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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." |
| Today contained some great news and some sad news. Great news is that there will be a wedding in the family. My nephew has proposed and the bride to be said "YES!!!!" Graham proposed in Wyoming at Inspiration Point. The pictures tha he sent were awesome. The whole family is glowing. All I really knows her name and that she can cook. The couple has a great future to look forward to. Love you both kids, Cheryl and Graham. I hope that there is nothing but goodness ahead. And I think that David and my Mother and Father would be so happy. They are probably looking down and smiling as I type. And whatever Stan and I can do, if we can and within limitations, we will do. Now for the sad side. I called up Bert's house and Millie answered. I felt that she was not feeling well. Her tone of her voice was curt. She stated that she felt that Graham had proposed to Cheryl for money. (insult!) She also added that our grandfather Fred Werner married our grandmother for her money. (insult!) What is it with Bert and Millie? Is that all they can think of? They always have angry and unbelievable things to say. The reasons they give are crazy. This could eat them up. Bert is constantly telling me negative things about my Mother. And I know that 99% is not true. I just put it up to the fact that he is 79 years old and thinks of nothing but how he was wronged by us. We, his brothers and sister did not do anything to him. Aunt May was not left withlout any money. We all still love him and his family. But enough is enough. HIs life could have been better if he made better choices. He did his life the way he wanted to. So that is life. Yin and Yan, Good and Bad and etc... It is up to the person involved. So I am going to sign off. It is getting late and Shadow is hungry. Love to all. God bless my Dennis and Cull family. NIghty night. |
| Well.I am finished with all of that confounded scratching. We washed and cleaned. I even put alcohol on my legs. Today, I am much better. Overall that was a great trip that I could never do again. I am glad that I went. Today I called a friend who invited me to her house in Wimberly, Texas. This was Sharon Matthews Scott. She was and is still a wonderful person who I went to high school with. She and other ladies invited me to a weekend last year. I was sick with some nausea and dizziness. I said that I would try this year. Bult I did not expect to be in Broken Arrow. But I am here now. I texted. I called her landline. I called her cell phone and had no answer. I thought that she was mad. She was not. She was in the hospital with her husband who just got out of surgery for an intestinal problem. The doctors had to take out a lot of Joel's intestine. I do hope that he gets better. His diet will be different from now on. We talked about many things but mostly Sharon told me about what she and the other girls did last year and since then. It sounded great. I told her about Fred's cancer and future prospect. We both acknowledged that growing old is no fun. Anyway I explained that I could not come because I am not in Texas any more. I told her about Broken Arrow and our house. We had a nice long talk. I am so happy for Sharon's past experiences. She is so nice. I am now seeing the best for the whole group. There is no need for anyone to be anything but happy for the present. Nuff said. Got to go. Nighty night. |
| Today Stan and I drove out to a place that was a cemetery. It had not been taken care of, mowedl, whatever in a few years. We were looking for his and now my great grandfather and great grandmother's grave. It was a weird trip. We went down a road that had a sign "No Turning Around. We went to a house to ask a neighbor. Not at home. Stan did find the cemetery.We had to open a gate, walk in a pasture like are. and go through the cemetery's gate which was not locked. But I was so afraid of snakes. I don't like them and I am sure that they don't like me. We took pictures and commented on the condition of the grounds. We saw baby's headstones, Commoratiave plaques of the GAR and other things. The one thing that got a feeling from me was the headstone that identified a lady who was a surviving person of "Trail of Tears." What sorrow that I felt for her. I have seen pictures and read stories but have never been this close to someone who had suffered so much. RIP Lucinta D. Kernell. I regret what our government did to the people of the Indian nations. We left and went home but not before we discovered that we may have been infested by chiggers. Oh do I scratch!!! I took a bath and scrubbed 3 times. Later I still scratched so I wiped myself with alcohol. About an hour later I saw some moving freckles on why body. Stan is in a lot of trouble if those freckles still move tomorrow. He says that he is not itching. How dare he say that. Scratch honey, scratch!!! So I am getting ready to go to bed. I do not want to sleep on the inside because I am afraid of the little, miserable critters that might be with me. No more cemetery visiting unless the grass is cut. No more! Going reluctantly to be. Niglhty---scratch-scratch-night. |
