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I'm a mother of four grandmother of seven and great grandmother of three. I live with my husband in the house that we built with the help of my brothers and will have been married for 57 years this February.

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

I'M NOT DEAD YET AND STILL ENJOYING LIFE DESPITE COVID-19

Like so many people I go incognito every time I go out. I wear a mask and my glasses turn dark in the sun. I'm respecting the social distancing and so far, it has been very manageable. We are lacking of nothing except visitors. I usually get lots of visitors to our house during the summer but not this year. My little granddaughter was crying to come to visit me at my house, the poor little thing. She is too young to understand. It is so sad. All this because of Covid-19. We are in the second wave but so far our area is doing well under the circumstances. Both my husband and I are at high risk so we are not pushing our luck.


Since I didn't take any photos for my blog lately, I thought that I should insert this photo of me taken almost two years ago, at my brother's house before Christmas, 2018.


I guess, now since I'm retired, I no longer take blogging seriously.   It has nothing to do with the new blogger interface as it seems to be as easy as before to post. I haven't encountered too many problems with it but then I hardly posted anything lately... It could be that the new interface is compatible with my MacBook Pro...  I have no idea. I actually love that it's easier to view all my old posts at a glance. I can also view how many views each post had.   I'll admit that when I shared a video from Youtube, I couldn't add any script and had to use the comment section to add something, and that's the only problem I have encountered so far but nobody likes to view those videos anyway so it's not stopping me from posting. Maybe I've just gotten really lazy lately. 

I still love my blogger friends and love to hear from them even though I've slacked a lot on Blogger. I still get emails quite often.    The lack of interest in blogging from everyone probably has something to do with it too. I used to have so many followers leaving lots of comments but most of them have stopped blogging for whatever reason. They moved over to Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter but, I'm just not a follower of those Social Media except Blogger.

As I'm getting older, my interests have changed too, I still have hobbies but nothing that would interest anybody but me at the moment. I'm getting ready to turn 74 very shortly. How did this happen? Do you suppose I'll make it to the centenary mark someday? lol... As many of you know, as I get older, my interest has turned to spirituality and away from worldly things.  Each day is zooming by so fast, I can't believe we are already at the end of October. The world has gone bonker... So much unrest and protests.

I'm on Zoom a lot lately with a fantastic prayer group from Ottawa,  and they have become like family and great friends and I'm meeting people from all over Canada, my province of New Brunswick and even in the USA at least three times a week and sometimes more... We do a lot of praying but also a lot of laughing too.

My yard and gardens are still wondering why I don't clean up the dead debris, but just the thought of losing my topsoil is enough to stop me dead in my tracts if we get another big flood in the spring. The dead debris seems to hold down the soil a little better than when I clean up the dead debris in the fall. 

This summer has been so dry and the front lawn has been devastated by chinch bugs. They totally killed the grass in a wide area. The summer before we had a grub infestation throughout the whole city and they ruined my lawn back then too.  Yesterday,  my husband dumped a few loads of topsoil on the front lawn, and he and my grandson, Liam, reseeded it. It's a rough job by my standard but I'm not complaining. Maybe, I'll have some green grass to cut next spring. 

My grandson Liam, is staying with us this fall and helps my husband on the farm.  I'm cooking a little more. It's easier to cook for three than for two. A Blueberry pie doesn't last long. 

This week, the men left the basement window party opened when they brought some wood in the basement and some mice came in. I caught 4. Two fat ones and two smaller ones. No mice are safe around me. I won't rest until I'm 100% sure they are all gone. Yucky little creatures.

Hopefully, in my next post, I'll share my new found hobby. I order most of my supplies online. 

I wish you a Happy Halloween. where you are.  Halloween is dead in our neck of the wood. There are no kids in this part of town. They all grew up and moved away and nobody seems to have kids anymore. 

Stay safe and well. Thanks for your comments. I appreciate them.

Hugs, Julia



13 comments:

  1. I am thrilled both that you are still alive and even more thrilled that you are enjoying life.
    We are doing reasonably well on the Covid front - one case (a returning diplomat) in 100 days. We aren't out of the woods yet though.

