Church during the Pandemic

I am not sure why I took this picture or if it did it accidently but I have enjoyed being able to listen to church without any problem on my phone because my hearing aids bring in anything I get on my phone such as books and this Zoom very clearly.   I can hear so well now with my Costco hearing aids.  I prefer to listen to church this way now all the time.

 

Beautiful Sunset even in Rancho Bernardo!!!

I usually take my walk with Sadie between 4 and 5 and I think it was closer to 5 this evening.  I could not believe the gorgeous sky even out here.  Next day Meagan had pictures that were almost the same as they were down at the bay.  And Carole Warburton in Utah had almost the same except her picture had a little yellow in it.  Wonder what was going on in the world that we were treated with this beautiful sunset!!!
 

Walking Around the Block

 This is the view as I am walking back to my house on Horado Rd.  My house is across the street from the house at the bottom and the view is facing northeast toward Ramona.  As I walk up the hill in the afternoon we are looking into the sunset and toward the ocean in the west.  About 30 minutes from the ocean!  

When we lived in Rancho Bernardo in 1988-1996 we were north of the city.  Now the communities have filled in between the first place I lived in North Park and Carmel Mountain, Penasquitos, Mira Mesa, Poway, Scripps Ranch etc are all south of me but there are few open spaces.

I had a Carl Larson picture on a tray which I have used for over 20 years I think but today I broke it on my tile kitchen floor.  No problem I decoupaged it and it is firm and solid and matches the box I use to put all the things I need to walk Sadie (keys, leash, sunglasses.)  I had been using the garage door opener and exiting and entering the garage for our walks.  But I came home to find my garage door wide open (and who knows for how long) because carrying the opener on the waist of my jeans was too sensitive to my movements and who knows when I had accidently opened the garage.  Now I put the keys around my neck and go in and out the front door.

I use the tray when I want to watch tv while eating my lunch or supper.  So far, no spills.  Decoupage is fun and Eden and Kiera and Nico (with Meagan's help) have done a little.

Rose Bush, an Added Plus

With a little fertilizer, trimming and water I have returned the three rose bushes in front of the house to their glory.  Hope I can keep it up, they were all yellow and yucky when I arrived.

 

Rancho Bernardo House

The living room couch table became a lovely place for me to keep my cds and portable cd player.  If I played it enough, I would get daily danciing done.  It also turned out to be a great place to display Brian's picture  of Salt Lake Temple and wedding pix of grandparents Larson and Mom and Dad!

The third piece of the three piece shelving has become the China Cabinet and that works fine!

With the doll gifts from Meagan and Quinnie dancing whenever the cooling or heat fan is on, it is in a perfect place.  When we had these top two reversed it just did not look right and Linda said quickly, trade places, and that worked so great!

The furniture couldn't fit better in here if we had planned.  I had to leave one of the rockers behind but there is no room for it anyway.  We went with the yellow because of all the sunflowers I have, and it is perfect for spring and summer.  

They even sell fresh sunflowers at the grocery store and they are usually in Vida's pot on the coffee table.  That is another picture of Brian's which I asked him to paint my Dad in the stream fishing and he did.  I like the Family Sign that Camber gave us on the fireplace, too.

I did bring my bird bath with me and all the rocks I had gathered when living at the beach two summers ago.  The Massey children wondered where I had gotten all the clear rocks, at the beach, of course.

Since I did not bring the dining table with me, I bought a new one from Amazon.  Meagan came over and helped put it together.  I extends to seating for six..  Paid to much for it but it will be perfect if I need to move to a smaller place.

I also did not bring Richard's big desk with me.  So I bought this one from Ikea and Meagan helped put it together.  The nice thing is that it comes apart and if I am living in a smaller place the drawers can go in a closet and readapt.  I use it every day, love it.

Another plus to this house is the lovely covered patio I have.  It is so large and just perfect if anyone drops by.  There is nothing growing on the hill and since I have been paying for the water I am very glad about that.  

I did bring my alligator and Linda had stuck her cement blocks in just before they closed the truck and then could not find a place for them at her house so they are in the raised garden which will probably not have anything in it growing.  I left the little corn stock to grow, the birds love it, so that is fun to watch.

I also watched a hawk kill and eat a little grey bird.  He peeled all the feathers off all the way holding it down on that wood wall.  So gross to watch.

 

Rancho Bernardo House

 

We had a hard time deciding how to place the furniture

 in the guest bedroom but both Meagan and Amy agreed it should be like this and Meagan suggested a lamp to fill the space left on the bureau.  Roomy bedroom.

 

So far it has worked.  The snowflake bedspread turned into a Swedish motive and that works, too.  The rattan chest with extra blanket had to go in the closet once the desk was moved in.

So many of the family came over to help with the move-in it was really incredible, I wish I had gotten everyone's picture.

Carole spied this chest which is perfect for my little tv in the bedroom.

I chose to use the guest quarters as the Master Bedroom and I had to turn my side tables the other way for it all to fit but I can see the front area from my bedroom plus have plenty of room for all my things next to me.  For the first time in 21 years I can put the mirror back over my dresser.

But the guest bathroom is so much more practical because the other bathroom is long way down the hall and the shower in the front bedroom is really roomy with a place to sit if you want plus room for all my stuff.  Love it.

This area is really incredible for all my books I still need to go through and get rid off, so many things about this house that has made it perfect for my needs at this time in my life.  I really know that there was devine help in putting all of this together and making it work, the sale of my house, the move, the new house, all just as worked so, so well..

 This is the front area I look out on.  A front porch thing I have not found a need for but a gardener keeps it raked, they come once a month to cut and blow and sometimes weed but they love to chop up all the plants mostly.  Big light on the corner which I like and I can see garbage trucks and anything else I need to without opening my garage.