Try New things

So ever since I retired I wanted to go to a Cape Shore Chorus Sweet Adeline's International as see what they are all about -I kept putting it off -finally tonight was the night -there were two of us newbies  and they made us get up and sing with them -SING? All I wanted to do was maybe learn percussion like Home Free ? I can not sing any more, I tried something new and they encouraged me to come back -but it was not my thing and they were all such a nice group of ladies. I promised them I would be at one of their concerts. I am sorry Rachel S I tried. Another thing is off the Bucket list !

http://www.capeshorechorus.org/index.html

Death of a Friendship

 

                 
 

 I hear a knock at my side door

I get up and look out the window

The beautiful white pristine of the snow

Is marred by your innuendo

I close my eyes and for a moment

Contemplate not answering the summons.

But I know you will not stop knocking

Until the door is open

I do not know if you will be angry

Or hurtful,

Or demanding.

I do know we are friends no longer.

I have told you to go away

To knock on my door no more

You seem to think I owe you something

But we are friends no longer

So once again I say: I can not help

And slowly close the door

I see your face as you turn away

You still think we are friends.

                                                                 

Love Thy Neighbor

Love thy Neighbor    1/27/2014

I hear a knock at my side door

I get up and look out the window

The beautiful white pristine of the snow

Surrounding my car is marred by footsteps

I follow their origin.

I close my eyes and for a moment

Contemplate not answering the summons.

But I know you will not stop knocking

Until I open the door.

I am eating my breakfast and finish chewing

I do not know if you will be angry

Or hurtful,

Or demanding.

I have not spoken, not once these last 10 times

You use to be a neighbor I shared confidences with

Over tea and cigarettes.

But that was more than 20 years ago.

I open the door and look at you

You wore a coat this time but no hat or gloves.

I cannot see your feet buried in the snow,

Not yet brushed from my steps.

You have a scab on your chin; your hair is long and tangled.

For a woman close to seventy,

You must weigh 80 pounds.

Your hand is on my locked storm door.

“I know I must not be your favorite person

But I got a phone for Christmas

And it is having trouble connecting”: you say.

I think: Seriously? You told me all this last month

When we were talking and you were drunk

I offered to drive you back to the store

And you refused

I let you call your Mother many times that day and the next and the next

You always yelled the same thing

“You have to get me a phone Mom”

Don’t you remember?

Don’t you remember when you yelled at me for not letting you into my house?

Don’t you remember coming back and saying you ‘Disrespect me “ and

‘I am the most disparaging person you have ever met”

Don’t you remember Me telling You to stop bothering Me?

I just nod my head.

Your eyes grow wide like you have hooked me once again,

On your alcoholic fishing rod of deceit and lies.

“I have to use your phone’

You say with that Entitlement in your voice.

I speak for the first time in days

“I can not help you.”

A piece of my breakfast comes out of my mouth.

I am so startled, I do not laugh; just wipe it away with my hand.

You look incredulously at me,

How could I have denied you anything?

You turn and walk down the steps.

Slowly I close the door, lock it and close my eyes.

                                                         You really think we are still friends.

2014 New Year Resolutions

New Year Resolutions by rlsimpson Jan 1, 2014

I do not make them.

I tried once upon a time, maybe, or maybe it was someone else in my other life. Don’t keep them , don’t waste my life making them.  I am just happy to wake up each morning and after my nap. I would love to keep getting healthier and maybe loose a lot more weight –but really, it is not worth making a resolution for, is it?

 I have decided to keep a positive vibe jar. It is a plastic jar with a screw top lid that started out its life as a peanut filled pretzel container. They were not that good and I tried to pour boiling water over the glued on labels –only to melt the container, so that it sags a little to the side. I am thinking contact paper. –Into this jar, I will put slips of paper in, having written on laughing out loud moments of my life. I started today, Jan 1,2014. I will read them all on Dec 31,2014.

