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Psalm 90:10, "The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong.... |
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Three Score and Ten the Introduction, Well here we go, After 50 years I am going to take another attempt at writing. The first time was the Palmer writers correspondence school in 1969. The writing will be not a book that will be written with the idea of being published, But will be a writing of thoughts unencumbered by possible publishing and monetary gain. This writing will be a hybrid of Journal and Reminisce. It is important to me that the writings are my true thoughts at the time, not influenced by any factor. The writing will try to explain how a 70 year old white, male USA citizen now relates to today's world. Is every oldest generation lost in their own world, that they aged into? What do I see, and feel as I age farther. I know I am not normal as in what this world today would consider normal. But I hope I am in the ball park writing the thoughts of a 70 year old. I hope for you to learn to know who I am, As I search for Who I am at 70+ This work will carry on until I am no longer able to think or write. This will be done on a nearly daily writing interwoven with a life's reminiscing. This writing has been in the planning for 10 plus years. and I have now made it to this starting point. This writing is dedicated to My Wife The Kitten, My family, My grand children, Lukas, Levi, Luis, Lydia and Sonora Pearl. I thank you God that you have allowed me to have your Three Score and Ten Time. |
| Three Score Thirteen+ Day 13, 8-30-2023 Yes, I know it has been awhile since I have written I just can not seem to get the desire and urge to write and I do not know why. I will attempt to understand why. I have now passed another year. I should be up that I made it another year, but I feel down. The aging thing is catching up on me. I guess I feel okay. and I suspect I am better then many others and I am grateful for that. The real problem is in my head. I am loosing my motivation and drive. With my eye problems I know face the realization I won't be able to do all I would yet like to do. I have managed to keep all the balls in the air this past year. So for me the aging thing is mental and coming to terms with it. and on top of coming to terms with age my mind is not working as it was Before Stroke, which is BS. As for the eyes, the cataract surgeries went well. I had a inflammation flare up a couple of days ago, but it is now under control. I got my new glasses yesterday. I am disappointed with them. I guess I see sharper close up, But in the house the rooms seem darker then they should be. The outside can be too bright for the eyes without shades. My thinking is I will need to adapt to what is. I will not give in easily. We are going to go with a fiber optic internet service. They are coming to do the installation tomorrow. We have a very minimal DSL service know. I hope the new service which should be much faster will make the computer react faster. Sometimes it just does not seem to want to go. The copy and paste function is terrible. I did take the internet store off line before the cataract surgery. I could not see to ship. Now I will wait until after the internet service change, making sure all is good before bringing it up again. I think I will see well enough to ship with the new glasses. As I think I have written earlier we lost our Little Dog last February. We are now in the process of deciding if we are going to get another dog and what it would be. We can never replace our Little Biscuit. The vegetable garden has been decent but has taken a lot of city water. But water is still cheaper then groceries. I did manage to fish up north a few times but not down here. We hope to go up after Labor day to do some chores and hopefully fish some. I will try to be more consistent with posting to this blog. It does help the mental situation to write and try to put things in order. But things will never be easy. Luna the Big Kahuna Kat sends his greetings, Stay Blessed |
| Three Score Twelve + Day 337, 7-21-2023 Hello All, An update on life. I have been able to keep the ball rolling with needed things to be done. I may be slow but it gets done. A big problem I am not able to read without effort so type writing is a problem. I never learned to type without looking. I am a one finger keyboarder. My reading is limited to computer screen and large type. Hopefully I will round the corner after this coming Tuesday and the last eye surgery. with one eye done I think with success my trifocal glasses are of little value. The two eye visions seem to fight one another with blurriness and double vision. We have a Flea Market August 6 so I need to be operational. But it looks like it will take new updated glasses before I am good to go. I hope. That would be in late August sometime. I hope to get out fishing again this season. It is dry here, I just sprinkled the vegetable garden. It is a costly thing to do, but so is buying groceries. The garden is producing well. I will update again after the coming eye surgery, We wish you God's Blessings |
