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rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com2019 August 13 Tuesday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 70° and foggy. Reached 86° but felt much warmer.Breakfast at home and coffee at the cafe, then Lunch at the senior center After lunch we drove into Des Moines for thirds weekend’s worship bulletins.Came back through Des Moines to Verizon for a screen protector for Ella’s phone.StoppedContinue reading “2019 August 13 Tuesday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 August 12 Monday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 70° and H.U.M.I.D! It briefly briefly tipped over into 80° but the humidity made it feel much warmer. It rained early this morning and the clouds haven’t quite left yet. Francis, Sandy, Sue, Ella, and I were at coffee this morning. “Little” Francis was here forContinue reading “2019 August 12 Monday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 August 11 Sunday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 75° and cloudy at the start of day. Got up to 82° in spite of all the clouds. Breakfast was a drive through at Burger King. $4 for 2 sausage egg and cheese croissan’wichs, small tater rounds, and a small coffee. We conducted worship at Cutty’sContinue reading “2019 August 11 Sunday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 August 10 Saturday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 54° start Eggs and bacon. Bacon and eggs. I worked 11 to 7 today. That meant that I had time to go for coffee this morning. Sandy and Francis, Ella and I were all that were there today. In honor of the Iowa State Fair inContinue reading “2019 August 10 Saturday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 August 09 Friday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 54° start and 85° high. I worked 8-3:30 today Ella played card.jackpot this evening and can home broke. She lost the entire $.75! Grin. I went to Wal-Mart to pick up my prescription and a few perishables. I returned home before I realized that I didn’tContinue reading “2019 August 09 Friday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 August 08 Thursday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 68° and cloudy. “Another cold front will also trigger showers and thunderstorms from the central Plains into the Midwest. Afternoon temperatures will be 70s and 80s because of the clouds and rainfall. More widely scattered and less organized thunderstorms will develop this afternoon across the Midwest.”Continue reading “2019 August 08 Thursday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 August 07 Wednesday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 61° that reached 88° I seldom repost things from other sites. However, this was too spot-on for me to not share. GROWING OLD My dear God, you know I am growing oldKeep me from becoming too talkative, from repeating all my jokes and anecdotes, and particularlyContinue reading “2019 August 07 Wednesday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 August 06 Tuesday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 66° overnight and I like the way the early morning sun shone on my closed Venetian blinds. I found the pattern pleasing, so I took a photo of it. It’s kind of artsy, don’t you think? Today is a “free day”. I do not work today.Continue reading “2019 August 06 Tuesday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 August 05 Monday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 64° overnight and 71° at sunrise with a few clouds. Reached 86 even with clouds. Waiting for the sunrise. An egg yoke sunrise this morning. The Cutty’s Coffee group was down to 4 today Francis and Sandy, Ella and I. We had a little shopping toContinue reading “2019 August 05 Monday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 August 04 Sunday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 61° overnight and 63° at sunrise. Hazyness is not a good sign, it means we’re at 100% humidity. And that means icky sticky! Again our numbers forthe coffee group were down, the Stones and the Beasleys were missing. Bob, Francis and Sandy, Ella and I wereContinue reading “2019 August 04 Sunday”