Dupont:

Long time, no write! No energy.

Today, I am being visited by a small bird who keeps coming to the outer front door - all small glass panes. It lands on one and looks in and out a few times and takes off again. A mystery! I cannot see it well enough to have a clue - sparrow size and coloration; the good bird book is at Beaver!

The yard is in desperate need of cutting, lest the city get nasty. The folks I hoped were going to do it, said, on 21st they would fit me in. They haven't and I now see they posted on 22 they were accepting no more yard work! Have not had the courtesy to inform me. My brain is still tired from everything and dealing with looking for someone do do this is hurting my whole being! I stopped weed whacking about 2 weeks ago in hopes of having energy for other things. Tiredness is a side effect of the meds - sure is! There is a volunteer agency a couple blocks away; I stopped in a couple years ago to see if they had a list of helpful people. They did not and I suggested fervently that this would be really helpful. I have no idea what they actually do - maybe provide phone calls or wellness checks? Phone calls from people I don't know are a hazard. The new phone is still a super hazard -

I have lost all my guts for doing anything, esp the phone. It does what it pleases. It seemed to have decided to be permanently on speaker phone - that was great. Then it quit. I could not figure out how to get it on speaker phone when someone called. Now, if I have the heraing aid on, it muddles the sounds to mush. For it's next trick, it decided that the call could come through the computer and phone at the same time!!! HORROR! Fortunately R was here and grabbed the phone. I think I fixed that issue but I have no doubt the phone/computer/Apple will find a new way to cause me grief.

At the grocery store, I told the cashier, "I cannot hear, can't see very well and don't think my brain is working very well either!" He thought I was kidding! Now, I have a reason to go to that store - when I remember why - and I dread it. They have initiated a stupid thing where they give you a card to scratch - to win something! points or groceries... I just want to pay for my groceries and go home! I wasn't going to ever shop there again---but it is the better store.

These hearing aids are not very helpful! They put noises in my ears that interfere. The hearing aid place is just over an hour away so I cannot just zip in and get help. They quit totally for a while and I got phone instruction - NO instruction book in the fancy box! I got them working and it is good to be able to hear R - when the other noises aren't in the way.

A decent day yesterday: drove an hour to the Little green Library to return books -Late!! I Never do that - need to put due dates into phone for notifications - That I can usually manage! Went to Rita's so she could drive my Prius to see how she likes it (She does.) Visited a bit and came home, stopping in two dif groceries (forgot tomatoes!). The second one was unique - African/Asian or something. I got half a dozen East Indian sorts of packaged meals - just add cooked rice. Not the usual brand so hoping; the other store no longer has them. Also turmeric tea bags and dried mint leaves.

OK! What else can "I complain about?? It is a beautiful, cool, sunny day, after a short thunder storm. Bird has not been back. Front yard squirrels were berserk this morning; I keep hoping one has little guys in her nest but it is getting late.

And we are going to Beaver next week, by way of stops for heating aid help, peanut butter cookies, cheese at the factory, maybe a visit with a friend, and more on the saturday. If we can stay to Monday, I can pick up stuff at bulk food store there and change address at the post office. ---OH DARN! that means changing address on all sorts of things.....Let's consider that again!!!!