I know I am a week late, and I wish I had an excuse for not posting, but I do not have a good one, so I will just say I am sorry.  2022 has gotten off to a shaky start from the falls previous to this month that kept me dizzy for a while. I am much better now. I have been conscious of what I am doing and what is going on all along. but today I feel more with it.

I have been feeding two stray cats for quite a while - they sleep on my covered patio. But last month a slightly retarded man who moved in here recently, took Persephone, the gray cat I have had for 6 years I found homes for her two litters before I was able to get her spayed by the Humane Shelter. She thinks she belongs to me, but if he can give her a home (inside) then I will just let it be.

However, her best buddy, Sebastian, a beautiful black Persian like cat. with emerald, green eyes misses, her. They were great buddies. Since she has been gone, he has been sleeping on the patio and today, he asked to come in and I said yes.

If she does not come back, I will let him be my inside cat. Riley and I will both have to adjust, but Riley likes him. Sebastian is asleep on the couch right now, but I plan on washing his bed I have for him and bringing it inside, 

I have never actually had a cat for a pet so it will be a learning experience. I will let Sebastian determine when he goes out and comes in for a while. He might not want to live here all the time, since I know there is a bunch of cats on the other side of the adjoining building in this complex. He has his buddies. 

It appears that 2022 is going to be a different kind of year...

 eitherAnd my house is not decorated = at all. I do not have my tree up or anything done. No baking for gifts, nothing. 

I usually put my tree up on my birthday, but I have to admit that last fall has taken the zing out of my life. I cannot make myself even decorate, much less make anything.

I have not even gotten the cards out to send. But in the last few years I have not received that many. With social media at such a high, most people send wishes that way. That saves a lot of stamp money.

I did put a wreath on my door and hung up a felt tree on my pot rack. But I think that will be all for this year.

I do not feel much like cooking this year, so if I cannot find what I want in the grocery, I will try to find a frozen turkey dinner like I had Thanksgiving. Then I will add the Christmas fixings. Maybe....

My main goal is to straighten my apartment up = while out of sorts I let things slide. But I will do it for me, since the pandemic has kind of nixed visiting neighbors. 

I hope my mood does not worry you, my friends. I will be OK, I hope that will happen in a few weeks, as my strength comes back. and I see my doctor about this last fall. Her visit is coming up this month.

So, I will be "clearing up" the clutter little by little so the New Year will come in without any hassle - keep your fingers crossed.

AND I HOPE ALL OF YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY!

​I posted on my site a few posts during the last "ga,ga" days after my concussion decided to screw with my brain (my last fall must have scrambled my brain a bit and I did not realize it until today.)

The posts are gone - cannot find them anywhere. But I have evidence they were written, but I cannot find where they are stored.

So, I guess we will wipe out those few days leading to my birthday, and start over. My birthday was quiet. I received several best wishes via Facebook, and one phone call from a dear 90-year-old friend in SC. However, I heard from no neighbors - who are pretty good friends. I am not angry about it = with the pandemic worries my birthday is just a small drop in their lives.

I am running out of things I want to eat; so, my kind neighbor will take me Tuesday to shop. We will possibly go tomorrow, but she has a nurse visit scheduled and she does not know how long that will be. Tuesday is OK with me = I can still get specials for the recent ad.

The roses my dear friend sent me are still beautiful. They are holding up really well. I did not get my Christmas decorations up yesterday so I will try to get the tree up with all the other decorations this week. I guess I am a bit depressed since I usually love this time of year and already have the house done.

I guess have the pandemic blues as all of my neighbors seem to have, too. I spent the day with some of them, and it was nice to have a personal conversation with someone other than my dog. I doubt we get back to normal here in the apartment by Christmas. Maybe the new year will bring better times.
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Sorry for the rather negative post. Hopefully this will pass quickly. I am just lonely. But my health is good and I am still acting normal. ha, ha.

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.