HOMELESS...how many are there?

According to one of the sites I found, as there

aren't a lot of them.. on homeless, these are the

numbers.. but these are for the end of  2014

overall homeless... over 578,000+ of them 

families is over 67,000

177,000  are shelterless.. meaning nothing..

400+000 are sheltered in warm shelters, or

maybe a car, or old trailer with no hook ups.

Individuals... 362, 000+

this is the shameful numbers...

unaccompanied children and youth... 45,000+

Veterans.... 49,000+

http://www.endhomelessness.org/library/entry/the-state-of-homelessness-in-america-2015

The numbers are hard to pin down. Because there

is no census taken on them every 10 years like there is

for those who are housed.   so the numbers come from

warming shelters,  food lines, in churches.. which is hard

to account for as there are many who are low on funds

but have homes.. that go there as well.   I don't know if

any of these can get any kind of help from the Health

and Welfare Dept. because I think you have to have

an address to apply.  Those who are homeless can't

even afford post office boxes. 

Some school know of some of the children. Who don't

have homes, so live in Mom's car or old broke down

camp trailer.. so don't have addresses. Some schools

are trying to compensate for it, as usually you can't

go to a school district if you can't prove you live in

that district. 

So the above information is just an estimate based

on some areas. So does anyone know just how

many there are?   And if you foolishly think there is

not homeless in your town.. you are a fool.

There are bum jungles that over the years, police have

emptied, only to have them reappear or moved to another

area.

Most of us use to think of the homeless as drunken bums.. or

drugged out bums... male as well as female. But the

picture has changed over the years.  As there are families.

There are even children...by themselves and with one

parent.  They are there because the parents lost their job.

so couldn't afford to pay rent anymore.  Some of the housing

got out priced as the economy raised, and the low income

housing was replaced by very expensive houses or condo's.

The owner goes where the money is.  Trailer parks are

replaced by fancy homes and apartments. Old hotels have

been remodeled or replaced.. All leaving the barely

renting,with no where to go.

Children like the Veterans, have had trouble adjusting to life,

to the point where the families can't handle it anymore. So

they are told to leave.. but to where?  So we have Veterans

who need help health wise as well as homes.  Both of them

feeling so alone.. hiding where they can to keep warm. Some

of them begging for food and drink.

THESE ARE ALL AMERICANS...  and they are being beat,

 harassed, or just left to sit and regress into themselves.

There is a program that is trying to help the Veterans in SOME areas.

But there is a lot more to be done. A LOT..

So how can we as a nation, slide these people to the side.. Americans

being push to the side... no program that gives them housing, food,

health care, education, nation wide... how can we do this? Push

them to the side and let strangers, foreigners ... refugees come to

our country and pay for their housing, their health programs, their education?  How do we do that?  Doesn't charity start at home?

And  on the edge is thousands, maybe even a million more homes

tittering on the edge... just 3 lost  paycheck from homelessness.

So MR. PRESIDENT.. don't give me this shame thing about how

we don't want to help women and children refugees, and where is

our heart?     Shame on you and all the past Presidents who haven't

fully addressed the homeless.. writing them off as old drunken

men and women who don't want help.   

Maybe the media should show us the people who are homeless. Like

they do for the refugees.  Maybe one of their famous reporters should

do a story on them, from state to state or town to town....

There was a small 10 minute one, on one of the news shows,  on kids

in one school district that was trying to do something about the kids who were homeless and going to their schools.  Keeping them in the school

district system, but didn't see anything about how they were going to

help the one family they did show, who lived in a camper type vehicle.

They didn't show the mother..  I can understand why, ... wanting to

keep some of the dignity knowing she has swallowed a lot of her pride

to even have the kids taped.

No, AMERICAN HOMELESS FIRST.. then refugees, Governors,

and MR. PRESIDENT.

Thankful for this day of Thanksgiving...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THIS HOUSEHOLD TO YOURS...

