tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77240993186350165402011-12-24T11:39:53.726-08:00Goddess of the Moon WriterLife is like riding a bicycle. When you fall off - cry with humiliation then get back on. Ride with the winds of passion as your tattered sails.Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.comBlogger6391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-30149352261768614302011-12-24T00:53:00.000-08:002011-12-24T01:08:41.545-08:00Waiting for a planeI'm sitting at the airport waiting for my sisters' flight to arrive (three hours late) trying to get into the holiday spirit. Spending three hours at the airport waiting on a plane is not the most glorious time. After devouring ice cream (way too expensive) buying Florida nick nacks and pacing the floors I plopped my weary body down next to Gate E. There was a family singing Christmas carols Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-60577858810844199882011-10-05T01:31:00.000-07:002011-10-05T01:47:39.790-07:00Invasion of the body snatchersAt this point in time I am taking an oral prednisone/steroid, an inhaled prednisone/steroid and yesterday an injected prednisone/steroid. Perhaps I can be the next Hulk with all of this steroid being pulsed into my body. Reading the literature it states the evil side effects like suppressing your immune system. HHHMMMM. Don't I need my immune system to fight off all the bad stuff that enters my Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-83414209104157154262011-10-01T03:03:00.000-07:002011-10-01T03:18:18.888-07:00Begin with the end in mindIt's an awesome morning in Florida as fall sweeps across the sand dunes and sand spurs. A dip in the pool has completely shaken the sleepiness from me. I recline on the chaise in the lanai and look dreamily up at the sky littered with so many twinkling stars and planets. The morning darkness is still lurking like a feral cat with a cool breeze (some Floridans think 70 is cool) rippling across my Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-59658433694128334492011-09-12T03:54:00.000-07:002011-09-12T04:04:32.070-07:00Ballet blunderI need to remember not to point fingers, or make judgements against others behaviors and actions. Do not criticize - empathise.I've possibly lost my marbles, gone round the bend or had a senior moment. It was a busy weekend but that is NO excuse. I have no one to blame except for my memory lapse.Hubby and I were going to the strip mall (there are so many in Florida) pay on the New Years cruise, Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-3274164930169905412011-09-04T03:17:00.000-07:002011-09-04T03:27:43.567-07:00Turn the car around
I wish I had the power to fix the world. If I did I would wave my magic wand over the earth and watch it blossom. I would sprinkle fairy dust over those I love to make everything all better. I don't have that power and my loved ones seem lost and drifting in a sea of cloudy water - falling to the bottom.
My shoulders are buckling from the burden of their issues. The weight upon me is Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-22361614250373402602011-08-30T03:21:00.000-07:002011-08-30T03:25:10.063-07:00Tigress WoodsShe took 1st. place in the WorldAm and she is ten years old. We are so proud of Kayla.
http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/08/29/2358461/myrtle-beach-10-year-old-well.html#storylink=misearch
http://blogs.golf.com/presstent/2011/08/oldest-youngest-prep-for-golfcom-world-am.html
Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-36362332113216978582011-05-14T03:40:00.000-07:002011-05-14T03:43:56.171-07:00Sealed with a kissI have been sick for more than a week – yuck. I dislike being sick wrapped up in that cocoon of helplessness. I still have to work feeling cranky, worn out and disoriented. Such is life when you live in the real world. Where is my Utopia? I believe it fell off the earth a long time ago when the earth was flat like a Frisbee but now it has turned into a giant beach ball shape. I live in theAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-42226005237011374902011-05-11T04:32:00.000-07:002011-05-11T04:36:06.801-07:00Dance of the sugar plum fairyVisions of sugar plums danced in their heads. A phrase with romance dripping from every consonant sound and adventure wrapped up in every vowel sound. A visual memory combining a graceful ballet dancer with Humpty Dumpty falling off the wall sends my senses slip sliding away. You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away. Thank you Paul for your weaving of melodious Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-48343259006721306622011-04-19T02:42:00.000-07:002011-04-19T02:44:58.404-07:00Terrific TuesdayI’m sitting here by the window in the early morning darkness with only the computer monitor for light taking in the beauty of a spring day. There’s a bird somewhere outside my window chirping like his life depends on it and perhaps it does. Way off in the distance I hear an answer to his chirp. A softer chirp responds most likely belonging to a possible mate, friend or worldly traveler. I Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-24593677781428684742011-04-06T02:37:00.000-07:002011-04-06T02:55:28.139-07:00Two are better than oneYesterday I saw the light- saw it all - saw the ultimate foolishness or addiction. I left early to reach work before the storm broke and dropped upon us the torrential rains. The sky was black and the darkness was spreading fast. I tossed my gear in baby car and headed East just inches ahead of the mean and ugly looking storm. It was to be a replay of last Thursday's disaster.I was buzzing along Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-54138167698334069862011-03-30T04:08:00.000-07:002011-03-30T04:20:17.526-07:00Between a rock and a soft spotSometimes it doesn't pay much to get out of bed in the morning. Actually the pay is usually a strong cup of coffee and a stale danish. Whatever. It seems like my karma has gone bad, flipped out and crawled under a rock. A slippery rock. I had this awesome stone/gem and it was olive green in color and I have forgotten the correct name of this rock/gem but I distinctly remember that the rock hound Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-6463753332720854342011-03-29T02:37:00.000-07:002011-03-29T02:59:33.969-07:00Raindrops are falling on the roadThe monsoons hit yesterday with a bang. The pool was very close to overflowing, the backyard was a giant mud puddle and the hose to the washing machine burst and flooded the garage. It was a wet and wild day. Driving was near impossible in the downpour.The car in front of me stopped on a dime and in my daydream state of not being fully alert I slammed on the brakes and came to an instant