The road less traveled

thank you ladies. i am just so very tired. this business of getting old is not for the weak willed. i have been trying to get up and walk around the house some to help build my stamina. i might try tackling the great outdoors later this week.

i have a small garden that needs looking after so i am going to make some calls and see about getting a little help with it just for a couple of weeks. i think this is going to be the last of my gardening this year. it is getting to be too much. i have lots and lots of books and puzzles and things to keep myself entertained so i think i will hang up my gardening gloves. it is time to stop pretending i am as young as i used to be. :giggle:

i do hope you both have been well. i am going to get off of here now. i need to put my feet up.
 
Glad to hear from you Lou! Glad you're doing ok. If you need help with your garden there's no shame in asking. Surely you could find a service to help you with that. Or maybe a super kind neighbor? *Hopeful look*
 
mlh said:
thank you ladies. i am just so very tired. this business of getting old is not for the weak willed. i have been trying to get up and walk around the house some to help build my stamina. i might try tackling the great outdoors later this week.

i have a small garden that needs looking after so i am going to make some calls and see about getting a little help with it just for a couple of weeks. i think this is going to be the last of my gardening this year. it is getting to be too much. i have lots and lots of books and puzzles and things to keep myself entertained so i think i will hang up my gardening gloves. it is time to stop pretending i am as young as i used to be. :giggle:

i do hope you both have been well. i am going to get off of here now. i need to put my feet up.
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I know where you are coming from. At the moment I have to rest every afternoon and it is really getting on my tripe, so frustrating.
 
Just came home from picking up groceries. I got everything put away and now it is tea time for this old woman. :)
 
I am having my morning tea and I have housework to do. And this will be accompanying me.
 
I found an article on untranslatable emotions I thought was interesting.

Untranslatable emotions.

Have you ever felt a little mbuki-mvuki – the irresistible urge to “shuck off your clothes as you dance”? Perhaps a little kilig – the jittery fluttering feeling as you talk to someone you fancy? How about uitwaaien – which encapsulates the revitalising effects of taking a walk in the wind?

These words – taken from Bantu, Tagalog, and Dutch – have no direct English equivalent, but they represent very precise emotional experiences that are neglected in our language. And if Tim Lomas at the University of East London has his way, they might soon become much more familiar.
 
The most moving time we had was in the amphitheater in Ephesus. This was where Paul preached to the Ephesians. There were two men there playing guitar and pan flute, and they played "How Great Thou Art".
 
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It is so sad. So many people are going through terrible bouts of depression right now. Yesterday was suicide awareness day. Perhaps we should take it upon ourselves to reach out to those we know are hurting. It might help a lot.

A friend called me this morning. I have not spoken with her in a very long time. She wanted to check up on me. We had a nice visit. I am having a very late lunch today and I am going to settle in with some ice cream and a book. Have a lovely weekend.
 
My prayer for all of us this day is that we make smart decisions concerning this virus and behave accordingly. I pray that we can all find it in ourselves to do better and not live lives full of hate. I pray that God look after those of us who are hurting and help them to find their way. In Jesus name. Amen.
 
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