GRUMPY

I was late for my hair appointment yesterday because my debit card didn’t work at the local bank. So I drove across town (it’s a small town thank heavens) to my main branch office. Of course it was after bank hours, so no one was there to help and no one was available to help on the phone either. So I headed to see my stylist Laura. As I walked through the doors of the salon, I said hello to another girl working there and she asked me how I was doing. I told her I was grumpy. She yelled to Laura, your grumpy client is here. And I heard Laura say “She may be grumpy but she is always sweet!” 

I would like to think that is always true. I try, heaven knows I try!!!

HIDDEN GEMS

I love my flowerbed. Others have said it is overgrown and messy, but I love it. I never had a flowerbed before this one. In my old life, flowers didn’t grow well or last long. But here they grow everywhere. I like the overgrown look, it says flourish to me. It reminds me of a walk through tall grass. It makes me happy. 

My irises have passed and the day lilies and hydrangeas are now thriving. But hidden from view there was a vibrant purple iris and a pure white iris waiting to surprise me. I am delighted!

ASAURUS

I was heading out the door, I didn’t notice him until I was getting in my car. And there, perched on the hood was this Pink Asaurus. I don’t know where he came from or who put him on my car. Perhaps he climbed up there on his own, knowing I am longing to find a new adventure, and he wanted to be my copilot. 

Jeeps get duckies, maybe he is a Ford Asaurus! 

WHOLE

I’m not waiting for a hero.

I saved myself long ago. 

I don’t need someone to complete me.

I am whole alone. 

I just want someone to go on adventures with. 

Someone who will dance with me, kiss me when I least expect it and make me laugh. 

BH

GOT THIS ONE

We can have faith 

in the future

only if we have 

faith in

ourselves.

 JFK

ENTHUSIASM

“The secret of genius 

is to carry the spirit 

of the child into

old age, which means never losing

your enthusiasm”

Aldous Huxley

EEK

My granddaughter and I were drawing, tracing cookie cutters on paper with colored pencils this weekend. As I was tracing another dinosaur she asked me if I drew on my finger, pointing to my tattoo. I told her I did not, but that I let someone else do it for me. I asked her if she knew what it said, and we read the letters. 

eek, and then I asked her if she knew what eek means, she said 

“I love you with all my heart” ♥️ 

My heart melted!

To those that matter …eek!

MEMORIAL DAY DRIVE

MEMORIAL DAY

CREATING LOVE

At 40, Franz Kafka (1883-1924), who never married and had no children, walked through the park in Berlin when he met a girl who was crying because she had lost her favourite doll.

She and Kafka searched for the doll unsuccessfully.

Kafka told her to meet him there the next day and they would come back to look for her.

The next day, when they had not yet found the doll, Kafka gave the girl a letter "written" by the doll saying "please don't cry. I took a trip to see the world. I will write to you about my adventures."

Thus began a story which continued until the end of Kafka's life.

During their meetings, Kafka read the letters of the doll carefully written with adventures and conversations that the girl found adorable.

Finally, Kafka brought back the doll (he bought one) that had returned to Berlin.

"It doesn't look like my doll at all," said the girl.

Kafka handed her another letter in which the doll wrote: "my travels have changd me." the little girl hugged the new doll and brought the doll with her to her happy home.

A year later Kafka died.

Many years later, the now-adult girl found a letter inside the doll. In the tiny letter signed by Kafka it was written:

"Everything you love will probably be lost, but in the end, love will return in another way."

LET THEM GO

As you get older

you can feel the difference 

between people who

love you and those who

care at their own

convenience.

Stop expecting 

loyalty from people 

who can’t even 

give you honesty. 

A MAYBERRY AFTERNOON

HONEY

🐝There are live enzymes in honey.

🐝When in contact with a metal spoon, these enzymes die.

🐝The best way to eat honey is with wooden or plastic spoon.

🐝Honey contains a substance that helps your brain work better.

🐝Honey is one of the rare foods on earth that alone can sustain human life.

