San Francisco Wedding At City Hall

San Francisco is a Beautiful City with a Beautiful City Hall and can be a Beautiful Venue for a Wedding.

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This is my Granddaughter yesterday following her marriage in San Francisco.  Such a beautiful bride.

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And, this is the Wedding Venue!

These photos of the bride and groom were taken by a guest at the wedding and were on her Facebook page.  The professional photos will take a while for processing.

I am so happy for them and their children.

My head is filled with a myriad of emotions this evening.  I guess the only thing I will say is that I have a tremendous amount of sadness regarding family relationships.  And, I look foreward to seeing the photos of my Great Grandchildren as I understand they were going to be in the wedding.

Well, the week is nearing an end and I hope your week has been going well.  It has been a difficult week filled with severe back/leg pain along with heavy emotions on several fronts.

Remember to always take good care of yourself and the ones you love.

Mary

Garden And More

The garden is certainly sleepy and very drab these days even though we have had a fair amount of sunshine along with the cold. And, we have recently started to get a little rain and also snow at the higher elevations.  This little stem of White Narcissus is the only flower in my entire garden.  Evidence of last nights rain shows as water drops from the petals.  How cool are those raindrops captured in the photo.  Didn't see it until I saw the photo on the computer.

And, the only other activity in the garden that I noticed is the Yellow Daffodils I planted last fall in two large planters.  The taped grids across the top are to save my precious bulbs from the many squirrels that traverse my gardens.  The squirrels have been very busy little fellows searching and digging for any little goodies they can unearth and carry away.

I have been busy taking care of necessary activities which seems to be quite difficult with coping with the intense pain, especially the burning pain that is radiating down my left leg to my ankle. I saw the Primary Physician on Monday and I had a chance to read the MRI report for myself.  I was more than surprised to see the more than I expected undesirable pathology.  Each vertebral space (seven) in my low back is showing broad bulging of the disc cushion into the spinal canal impinging on nerves.

That is the best way I can explain it even though there is a lot more trouble like worn out, dried out and old aged disc cushions.  You can laugh with me as I know that sounds very old lady dreadful!  Yes, humor aside, it is a little frightening ! ! !  My appointment with the Orthopedist is February 2.

Yes, life goes on and as you may know,  I am quite tenacious.  For reasons not necessary for this topic, I had to replace the straps supporting my water heater in the garage as required by California law.  I followed my usual methodical, thoughtful and slow approach and I am proud to say I think "my shirt buttons are bursting" with my pride with this accomplishment.  It was especially difficult because the straps have to be secured to the wood studs behind the sheet rock and the lack of good clearance around the water heater made for an almost impossible task.  I thought of removing the sink but really did not want to and did not have to.








Ya gotta do - what you gotta do !  Some day I hope to be able to delegate.  Maybe, a Home Maintenance Person and - - - why not add a Cleaning Lady ! ! !

I think this is about the time you can call  me CRAZY.  It's OK with me ! ! !

I hope you have had a good week and the Week End will bring good things your way.

Mary

Slow Down

The days are flying by for me possibly because I am not able to physically take care of things like I have in the past.  And, my self imposed stress is causing me difficulty.  I have some deadlines to meet and I have not been able to get started with my afghan crocheting as I had hoped.  In a couple weeks my time management should go smoother for me.

I am very happy to say that I have an appointment the first of February with the Orthopedic Surgeon (that I trust) so I can discuss any recent developments in pain management procedures and his recommendations regarding my age and future pain relief to help me function to the best of my ability.

Since I feel pulled in many directions I will not be bloggling very regularly until I feel less stressed and in better control.

Give yourself time to Take Care Of Yourself .

Mary 

Looking Forward To A First

On Friday I will be starting a CAL (Crochet-Along) Woodland Afghan under the direction of Lucy at Attic 24  .  It will be the first time I have ever joined a blog group to crochet a project.

These photos are from Lucy's blog.

I already have my yarn.  Aren't the colors pretty?  I ordered it from Lucy's homeland in England and the price and shipping were very reasonable .

Oh, I know -  I have lots of yarn but how fun is it to have new colorful yarn.  I am hoping that joining a CAL will help get me on track and stick with it.  I can't tell you how many times I have "beat myself up" for not finishing a project.  But, I am not going to do that anymore.  I now look at it as a pleasureful time with my yarn and I don't have to always finish a project. 

"THE SKY ISN'T GOING TO FALL" !!!  I have known people that never buy new fabric or yarn until the last project is finished.  But, I can count the number of people on one hand.  At this age, if the sky does fall - oh well!

The term WIP  (Work-In-Progress) is no longer going to cause me any concern. I am going to just listen to the click-click of needles or quietness of my hook and settle into peaceful enjoyment.  However, I don't doubt that working along side other crafters will provide added motivation when and if I get to the first lull (it happens to most of us) on such a big project. 

If you have interest in the afghan project, be sure and check out Lucy's blog.

I still have more work to finish with paperwork on finances and life matters.  But, I am mostly finished. Our weather has been quite nice.  We are suppose to get some rain tonight.  Actually there are three small weather fronts on the way.  We really need some rain badly.  We are very below average rainfall.

Stay well.

Mary

I Welcome A New Year

However, I don't know why I feel many strong emotions today.  For one thing, I feel very tired and that possibly could be my body reacting to how hard I am trying to deal with my pain. Earlier today I watched the New Years Day Rose Parade and that always causes a flood of emotions.  I was going to blog all about that but that is not going to happen.  But, I will make a brief list of things I have been thinking about.

• In my youth I worked several years on the parade floats applying flowers.
• I lived in that city sharing an apartment with two girls.
• I had a regular boyfriend and ate at Bob's Big Boy more times than I can count. The days of popular "Car Service".
• I went to Nursing School in that city .
• I worked several places supporting myself while going to school.
• I graduated in the Pasadena Rose Bowl Stadium as a candidate for licensure as a Registered Nurse. 
•  I Passed State Boards as a Registered Nurse at age 19 in 1959.   There were five categories of subject matter tested, Medical - Surgical - Obstetrics - Pediatrics - Psychiatrics.

The Nurses in Uniform and Red/Blue Nursing Capes and White Nursing Cap walked at the front.  Oh, and White Stockings, also !      I believe there were 46 of us who were able to complete all the requirements.  That was about half the number who started.

It was very very hard work.  Especially, supporting myself at the same time as schooling.  My two roommates were fully funded by their parents.  And, let me tell you, it was a huge feeling of accomplishment.  Yes, I still have my Wool Cape.  I don't really know why, but I do!

Some day I may blog about how I happened to go into Nurses Training.  It was not the story of the little girl who always wanted to be a Nurse!

Hope your Day has been Fabulous and if you are in the COLD STATES, please be safe !!!

Mary