KELLY'S NOT HOME YET...WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW

 

 IT'S STARTING TO LOOK A LITTLE CHRISTMASY IN BAYFIELD

I pulled the living room curtains back on a cloudy morning.  The last few leaves on our Redbud tree were twitching so I knew there was a slight breeze.  The expected rain hadn't started yet.  It was 41F......Kelly phoned at 8:15 this morning saying she 'might not' be coming home today.  Her hemoglobin numbers dropped overnight meaning she is still bleeding somewhere.  Also, they did a 'culture' to try and figure out what is causing her bladder infection.  They said there is definitely a problem there and they think it might have to do with her Uterine Prolapse issue.  She is being referred to a Gynecologist lady at London's Victoria Hospital regarding this.  Also, an Infectious Team is coming to talk to her today.  I'm writing this now at 9 a.m. because by the end of the day, I might not even remember if I even have my socks on...............Pheebs and I took a littly willy-nilly drive into Bayfield and back this morning.  It was spitting rain so I didn't consider a walk anywhere.  We followed our usual Bayfield harbor and beach area route with a cruise down Main Street and home again.

 EVEN GULLS LIKE TO HAVE A DAY AT THE BEACH

 'GET OFF MY HEAD YA GOOSE'!!!

 'YA WHATEVER YA FAT CHICKEN'

 THERE WAS EVEN A SQUIRREL HANGING OUT AT THE BEACH THIS MORNING

 I SAW A DOT ON LAKE HURON'S HORIZON AND WHEN I ZOOMED OUT WITH MY CAMERA I SAW IT WAS A LONE FISHING BOAT

Kelly called shortly after noon saying they might let her come home because the hemoglobin numbers went back up but not quite where they really should be.  She was told there is still a bleed but they don't know where it is.  An Infectious team member said they are considering sending her home with a new round of antibiotics.  They weren't sure and were still discussing it.  Kelly phoned back again at 2:45 this afternoon saying she was undergoing another iron infusion because her iron level is so low.  She hadn't heard anything from the Infectious Team as to their plan of action yet.  Kelly was in her usual positive good spirits and said there still is a chance they will release her today although it might be late in the day or after dark.  No problem, I always know my way around in the dark and I'm sure I can find London with no problem.

 THERE ARE STILL A FEW TOUCHES OF AUTUMN LEFT AND DID YOU SEE THE TWO OLD CROWS

 THESE THREE DIDN'T LET A LITTLE DRIZZLE IN THE AIR STOP THEM FROM THEIR WALK

 THE LITTLE INN OVER THERE IS BEGINNING TO LOOK A LITTLE CHRISTMASY

 WINDOW REFLECTION

 THESE TWO GALS OUTSIDE THE SHOPBIKE COFFEE ROASTERS ARE HAVING THEIR COFFEE OUTDOORS THIS MORNING

Luckily, I had some of my 'Shazam' power left over from yesterday and I was able to continue on with the sunroom clean-up.  I had to haul in our big 8' step ladder to get up to the high point in the ceiling and get after all those cobwebs around the fan and our skylight.  Every once and a while I had to stop until a little spider managed to scurry itself out of the way.  I feel bad for wrecking up their cobweb houses.  I do make it a point to tell them I'm sorry.  One was even a Daddy Long-Legs and he was kind of a snappy dresser. 

 UP ON THE LADDER DUSTING OFF MY COWBOY HATS AND MY 'HOPPY' PICTURE (THANKS RUSS)

 MY FURRY LITTLE HELPER IS SOUND ASLEEP DOWN THERE ON THE HALL FLOOR

 YUP, IT'S DEFINITELY RAINING BY THE LOOKS OF THE WET DECK OUTSIDE

 EIGHT WALKING STICKS IN THE CORNER FROM OUR DESERT TRAVELING DAYS

 MY COMFY COSY READING CORNER WHERE I HAVE A WARM FUZZY BLANKET DRAPED OVER MY COLD LEATHER RECLINER

 KELLY SENT A PICTURE OF HER IV TREE

Kelly phoned about 5:15 late this afternoon to say she wouldn't be coming home today.  They did a bladder scan, ran a few other tests, and decided to keep her overnight.  She will likely have an intravenous antibiotic infusion in the morning and she's hoping to come home after that.  We'll see what happens tomorrow.

