KateP's musings

Dear Mom, Yesterday afternoon  Roberta called me around 1 yesterday afternoon and invited me to an impromptu Mexican TRain game with the Krevlins, CHarlie & His wife and of course MOM Roberta and Papa Mike.  They picked me up around 5 pm.  We had \pizza from Zuppardi’s in West Haven..  I had believed I had never been in Krevlin’s home before once I got there I remember being there..   It was a lot of fun.  .  I haven’t seen them in so long too.  I didn’t get back home until after 11.  We talked about lots of stuff and of course the setting the clocks back for Daylight savings or whatever. For some reason the USA network is blacked out on the TV in the bedroom.    I think I may have pushed a button to mess it up because its working on the other TVs.  I tried to see if there was anything I can do to reset it but I have decided to just let it reset itself. Today I am doing bingo and then later on this after...

Dear Mom, This weekend has been a pretty busy weekend and the weather is clearly changing.  Yesterday started off with a couple of hours with the woman’s club selling cancer awareness bracelets and running into old friends as CAthy O from the literary club with an invite to the next meeting in November.  I also ran into Danielle and her beautiful little boy.  They shared great news that Danielle and her family are expecting a new baby.   Around 1 I went to Liz and Nelsons and waited while they got ready for the party we were heading to.  Yesterday was also their 17th Wedding anniversary.  I really should have bought them a card.  Oh well. Anyway the drive to Jess’s and Chris’s house was beautiful with the beautifully colored trees.  The sun shining for a short time.  We seemed to arrive by 2:30 (and late even though we left on time).  There were so many children and family members.  Lots of food and some rain moved in. ...

Dear Mom,     It is just after 6:30 and I have been awake since 5:15 thanks to the little clock on the dresser but I have been up since 6.  I have already showered and had my coffee all I need to do is finish dressing.      It is another cool morning and is supposed to get into the mid 70’s until tonight.  I can’t believe I am saying I need to bring a jacket but sadly its that time of year.  I know we both love this time of year though so its time I guess.  For weeks now there have been some leaves already turning.  Fall related ads have been showing up on TV (come visit Lake George), the radio, newspaper, fall related foods have been showing up in restaurants case in point the hot apple cider yesterday.  Several harvest festivals and fairs are starting up this week. (around the state) of course the biggest one in the New England is the Big E.   I am not sure if I am going this year as my “partner in crime” hasn’...

September 14, 2013 Dear Friends: How did you like the early morning Babble session huh?   I sometimes get the feeling I do my best writing when I should be sleeping and other times it makes no sense probably like this mornings. I have been up nearly an hour and what a beautiful cool morning it is.   I checked the weather page and its just 57 degrees right now.   The sun is shining and it’s supposed to stay that way for the whole day.   I have already started my laundry and I hope to be finished with it soon.   Mom has asked if I would do the shopping since she doesn’t have her car yet.   I am hoping she will get it back for tomorrow. So what’s going on in your neck of the woods?   Well let’s see I know that the Big E started in W Springfield Mass.   That is the Biggest State Fair   in the Northeast.   All the states combined.   I always wondered why that was there and do the individual states have their ...

Today was the Stamford Thanksgiving Parade sponsored by local businesses and I believe this is the 8th year for it. It was starting at 12 noon so Dave and I left his house by quarter of 9 and we stopped at the Darien McDonalds and had breakfast. We got to Stamford by 10. The street was going to be shutdown starting at 10. So Dave and I walked around the book store Barnes and Noble and then at 10 I went to St. Johns Church which was right on the parade route for mass. Dave didn’t want to go so he walked around and then we got together after mass. We played telephone tag and apparently missed each other after the mass. We finally found each other a short time later. We stood in the spot directly across and watched as the crowds gathered and a saw clowns, police (from various cities and towns) drive around. We even talked with other parade watchers. It was really fun. As the time came the parade started at 12 but got to see it by 12:20. There several marching bands from Stamf...

