Mildness of the climate in the home was the sensation of the feeling of the day!

Huh? In other words, calmness was here today!
BORING! You all say well maybe not; but to have peace in any form is a plus in these anxious times, right?

I started reading my book today that is one of Robin Cook’s his newest called, Intervention; I believe it is his newest, at least it was in the new book section of the library, and they don’t lie, do they?

My relaxation techniques are basically vegging-out by watching the idiot box also, going back and forth from the TV to the book is how I roll; these days there isn’t much else in my repertoire.

That is unless Hubby or I decide we are going out to some absolute destination for necessities, fun or education purposes.

We are still conserving gas although the newest low/high is really confusing since it actually fluctuates almost daily, got that?

This weekend at our little municipal airport we have our annual air show going on, but we aren’t going. You see it is twenty bucks a head, and when Hubby used to be a deputy and he would be usually working the air show I was allowed in for free. And when we lived in south Jersey, in Lacey Township, we lived about twenty minutes south of Lakehurst and that too was free and we would take our sons to that one.
So I guess we are spoiled due to all those freebies.

The military can’t charge since they are supported by us, the taxpayers; sort of like the Smithsonian’s, which are also still free, I think! We used to go there a few times a year when we lived in NJ, only five and half hours from there by car.

Actually it doesn’t really matter anyway since we seem to live right below their flight pattern and all we have to do is go outside and look up! LOL

Have you ever wanted something different for diner or lunch or even breakfast and couldn’t come up with something new or unique? I used to find thinking about important things was at times a very interesting challenge in problem solving, but this is just lame and ridiculous, this is what I have been lowered to in my excitement scale in life? OH NO!
Sometimes I feel that I should be doing something rewarding and important like I used to do, but then my body says forget it! DAMN!

Not so funny when its your count on one and only body that you thought you had been taking care of, eating lots of fruits and veggies, used to go to the gym one and half hours a day, or race walk three miles in forty minutes, quit smoking nearly four years ago, and this is how I am being repaid with this shell of yuck! Darn, there should have been a healthy reward for me not this.

If only I could figure out how to change what has happened, since theoretically I do know what to do, besides all that working out I was a dancer too, took it for about twelve years. Knowing what has to be done is frustrating, since in my home I basically even have a home gym too, with a stationary bike, treadmill, and free weights, not to mention a backyard pool. But I was told more exercise will make my already destroyed bones and muscles only get worse, being pre-existing with no insurance to repair the damage that is my biggest fear to try any of it, since a doctor told me that.

I had been walking up until about two years ago when the pain from my hips became so severe I couldn’t sleep at night and that is when the doctor told me it’s a no go. The old story if it hurts when you do that then don’t do that! And pain meds for me either don’t work or cause bleeding ulcers, so that is where the problem lies or as I like to say up a creek without a paddle, not really I don't like to say that but it is accurate.

If any of you out there have any ideas please tell me what I should do?
I have run out of ideas.

On that pathetic plea; I will wish you all a good night and to all count those blessings and we will too!

Library day and can we talk?

The reason I am asking if it’s OK if we talk, just you and me, is because it is about my physical health issues and I didn’t want to lay the information on someone who wasn’t really interested. So I take it from your silence that it is all right with you for me to continue in this vein of conversation? Good.

I have been trying half heartedly to not mention what has been going on with me because I do know that to some people it could be considered a very boring topic, my ills.
But I think it is only fair to explain why a few days ago I mentioned the need to go back to see my neurologist, right? PS: I have an appointment for next month.
Only fair correct?
Well, here goes, I have been having more muscle spasms than I have had in a very long time, and find myself taking the Baclofen, anti-spasmodic medication, more often than not, and I was doing so well without it.
The other problem is a wee bit more disturbing to me and it has to do with endurance, being able to stand for any length of time, well sadly that has diminished to minutes too, with numbness in my legs causing me the need to sit before I fall.
But yet if I am sitting I also get the numbness too, as well as if my legs are straight down in a seating position, in other words I am damned if I do and damned if I don’t.
Anyone have any suggestions?
I suppose making the doctor’s appointment was the best idea, eh?