| Stan and I have our few favorite TV programs. They are mostly on the public broadcasting channel, 11 in Broken Arrow and 8 in Houston. The shows are good. They are not trash. They are educational. Some shows are very funny such as Keeping Up Appearances. The historical one is Victoria. It is about Queen Victoria and her life, from young girl to older widowed queen. The actress that they have chosen is from the Doctor Who series. She is quite good. The writer actually got permission to read some of Victoria's letters and/or journals. Stan and I are waiting for the announcement. We have watched Glenchester who uses a priest to help an inspector solve mysteries. A new priest has been brought in. Only time will tell if the show will continue. Call the Midwife is about some ladies and nuns who help women deliver babies. This show is really quite good. Midsummer Mysteries also had a character switch. The main detective left and his brother replaced him. Really the first detective left the show. Stan and I did like him better. The next show is Doctor Martin. It is hard to explain but has been on the air for many years. The actor is not like the character he portrays. There is a certain seriousness to it but one has to laugh at how the doctor and his character is done. I say "Well done!" to the actor. I guess I will never make a sports fan of Stan. He tolerates the sports that I want to see. And I tolerate his extreme politics and serious shows. Tit for Tat! We watch Doctor Martin in our special room for Shadow. It feels like a date night since we hold hands. How sweet. Stan has this special sweetness to himself. He has a nice laugh. Well anyway the room is special too. I have talked about this room. It is the one with the portraits. It's pretty nice. I am feeling more comfortable here.The house and neighborhood can really grow on you and make you feel at ease. But there are a few more things to do. The VIP-guest room will be done before the end of the year I hope . But as all good things come to end. So does this BLOG. Got to go. NIghty night! |
| Tonight is hopefully the last in 16 parts of a Country and Western series by Ken Burns. It was a pretty deep examination of the history of what we now call Americana (?) but I will still call it C & W. I did not know the beginnings of this genre of music. I just thought that it was Hillbilly or mishmash of people who lived only in the country. Yes part of that is true. These were poor people who came from all walks of life. Most of them were southerners. The songs were unsophisticated to me. I would prefer to play and/or listen to classical music. But now that I think about this, my classical music, written by giants such as Mozart, Brahms, Wagner, and more was older. But it was played for royalty. It was on paper. It made sense to me. There were also some great religious music. Choirs sang these songs at weddings, funerals and holidays of the Christian religion. (Messiah) It was played on the organ or a cappella. Sometimes other instruments were used. It was my kind of music. Back to C & W in which the earlier tunes came from religious song. (Let the Circle Be Unbroken.) People also added things from their culture such as yodeling. And the basic instrument was a stringed kind such as mandolin, harp, guitar and later the banjo. These people, including women were outstanding The songs that took from religious ones were also the kind that told of sorrow as well as happiness. I could go on and on but this was a long show. Stan and I have sat tjhrough 8 nights of 2 hour parts. I do wish that the shows were only 1 hour, but I am not Ken Burns. I do hope that tonight was the last but it may not be. I am saying this because this series of the history of C & W made a great impression on Stan. He enjoyed every minute of it. He has looked up some of the songs. He knew many of the singers that I did not. The only thing I will close with is that many of the earlier artists died young because they did some drugs or drank a lot. A few were in bad accidents. (airplane crashes) Some went on to will awards and get nice contracts. This kind of work was not for the feint of heart. I do think the I should show more respect to those I have learned about and enjoy more those I know. Both men and women, young and old, created a part of history that will be looked at and listened to for a long time. Hurrah for 'The Grand Ole Oprea and C & W. Oh last thing many stars came from Texas and Oklahoma. I'm happy to know that. Nighty Night! YEEE HAW! |
| I got a letter from a very good friend a couple of days ago. We went to school together and graduated in the same class. She was not snobby. She was nice got everyone. I was and am honored to be a person she calls friend. Sharon married and has a family. I hope she has been and will always be happy in her marriage. Grandchildren-yeas. Still nice-definitely. Pretty-without a doubt. She has invited me to a trip to Wimberly to be with other girls for the weekend. I am nervous to go because it might mean that I will have to drive to her house. I am not into driving long, and I mean long distances any more. I do not want to be unappreciative of her invitation but I feel so sappy, yucky or whatever. So I emailed her back explaining that I am in Oklahoma now. Maybe she will understand. More to come later. I am so tired. Nighty night |
