Clematis and More

Beauty observed from neighbor Woods' fence...

and a Woods' iris to boot.

Also, courtesy of Mr. Woods, a cedar nursery box he made for me in April; trusting the coleus will flourish through September on our back patio.  Some critter was munching on foliage this morning; everybody has to eat, just not at this smorgasbord.

A little crowd of google eyes was in Jack and Julie's knick knack box in York.  She thinks maybe Jack made it in years past.  It is now keeping company with the coleus.

 And day lilies about to bloom

Over the weekend, I pulled out tons of mint that overgrew grassy areas, and the bindweed was having a field day, too.  Out that went, which only makes it grow more profusely.  And I trimmed down the rose bushes, too.  At least I can expend energy in eradicating weeds, even though tackling the thorny issues of life is a bit more daunting. 

On the Julie front, she is moving to Mesa Manor this week from Colorado Canyons Hospital.   Mesa Manor is a Genesis owned 84 bed licensed facility.  This is a picture of its entrance and information can be accessed here. 

 It is probably the best place for her now.  She soldiers on.

Sharing Goodness

Indulge me in the sharing of the goodness I found and re-found today in searching the web.  Here are web sites, readily accessed in the future for perhaps Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) or recipes or music or books (if I remember this particular post).

• Quick link to NPH is here.
• I Know that My Redeemer Lives, great text and music are here.
• Life Adjustment Program at Hilltop are here and here.
• Breakfast drink here (thanks, Kepanie)
• the Magnacarta in stitches
• a crochet fly curtain, who knew?  Mrs. T did.
• Soup that the grand husband concocted, again please?
• free: complete Works of William Shakespeare
• jogless two row knitting tip: Craftsy
• liturgical mysteries (have read three, will read more)...will have you rolling in the (church) aisles
• Rijksmuseum for art
• modern church music for an old, old hymn sung in the Shetland Islands when I was there that wonderful season
• Chicken Tikka Masal recipe (forget the skewers)
• Etsy for handmade gift goodness
• recent article about the new Scrabble words

Julie is at Colorado Canyons Hospital, back from South Carolina last week, and is faring well.  Thank you for all your prayers and good wishes.  We hope for a Grand Junction placement soon.

Daughter Julie Returns to Colorado

Yesterday was a bittersweet 24 hours, filled with good byes to friends and Julie's home in South Carolina.  She and I spent several hours in sorrow, but welcomed a new beginning for her as she returned to Grand Junction, where she and Jack lived the first five years of their marriage.  As she said, she left Colorado as a wife and is now returning as a widow.

We flew back to Grand Junction from Rock Hill, SC via AeroCare air ambulance on a Lear 35 jet with Sven, the Norwegian pilot, and three other staff assisting us in all ways possible for a safe trip home via air.  Here are pictures from the journey yesterday.