Moving on… today we also returned some and got out a few more books from our library branch, and then went over to see what was up at the adjoining building, our Cultural Center.
They have an easel in their lobby telling you what is going on today, and so I noticed there was one organization or group that I was unfamiliar with and I decided to ask the ‘Golden Girls’, senior white haired volunteers behind the counter, and they did not know.
That only made me more curious to find out who The Charlotte Community Foundation was, that’s me the nosey one!
They were meeting in room E, and so I scootered down there to find out, but no one was there yet, the meeting was scheduled for 11 A.M., and when the people did finally start to stroll in, I asked, and received an answer from the Manager of Marketing & Nonprofit Resources: edavis@CharlotteCommunityFoundation.org, Ed Davis, he was able to tell me that they help nonprofit organizations in finding and keeping volunteers, attain networking resources and the like. And so my curiosity was satisfied and I felt the need to acquire a few business cards to pass along, and I did. I also let those Golden Gals know about the mysterious group too, although they did not seem as interested in that information as I was.
Just call me the town crier.

Oh I almost forgot to tell you all about my big shopping spree!
At the Cultural Center they also have a few different types of shops besides so many other things, classes theater, restaurant, etc. but today I went into their little handmade items gift shop, and purchased an adorable tiny 4”X6” picture of a Teddy bear playing a violin, it made me think of my niece who passed away back in 2006, she played the violin as a child. And so I asked how much it was, since I couldn’t find any price on it and the additional Golden Gal who appeared to be in charge of the shop went in the back and asked a few other elderly cuties, and came back with the very appropriate price that was to my liking of two bucks, you made a sale, I said!

I have another project in the works; so be here next time for that update!

On that silly note I will wish you all a good night and to all count those blessings and we will too!

PS the people from our refuse company came early this morning, at six fifteen A.M. and did pick up our yard waste

Have any of you watched the show about...

Those CEO’s who go undercover to see the reality of their companies by working alongside their employees?
I found it very enlightening.


Any-who, back to the point I was trying to make, the one company that was on that show that does national waste removal for cities all over the place has, in my opinion been slacking off here.

Our county reduced our garbage refuse pick up to once a week including recycling and yard waste too. Our day is Wednesday, and for some reason, well they forgot to pick up our yard waste AGAIN! It seems that this has been happening at least twice a month for the last few months, why is that?
And we again went to the wire, and tried calling at five P.M., but they were already all gone!

To the good of that water utilities department they did do what they promised for flushing out our block’s water system and then retested us, and it was now good!

Confusing, I do know that people all over the country are trying harder than ever to do a good job since the prospect of another one could be zero to none these days.
Then why do some not appear to be doing the most simplistic task at one of the highest pays for a civil servant position?
It is in my understanding that many sanitation engineers make more than police, fire, or teachers. I do realize how filthy a job it is, but is it dangerous or are they in charge of molding little children’s brains? No, of course not!

All people should be respected in life for what their vocation is, and how they do it, but they should take pride in it no matter what, in other words be the best you can be at what you chose to do!
No job is insignificant if you do it correctly, everything matters folks.

Many positions in life that others may not want to do are done, because somebody else had the knowledge and expertise to do it, let us not forget that.

An analogy might be the one you hear in the arts, ‘those who can do (sing, dance, act etc.) those who can’t teach.’

But we all do know our limitations in life once we reach maturity, right?
Some will try things out of their reach but what the heck trying can be fun too!
Failing is all part of life.
Experimenting is an enjoyable way to learn more about yourself, and why not folks?
Many, who have been out of the work force for a while or just looking for any job, should try those temp agencies to see if they might have hidden talents, you never know.

If I was in better health I would do that, although my work history is quite diverse.

On that bizarre note of mystery I will bid you all a good night, count those blessings and we will too!

How about going out...we did!

What would be the occasion to leave the compound and venture into the world, you ask?
This and that …but of course!

Do you all recall that I felt the need to propagate?
The pineapple, silly!
I’m way too old for the other kind.

Any-who, we went to the giant discount store up the road a piece to acquire those few items which we just had to have, potting soil, hair care products and …gosh I forgot!
But we really hadda have it; if you know what I mean?

Once back at the ranch, so to speak, we chilled for a bit and sat outback.
Then Hubby got out the empty large flower pot with matching saucer, and filled it with the potting soil, he did the honors too with the planting of the pineapple according to the instructions off the net, push in till it stands by itself.

