting all kinds of text messages about things that I really didn’t care about and asked Jaime if she could remove it.  Eventually all the unwanted messages stopped also.  I don’t want apps on my phone!  I want my phone to be a phone.  Yes, being able to receive text messages and taking pictures are nice bonuses but really not necessary.  I don’t need the website.  I don’t need apps to clog up my system.             Richard and I had gone to Staples.   An overly enthusiastic employee attempted to give me tips on how to save money if I install their app onto my phone.   I whipped out my flip phone and showed it to him.   When Richard joined us I excused myself to use the restroom.   Apparently he talked Richard into putting the app on his p...

                I didn’t realize that darning socks is still practiced – and evidently has been upgraded to being performed on the sewing machine. Really?  When I have a hole in my sock, I will just by a new pair.  Forget the darning thing.  I have seen it performed and am certain I could figure it out, but it seems more work than it’s worth.           I wear cheap socks – not a lot of fabric or weight.   I don’t really care for the expensive ones or handmade or bulky socks.   Richard had purchased a couple of pair for me and Jaime.   I admire the thought – and although the socks are cute seem impractical to my feet.     The sage are mine and the black are Jai's For one thing there are multiple threads which always manage to catch on my toenails.   They hug my leg too tightly for another.   I have many pair that do that. I prefer my legs to breathe. ...

            In the Church of Jesus Christ there is a meeting in which members of the congregation are encouraged to make their way to the stand to bear their testimonies.   This meeting takes place once a month – usually the first Sunday of each month.   General Conference also falls on the first Sunday of the month and so testimony meeting gets moved to either the last week of the month prior or to the second week (depending on the ward or stake).   In the South Umpqua ward we have held testimony meeting the week prior – except this year. On March 26 we had stake conference – which is a geographical boundary made of up several wards April 1 and 2 was General Conference (which is when the meetings are broadcast world wide) April 9 Easter program Thus our testimony meeting was not until the 16 th of this month.            I recall sitting through a many of sacrament meetings as a you...

         We have had cats in our yard.  They come and go.   Before Jai went to college she would name the cats:  “ Ghost ” , “ Blanco ” , “ Midnight ” , “ Venom ” . . .  all which have vanished over the years.   Currently there have been two tabbies –   one yellow and one black and tan.   Ally calls the black one “ Pudding ” .   Her friend, Molly, who lives next door has  claimed the cat as hers and calls the cat “ Muffin ” .   The cat does not live at either house and yet  both girls have claimed the cat as her own.          It ’ s not a farel cat exactly.  Rumor has it that she/he belonged to a family  who recently moved but failed  to take the cat with them.    I don ’ t think said family really did  abandon him/her.   I think the cat is  well taken care of at different houses  and tends to han...

             Our son Randy is a safety inspector who makes more money than he knows what to do with.   Recently, Richard has started taking classes in order to become a safety inspector also and has been putting in applications for jobs.   One company texted on Easter Sunday to say they had availability and would like to interview him using the internet.   Okay, I get it.   After 2020 many have relied more upon technology for interviews using zoom or facetime or whatever.   Monitoring a lengthy questionnaire does not qualify as an interview in my opinion.           I was bothered that the “interview” was to take place on Easter day.   After all, he had just received the text message. Usually one will set up an appointment and not just willy-nilly create a spontaneous message through text. We had gone down to Ashland again as Jaime had left her wallet in the car and figured she...