 A READER A FEW DAYS AGO WONDERED ABOUT THE OPEN BOTTOM UNDER THE PARK'S NEW HOUSE...USUALLY, A THIN METAL SKIRTING GOES ON AROUND THERE.....I THINK THAT WOOD IS MAYBE ONLY FOR EACH END WHERE THE DECKS ARE

Al's Music Box Dancing In The Moonlight by King Harvest is a song written by Sherman Kelly, originally recorded in 1970 by Kelly's band Boffalongo, and then a hit single by King Harvest in 1972, reaching number 5 in Canada and number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.  Sherman Kelly wrote the song in 1969. While recovering from a vicious assault by a gang, he "envisioned an alternate reality, the dream of a peaceful and joyful celebration of life."  Kelly wrote:  On a trip to St. Croix in 1969, I was the first victim of a vicious St. Croix gang who eventually murdered 8 American tourists. At that time, I suffered multiple facial fractures and wounds and was left for dead. While I was recovering, I wrote "Dancin in the Moonlight" in which I envisioned an alternate reality, the dream of a peaceful and joyful celebration of life. The song became a huge hit and was recorded by many musicians worldwide. "Dancin In The Moonlight" continues to be popular to this day.  Sherman Kelly's brother Wells Kelly introduced the song to the Paris-based band King Harvest in which he was drummer and former Boffalongo member Dave "Doc" Robinson was lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist. King Harvest recorded and released "Dancing in the Moonlight," featuring a prominent keyboard countermelody, as a single with "Lady, Come On Home" on the B-side in 1972. Steve Cutler, a jazz drummer from New York City (standing on the base of the pole in the cover picture), played drums on the tracks and toured France and the UK with the band. The group disbanded after six months and the single languished for a year until it was bought and released worldwide by Perception Records. In Canada, the song reached number 5 on the weekly charts and number 71 on the year-end chart for 1973. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States during the weeks of February 24 and March 3, 1973.

 I THOUGHT THE BLUE CAR AND YELLOW HOUSE MADE A NICE CONTRAST

GROANER'S CORNER:((A little girl is sitting on her grandpa's lap and studying the wrinkles on his old face. She gets up the nerve to rub her fingers over the wrinkles. Then she touches her own face and looks more puzzled. Finally the little girl asks, "Grandpa, did God make you?"  "He sure did honey, a long time ago," replies her grandpa.  "Well, did God make me?" asks the little girl.  "Yes, He did, and that wasn't too long ago," answers her grandpa.  "Boy," says the little girl, "He's sure doing a lot better job these days isn't He?"

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While proudly showing off his new fraternity house to friends, a college student led the way into the den. "What is the big brass gong and hammer for?" one of his friends asked.  "That's the talking clock", the man replied, with a grin. "Let me show you how it works!" And with that, he gave the gong an ear-shattering pound with the hammer.  Suddenly someone screamed from the other side of the wall, "KNOCK IT OFF, YOU IDIOT! IT'S 2 AM!"

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I DON'T KNOW WHO OR WHAT SNUCK UP BEHIND ME LATE THIS MORNING BUT......'SHAZAM'

 I DIDN'T TAKE ANY OUTSIDE PICS TODAY BUT I HAD A FEW BASSWOOD RAINDROP PICS FROM YESTERDAY LEFT OVER

A sunny sunrise this morning but it was marred by an icy cold wind driving the wind chill factor down to the freezing mark.  No car windows down on our short Subie ride and my mind didn't seem to be on finding any photos.  