Hubby did some other things while I bathed in the dapple sunshine under the shade of our lanai. Soon I noticed through the houses that the next street over mail had been delivered and so I told Hubby, and he went and got ours. It was mostly junk mail and our water and sewer bill with an addition inside, a water quality test result for the county.

To the good it did show that we were all within the required limitations for any impurities. But I called anyway, since it was really written for a micro-biologist to understand. Hubby and I both knew we had very hard water and this was a definite from the exterior faucets deteriorating and the same issue occurring with our kitchen faucet as well. But when I questioned it the times before I was told that our water couldn’t do that and so I told the faucet manufacturer and they replaced it for the third time for free, the first and second times we paid for it.

Also the last time I called the utility department I was told a water test cost one hundred bucks but this time I was told it was free, huh?
And so I requested one, and sure enough the person was here this afternoon, service with a smile, how about that?

The gentleman was greeted by Hubby who went out specifically to speak with him and show him our faucet proof. The man agreed the water should not do that, and proceeded to test the water, it turned pink very quickly indicating that something was definitely askew it was showing the disinfectant was too high, and he told Hubby that the system should be flushed out by them within the next few days. Thank you very much!

I had concerns previously and even switched our animals to bottle water like me, since I could never drink ours; it gave me a stomach issue, that’s as close as I am going to say, you get the gist.
My other problems were pink rings in the toilets, and if I soaked towels or white clothing for more than a few minutes in the washer they would actually rip!

Now I feel like I am being exonerated, well at least I will when they fix the problem.
After all our water and sewer bills run around eighty bucks a month, only once it was in the sixties, and a few times like this current one which I already paid online was in the low nineties, which seems high to me, but this was a thirty-one day month, and even though Hubby waters with the rain barrel water he can’t add back water to the swimming pool or the fish pond which evaporate with our dryness, because there is too much sediment from our roof in the rain barrel water, even with the screen in place. So he does on occasion use city water.

Good night to all and to all count those blessings and we will too!

Downer Dolly is hopefully gone for the night!

Howdy folks…I’m back!
Who was that likely unmasked and disembodied person who wrote on my Blog last night?
Good grief, so sorry to my reading public; I will have to research who that severely saddened creature was.

Tonight I have returned to take back my counting of my joys on this planet and find the happiness in it all!
Have you never felt that you were having an out of body experience?
Nah, neither have I; that would be CRAAAZZZEEE!
Wouldn’t it be?

Pleasantries are supposed to be exchanged daily and a way of life in this life. We all should thank our lucky stars, and all those other redundant clichés, each and everyday that we wake up that we wake up, right? And so why would anyone have the indecency to complain about being lonely on a holiday? Geez it’s not like they were dying. What nerve to be so sad that you think that the rest of the world needed to hold your hand or at the very least pay you some mind, how selfish and self serving, I declare… just beastly, shame on you!

Well, to be honest who knows why people do what they do or what motivates anyone to reach out to a nobody in cyberspace for answers that more often than not go unanswered.

Most of these poor souls are just so self-involved they have no rhyme or reason for why they need reassurance. Perhaps it’s a form of lack of self confidence? Who are we to judge?

Judging is for Judy, and Joe and the like.
What a roar those shows are, aren’t they?
Makes you realize that your life aint so bad afterall; you know what I mean?

While this Downer Dolly was busy feeling sorry for herself on my Blog our Florida was having the best weather ever, did she mention whether or not she went outside to enjoy it?
Hmmm I do wonder if the lack of fresh air could be the interloper’s problem, oxygen and all that…who knows…but could it be a reality check for the deary, sunshine has been known to cause unexpected smiles and laughter, you know.

We are now in the CORRECT weather pattern for us Floridians once again, low humidity and mid-eighties, how wonderful that we can flaunt our good fortune to the rest of the world, LOL?

Specifically, I must apologize for the behavior of anyone who seems to have access to this Blog; some just take over without thought or concern of those ramifications.

Plans for going here and there are in the works after all we have things to do place to go to and lives to lead!
And so I will be busy most of the week with Hubby.

On that positive note I will wish you all a good night and ask you politely to count your blessings and we will too!