Where ever you are.. 

we are wishing you a day of

joy with friends and family.. 

hopefully full of laughter.   

Thankful for ......day 3

Tomorrow is the big turkey day... and hopefully

everyone has somewhere to go to eat.. Some

chose to eat at home with their spouses.. some

choose to go to a restaurant. 

Most of us have the big table full of food. With family

around.. small and large families.  Ours is small

compared to a lot of years..  We will be 6.. one time

we were up to 17.. and we have a small house..

So for today... I am thankful for the town I live in.

In this day and age, there is so much going on.

So many in fear of their area.. and who come into

their neighborhoods. 

We are lucky in this little tiny town of 600+. We

were at 400 for many years..  But there is homes

being built.  But still we are a very low crime area.

So far.. 

We have great neighbors on all sides and down the

road from us.  We all look out for each other, yet

let each of us live our lives without snooping. Helping

when we can. 

And even though there is a few things in this state,

that drive us all nuts..  it is still a good state. Even with

others coming here and trying to change us to what

they left.. we still are good state.... a beautiful state.

God is surely in the plan, as you look around the

state.. I am sure there are many states with such

beauty,  But we seem to be a little more laid back.

And up here in the Northern end of the state this

surely is true.

And I am thankful to be a citizen of the United States

of America.  Even with all our warts, we still are a

country that comes together when the tough gets

going.  And I wouldn't want to live in any other.   

Thankful for .... day 2

Today, my thankfulness is for Friends.. I am not talking

about acquaintances.  Acquaintances are worthy to, but

not quite as much as a FRIEND.. 

Acquaintance, is some one you know thru work, or

volunteering, church, any varies ways, of getting to

know people.  You might have lunch with them, but

actually down deep they don't know you.. They know

the top layer.

A FRIEND.. knows you pretty much in and out. They

care enough to call from time to time.. and ask how

you are and truly they want to know.  They are there

to help, be it help with the house work so the two of

you can go somewhere...  They are there when it is

rough, even if they really don't do anything. Some one

to talk to. Thru the bumps of life.  You will hear from

them more when things are rough than when things

are good.  Because they know you need them. Where

as, when things are good, .. they know you are busy and

so are they.   But they are the ones who you don't see

for weeks, months or even years, yet when you sit down

with a cup of coffee in hand, it was like you were talking

to them yesterday. Friend last forever... usually.

I have one from 6th grade.. Alice... I have one when I was

pregnant with my youngest who is 45. That is Pat.

I have two from when I was raising my kids.. that

would be Cherie and Maureen.  I have a gal pal of

10 years, that would be Lorraine.  And then there

is one who we talk on the phone, meet at least once

a year for lunch and email and Facebook. And every

time we talk or have lunch, it is so enjoyable.. as

she is so interesting, does great things and has the

heart of gold and wants to see other succeed. and

that would be Mari...

All of these FRIENDS,  make me what I am.. I am

a better person because of all of these women. And

I hope I am someone they are proud to call Friend

as well. And then if you are really lucky.. you have

a child who you can call Friend as well... this is true

of me as well. I have a daughter who also has a daughter

who is her best friend.

And when you lose one of these friends.. it is like

losing part of you.   One of which I had, was my

husband, Marv.

So if you have a child, or a husband or wife who is

your best friend.. you are so very lucky... And you

don't have to have a lot of friends to be complete.

But have a lot of acquaintances, who think the world

of you, and you of them, also completes your world.  

Thankful for....

As we head into the week of Thanksgiving..

We start to think about what we are grateful

for.. Sometimes around the Thanksgiving table

there are words of thankfulness for these days.

Something we should do every day, not just

once a year.  Especially in these days and times.

So I am going to try to start each day this week,

with what I am thankful for... All it takes is a few

seconds.. and then say it aloud if you can..

While I do say it each morning.. I thank God for

giving me another day.. which at my age is a

big thing.

So for today.. I am most of all things.. thankful

for my family..  I am thankful that my family is

all safe and healthy.  Which is in my nightly prayer.

