The South

I grew up in North Carolina. I was born in Arizona, lived in California and Hawaii then ended up in North Carolina. 

I hated it . People said I "talk funny" .. children stared and shunned me because I was "the new girl".  There were times when they mocked me when I would say anything. 

I have tons of sympathy for the children of people who actually are from another country and do have accents and speak other languages. 

Sad part is, so much of the South is still like that. Bigotry and Ignorance are easily found..  

But when you are wounded either physically or mentally and you need a warm quiet "soft" place to heal, the South might be just what you need. 

Due to my mom and her always saying "Bless your heart" , regardless of the situation, it always felt right when she said it ... I say it. 

And like my mom, I mean it. 

I say it to the cats, to the little racoon that was tapping on the lanai door last night, waiting for a scrap of food .. no I did not feed it ... it was hard but I didn't .

The one thing I really like about living down here is the greenery. Of course NY has abundant greenery and I am not comparing ... but the trees here, and moss and rolling lawns of green green grass and the lake with the green around it, dotted with geese having a rest .. Green is the backdrop for everything.

I am not sure how long I will live here , somehow it doesn't have a permanent feel to it but at the same time, this is my home right now and it feels good .. maybe I will improve my Southern accent.

And Spanish ... I got to surprise a gardner the other day by answering him in Spanish .. that was fun.

I guess when you look at me, you don't expect me to speak Castellano .

Where were you born ? Where do you live ? Do you like to wander or are you a homebody ?

This will be part of my next Notes ..