Saturday September 27 2008

THANK YOU DEAR BETTY

Its another beautiful Indian Summer morning. The antelope are chasing in the fields. The hillsides are really getting golden now.

Many many years ago when I was at the lodge most of the time, Betty made me a small comforter to cover up with when "I laid down to take a nap". If you know me, you know how much I actually napped - NOT - but I loved the comforter and did use it on my bed for YEARS! It had silly little green frogs on red checks. Finally the comforter was worn threadbare and I had to give it up. It felt just like Linus, that I had drug that blankie around back and forth from here to Vegas, the ranch to the lodge. The blankie was always packed and taken wherever I was. Well, I recovered the batting with new red plaid and carried that around many more years, always used it to snuggle into. Earlier this fall I finally burned the comforter, and made sure the barrel was burning when I took it out, or I'm sure I would have gone and taken it back out of the garbage I was so attached to it. Actually Raven had been sleeping on it for a while by then.

Well, Betty brought me a brand new comforter made with a piece of the leftover froggie material and a new dark blue backing for a gift. I don't know many people who would have kept a piece of material for 30 years with just this thing in mind. So here is a picture of her sewing on the last of the ties. She didn't get it quite finished before she left home. We hope I use the comforter for many years and get it threadbare too.

Debbie called this morning and she, Curtis and Beverly are planning to come up and help us "move" or get into a new house in a few weeks. We need to get it bought first. Maybe Tuesday Betty and I can have James take us to a few more likely houses to check out and even get Joe in to town to look at the most likely candidates. Joe is being amazingly positive about being in town for the winter. It seems like he's looking forward to the whole idea. One good thought is that I could swim almost every day at the new pool and do a lot more socializing. And can you believe Joe says he will come back and feed the cats once a week and make sure they have water in their heated dish. Wants me to buy another heated water dish so they'll have plenty of water. I suppose he would want to check on the place, as the heat will need to be left on low, in the house etc.

It's been quiet and we had naps. Tonight we're making a turkey and dressing dinner. Betty saw the Rusty cat with a mouse this morning.