stop Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-39813218860681648132011-03-28T01:39:00.001-07:002011-03-28T01:49:43.521-07:00The Rain will explainThe rain falls mainly on top of my head as I walk around the back yard in the dark of this rainy Monday morning. In my nightgown. I was surely not expecting this downpour - although we need it and so do my plants at school. I won't have to spend and hour watering them.So, of all the mornings why won't the dogs get their business done ASAP. No - nope -nada!!!!! They do this to me to push me over Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-27487689776238795942011-03-27T15:30:00.000-07:002011-03-27T15:41:00.894-07:00Way down upon the Suwanee RiverI just added another location to my bucket list. It's my short bucket list - the things I will really accomplish before I die. I have the DEEP bucket list but that's mainly for wishing and dreaming and idling away the time on a dull day. Not that I have many dull days in my life. Always seem to be busy-busy-busy.This awesome looking place is actually one of Florida's marvelous state parks. It is Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-53220120868460119002011-03-23T03:51:00.000-07:002011-03-23T04:08:11.910-07:00Attack of the CrowsI walk the dogs in the early morning - in the dark. (time change) It's not something I feel entirely comfortable doing but - you gotta do what you gotta do. The little darlings need their exercise.I arrived at the second intersection and heard a crow squawking fiercely. I'm not a big fan of crows. They be ugly and loud with no class. I ignored the commotion. We walked on determined to get our Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-35707623683993381392011-03-21T01:57:00.000-07:002011-03-21T02:12:53.937-07:00Mooncusser'sRecently I read a book with the setting in Cape Cod and they talked about the 'mooncussers'. I had never heard of 'mooncussers'. My neighbor asked me if I was going to take pictures of the special full moon - so I did. Mosquito's were out that night in mega numbers - sucking away at my precious blood. But the beauty of the moon prevailed and the skeeters became a trivial aspect. I was on a roll -Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-72707462295343577642011-03-14T03:00:00.000-07:002011-03-14T03:58:41.141-07:00Serenity NowThe water she calls to me - pulling ever closer - surrounding me with contentment and feelings of happiness. There is something about the water that is so soothing and relaxing that it is almost indescribable. It's like elixir in a bottle. I love the water. Yesterday we took the visiting family to Tarpon Springs and sailed out to Anclote Key. One of my favorite places but then again I have so Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-29994243023334927222011-03-07T01:52:00.000-08:002011-03-07T01:59:20.038-08:00Evil EyeLast night at the Greek Festival - I purchased my 'Evil Eye' earrings. And for some odd-strange reason the blue ones just jumped out at me and said -BUY ME. They had other colors of Evil Eye but I only had eyes for the blue ones. Actually hubby bought them as I had left my life savings at home. Thank you sweetie - you have forever saved me from the Evil Eye.I had never seen Evil Eye jewelery Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-55167644405153830822011-03-05T03:35:00.000-08:002011-03-05T03:49:07.157-08:00Paint My World - HappyOne week or 5 working days till Spring Break. YEHAW-YAHOO-HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A needed respite away from the toil of the mind and all that other junk that goes along with school - especially lunch duty.......I need to get to my happy place and soak up all the giddiness and pretty thoughts. Life can be ugly at times. But this morning as I sit outside on this awesome-gorgeous-beautiful morning Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-83314242387508987032011-02-27T07:52:00.000-08:002011-02-27T08:10:09.501-08:00Saving Planet EarthTrying to save the earth is difficult to accomplish at times. I know this for a fact! I try to do my part and be resourceful, dependable and try to treat the earth as if we will live on her soil forever. Hopefully we will.I have several rescue turtles to go along with my rescue dogs. I have two Florida box turtles. Recently they have come out of hibernation (cold Florida winters) and are Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-50596816847748278972011-02-26T03:46:00.000-08:002011-02-26T03:56:30.756-08:00A spinning topSometimes life is like one of those bank canisters at the bank drive-thu. It rolls beneath a customers car and is flattened as if it were a pancake. Bam. Badly damaged or completely demolished is out of our control.Trying to figure out to turn left, merge right or get off the highway across the wide open fields of living. Which direction? Which exit?If only I could take your hand and direct you Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-67786279298605993002011-02-23T03:25:00.000-08:002011-02-23T03:37:32.808-08:00To Kill a MockingbirdNicholas Lemmon Lindsey a 16 year old juvenile from St. Petersburg, Florida was arrested for the murder of police officer David Crawford. My thoughts:What is a 16 year old doing wandering the streets late at night on a school night? Where were his parents? Was he out of control? Did the parents seek help or were they overwhelmed?Is this student just one of the many that fall through the cracks Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-36325470627490932132011-02-21T15:37:00.000-08:002011-02-21T15:47:03.441-08:00Speedy GonzalasI've heard the saying that 'some one was dealt a bad hand.' Well, I have been dealt a bad left foot. First the sole problem that has been nagging at me for months is finally healing and now another new curse on the top of my foot. When will the madness end?Today was a day off but seemed more like 'speed dating'. Not that I have ever done 'speed dating' but others have told me about the drama. So Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-74521505799841795462011-02-20T09:17:00.000-08:002011-02-20T09:30:50.390-08:00Hay-HeyOh my glorious backyard - the one that I could not live without. Well, be careful for what you wish for!!!! I've heard that many a time before.In between the patches of those deadly sand spurs are patches of sand. Not the pretty beach sand one sees on the advertisements. It's that ugly grey sand with no personality at all. The dogs and the cat and the people track inside the house that ugly grey Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-53357766877584448072011-02-19T03:13:00.001-08:002011-02-19T03:26:06.423-08:00One more moon danceAAHHH - it's Saturday and a long (3 day ) weekend - away from school. It's nice to chill. Even thought he kiddies are just sooo wunerfullll. The weather today is awesome - sat