I have decided to hang up my "traveling shoes" for a while, (maybe even permanently) as far as moving to a new location is concerned. I am going to stay in Pensacola a while longer or maybe even permanently. I decided to stay mainly because I have made some dear friends here.

​I also am not getting any younger so moving to a new city is not something I really need to do. I have good doctors here, reasonable rent, good grocery prices, a wonderful Gulf beach, and a lot of other reasons seniors retire here.

​To satisfy my need for discovering new places I am going to substitute moving away with moving into a new place - house, duplex, or apartment. I also have remembered that the reason I moved here is that Pensacola is a good location to plan a trip. I am close, within a day's drive, to many new places and Pensacola  has a very nice airport. Trips to new places are still possible. But my home will remain constant.

​I am now searching for a new residence - would really like to rent a small house, and there are some in my price range. So I will begin a new adventure, here, in Pensacola. And I will have people who care about me already in place. I think this is a great idea.

I am finally coming to the end of a "bad time" in my life. Unfortunately, I have had a few over the 70 years of my life, so I always remain hopeful for the end to come. I guess you can call me an optimist, but I am sure the new friends I have made, recently do not know this. Some of the new ones have only known me a short time and do not know my history of shooting myself in my foot, repeatedly.

​I read a description of a Sagittarius on Facebook and it was pretty right one. It said I always "leap" into something without fully knowing what will happen. Pretty much true, as my old friends know. Note old friends, my marriages.

​Now that October is on its way to Halloween, I am "picking up" a little. I love Halloween as much as a child does. It is a time to Pretend you are someone else, or something else. It is a time when some adults get to pretend again and have fun like a child - innocent belief. That is me.

​​Next comes Thanksgiving and Christmas and even though I am now alone, I celebrate by cooking for both events, much as I would do for the loved ones of long ago. I always invite anyone who has nowhere to go on these holidays and sometimes I have people who take me up on the offer. If not, I have a lot food left over, but I am "fixed up" with meals for a long time after. (I just have to heat up and NOT COOK.)

​It is a given that the holidays are coming, and I plan to get in the "party" mood. And I probably will be posting more on my blog since I will be living my life, such as it is, again. I thank those of you who have been with me through this and many of you who have been "along for ride" since I started this website.

​See you next post.