| Well I did it. I sat through for 8 hours of music history. It wa not bad.The movie clips, photographs, and song visuals were interesting. It was a Ken Burns documentary. I am sure that he had a lot of help digging for the historical data. There is probably much more out there. The sad thing is that most of the popular singers/musidal artists started out poor. Cotton pickers. No homes. Hard work. Sudden fame but no knowledge on how to pace ones self. These people made it to the top in the Grand Ole Opera and the like a firecracker, it was gone. I felt sad for those who burned themselves out, drank and used drugs or couldn't make it as they wanted too. I remember the good old artists like Willkie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Rogers Miller, and more. God Bless the USA and our artists. But note this I will not listen to this again. I will not sit for 2 hours a night again. I will not walk with Balto late at night. He went crazy poor dog. The only thing that happened good today was that Shadow had about 4.5 hours in the guest room. I think she really enjoyed it. Good for her. I guess that it is time to sign off. I am really tired. Let's just say, I would like to be better but my fingers just can't do it. Sweet dreams. Nighty night. |
| What is this world coming to. I am really sick and tired of what is happening in my country! People----GROW UP! Does the word impeachment sound familiar? First Trump. Now the SCOTUS Kavanough. Lies! Lies! and Lies by the Democrats (DUMB EGOTISTICAL MORONS ONERY CRAZY RAT-ASS TURKEYS) cannot seem to believe that they lost the 2016 election. They do not want anything that Trump sets up to succeed. Yes the WALL seemed crazy but people are coming here that will drain our treasury and other resources. Some, not all will be drug lords or other kind of criminals. Finally, they will take away jobs from present citizens. Stay at home. Learn a skill. Move out of your area to some place that has the same culture and beliefs. If you want to come to America, do so legally. I cannot afford to pay for you or your children. Classes are full enough. We do not have enough medicines for our citizens in some cases. We also do not want to change our lives, to yours to make you happy. My family came here legally. You can do it too. But once your stay is over, return home and go to work. Finally the last news that I am tired of is how the people are abusing animals and senior people. If you have to hurt something, pick on someone your own size. No animal deserves the torture and pain or finally death that I see on FB. Judges, do your job and really punish these abusers. Grow some guts and put these creeps in JAIL. You heard of the word. You know what it means? Do it!!!!!!!!!!! Nuff said. NIghty night. |
| Friday the thirteenth on a Saturday the fourteenth? It could happen and did. I lived through it myself today. Balto was a little fussy or clownish on our early morning walk. We were both tired out. The Investing course lesson was much harder than usual. I think that Stan could understand it, but it was formula heavy and hard for me. My nap got interrupted for the second day in a row. I tried to take Shadow into the guest room for some quality time. Let's just say that for a 23-23 year old cat, her bite is much worse than her hissing. In fact if you hear her hissing, listen and do not try to pick her up. My left hand had a bit on it. It still hurts. My fight hand has a big scratch on it and the blood as not pretty. Stan and I tried to figure out why she reacted this way. We feel: 1. she thought that she was going out to where Balto was. She does not want to make friends with a dog. 2. she thought that she was going into a room full of other cats. She does not like that idea. 3.Stan and I put up a mirror. Too much hammering. Too much noise. 4. Stan and I have been moving some things into the guest room. She does not like that. 5. She just had medicine put into her ear. She does not like that. t6. She was having a bad day herself. Well Ex-cuse me! Shadow. I still love you. But the3 next time I will try to move you, I will be using gloves. So THERE!! Well, I ate too much BBQ from Rib Crib. I feel very full. I wish I had a smaller sandwich. And the Cole slaw was a bit much. So I need to go. NIghty night. |
| Just another busy day. Stan and I went to the storage place to hunt for antiquities or MOTHER'S journal for the army. She was in Oklahoma when she was in the war. Her unit of nurses went to somewhere in Oklahoma to rescue tornaedo victims. It was first thought the city was Pryor but now due to some research we thin\k the place might be Antler, Oklahoma I called Fred who added the information of Camp Maxie. Stan did some computer research on Friday. I went through many boxes that had antiquities on the label. No luck yet. We will find it. Or something. Tomorrow Stan will go to St. Patricks to weed. Looks like he will get those little monsters even in September. I am tired and need to feed Shadow. Nighty night. |
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