Robert went to his lawyer and said, 'I would like to make a will but I don't
know exactly how to go about it.'  The lawyer smiled at Robert and
replied, 'Not a problem, leave it all to me.'

Robert looked somewhat upset and said, 'Well, I knew you were going to take a big portion, but I would like to leave a little to my family too!'

   
Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else.
Ogden Nash

   
"Photographs bear witness to a human choice being exercised in a given situation. A photograph is a result of the photographer's decision that it is worth recording that this particular event or this particular object has been seen. If everything that existed were continually being photographed, every photograph would become meaningless."
- John Berger

   
On the Scent

She looked at him across the room,
And wondered if he was a guest.
Probably a friend of the groom,
For she seemed to know all the rest.

There was something about him though
That struck a most familiar chord.
Way back in time she tried to go –
Through her old memories she pored.

A distant relative, maybe,
Somebody she had never met.
All alone, it appeared to be -
She might have a dance partner yet.

He was in his sixties, she felt,
Plenty of hair, even if gray,
No gut hanging over his belt.
Suddenly, his eyes strayed her way.

Walking toward her, he flashed a smile,
And a gleam came into his eye.
"Well, hi," he said, "it's been awhile."
Heck, she thought, should I know this guy?

He reached out and gave her a hug,
But she didn't return the squeeze.
Best she could manage was a shrug,
Feeling awkward, with shaky knees.

"The years have sure been kind to you,"
He dropped an arm to hold her hand.
Then, garlic breath gave her the clue –
It was Tony, her third husband.

RJM

   
"People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges."
The Little Prince

Good morning...

Temp sure has taken a turn 4° here now with a dirty wind blowing, one that shills you to the bone!

My friend and I had a great time yesterday and to top off the day she recieved wondeful news...her pacemaker is good for another couple of years! We both we exhausted when we got home....too old to do this nonsense anymore but do it anyway.

Shirley, thank you for explaining that..I do hamburgers that way when reheating them just never heard the term wet fry before.

Patricia , missing your posts and hope your computer problems are soon fixed!

Jane, slow down and drop us a line and say hi!!

Bubble thank you for the new start page..

Better get ready.......not sure if a dance is in order or just a waltz with the shovel..

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

HI!!          

Good Morning! 

well It Is cloudy and 29º here this morning,VA and have them check my left ear. it hurts to put my hearin aid in or out. see if there is somenthin they can do to help It. then on the way home stop at sams club and get rocerys. and some hershey Bars for my sweet teath. HaHa. Have a good day just like you like It.

Lloyd

I'm up, even a few things planned for this morning that NEED to be taken care of. Time to go to the bank & do whatever it takes to switch my debit card to a regular credit card so when the kids start paying my bills they can do it their way. My debit card is not attached to my checking account but it also won't be used by at least one of the utilities.  When my daughter was in town months ago we thought we had it fixed but even with plenty of money in it's own account, something doesn't work right. SO I need to take care of it. 2 of my 3 kids took time to go to the bank with me to sign up & both are used to doing everything on their phones with a credit card. Yes, seems everyone gets "compromised" now & then & have to wait for a new card so maybe I'll keep the debit & take out a new credit card for them to use when doing MY business. I'd rather write the checks & handle it but time to ease them into this side of it. My husband & I pinched pennys & did everything ourselves so it's hard to change, but times are changin' .... those little nurses that owned the tiny store at the foot of the hill when we lived in Marlow,England, spent all their time trying to break me of dropping those last "g's" (gettin', goin', just old Missouri twang).

We have a brisk wind blowing out of the south & full cloud cover. Weather guesser got it right about the wind but supposed to be sunshine. Fire warnings are out as expected since everything is tinder try. I've never seen leaves dry up on trees like this year, hanging on & until a couple days ago, sweet gum was full, and ice storm would have destroyed it. The prediction for Friday has dropped from 70 down to 66 but that's still the best day to get these leaves away from the house.

Amy, when I took Cas in to have the pacemaker used to shock his heart into same rhythm on both sides, he was very concerned they would use up his battery but they assured him it was good for years. The paddles were not strong enough to do the job. They would not let me be in the room when they did the shocks but the nurse explained that "it was strong enough to raise his whole body off the gurney". Next day he was sitting in his LazyBoy being quiet & thoughtful so I asked what was wrong. His chest hurt and they neglected to explain to him that it would. When I told him what the nurse told me he was satisfied & perked up. Cas had a pacemaker/defibrillator combo implanted.

Bubble, thanks for the fresh start. Beautiful graphics & great text. "You do good, girl!"

Oops, Lloyd, you snuck in!  Shame on you even thinking Hershey Bars!!! They are my favorite of all candy but I don't have diabetes, and I have not had one for AGES!
 

