Some time has passed since I last wrote. I hope you are doing well, or as well as can be expected.
Today would have been my mother's 99th birthday. I cannot begin to imagine how her life would have been if she had lived til now. Circumstances and life choices made for a rough go of it for her. I can only wish it would have been better for her.
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| Mom in 1994 with generations |
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, I guess my youngest is coming to visit. I really don't have anything big planned. I did, however, take a stab at cleaning the floors yesterday, as I no longer have a helper. Every muscle in my legs aches and I am not going to even think of trying to work over a hot stove for dinner. I remember years ago of cooking Thanksgiving Dinner for most of the crew, all they did was show up. I should have done something about that. Well, by now they know first hand that it's not easy, it's not cheap, and it's more work than they really want to do. I know longer hear, "Are you cooking?" Forgive me, this is just an old woman rambling on about circumstances in her life.
We have had our killing frost, three nights in a row actually and autumn is withdrawing in favor of the winter weather. Brr! We had a low of 20F twice, which is a shade unusual for this early.
Jill has taken up sleeping with me. She likes to get under the top blanket, aligning herself with my legs. She makes for a rather large 'hot water bottle' and that's okay. Guess I will have winters of a one dog night from now on. I still haven't found a 3/4 bed. LOL.
I'm still reading lots of fiction. I read many of the free books on Smashwords.com and the supply seems endless. True, some of them aren't that great, spelling can be a problem, grammar can be a problem, BUT I read something memorable every day. It amazes me that there are so many good stories out there! As far as I am concerned, it's the content that counts.
I'm thinking of my friends out there, going through trials of their own and wishing them the very best.
Happy Thanksgiving Y'all.
And one of the best story tellers is you! Happy Thanksgiving, Sharon! Love this picture.... ahhhh memories...
ReplyDeleteawww. sweet jill, bed doggie. :) glad you are still enjoying reading. happy thanksgiving to you.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you!
ReplyDeleteSharon, I hope your Thanksgiving was an enjoyable one. Ours was quiet, and no leftovers because we went to our friends, I'm okay with that because there was no mess! But I do miss the Thanksgivings of the past. My Mom's dressing was the best. Like your Mom, she is missed. That's one thing that will never change.
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