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There's Nobody to Blame But Myself

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No, this isn’t one of those “Woe is me I went on a binge” posts.  But what I did WAS pretty stupid.  Remember that prescription for which I took an eight mile bike ride to order and then another ride to go pick up?   I lost it. 

Seriously.  I’m totally freaked out.  I never lose anything.  It’s part of my built in Type A Personality Defense System.  So what does that mean?  I had to ride to Dr. Tom’s office again today to get a replacement.  Normally, I’d be tickled at the prospect of outdoor exercise in the sunshine.  Even Olivia would be tickled.  
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But it’s windy today.  Windier than that first ride.  The sustained wind today is 26 mph.  It took me 38 minutes to get to Dr. Tom’s office, and I thought I was going to die at three miles out.  It took me only seventeen minutes to get back to my office with the wind at my back.
So. Let’s look at the bright side, shall we?  I made it back alive.  I can tell that I got a great workout today because my quads feel like jelly.  I got DirtBike’s prescription just in the nick of time, as he took his last pill this morning.  Tuesday is the pharmacist’s ‘late’ night so I can get it filled on the way home from work.  

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Sweet Shot Tuesday and 20{4}40 – Hammers, Nails and Power Tools, Oh My!

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We are all pencils in the Hand of God. ~ Mother Theresa

 


Lenten Challenge Following Ann, counting my blessings. 

641. The invite to participate on a Habitat for Humanity project – a house built by women!
642. Getting to know other women in my neighborhood while working together
643. Meeting other amazing women from my community
644. Meeting Ken and Joe, and learning about the Habitat for Humanity project
645. The fact that I have skills that imminently useful, such as
646. Reading construction plans
647. Using a miter saw to cut truss struts and braces
648. Using a circular saw to cut decking pieces
649. Using a laser level to, uh, level stuff
650. Using a chisel to scale the faces of framing over lintels
651. Using a hammer to place stringers for ceiling board
652. Using a caulk gun
653. Using a staple gun to attach sheathing
654. Using a hand plane to ease a finished edge
655. The neighbor who brought us a wonderful lunch of barbeque sandwiches
656. The other neighbor who brought us cookies and a cooler full of water
657. Sunscreen
658. Hardhats (yeah, I bumped my head hard hat several times while nailing the stringer!)
659. Aching muscles from a job well done
660. Advil at the end of the day

 EMail Anglea Pea

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20{4}40 – Herbs and Iris

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‘Breakers’

 Lenten Challenge Following Ann, counting my blessings. 

‘Cherubim’
681. The tiller

682. Remembering to cut back and clean the garden beds last winter, making today’s tilling so much easier
683. Hardy plants that take all the abuse I heap on them and still come back every year, such as
684. Salvia officinalis
685. Artemesia ‘Powis Castle’
686. Salvia faromacea ‘Victoria Blue’
687. Salvia greggi
688. Origanum vulgare x hirtum ‘Norton’s Gold’
689. Artemisia absinthium ‘Wormwood’
690. Lavandula angustifolia ‘Province’
‘Superstition’
691. Pruning paint
692. Extension ladders
693. Chainsaw
694. Iris Blooming

695. ‘Cherubim’

696. ‘Superstition’

697. ‘Breakers’

698. ‘Sweet Thing’

699. ‘Lavender Lady’

700. ‘Painted Clouds’

Lavender Lady

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