Non-smoking please?

When I go outside now, I am greeted with the smell of smoke and there is a haze everywhere!We are on a red day for those with respiratory problems. Even sometimes within my home, I can smell smoke. I understand that Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp is still burning. Let's all go out and do a rain dance and see if that helps. A friend at work said her daughter neglected to close the window and they woke-up thinking the house was on fire. Another friend said parts of the fires measure 30X50 MILES wide! Let me whine a minute. Those of us with respiratory problems are miserable.

I had a professor that believed the earth will destroy anything that will harm it [the earth]. Now I'm no Rush Limbaugh, but (or should I say butt) I think we better think about what we are doing here. Kind of makes you want to get your old heart right with God. Huh?

Butterfly days

The girls showed-up at my door with this beautiful butterfly! It was so cold on Sunday that the little butterfly would not fly. So Maddie keep the lovely butterfly until it's demise on Tuesday. I hear they only live three days? In any case, Maddie had a burial for the butterfly along with snacks. It was really moving.......

Where are my pictures??

I took some great pictures Sunday of two of my grands with a beautiful butterfly. These alleged pictures are in my computer, somewhere???????? Since I started to online classes, a year ago, I have been surprised at my computer "skills" ( I say/type that skills word loosely) There are so many members of my family and friend that a computer gurus (you know who you are!!) yet, I can't move my pictures from the new program to my pictures. The thing is I have done it before (see below finch pictures). In any case, I will not be defeated!!! The pictures will magically appear soon. Try to avoid any unnecessary anticipation.........

Finch feeder

How do we reach the point in our lives that it is fun or maybe I should say peaceful to watch the little yellow Finch eat from a Finch sock? I do not know who invented the Finch sock, but they are genius!!! Those little birds love the sock. My friend Kenny gave on to me because he knows I love to watch birds and it is usually covered in Finch!! When they first began their visits the Finch were a pale yellow and now they a bright yellow. How can that be? In any case, they are a delight!!!

new class

A new class began yesterday. YUCK!!!! I wish I could tell you that I love school, but I endure school. I am taking Nursing Research. Isn't that exciting? It always makes me nervous when a PhD is teaching the class so I am sure I will obsess over every little thing. On a bright note. I was invited to join Sigma Theta Tau. I did not know what that meant until I ask my boss and she said it is a good thing. You knew at 51 I would be in school and looking at new options for life.

Present

My precious daughter Steph gave me this original picture of Stevie Nicks. The photographer comes to the bar and gave the picture to Steph for me. He made it in 1974 when he traveled with Stevie. She looks so young.

New Friends

What did Nome do on her b'day?

Went to work. NO one should work on their b'day, but since my b'day is not yet a national holiday; I had to work. However; I did get off work early. My precious baby girl invited me to have a drink with her friend after work so, I thought, "That's cool".

I was the first to arrive at The Platinum Club. I thought The Platinum Club was a strip joint, which I thought might be a little strange. Nonetheless, it was my b'day and I needed an adventure. It is not a strip club. It is however, an all black club on the north side of Birmingham. When I walked into the bar, I was the only "white" person in the bar. The bar is hugh. So I shashawed up the bar and order Crown on the rocks. Of course, I immediately got the respect of the four older (older than me!!!) gentlemen at the bar. Come to find out all four of these gentlemen were wealthy. Imagine that!? I have never heard that line before!!! Before my daughter and her group arrived we (my four gentlemen friends and I) were fast friend. They wanted to play golf today, but I told them I did not play. They made me promise I would leave the bar before 8 pm. They said that was when the bad crowd came into the bar. Of course, I thought we were the bad crowd.

Let me tell you; we were not the bad crowd. As my daughter and I were leaving we saw how the four policeman were patting down the next group after they came through the medal detector. One of my new friend stood up at 7:45 and gave me "it's time to leave sign". I have to tell you, I wonder what went on after we left the bar. On a side note: the DJ wished me a happy b'day and said that I must be old b/c so many people were there with me. Can you believe the nerve of him? I stood up and shot him a bird. How dare he call me old. I should have put my gentlemen friends after him but I was afraid one of them would break a hip.........Life is good.