🐝One teaspoon of honey is enough to sustain human life for 24 hours.

🐝Propolis that bees produce, is one of the most powerful natural antibiotics

🐝Honey has no expiration date.

🐝The bodies of the great emperors of the world were buried in golden coffins and then covered with honey to prevent putrefaction.

🐝The term "honeymoon" comes from the fact that newlyweds consumed honey for fertility after the wedding.

🐝A bee lives less than 40 days, visits at least 1000 flowers and produces less than a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime.

🐝One of the first coins had a bee symbol on it.

Deep gratitude to the humble BEE!🐝

57.5

NOT TOO BAD AT ALL!

SOAKING IN THE SUN

My son and his sweet wife just moved. I can’t even tell you how excited I am to hang out in that pool with them! Counting down the days!☀️

SATURDAY DATE NIGHT

VANTAGE POINT

COLOR

In my yard!

GREY KITTEN

AT THE BRIDGE

ALL

NEVER TOUCH

ANYTHING WITH HALF YOUR HEART

GIVE IT 

YOUR ALL

OR

DON’T DO IT 

AT ALL

DAVE

I met Dave yesterday… Dave is a Vietnam Vet and he is one of a kind. 

When he stopped into my office yesterday he had forgotten his glasses at home, but brought his dog. Today he  remembered his glasses, but couldn’t find his teeth. The dog stayed home. Dave met me for his 9am appointment at 10:30, but I was prepared. He did bring in his book of poetry today, so I could see his work. Interesting, very interesting. He even read some of it to me as I worked. 

Dave is planning to go to Cali and Rome to see a concert. Four concerts actually, just one band … The White Buffalo! He was astonished that I had never heard of them before, So I did google the band and I’m sure I never heard their work before. But my friend Dave is all about the White Buffalo. 

Dave is loud, his gray hair is in a long ponytail, his eye brows, most of them are about 2 inches long, but a few I am sure, measure 3 inches in length. Dave has traveled the world, he is a free thinker, and a hippy at heart. His suspenders are leather, he wears band tee’s and when he asked me to help him with an app in his phone it took two Clorox whipes to clean it enough before I would touch it. 

In the end, we set up one rental car, two airline tickets, and four hotels. And yes, four concerts tickets, three are back to back, and a very happy Dave! 

TECH SUPPORT

Dear Tech Support,

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slowdown in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.

In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Atention 6.5, and then installed undesirable programs such as: NBA 5.0, NFL 3.0 and Golf Clubs 4.1. Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and House cleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.

What can I do?

Signed: Desperate

Dear Desperate,

First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while Husband 1.0 is an Operating System.

Please enter command: I thought you loved me.html and try to download Tears 6.2. Do not forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update. If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5. However, remember, overuse of the Tears application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0, or Beer 6.1. Please note that Beer 6.1 is a very bad progrm that will download Snoring Loudly Beta version.

Whatever you do, DO NOT, under any circumstances, install Mother-In-Law 1.0 as it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources.

In addition, please do not attempt to re-install the Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend Cooking 3.0.

Good Luck

Tech Support

ALL THE HEALTHY THINGS

When I was a girl my grandmother was all about homeopathy. She believed in natural healing, supplements and holistic self care. She had the green foot massage thing that was rather painful, but as kids we stood on it anyway because it was so strange. She drank aloe vera juice and ate papaya tablets. She also believed in a bit of red wine when she thought we weren’t watching. 

As an adult I too looked to homeopathic remedies and holistic medicine. I believe in aloe and apple cider vinegar. I believe in deep breathing and meditation. I believe in walking shoeless in the grass and using essential oils. The list goes on and on. 

Every day, I take cinnamon and turmeric, B complex and biotin. I take a multivitamin and magnesium,  garlic, vitamin D and krill oil. The latest additions to my regimen are elderberry and ashwagondha. I take them before bed, and I’m sleeping better. Win!!!

I was blessed with some great genes, and I give all the credit to my grandmother and all of her Italian magical shaman teachings. 

