The Good Ole Days!! haha

 Last Thursday a bunch of us met in the Common room for a gab-fest (we call our gathering 'Chat and Chew") and some lunch. We brown-bag it and then just visit. 

We got to talking about how much life has changed in our lifetime. Oh, my gosh. Well, just look around you and you'll get the picture. It was more than fun to relive some of those old days although I am not sure I'd want to go back to them. 

Mom didn't have a telephone 'til after I had married and left home. Being out in the country had it's challenges for sure. We could see one house... and they didn't have a phone either! Imagine now we just carry our phones in our pockets or hands wherever we go.

I was in my teens before we ever got an indoor toliet. I definately do not want to go back to the outdoor kind! Nor the Sear, Roebuck catalog toliet paper!

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I was eighteen when I took my first plane ride and I was scared to get out of my seat.  How, stupid is that! But, hey, I was a country girl and knew nothing about flying! It was a propeller driven plane. The first commercial jet came into service in 1952, the year I flew to San Diego from Alabama with my 3 month old daughter in tow.

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We lived with my grandmother and grandpa and I remember my grandmother walking through some of the weed-grown fields near the house, her apron tail gathered in her hand so she could place in it the eggs the hens had laid out there, just anywhere they pleased. 

Everyone had their own tales but me being the oldest at the chat and chew, I think mine were the most shocking. 

Did any of you have things happening like that when you were growing up? Nah, probably not. I'm older than the hills, I am. 

I am sure by the time all you youngsters (and that includes anyone 85 and under) you came along, you had it easier!! 

What Came Over Me!!

I am not sure where that spurt of energy came from but I have been so busy today. I usually start 

'wilting' around 3 in the afternoon and don't get much done after that time. I wish I had this level of get up and go every day!

I'm a southern gal. I am not sure that this is a southern thing or  not but I just will not eat that 'sloppy' mac and cheese made on the stovetop. I eat mine baked like my Mama used to make.This morning I  found a small portion of elbow macaroni in a mason jar in the pantry. And, I knew I had cheese in the fridge. Only thing, the cheese was Colby (that's my favorite) and it's milder so my mac and cheese didn't have as much punch as if I'd had sharp cheese. But, I added some chopped onion and a heavy dash of paprika to my egg/milk mixture before I mixed it  all together to bake. 

Sure, I had me some soon as it cooled enough to eat. 

I made me some jello, too. Now, I haven't made jello in a coon's age but in my pantry search this morning I found one box of strawberry. Just happened to have a banana that was eatable but too ripe for my taste in a sandwich. I sliced that up, added it to the jello, stirred in some unflavored greek yogurt and it turned out good.

Yes, I know!!! There are little chunks of yogurt that didn't get mixed into the jello correctly but it's just me eating it so I really didn't care. When you live alone, you aren't out to impress anyone but yourself and if what you do is fine with you then that's a good impression! 

Don't you agree? 

Mystery Solved!

 Yesterday the temps started to drop. It was Sunday, gray skies, a slight drizzle so I decided I'd just be a lazy bum. 

I walked into my bedroom, retrieved a large throw outta a basket there. This throw is LARGE and it's fluffy on one side and soft, cuddly on the other. It is wired for heat and even has, now get this.... two large pockets on one end so you can stick your feet into them. A nice gift at Christmas from Susan.

I sat down in my recliner, pulled that throw up over me, stretched out my legs to put my feet in the footy pockets...

I felt something solid... firm... a chunk of something.

TA DA............

It was that lost shoe!! Oh my gosh. Well, at least now I can wear that pair again! 

Lost, not found

                                        Update on Lost Shoe Saga!

                                             It's still lost!

There have been 4 different people that have given this place a good search. No shoe! This is weird. Gee, I hope I don't just disappear into thin air like that shoe did! 

We still have a tad of snow in shady areas from the snow that we had a week ago. And, it's supposed to be bitterly cold next week! Guess it won't melt then either! 

We had a safety meeting the other day given by the police department. That was very informative. I learned some new things to implement and be on the lookout for. I certainly will be watching out for 'Mr. Right' to call me with promises of undying love..... if I will just send him some money! haha

My daughter called the other day. We exchanged greetings and she headed off on a report of all she had been doing lately. Twenty minutes into it, she said, 'Well, I just called to check on you.' then said goodbye. So, if I answer the phone that means I am still alive and she's good to go? I just laughed and laughed. 

Paint and Snow

 I was disappointed in awakening this morning to a light snow after being promised a bigger one! But, I'll take what I can get! There is just something so magical about snow! 

Last night, before the snow started, Shirley and I joined a bunch of the residents here at the Commons for a paint and sip. No wine.... just sparkling cider! Guess they don't want us old ladies to party too much. hehe. 

I'll tell you, those little teeny tiny pots of paint were hard to open, hard to use and my white one was nearly empty. I guess I just paint better at home with what

 I am familiar with. But, we both enjoyed it a lot. 

I just couldn't resist posting this what with the college football championship and the NFL super bowl just around the corner.

A Lost Shoe!

                      My ghost Mabel is at it again !

 (when I can't find things, I blame it on a ghost that I have named Mabel)

January 1st I was sitting in my recliner waiting on my nieces to arrive and I slipped my shoes off. Man, I hate to wear shoes in the house! The Roomba was making a last minute attempt to vacumn the floor. 

The nieces arrive, we visit a bit and then head out for lunch. I start to slip my shoes on and there is only one sitting by my chair. A quick search... nothing... so I put on another pair and we have a nice lunch.

Here it is over a week later and I still have not found that shoe!

Both recliners have been turned over... no shoe. I ran my cane all under the couch and it didn't drag out anything...I've even looked in other rooms. That shoe has to be somewhere! My guess is, the Roomba pushed it in a hidden spot and then left it there. 

Shirley promises me she'll do a more indepth search when she is here Friday.

I'll let you know where we find it! .... if Mabel hasn't flown off into the night with it under her wing. 

                        My orchid is blooming again! 

and my crazy Christmas cactus has buds on it. Will share that when they open up. 

Y'all have a good one!