| Three Score Twelve + Day 248, 7-10-2023 Hello All I am still alive and kicking. It has been quite a ride this 73rd year. I start my Cataract surgeries tomorrow. I put my trust in a good eye doctor and my trust in God's Will to be done. We sure miss our Little Dog. If all goes well with my eyes we will look for another Dog this fall, But Not a replacement for our Biscuit. Things hopefully will slow a bit now with the yard and I will be able to make blog entries again |
| Three Score and Now Twelve + Day 227 4-01-23 Hello Grands and All Others It has been a bit since I wrote last. We have had a few different snow falls, One a Major event. our church was cancelled for the first time I can recall due to weather. It has been a long and colder March. We are know way behind with the garden outside yard work. It will be playing catch up all spring. But I did put the inside time to good use. I have the internet booth fully stocked so I will put it away for the time being. I will keep my store booth open and ship and maintain. But my concentration will be on the outside work. It will be a challenge with part of my vision gone. I will accept that challenge and the yard will come out better on the other end with God's help. I did see the eye retina specialist. He did not feel I had a retinal disease as my brother does. So hopefully we can go ahead with cataract replacement. He felt that would help what I do see. I am looking at kayak trailers so the wife and I can both go fishing. I can not get two kayaks in the back of our van. The problem is the kayaks come not assembled so that would be another challenge. So we shall see. I am tired and it is late. I will write a few lines again soon to keep you posted. We will see you Grands on Easter. It is always good to see you. I hope you all have a Blessed Evening Three Score and Now Twelve + Day 248 4-23-23 Hello Grands and Others I hope you all are having a nice spring. Our spring has been up and down from 80's to 40's, The highs during the day. But during the warm spell I did get some garden planted that is coming along well. We did have some snow yesterday. We hope to have weather later this week to plant more or we are going to get behind. It is cold and wet out there now. It takes me longer to do anything now, I am clumsy and stumble some due to my eye sight. I have had eye doctor visits and now have been scheduled for eye Cataract surgeries in July. I hope it is in the slower part of the garden season. We will go north this week. It will be taking things up and bring back items. It will be to cold to fish. I will care for the blueberries as needed. I always have a fear when going up there that there will be problems. It has been about five months since we have been up there. It is the longest we have left the property since purchased. I will have my fingers crossed there are no problems. We always have things to do up there but we will cut the trip short by a day so as to be here to plant next week. I hope to go up every other week we are near out of fish. someone needs to fill the freezer with fish Our first Flea Market of the season is two weeks from today. We are ready as can be at this time with a lot of marked inventory ready to sell. It looks now like it will be good weather. But this is Wisconsin and the weather can change on a dime. So we will see. We did purchase a red light so called gaming key board for this computer. It does seem to help me type easier as I can see the keys better. Personnel Typing was the only class I failed in high school. I hated typing, Never thought I would need it. I guess I was wrong, But don't tell the wife. There is internet auction going off soon and I have a bid in. I will get back after the auction. The auction is now over I managed the one item I was after to win. I did get outbid on all my other bids. But I was not anxious to spend tonight. Today we order two addition heat compress for my eyes. The eye doctor says they will help but I do not see it happening. I have been doing with the wifes assistance since November along with eye drops. We went and visited the Granddaughter and here college campus one week ago. It is hard to believe she has almost one year in. She is doing well and enjoying it too. my daughter and Son in Law picked us up and returned us. It was a nice day outside and Sonora Pearl was an excited tour guide. We had a nice lunch on campus. I was happy to get there and see her dorm room and her cafeteria. It is time to say good night. I hope you have a Blessed evening |
