tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64052359469229809652024-03-13T23:31:51.539-04:00Notes From ABroadLife as an expat in Buenos AiresNotes From ABroadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comBlogger2628125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405235946922980965.post-754661637499699202020-07-27T13:30:00.001-04:002020-07-27T13:30:19.137-04:00All Kinds of Good Luck <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Once upon a time,there was this girl ,who had all kinds of good luck.
She grew up in a beautiful place,with the help of loving parents she went to live in California,she met all kinds of fun,amazing , cool people and then ended up in a city where she met a man and they didn't live "for ever", they certainly did live happily for a long time.
They had children,various dogs and cats and everyone was happy.
Sadly....Happy doesn't last..there is always something that comes along and takes it away from you.
I'm getting over a series of events...of loss ....and I am living in Florida,which doesn't have a very exciting supply of stories to tell.
But sitting here on the floor,with a nice breeze coming in the windows,I wanted to say hello..I'm fine,cats are fine,the condo is still very nice and I am hoping to return to the place where I feel most at home..
New York.
Today's adventure will be finding out out to get water stains out of White carpet..
Yes...3 cats,me,white carpet.
Enjoy your day...Wish me luck!
C🐈🐈🐈<div class="blogger-post-footer">https://notes-fromabroad.blogspot.com/</div>Notes From ABroadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405235946922980965.post-8015857567009172412020-04-23T16:04:00.001-04:002020-04-23T16:04:24.916-04:00Change <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Boy, talk about Change of Life ....mine keeps changing and I am finding it more difficult to keep up and stay sane...or even stay nice/polite /pleasant/civil...not a complete and total b**ch.<br />
The little gizmo in my brain that whispers....Don't Say It!! Just sleeps and waits for what happens next.<br />
You know what happens next...I say it...I offend someone, there is an argument,hurt feelings,anger...<br />
Truth is though...it feels good (sometimes) to finally say it..say those words you hold back,<br />
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I wonder,why do some people say anything they want and think it's ok...but melt down when answered the same way.<br />
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I have been abandoned.<br />
Not for anything I said but I'm not fun anymore...<br />
I'm bored...boring...bored.<br />
Living in a gated community is boring..living in Florida is boring,living in a condo is boring...<br />
Worrying about Crime is boring..<br />
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Well we have a Tornado Warning...<br />
I need to change my address,<br />
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NY would be nice...<br />
The cats want a dog.<br />
Like the one next door....I haven't explained "Pitt Bull" to my cats...why give<br />
Them nightmares?<br />
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Time for a change.....</div>
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Here we go again...Honey asked me if she looked fat. She's depressed.</div>
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I have not been blogging because I am not doing anything to talk about.<br />
You can only hear a funny cat story so many times before you change your name and address and go into hiding... Not even my cats are that interesting..<br />
well, maybe for a few minutes but then it is time to talk about something else.<br />
I have been staying in for all the reasons that everyone else is staying in...Germs!<br />
I see no one and talk to no one..well,if you don't count the cats.<br />
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About the cats...<br />
Merlin is fine,beautiful and still slightly cranky but purrs like a maniac when I pick him up and bury my face in his neck.<br />
Minette waits her turn and I get my little bitty kitty bites with a lot of purring and then Honey sweetly bumps her head against me and says Don't Forget Me Mama...<br />
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They are keeping me sane (if I really am sane) during this time when I am alone all the time..<br />
When I was friendly to a new neighbor and really really regretted it...<br />
When I miss "home in NY, when a family member passed away and I wasn't there to say goodbye..<br />
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My son will come get me,rescue me from what was a good idea for a while but now it's time to go ..Home.<br />
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In contrast to my previous Whiney post........<br />
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The sun is bright,not one cloud to be seen,the leaves on the trees in the forest are sparkling ..butterflies are flitting around. Birds are everywhere and being quite vocal.<br />
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I want to go buy some flower bulbs to put in a big pot or plant by the front step...or both.<br />
I am working on staying cheerful and positive...who knew it could be such hard work?!<br />
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Photos coming soon...<br />
Take care, Stay well, Be kind...<br />
C</div>
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To my friends who write and call to check if I am alright,<br />
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Yes, thank you..I am fine ,staying home and "socially distant".bored,boring and irritable.<br />
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When this is over,I might be living out in the woods with my little friends...although my gorgeous old Merlin cat has a low opinion of raccoons.<br />
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So does the cr*ppy neighbor who keeps an eagle eye out for anything I might do that she can report me for...ho hum,cursed with the most boring twit living a few feet from my house.<br />
I would rather have the raccoons ...<br />
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Stay well,stay safe,stay in touch...Un grande besito<br />
