Falling on My Face--Literally

I tripped and fell flat on my face at noon. My left little finger ended up perpendicular to my hand. But it went back into place, and I could bend it (so it’s not broken) so I thought it was ok. After a bit I decided to find a local prompt care…it was starting to swell and was pretty tender. The Dr. put a splint on it that I have to wear for almost a week…I’m glad it wasn’t my right hand!

I was going from the post office to home and spotted a book sale--so, of course I had to stop. That's where I tripped on the sidewalk...

The doctor who took care of my finger is from Holdrege--just south of Grand Island. Small world!

I'd planned on washing my hair tonight...wonder how that will go? The nurse gave me some rubber gloves to put over it in the shower.

The Rocks are Everywhere

Thursday evening--I think I’ll start back to Nebraska on Sunday. I hate to leave the warm climate here on the California coast, but I am needed back home….The California house will just have to wait until John & I return sometime in the summer.

Today I met the president of the local Rock Hound club. I had invited him to stop and see what assorted stones we have here. He will be bringing some more local club members by on Saturday. They will help me identify some of the items and perhaps they will take some away with them. I have so many rocks! I keep finding them. Dad had some tucked away in really odd places. Just last week I was cleaning out the top shelves of the pantry where many odd things were stored: extra cleaning products, extra light bulbs, etc. One box was an old automobile headlight--or so I thought. I opened it to see if it was used or not and found carefully wrapped rocks from one of Dad’s trips to Mexico back in the mid-1970’s!

While poking around in the garage (looking for more rocks…) I found a box full of old pocket knives. Most were not in the best shape, but I did bring in one that looked collectible. I’ve already listed it on eBay. It has a wood handle (strange, because most of Dad’s knives were bone or horn, or something similar) engraved with the name of an old ship supply company: CJ Hendry Co. I had to look it up on the internet to even determine what the company was. Turns out it’s been in existence since the late 1800’s in San Francisco. The other side of the knife says Columbian Manila Rope….something I’m sure would be important to have on ships.

I had stopped listing any auctions on eBay since I’ll be leaving, but a 7-day auction won’t end until February 4--I should be back in Nebraska by then. I try to schedule auctions so they won’t end when I’m traveling, but sometimes the buy-it-now items sell anyway. I have my little mini computer with me, so I can check eBay each night when I stop at a motel. It’s so fun to be able to tell people that I’m selling items even when I am on the road!

Well, I’m going to look for more rocks--the Rock Club will be coming Saturday at noon. I hope the weather will still be nice so they can poke around in the front yard, which is full of many different rocks and fossils we collected on family trips in the 60’s.

Exercise? Chocolate?

I have a cold

This is Day 3 of my cold. I haven't been this down since I don't know when....probably since the last time I had a cold--which was at least 4 years ago. I've been getting a yearly flu shot at work (Cabela's gives free flu shots t0 their employees that want them) I have not had a cold...But, this year the shots were delayed and I took my Leave of Absence before they became available.

I'm actually starting to feel better today--I feel like I've wasted two whole days by laying around doing nothing, but there just wasn't any way around it....

I'm going back to Nebraska the first week in February, so there's lots to be done here before going. I still haven't even been to the beach! I promised friends to bring back some sand dollars, so I'll try to go in the morning to get some. Morning is the best time to get whole ones before they get broken or picked up by other beachcombers.

Tomorrow is also the last day of "good" weather (in my mind, anything is good compared to the blizzards in Nebraska right now!). The rains will start this weekend and maybe last for a week. This is supposed to be the rainy season here, but it's been a balmy 70º most of the week.

Until tomorrow!

Back to Nebraska!

Well, it looks like I'm going back to Nebraska much sooner than I thought. I'm needed there more than I'm needed here....

Not sure when I'm leaving, but it will be this week. I'm getting the van serviced right now so it will be ready to go. I'm also deciding what to take back with me. I'll take some of the antique stuff to put up on eBay and leave a bunch of the books here (I brought 5 or 6 boxes of books with me in December.) but will probably take a few books from here to Nebraska to sell, too.

I haven't even been to the beach this trip! I'll have to go in the morning I think. I promised some friends that I'd bring back some sand dollars. I better pick some lemons to take, too!

Motivation Time!

Ok, time to get motivated! I've been in California for 2 weeks now and haven't written anything!

I went out to some yard sales this morning...sure couldn't do that in Nebraska on January 9th! They are so snowed in. John says it's still below zero this morning. But the weather report says it's supposed to warm up today and tomorrow for them.

My lemon tree out back is covered with lemons! Just look at them! And, most are too high for me to reach. My neighbor to the north (Irene) offered her husband to help pick them....my daughter Sharona in St. Joe wants me to send some.

I found an old tied quilt the other day. I used to sleep under it as a little girl. My grandmother made it in the Depression years. It is pieced out of old men's suits, corduroy squares, and my favorite: some black velvet squares.

Other than cleaning and re-arranging my house, I've been busy posting on eBay. I really don't need more stuff, but I can't help bringing home more (especially when I find a few bargains here and there) to sell.

So, I think we are all up to date....I'm sure I'll think of more as the day goes on. Heading out back to work on painting the metal bed frame--it was tan, but I'm spray-painting it black. That ought to go with everything....