CELEBRATING 75

Celebrating 75 years (3/4 of a Century!) is not bad when you get treated well! A friend of ours blessed us (for both of our birthdays) with the beautiful display of flowers and a personalized birthday cake, at one of our favorite spots: AJ's Fine Foods. The flowers continue to be delightful and aromatic, although the cake is gone, having satisfied our taste buds several times. What a treat!

Yesterday, Marie treated me to a steak breakfast at home, and then took me out in the afternoon for good wine and treats at a gorgeous restaurant near the new Ritz-Carleton Hotel on the north edge of Tucson. It was a great day, with lots of nice messages from family.

LILA

When we talked to Lila yesterday, we were pleased that she was in her Baptist Home room, rather than the hospital, but were sorry that she was suffering from a bad stomach day, and was not feeling at all well. Nonetheless, she had been enjoying chances to sit outside in the beautiful fall weather. She is confined to a wheel chair most of the time because she must wear an oxygen mask which is difficult when trying to walk.

CARTWRIGHT

Mavis said the corn harvest is done, and was abundant! The beets look really good, and will be harvested starting this week. It has been a GOOD year with the farming!

Marilyn and Issy are doing well, and are enjoying the great fall weather before they contemplate heading south to Yuma (where it was 106 yesterday!) for the winter months. Issy's daughter also has a birthday on September 27th.

Dad sounded great on the phone. He was enjoying pizza with all the family at Mavis and Ron's! The house must have been full of grandkids because I could hardly hear the conversation!