C</div>
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I am limping because I bruised the arch of my foot.<br />
I'm going to be a lazy baby and do nothing all day..I did enough last night.<br />
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Sounds interesting but No Fun was had..<br />
Unless you're a fireman .......a very bored fireman.<br />
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The condo that I live in is built like a loft,sort of.<br />
Very nice, I really like it.<br />
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Until a faulty smoke detector goes off.<br />
Then the swinging a broom at it technique does no good,no ladder is high enough and then the<br />
Fire trucks show up.<br />
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Pause:<br />
Ever notice how handsome Firemen are?<br />
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So they came in, calling me M'am and checked out the entire house then left.<br />
Oh yes,a couple of terrified cats got some attention and one of them (cats) decided she would like to sit in a firemans lap every day.<br />
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Those poor guys,they don't get paid enough!<br />
Although that little cat might not have a bad idea.<br />
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No fire no damage All Is Well..<br />
Thank you Bartram Firemen!!</div>
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<strong>Used mascara wands are helping treat and save wild animals</strong><br />CNN<br />
The Appalachian Wildlife Refuge, a North Carolina based non-profit organization, use the soft, compact bristles to gently remove fly eggs, dirt, fleas, ticks and larvae from animals' fur and birds' wings. <a href="https://apple.news/ADyMNM332SU6YBl8jikHjwQ">Read the full story</a><br />
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<br /><br /><b>i have started my collection to mail in a couple of days.</b></div>
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Across the street from my house, when I lived in New York,there was a rickety looking big old barn.<br />
The field where the barn was located was pretty,rolling hills and sheep dotting those hills, it was always quiet.<br />
I was in the barn once and got to listen to a new baby lamb ....barely walking,all wobbly and tiny and fussing for mama to feed him.<br />
Also in the barn were the Highlanders.<br />
I grew up in the South and cattle and horses were ordinary sights but a big old barn full of sheep..Highland cattle and 1 little baby Highlander calf just grabbed me..<br />
The sounds, sights and scents,were familiar but as an adult with no one expected to yell at me to get away from those smelly animals! I could stay there as long as I wanted..<br />
I don't want to live on a farm but after living in such a totally opposite sort of location and atmosphere,as I am now,... I realize how charmed I was, by the familiar yet totally different.. I think I might like being there again.<br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/iRSktm7GCmk">Peter Gabriel -lIn Your Eyes</a></div>
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Once upon s time there was this girl who lived in all kinds of interesting and beautiful places.<br />
She had a husband who loved her, who was adventurous and , fun .<br />
They had a. lot of fun and enjoyed their life together.<br />
But as they say, "All Good Things Come To An End."<br />
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I learned many lessons...<br />
Grief can make a person behave in ways that they never would have behaved..say things that they regretted.<br />
There have been many instances of Wishing I could take that back.<br />
The people I considered "friends " left me to be sad and mean ..sadly there is a real difference in "Friends " in Real Life and Online.<br />
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Sad and lonely times seemed to be my Future.<br />
Then a combination of Time and Healing helped me get my new self together.<br />
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I started a new life,which,sadly,involved more loss.<br />
I left the house we had bought in. NY and I moved to Florida...where snow was not a worry, where I would not be so isolated ,alone, but not isolated.<br />
Shortly after moving into the townhouse with my little cat and my gorgeous old man,Merlin the magical cat..my mom died suddenly.<br />
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I guess I am proof that you can live with a heart that has been irreparably broken....<br />
The help I got was my daughters caring help and Time ...my heart was broken, it's still healing but I think I have myself a lot more together than I was.<br />
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I just have to Stop and think before I blurt out something that might not be taken well by someone else.<br />
The cats don't have a problem with me so I think we can keep fumbling along...<br />
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I am going to see if I can have a more interesting life,the cats and I,on to new adventures...<br />
Just us....you are welcome to come along.....</div>
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Thank you to Sandra G , who posted this amazing photo on her blog.<br />
I had to borrow it, I just keep going back to look at it.<br />
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I can tell you about Christmas in NC, Ca.,Hawaii,Arizona,NYC,Argentina,and now....Florida.<br />
I have spent all but last years with loved ones,<br />
Christmas is better when you spend it with people who love you,people you love, or at least with friends.<br />
Include the cats and or pups if possible.<br />
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I remember the time that we were awakened by a puppy,madly tearing up gift wrapped gifts under the tree...he had SO much fun.<br />
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I remember the year that a dog we had, lifted his leg and blessed everything under the tree.<br />
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I remember Tate waiting like a Good Boy all eager and wiggly because I was holding a gift wrapped squeaky toy..I would squeeze it, it would squeak and he would whimper and scoot closer to me.<br />
