I Will Never Pretend I am not Old!

 I’ve often heard it said

That getting old is only

In our mind.

Would you mind

If I set the record 

Straight?

Aging is such a wonderful

Miracle.

Wisdom

Waking

Seeing joy

Recognizing that 

Aching that helps us appreciate

The sunny mornings

And the fire on those

That are dewy and damp.

Yes growing old is

One of the great

Joys of 

Life. I will never pretend

It does not exist!

I am grateful. 

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Thank you Dianne Tolley at Life on the Ranch for the inspiration!

So, what did you expect?

We bought an extended warranty for our dishwasher. Lucky us, I thought. because the warranty on the machine ran out in May. So being the wonderful most expensive best rated kind, of course it began acting up. It would only work on the super duper big 4 hour cycle. 

I called the warranty company and woke a person up from their sleep to ask for help. It was 12 noon so a bit early I guess. I have no idea what they said because I couldn’t hear them and they mumbled for about 30 minutes as they took down all the information, numbers etc. In the end,  I leaned very close to my phone even though the sound was coming directly into my hearing aids and she may have said that someone would call me within 3 to 5 business days to set up an appointment…I hung up.

My dishwasher has been running 4 hours everyday so my dished are REALLY clean. The glasses sparkle and even the food that is left on is sterile. We lived through the weekend and then waited all day Monday for a call. Only 4 more days before I call again.

We are not hopeful they ever will but then we paid for a warranty so there is that.

In the mean time the dishwasher has resumed working just fine. Hopefully it was just a glitch! But I wouuld bet good money that if I don’t get someone to check it and cancel the service it will not work next week. 

By the way, it was the computer panel that malfunctioned…of course.

How’s your week going?

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The Mirror (50 words)

I didn’t think there would ever be a time with I was speechless again. All of those times I was tongue tied were a distant memory. 

My world had been small…books, pictures, a chair for company. 

Then someone brought me a mirror! Imagine seeing yourself for the very first time!

Gone are the days!

It is not easy being me…but then you already know that. I am almost 80, my husband is 83 but most importantly, I am trying to see the logic of actions at my age.

For example, I am working out if I really need two big iMac computers. The ones I own now are 10 years old and have basically quit functioning in real sense. Most things are the same as a new computer BUT just extremely slow. For those of you that have been dealing with computers for many years there is an understanding that a Mac is not designed for adding memory in a tower so when you reach your max, you are just done and done.

So what I am doing now is using an iPad Pro that my husband bought for me about 4 years ago. So far I have been able to keep updating and am even finding soft….no…apps that work better and better. I just installed a Blogger iPad app that seems to work pretty good. We will see. They want me to upgrade to the pro but we will see about that too. I probably will because I cannot publish unless I buy the app. Sigh!

Actually I have had this iPad long enough that I have worn out the protective cover/keyboard. I shopped for one that might be good and cost less than a new Apple cover…those things are really expensive. I finally found one that is ok. The keyboard is small in comparison to the first one but I am slowly getting used to it. It is call Fintie. It has a backlit keyboard that helps some. It is not a bright as I had hoped but it better that nothing.

The case itself seems to be heavy but the iPad is heavy to begin with so I am not sure if it adds weight or it is just my imagination.

Do you think that going from a computer it a iPad or a device like it is expecting too much? I am new at editing photos with apps but I am managing to get some good results. I would like it to be professional but I am not one so there is that. 

Do you have ideas or suggestions for me? I am listening.