Strawberry Wine

The newest project at our house is strawberry wine. It makes the house smell like strawberries as it ferments on the kitchen counter. The garage has the rest of the watermelons, since it froze hard this week. The potatoes and carrots are safely stored and we've seen the last of the zucchini for another year. Today may be the first day of corn harvest. The deer and raccoons have cleaned out the first two rows around each field, leaving empty cobs hanging on the stalks. As I was driving home the other day, I saw seven deer, a pheasant, a fox and a raccoon. We are not alone.

I keep working away at the chart loading. In some ways, I have gotten better. The frustrating part is trying to get an accurate list of medications. The older the person, the longer the list. Each one comes in different doses. No wonder grandma has trouble remembering what she takes, especially when doses change. I think one of the goals of using the electronic record is being able to print out a current list to send home at each visit. Eventually, the electronic record will become a tool we can't live without, but getting the data in is painful.

Today is a quilt shop day. I keep bring home fabric for "my retirement". Laura did not get the job she had applied for, so the quilt shop is still going, though I think she will re-evaluate the business, and perhaps down-size. I hope there is always new fabric in my future. I have gotten lovely thank-you notes from Mom's friends who received a copy of her quilt story. I'm so glad I did it. Quilting is my "happy job". Thinking happy thoughts of you!