Your Mother Should Know

Shopping in the scooter at home depot

I am still alive and kicking, just took a little break in the sun for a week to rest and recuperate.   Just before we left, my condition from the blood clots was making life a little harder to get around, so I was taking advantage of scooters, and Yvonne bought me a cane.  Yvonne and I had a airplane credit from a canceled trip to San Diego that we had to use up- Arizona and sun sounded good so we went to Tucson this past week.   Thanks to my son Andrew who works for Starwood Corp, we got a great deal at the Westin La Paloma, a very nice resort.   I am back in gray Washington now, 49 degrees today.   It was 103 when we left Tucson.  

View from the outside dining area

Thanks to Hank, I tried and fell in love with green corn tamales, and had some good relaxation time in Tucson- we were able to swim in the sun at the Westin's country club lap pool, and I spent some serious time relaxing.   We walked Sadie today for two plus miles, which is a lot longer than I have been able to do during the past two months.   I am very hopeful that my Doctor visit on Tuesday will be a good one.   My sister Cathy had a birthday this past week, turning 53.   She is living with ALS as best she can, has a lot of faith and can always use some prayers. 

The Beatles and their handlers made the Magical Mystery Tour  movie and album from Paul's idea to follow up Sgt. Pepper's.   Paul wrote most of the new songs, the U.S. album also included singles like Strawberry Fields Forever, Hello Goodbye, and Penny Lane.   I get a kick out of the segment when they are all in white tuxedos and dancing down the stairs trying to act like older song and dance men.   The video also goes into Magical Mystery Tour as the movie finishes.   There is no real message in the song, just like my recent sojourn.  Like Paul said,   "Let's all get up and dance to a song that was a hit before your mother was born."