WOW !!! WHAT STORMS WE HAD

Just as I have said before--when we have bad weather, the weather people go crazy. They blocked all three local networks all night long. I understand why, but so tiresome, when I find, I missed MICHEL BUBLE"s Christmas special. Oh, me, I have mixed feelings about that. Maybe they will show it again?  Should I ask them to? Oh, well, I will soon get over it, I guess. 

I have too much on my mind. It gets crowded in there. This OLD GIRL ain't what she used to be. #2 daughter will bring provisions today (groceries.) That will brightened my day. Always loved going to grocery store. They tell me that it is not what it used to be. In my early buying groceries days it was a place to go, just to go somewhere. The Covid mess, really touched every place in our lives. Getting better in some ways. We will survive.

BETTY (let's go somewhere) BOOP

p. s. even if it is the grocery store!!

ALL IS CALM

All is bright. That will change, so the weather people tell us. They get very excited at the prospect of throwing the usual programs off the air and take over the whole viewing area to keep us well in focus. So be it, because it is there job.. And most do it well. 60 degrees and sun shinning, it makes for perfect Balcony weather. Nobody else thinks so because nobody is walking. I mentioned All Is Bright. Love the Christmas song Silent Night. Maybe my favorite. I picture such serenity in that calmness. We close our Christmas program with it and it always calms me. I am sitting by good friend Nora on the front row, thanks to her. I love her friendship. Are you getting into "the Spirit" as we all say. I am working on tissue flowers to top the little 4oz Ball canning jars, made special for the gift, as I fill them with my home-made perminto cheese. I hope my friends like the gift this year. The things I come up with, are crazy, I know, but my own. As I made out my to give list, I thought of so many friend who have passed and makes me sad. but really glad for them and remember that they made my time living here so good.

BETTY(slipping into yesterday) BOOP. 

p. s. can't stay long, too much to still do.

44 & too nippy

Had an old favorite for breakfast. Egg-in-hole!!  Children love that one. I do too. Makes a good one with turkey bacon and O. J., coffee (for me.) When I was little (?) I asked for coffee. some "helpful" adult told me it would turn me BLACK.!!How helpful is that? I learned that was wrong, I guess, because I do like it now, and I did not turn. 

I woke at 4:30 and panicked. What was I thinking when I gathered these materials to make 40 gifts for my SCV friends? And another thing, why did I think I could sing again in the Christmas program? I must be crazy. I worried till I finally got up at 5:30 and prayed about it. I was told by him who knows all, to be still and wait. I feel better as I began to organize just how I could do it with help and patience and remember the love I have for these people. Patience is a beautiful word, I seem short on it all the time.

BETTY (need a little help sometime)BOOP

p. s. I am not alone.

I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW---

THE RAIN HAS GONE. Line from Ann Murry's CD I have had a long time. Remember her? She is a Canadian singer from the past that has such a beautiful voice. I do not know her story today. Is she still with us? Thank goodness for recorded music. Speaking of music, I have lucked out on some good ones lately. Last night PBS had another goodie. Reba McIntire with s special and her new album. All gospel and with guest. I enjoyed it so much. Lots of good programing on PBS.

I sat on Balcony a while. Took in the fresh cool breeze and looked for what I could see. The little black and white ducks that come to our Lake this time of the year. Don't know their names, but like their company. One lady walker came swiftly by, all full of energy and dressed to suit the 66 degrees.

Well, hope to go to Church today. Have not heard from my Uber this morning. 

BETTY (LOVE MUSIC)BOOP

p. s. most any kind.  

good programming on MPBS. 

THIS IS THE DAY THE LORD HATH MADE--

 LET US REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT. Just felt like saying that. Did you happen to watch PBS last night? Josh Groban had a wonderful2-hourperformance from Radio City Music Hall. New York City, live of course. He was in rare form and happy as could be to be Back live before a welcoming audience. I had the best seat in the house, My comfy chair. Thank you, daughter, # 2 for alerting me to it. 

We got to see the Rockettes in New York on one of our trips there. The theater is huge. I plan to "fix" my Hall table today for Christmas. Out goes CRAZY TURKEY and in come the singing Angels and the Christ Child. 

BETTY (been a lot of places) BOOP

p. s. will settle for SCV now)

Yeh State

How did your eggs taste this morning?  Mine were very good, if you are a MSU fan, your eggs were super good. Not so, with Ole Miss fans. They may never like eggs again.

Thanksgiving Day and dinner (lunch time) was perfect. At A& E's beautiful home. My they have worked to make it beautiful. We enjoyed it so much. Small group but cream of the crop!!Food was superb. 

The dogs were caged and behaved just right. One cat strolled around, and I loved him. The other had to be banned from us because he had a habit of tasting good turkey when it was presented, thinking it was for him. Naughty one. A's good friend got sick at last minute and had to cancel. So sorry, she is good company and we missed her. A. had gathered my supplies for my Christmas present project here at SCV. My little presents are going to be useful this time. Rainy day and a good time to start. Wish me luck, these fingers (and mind) are not as "nimble" as they used to be.

BETTY(here I go) BOOP

p. s. come with me.

SUNRISE DID YOU SEE IT ?

I know I mention it a lot. but the sunrise is something to see. I am going to A.'s for Thanksgiving. Only 6 of us so far. Others go different ways for Thanksgiving. But it will be good, good food and good company too. I am grateful to be able to go. They really try at SCV to make it like home, and it is close, but when you have enjoyed many years of happy times with all the family, you miss that. Maybe we will see more at Christmas. My we do get scattered these days. Time changes, Old Girl. will you ever change? Have you been watching the HALLMARK channel and their Christmas movies. My I just enjoy all that "sweetness". And, I pretend they could all be true to real life. Of course, they can't, but some real truths come through and you get good feelings from watching them.  And what kind of feelings do you get from some shows that are on now. To each his own and we do have a channel changer you know. 

BETTY(Let's go to the "Party."

p. s. time marches on.