| Hello Grands and All Others It has been a bit since I wrote last. We have had a few different snow falls, One a Major event. Our church was cancelled for the first time I can recall due to weather. It has been a long and colder March. We are know way behind with the garden outside yard work. It will be playing catch up all spring. But I did put the inside time to good use. I have the internet booth fully stocked so I will put it away for the time being. I will keep my store booth open and ship and maintain. But my concentration will be on the outside work. It will be a challenge with part of my vision gone. I will accept that challenge and the yard will come out better on the other end with God's help. I did see the eye retina specialist. He did not feel I had a retinal disease as my brother does. So hopefully we can go ahead with cataract replacement. He felt that would help what I do see. I am looking at kayak trailers so the wife and I can both go fishing. I can not get two kayaks in the back of our van. The problem is the kayaks come not assembled so that would be another challenge. So we shall see. I am tired and it is late. I will write a few lines again soon to keep you posted. We will see you Grands on Easter. It is always good to see you. I hope you all have a Blessed Evening |
| Hello Grands and All Others Three Score and Now Twelve + Day 217 3-22-23 I have now made it through 73 winters here in Wisconsin. The winters in Wisconsin can be harsh and long especially in the north woods, but the winter does pass every year. Then what is left of the year is more to my liking. In my opinion there is not a better place to live in the USA then Wisconsin for many reasons, Not all weather related. So now that we are officially in Spring I again have dreams and aspirations for the coming outdoor season. I will prune the garden back some this year. I will put the Internet Sales site mostly on hold. Then I will concentrate on catching fish. Since I have not ice fished this year we are getting low on fish to eat. I go along with buying some salmon at the grocery. The wife will be make salmon for dinner today. But I really like our own caught fish, and our grown herbs, vegetables and potatoes. There is a lot of satisfaction in providing for your own main meal. It is a satisfaction that I am sure not many come to know in today's world. The "Last Cast", My grandfather and father were all fishermen and I have always wondered about their last cast. I always say the hardest cast to make is the last one. Did they realize it was there last cast? Did they savor it and drag it out, Did it catch a fish, were they happy and contented? Were they satisfied their life's work and results. I pray that the "Last Cast" was all positive for them. I am sure they did not know it was the "Last Cast" And that I suspect that makes it easier. As for me this fishing season I will always be thing at the end of a fishing trip, Is this the Last Cast. As I age the Last Cast is getting closer. The "Last Cast" will be the hardest to make. I am planning more fishing season ahead, but it is not in my hands. But I will delay the Last Cast as long as I can. But I hope I am aware of it being the Last Cast and I am at peace with that. Grandsons I pray for you many many future casts. But you to will one day run up against your Last Cast. Tight Lines Guys, Love Grandpa |
| Three Score and Now Twelve + Day 212 3-17-23 I have now gotten the 2022 household accounting done. I should now go in and make the projections for 2023. But the way things are I am going to put some of it off for now until I can make better educated guesses. The other good news is the income tax filing is done and accepted for the year. That is always a good thing to have finished. I use a on line filing service that makes it less of a problem. Yesterday we went to the VFW for corned beef and cabbage one of my favorite things to eat, and it was good. We went over about 2:30 and it was not busy. They were between rushes. I have never been a fan of eating in restaurants. I never seem to feel well after eating out. The wife made French onion soup for today and tomorrow. She makes great soups. We still have a lot of onions from the garden to use. we will have a couple of colder days today and tomorrow, The hopefully some spring type weather. I will be working on Internet lists now until it is outdoor work season. I hope I am able to do what needs to be done outside. Have Blessed Days, God walks with you |