Here are a few emails Kelly sent early this morning..... 'No one on the GI team put me on the Endoscopy list.  Somehow got overlooked'.....'Youngish guy took 4th bed , he is quiet.'  'In Goderich hemoglobin had gone to 77. After their blood transfusion, it was 81 for 2 nights.  Overnight test came back 70. Another blood transfusion this morning:((.....  But then, she phoned this afternoon saying someone had made a mistake about that hemoglobin number so she didn't need the blood transfusion after all.  What is with this hospital!!!! She was slated for an Endoscopy first thing this morning but the nurses were late getting her to the appointment and she lost her spot in the que.  Had to wait in a freezing cold room for 45 minutes before she got in for the Endoscopy.  The Endoscopy showed nothing again which doesn't solve the problem of where she keeps bleeding from.  What is with this hospital!!!!  I guess she will be home tomorrow and in another few weeks she will probably have another massive bleed and this whole scenario is again repeated for the 6th or 7th time now.  What is with this hospital!!!!  She hadn't eaten anything since Monday at suppertime and even after the Endoscopy that found nothing they still hadn't brought her anything to eat.  What is with this hospital!!!!  After our 2 o'clock phone call she was going to take herself and her intravenous tree down the elevator to the third-floor cafeteria and get herself 3 pieces of Pizza, a 12 inch Sub, half a dozen donuts, and a pail full of coffee.  What is wi........ya, you've heard it before.  I'm guessing Kelly will be home tomorrow......until the next time:((

 KELLY TOOK THIS PHOTO OF THIS MORNING'S SUNRISE FROM HER HOSPITAL ROOM WINDOW....THAT'S THE HOSPITALS MAIN ENTRANCE BOTTOM CENTER AND DOWNTOWN LONDON CAN BE SEEN TOP RIGHT

KELLY TOOK A PICTURE OF THE SHOWER FLOOR IN HER ROOM....NOT GOOD!!

I don't know who, or what snuck up behind me late this morning and slipped one jumper cable to my foot and the other one to the back of my hair and then 'hit the switch' linked to the Bruce Nuclear Power Generating Station just a meer 58 miles north of us.   'Shazam' I was suddenly super energized.  After using our leaf blower to blow out the carport, driveway, front porch and deck I slipped into the house, grabbed a role of paper towels and glass cleaner and went to work on the insides of our sunroom windows.  While in the middle of this project I slipped out to the carport, grabbed the small stepladder and headed back inside.  It's probably 12 feet or more from our sunroom floor to the ceiling in the middle of the room.  At that altitude up there and with a fan constantly rotating slowly, it has become a maze of cobwebs which can only be reached by a stepladder.  Cobwebs don't bother me much if they are up that high and it's kinda neat like being in Dracula's old castle when I tip back in my recliner and look up.  With the fan going, the cobwebs kinda waft and softly sway in the faint breeze.  Groovy.  However, I figured it was maybe about time I got up there with a duster and got after those mesmerizing psychedelic webs.  So that's what I did as well as rearranging some furniture. (that'll make Kelly nervous when she reads this) When I later tipped my recliner forward to vacuum underneath and behind it I had to be careful not to work the vacuum too hard and burn it out.  Good thing I had a shovel for backup.  I don't think I had vacuumed behind there since the cows came home back in the summer of 1946.  Our gas fireplace stove has been building up dust since we had it installed nearly twenty years ago so I got busy with a bristly scrub brush, a bucket of hot soapy water, and went to town on it.  It now looks like the stove was just newly installed about 20 minutes ago.  I was as pleased as a herd of Elephants in a crate of Bananas.  Of course, we have a host of knick-knacks in the sunroom so they had to be all cleaned as well.  Oh ya, I did some laundry and sparkled up our twin stainless steel kitchen sinks too.  I did get some other stuff done but how the heck can I remember all that.  Yup, just like years ago, I was multi-tasking and it was all smoothly coming together too.  I have about half the sunroom done and if that same whatever sneaks up behind me again tomorrow and 'plugs me in again' I'll darn well get the other half of the sunroom done plus half a dozen other things to be sure.  Maybe I should go up on the roof and blow the pine needles off......NO!!....Update on Kelly.....SShe phoned at 6:30 tonight and they had brought her some supper.  While talking, she was undergoing an iron infusion.  She said because they couldn't find the bleeding source 'AGAIN', they are releasing her probably sometime tomorrow afternoon.  No, she doesn't have to hitch-hike home.....I'll be there to pick her up:)))))))

