The best part of high school foot ball is...
cats watching the world sitting in a window, but I think this is the first time I've seen a dog. His name is Cooper and he lives next door. I'm not sure if he is allowed to be up in the window, or if this is a part of his secret life when nobody's home.
At the end of most games, 4 runs, 9 hits and 2 errors is not bad. In fact, it might even have been a win. Not for the Iron Pigs. Not when they played the Pawtucket Red Sox who ended the game with 14 runs, 19 hits and 2 errors. Rich said it was like watching batting practice for the Sox except it was the game. The popped bubble gum pretty much sums up both the game and the entire series against the Sox. I just didn't know it when I took the picture.
Across the corner from the house is the girls high school softball field. This time of year it serves as the practice field for Liberty's Field Hockey Team. School started yesterday, and the their first game is Saturday.
John lives in an area nursing home. Retired from the Steel he hasn't been able to take care of himself in the home he built in the 1950's with his own hands and the help of a few friends. He lived there watching his children grow, welcoming grandchildren, and caring for his wife in the end stages of cancer. Now he keeps busy watching TV and taking little walks around the yard at the nursing home. He is grateful for his little room, the walks in the yard, the cleanliness of the home, the food that is provided, and the staff who take care of his needs. His work is now the puzzle books his daughter brings him; crosswords, word searches and Sudoku.
This is a quilted wall hanging I made of my heart. If it looks a little broken, that's because it is, but not in the sense of lost love. The mitral valve flops and the heart is a bit off when it beats sometimes, hence the EKG in the border. Every year I have an echo-cardiogram to see what it's up to and I often think it looks like a severe thunderstorm over the Midwest when they turn the color Doppler on.
Friday afternoon on my day off. The front porch is the place to sit and read, and on this particular day, sip a glass of wine as well.
I ran into Sam today and we took the afternoon for some adventures. First we surprised Rich with lunch. Then Sam taught me how to play Lego Indiana Jones DS. I didn't do too well. Then we went to take the photo of the day at Nisky Hill Cemetery. Sam, who is 8, took more pictures than I did. While it may be breaking the rules of a photo a day, I decided to post the pictures he took of me. I wished I'd had another camera to take a picture of him working with the DSLR and post that as the photo of the day. Since I don't, I decided on the this photo of Sam because we shared this photo adventure together, and I really liked the way the light shines on the Chi Rho and down on Sam.
Spinach Feta Bake. A bit of a favorite in the household. It is probably best described as a spanakopata without the phyllo, or spinach quiche without the crust. Very easy and pretty yummy.
Living two blocks from the local middle school has some advantages. One of them is having a parade in front of our house every morning during band camp. The new sixth graders not only have new music to learn, but also have to walk and play at the same time. The repertoire is three songs, two from previous years and one brand new for everyone.
I know, shoes come in pairs and they usually match each other and all of my shoes match each other. But this last month they did not match each other on my feet. The stitches are out, the pin is pulled, the bandages gone and the swelling is down. Yesterday the doctor said I could wear running shoes. Yippee!!!
