Packing For The Trip

 I am getting organized for a trip to Portugal.

It's been a while since this girl has been on vacation. I'm looking forward to being by the ocean and eating fresh sea food.

We are travelling with two other couples, so it should be fun. I need some laughs.

See you when I get back!

I'm A Work In Progress

Well, I won't lie, losing my best friend, Ben, last summer has really kicked my ass. I haven't found my 'footing' yet, but gardening has kept my head above water at least.

I'm not sure if I will find a new friend, but I am giving fostering some serious thought.

Can't focus on painting, reading or much of anything other than gardening and being outdoors.

What are you up to? 

Hope life is treating you well,

 Hello! Is anybody out there?

I know I've been absent (more absent than usual) but I'm okay.

Life goes on . . . and on ;) And we push forward. 

A memory of happier days.

Hope you're well, 

Upcoming Festivities

How are you coping?

Good Morning!

I've started a portrait of my boy. 

BEN

I think the eyes have it ♥
 

I'm Weary

Hey all,

I was thinking about you and wondering how you go through your daily round . . .

I must say I'm at a loss these days to make heads nor tails of ANYTHING.

I've recently taken on a part-time retail job and that has been a lesson in itself.  Wish the 'universe' would just stop throwing lessons my way; enough already. 

I'm weary. I just want to BE.

Is this making any sense to any of you? I figure if I feel this way, maybe someone out there does too. 

Let's talk, let's vent. 

Post anonymously if you need to.

I'll be here.

Well, it's been a minute since I last posted here.  Two years, if you're counting.

A lot has happened; not much of it good.

After a two year struggle with diabetes, pancreatitis and blindness, my precious Ben passed away the afternoon of June 8, 2022.  

He went peacefully at home; there was no pain.

Ben was almost 17 years old. He gave me the happiest years of my life, and I gave him the best life I could. We were soulmates. I truly believe that.

I miss him everyday.

I know that won't ever change. 

To be truthful, I'm lost without him. My home and my life feel empty.

To deal with the emptiness, I've found myself a job; a distraction. 

I've been working retail for almost four months now. It's been interesting, frustrating, stressful and often exhausting.  

But ... it's been a distraction.  MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

How've you been?