| and Now Twelve + Day 208 3-13-23 Hello Grands and All Others Score I am some what down today, I have no good reason to be down. But it happens. I have gotten the household accounting done for 2022. The weather is getting better and spring is getting close. The family is all health and close to one another. The wife is happy and health, And that is a real good. The bills are thing paid and there is food in the house. And most important The spirit of God is present in this house. So why do I feel down today? Could it be this computer is driving me nuts, it does what it wants to do not what I ask it to do. It was not that way a few years ago. It is another example of the "Know It Alls" fixing something that is not broke until it is broke. Leave my computer alone. Or am I now getting down due to my eyes. They are not getting better, if anything they are getting worse. The appointment with the retina specialist is on the 28th of this month. Maybe I will get some real information then the cause and if there is anything to be done. But I am not confident of that. Or is it the loss of our Little Dog, I greatly miss the Little Dog. He was a up lifter. Or could it be the next task at hand, Filing yearly income tax. That is always fun. No, Right now I need something To write about on this blog. I feel you must be getting tired of reading my daily goings on. But I do not led a very exciting life style and I am a very private and introverted person. I do not want to get into controversial subjects. I want to do the opposite of that. I can say I am an opinioned conservative. There are other places to voice opinion on culture and politics. i want this to be a stress free zone. I have had much Accomplishment and success in life that I was blessed with. There would be much to write about but I find it difficult to do. Looking back is hard to do. I would rather look forward, But to what. My options for possible activities is closing in on me. I guess I look at writing about the past as giving up on the future. I am not ready to do that quite yet. When I am ready It will start as "In the beginning" |
| Score and Now Twelve + Day 202 3-03-23 Hello Grands and All Others Grandma drove me down today to get a hair cut. It went well. Yesterday we went to Sussex to deliver some paper items for consignment to an auction. Your I need to start the liquidation process. The process gives me purpose during this winter season. I am now working on our 2022 end of year bookkeeping. I try to know what we spend our money on during the year. It is a insightful endeavor. Next I will do our 2022 income tax filing. I now use a internet program that makes things easier. I want to be done before outside work starts. But now all things are difficult. I need to stay busy or I will get overly depressed due to my eyes. I can only read a book with difficulty. It is the worst when it gets dark outside. I am wearing polarized sunglasses for glare. We are going to turn down a flea market that we normally would do. It is a very demanding flea market and I do not think I am up to doing it. On a bright note we have flowers blooming outside, Winter Aconite. So spring is going to come. I wish I had planted more of them, Maybe next fall. This week we have a lot of errands to do. then Sunday evening is the spring ahead time changes. We are going to do 15 minutes over four days to hopefully make the adjustment easier. I don't need another stroke like happened at the last time change. I don't like or want or accept change easily. It is my personality type. I will write again soon, Stay Blessed, Grandpa |
| Score and Now Twelve + Day 198. 3-03-23 Hello Grands and All Others I missed the month of February to write. It was the same old story of putting it off and doing something else. This winter has been difficult. The weather has been decent for a Wisconsin winter. but I am still struggling with my eyes. We cancelled a eye appoitment with retina specialist due to an ice storm. We resceduled for later this month. It sounds like a genetic problem that will be hard to do something about. I am Wearing flip up polorized sunglasses that help some in some light conditions. On February 14, we put our Little Dog Biscuit down. He had a liver problem that was not curable and progressing. We did not want to see him suffer a bad end. I am finding it difficult to write about. We miss him greatly. He was such a good dog. As a Cairn Terrier he cared for everyone. I hope to get another dog someday. A dog was good for the wife and me as we age. I did get my Internet sales booth inventory reorganised as was needed. But sales have been terrible. I am now doing year 2022 bookeeping and then IRS taxes. I ordered a tree and raspberry plants for spring planting so there is optimism for a spring. I have been getting things ready for this seasons flea markets. They are a lot of work, so we will make some adjustments to scedule. We will continue to do them as long as we can. They are a good activity for us. A bright spot was seeing you grand kids a few times this winter, watching you always makes things better. And remember Sonora Pearl you owe us a college tour this spring. I refuse to change my world. I will do as I have done as long as it is physically and mentally possibe. The grim reaper, [not capitalized on purpose] will need to run hard to catch me. and if he catches me he will still have a fight. That is all for now. I will write again sooner this time, I hope you all have a Blessed Day |
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