I am thankful that all my children, and grand children

are doing well.. That all of them and my great grand

children are well.  And a little prayer along with it..

That their lives continue to be safe and healthy even

after my passing..  Which is a big thankfulness and

prayer considering the way the world is going.  I

never take any of this for granted.  It is a great blessing

in my book of life.

I will also add.. I hope and pray that this is true of

your family as well.  

So I am thankful for today.. for my whole family. For

our love of each other, For our respect of each other.

As I look on in wonderment.

What are you thankful for........for today?  

  

Bring in the refugees? What about our homeless?

In the paper and every other media.. there are

stories about the coming refugees..

Ever since the Paris massacre,

people are having second thoughts..

My own is .. how can we bring in more people

when we can't take care of our own..

We have thousands if not millions of homeless

people..   People living in alleys in boxes,

people sleeping in parks if they aren't run off.

People sleeping in their cars...doorways in cities. 

These people are men, women and CHILDREN.

There was in the news about a school in the

south that is trying to find a way to keep track

of their students.. as they have no addresses.

THEY ARE HOMELESS.. 

We have Vets who are homeless as well...How

can that be?  These men and women stood up for

this country, yet their illnesses leave them home

less.  Being jobless, leaves them homeless.

SHAME ON US!!

People who got zapped during our economy

and lost their homes.. and jobs.... are homeless.

Ask the government in Hawaii, about their

homeless problem..

So I have to ask you.. how can we push our

own citizens to the side?  How can we say, I

am sorry, we haven't helped you.. but  we

are bring in 10,000 + people from another

country, that by the way, hate us.  How can

we do that?

Some people are trying to make this about

religion.. it isn't about religion.. it is about

where do we get the money to take care

of these new dependants?  We can't even

take care of our own.

When the Vietnamese came in, we gave them

housing.. money for food, cars, and college

scholarships... Free and clear.. no student loan

like the Americans and some of them Vietnam

Vets...to be paid back.  We have done the same

for Haiti, and I am not sure about the 1955

Hungarians who came here in the thousands.

Why can't we take care of our own?

The other thing that bothers me is... in the beginning

they should show children.. walking.. with mothers

and some with both parents.. that was the first couple

of days.

Now you see 99% men.. some of them very outwardly

angry men...  Are these too, coming to our shores?

But the bottom line for me is .. take care of our own,

FIRST. When we no longer have homeless in our country.

When every child has a roof over his head, and food

for his body, and an education.. THEN we might think

about bringing in new dependants. Only then.. Other

wise we are just slapping the homeless Americans

across the face and telling they don't matter.

SHAME ON US!!!!!..

  

Delayed by storm....

We had a storm come in last night. The winds were

heavy in some places.. we got up to 30 mph at one

time..   But other areas had in the 50's and some even

almost 70..   Now where I come from.. (the East Coast)

that is what we call a hurricane.

There is no school in our area, as there are so many

without electric.  We lost ours for about 4 and half hours.

We got it back for 2 minutes.. just long enough for me to

set all the clocks and as I was heading back to bed..everything

went black again.   Surprising how quiet everything is.

But we regain electric at 11:30pm.. and this time I waited

10 minutes before I set all the clocks again.. Blinking

clocks drive me crazy..   and the King depends on them

for getting up in the morning..  Well, not so much

depends on them, but when he wakes up for a bit, he

can see how much more time he has before he gets up at

2:30am.  He has an battery alarm clock, but he wakes

before it goes off..  Which I am grateful for, as he has a

Sponge Bob alarm clock from the days of his passion of

Sponge Bob with our grandson.  So being woke at 2:30 am

to "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

Sponge Bob, Sponge Bob, Sponge Bob Square Pants!"

