Me From A To Z

 Here is a page from my 'scrapbook journal' that I made telling all about me using the alphabet. I made it 4 years ago.

You ought to make one for yourself. It's fun. If you do, please post so we can see your efforts!

Barn Play

Did you ever play in a barn when you were young?

I did! I'd crawl up the ladder to the loft there the hay was stored. There was a musty smell with the straw all strown about. It was my hide-away.

It's a wonder I didn't burn the barn down, though!

There was a weed that grew in the fields around the barn. It had small whitish leaves on it and my playmate and I decided we'd take some of those leaves, some pieces of paper and a box of matches up to the loft one day. 

We tore that paper into rectangles, placed some of those leaves on one side, rolled it up and struck a match to it. We thought we were so grown-up! We were smoking!

As you might guess the 'cigarettes' didn't last long... and neither did our adventure of smoking. 

But, can you imagine what could have happened if we had started a fire! I probably couldn't sit down to this very day for the paddling I'd have gotten. 

       None of the above barns were part of my childhood. 

Yellow Flowers and Clouds Floating By

                                   Sundays are hard for me. 

Not sure why since one day isn't much different than another one anymore but there is just something sad in me on Sundays. Church alone, eating lunch out alone, sitting around the apartment alone. My family is always so busy on Sundays with their own brood and there are no activities here at Centerbrooke on the weekends.

I sat out on my balcony late yesterday afternoon enjoying the cool breeze, the yellow flowers blooming here and there around the pond, clouds floating lazily by. 

                    But, hey, it's Monday and a new day now. 

Today I get back to tackling this durn new computer. It's kicking my butt. 

My Family Tree Maker program wasn't recognized by Windows 11 so I downloaded a new version of FTM and when it was installed it is a gosh awful mess. 

                I'm getting too old for all this aggreviation! 

                                            Grrrr! 

However, I thank God for life, for being healthy, for just getting up every morning. I don't mean to complain for I have so much. But, sometimes, a gal's just gotta get it outta her system! Thanks for listening. 

My Week

 My Week That Was....

How I am feeling...Super! Glad to be alive. Excited. You name it.... 

What I'm reading... I just finished 'Time was Soft There'. This book sort of disturbed me in places but overall, oh my. I could picture the lifestyle of being in Paris without a visa, living in a bookshop (Shakespeare and Company) with all these fascinating characters. It was a fun read for me because I love Paris so much. 

I am looking forward to... a visit from my family from Oregon. They'll be here Sept 24th. So, time is drawing closer and the excitement builds. 2 weeks...

What annoys me...I can't help it and I know I should. But, there is one resident here who is so smothering I just run from her and I don't think I am nice around her. I don't like being 'smothered'.

Something new this week... I took a line dancing class this week. I was the oldest one there but I wasn't left out for sure. It was fun but boy, I got winded. I'll probably leave that for the younger crowd. (sorry there's not a picture to share but my daughter took a video and I can't figure out how to share it)

                                                 Tootle Loo,                                                           Latane

Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth dies at 96

What an extraordinary life she lived. She was always full of grace, kindness and loyalty. 

She was the epitome of what being royal stands for. 

She never wavered, never gave in or gave up.

She will be missed.

May she rest in peace. 

 

Where to Have Lunch?

It's a lovely day in my neighborhood!

How about where you are?

I think it's always a lovely day if I am breathing, healthy and happy

and today is one of those days.

Nothing much going on around here. It rained last night, I had a meeting of the welcoming committee this morning, and now I am ready for lunch.

Gee, let's see... where will I go to eat?

I have so many choices right here within two blocks of my apartment.

Ruby Tuesday? Maybe

Jimmy Johns. No

Santa Fe (Mexican). Not today

Masons' Grill. Maybe

and then there are the fast-food places. Burger King, Wendy's, Bojangles, Taco Bell.

So many choices.

But, I feel blessed to have so many to choose from without having to drive far. 

Where would you like to have lunch today?

Come on... I'll wait on you.