As per an IST tradition I will look back on my last year....the good, the bad and the ugly.
I will start with the GOOD....
We had to replace our ailing Nissan Juke with a new car....we decided on a Hyundai Kona....great car but damn all the bells and whistles....but we searched for one specific feature.
As you can see Mojave needed her spot....she does not like to stick her head out the window but needs to see where she is going.
Another thing was since I am old and mobility is becoming more and more of a problem Sue and I decided that Mojave needed a sister to help her get needed exercise....and we adopted Sahara (her introduction post has not been completed)....but here she is...
This 44 pound pup has more energy than the Energizer Bunny and her batteries never runs down.
She has decimated the field mouse population....at last count 23 sent to the Great Spirit.
The BAD....
Number one was the weather down here....the Summer was way too long and extreme heat raged on for months at one point reaching 123 degrees and to make matters worse we had no rain for 156 days.
The weather wrecked havoc on my small garden. Watering was not a big problem but because we had such a mild winter the field mouse population exploded....we planted cucumbers, squash, lettuce, radishes, tomatoes, sweet peppers, herbs and hot peppers.
The tomatoes did well, the herbs did well and the hot Thai peppers did exceptionally well but everything else was a total bust.
I am thinking of erecting a greenhouse.
Thanx to the 6 month drought my property was turned into one large dust bowl and with two pups running in and out the dust accumulation was horrendous....we have decided to bring in outside help to clean the house.
My best friend of 30 years had out patient back surgery caught a staph infection was hospitalized and died. He will be missed for he was the closest thing I had to a brother. May he rest in peace.
The UGLY....
Sue had to start chemo for the third time and must travel back and forth to Houston....it kicks her butt and she endures well but I can tell she is over the treatments. She will learn if a 3rd surgery is coming or not. I try to stay positive for her sake.
My health issues were not as bad as Sue's but they sucked anyway....my mobility is sadly reduced thanx to all the metal in my right leg and the 4 missing toes on my right foot....walking the pups became painful too painful for an everyday thing.
And then a bout with acute bronchitis did me no favors.....after a month of antibiotics and breathing treatment it seems to be clearing up.
That was the Good, the Bad and the Ugly for the past year....all in all not the best year but it did have some bright spots.
Now for In Saner Thought...I do a look-back at the past year in blogging...
This past year has been good not my best year but the stuff to write about has been limited....wars, Donald the Orange and the antics of Congress....boring is not the right word but to be polite I will stick with boring.
I have 3661 followers down from 4500....I lost a bunch when I left Twitter but I am thankful for those that stuck with me.
IST has gotten 475,399 hits and a total of 97,828 comments on 18,318 posts....not breaking any records but I think it is a success.
I am extremely grateful for my loyal readers and commenters they make this all worthwhile...I may not be high on Google's list but I do not care as long as the loyal are here so shall I....personally I do not give a fig about my ranking or whatever it is with Google as long as I can have the loyal then I think my rankings are perfect.
This will be my only post today....I wish everyone a gran New Year's eve.....please if you are celebrating have a driver on hand...
HAPPY NEW YEAR MY FRIENDS!
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