Happy Halloween

Here I am, at home, waiting for trick or treaters.     I have had several groups and for a bit thought I might run out of candy.   But it is now 7:20PM and I have not had anyone for the past half hour.   I suppose there may be an influx close to 8PM when they have to stop according to the city, but I will be fine.    If not, I will just have to turn of the lights and close the door.

Went to Mass tonight.    We are celebrating the 40th year of our parish.   I was impressed with Fr. Seeton's service celebrating the anniversary and All Saints Day.

Tomorrow, a day at home.    I am going to be working on my speech.

Love you all

Dia Dhuit

Mary

This seemed appropriate for Halloween.   Wrote it years ago.

PICNIC IN THE GRAVEYARD

Have you ever picnicked in a graveyard?

It is okay, you know.

As long as the residents are relitives 

Or friends

They will enjoy the company 

And so should you.

Am I ever glad!

  Am I ever glad that today is over.   I had so many odd problems to tackle today.    Why does this always happen.

My plumbing was acting up again.     Sometimes the toilets don't work properly and it is the sewer between me and the back yard.   Guess what.   Over the backyard fence is an apartment building.    One would think that I might have been smart enough to think of that, but I didn't.   AND I still love my house and my neighborhood.

Mike, my plumber, said that until the apartments were put in there was not a problem in this area.

My Vita is going to get pretty bored when I don't have workmen over every day to love her.

I will be so glad when we are over this election mess.    I will be voting on the 3rd, as I like tradition and have  always voted at the pole on election day.    I still can, so I will.    I am planning on taking the walker so if there is a long long line, I can use it.

Bless you all

I love you

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I believe the sun

Is an antidote to gloom.

It cannot be faked!

Just home from Writer's Club

All four of us were there tonight.   I had to read a poem from the past as I spent my writing time working on the Virtual Speech that I am giving at IBAM next month.  

I didn't feel bad as Karlos read an older piece too.   Debbie had not heard it and I enjoyed it as much this time as the first time.   Debbie had a column and Marti had an prose piece that was fascinating.

I sure was busy today.   Got an estimate on getting all the branches cut and removed and trying to save the two elms in the backyard, got the house cleaned, Bart was over to help me refine the Vivint apps and got a delivery.    I swear that my doorbell never HAS rung that much in one day.

Tomorrow, I will be home all day and have a plumber coming to check a toilet that is starting to back up, a recurrent problem.   I hope they can come up with a solution.

Take care of yourselves.    We are supposed to be having warmer weather for the next week or so and no precipitation.   Good thing as we have to recover from the ice storm.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

An older Haiku from one of my books.

CONWEBS

Friend from long ago

Do you ever think of me?

You stroll through my mind.

Thank the Lord

The ice storm is over.   I heard that it is the worst storm in 40 years.

All I know is that my back yard is full of branches broken by the weight of the ice and still covered with ice crystals though it is better.   We are having warmer weather coming up and the moisture today was all rain.

Don't know what I will do about the branches literally blanketing my back yard.  I know some will be able to go out on the curb, but will I be able to get the there?

Sufficient unto the day:)

Talked to Richard and Brenda tonight.  What a pleasure.   I am so blessed to have all these "extra Kids" that like me:)   AND I love them all.

Home all day tomorrow.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Love comes in many colors

Sometimes pastel, sometimes vivid.

Pastel is soothing and gentle

Vivid full of fire and intensity.

What a day

This has been a cold, icy and sleety day.

I have had several branches fall from the weight of the ice into my back yard.   Thank God, they have not hit the house.

I did go out this morning and blessed my yard with holy water and a prayer.

I did think of going out and shaking the ice off of the branches, but knew that Dick would kill me:)

 

Hopefully faith will help.

Hope you are all well.

Dia dhuit

Mary

 

He still makes me smile.

Although it is his memory

That brings me joy.

ice storm today

My yards look like they have some snow on them but it is ice.   We had an ice storm.   Sure glad that I did not have to go anywhere today.

 

Kept myself busy with a new online class that I am taking and with working on preparing for the speech that I am giving virtually at IBAM this year.

 

Tomorrow should be just as quiet, though I may venture out to get my lottery ticket.

 

Hope you are all well and safe.   Stay that way.    Had nice phone visits with my sister, Nora and my friend Barbara.   How blessed am I.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

 

Caring

For each other

Is the most improtant

For if we care for each other

Love IS.

A Quiet Sunday

 But a nice Sunday.   Bart and Barb came by to visit me this morning so I had company, which is always welcome.   Bart and Barb are so good to me and are helping me get my phone and system cooperating.

I did several things today, such as working on my speech for IBAM which is coming up.   It is going to virtual this year and I am one of Maureen's speakers.   She is going to help me.   Tomorrow I am going to take pictures to forward to her for a power point.   She is so talented.

I will be probably confined to home because of weather the next three days.   We are supposed to be experiencing icy rain and slippery roads.    I will probably suggest to my Kerry, who cleans my house, that she not endanger herself.

I am going to start a course from Great Courses on the Celts.   That will give me an incentive to do SOMETHING.

Hope you are all well.   I miss you.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

My dog

My companion

I would be so alone

Without her sweetness in my home

With me.