 I already have one. Today, because we are expecting snow, I backed my front wheel drive car up my steep driveway. It took me 4 maybe 5 times to get it in the right position. By the time I was finished I was laughing out loud at my silly self. Ok so little things amuse me. I haven’t actually put the slip of paper in the container because I have to wash it out, and find the just right contact paper at the dollar store.

I also have given myself one habit to make. I will look people in the eyes when I smile at them. When I lost that ability and reverted back to my shy, unobservant self, I have no idea. But I do not like that me.

 Oh and a new Mantra from “Eat. Pray, Love”:

 “Never let anyone love you less, than you love yourself.” I really like that.

That should about do it for my 62nd-63rd year.

Long time gone

I can not believe it has been 6 months since I last posted. Why ? I have not been writing -other than for my thrice monthly writig group class assignments -but then  neither have the blogs I follow of people I know. My friend Annie P hasnt written in forever -I suspect she has a secret new blog that I do not have the address to? 

My missionary cousin in Dakar is home for the birth of his first grand child -you would think he would blog about that? 

MY step niece in Argentina came back to the States sans husband to attend her step Dad's marriage and never blogged about that?

Only Mimi Packs Light seems to post semi -regularly.

 I lay the fault at Face Book's feet. All the quick thoughts and reposts that capture my interest enough to comment on, have dealt a nasty blow to my blog. My Bad.

So I post this with the best news: an engagement for my niece Heather to her friend, Matt. She is Happy, my brother is Happy and I am Happy. I met her man for two hours before Thanksgiving 2012, He seems very nice and he treats my niece well. My Mother thinks he looks like a movie star -I think they both do! The wedding is next year. I am loosing weight as we speak. Not as fast as I want but it is coming off and considering I bought the dress a size or two smaller already .......ugh. Now she is picking the venue. I am hoping for Mendenhall Inn near Longwood Gardens.

 I am with Matt on this one, pick a place and tell me when to show up.  As long as she is Happy...........:)))

 

Merry Christmas 2012

I love getting together at my Sister in Laws and Brothers home for Christmas Day dinner. I traveled early this year the 2 hrs West and North to my home town. My brother invited me to attend his church on Christmas Eve with them and go afterwards to his Mother in Laws for a get together with her family. My sister in law asked me to bring my gifts so I could exchange them with my brothers family. My sister and her husband were joining us on Christmas Day for dinner and we would do their gift exchange Christmas Day. It worked out well -less confusion. This is our second year without My sister in laws Father and we miss him. We miss my Parents also, who stayed in Florida for the Holiday. Christmas Day, we had 2 little tweens that belonged to my younger nieces' gentleman friend. 8 and 7 year old girls, they were wonderful and just made my Christmas. We usually sing Christmas Carole's and even have  music for the words and bells. The little girls, almost asleep on there feet, stayed for one song. JINGLE BELLS. It was wonderful full of laughter and love. I hated to see them leave for the two hour drive home. I brought a sugar free jello low fat cream cheese low sugar fruit cocktail desert. It turned out well. I was able to meet the next day for a little shopping (sales) and lunch, all in the snow. The next day meet with some HS girl friends for a last minute dinner. It was a nice visit. But now I am home and my little house is still decorated just the way I like it. Today I went back to my gym for the first time in 5days -I lost 2 lbs. Oh Thank YOU Jesus !

Merry Christmas To ALL and To ALL A Healthy NEW YEAR 2013

Favorite Things

OHOOO I just love Christmas Pins and Scarves-well I like all scarves and pins but especially Christmas -and I only buy used or vintage and Yard Sales and Thrift stores -I get a kick out of knowing some lady passed her Christmas Pin to me to wear.

 I just pulled a Christmas Tree pin out of my collection and I must never have worn it before because the clasp was on upside down and did not line up =LOL I now know why it was on sale. 

OH well maybe I make it into something.

 Ideas?