Therapeutic Dogs In Hospital

Therapeutic Dogs In Hospital

In my recent stays in the hospital for my leukemia I have been visited by two adorable therapeutic

dogs. The first was a black lab who was so well mannered. Totally different from my daughter's black lab Barney Beans who is a non stop bundle of energy and action. My daughter Jeanine said she could just picture Barney in the hospital wrecking havoc like jumping up on the staff or grabbing and eating medical supplies.

This photo of a post card of a six year old female boxer named Jesse. She visited my room and sat up in a chair and let me pet her. Finally she laid down beside my bed and got ready to take a little doggie nap. However, her owner who had her on a special leash and harness told her to get up because we have more patients to visit and cheer up.

Animals do put a smile on my face. Jesse was like a Volkswagen beetle. She was so ugly that she was cute in my humble opinion.

Thank You Darlene and Diane

Thank You Darlene and Diane

More beautiful flowers. These are from two of my nieces, Darlene Monnin and Diane Siegrist and their great husbands, Matt and Ron. The colors are wonderful and the fragrance is fantastic. They just cheer me up looking at them. Thanks so much guys.

Thank You Dickie and Scott

Even though I am not suppose to have flowers, these are too pretty to pass up. Thank you so much Dickie and Scott for your thoughtfulness. You really over did it, but they are beautiful.

Brrrr----It Is Cold Outside This Morning!

Brrrr---It Is Cold Outside This Morning!

Fall Has Hit Virginia.

The Morning Glories Must Feel The Cold Because They Don't Want To Open Their Blossoms This Friday Morning.

Jack's Fall Start To The Day

Jack's Fall Start To The Day

Coffee On The Patio

9/11/01

9/11/01

Let's always remember everyone who was killed or hurt or effected in some way by these terrorists attacks.

Bubble Boy Blowing Bubbles

Bubble Boy Blowing Bubbles

The Tremont Plaza Hotel, Baltimore, Md

The Tremont Plaza Hotel

Baltimore, Md

This is where Jack and I stayed in downtown Baltimore last week. This hotel building for 130 years was the home of the Masons of Baltimore. This is just one of about six or seven grand rooms created for the Masons. In the 1990's the Masons left; the building was remodeled and turned into a boutique hotel. We had fun staying here and seeing all the lights of the city from our room.

And Baltimore is a nice quick getaway for D.C. folks. There is lots to do there too. On past excursions to Baltimore with our two daughters we have enjoyed the inner harbor, the aquarium, the science center, the power plant, cruises to the Chesapeake, watching the Baltimore Orioles play baseball, etc.
And our favorite place to eat is in a section of Baltimore call Little Italy where we like to go to Sabatinis Restaurant. Here's Jack having a glass of of vino.
And here I am saluting Jack back. Salute!

Last Week We Spent Two Nights in Baltimore

Last Week We Spent Two Nights in Baltimore

I've been so busy this week.

I will write about it tomorrow.

I Like Retired Gen Colin Powell

I Like Retired Gen Colin Powell

But Dick Cheney Is Something Else!

The Underachieving Hurricane Irene

The Underachieving Hurricane Irene

Some newscaster on TV described Irene as the underachieving hurricane. For everyone in northern Virginia and Washington D.C. it was. Jack and I had no home or garden damage and just got one inch of rain. Thank goodness. I think the people hit hardest are those that experienced flooding from the back up of water in the rivers and streams. This would be especially true for folks living in New Jersey, New York and New England.

Hope everyone has a good start of this work week before Labor Day. I know lots of kids are trudging off to school. Two big counties in northern Virginia don't go back till after Labor Day: Fairfax County and Prince William County.

Barney Survived The Earthquake But......

Barney

Barney Survived The Earthquake But.......

Barney survived the earthquake but was in trouble with Jeanine when she finally make it home on Tuesday. Barney had gotten into the pantry and had eaten a bunch of plastic cups. Luckily Barney has a stomach like a goat. He can digest just about anything.

I Think I Need A Stiff Drink!!!!!! Part II

I Think I Need A Stiff Drink !!!!! Part II

I'm still in shock. How could an earthquake that had its epic center in central Virginia be felt all the way from Atlanta to Canada to Chicago and Wisconsin? This is incredible. Tuesday night there was an aftershock of 4.0! Daughter Jeanine made it safely home from work via interstate 95. Daughter Jennifer said her first earthquake freaked her totally out and she froze then ran outside. Meanwhile her son and our grandson Jack Aidan thought it was cool----that the house was having an amusement park ride. Oh my gosh. Out of the mouth of babes. Obviously Jack Aidan doesn't need a strong drink like his grandmother!

I Think I Need A Stiff Drink!!!!!!

I Think I Need A Stiff Drink!!!!!

We had a 5.8 earthquake around 2:00 P.M. Tuesday. Jack and I were sitting in the family room relaxing when a strange sound kept getting louder and louder. We both said what is that sound. I thought the dishwasher was going crazy. Jack thought a large plane was coming into the house. Then the whole house started shaking and things started falling off the walls. That's when we realized that we were having an earthquake here in VA.

I feel like Elvis----I'm all shook up!

My August Flowers

My August Flowers

Take A Look.