MY LADIES

I spent Saturday with my daughter. Just the two of us, on a shopping trip. 

Not having to share her was the a treat! 

And…

Sunday Morning was spent with Miss Mayberry! 

My heart is happy!♥️

SUCCEED

Don’t forget…

You can~

START LATE

START OVER

BE UNSURE

TRY & FAIL

AND STILL SUCCEED!

STRONG

You have to train your mind to be stronger than your emotions or else you will lose yourself every time. 

LAUGH

There’s great value in being 

able to step back and laugh at

yourself, at life, and at attitudes.

Laughter helps you put

everything into perspective. 

JH

RESEALABLE DREAMS

I dream a lot, and I usually remember at least part of my dreams. Most take bits and pieces of what has been on my mind. But some are totally out of the blue. Last night, as soon as my head hit the pillow I was dreaming… about a Tupperware bowl I haven seen in years. Why? I loved that bowl, it’s true. But I haven’t thought about it, probably since it burned in the divorce fire. But last night I dreamed of it like it was the very best treasure. So this morning I went in search of one. Amazon doesn’t have it, they have lots of others that I had to tell myself I don’t need. But the longer I searched the older I felt. Yes it is available on line, eBay to be precise. And it’s called VINTAGE!

Why dream about something I haven’t seen or thought of in over 15 years? Why!?

Why? ♥️

TREMENDOUSLY

Find something you’re passionate about and 

keep tremendously interested in it!

 J.C. 

THE JOURNEY

What do you seek in your life?

I seek the journey~

   A collection of destination and stories!

LOVE LETTERS

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LUXURY

Luxury Without Generosity 

Is Not Luxury

THE GERST HAUS

We started with Apfel Strudel with vanilla ice cream, sprinkled with cinnamon. You should always start with dessert. Life is too short! 

He has an ‘old fashioned’ and I had a ‘dew drop’. Then we shared the sampler , with a ham roll, kraut balls potatoe pancakes and fried oysters, served with a sausage sampler. That came with German potato salad, rye bread and sauerkraut. 

BBQ AND BOURBON BARRELS

SCARY

According to the damage survey team, two EF-0 and EF-1 tornadoes occurred in western Davies County. Officials say this is along with straight-line downburst wind damage, with winds estimated up to 100 mph in the downburst. 

The Daviess County Emergency Management Agency (DCEMA) reported major hazards, including power outages along with damage from downed trees and flooding as a result of the May 8 storms.

Well, the tornado sirens worked well enough at 3pm, but at 9:35 when I was woken up by the scariest sounding wind I have ever heard, there were no sirens, no Alexa alerts. Nothing.

But trees were down and structural damage was done in the surrounding neighborhoods. 

All I know is that I have never heard anything like the sound of the wind that night. Scary 

BE FORMIDABLE

A good head and a good heart

are always a formidable

combination.

Nelson Mandela

FIVE

I was driving just out of town the other day, when I saw five deer in a field. They were all in a row. Just standing there.

Then a few days later I was driving down the same road. And to my surprise, the same five deer were standing side by side, in the same field with tall grass. The same five deer in the same spot! What are the odds? 

I sure love those beautiful big green machines!!!!

UNDER A TOMATO WATCH

My granddaughter wanted to make sure we were safe during the TOMATO WATCH! 

Tomato 🍅🌪️ Tornado 

I love my little angel cake!!!

 

TRUTH

I have no desire to fit in.

No plans to walk with the crowd. 

I have my own mind, heart and soul.

I am me

And it has taken me years to realize 

How important that is. 

GENUINELY

Find joy in 

whatever you do. 

Life is too short not 

to be genuinely happy.

 Don’t allow anyone, especially yourself, 

to hold you back. 

STRONG

Strong woman

don’t play victim, don’t make

themselves look pitiful, 

and don’t point fingers. 

They stand and they deal. 

PERSONAL LIFE GOAL ✔️

SLEEP OVER