WHAT TO WRITE ?

My thoughts seem scattered and don't know where to start.  Ever happen to you?  I know one thing.  January 15th is NATIONAL HAT DAY.  Yes, we will celebrate by wearing hats.  How childless is that?  Well, we search for laughs everywhere. Something better--January 19th is NATIONAL POPCORN WEEK. A popcorn machine will be set up to pop corn and come on down and get a hot buttered bag of the good stuff.  I make popcorn often in the microwave. Not too many calories (except for the butter).     Live a little.  Well, you see, You can make a blog of very little.

BETTY BOOP     

SOMETHING SPECIAL

When if we have threat of snow or snow  it's self--these gull-- like white birds swarm the Lake. Flying big circles around and a round.  Not touching the water, that I can see.  They are here this morning.  Will be gone all at once. In fact as I just looked just now-they have all vanished!!  Nobody I have asked knows what they are and why they come at this time.  30 degrees and no sun.  Snow all but gone.  Maybe that is it for this winter. Well must get on with this day.  Must take care of singing up for my Covid shot. We will start them on the 21.  Will be glad. BETTY BOOP

SNOW ??

Is it real??  Yes, yes, and exciting as ever.  The grounds around the Lake are beautiful.  I remember , I think, it was the first winter I was here, it snowed.  There is something about the quiet of snow that is like no other.  But it is not much this time   .  But enough to stop everything.  Almost. We had a ZOOM meeting for Linda's birthday yesterday.  Got to see Whitney for the first time since Covid.  She looks so good!!  Linda made and decorated cup cakes and bought great sounding ice cream She pretended to serve us..  Although we could only look and admire them, it was a fun thing to do.  Amy brought CoCo to the party.  Stayed a little while.  She wants him to be a lap dog, but he is too busy. The other dog, Sandy, is in training, learning to  pick up sticks with Ed as his teacher.  Firewood is his job.  Earning his keep.  Well, I will go and listen to the news.  With Trump, Covid. and now the weather, plenty to talk about.  Better to just turn it off and enjoy the silence?

BETTY BOOP

Brrrrrrr. Winter time

Can't help to get excited when the word SNOW finally comes from the weather man's mouth.  Even though there is a strong chance of very little here.  What a   mess a "little" can cause.  We get so excited at the idea anyway.  It is 32 at 7, went lower in the night I bet.  Coffee taste good this morning.  With a regular breakfast of an orange, egg over light, turkey bacon. whole wheat toast and a choice seat looking out the glass door to the Balcony. Me and my very spoiled cat.  We shall return,  soon I hope.             Excitement level is high ,as we try to prepare for our  Covid   Vaccinations. Between the Government and Insurance Company, it has both confused and caused us to almost panic.  SCV is on top of it, and we, the "oldies" are required to read the instructions and abide by them.  Takes a lot of trust and sometime I am short on that.  Things will workout I am sure and we will be thankful for all the effort our team has put into this thing.  Be glad we have the means to protect us and hope for the best.

BETTY BOOP

coffee  

INSIDE LOOKING OUT

 34 is too cold for me and Bitsy.  She stays close to me each morning.  After I feed her first, she stays to watch my breakfast cooking.  Bacon smells good?  I found a package of blueberries in the freezer.  Kind of old, but still good.  Perked up my oatmeal.  Seems just right for this cool (cold) morning.  Thought of the good old Summer time when they were picked. and picked the color of my Blog to match.  How fun is that?  I have so much on my mind today.  We are preparing for the COVID vaccination here.  Lot of paper work and confusion on my part.  Of course I will get it, but so much to do to get a crowd like us prepared  I know from experience that they are on top of it, but I worry.  Blood pressure reflects it.  I have to remind myself---to BE STILL,  and have faith . And I am not in charge.  Always want to be in charge. NOT  Easy  to let go.

BETTY BOOP  

36 degrees at 7

Little too cold this morning.  Clouds keep the sun from warming up.  Winter time, what do you expect?  warm and breezy?  Not in Mississippi.  Do you remember when in school, you learned to spell Mississippi? I do.  I was so proud.  I loved the merry sound and the "sing-song" way it sounded.  Still do.  I am glad to live in Mississippi.  So many good things about the people.  You know, when  I sit down to write, I am never sure where my thoughts will take me.  I am sort of a dreamer and tend to make stories about most anything.  This has developed in my later years and of course is going nowhere.  I do not have the education or resources to do anything with it.  It all started when I began to write poems, mostly for my family.  Served me well here at SCV when I wrote  many years for the VILLAGER.  All dried up now. my poetic adventure has all but dried up and I have stopped writing for them.  Oh well  It was good while it lasted.  As Robert St. John ends his weekly writing in the newspaper--ONWARD.  I still love writing my   .Blog.  Thanks to Ashley & Sophia!!!!

BETTY  {just reflecting} BOOP

WET OUT THERE

 Wet on the Balcony!!!  Yes rain before a change-maybe .  They wont call it snow .  Panic!!  We had enough of that yesterday, if you watched the News.  O boy, what next?  I will not dwell on it.    We have hot dog with chili today on the lunch line.  Now that is a bright spot.  Of course I will transfer it to a wheat bread, but I have learned to be happy where I am.  I will just chose steamed broccoli to balance it out.  Now I have had enough experience with Diabetic diet to know better, but a hot dog is my weakness.  I ask for it every birthday,  lately.  Hey, a Hot Dog Bar is a wonder to see and eat.  Can't get together of that one, but maybe next year? Let my Birthday go by, uncelebrated, and maybe I can stay 93 and not move to 94?  No that cannot  happen.  Still can't believe I made it this far!!!!   Hey, should I choose Beef Stir Fry? Instead of Chili Hot Dog? NAH!!  We will see.  Did I get your mind off the News? Hope so.                BETTY B