My car is finally back,after many 'trials'!  I don't have any place I NEED to go, but Hubby wants me to use it more, so I will probably try taking it to my favorite store (after morning traffic has calmed down!) We shopped on the weekend, so I don't truly NEED anything, but I can always use more fruit and I'll check the shelves for anything running ( Read more... )

Forget about "Dreaming of a white Christmas!!' We are going to have a White Halloween!!!We have at least 5 inches and the snow is STILL falling!! It's NUTS!! So much for "Global Warming!!! I went out in snowpants, boots ,scarf, and a heavy jacket with hood, and walked my usual 3 block walk. Nobody was out except a few trucks, the postman and the ( Read more... )

It rained all night and is STILL coming down!  I am doing a few "halloween" things while Hubby and son are both at work. I put 'clings' on the front door with pumpkins, bats, and all kinds of 'monsters'. With the Covid situation, I really don't expect anyone (we didn't get anyone LAST year) . the town sponsors a "Halloween" flavored celebration at ( Read more... )

We had almost 24 hours of rain! Glad I have an excellent raincoat, with hood, and warm boots!  I got out for several brief walks around the block. Hubby and I had doctor appts. yesterday (we have the same doctor) and everything was fine.YAY! All kinds of 'new' protocol because of the virus, but we cleared the testing and had our exam, mostly the ( Read more... )

I just finished a post about Houghton's Pond and it brought to mind my Dad's story of he and his friends taking the 'trolley' from Boston to the end of the line, then walking the last mile to the pond for swimming! Unfortunately, part of his story was about one friend drowning there. That's apparently why they mark off the 'restricted' area beyond ( Read more... )

Hubby nd son are both gone off to work, so I will do some 'housekeeping' chores, then get a walk around the block in. Hubby and I are trying to 'pare down' all the 'stuff' we have accumulated, so I have been working my way through piles of old (paid) bills, circulars, small books,etc.  As I've mentioned before, it is hard! I have connected with a ( Read more... )

As part of my plan to get more exercise, I try to do more walking, but walking cement sidewalks as trucks and cars drive by is NOT enjoyable!! So in good weather Hubby helps by taking me to a place I LOVE to walk, around a nearby small 'recreation' area, called Houghton's Pond. In hot weather I like to swim at the sandy beach there, but it is too ( Read more... )

We celebrated our anniversary -married happily since  Sept.19,1964!! Hubby gave me a beautiful card and gave me 7 HUGE yellow chrysanthemums!! Son made a wonderful meal for us in his crock pot, and "a good time was had by all'!!!

My hair has changed to mostly grey and some white. It was making me a little 'crazy', as it was long and straight and I didn't like putting it in a ponytail every day,as that seemed to be making it fall out faster!!  I called the girl who usually does my perms in her basement set-up', however,she said that because she has grandchildren living with ( Read more... )

With writing about our meeting and courtship, I thought a post about  the 'proposal'! was in order! It was Xmas Eve and he suggested we go to the Cathedral for Midnight Mass, which we did, along with his sister and brother. It was a lovely ceremony with lots of  beautiful music and flowers,etc. When we came out of church,it was lightly snowing and ( Read more... )