Notes From ABroad
Life as an expat in Buenos Aires
It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new.
But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful.
There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.
Alan Cohen
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend.
Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
Groucho Marx
The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.
Monday, July 27, 2020
All Kinds of Good Luck
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Change
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.
The little gizmo in my brain that whispers....Don't Say It!! Just sleeps and waits for what happens next.
You know what happens next...I say it...I offend someone, there is an argument,hurt feelings,anger...
Truth is though...it feels good (sometimes) to finally say it..say those words you hold back,
I wonder,why do some people say anything they want and think it's ok...but melt down when answered the same way.
I have been abandoned.
Not for anything I said but I'm not fun anymore...
I'm bored...boring...bored.
Living in a gated community is boring..living in Florida is boring,living in a condo is boring...
Worrying about Crime is boring..
Well we have a Tornado Warning...
I need to change my address,
NY would be nice...
The cats want a dog.
Like the one next door....I haven't explained "Pitt Bull" to my cats...why give
Them nightmares?
Time for a change.....
The little gizmo in my brain that whispers....Don't Say It!! Just sleeps and waits for what happens next.
You know what happens next...I say it...I offend someone, there is an argument,hurt feelings,anger...
Truth is though...it feels good (sometimes) to finally say it..say those words you hold back,
I wonder,why do some people say anything they want and think it's ok...but melt down when answered the same way.
I have been abandoned.
Not for anything I said but I'm not fun anymore...
I'm bored...boring...bored.
Living in a gated community is boring..living in Florida is boring,living in a condo is boring...
Worrying about Crime is boring..
Well we have a Tornado Warning...
I need to change my address,
NY would be nice...
The cats want a dog.
Like the one next door....I haven't explained "Pitt Bull" to my cats...why give
Them nightmares?
Time for a change.....
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Greetings From Wherever
I have not been blogging because I am not doing anything to talk about.
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..
well, maybe for a few minutes but then it is time to talk about something else.
I have been staying in for all the reasons that everyone else is staying in...Germs!
I see no one and talk to no one..well,if you don't count the cats.
About the cats...
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.
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...
They are keeping me sane (if I really am sane) during this time when I am alone all the time..
When I was friendly to a new neighbor and really really regretted it...
When I miss "home in NY, when a family member passed away and I wasn't there to say goodbye..
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.
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..
well, maybe for a few minutes but then it is time to talk about something else.
I have been staying in for all the reasons that everyone else is staying in...Germs!
I see no one and talk to no one..well,if you don't count the cats.
About the cats...
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.
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...
They are keeping me sane (if I really am sane) during this time when I am alone all the time..
When I was friendly to a new neighbor and really really regretted it...
When I miss "home in NY, when a family member passed away and I wasn't there to say goodbye..
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.
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
A Note To You
In contrast to my previous Whiney post........
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.
I want to go buy some flower bulbs to put in a big pot or plant by the front step...or both.
I am working on staying cheerful and positive...who knew it could be such hard work?!
Photos coming soon...
Take care, Stay well, Be kind...
C
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.
I want to go buy some flower bulbs to put in a big pot or plant by the front step...or both.
I am working on staying cheerful and positive...who knew it could be such hard work?!
Photos coming soon...
Take care, Stay well, Be kind...
C
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)