SATURDAY (already?)

My how time flies as you grow older.  Maybe before then even.  The world is in such a hurry  so it seems.  So much going on and we can hear of so much as it happens. Progress?  I guess in some ways it is.  The Balcony was nice this morning.  I saw a friend biking this morning.  She is a little younger than me and far more active.  She has an old fashioned bike and just moves along at a slow steady pace. Hey, that is what I am talking about.  I also saw a neighbor couple walking.  Now I would say they are in the late 70's or maybe early 80's.  She leads the way and he does good to keep up.  Good for them!!  I am excited that Linda & Joe are coming for a visit.  I am  so glad Linda is doing well and able to visit. 

Must go and shampoo this hair -- it needs a good cut really. 

Betty Boop

CLEANING DAY

Bitsy and I look forward to Barbara, cleaning lady,
 coming. So I get to eat breakfast in the
cyber and coffee in the Bubble while she cleans and Bitsy gets to follow her around.  She just loves Barbara.  I do too.

The Canada Geese are trying a comeback to the Lake.  So far I have herd no complaints.  Not many are walking around the Lake because of hot weather.  That is changing fast.  Little whispers of Fall are here.  I heard Katydids singing.  Sure sign of change.   Change can be good.  Although we want some things to never change. 

SO BE IT
Betty Boop

SWEET DAY

I say sweet day for a reason.  That description popped into my words.  I had sweet words with Amy on phone, Jan came and  brought sweet cantaloupe and M.G. came to give Bitsy her shot and Bitsy was sweet about it. All sweet?  Yes it was a good "sweet" day.

Betty Boop

THINKING OF XMAS

Can you believe I am thinking of Christmas gifts for my friends here? Got to start early.  Amy found some very cute ideas that I can make.  Be thinking about it.  Last year I was too aggressive and bit off more than I could chew.  Had to get Jan & Amy to help.  Actually they did most of it.  I could ask again.  Just decide what I want to make first.  Buy the stuff and do as much as I can, then ask for help.  Sounds like a plan.

Betty Boop

ELECTION DAY

OFF to the polls everybody ! We will have election news all night.  Good thing.  I saw a dozen ducks of some kind.  Don't know what kind.  One pair flew in with a big splash and then to the bank.  Then came the other 10 and stayed in the water.  I think they were having a meeting and two on bank were leading it.  O.K. enough of that.  It got a little humid, so I gave it up.  Coffee cup was empty anyway.  Two cups is my limit.  New poem for Library Board.

SCHOOL      by Dot Ellis

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Hi Ho !!
Off to school they go.
Thru Books, is the way.
To gather knowledge each day.
 
I was inspired by seeing the top of school busses from my balcony on Madison Avenue each morning going by since school has started.
You know when you are writing for the Library (we have a great, active one) you try to make it about books.  Sometime it is hard to do.

Betty Boop

RAINY MONDAY

Song title in there.   Don't mind rainy days when I can stay inside and gaze out.  Pretty sight.  Somehow it takes me back to childhood and getting ready for school with rain coming down.  Of course it does not bother a child as it does a grownup. Or does it? The only thing I did not like was those galoshers  (sp) I was made to wear.  Not the cute boots of today, but those big old brown things that were so hard to get on.  They always pulled your shoes off when you tugged them off.  I hope they don't make them anymore.  I bet if they do--they have found an easy way to put on and take off.  Little hands have enough trouble as it is.  But there I always was, sitting on the floor of the cloak room struggling to either pull them on or take them off, along with my shoes and sometime socks too.  And speaking of socks, I wore knee socks in the Wintertime.  They had no elastic to hold them up.  Mama made elastic bands to hold them up  (garters)  Always too tight or too loose.  Up and down those dull socks would go. (they always seemed to be tan-not pretty blue or red.)  Tan went with every thing.   Oh the troubles we had.  Mama sewed most of my clothes, and she did a wonderful job without a sewing machine.  I did have some pretty bought dresses sometime when money would allow.  My. how did I get off  track this morning. Those memories come back unexpected!!

Betty Boop   

GOOD SATURDAY

Missed seeing Jan, but had a delightful sub.  Amy and Ed came and had lunch  with me in the Cyber.  It was not too crowded and we enjoyed our visit and lunch. Also on another nice note-had a 30 minute visit with Linda by phone. She sounded good and that made me happy.





The Balcony was nice and watched the ducks and our resident Egret. All looking for breakfast. To each its own.  I hope for a uneventful week, with no unwanted surprises.  We will see.  Off to Church I go to work on myself.  I need it.

Betty Boop