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Frustration and Summerhaze
Okay, so first I try to do a spellcheck on an entry. Fail and lose entry. So then I try to post an entry. Fail and lose entry. Shut off computer before I threw the monitor across the room in sheer frustration. The test post today went okay. Maybe this will too, or maybe I'll be screaming down the LJ throats.
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We went to Calloway Gardens today. It's less than 40 miles from here. How beautiful it is there; so still and calm and quiet, especially if one gets on one of the walking trails. Saw mountain laurel, rhododendrons, gorgeous delphiniums, some iris still blooming in its deep purkly wonder, and many trees and shrubs. I left husband on a bench and went ( Read more... ) -
Stars Fell on Me
Finally...I've achieved status as a full-fledged, if feather-brained, resident of Alabama. After a four-hour ordeal, spread over two days, I attained my driver's license. This week I managed to get a library card. The county I live in has no library close to me; the nearest one being about 25 miles away. So I went to the next county over, about 5 ( Read more... ) -
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Oh, big excitement...decided to get new coffee maker. Last 3 coffee makers have cost about $30 per. El cheapo, eh? This time I decided to do a bit of research to see what's what...decided to go with a Cuisinart at about $75 on Amazon...usually at Macy's about $110. So was pleased to find this and looked at all customer reviews to see who liked it ( Read more... ) -
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Today's Top Ten
(might have been different yesterday, may be different tomorrow)
1. The Seacoast of Bohemia by Arona McHugh
2. A Passage to India by E.M. Forster
3. Sophie's Choice by William Styron
4. The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper (?)
5. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
6. Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
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Inspired by Others
Most recent 3 visits to the Hell Home for the Aged have involved long, discursive monologues about the latest B.M. or lack thereof. Each must be examined (by the deliverer), discussed with the attendant caregiver, and reported to all her visitors. She does her therapy daily, even though all therapists are congenital idiots and certainly have no ( Read more... ) -
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Man, I've been off this forever, haven't I? Well, life is sometimes just too depressing for words (heh), so I've left off until I could get a bit of perspective. Sort of. Mother went into hospital on Friday, January 5. Then had surgery Friday, January 12. Then into "Skilled Nursing Facility" (read: Nursing Home) for "extended rehabilitation" (read ( Read more... ) -
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Christmas was mostly mixed. Great presents from husband and daughter...jewelry from a small local jeweler who specializes in one-of-a-kind silver pieces, many with a beach theme, and much-wanted books and c.d. from daughter. Then of course, we had the sniping, sniping, sniping from mother, who is sooooooooo angry about my moving that she can barely ( Read more... ) -
well, okay, i've survived...and Halloween's almost here!
I'm now sure that I will live through the dental work. It was doubtful this week-end and I'm now proof that one cannot live on 2 cans of tomato soup, one piece of bread with peanut butter, two glasses of milk, and two dishes of ice cream for about 2 1/2 days without one's sugar dropping low enough to make one shaky and nauseated. I did try to ( Read more... )