Reflections of My Life

katlupe said:
Thank you for taking the time to read what I write!

As for keeping a bunny from chewing on furniture when I first moved here I taped cardboard (the kind from boxes) to the bottoms of whatever he started chewing on. Now he is 8 years old and doesn't chew the furniture at all. Still keep all electric wires protected even though he has never showed an interest in those. He free roams in my apartment and did in my house before I moved here. At my house he chewed on firewood stacked by the wood stove. Here I give him compressed hay which is like miniature bales and some chew sticks. If you are out in the country and can get some apple sticks, black berry brambles or willow sticks your bunny might like those to chew on.
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Ghia's favorite are roses - hates having her nails trimmed but she tolerates it fairly well. I'll give
We don't get to our age without a few of life's bumps so we need to cherish those who are still with us and remember that many have not lived as long. The bumps never go away, they just become more manageable over time. (I hope)
 

Woke up early this morning. Startling quiet in my hall with my neighbor not in her apartment across the hall. I should be used to it since she was taken to the hospital seventeen days ago. She lasted twelve days. I didn't know for sure she had died until yesterday. I suspected as much though. You may remember she kept coming to my door for me to help her. I couldn't help but to be afraid of catching something from her since her legs and feet looked infected. I remember working in nursing homes and caring for residents with conditions comparable. We had to wear infection control garments and wear gloves.

Yesterday someone came to my door EIGHT times not counting Sonny. Not very lonely here. I always say I want to be alone but in all honesty, when anyone comes to my door needing to talk to someone, I welcome them. I like to help someone if I can. Mostly I help by talking to them. My neighbor, a man came last night and he was pretty broken up over our neighbor's death. He used to have coffee with her almost every morning.

When I lived in my house in the forest, I wished I had friends. I had about three at different times. They had to drive to my house and we would usually go out for the day. Eventually their lives changed and I didn't see them anymore. One is still my friend on fakebook. Another is on my friend list there but she never posts and I never hear from her. I have a lot of online friends, mostly on fakebook and here. People say online friends are not real ones.........but my online friends feel real to me. Some I have been friends with for many years now and I know them quite well. Writing is my best way to communicate. In fact, that is how I got hooked up with Sonny. Messenger on fakebook at a time when I needed someone to help me.
 
I took a walk this morning. I usually end up putting it off and then by then it is too hot. So I packed my camera in my walker and was out the door. Really nice out! Not too hot. Across the street from my building is the library and along one side of it is the park which I call library park (but it is really named after the library). The other park across the street from the library is West Park named after the street. I went to both of those today. There are two more parks across the streets from those!

Just a few other people out today. So it was nice. My knees hurt now but I need to do something. Walking is something I can do with the walker. Even though I am using the walker I am exerting myself to push it. I sat down twice I think. Just for a couple of minutes. I wanted to keep moving the whole time I was out. The funny thing, even though I am hurting now, after the first few minutes of walking it seemed to get easier. I could walk farther than I thought I would and even faster.

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RadishRose said:
Very pretty and clean town.
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I thought so too......but today at the park right in front of the court house this is what I took a picture of. Made me sick!

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These people can sit here in this beautiful park and litter it....sitting right next to a garbage can! They could put the fire out and then put it in the garbage can. Pretty soon they will cause the city to remove the benches because of that.

I had a litter problem when I lived in the state forest and now here there is this. People were dumping their trash and unwanted items. Especially hunting season. And how poor can they be if they are putting out cigarettes with that much left? Pretty long butts.
 
I think Sonny is finally healing somewhat from his injuries. I am afraid that won't stop him from going back to the go-kart races as an official. That racing thing is in his blood. He was here yesterday and we watched movies (The Weather Girl and Radio Days). I made us a supper and just had an enjoyable afternoon doing nothing. We usually go shopping or run errands and this was nice with nothing to do. He brought up his rolling walker to lend to my friend who had hurt his knee and needed one (at least for awhile or to see if he wanted to buy one).

Today looks like a nice day but I probably will not be walking. That walk yesterday was beautiful and I wish I could do it every day but I know I cannot. Maybe every other day. I want to do my arm & shoulder workout. I designed one to do and it is time to stick to it every other day. So one day, walk. The next day, arm & shoulder workout. Should be easy to stick to it. Sticking to it is most important thing.

Over the years there were so many things I wanted to start or do and I would talk about them or plan to do them. Sadly never followed through. I hate that trait about myself. When I moved here I told myself I would not do that. Even though I always made lists I could not always do what was on the list. Living by myself with no one else to consider means I have no excuses. I think when people retire they don't know what to do with that time. I think to myself, use that time wisely. Trouble is I still have those daily living chores to do. Sometimes they take up more time than I think they will. Especially if I have to sit down in between to rest my knees or put my feet up.

For certain today I will check out my storage locker to see what I can take out of there. Get a box of photos ready to send to my last husband and one cousin (starting with one cousin at a time). Throw out packing boxes. It is a start.
 
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