This morning he got up and went to work, only  to find

out that the school is closed.. so he stayed long enough

to tell the drivers that didn't get the message... that there

is no school, so go home and back to bed.  Bus drivers

come in about 5 to 5:30am.. to head out.  And the King

was home by 6:00am.. and asleep in the chair as I got up

at 7. I was woke at 5:15am by the school district auto call

that calls the house as well as his cell phone, but went back

to sleep.

Today is clean up day.. and Avista is working hard to get

everybody back up on line, with their electricity. 

The draft...

Does anyone remember why they stopped the draft?

I know it wasn't a very popular program. 

Not everyone got drafted from what I remembered.

You had to sign up for the draft after you reach the

age of 18.  That was males only, but for the life of

me, I don't know why women weren't drafted as

well.

Then you only went in, if your number/name came

up in the lottery of picks.  So not every one went.

There was deferments for those in college and or

married with children.  And you remained on the

list from 18 to 25, if I recall right.  I don't recall

the draft being for the Air Force, Marines or even

the Coast Guard.  It was for  the Army.  Don't know

why that is so.

But sometimes as I see the younger generation, I

wonder if stopping the draft was such a bad idea.

The Army made men out of boys.  And as we see

a lot of young men who don't get good jobs, end

up in a lot of trouble.  So maybe we wouldn't

have so many guys in jail or prison, if the draft

was still available.   I know there was a time when

judges would have young men volunteer to join

up, .... it was either that or go to jail.. And 99%

chose the Army.  Maybe if it came back, they

could lower the age to 17, if you dropped out of

high school.

Maybe if we had the draft back and have the deferment

be .... in college, married with 2 or more children... or

a good paying job, and living on your own.  After all

in the Army, there was a lot of vocations that were

trained there to chose from.  So they got a profession

while serving.

The times are changing...

You have to be hid under a rock, not to know what

went on this weekend in Paris...

The word is 129 died...and much more wounded.

And of the 8 terrorist, 6 are dead, and 1 is caught

and one is on the run...out of France, and they were

thisclose to getting that one..as they had him stopped

and for some reason didn't get it and let him pass.

The reports are up and down, what is truth and what is

rumors..  But are they telling us that only 8 terrorist

brought on all this mayhem?  Surely there had to be

more.. or was it the element of surprise got them as

far as it did?  Luckily the police were faster...

These days.. fighting, terrorist, wars are all different

from what we are use to.. 

Indians and Calvary.. leathers and blue suits and cowboy

hats..

Civil war.. union blue and rebel grey...

WW I and WW II it was the uniform differences.

Same with Korean war (it was not a policing...they

shot each other.. that is war)

Vietnam was a little different.. but still the uniforms.

But now?  they only thing that seems to be the same

all the countries are  in their uniforms. Ours, France,

Germany and etc. and the MidEastern's look like every

one else in their country. So our allies and the rest can't

tell who is who.. but they sure know who we are.

Then you take the renegades terrorist.. They look like

any other MidEasterner.. So is it a terrorist, or is it the

local doctor or welder or what ever?  

And when they come to the other countries.. every

Midwesterner is suspicious.  They must know what

it felt like to be Japanese during WWII..  With the

exception that they aren't rounded up and put in camps.

I hate to see what is coming.. where next?  are we next?

Will it be something like Paris.. or bigger like the Super

bowl..  scares me to even think about it..  We might

cuss the HOMELAND SECURITY.. but so far, they

have kept us safe.  So far..  

More things I won't be able to do...

I have written before how electronic are starting

to baffle me..  That the smart phones are so

way far smarter than I am.

Computers are starting to run away from me as

well.  Movie cameras have left me in the dust.

All of these are disconcerting for me.. but

it has come to me, there is one more.. that I

have not thought about.  That is cars.

The new and improved, no key cars are going

so much into computer that I have realized

that I will never be able to have a new car.

Not that I can afford one...but even if I won

one free and clear...  I would have to take

driving lessons all over.  I would know how

to drive it down the road.  I just wouldn't

know how to start it up.

With that comes the realization, that not

only would I not be able to buy a new car...

but I would not be able to lease/rent a car.

