New eyes!

Cataract surgery is more difficult than pulling a tooth. Having said that, medical professionals have great skills today.

My prescription left lens then right lens went in in April.  Today Kathy's right eye improved.

Speaking only for myself, I enjoy not needing glasses to drive. Reading is a different issue. Because my near sightedness was 20/400 I had built in magnifying sight. Without glasses I could read tiny print. AlI that is gone. Five pair of readers are here and there.  One in the car, one in the bedroom, and my office, TV chair etc.

I still enjoy not wearing glasses.

My habit of removing my glasses before showering has faded!

Age and aging.

New borns and toddlers. Just the sight of either brings a smile.   Some teens keep the joy of youth.  Older and older people hang on to either one or the other.

Not so with young and old appearance. The older we get the more we look old.  A definite cross to bear for those who reach age 100.

January cold and July August heat.

Typical.  Winter is cold; summer is not.

In Portland, Maine the coldest temperature was -39F in 1943.  The warmest was 103F in August, 1975.

Saturday week one in 2019

Each year I close the books on my weather Excel spread sheet for one year and open the same for the New Year.

I have a nine day running mean chart for the current year temperatures and a history of the previous year maximum temperatures.

1/1/2019 Tuesday.

Ten years ago, Pasadena, California.

Seven years ago the same. Pre parade, parade and post parade. A four day event.

Equestrian event remains on our TO DO list.