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  2. Well I am very interested in what your new hobby is! I have weeded out some of my craft things and moving them along to someone who would use them I am doing mostly rug hooking.
    So glad you and your husband are doing well. We have pretty much tucked in and go no where. But covid is spiking in our area because of the college I think. They shut down 4 restaurants this weekend and quarantined 100 plus college students and shut the local high school for a few days. It is closer than it has ever been at this point.
    Glad you are keeping busy and happy that is all we can hope for at this point.
    We dress up and trick or treat with our grand daughter it may be the last we see her in person for awhile as this is outside and we feel we can do it safely right now with masks. Only 2 little kids in our area but they do not trick or treat in our neighborhood.
    Cathy

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  3. Oh I can't wait to see your new hobby. I am glad you are keeping busy. So glad you caught those mice. I just hate mice.
    I was at my Bible Study one morning at a ladies house. Sitting in the backyard, when this huge rat went running down the fence. You know if its like that in the day time, it must be crazy at night. I was just horrified. They love palm trees.
    Keeping busy with life. Hang in there I hope you get to see all of your family soon.

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  4. Hi,
    That is fantastic about the group that you meet with. I am praying with some friends daily as well, online. We are praying for the world, our elections and the pandemic. We also pray for family, friends and other issues.
    I am excited to see your new hobby.
    I am happy you and your family are well.
    It is nice to have one more in the house, I miss my boys, but I am slowly getting used to empty nest.
    Carla

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  5. Good to hear from you, Julia! Looking forward to learning what your new hobby is! Blueberry pie sounds yummy! :-)

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  6. Looking forward to hearing about/seeing your new hobby.
    You do sound happy in retirement. It is THE BEST!
    Oh, I, too, HATE, HATE, HATE mice.
    Blueberry pie. YUM!

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  7. Hi, Julia! When do you have that special birthday? I’m with you on ridding the place of mice! Yuck! We love blueberry pie!

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  8. Hi Julia! I'm glad you are safe and healthy enjoying your retirement and a new hobby...can't wait to see what you're up too! Jack still goes to work and we shop, but with masks and try to stay home as much as possible. We are going to Louisville, Kentucky next weekend for a seminar Jack wants to attend. My brother lives there and we haven't seen him since March when my sister and Mom were in the hospital. He won't leave his area and didn't even go to Mom's funeral because of Covid. He has a kidney transplant and we don't want him to take any chances. Jack and I will stop and only meet outside with masks on. Just touching base will be good. Have I told you about the series..The Chosen..? I know you would like it as it's the story of Jesus. It's wonderfully done. You can watch it for free on Youtube or other mediums. Check it out. Have a good weekend. Our town did trick or treat in the rain last night but we don't get kids out here in the country. Take care dear Julia!

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  9. Aahh blueberry pie pie sounds so yummy. Many of my blog buddies have stopped blogging to. Hope you continue as I would hate to lose another friend. Happy Halloween! Janice

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  10. Ah, it's lovely to hear from you Julia! And lovely to see your face too. I'm glad that your prayer meetings have been lovely and you've made good friends too. The pie sounds lovely.
    I DO hope your garden doesn't get flooded this Spring- it seemed such dreadfully hard work when you had to deal with it last year.
    Eeeek, mice! I had some in my old childhood home and they were a NIGHTMARE!
    Take care of yourself and stay safe!x

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  11. I do enjoy your posts Julia! You feel like a longtime friend.

    Not sure where my interest with blogging went. I just don’t feel like I have anything to share anymore.

    Glad you are staying safe In all this mess. I’m working in an ER that the county has the distinction. Of being the highest rate in the US right now. It is exhausting.

    Happy to see the fall weather. I love this time of year. Your flower and vegetable gardens will be just fine if they get ignored.

    Hugs and love.

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  12. I'm so glad you are blessed with a great prayer group! I can't wait to see what your new hobby is! I know. Blogging isn't what it was. It's still a great way to keep things pretty and preserved even if a lot of people have given it up. I'm glad you still blog1 Cute picture!

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  13. Best wishes to you and yours, Julia. Election day has revived quadrennial jumps, but your post is quite uplifting.

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