Good morning EVERYFRIEND ‼️

We are back home after a wonderful time in San Francisco.  Out time passed much too quickly and I could have happily stayed there forever🤪🤪🤪

Unfortunately the bug I caught sure zapped me good and it still continues. We were to go to Dr. Dave's yesterday to stay with the kiddos, but I was in no shape to go, so Bob went alone and left me here in my misery to rest on my birthday alone🤪🤪🤪. No big deal.....as we all know birthdays are just another day and I can certainly celebrate at a later time.

Today we are off to see another orthopedic surgeon to see if he has any thoughts about this shoulder of mine.  Truth is, Iprobably should not be going but I am 10 days in with my cold, so hopefully I am well past the contagious 😷 point😩. I hope‼️. I will be masked up for sure.

Thank you, BUBBLE for our nice dress Soda Shoppe.  I enjoyed your nice stories you have shared. 

Time to get moving.

Enjoy your day.

Jenny

Good morning all.  Cool and blustery here but no rain today.

              Happy Birthday Jenny... hope you get good results at the Dr.s

Shirley, my friend is totally dependant on her pacemaker. The nurses usually stop and restart it but this time she only made it race and all is fine.....for now.

LLOYD, I am with Shirley on this..how in the dickens are we going to keep you around if you keep eating sweet???  Did you buy sugar free chcolate bars?

Great ot see you Callie, Jane,Phyllis.

Rick we now have high winds and in some areas to the east they have no power. I am finished dancing with the snow blower for now but tomorrow is another day..

I am back home after my 2nd opinion from an orthopedic specialist.  Unfortunately he did not give me ANY hope for my shoulder to ever get more movement 😩😩.  He is referring me to a nerve specialist just incase they might have any thoughts about it.  Since it has been over a year since the surgery he feels it is as good as it is going to get. 😥    I had to try to see IF something could be done‼️😩. The specialist thinks the surgery was done well and the reverse shoulder is in there good and tight.  I just need to be thankful for the little bit of movement I have😩😩😩Bless my poor husband. I am SO thankful for his part in my daily non functioning life😩😩. WHAT WOULD I do without him😩

Thank you for the birthday wishes, AMY.  I am now old enough now that I no longer need to remove my shoes to go through security at the airport.  Guess at 75 they are afraid we might fall getting our shoes off and on again.  I am most thankful as I have a hard time walking barefoot ....my balance stinks‼️‼️

I back to my recliner to rest after my adventure today.

Stay well EVERYFRIEND.
Jenny

Denver,
Has anyone said why the "reverse shoulder" is not working as expected. I thought it was to be an improvement over the older method. At one time I thought I was going in that direction, but my age being what it is has pretty much cancelled that thought. Can't use my right arm much above shoulder height - muscles just can't move it there (geometry problem).

Well, shucks, had a post half done but phone rang & I "X-d" out without posting & it's gone, dumb, huh?

   Happy Birthday to YOU,Jenny!   
Jenny, sorry about the arm (you, too, Rick), guess we all have to adjust our heads to what OUR bodies are willing to do at this stage. I need to call the oxy people to see how I should clean up this hose & nose piece from the germs, sure don't want this crud to be on going!

Hi to everyone, I'm not getting a thing done today & the laundry is laughing at me! I think I am going to microwave me a sweet potato, peel & mash, put a chunk of butter & tad of salt on it & call that supper. Cranberry sauce would go with that, huh?  I am more sleepy than hungry so will get comfy. Sitting up to sleep is not what my body calls sleeping, but the nose plugs up when I lay down.

Poor Tiger doesn't know what to do, I've wrecked her routine. Sure, poor baby, I took a hamburger out of the freezer (raw) & thawed because I didn't have any fresh eye of round cubes to giver her. It was the "prime meat hamburger" and she wouldn't touch it.        She is so spoiled but that's it for tonight. I will offer her a tad of canned Friskie's pate', she ate a little of that last night.

That's all, folks, doubt if I will be back tonight, nothing going on around here!

Hello Everyfriend!  I'm back home after my two visits.  I had a great visit with my daughter and she and her husband both said that we have to do it again when the weather is warmer so we can sit outside and watch the birds and squirrels. 

I also had a great visit with my sister.  We talked almost non-stop for the better part of 4 days!  And we sure didn't take out much time to sleep.  We did eat and we laughed and we cooked and we helped one another with computer stuff and we spent a lot of time looking for stuff we laid down "somewhere" and forgot where!

On the way home, Cathy and I stopped at a country store that I've probably passed a couple hundred times since it opened and it was absolutely amazing!  They had more stuff in there...food, clothing, housewares, books, toys, farm equipment, almost anything you might want or need!  It was a lot bigger than it looks from the highway!  And now I have my half&Half for my coffee in the morning and a couple of sweet potatoes to bake and they had canning lids!  I'm stocked for the next canning session!

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, JENNY!  I hope it was a happy one!  I'm sorry about the bad news about your shoulder!  I hope the next stop gives you better news!

