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I do not know where to begin with this description. The time period is from 0 to now. Please don't ask how long that is. I am sure with certain clues, you will be able to figure that out. I am writing this on my favorite old computer at home. I have a computer room that doubles as a retreat for a few of my pets when they want to be alone. I will cover mostly current thoughts. I hope to add some pictures as I have seen in a blog. I think that to do this sharing will take a lot of work, but the pictures I have seen are well worth it. Occasionally, I might review a flashback in mylife. I have times when I just roll that special even around in my mind until it has every possible facet examined. Usually this time is to try to figure out a "what if" scenario. If some of my items have no zest to it feel free to say so. I think that after I have some a few trial runs, then the real me will be out for all of the world to see. Luck you! As the saying goes, "Come with me and the best is yet to be." |
| Hello there friends, Romans and fellow bibliophiles. My parents said that I wore them out by asking them to take me to the library. The librarian was a nice lady who allowed me to take one extra book home that was above the limit. By the end of the time I was allowed to keep the books they were all read. Of course this was the time that children had good reading teachers and great books to boot. My goal in book selection was to read every book up to the time, I made the list. The list was to read all of the Pulitzer Prize winning books. Boy the time I had read them all, I would be mentally prepared to write a Pulitzer winner myself. These were wonderful books. I am happy that women were included in the selection and winning books. Some people had won the award two times. I learned later that a few times it was a friend on the selection board who won. Boo! That was not fair even if the winners were good one. I have read about 20 of the books. But I wanted the book number one on my list and found that difficult to find. My husband found it for me an d I am reading the book occasionally. So next goal is to read this book for about 30 minutes per day. That is fair. And if I find something worthy, in something special in this book, I'll read until I feel like putting it down. Now you might wonder what books I liked. Most of them were classics. You know, the ones you had to read in high school or college. Let me tell you. There are some great books. Some were even made into movies. I liked, in no particular order: Gone with the Wind, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Good Earth, one by Hemingway, and a couple more that were read a long time ago.I lost my list so I'll have to finish later. But in my story, I want to have love, family problems, and a few surprises along the way. Is this too much for you? Am I boring right now? Well I plan to do better in the future. I am getting back on my plan to work on my novel. I have all of my resources lined up. It probably will not like a big book but I hope one that you can't put down. (You're thinking "Right! Promises! Promises!" ) My goodness touchy aren't we! Tsk.Tsk. Wait and see. I'll have you begging for more. Take care. Find a nice place to read. Be good. Signing off!!! |
| I'm baaaack! (Jack Nickolson's line.) It is going to be a hot day. Summer is only a few days away but the heat for the summer started early. I think I will complain now. I'm entitled. 1. The heat. Nothing I can do about that except strip naked and make sure I am not near any window. 2. I am fat. Well I exercise on our treadmill and try to limit sweets. I go shopping and sneak a few goodies in the cart. I just hope that I don't hit the next century mark on the scales in weight. 3. I am not reading enough. There are many books here so what's my problem.? 4. I am not working enough on my book. Well duh! It isn't going to write itself. Sit down dummy and DO IT!!!!!! 5. There is an election coming up and I do not know who to vote for. Well, talk to the Stan the man and research it. 6. Animals are being euthanized at an alarming rate. Why? Because they are caught as strays and have no chip or anyone who cares. Facebook is showing that some animals are being so abused that I want to go out and tar and feather the jerk who abandoned them. These are the most loving and loyal animals on earth and they don't get adopted and must make room in the shelters. Many people do not want this but ...and one can guess the rest. My heart goes out to these wonderful creatures. Not everyone can be Lee Asher of the FB Asher House post. He tries his bests. There are adoption events but very few dogs and cats get adopted. One person interviewed said that most people do not want their pet spayed or neutered. Why? The next generation of animals will not have to be euthanized. I wish I could help these fur babies. Dear God, please help these wonderful animals. 7. My balance and the physical therapy is going slow. I do not want to fall and get a broken hip. Stan is amazing but he has his own set of problems in the health department. I wish I could help him more. 8. My family in Texas have their own lives and problems but that is something I need to let them handle. I do not always get the news on what's going on. 9. I miss Bert and Millie. They came to Stan and my wedding. But they later got cancer and I did not know about Millie's death until much later. Bert did not want to talk to me much on the phone but he was having trouble eating/swallowing. I wish I had known about that problem so I could help.Graham did a nice job in hospital visits and post death responsibilities after both parents were gone. He is working to establish his own life. I wish him and Irene well. 10. This might be petty but I miss seeing my Astros on TV. It is always blocked out and I listen to the game on Sirius. It is fun to see homers by our guys and outs done in dramatic fashion against the other teams. We have good players but, sometimes they don't focus enough. This is the top ten problems/complaints/worries/thorn in the side from my point of view as of today. Maybe the next blog should be the top ten good things I think about. That is only fair. If I can think of ten. Well it is off to lunch I go. I will be careful for number 2 of this list. time will tell. Tomorrow is Father's Day. My father is dead so I don't have to talk to him. He didn't want me any way. |
| I can say that I may have celebrated my 5th year here. What an experience! There is nothing like a new home in a state that I never had dreamed to live in. It is almost like moving to another planet. The captain of this flight is none other than my husband, Stan. He had lived in Texas or Mother Earth for about 32 years with a wife who he loved very much. His home planet, was Oklahoma or Mars. (Since it is colder in both places I felt that it was a fair comparison.) We had crew members in the form of a young husky dog and 5 cats. All of them were not thrilled but could not refuse. How am I doing? Well I guess I need to add a factor of aging. In five years I have put on weight and added bumps, bruises and various injuries, (including the one from a goose who was protecting his mate and their unborn child/egg.) Emotionally I have good and bad days. (don't we all). But adjusting is important and essential if I plan to live the rest of my life here. (I do.) Maybe thinking of the pros and cons of the move and changes would help but this blog is meant to journal some thoughts and feelings to create a picture of my world. (remember that I am on a new planet now) First of all, I am happy that I did to go to a hotter or colder place. I have seen and walked in snow. I have learned another language, Cherokee. I have made some nice friends. And I am in a lovely home that should take care of basic needs. My husband makes sure that we are all comfy and well. Oh, BTW I have lost two of my Cats, Shadow and Kluter. I lost two friends from Houston, Raynell and Becky. They were special and I hope they are at peace in heaven. Left behind are family. Two brothers who have wives. One oldest brother and his wife passed due to cancer. (I hate that monster with all of my heart.) My nephew is on his own and I believe he has friends who have such different political ideas that a conversation with any of them might turn into a (ahem...) war. It is better to leave that part alone. How much have I changed? Well I'll go into that in another blog. Let's just say that I try to adjust but still be me. Does that make sense? Probably not because my husband says that I jump around on topics a lot. My plan is to continue writing, continue physical therapy for my balance problems and help Stan have some good years of health and mental happiness. It is only a matter of time before I drive him crazy. I'm good at that. So if I have not gone to another planet, ONE YEAR FROM NOW...I'll see if there is something more of changes or challenges defeated to declare. June 5, 2025. here I come. |
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