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Handicapped Parking – What’s Wrong
This week I had an appointment for a haircut and the woman I’ve been going to has moved the business. I like to drive by ahead of time to see how accessible the location is, but this time I didn’t get a chance. The easiest for me is for my husband to drop me off…
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Violet – Fostering Update
I thought my last post on Violet would have been the happy ending we wanted for her, but unfortunately I received a phone call from Whitney. She regretfully informed me that they took Violet back to the rescue. My heart sunk. Since her husband travels a lot she tried walking Violet and found her to…
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Diet Update
This is the last time the title will be Diet Update . I am not on a diet and I haven’t been in months. I haven’t ridden my bicycle or exercised at all. The only thing I would consider exercise is gardening, which has been occuring few and far between. I will resume posting on…
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Fostering, “Violet” Update
With a heavy heart, we brought Violet back last Wednesday. I wrote up a summary of our days with her, stressing what a great pet she would make and how lovable she is. We did pay the adoption fee, so hopefully that would help. Needless to say, I cried. The girls who were working there…
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Fostering “Violet,” a Dog
A couple of weeks ago I saw a segment on the local news that an area shelter was asking for people to foster dogs or cats over the Thanksgiving holiday. Since we’re not going anywhere or having company, I emailed hoping to try and foster. I miss my Maggie so much and every time I…
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“I am so Unhappy and it is making me into a Miserable Person”
If someone said that to me, I would respond “Why, what’s going on?” I said this to P as we were leaving Short Pump Town Center. We had gone there to do some Christmas shopping. specifically for his family. As usual, it was a horrible trip. To me it should have been fun, taking our…
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Nature’s Healing
Lately I’ve been taking the back roads driving home from the garden. I see that Virginia is in its prime for fall foliage. No matter how low or overwhelmed I get with thoughts and problems, I cannot express the feeling I get seeing the beautiful colors of autumn. The golds, reds, browns are stunning. With…
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Mixed Up, Jumbled Up, Lonely, Crazy Mind
So much is going on in this brain. Right now: Son and girlfriend broke up – This has been keeping me awake at night. My little granddaughter, not even 1 1/2. She moved out and my son is beside himself. The main reason being that his home is only a one bedroom home. She has…
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Moderna Booster
On Tuesday I received the above booster from my general practitioners office. I came home and felt fine all day. When I went to bed I had started getting a headache. I didn’t think it was related to the shot because it felt like my usual cluster headache. I didn’t sleep all night and when…
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N. Carolina Trip #5 & #6 – Buying and Selling
On Monday we called the realtor because we decided to buy a house and property in River Bluffs. We went to pick out our lot and home plan. We decided not to pursue the lot/home closer to the river because the expense was too much. By buying my dream home in the brick neighborhood was…