Might as well get use to it & another Google Glitch

Week before last I felt a sliver of cool air while sitting on the porch that right away made me think, that’s autumn on the way.

I don’t want to feel that way. I like the warm weather so much that hot is good with me. I am beginning to think that moving south is a real option. Me, a die hard 4 season person, thinking of giving up bear sightings for watch out for snakes and alligators is a major shift. Who am I? 😱😳

Have you ever been typing a blog post, clicked on another tab, and forgot you were posting? When I read some other blogs, I get up and cook a meal before finishing what I was reading. Must be there’s a cyber universe thats wobbles into reality and back again. 

Lots going on here arrangement wise. I question why am I creating more messes when there’s already so many to choose from. The positive side is that along my way, I find more things to donate. Today I dropped off some clothes. 

Anyway, the apple crates I bought are perfect for a shelf unit to store art supplies. The hitch is that in order to fasten it to the board on wheels. I have to empty the bookshelf that’s on the board. Another mess create. 

I am getting use to fall not far away with as much enthusiasm as I have for getting use to moving things around every other week.

An additional note about my adding photos to my blog dilemma:

Using Firefox the first time, the Allow cookies notice appeared, and I was able to post a photo.

I logged out and back again. Google has shut that down like it did with another browser. The Allow cookies option doesn’t appear now. That is proof to me Google is the problem. 

Well, it has started

There is a time in life when the body wears out, needs physical therapy or a joint or two replacement. 

I’ve been limping for years. The knee injections don’t last or give me much relief. The pain relief cream isn’t forever. So I caved. I had my first knees’ evaluation exam. One knee looks rather grim. 

Before I need a wheelchair, I think a knee replacement is a good idea. Maybe next spring after I lose weight and tone up with strength exercises. Thankfully, 4 people I know have had excellent results with the same orthopedic surgeon.

On a happy note, I am glad to report I lost the weight I set as a goal to reach in order to have birthday cake. I’m going to probably make it myself because it has been years since I baked a real cake. A maple walnut cake with coffee icing sounds nice. After losing 90% of my sense of taste from the 2022 covid booster, the memory of such a cake* will be wonderful to feed. 

* Noting, the cake can wait. There’s ingredients I need to buy as well as a cake pan. 😂

Using Firefox browser, the Allow option 
appears when I click photo icon.
It is Google that controls blogspot settings. 
Whatever setting it is that Google
is using to block adding photos to my
blog, despite reading the instructions,
has yet to be found by me. 

Google blocks finding where to sign into 
Google when already signed into Gmail
with the same account ID and password.

Day 233 in Week 34 of 2026 August

Getting close we are, to week 52. A mere 18 weeks away from the end of 2026, the word survival shades the horizon with It couldn’t get worse as It will rises to a new day.

Have an Uplifting Weekend

Sing to the North Star

Bake squash & apples

Browse cardigans online

Design an autumn mug

Watch a funny movie

Draw a leaf motif

Read about illustration art

Is This Planet Earth?

At the moment my mind is boggling around the estimate to replace my vehicle key fob. The replacement has to be done by a dealership or locksmith. You can buy a key fob and have it programmed by dealership or locksmith. There are varying reviews about the success of having that done. Best case is to have the dealership do the replacement. 

The estimated cost to replace my vehicle key fob at a Volkswagen dealership is $449.00 US dollars. Yes, four-hundred and forty US dollars. 😱

 $180.00 for the key fob, $180.00 to program the key fob plus $80.00 per hour labor. I said no, that is too expensive. 

I haven’t called a locksmith yet to learn the cost of a new fob being programed. 

My key fob works, no problem there. The spring mechanism that holds the blade sprung, separates blade from the fob. I can glue it in or fix the spring myself by watching a YouTube tutorial. Yes, a free YouTube tutorial.

$440.00 US dollars for a car key makes zero sense to me.  

Suggestion. When you buy a vehicle, insist on 2 keys, and maybe a third.

No sob story here, just a pondering this and that

Television competition shows seem to me to be long on the sad story.  So, I’ve been thinking about that subject. 

Many say that tragic events make us stronger, help us get through tough times. I believe that as well. I also believe that experiencing success, that happiness also helps us become stronger. As a matter of fact, stronger without the suffering to get there. I feel confident in saying that because I know from experience,  a lot of the heartache I have endured, I could have done without, and, achieved more without it. 

Where does that leave folks who have experienced the harm of malicious gossip? Many, I believe, become depressed, limit their activities, avoid social events. There are others that don’t. Not because they don’t care or feel bad. They are, I think, more resilient. 

Resiliency versus the sob story is a tough field to judge. Don’t care what others think of you has more limits than the freedom that action suggests. 

Pondering all this stuff has been therapeutic for me. Figuring out how I want what years I have left to be is genuinely a weirdness I did not expect. If I live to 100 years, then that is only 22 years away. I don’t see that many years given my present aches and pains. I think sometimes,  Wow! I’m almost done with this phase of living. 

Then, another birthday rolls around. 

Watercolor 8” x10”
Tree On the Other Side