Some Random Thoughts

A Bunch of Random Thoughts in July....

My geraniums are still happy happy happy in July.

It has been a weird summer for weather. Rain, rain, and more rain which has kept it somewhat cooler in the mornings. All my flowers and the grass are happy.

I actually have petunias blooming. They came up in a pot that must have seeded from some old ones. I tried them one year and they were a no go past Memorial Day. The fact that they are thriving is more proof of the odd weather this summer.

Is hot as blazes coming long into fall??? Hmmm...things to ponder.

I have felt a need to keep all my little flags in my outdoor pots up longer than my usual. I usually take them down after the home flight of the Blue Angels in Pensacola each summer. With the attack on Old Glory I have felt inclined to display mine longer.

I have found some new country music which I am totally loving. I like them so much that I actually bought some of their songs on iTunes which I haven't done in a long time. I like 80s and 90s country music...think George Strait, Alan Jackson, Alabama, Martina McBride, etc. Well, Paul Allen put me on two guys named Cody Johnson and Randall King. They are my kind of country and can be found on YouTube here and here if you crave some good old country music.

Getting old is a blessing but wow the changes that come can just up and one day surprise you. For instance, I hated my thick hair and bushy eyebrows during my teens, BUT at the rate your hair thins it is a blessing that I had thicker hair and bushy eyebrows. I think thinning hair has something to do with the weird parting my hair has been doing as of late. I had my friend and hair stylist add some more layering the other day which I think helped poof it out some and maybe cover some of those parts that show up in odd places.

I am also getting lots of wrinkles on the neck. I always said you could tell how old ladies were by their hands and their neck. My neck is starting to give my age away.

I am glad to be aging though. That means I am still kicking to enjoy my family.

I never really shared my toes with you, so if you are not into gross pictures you can stop here because this is the last thing I am sharing today. I will be back soon with a stitching post for Palmer's name. I have a letter and a half to go until a finish is done.

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I have had to give up open toe shoes. I have toes that are separating. I am sure this is damage from Rheumatoid Arthritis. I had so much pain in my feet back in the day and when I eat poorly that is often a spot it will hit. In fact, if I do gluten my feet will swell.

The splitting of my toes was gradual at first but has become an eyesore. They don't really hurt and when I need to wear something other than my tennis shoes, Sperrys, or Toms I buddy tape them and it works.

I did go to a doctor at Andrews Institute and they said they could do surgery but it would most likely do it again, so ugly it stays for now.

I had researched it tons ---I have seen it called the Churchill sign- think victory sign in your toes. HaHa. It could also have been brought on from running which believe it or not I did in my younger days. I can't do it anymore even though I would love to. I will have too much joint pain if I try it these days.

So, close your eyes if you think it will gross you out, but I am sharing because maybe someone else out there has the same problem.