outside with the morning coffee staring at the moon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNsmF9JTpuIVan Morrison - you ROCK.....Company is coming so cleaning the house and buying a new guest bed is on the agenda. Hope the dogs Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-87565917542751051412011-02-14T02:31:00.000-08:002011-02-14T02:51:34.339-08:00And then there were TwoIs there such a thing as a dog with a NEAT FREAK personality? Anything is possible. Right? Absolutely. Well, I believe I am the proud owner of a neat freak dog. Wouldn't that look great on a bumper sticker. I'm the proud parent of a neat freak dog.We introduced a new member to our pack this weekend. Her name is Nettie after the wonderful Netti-Pot. If you have sinus problems try a Netti-Pot and Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-59461406707295674722011-02-07T05:52:00.000-08:002011-02-07T06:02:40.561-08:00Alfred HitchcockApparently no one informed me about the Cardinal Rally in my yard. One lost soul some how flew inside my screened in lanai. She was in a total panic trying to get back out and her 100 other friends were flying on the outside with chirps of encouragement. Some were bold and flew right at the screen. I presume they were trying to show her the way out.What is it lately with screens and critters. Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-12491972921948541922011-02-06T13:05:00.000-08:002011-02-06T13:23:37.057-08:00SynapseSometimes my neurons seem to misfire or miss firing all together. Recently I have been noticing coffee drips all over the kitchen floor. Dang, I really dislike cleaning that mess up. I suspected it was hubby as he is mister messy. Anyways he should be blamed for all messes in the house. We purchased one of those one cup coffee makers and I love-it-love-it. No more wasted coffee but we have coffeeAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-62606189873440353702011-01-30T08:29:00.000-08:002011-01-30T08:43:03.239-08:00RRRufffffLast year my husband and I for the first time in our married life found ourselves dog less. At first the grieving process consumed all of my waking thoughts and occasionally slipped into my dreams. I admit I did not miss the gobs of dog hair lining all the baseboards and crevices in the house, a furry mass always underfoot, searching for a dog sitter at vacation time and that all too dreaded Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-87122897932933358662011-01-27T03:07:00.000-08:002011-01-27T03:20:20.176-08:00Dead Sea Bath SaltsI know life is not always fair BUT when it is not fair to me I take offense. Most of the time I just slide along and drift through life trying to be happy and usually I have success. Then every once in a blue moon (I've never seen a blue moon) something stops me in my tracks, knocks me over and rolls me off my pathway in life. Today I was hit by one of those life's interruptions and I still am inAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-367162226134519602011-01-25T02:49:00.000-08:002011-01-25T03:04:42.973-08:00Duck Waddling For DummiesThe sutures have been removed and the boot has been discarded and I no longer waddle around like a duck. Not that duck waddling is a bad thing it's just that when I waddle like a duck it throws out my back. I can put on a pair of real shoes today and feel almost human again. So glad this foot surgery episode is over and done with! If there is a recurrence I might just have to live with the pain Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-14068504685390566692011-01-23T03:37:00.000-08:002011-01-23T03:59:19.700-08:00Golden Globe AwardI wonder why they have never made a movie called - "Vegetable Peeler Massacre'? Iffin they did I could be the star - with blood and guts - well maybe not the guts but lotsa blood. Who would have thought that a tiny little weapon like a vegetable peeler could do so much damage to a thumb? A vegetable peeler - a sharp vegetable peeler should be handled with extreme caution. Actually it may be Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-49899293446331151522011-01-22T01:52:00.000-08:002011-01-22T02:11:46.916-08:00Spring Has SprungSpring has sprung in Florida and it's only January. My peach tree is overflowing with awesome pink blossoms. What will happen this weekend when the evening temperatures drop into the 30's? My pretty in pink petals will surely be damaged or destroyed. The weather is a constant contradiction - here and around the globe.One pretty petal in particular caught my eyes. It was almost a beauty except forAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-13846983175366329832011-01-21T03:59:00.000-08:002011-01-21T04:11:59.896-08:00Vestal VirginsOne of the Writing Wombats members posted some UTube music videos of the early invasion by British rock bands. Remember Manfred Mann? And the list goes on and on. I began my search down memory lane. I was hooked and slipped back into those wonderful years. Mrs. Brown....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv8k0VI9tBcWhen young and foolish and growing up in Florida my friends and I became groupies of aAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-48657987050031507302011-01-20T03:48:00.000-08:002011-01-20T04:03:20.113-08:00Foggy Bottom BoysThe fog began to roll in slowly last night covering the low lying areas. This morning its mission complete heavy fog hangs over the earth. And me walking around in the back yard walking the dog and hoping he would do his business lickety-split but of course he took his time to complete the task - as always.It was dark and spooky looking walking amongst the trees and bushes. Reminded me of one of Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-37375626290278367142011-01-16T02:47:00.000-08:002011-01-16T03:20:56.997-08:00The Essence of Toilet PaperMy thoughts are in this strange place - kind of like living in the Twilight Zone with Rod Serling as your Mayor. http://www.rodserling.com/ It's all about these reality television programs. Average people (supposedly) with a camera attached to their faces 24/7. And everything documented and played out for the world to see. That is those that wish to watch this t.v. trash. And I am being sooooo Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-66076001991537252102011-01-14T02:51:00.000-08:002011-01-14T03:18:50.333-08:00Sandals ResortTaking a one-legged bath is not an easy task but then neither is tweezing nose hair. It's all relevant. Our life on this planet is at times turned sideways and upside down. I never tweeze nose hair. Perhaps someday I may but not in the prime of my life. Hubby has mutant eyebrow hair that needs mowing every once in awhile - not sure about his nose hair and don't really care. I have my own troublesAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-51678396831238696702011-01-13T04:22:00.001-08:002011-01-13T04:38:50.233-08:00Potty BreakOur sweet little rescue mutt has some odd quirks. I am still impressed how well he behaves (most of the time)with what he has gone thru in his previous life. I wonder if he was loved and somehow just became lost. I really hoped he wasn't abused but every once in awhile he cowers like he has been at one time. Not now. He has a good life with two people that love him to pieces. Not so much at 2 AM Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-36736198700949509002011-01-12T03:56:00.000-08:002011-01-12T04:22:18.978-08:00Silence is not always GoldenYesterday, I had my third foot surgery within a sixth month period. On the same foot...........Needless to say I am not a happy camper. Life rolls along. I should be focusing on the positive aspects of this.....hhhmmmmm. What could they be? Stop whining and think good thoughts. Okay, perhaps this will be the final surgery. YES!!!!! Much better attitude. So there I was laying on that chair/table Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-33440522993344612102011-01-08T05:06:00.000-08:002011-01-08T05:32:54.521-08:00Being HayveThe sky was blue as a gemstone gleaming in the mid day sun painted with puffs of billowing white clouds. Sharp golden rays from the sun cast bright patterns against the earth. A northern wind wiggles across the lands swaying the fronds of the mighty queen palms. Life rolls along as smooth as the orange skin of a kumquat.Then the sun went into hiding and the sky turned dark like a moonless Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-64307450622773427262011-01-07T03:53:00.000-08:002011-01-07T04:12:40.814-08:00Robert Did ItSooner or later they all end up in Florida. Florida is a huge melting pot of creative, loving and off the scale individuals. The diversity and absurdity in Florida is like no other alien planet. And I love it in Florida. Florida is so more much better than The Jersey Shore or Desperate Housewives. There is always something brewing on the back burner in Florida.So who should appear - not a shiny Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-52321297334241880662011-01-05T03:56:00.000-08:002011-01-05T04:00:43.540-08:00Reflecting on the bluesDrifting in a sea of despair where the future looks bleak and unreachable a little whisper of hope floats by and beckons your soul. The darkness of the earth has lifted and a light shines upon her apron. The New Year has slipped into my life without fanfare or fireworks. I just woke up one day and there she was 2011. I made a simple and achievable New Year’s resolution as last year’s came to Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-27860821866055083542011-01-04T03:06:00.000-08:002011-01-04T03:37:01.411-08:00Blue as the skyThey are packed up so nicely and placed at the curb in their shiny translucent blue bags. It's as if they are just waiting for that bus to come along and take them to a vacation land where life is beautiful all the time. I wonder where they really go - these bottles and cans rinsed and cleaned and decapped? Pieces of our lives once used but barely thought about except for their resting place Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-34879292063504665912011-01-03T11:11:00.000-08:002011-01-03T11:43:02.295-08:00Fractured, Frail and ForewarnedFlorida is - well Florida is rather difficult to describe in terms that match the real world. A reality television show in Florida would certainly be a masterpiece right up there with 'The Three Stooges.' Florida is a mixture of sugar, salt and smoked fish or road kill on an all you can eat buffet.My sister came down to Florida for a vacation and a visit with me - the older sister. The one that Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-40197052738738239432011-01-02T02:55:00.000-08:002011-01-02T03:01:14.622-08:002011Happy New Year - prosperity - health and happiness. That would be my goal or New Year's Resolution. I completed last year's goal - so it's on to a brand new goal and continue to have last year's goal work. Awesome vacation - awesome year actually. Not too happy about the foot issue erupting once again but I can deal with that.Add a bucket of things to do before I die list. Paint the new yearAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-34292771053622028832010-12-31T03:35:00.000-08:002010-12-31T03:47:26.071-08:00Robert did itGreat vacation with friends and family. Traveled to one of my favorite spots - Key West. A strange and bizarre place on earth. Visited the East Martello Museum for the first time and met - face-to-face with Robert the doll. A long history behind Robert the doll and his owner. Robert is on You tube and has many many stories about him and his antics. He has his own website - Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-73966236347043163652010-12-20T03:21:00.000-08:002010-12-20T03:34:40.585-08:00Stupid AwardStupid is as stupid does. What? If you're stupid you're stupid or just somewhere out there in oblivious land. So - move over Forrest - Forrest Gump. No shrimp casserole today. Actually we had tuna steaks on the grill this weekend - delicious!! Which really has nothing to do with this subject.We are planning the great American Christmas Eve dinner at our house. Hubby is cooking the whole shabam. Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-57732795574638504332010-12-19T02:10:00.000-08:002010-12-19T02:24:29.679-08:00Happy+Happy=HappierThe cold weather seems to have headed to the north - thank you thank you. Now - we have the rain which is acceptable but along with the cold and dreary weather - I'm starting to get sick YUCK!!! Last holiday season the asthma sent me on a downward whirlwind to a place I absolutely do not want to return to. I detest being sick. I just want to have fun.Trying to finish up wrapping presents, gettingAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-90831470638316257162010-12-12T11:36:00.001-08:002010-12-12T11:44:24.604-08:00Florida FreezeIt's been cold in Florida lately and we are not at all conditioned to this blast of frigid air. We are flip-flop junkies in shorts and t-shirts. I would do barefoot if not for all those dang sand spurs. OUCH!!!!So the little guy who hasn't much fur at all and just about hairless on his little belly began to shake. Poor baby doesn't like this cold weather either. Off we go to the land of Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-48623677356045397692010-12-11T03:30:00.000-08:002010-12-11T03:53:18.918-08:00DistanceIs there that thin slice of time when dreams swirl with reality and melt? Where red and blue become purple. Are those feelings and sensations a product of the here and now or just a cloud passing over the land of what might be? Reaching out to touch and finding