grandmas-bits and pieces: twist

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

twist

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Twisted block. It looks like it should be called Crazy Crystal.

Rained most of the day today but that never stops us. My first trip of the day was to the chiropractor and a good thing it was as my back was hurting. Happy coincidence.

Then we went to McDonald's at The Crossings . I had a salad and Ray a hamburger. After that we went to Safeway to get a prescription renewed and pick up a couple of things. Not too much though because we have to carry it all upstairs. Or Ray does and that includes my walker. So it was just a couple of things.

We ran inot one of the men who are working on the elevator and he said it would be fixed by Friday. I sure hope he is right. When I have walked up all those flights my poor legs are like rubber.

I had a nap when we got home.

After the nap Marg came over for a visit. I gave her the book I had just finished reading. It was a good one, The Book Thief, about a girl in Nazi Germany who learned to read but had no books. The central theme is that she steals books from the Mayor's library with the help of the Mayor's wife. The secondary them is WW2 in Nazi Germany if you can call WW2 secondary rather than primary. The writer has an almost lyrical sense of the use of words, very much like my son Richard. The cast of characters is rich and full of odd balls. Over all is the love the girl has for her Papa and her friendship with a young neighbourhood boy. The Book Thief is definitely worth reading.

I gave it to Marg but she is going to give it back to me. It is a book I want to keep. Marg brought me a book too , one by Karen Rose, Watch Your Back. We exchange books all the time.

And now Ray and I are watching CSI. We don't watch this very often but tonight it is good.