Back to Cool . . . Week

Well, this is the first week in several that the thermostat inside our house read in the 60s early in the morning when I get up.  For the last few months even at 6:30 am the temperature inside was already in the 70s. Now, it isn't much of a change, but the early mornings and the late evenings are beginning to "feel" cooler.
And the daytime temperatures, while sometimes cooler, in the next few days it is forecast to be over 100° again -- it'll be nice to be over the hot weather.

And then there is "Harvey" which at this minute is hassling with Texas and potentially other states. They say what makes "Harvey" so troublesome is that it could likely hang around for awhile and even replenish itself by going back to sea and then returning. I can't imagine having to run from that storm and set up living at another location for (?) days.

So, we'll endure the heat without complaints . . .

Speaking of "big wind storms" it was at the house to the right that I remember when a tornado hit that area of the Chicago suburb of La Grange.

The roof from the gymnasium at a Catholic Girls school about two or three blocks away was blown off and carried some distance away. This must have happened in the early 1950s and it was memorable.

From time to time I recall heavy winds hitting the area, but I don't recall being all that concerned, though I know my mother was as were some of my siblings. I would be very concerned these days if those kinds of winds hit here.

Every region of the country has it's weather issues and here in our neck of the woods it is also a concern of the next earthquake. Living in California I have been in a couple and they are indeed memorable.

It is now "25 years and 1 day" since our big event that took place in Columbia, California.

To the left are a few of the times in those twenty-five years and a peek at the three houses that we have owned and lived in during that period.

Also are the pets that we have had the pleasure of having over the years.


The photo on the bottom right depicts the mini "Bouldron" family reunion that Gail organized and held at "Red Fish Lake Lodge in Stanley, Idaho". That has been several years ago now but still very fresh in our memories -- loads of fun.

And speaking of LaGange, to the right are a couple of pics of very recognizable locations in that town. The town where I spent my early childhood.

The "clock" was in downtown located on "LaGrange Road" and it is nice to see that it is still there.

The other pic is of the LaGrange Post Office and it is also very familiar as it looks like a lot of other post offices around the country.

I remember being in the lobby while my mother was waiting to mail a package or to buy stamps . . . I wonder how their lines are compared to our lines here in Healdsburg during the Christmas season.

And it is getting out of control . . . the nightstand book(s) pile. There are several books that are in the middle of being read but that have been resting while others are being read.

Eventually we catch up and tidy-up. One thing that we are doing is to read more books on the Kindle App on the iPad. This does accomplish a couple of things -- one, they are actually easier to hold because the books are always the same size, as they are on the iPad. And I don't have to remember the page I stop on because Kindle remembers for me.

Also, the App will define words and otherwise act as a dictionary right at the word which is very nice.

And also we have a library of assorted books on Audible.com that are read to us from the iPad and is refreshing for a change. Of course, there is no "old or new book smell" and that can be good or bad depending.

And lastly,

Our hearts go out to the poor woman who won the latest Powerball lotto.

She now has to deal with managing about $336 million dollars for the rest of her days.  She chose to take the lump sum which was about $480 million and then paid the taxes on that.

She could have taken the winnings over time which would have paid out about $758 million. Time will tell as to her decision.

We did have a "chance" as we had a ticket -- the winning numbers are shown on top -- ours are in red -- we did though have the correct powerball number and one additional number, amazing . . .

The odds were, 1 in 292 million of winning -- what if someone bought 292 million tickets . . . they would have to exclude all the other purchases I guess . . .

Oh well, we did not have jobs to quit if we had won . . .

That is a bit of our week, see you all "in a few"!