immobility washing over the body and mind. Surrounded by the desire to validate perceptions and roll to a different drummer with the Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-45500553696323005642010-12-06T02:42:00.001-08:002010-12-06T02:59:30.463-08:00Dead Sea SpaWhen I was a younglin - many moons ago - our medicine cabinet consisted of - mecuricome, iodine and Epsom salt. Band aids were an old torn white sheet. We did not have pastel colored Egyptian 600 thread count cotton sheets. Recently I have been struggling with a plethora of ailments, Asthma has been flaring up relentlessly. Now the back hurts. Getting old is not a pretty sight for me. Get over itAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-2337006356590217842010-12-02T03:57:00.000-08:002010-12-02T04:13:16.195-08:00Who dat?The little guy jumps up in the bed and sits down right smack in the middle amongst pillows and rumpled sheets. He turns his head and looks straight on in the huge mirror that sits atop a very large dresser. Grrr. His ears stand on edge and wiggle. Grrrrrrrr. He starts to shake, then turns his head away from the mirror and the scary image. His little head swivels back facing the mirror. A little Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-58042242865931252312010-12-01T03:04:00.000-08:002010-12-01T03:38:06.283-08:00Manatee MadnessI have mailbox envy. It eats away at my self worth and cul-de-sac status. I have no idea how many people have this disorder? Perhaps it is only me. How sad is that? To be or not to be the only crazy with mailbox envy - but woe is me. I decided to hit this strange disorder head on - face first and at the curb. My current pathetic mail holder (an embarrassment to the entire neighborhood) sits Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-23825650859393038142010-11-30T03:23:00.000-08:002010-11-30T03:34:41.031-08:00New Years ResolutionI am being 'Proactive' - starting early and getting all my ducks in a row. I am contemplating my New Years Resolution for 2011. My resolution for 2010 is almost complete. It was get healthier and STOP getting sick all the time. It has improved at least the asthma end of things the back is another story.So my thinking quest for the next years resolution is producing excellent results. I am still Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-1273813991689940212010-11-29T03:07:00.000-08:002010-11-29T03:22:37.759-08:00ThankfulHubby and I spent Thanksgiving week at Sigsby in the R.V. park - the military base in Key West. My second oldest brother spends his winter life nestled among the throng of other snowbirds at this awesome park. The park sits right on the water at the end of the base. Total seclusion and quiet is what this place is all about. Well, not exactly. The residents or snowbirds who put down their awnings Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-76375414558334500532010-11-28T01:15:00.000-08:002010-11-28T01:57:21.776-08:00Holiday HellThe holiday adventure took off on a happy note the sourness came later. I placed the little guy's doggie bed in the back seat of the car on top of a suitcase so he could have a view and he was well behaved. He barked once at a boat as we were crossing the Skyway bridge - other than that he was just about close to perfect. Arrived at the hotel after dark and he did his poop - thank you goes to theAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-31207841610498300262010-11-22T02:36:00.000-08:002010-11-22T03:01:01.406-08:00Please PoopHow sad and a little bizarre that our life has turned into this. Who woulda thought. Our life now seems to be controlled by an eight pound little rescue mutt. A few weeks after he came to live with us and become our ruler we celebrated by ordering pizza. Uncle Dave even came to meet up with the little rascal. The little munchkin was given pizza. After a trip to the vets office, pills, Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-64717712380017657082010-11-18T03:39:00.000-08:002010-11-18T03:50:38.346-08:00Just Do It!I have no idea why the process takes soooo long. I stand outside at 5 AM in my nightgown in the backyard - sometimes very cold or raining - holding a flashlight hoping the neighbors are not watching the episode. Why can't you just run up to a bush and let er rip? Like most doggies.....No you take your time trotting out to the back yard and then doing a canvas of the entire back yard looking for Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-47689600096090478992010-11-17T03:30:00.000-08:002010-11-17T03:43:32.400-08:00Klutzzz SyndromeI am superb at performing odd twists of fate. Actually if the truth be told I may end up in the Guinness Book of Records on how to perform stupid fumbles. A friend sent me this statement and it reflects me like a mirror. Although I am prone to breaking mirrors and then my reflection gets distorted - WHATEVER.I scream the same way whether I'm about to be eaten by a shark or seaweed touches my Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-48760916114246604262010-11-16T01:50:00.000-08:002010-11-16T02:14:24.175-08:00Death by DrugsHow does one cope when life is rolling downhill faster than a vehicle out of control with no brakes? There is nothing to slow down or stop the descent. No barriers to catch the fall - no relief from the inevitable. Rolling down watching the world slip away - helpless - alone or sometimes not so alone. There are others out there to listen and offer words of encouragement when everything seems Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-38176296255199989912010-11-15T03:52:00.000-08:002010-11-15T04:07:48.675-08:00Tax Cut for AmericansI have devised a fail proof plan to lower taxes and improve our health. HHHMMM-----Why didn't I run for Governor of Florida. Wait - I am not a millionaire with loads of money to burn. I am a poor middle class(loosing ground quickly)individual who works my tail off. So my plans is....................When one renews their license they need to be weighed and if they are not overweight they will get Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-90306079799808917092010-11-12T04:15:00.000-08:002010-11-12T04:32:54.241-08:00Stump Pass State ParkThere are little almost hidden pockets of Florida that still resemble the OLD or REAL Florida as some refer to the last small escapes. Stump Pass State Park is on the very end of Manasoto Key which lies south of Nokomis and Englewood is one of theses little quiet pockets of paradise. It is inconspicuously tucked away at the end of this key and is truly amazing. Eagles fly over their kingdom whileAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-33342035140458504342010-11-11T02:13:00.000-08:002010-11-11T02:28:47.556-08:00Hey - HayWinter is closing in upon Florida. It's cold. I retrieved my spring jacket and gloves