 I'M ON MY LADDER UP IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF OUR SUNROOM

 YUP, I GOT MY DUSTER IN ACTION

HUBBA BUBBA SCRUBA SCRUBA

 PHEEBS IS GENERALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF WHATEVER I'M DOING AND SHE HELPS ME BY JUST BEING THERE

Al's Music Box This Guy's In Love With You is a hit song written by burt Bacharach and Hal David and released by Herb Alpert in May, 1968. Although known primarily for his trumpet playing as the leader of the Tijuana Brass, Alpert sang lead vocals on this solo recording, which was arranged by Bacharach. Alpert recognized in the song qualities that made it a good fit for himself as a singer and trumpet player. The composition had a recognizable Bacharach-David feel, a spot for a signature horn solo in the bridge and in the fadeout, and it was an easy song to sing for singers like Alpert with a limited vocal range.  Alpert's filmed version of "This Guy's in Love with You" appeared on April 22, 1968 as a part of his CBS television special The Beat of the Brass. In the film, which has a studio recording of the song as its soundtrack, Alpert can be seen walking around in various natural environments in Malibu, California (including a woodland and a beach), singing the song to his wife Sharon. In response to numerous viewer telephone calls to the network following the broadcast, Alpert decided that the song should be released as a single recording. Alpert's commercially released recording featured a slightly different vocal performance than the recording used as the film soundtrack in the television special. His single reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in June of that year, remaining in the top position for four weeks. It was not only Alpert's first No. 1 single, but it was also the first No. 1 single for his A&M record label, as well as the first No. 1 in the U.S. for Bacharach & David. The song also spent ten weeks at No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart. For the single's B-side, Alpert chose "A Quiet Tear" from his first album in 1962, The Lonely Bull.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Two hobbyists get into their balloon for an excursion. After a while, the wind unexpectedly picks up, and the balloon goes out of control. The two balloonists, with great effort, manage to keep the balloon stable, upright, and away from power lines. But they are lost. With more effort, they get the balloon near the ground. While floating over a country road, they see a man walking below. One of the balloonists calls down to him:  "We're lost! Can you tell us where we are?"The man thinks for a while, looks down, looks up,   looks down again, stares into space for a minute, and then cries out:  "You're in a balloon!"  The wind picks up, and the balloon floats off. After a moment, one balloonist says to the other:  "That man must be a manager."  "Why?"  "Three reasons. First, he took a long time to answer. Second, he was perfectly correct. Third, his answer was perfectly useless!"

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- I gave my father $100 and said, “Buy yourself something that will make your life easier.”  So he went out and bought a present for my mother.

- A pirate walks into a bar with a paper towel on his head, sits down and orders a drink.  Bartender serves the pirate his drink and asks about the paper towel.  The pirate smiles and says, "That be the bounty on me head!"
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The psychiatrist was not expecting the distraught stranger who staggered into his office and slumped into a chair. "You've got to help me. I'm losing my memory, Doctor," he sobbed. "I once had a successful business, a wife, a home and family.  I was a respected member of the community. But all that's gone now. Since my memory began failing, I've lost the business - I couldn't remember my clients' names. My wife and children have left me, too and why shouldn't they - some nights I wouldn't get home until four or five in the morning. I'd forget where I lived...And it's getting worse Doctor - it's getting worse!"  "This is not an unusual form of neurosis," the psychiatrist said soothingly. "Now tell me, just how long ago did you first become aware of this condition?"  "Condition?" The man sat up in his chair. "What condition?"____________________

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