The Daily Grind-Spring 2019

 Up before the sun after the usual 4 to 6 hours of sleep.  Stumble in to the bathroom with a glance in the mirror to remind me that age is getting the upper hand, then into the kitchen for a glass of water to get the bowels moving before partaking of coffee to regain consciousness.  The same old list is on the dinning room table with another older list nearby that only has half the items checked off.   Many of the items are carried over from last week.   Once the sun is up out we go to see how the garden is growing and note all the weeds that need pulling, grass that needs cutting, painting to do, fence in need of repairs and the list goes on.   The birds are singing, the spring weather is getting warmer and in general life is good.  By mid morning we are off to town for our daily bread, beans, a few other items we can not live without and prescription refills to help us make it through another day.   First stop going down the gravel road to the highway is at our mail box.  The usual bills, junk mail and an envelope that looks personal, maybe it is from a lost rich relative wanting to leave us their fortunes.   Once back home after a hectic drive through the streets of Oakland we open the mysterious envelope.   It is a free luncheon seminar for residents of Oakland presented by Smart Cremation wanting us to prepare for the inevitable.  We wonder how they got our names, but the free luncheon is tempting.   

Wonder if they give discounts for groups, want to join us for lunch?