Living

with Jim and Gayle

August, 2021

Life is pretty routine.  I play pickleball and mahjong, and paint rocks.  Jim is drawing and doing miscellaneous chores.  Bo is making us smile.

I had an appointment this month with the Physician's Assistant of the orthopedic surgeon recommended by the specialist I saw in Denver in March.  The appointment was in Renton, about a 4 hour drive.  We decided that it was a good opportunity to do a test run with the trailer.  We intended to do several trips in it this summer, but it never happened.  With fishing season rapidly approaching, we needed to get some time in it with Bo.  We were really pleased with how everything went with only a couple of things that need to be addressed.  Bo was a little stressed so didn't eat well but hopefully he will be okay when we are fishing next month.

My garden did vey well this month.  We had a continuous supply of butternut squash, yellow squash, zucchini, cucumbers, and banana peppers.

Cuteness overload!

Bo decided to attack the water when Jim was washing off the deck.  We're not sure if he was having fun or protecting Jim.  It was funny to watch!

We picked a couple of pans of blackberries when we went to Renton.  Now I have to make a blackberry cobbler!

I've had a terrible time with putting resin on my rocks.  About half of these have to be redone because the resin has not covered smoothly.