Eagle,
I never do post anything meaningful. But I like to comment on
this and that.

Chatty,
I'm here but busy with everything else, too. I still come in
daily and look around as time permits.

I don't do Facebook anymore because of the virus issue. I just
had one mainframe crash; don't need this new to go caput before I finish my manuscripts.

Ciao for now...

Today I am looking around the site and will be posting on some. I can't very well ask others where they are and then just because I am grieving, not post myself...

I don't believe in the saying: "Do as I say, not as I do!"

you are remarkable Chatty...I love your attitude...my heart reaches out to your heart..I truly feel your pain and admire your courage..I went to bed for days and hid from the world when I was in your position...you show us the way. God love you.

Chatty,
I doubt if people ever get over losing a beloved person or pet.
Guess we just have to adjust and learn to live with whatever
life brings our way. I've heard it said, God won't give us more
than we can handle. I sure hope that's true. Prayers and blessings,

I hope it's true too, Jabber. I'm really feeling overwhelmed by all the losses and grief that keeps piling up. I just found out that my best friend (Kate for those who have read my book) of over 30 years just had a heart attack. And the mother of our grandchildren is going through something weird and won't allow anyone to visit...we've only seen our grandchildren twice since Christmas (compared to seeing them every Sunday). And for reasons I can't go into, I'm not invited to my brother's wedding this summer (it relates back to when my other brother died 3 years ago). Sometimes it feels like more than I can handle.

Eagle Heart, I am devastated to hear about your friend Kate...I did read your book and know how much she means to you...how is she doing now? Will she have to undergo surgery? Coincidentally my very dear friend suffered a heart a small heart attack on Good Friday ..after having been out to dinner with my husband and I the night before...he has since had a heart cath and they cleared his blockages by placing Stents in the blocked arteries..but we were petrified all weekend...luckily he came home today from the hospital..I hope they can do something to give Kate a new lease on life as well...I will definitely pray for both of you ...

I am so sorry to hear that your brother is not going to invite you to his wedding..weddings are meant to be a joyous occasion..but it seems they oftentimes bring pain and division in families instead...not having you there will cause some amount of unhappiness to your brother's day..and that is his fault..not yours...you and your hubby should plan a nice little getaway to someplace beautiful that week...

Stay strong and continue to smile...life is way too short....

Eagle, I am so sorry to hear about Kate's heart attack. When did this happen and how is she now? I pray all be well for her and for you as well.

Oh, Eagle, it just keeps piling on, doesn't it? My heart holds you a bit tighter these days. Love you.

Thanks for letting me vent. Things do just keep piling on these days. No new news on Kate...Nancy, somewhere in the long conversation last night I heard about stents...she had the heart attack Saturday night, but they knew she wasn't in a life-death situation, so were waiting until more tests had been done before letting everyone know...the news so far is good...she's in very good hands (6 specialists last count) because she's in the hospital she used to work in (she's a nurse) and is much beloved there. So I'm relieved, but still scared at the fragility of life. One day you can have everything, a rich and full life, and the next, nothing, it's all gone. That's how I feel. My life was once so rich and overflowing with family and love and laughter. Now it has shrunk down to my husband and his daughter. And none of it is my fault. The crap that's happening in various sectors of my life has been initiated/triggered by and between other people, but I keep having to deal with the agony of the fallouts because of my connections to the people involved. One by one they're all disappearing out of my life and there's nothing I can do about it, because all of the quarrels/situations are between other people and I can't interfere without doing even more damage. I'm sure it will all work out.

In the meantime, I'm struggling to focus on what is, but somedays (like today) it's just harder to keep my head above the waters.

Eagle my always friend..she was next door three years older had a stroke and is paralysed left side..speech too..she lives alone unmarried.(An unclaimed gem!)she has always been there..at my back..we did youth work..she had the boys..me the girls..she is much loved by the community.
I like you am devestated at my friends hurt..but within I hold joy..that she is in recovery..that I can visit and help whether she returns home or to assisted living..if it is a complex then I will strive as always to trouble shoot so that her life is kind.
loving a friend means either we hurt or they hurt for us..my friend has supported me so often...she is the first person I phone when we have happy events or sad..
she has sucessfully beaten breast cancer..will a smile each day..

so sorry your friend is ill Eagle but it sounds like she has a good team around her..and she has you.