May musings

Praise the Lord that we've continued to get a bit more rain lately, because we really needed it. Thankfully, the showers didn't put a damper on our Memorial Day plans. We were still able to grill a few times as well as walk a Freedom 5K here in our community. With the lawyer daughter's boyfriend out of town, we got to enjoy her company a couple days. That girl is covered up in bar exam prep, and heaven forbid anything interfere with her study schedule. So she hightailed it back to Dallas Sunday morning.

Back when we lived in England, the husband enjoyed buying new beers to sample. That continues today with my photographic evidence below of a recent taste test he created for himself. I didn't partake, but have to admit I was intrigued by some of the cool names and can designs.

Both dogs had to be taken to the vet recently, one with a swollen paw and the other with stomach issues. But by the time I was able to secure an appointment and get them there, little man Finn was no longer limping, and Pepper's diarrhea had run its course. I got some preventative meds in case either issue popped up over the long holiday weekend. I imagine the fact that I got something to have on hand assured that there would be no further health concerns.

I've become a regular walker in our neighborhood, logging 25 miles per week. Ye old metabolism continues to crawl along as I age, and so I've cut back on the calories and upped the exercise to keep from outgrowing my britches. Every day I pass by this sweet patch of zinnias one of the neighbors on our street planted right along the road, and it makes me smile.

Finally, I was zipping into town to run an errand this week and the misspelling on the back of a work van caught my eye when we were stopped at a red light. In this modern age of autocorrect and spell check, I'll admit it's a rarity to see something like this. They obviously should have run their text by someone with proofreading EXPERIENCE. And I can't help but wonder how long it took someone to point out this error emblazoned across the back of their van they obviously use for advertising.