I sure feels good to be back home even if I did enjoy the visits!  I'm hitting the hay a bit early tonight and getting at my Christmas decorating tomorrow!  Everyone in my neighborhood has lights except me.  I won't do outside lights but I have wreaths from the wreathmaking session at Christy's house!  And I have lots of inside decorations!  I'm eager to get at that.  And, of course, I have a couple loads of wash to do and I need to cook something to eat and Cooper will be here at 6:45 a.m.  Gonna be a busy day tomorrow. 

I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow and may God bless us, every one!

RAMMEL, my issue is not due to the reverse total shoulder, rather it is the damage done to the axillary nerve when they were trying to put my dislocated shoulder back in the socket on the initial fall back in March of 2021. If truth be known I probably did not even need the total reverse shoulder replacement as the damage was already done to the nerve, but they did not know it.  Who knows....the nerve could have been further damaged by the surgeries??  Nothing I can do about it now😩😩. I have friends and relatives that have had the total reverse shoulder done that were immediately able to use the arm and are pleased as can be.  I can not move my arm away from my body nor can I lift that arm straight out much beyond my hip/stomach area😩  When I am laying on my back I can totally lift it over my head and lay my arm out to the side....I have total range of motion, it is just not able to do it when I am upright‼️😩

Thank you, SHIRLEY and JANE for the birthday wishes.  I plan to celebrate with family at a later time when I am well again😩‼️🤪

Welcome back, JANE.  Your visiting sounded wonderful and I am so happy you enjoyed a fun time. 

Before I forget......for those of you that remember our late Joan's little grandson, Finlay that we all watch growing up with pictures by his big brown bear?  Well.....Master Finlay recently turned 16‼️‼️. He is a very nice looking young man. 

Have a good evening 🦋

Well it is time to bid you all good night and sweet dreams,I went to VA today and got my hearin aids repaired, and then went by Sams club and spent a $160.and changes on groceryes. It is tariabel how manny $$ it takes to keep this fat tummey on me. hope to see you all tomorow in good spirits and good health.

Lloyd 

well It IS a nother one of those sleepless nihts. when I got home from VA and shopping at sams club, our oldest deaughter was here. she got most of the appel slices out of the freezer.and they were mostley hers as they came off of there tree.  but I prossed them and storred them. she made appelsause out of them, appelsause Is ok,but I preafuer apple Pies. well this is what happens when you do not keep controle of what you do, and think propper about you do and say, that X friend never kept his word about what was said and we were not smarte enouh to hier a lawer in the benning and regester it in court. so I guess were at the point we just tacke our icken and ick our wouendes. Have a good day and a better tomorow.

Lloyd

re reading I do not see that, I never bought any hearsehes candy bares, they are now costing $46,and some change, that fixed my sweet teath, I bought some un sated cashues, we have bakers bar,so I am going to melt it and make chocket cashues like you woud with peanuts. that should fix the sweet teath.  Have a good day. Ps I am going to the recliner and try for some zees.

Lloyd

Good morning...

Starting out at 25° this morning with a promise of snow tomorrow.

Lots to do around here this morning and will start by putting the washing machine on and go from there..

Jane, welcome home, we missed you in here!! I can imagine the fun you had away with your family, makes ones heart smile.

Shirley, these furkids love applesauce with cream on it. They both have just had a birthday with one turning 11 and the other one 4. How times flies seems like yesterday we brought them both home.

Better get ready to meet the day.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I've been up and attem since 5:30 this morning!  I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep so I just got up and started putting more of my stuff away and getting ready for Cooper's arrival!  He's here now and it's light enough to go for a walk so that's next on the agenda. 

I hung the wreath that Frankie brought me on the living room closet door so I can look at it all the time.  It's made out of imitation greens so they won't die being inside.  I love it!!

Now Cooper is sitting beside me asking to go out so here we go!  Have a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!

It is a beautiful day here but, a little chilly.

Sorry about your shoulder, Jenny.  We have to adapt as best as we can to the restrictions of older age, don't we?  Happy belated birthday.

Glad you are back home, Jane, after a nice visit.  We haven't even thought about decorations yet.  Too many other things have gotten in the way.  We may put up a couple of door wreaths....or not.  We will see what happens.  I am still recovering from the last hospital trip.  Doing better now but most of the household duties are left up to David and he has enough on his hands just taking care of me and keeping us fed.

How are you and Kyle doing, Amy?

We are waiting on a tree removal guy to come today.  One hangs over the house and allows squirrels to get on the roof and into the attic.  They cause a mess and damage to the roof and siding.  I am not fond of those "bushy-tailed rats".   

Take care, All.

WHERE IS EVERYFRIEND?  I MISS YOU ALL!!

Wherever you are and whenever you come in....Good Night, Everyfriend!  I hope you are all having a good time elsewhere!

In, --- and out.
Watching some TV.  Commercial time.  Good night.