I remember how he slept with that toy for years.<br />
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The cats are confused by all of it but the young ones catch on fast and kill all the new stuffed toys and take naps , and the old one enjoys the cuddles and treats...<br />
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I never thought about how Christmas might change as the years would go by..I miss the Christmas that I used to have..last Christmas I had no Christmas...no nothing...<br />
This year will be different...<br />
🎄🐈🐈🐈<br />
Wishing you and your loved ones , pups and cats and all!<br />
A Merry, Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!<br />
❤️</div>
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If Donald Trump used some of his millions to help Venice, Italy repair the damage from the latest floods.<br />
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Priceless paintings and books and manuscripts have been lost but there are still many treasures that can be saved.<br />
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All these gazillionaires can get together and save real treasures..</div>
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I wonder how he would cope if we were back in New York...the heat is on here...in Florida.<br />
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He sleeps with me...<br />
There's nothing like waking up in the dark night and wondering what that sound is...then realizing that it is purring...He is content...muy contenta....and so am I.<br />
But I don't purr.<br />
But sooner or later,Minette and Honey join the snuggle and there is plenty of purring.<br />
When I get sad and feel so alone, I just listen for a purr....<br />
Honey<br />
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Yes, 3 cats is quite enough .<br />
For most people.<br />
So I want a puppy.❤️💕</div>
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October ?<br />
It is hot. Sunny , ,no clouds and no breeze...just HOT.<br />
The cats are appreciating air conditioning. Me too.<br />
Last night I walked a couple of blocks in the dark but not far from my house and now I have several bites on me today.<br />
And weirdly I have what look like bites on my neck and chest but no itch.....Vampires??<br />
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Today I went to Marshalls but nothing begged to go home with me.<br />
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I totally get the idea of living up North-Summer/Fall and in Florida for the winter.<br />
But Florida summer has no appeal.<br />
It is 90 ... The cats are napping .... inside .... with A/C.....<br />
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Thank you to the brilliant person who roasted a couple of chickens and sold them in the grocery store.<br />
Tonight's dinner:<br />
Chopped lettuce & tomato salad with black olives and red onion and topped with roast chicken...<br />
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I can't remember the last time I had Pizza.<br />
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My life is getting more and more boring.<br />
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A Change Has Got To Come<br />
PS<br />
The vet here charged more to check on my cat then a doctor charged to check on me.<br />
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I was walking across the room..wearing flat shoes....and suddenly twisted my ankle,the twist and pain goes all the way up to the top of my thigh.<br />
Walking is very painful so I am trying not to.<br />
I had a couple of pieces of this and that,veggies for dinner but it's not appealing to eat anything.<br />
I know it will get better but it's times like this that I really hate living alone.<br />
I'm being a baby but I feel like just lying here weeping.<br />
My foot and ankle are fine but from the knee up is bad.<br />
Where is a good Ladies Maid when you need one??<br />
Where is a good pup when you need one?<br />
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My Good Boy, Tate<br />
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That's it!<br />
I. Am Getting A Puppy!</div>
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My Friday the13th wish is for everyone reading this to be safe and happy .<br />
Let me know what you did,where you are,weather?<br />
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Be Safe , Be Happy<br />
C</div>
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18 years ago today, I stood in my bedroom,looking out the window.... watching something that just made no sense...a plane....the skyscrapers in Manhattan,the black smoke.<div>
Dashing to turn on the television,calling my husband,trying to make sense out of something completely senseless.</div>
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The days, months and years have blunted the shock and horror, the pain that came later,the loss that so many recovered from...and never recovered from.</div>
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I weep at the memories....</div>
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I feel like the time has made us better,safer...but there seem to be few signs of Times being better.</div>
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I want to grab the children,any children! And hold them tight,keep them safe,</div>
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Whether it's the animals who sit and hate and plot death and destruction or some idiot with a job or the ability to make things worse, not better.</div>
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Ignorant men who think they are all mighty and powerful and only increase the possibility of things being worse.</div>
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We have to be vigilant..and use common sense.</div>
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And know what you want next time we vote.</div>
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And know what is important....</div>
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Hold your loved ones close...</div>
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