Monday, February 22, 2021

Good morning. Mz B had us up at 5o’clock to go 💩 out back. We are sure glad she is feeling better. Hopefully, we can get her onto the same schedule as Robbie. We have cut down on the amount of her food, and made it very bland. It is still human food and for her, very tasty. Mark went back to bed and I got up to work on my painting of the Donnelly house in Mount Dora. I actually painted this 25 years ago when Sue and I took a watercolor art course in Boca Raton. As it turned out, the instructor took sick the very first day and a substitute was brought in. She was lovely, but not a watercolorist. Anyway, I don’t know what happened to the picture Sue painted, but I had mine framed. All these years later I decided to take it apart and refresh it. 

Today, Mark is going to help aunt Jane’s son Rick move some furniture out of her villa into the assisted living. Apparently, it was quite the job and they took a trailer load over to her new room. They were not allowed to go in. A worker came out and got the furniture and took it in himself.

Vaccines for COVID-19 and the stricter wearing of masks seems to be helping in our county. The numbers are finally coming down.

The vet’s office called; BZ's blood work came back good. Her liver enzymes dropped from 702 last year to 559. All good news. 😅 There was a marker on her blood that showed she had had an injury. We couldn’t figure that out until Mark remembered the operation on her paw last year which took a long time to heal. So that mystery is solved. Anyway, she seems to be feeling fine now. We are supposed to keep her on the probiotic for another couple of weeks and then reduce it to 2 to 3 times a week. 

Randy and Dawn had lunch in Astor today and popped in on the motorcycle for a visit. We had a little bit of rain, so they stuck it out and hopefully got home nice and dry.

We’re watching the series bloodline, and it’s getting better and better. That’s it for tonight.

Monday, January 4, 2021

Good afternoon. I was up at six and working on my first official painting in the art course. I certainly could’ve spent more time on it, but there’s already another lesson sent to me. Giddyup. Ha ha ha ha.

Here it is…

So here’s the story about the project. The heart lesson was called “lightness of spirit.” This young lady has a crown of natural leaves trimmed in gold. She is a warrior of goodness. Well, at least this is my take on the instructions. She has her compass and her pet Raven. 

By the time I finished this Mark had already taken the dogs for a long golf cart ride and headed off to Lowe’s for some concrete to work on his seawall project. I have a few minutes to start the blog, sit with the doggies and watch the next video for my 3rd art project. It is fun. I’m enjoying it.

After dinner, we went to KimBob’s for drinks on their lanai. It was pretty chilly and we were home by 10 o’clock. We’re going to have an overnight low in the 40s. Anyway, it was the first time we’ve had a chance to be with them since early December. It was lots of fun to catch up.

That’s it for today. 😍