My neighbor and I went yesterday to get our Flu shot and our booster shot for Covid. The pharmacist gave one in each arm. And today both arms hurt. This has not happened before and I know I am being a child about it, but they hurt! Both arms.

I do not remember there being pain before this time, but maybe there was. Anyway, they hurt when I move them and do not move them. I am postponing a trip to the grocery store until tomorrow in hopes that they feel better. 

I know that it will stop hurting eventually and I am being a child about it, but why not? I am now a few days away from 75 and I can visit my childhood any time I want. 

I know tomorrow they will be better - so today I will nurse them.

I have decided to "cloister" one more day - still dizzy and a little tired. So I am here. I notified my neighbor that I wanted to postpone our trip to get our flu shot and our virus booster until tomorrow. She had a doctor's appointment this AM and was fine with doing it then.

I have been just sitting in my recliner with an occasional cup of coffee or a quick snack for two days now. I do walk Riley every morning at 6AM and let him out "on demand" the rest of the day. but usually he is right by my right leg on the recliner.

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When I check statistics i see with gratitude that many of you still follow my website and my posts. Thank you followers for still following me. I will try to do better now that the concussion I got in a fall about 3 weeks ago, has finely started feeling better. There for a while I was a feeble minded individual who could not grasp much. I still am a bit feeble minded but I am progressing to better mental health every day. That is another thing I am thankful for..

I still have many of my long distance friends that I AM SO THANKFUL TO HAVE. I also have some wonderful neighbors who check in with me and one is my personal nurse (she is a retired nurse but always a nurse.)

I will be 75 early next month and am so glad I made it this far In spite of the last year. I will be here for a while yet it appears. My mother lived until 85 and I might be here for quite  while. But enough of that negative talk.

I decided not to cook a big Thanksgiving dinner this year and invite people in - first because of the pandemic and second because I do not want to have all that work. I am thinking of getting turkey legs like last year since I only like dark meat and I am not inviting anyone, as I said. I will fix my favorite stuffing, but it makes so much. Cranberry sauce is also a necessity, but I will forgo the green bean casserole, unless I can find a frozen one. Some of the grocers here do carry it. I will let the whole package of yeast rolls rise and bake them, because they are wonderful and will be eaten quickly.

But I have not invited anyone this year - I do not really see many neighbors, just a few, since the pandemic. They will go to family gatherings, anyway.  I am, as I said, so thankful for all of them.

It will just be Riley, my Yorkie, and me. He will get a tiny bite of Turkey since he is so small. He will be happy just to sit on the end of my recliner and watch  movies with me, as he is doing right now.

I hope everyone reading this will have a joyous time with whomever you choose or alone as I will be. It is a time to be thankful for my long life and the friends I have made along the way. I treasure you all, whether you are just followers of my page or real friends. 

ENJOY THE DAY = THANKS FOR READING. I WILL BE BACK AFTER THE BIG DAY I TURN 75!


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To all of you who serve or have served our country, I thank you today and every day.

My father was in WWII in Italy and North Africa - he worked for the railroad in the US and worked for the railroads overseas making sure they were up and running. 

Former husbands and friends fought in Vietnam. Some did not make it back. Others came back greatly changed.

Again, I thank you all, this day and every day.

I cannot believe it is time to decorate for Halloween. I will do most in the apartment for my pleasure, since our Apartment Manager has said we can only place wreaths on our doors. I have noticed some have ignored this, but I am not only on the first floor where the manager's office is, but I am on the way to the Post Office box for the manager's office-I would be seen and he would write me up, I am sure.

When we first opened we had some of the grandkids come by to Trick or Treat, but that has changed, too. I even had a costume party the first year I was here, and it was wonderful. But the Pandemic has created a no fun time. We are all older here and many of us have "conditions" that make us vulnerable. Most of of us still wear masks to walk in the halls, even though we have been vaccinated. I do not know if the office personnel have had a shot. They are young.. Anyway, we seniors will plug on - that is how we got be seniors.

It is a bit sad, that I really do not see my friends here - we talk on the phone and touch base every couple of days. But a few of us have sat in our common area and caught up - 6 feet apart with masks.

I am hoping all of you dear readers get your flu shots and your Covid shots. There is a booster that I am eligible for soon, so I will get it. AND I will get a booster every year just like I get a flu shot every year. I am not ready to join my ancestors, just yet.