from storage. I even put on a pair of sweatpants. The one and only pair I own. I can feel the coldness in the air. My thoughts wandered to my box turtles. The koi have taken refuge at the bottom of the pond and the water turtles are hiding under their overhang. All the critters including myself can feel the Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-75026419074689442552010-11-06T03:18:00.000-07:002010-11-06T03:37:54.329-07:00King of the HillSometimes you just know when to throw in the towel. The game is over. You have heard the fat lady singing. Time's up and you have lost. It's a sad feeling. So, now get over it - move forward - move on to the next stumbling block, brick wall and the always waiting next issue in life. Mark the last one off your list of things that will never happen - out of my control or comfort zone.We did our Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-88716608544524110412010-11-02T03:31:00.000-07:002010-11-02T03:50:00.234-07:00SSSnakesI live in a tropical area and the weather for the most part is warm and sunny. With that warm and sunny comes critters. More specific - snake critters. Yes - I know that snakes have a place in society but I DO NOT like snakes. Actually they terrify me even the non-threatening species. To me all the species are threatening. We have snakes that reside in our yard and most of them are black racers. Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-42946834259509465372010-10-31T07:22:00.000-07:002010-10-31T07:33:26.477-07:00Daylight Savings TimeI was trying to adhere to the 7 habits and tried my hand at 'Be Proactive'. Well - as usual a dollar short and a week too early. I set all the clocks an hour back. Fall behind! Spring ahead! Apparently my sprung has sprang. We don't turn the clocks back till November 7. Helloooo - where have I been. Earth to Matilda.....So I also reneged on my tossing the old wretched bathing suit in the trash. IAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-22680862506642380172010-10-29T04:43:00.000-07:002010-10-29T05:02:51.270-07:00Trash it TodayToday is the day. Today the inevitable will take place. It's destiny. Time has run out the clock is no longer ticking and the earth - well the earth is still doing what it's supposed to be doing. But - I have to complete the dreaded task. It's over. I might have even heard the fat lady singing or perhaps it was the neighbors dog howling. All good things must come to an end.The air has cooled a Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-12457190446708562502010-10-28T03:43:00.000-07:002010-10-28T04:07:45.405-07:00The grace of a klutzOnce again my svelte and grace has taken hold of my life. Actually it's holding on and not letting go - just holding on in all the wrong places. I go about my life placing one foot in front of the other and for me that is an extremely difficult task. Talk about two left feet - well I have two backward left feet.And the left arch is still healing from surgery.Last year I purchased this Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-71527365668496201252010-10-27T02:23:00.000-07:002010-10-27T02:39:02.840-07:00Moon CheeseI've always known it was true not just a myth. Not a fairy tale with princesses, frogs, evil witches and happily ever after. Some things way down deep in your heart or soul you just know are like magic. The feeling bubbles inside your thoughts and washes away all the dirt and dust that accumulates with life in general. Wishes come true and happiness spills over you and smiles erupt and life is Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-571133320605387812010-10-26T03:27:00.000-07:002010-10-26T03:51:05.478-07:00DisappointmentsThere are many disappointments in life - just suck it up - go on - keep on truckin. I felt mine last night. I was so excited - charged - revvvved up and full of enthusiasm - then the axe fell. It was a slow fall so it took me awhile before the realization hit me. Actually it was when I became bombarded with mosquito's and they were eating me alive. So out of the pool I got. Uable to accomplish Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-28726362508922009932010-10-25T06:54:00.001-07:002010-10-25T07:02:35.021-07:00Humidity HellThe humidity is back with a BANG! We had a little reprieve for a few days and that felt sooooo good. The pool was a bit cold but it is the end of October. So what I dislike the most about humidity is the way it makes you feel and drip as if you were a slow moving waterfall. The problem with the drip-drip-drip is that it drips right down your face. That in itself makes wearing glasses in Florida Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-60554375241146575912010-10-22T03:54:00.000-07:002010-10-22T04:03:21.505-07:00Stuck on youI have this certain way about me, a specific mannerisms, movement, flow – it’s called KLUTZ. I can fall on the floor when I’m sitting on the floor. Now that takes a special talent. I wonder if there is a position for that particular endeavor. I know sometimes I buy stuff that’s out-dated or from the dollar store or another bargain basement facility. It’s embedded in me – the need to Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-9395592070668886592010-10-21T08:19:00.000-07:002010-10-21T09:15:00.593-07:00Ode to the mopI need a haircut....Desperately!!! It's hanging in my face. I can't even see to sweep the kitchen floor. Well, I know how to remedy that situation. I go outside and the wind blows my lofty locks right across my face. I push them back with my hand but what if I were going someplace in a convertible with the top down? Then - I couldn't see where to turn. Since I don't own a convertible that Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-70199061216271681132010-10-20T06:03:00.000-07:002010-10-20T06:19:08.566-07:00Souls 4 SolesAlright the flu shot reaction is almost done. I'm over that. Get on with life and hit all the stumbling blocks.I know it's wrong to laugh and make fun of people BUT sometimes I just have NO control. Take this morning for instance....Hubby has decided to wear some of his old shoes to work - and his old shoes are almost brand new. He had a pile of barely worn shoes locked away in his closet and Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-68616328260939161592010-10-19T03:49:00.000-07:002010-10-19T04:02:39.955-07:00Headache from hellI received my flu shot yesterday. OUCH!!! Only compromised (yet again) because my doctor said I need it because of my asthma. Do I really? I wonder.Is it a conspiracy? Am I paranoid. Probably....Today I feel like CRAP. Due to the flu shot? I wonder. The left arm is a little tender but tolerable. It's the ferocious headache that I woke up with in the wee hours of the morning. What's that all aboutAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-51374724969801602812010-10-18T12:59:00.000-07:002010-10-18T13:15:20.705-07:00It's 5 O'clock SomewhereI wish I was Jimmy Buffett...well maybe not. I wish I was his friend his best buddy. Can a girl be a guy's best buddy? Maybe we could hang out - chill - sing silly songs. Wait I can't sing. http://www.margaritaville.comIf we were buds then he could introduce me to one of his other buds - Carl Hiaasen. http://www.carlhiaasen.com/index.shtmlWOW. Then I could hang out with both of them. I found out Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-71177650861022951612010-10-16T03:24:00.001-07:002010-10-18T12:49:30.985-07:00Can't find the moonI can't find the moon. It's gone - lost in space. Maybe it fell into the black hole or some deep dark abyss. I saw it just the other night. Saw the twinkle in his eye and that little tell tale of a smirk frothing at his lip. Was that smirk something of what was to come? Did he know he would hide from me this morning?I'm sitting outside guzzling my morning coffee - trying to get my engine revved Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-76520497531579210232010-10-15T02:35:00.000-07:002010-10-15T02:55:24.537-07:00Seeking 7 MoonsMy imagination is tethered to a long loose leash. It runs wild and rampant against the forces of nature. It meanders places where normal aliens never travel. It reaches great heights and dips down into deep valleys and crevices. It writes love notes in puffs of white clouds and sings along with the wind. My imagination contains no boundaries or constraints and holds no strict rules or Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-58832597671613935762010-10-13T04:40:00.001-07:002010-10-13T05:05:47.499-07:00Fairy Tales do come trueLife all by itself can be a rough road to traverse. Detours, unsavory conditions, stressers, financial woes, despair, road blocks, issues and let us not forget the family. So following the path of life without any stumbles can be at times difficult and traumatic. Such as what happened to me this very morning on my road in life: reality of living life jumped up and hit me smack in the face. Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-8260747948217362362010-10-12T04:29:00.000-07:002010-10-12T04:43:06.432-07:00I Phone APPCourtesy: TAM Airlines & South African Airways iPhone AppContestBy downloading OneTravel's new iPhone application, you not only get to find great deals on amazing flights, but also get a chance to win a trip to Brazil. courtesy TAM Airlines. By simply downloading the application, your name will automatically be entered into our draw. If your name is chosen, OneTravel will send you and a friend toAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-9762983367059473482010-10-11T07:28:00.001-07:002010-10-11T07:40:22.012-07:00Go AwayI really don't care for telemarketers. I understand everyone needs to survive and make a living but leave me alone. With the Do Not Call list I believe it has impacted those telemarketer jobs. So they have tried a new tactic. Knocking on your door,Personally I do not feel secure opening my door to total strangers especially when I am home alone. Too much crap goes on in the outside world. When Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-4505814250811105632010-10-08T04:02:00.000-07:002010-10-08T04:15:30.338-07:00Does this fur make my butt look fat?Are cats as really vain as they appear to be???? I mean they're always sitting around preening themselves - licking their long sharp nails. Sitting right there in your favorite seat as if they were in charge of the throne and certainly acting like they are the critter in charge. And then that LOOK they toss your way especially if you try to get them to move from their throne. The prissy way Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-72318745726094208142010-10-07T04:55:00.000-07:002010-10-08T04:02:52.399-07:00Coffee BreakSo I'm hobbling around on this bum foot feeling a little like a drunk giraffe on an ice rink. The stitches have been removed it still tingles and the toes definitely have not gone back to work yet. They kind of sit there all crumpled up and useless. Every morning my favorite thing to start the day with is sit outside on the lanai, sip coffee, stare at the few remaining stars and watch the planes Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-43914884167881418552010-10-06T10:16:00.000-07:002010-10-06T10:30:02.695-07:00People of Walmart AlertGot the stitches removed today....OUCH!!!! Hurt like hill!!!! The toes still don't move and the ankle moves about a hair's width but it feels good to get that clunky boot off. Movement will return - eventually. I'm hoping the tumor and the pain never return.On the way to the doctor's office I stopped at the post office. When I go to Walmart I know what to expect. People - odd people to be more Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-45477138160974342792010-10-05T08:03:00.000-07:002010-10-05T08:13:09.184-07:001-2 buckle that shoeTomorrow it's off to the foot doctor for the second week check-up. The pain has eased up still can't put any weight on the foot which makes it really difficult. Those midnight trips to the bathroom take a long time. It's dark and don't want to turn on the light and wake hubby up so I search the floor for the ten pound boot that needs to go on my foot every time I walk. Then in the dark I struggleAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-2823813945546520492010-10-04T03:33:00.000-07:002010-10-04T10:31:00.730-07:00Big Butter BustSometimes I feel like a klutz - probably because I am. I can spill a glass of red whine on a white tablecloth faster than a gecko can blink. I'm not sure gecko's blink but that's my analogy. I like analogies - they make sense to me. A bull in a china shop just pictures in my mind me in a place that sells expensive antiques and I can't walk straight. On Saturday on our cross country jaunt - reallyAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-10084075412500527882010-10-03T03:05:00.000-07:002010-10-04T10:29:38.154-07:00The secret life of treesYesterday - I got up - got dressed and drove from one side of the state to the other - from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. Actually I didn't drive - hubby did. I sat with my still hurting/healing foot propped up on the dashboard. We left the new guy Russ home to fend for himself. He had the kitty to keep him company but not too sure how that scenario went off. The house was still Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-69806958993490717672010-10-02T03:19:00.000-07:002010-10-02T03:33:30.324-07:00Stars in the skyI'm sitting outside in the wee hours of this beautiful Saturday morning - still dark and quiet as if the world has yet to begin. I hear the water sprinklers and the cat on the deck barfing but no other sounds to paint the early morning. I look up at the sky with the crescent shaped moon surrounded by stars and planets and an occasional plane sailing silently through the sky to places unknown. I Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-69674919358653190082010-10-01T05:44:00.000-07:002010-10-01T05:54:48.392-07:00Russ's roostRuss received a new bed today. It's right on his favorite couch spot. His friend the schnauzer is right next to his bed along with the 'brown shorts'. What are the brown shorts? They belong to hubby and I surmise that they haven't been washed in a few days. They are hubby's working outdoor shorts and in the Florida heat it doesn't take long for perspiration to take hold of any and all clothes. Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-60806058081972497922010-09-29T04:47:00.000-07:002010-09-29T05:01:17.287-07:00Belgium TrufflesSometimes I just need quiet time all by myself. Just sitting outside breathing in the slightly cool air and feeling good that my lungs are working is an awesome task. Letting the soft breeze blow my hair into my face and watching the palm fronds dance to the wind which is hard to see when your hair is plastered across your eyeballs. The silence is relaxing. Your brain switches over to Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-57832594246114674482010-09-27T06:58:00.000-07:002010-09-27T07:18:39.677-07:00Russ and UsOur new adopted doggie Russ is settling in or at least he's trying too. Last night was better - less whining. We are trying to desensitize him and help him get over the 'separation anxiety' he seems to be making progress. Well, if I spent weeks in shelters I would have some anxiety also. Today he is attached to my big toe. He is helping me in my road to recovery. We are both couch potatoes. He isAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-68649906314876361602010-09-26T08:31:00.000-07:002010-09-26T08:38:04.023-07:00On the mend just around the bendThe pain has eased up quite a bit. The ankle now hurts - possibly from the ten pound boot I have to wear to protect my surgery site. My neighbor let me borrow his walker - so much better than those crutches that ruin your armpits. He also let me borrow his wheelchair now I can do wheelies in the cul-de-sac. We brought home a new family member yesterday adopted him from the shelter. A no-kill Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-36107782002638940732010-09-24T09:54:00.000-07:002010-09-24T10:01:37.356-07:00Day Two - post op.Two days out from the foot surgery - hurts like hill!!!! Did not expect this much discomfort - dang!!! The Tylenol extra strength just doesn't touch it. Afraid to try the real stuff the doctor gave me. I am such a wimp. Got out of bed today and put on clothes - no more jammies all day for me. Am scooting around the house on the rolling computer chair. The crutches hurt the underarms an awful lot.Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-48379556345002950032010-09-21T04:22:00.000-07:002010-09-21T04:30:00.572-07:00Befuddled by bed bugsIt's all over the news in the Sunday paper and on the front page of some magazines. Bedbugs! They are everywhere and places you would never suspect. I'm afraid to travel and sleep on a bedbug infested bed in a very clean looking hotel. I'm scared of placing my luggage on the bug encrusted luggage rack. And don't even think about going to an upscale clothing store to purchase under garments. Or Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-673796019712967462010-09-17T03:03:00.000-07:002010-09-17T03:16:16.338-07:00Life is not always FairI don't know if it makes me happy or sad but my surgery was cancelled and rescheduled for next week. I was ready to go on Wednesday - got myself all psyched up and everything. Now I have another week of anxiety to face for next week. How unfair is life?Who said life is fair? No one - but sometimes you just kind of expect life to be a smooth ride with little or no stress. It could happen! I'm sureAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-33154692734939195772010-09-15T05:30:00.000-07:002010-09-15T05:44:21.448-07:00Jitters and junqueThe surgery is scheduled for 1 PM this afternoon. I have had nothing-nada- nothing - to eat or drink since midnight last night. I'm groveling here. I need a drink of water-----PLEASE!!!! Can't do it - can't break doctors' orders. Dang!!!!Anyways I have this premonition or rampant thought blowing around in the back of my mind about this surgery. So I can't speak of it or wallow in it lest it Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-69988332475820852332010-09-14T03:25:00.001-07:002010-09-14T03:48:23.221-07:00Deadly DreamsI'm always trying to make out the meaning of my dreams. Sometimes they seem very accurate and at other times they look like episodes from the Twilight Zone. Scenario: I'm walking through this neighborhood in California the one with all the Victorian houses called 'painted ladies'. I watched HGTV - Househunters last night and that's where they were.So I see two dogs a black Shih-Tzu and a white Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-18784831147434119602010-09-12T07:54:00.000-07:002010-09-12T08:08:27.155-07:00Smell of DeathEarly Saturday afternoon this HORRIFIC odor invaded the master bedroom. Hubby had recently purchased some body spray (for parts I dare not mention) and was spraying it in the bedroom. So - yes - I accused him of making the room stink! I know puss drags in gecko's and plays with them till they are dead but they are sooo little - no way could they stink up a room like this. You need a gas mask. NotAine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-10444570273446426972010-09-07T03:30:00.000-07:002010-09-07T03:42:05.413-07:00Business PlanThe long weekend is over and it's back to saneness. Wait - is sane a part of my world? Probably not. I shall miss 'shoeless turkey man' and his constant tobaccie spittin and that dang awful sound of his turkey calls. But a person has got to make a livin as he says. And if that is selling little wooden boxes that make noise to raise the hair on the back of your neck - so be it. I am rethinking my Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724099318635016540.post-272375933848639662010-09-06T16:06:00.000-07:002010-09-06T16:17:36.363-07:00Fire in the holeI have survived the third day of the craft fair through intense heat and super high humidity mixed with an array of interesting characters. Today was the Seminole raid on one of the homes at the museum. The soldiers were practicing right behind my space. They would yell out, 'Fire in the hole." And bamm the musket would go off and scare me every time. Not as scary as the 'Turkey Man'.Today he Aine Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594188207429832328noreply@blogger.com0