Unless they have an older one. But in the

future.. I would be lost.

I wish the high schools would have night

school for those of my age.  To have different

computerize classes..  One for the Windows 10

and then one for smart phones... and now add

new cars systems as well.

Today sadden me..

Today is Veteran's Day... and some places will honor

those who have served and are still serving...

But it sadden me because the students are in school today.

The banks are closed, the post office is closed.. so tell me

why is it the students are in school?  Hopefully the

school are having an assembly for a program.. honoring

local veterans.  Hopefully they understand from the time

of World War I, World War II, Korean war (no I don't call

it a police action, when they are shooting at each other...

and then there is the Vietnam War...and I don't know what

they call this we are doing now.. it is war.. but not like the

war of years ago, where you go after each other, shooting

it out.. this war is so much different...  And our soldier,

our troops, need to be honored... by all.  And because they

have gone ... our youth who volunteered.. who were not

drafted... have stepped up for you and I. THANK YOU..

So to all of you who have served... and to all of you who

are serving now... We thank you for your service.. and we

are sorry that you have to be put in such a position. We can

only hope that some day.. people will stop hating others..

But in the meantime.. THANK YOU.. ALL OF YOU..

The more I learn... the less I know.

When it comes to electronic type thing, I

am at a lost. Be it learning a new camera,

cell phone, computer and etc..

Then throw in the new stuff on the computer.

I manage Facebook, but that is sooooooooooo

yesterday.  There is Twitter, Instragram, the

Cloud, AND so much more.

I was reading in Time magazine about a new

one (geesh, guys, I am still trying to adjust to

the old) called Slack.  This is so new but it has

a great following already... a lot of businesses

use it.  From the article I take it ..it is a huge

business step.  Looks like 80 or more per cent

is on the business front. But that doesn't mean

the average person...... well, I should correct

that.. the average techie person.. uses it too.

And slowly or not, fast coming up will be

the people who use Facebook, Twitter and

Instragram, and these, will be history as well.

The name of the article by the way is..

EMAIL KILLERS...  and I have to be honest..

I don't do anywhere as much email as I use to

before Facebook.. I use Facebook message a lot

more.  With so many people doing Facebook

on their phones (not me.. I don't have a cell phone)

that you get an answer a lot faster.   And especially

now, because people check their message area, but

hardly ever check their emails.

I feel like a person who is still doing her wash

in an old Maytag wringer washer... while the rest

of the world is doing their wash, by putting their

dirty wash on a hanger, and press the button, and

the clothes go thru a closet and come out the other

side clean and press and in to your clothes closet.

(you can bet some day that will be the way of the world)

As it is.. I went into Staples to look and drool over their

large tablets.. which I would like to have one. A 10 incher.

But I will have to buy one at a hock shop, with Windows 7

in it... because the world is up with Windows 10 and it is

so way different from what I know.  My laptop is a 7, and

heard that Windows 8 was a mess.. so had no desire to get

one.  Now every computer has a pop up of FREE WINDOWS

10.. well, for me.. not even for free.  There are people who

are having trouble with 10.. besides just watching the gal

explain it to me.. I got a head ache.. AND there is NO office

program anymore.. so no free typing of letters and etc. That is

extra. about $100 extra.. and no more cd or dvd players and

recorders.. don't know if they just did away with it.. or you

have to pay extra for that.     I like my Windows 7.  I am use

to my WINDOWS 7....   and like a typical New Englander..

I don't like change.. especially when it gives me head aches

to just watch someone else do it.  So guess I will keep checking

the hock shops for a tablet... with Windows 7 in it.  and so far.

my laptop is doing fine.. and I can make dvd's, and I can make

cd's and I can type a letter if I want to... which by the way

that is a old one too.. I think it is Office 2000, which I installed

because some one got a new computer and gave me their cd

of it.

Yep, the more I learn,  the less I know..

HOW DID WE GET HERE?

