Old Folks This And That!

This tree has stood in our yard longer than
we have lived here. This is the first time we
have ever noticed it blossoming.
It is very tall~but still....

We had a potpourri weekend. Nothing major just a lot of little things added up to a slice of life for us here in CA.

We got to start one day early if you count having a tooth extracted as a fun part of the weekend. Thursday night we finished watching Little Doritt, the Masterpiece Theatre series that we watched for the last month on our date nights. We are both Dickens fans and thoroughly enjoyed it. Popcorn was of course dinner, as it was not going to be possible on Friday.

I think we may have had our first old, retired people experience. A few weeks ago I had a crown prep done and of course the temporary crown came off. Do they ever stay on the full time? I called the dentist on Thursday and he said to come in the next day at the same time as Jim was having his extraction. The two offices are located just across the fence from each other. So two oldsters, each in their respective dental chairs at the same time. (First old, retired people thingy.)

Jim is having an implant done eventually and this extraction was the first step. Of course he had it done at the office where I use to work. I was thinking I'd go in with him... (second old, people thingy)...we have never been to the dentist together in our lives. I could chat with my former co-workers whom I had only seen once, briefly since I left 6 years ago. Before we were ready the surgeon's office called requesting Jim to come in earlier due to a cancellation. Since I was not ready we took separate cars. I was just to drop in to get my crown re-cemented which I figured should take no more than 15 minutes.

So I decide to go there first for the glue and then just be there when Jim came out of surgery in the other office. It is always a little nerve wracking getting a tooth pulled, so I wanted to be the good wifey and be there to support him. However, I forgot (third old, retired people thingy) how very SLOW the dental office is and it took forever... to re-cement my temp.

So Jim landed up waiting for me in the waiting room and I never did get to see my friends. Hmmm! Shadows of things to come? I am certainly hoping not! We could have rounded it out with a trip to the bank (fourth old, retired people thingy) but well, we had gauze and cotton rolls hanging out of our mouths and we do online banking anyway. So we bought two ice cream cones and scurried home instead, senior citizen style. (Fifth old, retired people thingy!)

Then we babied ourselves (him mostly) and took a long nap and just kind of hung out at home the whole next day! (Sixth really old, retired people thingy!) That is the end of the not so short boring part of the weekend.

OK, wake up now...here is a better part. Saturday. It was a get up, get out and go garage saling day in our town. I kid you not I saw about 45 yard sales just in the immediate neighborhoods. It was a gorgeous day and everyone was out. It was like people flung open the doors and said...enough of this winter! It is time to be outside no matter what. Everyone was perky and wearing flip flops. That is so CA. One minute of nice weather and everyone breaks out their shorts and the rest of it. Except us...oh no, could that be (seventh in the really old, retired people saga?) This has got to stop right now.

You cannot be that old if you are still feathering your nest, right? The day I stop being interested in that I will know it is almost over. So the garage sales were phenomenal. But I used a lot of restraint and only bought one thing at the sales, then one little thing at a thrift store and something at a discount store to be revealed in a moment.

The two pots and the plant stands were my big finds.
This is the path way right outside the new bathroom
window and I wanted to have some white flowers there.
So the large pot on the left I got for $5 and the
pot on the right I found in the yard!
(Not even knowing what you have could be another sign
but I am letting this one pass.)

The plant stands I got at Tuesday Morning for $9.99 each!
They are heavy and look Italian
and are the perfect way to lift these plants
so you can see them from the bathroom.
They were the last two left so were marked way down.

This pot is the one I bought and it is
really pretty with lots of variegation
in the colors of the clay.

This little girl has been in the backyard for a long time
along this pathway but has mostly gone unnoticed
until now since we have the big windows to look out on her.
Jim moved her so you can see her from the bathroom now
and adjusted the outdoor lighting to light this path nicely at night.

This is what you see now out the windows~
Love it! It is very tranquil!
New Bathroom Remodel

This is our little white birdhouse
that hangs over the pond area.
Just cleaned that up a little
It has a little sign on it that says
Sunday Meeting House!

I discovered this huge palm in our backyard today.
It is probably 15 feet tall!
It was news to Jim too!
(Eighth old, retired people thingy!)

This is a cheese slicer I found for one $
at the thrift store. It is really a nice one and
the handle looks like 3 ivory pears.

Well, that is it for the treasure hunting over the weekend. We are slowly trying to get our yard in shape for the party here in 6 weeks for Jim co-workers to celebrate his retirement. I just love it when we have a deadline! His last day of actual work is June 29th but the party is on the 19th. We are finding a lot of what we need to embellish the garden right here at home. Another definite sign that some old, forgetful, almost retired people do indeed live here! Really?

La Dolce Vita... yep, that is what it is!