songbird's crazy world

 So it's summer and the produce in the supermarket … I made a huge batch of ratatouille, froze half of it for  later. The neighborhood fireworks have already started …  by Saturday it’s going to be amazing …or annoying …depending on your perspective. Brought my car to the repair shop yesterday for my annual state inspection.  Usually I wait for the car, but yesterday they were so busy … I wound up walking home (two miles) and several hours later Drew drove me back to the shop to pick up the car.  (Drew leases the Pacifica and gets the car serviced at the dealership.  I own my Prius and have it serviced at a repair shop that’s literally across the street from the dealer.) That two mile walk was a bit challenging, but only because the weather was hot and humid and I didn’t bring any water; we did two miles at the beach Friday night without difficulty.  Just a few years ago I couldn’t walk a city block without stopping to rest … the AI in my Google Health...

 Another lovely walk at the beach.

  Cadillac Ranch Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love to  answer the questions, however, and here is today's questions! Saturday 9: Cadillac Ranch (1981) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it  here . 1)  In this song, Bruce Springsteen sings about taking his father and his aunt to see The Cadillac Ranch. Have you recently taken a road trip? If yes, where did you go? Road trip fall 2025, we went from Long Island to Virginia.  We visited Colonial Williamsburg. 2) The Cadillac Ranch is real. It's an outdoor art installation in Amarillo, TX. Tell us about a statue, mural, or other piece of outdo...

 Trauma! Someone had to go to the v-e-t last week.  Routine check up, but so traumatic … A traumatic day for Miss Duchess Cat.  She’s getting older — she’s 13 years old today.  (Yes, it’s her birthday today!)  Routine visit, just making sure she’s doing ok. She literally fought tooth and nail to avoid the pet carrier.  Complained the whole time she was in there … until the doctor wanted to examine her.  Then she refused to come out.  Complained the whole ride home, too.  But was soothed with a few cat treats … Shadow was waiting for us in the kitchen window, of course. Back home, and back to dominance games.

 From Jones Beach … #skywatchfriday

Welcome to the 21st century, where you don’t have to take a sick day when you’re under the weather because you can work from home.  Nothing too horrible, but I just couldn’t see myself getting dressed or driving to the office.  Felt better after breakfast and was able to get real work done today. But this summer weather is making me feel lazy. At least the weekend is coming.  Busy weekend, Drew has the final two Gilbert and Sullivan shows — Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. It’s supposed to rain Saturday.  So no opportunity to go to the pool.  Sigh. Maybe next weekend.  We’ve got the bbq on the 4th and friends coming over on the 3rd, but there’s always the 5th. The yard looks terrific, I can’t wait to show it off. Maybe the bunny will come back?