For someone my age, I can't understand how

we got to where we are with the handling those

who don't take responsibility for their actions.

The media and people jump past the start of a

problem and hit hard.. real hard on the outcome

of a situation. Forgetting the start.

 And the police are coming up on

the short end of the stick.  Along with society.

Take the Ferguson situation.  The police officer

lost his job. It effected his family and their income.

I don't know if he moved out of the town or the

state.  I don't understand how this happen. 

We know now, that the young man with his pal

stole from a store just minutes before. He was

stopped by the police officer.  The police

officer asked him to stop, so he could talk to

him.  The rest is murky... but what it amounts

to is.. the young man came at the police officer,

not in a friendly manner. In fact to such a menacing

manner that the officer pulled out his gun.. Once

again the rest is murky, as there are two stories,

but the evident leans in favor of the officer. But

because it was turn into a racy situation with riots,

the whole story boils down to what the officer did

which was shot the young man.  Nothing about

how the officer got in that position in the first

place. And his whole life with his family is washed

down the toilet.

There are many other stories, that have come to light

since thing for other people, mostly blacks that have

been shot, but nothing about how or what the officer

was put in to that situation. All of them was the person

ran, or attacked, rather than do just what the officer asked.

Then we have the young lady situation with the police

officer in the school.  The young lady was in position

to stop the situation 3 times.. 3 times!!.. She ignored the

teacher who requested she put her phone away while in

class. The situation got worse, so the security officer was

called in.. again the young lady refused and blew off the

person of authority.  So the police were called in. The

officer requested the young lady to put the phone away.

When she refused, he went to take the phone away. She

slugged him, and then what you saw on television proceeded.

The officer lost his job.  Nothing happen to the young lady.

Nothing.

Shortly after, on the social media was a video, of a

student who was punching, throwing a teacher on the

floor and continued to slug him while the teacher tried

to escape and nothing happen. And no other student tried

to help him.  And you wonder why teachers no longer

want to teach.  Between being beaten, and being shot

at, who wants to teach anymore.

Then there is the 15 year old, who was drunk, driving

his truck, with drugs in his system.. who left a party

at his own house, with friends.. to get more beer. He

ran over 4 pedestrians  and hit a truck.. Killing the 4

and the driver of the truck. What happen to him?

Nothing... the judge (surely she had to be paid off by

the wealthy parents)  said because the young man had

not be made responsible all his life, that he doesn't

understand  what he did wrong.  WHAT THE HELL?

NOTHING.. no jail time, no fine, nothing...

HOW THE HELL DID WE GET HERE?  WHERE

OR WHAT HAPPEN?  WHERE DID WE LOSE

CONTROL?  Why is it, no one is held accountable

to their actions?

I am so glad to be living where I am.  And I feel

ashamed to admit, that I want to be like the bird

who hides his head in the sand. I can't do anything

to correct this and no one else seems to want to

either.

BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE.... BRRR..

As I strolled thru the house at 0:30 hour this

am... looking at the white on the lawn.. and

some of the flowers frozen... the song came

to mind.   (I remember it being sang in a

movie with, I believe it was sang in  

Neptune's Daughter by Esther Williams in the

late 1940's)

Even the house was so dang cold....then it dawn

on me, the afternoon before was really warm and

I had the door open....so I had turn the furnace

down to 60!!!   HOLY COW.. 

So sapped that baby up to 75...and grabbed

a cup of coffee. 

In the afternoon, I went out to survey the condition

of the remaining flowers.  Dumped the frozen

ones in the compost pile. Still have the ones

next to the deck doing pretty well.  And only

2 left of the in the yard ones.  And the pot with

the raspberry bush that we are going to transplant,

had a slice of ice covering it all.

Had to admit.. it is fall and heading to winter. So

took the remaining table and chairs off the deck

and put them away. That is my way of conceding

to the fact that snow is coming.

Even the windshield had ice on it. So that means

if I want to go anywhere in the morning, I have

to plan on 10 minutes ahead of heading out.. so

I can start the car and run the defroster.

