Tag: a message to my readers

Well, my car is back.

My wallet is somewhat lighter.

It seems that the A/C problem was due to a couple of small leaks.  Not major ones, and it should be good for awhile.  The mechanic did not feel a sense of urgency or impending doom about it.

The airbag was not looked into today, as the technician who handles that was not in today.  However, he said I can live without it if I want to.  My main fear was the darn thing deploying without warning.  He said that would not happen.  To tell the truth, I have been afraid of the airbag ever since I had it.  I am very small and where that plastic would hit would be right across my neck.  In fact when I got that car (brand new) I asked my mechanic if he could disarm the airbag.  He said  “Sure, if I want to lose my license and maybe go to jail.”

So I will be OK without it.

Going there did take quite a bit of time out of the day, so I will post more tomorrow.

See you later.

God bless everybody.

Patty

 

Today I was thinking a lot about Lee and what he brought into my life.  This was started this afternoon when I went through a large manila envelope that had many cards that he wrote for me–birthdays, anniversaries, etc.  He was a terrific cartoonist, and the cards are full of the imaginary characters that he made up for my bedtime story–yes you heard that right.  Lee told me a bedtime story every night up until a few years ago.

He brought fun into my life.  Yep, fun.

It was like going from a life in black and white to a life in glorious technicolor.  All of a sudden there was so much fun!  Christmas, New Years , Halloween  Fourth of July, you name it.  We had the joys of every season.  I got more fun out of buying his Christmas presents, than I ever got buying anything for myself.

While I am very sad at the change in my life, I am also so very grateful to God for giving me so many wonderful years with him.  They couldn’t have been any better.

God bless everybody.

Patty

One of the recurrent themes in Lee’s Bell Mountain books was the appearance (or should I say reappearance) of unique animals.  Perhaps they had been extinct, but whatever the reason, they  had never been seen by people before.

Ever since I started with this blog, some seven months ago, I have been doing a lot of internet research, looking for things of interest.  During that time I’ve come across many unusual animal stories–appearances of unusual animals–or the finding of species which had been thought extinct, or just plain new ones.

I am not talking about the AI slop that is all over the place, but real stories, with real animals.

Please don’t worry–I am not whipping out my tinfoil hat or anything like that, but these stories seem to be more common than they ever were.

The ancients called them prodigies.

I’m hoping for previews of the restoration.

See you tomorrow.

God bless everybody.

Patty

 

Very sorry about the lack of posts today, but I was really busy.

Well, not exactly–here’s what I mean.

When I was a lot younger, if I had something to do on a given day, say a doctor appointment (like today), it would take me about 20 minutes to get ready.  No big deal.

Today I spent most of the morning getting ready for my doctor appointment (which was at 1:40).  I always arrive early, because they want you to.  But that’s only 15 minutes early.  Somehow the whole morning was spent getting ready for the cotton pickin’ appointment.

I even had lunch early.

Is it that when you get older, you are moving slower (but just don’t realize it)?  Or does time itself kind of warp?

Do you really need that much more preparation for the simplest things?

Perhaps this is a question for the philosophers.

Somehow I don’t think they ever discussed it.

I’ll do better tomorrow.

God bless everybody.

Patty

 

Today was a real bonus.  The three days of rain that were supposed to follow Easter never materialized.  Sunshine and breezy–just right.

Did a lot today–finally got a walk in.  Have the Dr. appointment tomorrow–a scheduled checkup.

Thursday I drop my car off at the garage–to see just what the problem is with the A/C and if it is a reasonable fix.  It would be good if it was.

Just realized I never checked my e-mail today.  Yikes.  There will be a hundred emails waiting.  I better go check that right now.

See you tomorrow.

God bless everybody

Patty

Today was a quiet and easy day.

I had a brief talk with my sister in law and quite a long talk with my brother in law.  He lives in a wooded area in Pennsylvania and is a retired geologist.  He does really beautiful nature photography.  It was nice to catch up.  I will have to post some of his pictures on the blog.

It rained heavily here today, but it didn’t matter as I had planned a non-active day.  That can do one good once in a while.

Tomorrow will be very busy–this whole week will.

Once again, have a happy and blessed Easter.

God bless everybody.

Patty

 

Today was a lovely day, weather-wise.  Blue skies, gentle breeze, sunshine.  It only started to cloud up about  3 o’clock.  We are now in for several days of rain.  Normally I would have been energized by a day like today, but somehow I felt rather introspective and quiet today.

I did lose myself for a few hours, looking at some of Lee’s posts and other information sources–videos, articles, etc. that I thought might be of interest for the blog, and it was a welcome escape.  There’s a lot of “news” out there, but I do try to avoid gross or really nasty stuff. We all get plenty of that from other sources.  In fact, avoiding it is difficult.

For some reason, I feel Lee’s absence more keenly this last couple of days–probably because of Easter coming up.  We had routines and  things that we did for each holiday, and I can’t do them right now.  No way could I possibly do what we used to do.  It would break my heart.

I know I will feel better after a glass of wine, some TV, a good supper and a good night’s sleep.

I will close for now and take the opportunity to wish everybody a happy and blessed Easter ahead of time.  Note the Easter bunny below

See you tomorrow.

God bless everybody.

Patty

 

Every Good Friday, Lee and I would watch one of our religious or Bible movies in the afternoon.  I can’t  do it this year–it would be too much for me to handle.  As it was, when I went to get my prescription at Walgreens yesterday, I avoided the candy aisle–I used to buy Lee a ton of candy for his Easter basket.  The check out clerk would always marvel when I told them all that candy was for my husband.  He loved his Peeps, and all the other goodies.

I must remember that today, as painful as it is, leads to Easter Sunday and the Resurrection.  That is where the real hope lies.

I will see you all tomorrow.

God bless everybody.

Patty