Life is very good indeed....

Knitting, puzzles and beautiful tropical blooms..... Life is good.      Plus, I'm ahead in the backgammon tournament.  

But the best thing of all............      Two weeks ago, we had the opportunity to register online at the Montrose Public Health site.     On Sunday they emailed us our appt time.    And today was OUR DAY !! They are doing 60 / hour and we were in and out in 35 min, including wait time after for reactions.   And on the back of the card is our appointment for #2 dose..... Feb 11.     We are beyond happy and so totally pleased with Colorado and Governor Polis and especially, our local health dept for the efficient, informed and organized approach to the vaccine.         And while we waited for the required 15 min after, we had a chance to catch up with our friends and neighbors.     Here's hoping that all of you who want it can get it ASAP.      

And now, we can get out the calendar........

 

Passing the days.....

One of my favorite authors, Louise Penny, posted this...... I was surprised about the misspelled word but suspect she was just passing it on.....but still, an author?     Anyway, we got a good laugh but seriously, I

 think there's some truth in it.....

I give an amaryllis to family every Christmas but have never gifted myself.     My wonderful DIL's always share  the blooming process.       But this year, I decided we needed a bit more color in our lives so I ordered  one  and we will  watch as a bare bulb blossoms.  I always order from White Flower Farm and they are large  and heavy with bloom. 

 

And the deer keep showing up.     This was dawn the other day..... there were about 15 or so and they stayed for about an hour.     This herd lives across the street from our community  in a large field.       And now a developer wants to put in large apartment buildings in that field.    Obviously, everyone in Cobble Creek, ( and the deer ) and surrounding areas are totally opposed.      A big meeting  this week (virtual) and the letters and phone calls and attorneys have been happening for several months.       Montrose is only 20,000 surrounded by vast open areas and there are many other sites that can handle the traffic and issues that a project of this size would produce.     Stay tuned..... 

Our decision to stay home and stay put this winter might pay off.     Colorado has moved the priority for those over 70 years  to 1B and we are now  right behind  front line health workers.    The governor said that the majority of deaths have come in our age group so he has upped our priority.     I happened to be on FB ( I look, I don't  share ), and a notice from our Public Health Dept popped up saying we could now register for the vaccine.     I immediately filled out the forms and signed us up.    It's first come, first served so I'm hoping my luck at seeing the notice as it came out will give us an advantage.    We also shared the link with all of our old friends.       I'm not optimistic that we will get it this month but we have our fingers crossed that the allotments will increase rapidly....... or they'll hire Amazon.   

There was a birthday celebration on January 1st.    Rather a quiet group but we ate well and he got to pick the night's movie.    

We've taken to doing jigsaw puzzles.... I won't order any more with lots of blue sky..... and we have  relearned backgammon .    We've dusted off the recumbent bike that Paul used for his rehab and are finding it to be a good replacement for outdoor biking and walking.   

And so, the days go by.   I refuse to wish the days would go faster but we are starting to think of possibilities....