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Good gravy!  How long has this little jewel been in the back of the kitchen drawer??  I'm sure it's from the Dollar Tree, but how long ago!!??? Whew!

I just finished a walk down part of Deer Run. I need to write a song called "The Mailbox Blues" LOL.  I carried sugar cubes with me in case the horses were grazing and the road end of the pasture, but they were all the way at the other end.  

So the lavender flowers at the bottom of the photo are the ones that I purchased from Boulevard Flowers about 2 weeks ago.  The ones above them wild!  I think they are so beautiful and occasionally they grow all around the yard.  

Speaking of the yard, I'll go down under the deck within the next couple of days, pump up the tire on the John Deere and then see if it starts up.  Then I'll try the 4-wheeler.  If either of them gives me a challenge, I'll get Ben to take a look.  He and Al are coming by over the weekend just to drive by.  They are going to take a "Sunday drive" just to get out of Richmond.  They are being super safe because Ben is going in to work each day and they are afraid of giving me something. Thus, I am REALLY cloistered. At least I'll get to see their faces.  That's a terrific thing!  

I love FACETIME.  I can't say that enough!  

Skydiving has been moved again.  MAY 2nd, Saturday 10am.  (we'll see)

Also the 50th GHS 1970 Reunion has been moved to August 29th.  I'm glad of that change because it will give me more time to make friends with walking in alone.  Looks like Joan's trip abroad might be up and running by then.  

You know, it's not like I don't have anything to do here.  I have PLENTY to do...both things I like and things I dislike.  I just miss that human touch.  I never really realized how much I love to touch people's faces, hands, arms...It's crazy!  My mom was like that though.
When Al & I were in Nablus, I was taking a photo of Fr Ibrahim, the local Muslim  leader and Allie was in the middle of them.  She was closed to Fr Ibrahim but a little away from the imam.  I kept saying "Squeeze in.  Get closer."  Finally she gave me one of her looks...and I got it!  She wasn't supposed to touch the imam.  So funny!  I wasn't even thinking about culture.  I just wanted them tight in the photo!  

I can't put anymore pictures up on this page.  For some reason Blogger.com is having issues.   It's either that or the router is having issues.  

When the electricity went out the other day I had to unhook the garage door from the "opener" and pull the door open manually.  Now I have to open and close the garage door manually because I can't get the latch to the electric opener hooked back up!  People would think I'm insane if they saw me, but in order to pull the big garage door down, I use a snow shovel hooked into the crevice to get some leverage and rock it back and forth until it finally comes down.  That thing is HEAVY!  Thank goodness I knew how to do all of it!  Thank God for my dad's genes!  

Stopping because Blogger.com is refusing to accept my pictures..