I fell outside the office this afternoon. It really was embarrassing and annoying I believe building Maintenance should have done something when the snow started to hit the ground. My knee was bruised for most of the night. I was glad I didn’t have to go out tonight. Happily the snow didn’t last all night it finished by 8. Work went well. I got most everything done. I will have to finish the bad addresses and the readdress tomorrow. I called the doctor who was doing a study on binge eating and she called me back just as I was leaving and we spoke on the phone for about 20 minutes and it wasn’t something I was interested in doing. Testing some new drug along with behavioral modifications and some of the questions she asked were a little much.

It is almost 8:30 Sunday night and I am exhausted. First I did my bingo with “my team”. I was the first to arrive and started the coffee. After a while the girls came and they started getting everyone. I had made the announcement so the residents were starting to come down anyway. The Bingo session went well. I started the games and the girls finished them. As soon as it was done we headed to Telka’s. The girls had to do some things first and came later. I arrived just as Donna K and her Mom were arriving. Telka greeted us at the door. Roberta was near by. I was pleasantly surprised because I expected her to be with family today. Roberta had the days mixed up. We got started on the whole process. Telka gave us instructions and then the assembly line began. The 120 lbs of apples were washed and then we started the peeling and coring while the toehrs got the other ingredients done. The next several hours there was fun, laughter, food, and stories. We even had our pictures t...

We have no heat this morning. Mom noticed the thermostat was reading 50 degrees and so she went into the cellar to restart it and it would not go on. So she has a call into the repair guy and they will be here sometime this morning. Mom has been reluctant to put the furnace on but last night and this morning was cold. I have two sweat shirts on and one pair of sweat pants and two slipper socks and a pair of slippers. I am comfortable for now. Mom told me last night that her brother Ray is not doing well. He was in a nursing home for a few days from that surgery he had this summer and apparently had an infection and is back in the hospital. This computer is extremely slow and I hope I haven’t done anything to it. I had to turn it off at the tower at least a few times. I had changed the desk top to a picture of Rich and I am wondering if the pictures may have had a virus? Well it has been several hours now and the computer is working just fine. I guess I was growing impatient an...

Good Morning! I am leaving in 15 minutes with Dave to meet Mary and her sons at the restaurant for lunch and then go to the Orchard. I suspect we will also do the Corn Maze. That should be fun. Not really but what the hay. Hey everyone I am back. It has been a long day. Dave didn’t get here until around 11:15 and we had to wait a bit because Mary was still at church. I told Dave they should have said this originally. I mean I could have done bingo if I tried and also went to church. I was going to go at 8:30 but by the time it came time I didn’t. We started off at 11:30 and headed to the Meeting place while we were driving Mary called and said she would not be getting there until 1. So we made a few side stops. (Now that I am writing this so late I can’t remember what order they were.) They were Dunkin Doughnuts, Vinnie’s garden shop they all didn’t take very long. Mary and the kids were just ordering when got there (we had no trouble finding it). It was in a lovely place on Route 66. ...

I went to Lyman Orchards with Dave yesterday. He called around 10 and invited me to go along with him and our friend Mary and her two kids. We decided that he would call me when he was finished with his errands and we would meet at the commuter parking lot at Old Gate Lane. We left after 12:30 and got to the Lyman Orchards a little after 1. At first we went to the orchards but couldn’t find Mary. We tried at their Apple Barrel Shop and we caught up with Mary and her kids. We went shopping for something to eat and then went through their corn maze. The corn maze was okay but a little frustrating when Mary had to discipline her kids for one thing or another. It took about an hour or so to go through it. After the corn maze the kids wanted a couple of pumpkins so they all picked out some. I didn’t because well I had already spent 15 or twenty dollars for the day. After we got the pumpkins we climbed in Mary’s Van and headed to do some apple picking. I just watched them pick the ...