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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Yes, I watched it twice!!

It’s such a delight to receive support from unexpected places!! Today, from Louisiana, I received an email about “Petro Pump Wisdom“ in Gauteng. The “wisdom” put a tear in my eye, a smile on my face, and a spring in my step.

Thank you, Tom and Mary.

Remember the old saying about “a ton of bricks“?  A day in the life of a heart-broken old lady. Last picture first: “Yours truly” invested much time and energy “laying the patio”–one (1) thirty-seven pound block at a time. More than one-hundred blocks (plus numerous other various sizes) collectively total two tons.  Two strong men effortlessly pulled up the cement blocks and hauled them away.

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Mid-morning, boxes of family history joined other memorabilia in the cargo trailer.

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This week two repairmen (individually) worked on my furnace. One departed, yesterday, proud of his accomplishment. Sadly, the furnace did not operate as the temperature dropped overnight.

Several CARE residents have, likewise, had problems with their propane appliances. For some residents, “oil in the propane” was the diagnosis. My furnace problem still unknown (but we can’t rule out oil in the propane).

Full disclosure: There is a “heat strip” in my air-conditioner that struggles to take the chill off my trailer home.  At 8:00 AM, the indoor temperature is sixty-seven degrees

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Late afternoon, I brought the electric heater from storage building to trailer home. Between the two, I’ll be OK. 

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My beautiful (imho) garden is gone!! Still so much to do!! “Vultures” now preying on me because I’m “between a rock and a hard place.” Thirty dollars, thirty minutes (this morning) to get my furnace working (and I “thought” he was a friend). Ten dollars to the teenager for moving twenty-three blocks and his father said “Pay the kid something.” I thought the father was a friend (eager to help me). ~~ Honestly, I am in “melt down” mode; screaming at people!!

Eviction is extremely stressful!!

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