Friday, March 29, 2024

Window on the World AGAIN

 

Our Window on the world

I spend a lot of time standing at the kitchen sink washing dishes, at the stove cooking/preparing. I also spend many minutes in the swivel chair and on the sofa in the living room, both positioned in front of the window. Our view of the world window is 114 inches in width.

The house directly across from us has been our 34 years of free entertainment. For 29 years the house was occupied by good friends, but when he died, she went in a retirement home it became a rental property.

The past 3 years it has been designated House of 7 cars. It is a huge part of our conversation and a never-ending story of mysteries and OMG moments.

They are known as The Big Guy and his wife, and are the parents of 2 adults, son and daughter and the spouse of each. 6 adults and one not yet walking baby girl. The son is Big Guy Son, and big Guy wife. The daughter is The Big Guys daughter. We do not know their names.

Their eating habits are a source of amusement. 

2 and 3 times a DAY, take out is delivered. We have decided, each of the three couples, decide what they want and when to eat it, and call for it. There is never enough delivered for more than 2 people. (we get tons of giggles each time a new takeout comes because they can never find the right door) yes, you are right we need to GET A LIFE.

 Their trash at the curb is always good for conversation on Mondays and Thursdays pick up days. (Among the most memorial of things at the curb, were a like new stroller, a beautiful hand carved rocking cradle, a new electric lawn mower, because they just could not figure out how, who and when to cut the grass and gave up and hired it done.  A like new pressure washer for the cars, they only had it for 6 months. The list is long, but don't fret, a neighbor down the street pulls up and loads the good stuff in his car and then adds it to his yard sales on weekends.  Thank the Lord we have no need for a cradle. 😁 and Bob refuses to use electric because the cords are a pain to drag back and forth. We did snag a gate from their pile once.

This week while making lunch, I watched as The Big Guy and his wife removed, a stroller, a car seat, and a lot of STUFF out of the car and its trunk, many trips later they had filled it with a set of red drums and a set blue drums. (we watched them move the two sets inside 3 years ago) and listened to them for 3 years.


 I got all excited and said to Bob, they are moving the drums OUT OF THE HOUSE...

Fast forward 4 hours later AND I said BOB come look what they are taking out of the trunk...

It was a bigger, better, gold sparkles Drum Set... I quickly pulled up a blue set, a red set and a gold set and figured out what they had done. The red/blue sets sell for 900 to 1000, the GOLD starts at $2000.00 we think it was the 2800. Without binoculars' (think Rear Window) I could not tell the brand, and I am 99% sure they traded UP. I hope they are not LOUDER! Bob doesn't care, he can't hear them.
Did I mention the Heavy Metal Rock band of 4 men in their mid 20's that live next door to the big guy? They have drums and guitars and screaming singers there... hold on..............



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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Things That Bother me! or USED to.

 


Things that have always bothered me, don't bother me now. 

It bothers me that they don't bother me.

Towels hanging with edges not completely straight.

Bob's clothing on the floor

Frames hanging crooked on walls.

Pillows on the bed not straight and in correct spot

Crumbs on counters

hearing aid batteries, old toothpicks, bloody paper towel, 3 worn out emery boards, plastic bags empty of Ritz crackers, on end table.

Aging has deactivated my OCD-ness!


A poem written by Microsoft, Co-pilot, with much input from me, says it all.. 

How I lost My OCD-Ness!

Aging has curtailed my OCD caring
But not my urge to rhyme
I used to count and sort and check
But now I don't have time

I'm busy with my aches and pains
And all the pills I take
I don't care if the door is locked
Or if the cake is fake

I've learned to live with some disorder
And let things be a mess
As long as I can still enjoy
My crossword and my chess

So aging has its benefits
It makes me more relaxed
I don't need to be perfect
Or follow all the facts


Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Artist Love Aqua-Vilage of the arts

 


The vast majority of the homes are aqua or have aqua on them. Yellow and Rose are on most of them.
These are not all on one street, they are on the cross streets. 




All of the above are of the same house, it is very long, on a double lot.
Below are 3 houses all in a row on the same street.
We are almost done




These two are next door to each other, but not the same shades of aqua.
The reason I love this place is the style and age, 1920's, are the style of my
grandmothers' home and I am a huge fan of the style.