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March 16, 2024

Waited for this day

..... A sunny warm day in the 70’s that is. A Sunny day to go outside and do some needed pruning and clean up. AND I feel lazy today. I have been waiting patiently/longing for a day like this. W...


February 24, 2024

Bathroom Reader

In the year 2024, thus far, I have been a Bathroom Reader. I have since read it is not good to sit on the Commode very long but I find I get my best reading there. For one, it could lead to hemor...


May 04, 2023

That Cutie

She is sly… or thinks she is. On any chair or couch you are on she will soon be on your lap even though you said it would NOT happen. When the recliner was in my Woman-Cave, she would come walkin...


April 21, 2023

65 soon

I was talking to my Mom last week. I reminded her that I am going to be 65! on my Birthday. “HOW DID THIS HAPPEN SO SOON?” She said, well you think that is bad, “I’m going to be 90 on my next bir...


April 08, 2023

Wasted time

(I wrote this on Wednesday the 5th) 2 weekdays in a row of nothing and I am excited.... And feeling way too lazy at the same time. Lazy doesn’t actually feel good. My body absorbs lazy and it fee...


March 30, 2023

A few things

A few weeks ago without notice my Desk Top and my Laptop kicked the bucket! I turned the Desk Top on to search for something. The last time I had it on was last May when I copied all my Photo’s t...


January 19, 2023

Ugh

A couple of weeks ago during a ZOOM gathering with my Brother-in-law and his wife, he had this great idea (in his opinion). He said, “Let’s go to the Holy Lands together”. My Husband immediately ...


January 02, 2023

7253 pages

0- I didn’t finish 1- Parts were okay 2- Interesting and/or Food for thought, Enjoyed 3- Very Good Read! BOOKS I READ IN 2022 3- “Raising Trump” by Ivana Trump 3- “A Mother’s Reckoning”, Living i...


December 26, 2022

This season

I wanted to do this Christmas Season different. Be more on top of decorating, cards, and Christmas programs on tv. I have been a Fuddy duddy for 26 years most of the time. THIS YEAR I WANTED TO-...


November 15, 2022

one day

Every time I sign in, I am reminded of my ever growing draft list that I have yet to Post. One of these days I might start posting drafts saved from 2015 to the tune of about 60 posts! Most were ...


October 05, 2022

They drop on a dime

In hindsight I missed clues that something was off. I tend to do that. Like I am in denial or something. One of the two cats were missing the cat box. It was a few more weeks when I caught the cu...


August 20, 2022

weeds

Today I had decided I would pull weeds. We have neglected the backyard all summer. I last pulled them in early June. The bushes were shaggy. The one tree had its branches hanging down almost to t...


June 01, 2022

52

Entries that is, that I have started and saved to Draft since 2016. Some is old news now. I meant to post the March entry and before I knew it, it was April. I meant to post the April entry and b...


March 03, 2022

Priorities

I had asked for a new Hard Drive for my Computer to transfer some stuff to it because Hard Drives fail after so long and I have had that Hard Drive at least 10 years now. That is actually the lon...


February 17, 2022

I need...

I told my husband I need 4 things… these are not wants.. these are needs. - Lap Top - Twin Bed - Hospital Table - iPad Let me explain- The laptop I have isn’t that old.. I’d say it is at least 5...


February 14, 2022

Today

At Christmas I decorated 3 days before and we never listened to Christmas music until that day, and I barely got some of my cards out. This year I want to be less of a fuddy duddy. I have determi...


February 04, 2022

He fired the 1st guy....

HIM 1-15-22 Saturday I did a ton of washing. then My Dryer quit working. I think I shorted out the fuse by putting something in there that didn’t wring out enough by the washer. 1-18-22 Tues...


January 17, 2022

10 years ago

..... Wow, it has been 10 years? Even my husband said, “Wow! Really?” When I think of him, I just smile. What a blessing he was in my life. He was 78ish. (He always thought he would die in his 7...


January 04, 2022

19 years ago

Just writing that.. it’s like wow this was 19 years ago in the month of January. I met 2 OD’ers when my husband went to a Job interview in Phoenix. “Library Lady” and “Abritelight”. After my ...


December 31, 2021

Highlights of 2021

If I was to sum up 2021 I would say it has been all about a series of CHOICES. As everything started to reopen and start back up- Choices. - Do I get the Vaccine? or do I not? - Do I go to Califo...


December 24, 2021

1 day ago

I used my new Mixer for the 1st time. I woke up KNOWING once I used it, I would probably hate it and take it back. A little background- When I was growing up, we had a Counter Mixer and my Grandm...


December 12, 2021

10 days ago

Well actually 2 months ago, we went to a fundraiser function. There was a Silent Auction, and I took full advantage of that! I put my name down on all kinds of things and Do’h.... I won a few mor...


December 02, 2021

14 years ago

At the end of that November our household goods were packed on a Mayflower Truck headed for Wisconsin. It is crazy to think it was just 14 years ago because we have started over and lived in 2 ot...


November 05, 2021

House of all houses

A reader said “That house sounds amazing”. I started leaving her a note but ran out of room. Then I decided to expand and post it here. I hesitate a little though. Because…. Because. ~~~~~~~~~...


October 13, 2021

23 years ago

…or there about… We moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico, from Colorado Springs. When my husband first told me he had a job interview there, I said, “I’m not moving there.” We were less that 50 miles...


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Facts and Opinions… Thoughts and Feelings....
I welcome your responses even if you are waaaay off. I’ll forgive you. Besides, you might just give me Food for Thought.

Serious though.. I thank you for Reading and Noting.