PS: Pray for the rest of the West Virginia miners in the explosion area!
Thankfully that 7.2 earthquake yesterday in Mexicali Mexico felt into California and Arizona was not as disastrous as it could have been!

Easter time and nowhere to go...

And so we stayed home again, as usual, these holidays of lately, which seems to be our practice.
Just the two of us again, sadly erroneously at the winter time of our lives, because I truly thought at this point we would have made up for all of our losses of deaths with a renewing with in-laws and grandchildren and extended family members that would be more than we could count, but no it has not happened and I don’t see it occurring in the near future either.

Hubby and I did manage a delicious meal with all the trimmings, and even cut up that pineapple too (and set the top aside for planting within the next two days) and we added that to a fresh fruit salad including apples and bananas.

Loneliness is already rampant and clutches at my heart.
How did this turn into this?

When we were young and callow fellows we knew not what to expect and had armies of loved ones all around us, but alas they have all moved either far away or perished by death, and that is why I am glad that holidays come in at only one day at a time.
More than a day of this and I fear it would consume me with tragic depression.

I do truly hope that you all have enjoyed this joyful week of Passover and or Easter; religiously they are so closely involved with one another that they are nearly one; you do know that one could not exist without the other?

Anywho, I am the last one to be telling you about any religious beliefs, since I am not at all that well versed in them, my Sunday School days are way behind me as well as any other education in that arena.

All I do know is that is many have been celebrating and I say more power to you for believing in anything in these hard times. I personally am always questioning.

Please dear readers let joy into your lives, and never ever take anyone for granted that you care about; life is way too short.

Good night to all and to all count those blessings and we will too!

Throwing something?

Why are ‘throw rugs’, called that?
Don’t we actually place them in the locations that we want them to be?
Laying them gently in the most beneficial part of the home to attract people’s feet to be wiped off or better yet to leave those bacteria infested shoes?

I suppose if I were to be informal with my art deco designed small ‘artsy’ pieces I might find the urge or the need to surge and actually heave them into the air, but not in the near future, just that thought makes my arms ache.

If you haven’t guessed already… today I took it upon myself to enhance the cleanliness of our enchanting home, once again.
And I placed, with care, our darling colorful artful designed carpet sections into the washing machine to renew their sharp colorations.
Hubby was kind enough to take them outside for me and place them all on our clothesline. But of course, they could go into the dryer, but today with such low humidity and temperatures soaring into the mid eighties, and so why not take advantage of the glorious aromas that fresh air has to offer!

Even our large area wool rug, see now that is a logical name, it is a rug and it does take up an area, moving on… it was also washed but this time by dear sweet Hubby way down on the dock where it also would be drying due to its large size and heftiness when wet. Ah wool, you are all yelling! Yes, it is one hundred percent wool but I used to wash it myself in my healthier days for we do have it for quite a few years, but so long as the water is cold and the detergent ugh, there you go again, gentle detergent is appropriate and all that we have managed to do is make the aquatic pastel print that much more vibrant, truly! Consequently the big thing is still drying at this hour and may not be completely dry until sometime tomorrow.

Another thing we did tonight that we haven’t done in years, literally which does mean actually, we used our dishwasher to pre-rinse our dinner dishes, and we’ll fill it to full by tomorrow too, I hope!
Green clue: As we all know, a dishwasher uses less water than actually washing them individually in the sink.
But with just the two of us without our sons being home all these years I have been and so has Hubby been washing everything by hand in the sink, whoa, you all say! Yes, you are completely correct that was wasting water BIG TIME, shame on us.
Us with a rain barrel and composter and veggie garden and recycling peeps, etc, etc, etc… us hypocrites!
On our side of the story, yes we have now seen the light, but honestly we felt that we would run out of dishes before we could fill the darn thing up! So buy more dishes I hear you all saying, OK, I will send you all the bill, divvy it up! LOL We will be as careful as we can with our water since it is city water and quite dear in price, you betcha!

Good night to all and to all count those blessings and we will too!

PS I was amiss in not mentioning the death of a handsome actor that we all knew and enjoyed watching for years, Mr. John Forsythe of Dynasty and Charlie’s Angel’s fame, not to mention all those major motion pictures. He passed away on April first at the age of ninety two; we should all live at least that long, you will be sorely missed; what a gentleman.