Oh, well... just a mere only 150 days to Spring.

Geesh, 150 days seems like a long time... oh,

its a long, long time from  December to May....

(backwards from the song but true..)  

AND THE WINNER IS...

Everyone will be out to get the morning paper.

Those who couldn't stay awake until midnight

to get the results.  Other wise they burnt the

midnight oil, cruising the election sites for

each county.

Our own little town.. well, we knew who

was the winner before the day started. Nope,

we aren't a mail in city.  But we are a low keyed

city.  We had the mayor race, and two council

people..   All unopposed.   So when I went to

the council meeting last night.. I congratulate

all 3 of winning their races by a landside. 

Now the big question will be.. how many of

our town's people actually went out and voted?

The average is 31.  But this was a quiet year.

and a lot of people were not really aware there

was an election going on.

Now Spokane, and Sandpoint, and CdA have had some

heated up politics going on. Especially in

Sandpoint.. the mayor race... which has come

by some really nasty mud slinging garbage,

of robo calls.  Not by the candidates themselves.

But because of one of them had unrequested

helpers who decided to help out.  While both of 

them has said they had nothing to do with this. 

So that leads to who and why.  And they followed

up with a last minute slanderness remarks.   So did

one of them do it to the other guy? Or did that guys

bunch do it so the other one got blamed for it?  Who

knows.. but by this am.. there will be a winner.

And from what I understand.. Sandpoint will

be a winner, no matter which one gets in.. as

they both are nice men and have Sandpoint's

best interest at heart.

So early this am.. there will be winners and there will

be losers..  Sadly the voters will be low.. so the few

will vote in the candidate for the major part of the town.

But don't feel bad.. we will have a whole flaming year

of hearing from the Republicans and Democrats on the

Presidential race.  WHOLE YEAR... (enter sad face)  

LOST THEM, DAMN IT....

I hate it when I lose things.. Drives me nuts.

I look in everything .... twice.. some times more,

as if it will appear after I have looked in the pocket

or in the drawer or where ever.

I know it is in the house.. that is given. But where?

We came home  Sunday, from the store.. I had to use the

keys to open the door... so I know.. I know.. they are

here.. somewhere.  I remember bring in the groceries

when I open the door.. and put the keys on the counter

with the groceries .. to go out and get some more.. And

that is the last of my memory.

It doesn't scare me that they are gone, as I know they have

to be here somewhere. We didn't go anywhere after. So where

the heck are they??? good question.

I have looked in my sweater pockets at least 10 times ..

like maybe they will appear. maybe I didn't look deep

enough. I tore the counter apart... no where.

Maybe I should ask St. Anthony the finder of all things.

My Aunt Harriet use to ask his help.  But so far.. nothing.

and they are fairly important keys... so got to find them.

So if you would.. maybe you can ask the powers that be..

if the keys could appear for me.. lol...because so far I

am not doing well on my own. 

Well, HELLO NOVEMBER....

This year is disappearing faster and faster.. I was just getting

my head into fall.. and here we are knocking on winter.

I still have baskets with blooming flowers.. and roses

who are still giving me buds and blossoms...

but I have the feeling that this week will be the end

of them all.. with reports of 32 to 30  for early am

temps.  Have the pots up close to the deck and they

have flowers doing great.. the deck pretty well

protects them..  But those too shall be history this

weeks as well.

Started doing my baking for Christmas gifts.. have

a few other things to do, and I should be ready...

Next rainy day will be large pans of zucchini bread

and the fruitcake cookies.. and for those who don't

like fruitcakes.. these are good as they don't taste

like them.. it is because they do have dried fruit in

them... that they got the name..

Guess I am hoping that winter will go as fast as the

rest of the year has gone..   Thanksgiving will be

here soon.. (3 weeks) and then Christmas will gallop

in... But then we have the dragging of January and

February.

And lots of rainy days between snow. Which I hope

holds off until January.