I have a dear sweet Yorkie, Riley, who is 12 and if I am lucky he will reach the same age as my other Yorkie, Puddin', that lived to be 16 1/2 years old, In 4  1/2 years I will be 78. Wow! that sounds old. But my mother made it to 85.  I do not want to see my future, since I am now too close to the end,  whenever that is.

I will continue to express my thoughts here  for a while longer. As long as I can. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR ME-- FOR MY THOUGHTS AND MEMORIES ALL OF THIS TIME.

.."II have fallen again. I am just going to have to realize that I an now 74 years old and do not need to climb up on anything - not even a one step up stool. The elevated air makes me dizzy. Or else my old age- what do you think?

Part of my curtain rod in my bedroom window fell out of its hook and I was just going to put it back, I reloaded the rod with the drape and sheer and stepped up = and fell down. I hate getting old and becoming a dizzy old woman.

Bad thing now is when I fall, I am like that old commercial, "I have fallen and I cannot get up." I have to "butt walk" to the phone and dial 911. Then I have to butt walk to the front door and open it. The only good thing is that the Fire Department sends 3, yes, 3, gorgeous young firemen to help me up. I called two neighbors but they are old and like me, cannot lift anything heavier that 5 pounds. I weigh a bit more that that.

So my dear firemen showed up and popped me right up. My neighbors were there and got to see them, also.

Therefore, I am making this pledge - I will not step up on anything higher than two inches ever again. I will not even walk up steps - ramps or elevators for me.

Of course this really bothers me, because I want to remain independent and self-sufficient As the old saying goes, "Pride goeth before a fall,"

I received an email asking if I was OK. Yes, I am and I hope they see this post and the one before it. 

Riley and I are doing pretty good for old creatures. We just got rain from Ida - but we get a lot of rain during this time of year. 

June has "busted out all over" and is almost gone. Since I hit my head around the first of June, I cannot remember much about it. Now that I feel a little more connected, I will start my patio plants and décor now, a little late, but it will have to do.

Although a friend took me to Lowe's to buy flowers, etc. during June, I did not buy anything. For me it is hard to understand my attitude, but I did not care about anything, I just wanted to go home. Today, however, I am ready to get with summer and that is wonderful.

I am probably too late to do tomatoes, etc., but I can do plants. And I need to do that, since I have more dead ones than live ones. I almost lost my big ferns, that in past year - I divided in the spring and gave the portions  to friends. Today they are barely hanging on. Just need lots of water and I have been giving them a drink every AM and PM. Keep your fingers crossed. I have had them for over 5 years and have, as I said, divided and given so many away.

Oh, that winter debris of a neglected porch is really bothering me. And all those empty tables and plant stands, too. I cannot go by myself, yet - I have to have a friend drive me until I have no more dizzy spells. I am getting better every day. This post proves it. I am actually looking forward to something.

​I can order soil, fertilizer, and plant food on line, but I will have to take a "good" day and go in person to pick out my plants. Believe it or not, but I buy the quick sale plants that are dying and bring them back. That is because it appears I have inherited my mother's green thumb.

So I will leave you to make my plans and arrange a trip to the nursey.

 I accidently turned on the camera on my laptop and I was staring at my face. My 74 year old face without makeup and looking down. YIKES! I have aged!

I look into my bathroom mirror every morning to brush my hair and my teeth, and sometimes later if I plan on going out and I put on a little make-up. I do not EVER see that face when I start to get ready.

My picture not only looked old on my laptop; it was scary, too. Children would run and scream if they saw that face. AND it looked angry - not a smile to be seen.

I wonder if that is my teacher face when I gave discipline - it would explain a lot. Granted this face was very old, and colorless, but the expression could stop clocks.

I am going to have to work on this. I did go and put on make-up and took another look, better - at least the clocks kept running

NO MORE BARE FACE FOR ME = MAKE FOUNDATION AND SOME EYE MAKE UP AT LEAST. i WILL PUT SOME ON WHEN i WALK MY DOG IN THE MORNING. I cannot scare the other dogwalkers I see, unless I go out a 6AM. No one is out there.

I am so glad I did not accidently take that pic that showed up. I hope It is gone forever.-Except in my memory = YIKES!