Oh no, oh no!!! 1:40 PM and I’m watching the television coverage of the horrible fire–in Paris, France. I’ve visited Notre Dame, and many other churches and cathedrals in France and Germany. I’m broken-hearted!! If I had access to the pictures I took in Europe, the reader would see the churches, and their stained glass windows, were a favorite topic. Sadly, my pictures were 35mm film and processed as slides. Thousands of slides were given to one of my sons and he may have jettisoned them!?

As I “surfed” through the TV channels looking for another station with coverage of the fire at Notre Dame, Paris, France, I made a discovery. I stumbled on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. It was starting… and I almost clicked to next channel. I spied the name Kellie Martin and stopped immediately. I’ve always loved that young lady from the TV series Life Goes On, decades ago, to Christy. I’ve often mused “What happened to Kellie Martin”  because she doesn’t seem to appear in current programming. Strangely, some comfort on an otherwise very sad afternoon.

Difficult to find a definition of the word “regusted” in a dictionary. Hopefully the reader gets the gist of my emotion? At 8:30 PM April 14th, a phone call from an acquaintance to request I do her Income Taxes. I’ve “done” for her for several years but hadn’t heard from her since I was evicted from the CARE Center. I imagined she made other arrangements.

This morning, a couple of hours in the yard–before it started to rain. Then dark and gloomy, and strong wind. Before rain–and wind–I burned the pile of limbs. Picked up more limbs in my yard and neighboring yards. The weather interfered with Internet and TV reception. It’s out of our area now, and tomorrow promises to be pleasant.

.

.

.

Planning for the cruise provides an unexpected bonus. I’m going through my wardrobe to select items suitable… (because I don’t want to shop for new [used] clothes). I’m finding things that will soon be donated to one of our local charity thrift shops. More items are added to my eventual renewed yard sale. Right now, it is so relaxing to enjoy a respite from the yard sale!! ~~ “Doing” laundry, washing more “bottle bush” bottles, fertilizing plants, etc., etc.

.

Afterthought: Wearing a jacket this morning. Sixty-four degrees outdoors as I type this postscript (at 11:15 AM). Yo-yo weather.

.

I’m really clumsy, trying to use my left hand!

Small items for our purse, or pocket. My companion on the cruise is a “well seasoned” traveler. She is an Avon distributor (with high rank). My Dollar Tree purchases are trivia but I thought “only fair” to share my “small stuff” with her. ~~ “Don’t forget to pack the sunglasses.”

“

Even with “cruisin’ on my mind,” I’m depressed. So many projects demanding my attention. Last thing I need is limited use of my right hand. I love the yard and spent a couple of hours “puttering.” (1) Hung the Hummingbird feeders, (2) fertilized plants, (3) swept, and hosed, approach areas, (4) picked up more fallen limbs.