I'm Always Having to Tell Someone...

To be this old I am quite cutting edge, if I do say so myself and I do.  Have you noticed how crocheted tops are all the rage right now?  Well, I have several hanging in my closet.  The only problem is that I've decided they make me look fat, so I haven't worn them much--but I have them!

A purchase I made today brought this fact about myself to mind.  Here it is!

Now do you have yours yet?  It's an iHangy!  Since I spend half my life looking for my iPhone, I decided this was designed just for me!  I realize it's probably worse than wearing your spectacles on a chain around your neck, but so be it.  Oh, and just to make one look even more ancient, the little knobs on either end of the Hangy are styluses that can be used in lieu of thumbs for pressing letters.  Mama Mia!!!

Now I don't know if you will be able to take this one in, but...I also have an XShot!  It is a telescoping rod on which a camera may be attached so that one can take pictures of oneself.  Quite handy for a solo traveler.  Here it is:

O.K.  Very hard to tell anything about this.  You'll just have to take my word that's it's cutting edge.  I used it on my recent cruise to take several shots in my room.

Drastically changing categories here, I have something new for my home that I think you all are going to want!  Just look!

The idea of an inside fountain has flitted through my mind for years.  I LOVE the sound of the water.  Now that I finally got one, I want it in every room, but there's not another place in my house as good to put it as this.  Now I'll be flattered if you copy me on this one!

Last, I am pretty sure I'm the first among my contemporaries to get this:

Yes, ladies and gents, that's a GOLD Starbucks card!  I really liked my old card better.  It was a vintage reproduction which we bought at the original Starbucks in Seattle.  But I don't think I'll be able to resist flashing the gold.

Don't hesitate to call me if you want the scoop on the latest trends! 

How Many In Your Party?...One.

It seems that there are two distinct groups of gals in this world when it comes to the idea of traveling alone.  There are those who heart the idea and those who consider it totally unthinkable.  Of course, it is obvious into which group I fall.  However, I do sometimes feel weird about it, thus prompting me to detail some reasons why I am the way I am.

#1.  I shared close quarters on cruise ships with my Jack for 25 cruises.  The thought of being in said close quarters with anyone else is what's unthinkable to me.

#2.  I keep the thermostat in my room set on "COLD."  As cold as it will go.  I do not heart the idea of having to change that to suit a normal person.

#3.  When I want to do something (or not do something), I do not have to ask anyone else if they share my opinion.  I do it, or I don't do it.

#4.  If I get up in the morning, have my coffee, and decide to go back to bed for a while, I do so.  Now I don't do this often, but once was heavenly.

#5.  I usually have to ask for extra hangers just to get all my clothes hung in the closet.  Sorry, there is not room for anyone else's.

#6.  I hate to admit this one, but I have been told once or maybe twice that I, ahem...snore.  Delicately and lady-like, but I don't hanker to place this behavior on exhibit again.

#7.  I have a travel iHome which Jay and Terri gave me, and I think I have the absolute best music in the whole world on my iPhone to play while I'm in my cabin.  I wouldn't like anyone else's music as much, and I realize they would not like mine.

#8.  I have been known to run an itsy bitsy bit late in my lifetime.  I do not want to make someone else late or feel guilty and have to apologize profusely for my sluggardliness. (Oh, yeah, even spell check doesn't know how to spell that one.)

#9. There are also two camps when it comes to preference for port days or sea days.  I usually prefer the days at sea, and I don't want to have to be open-minded about it.

#10. Finally, I think I must admit the true reasons for my loving to travel alone.  I am selfish.  I am set in my ways.  I absolutely love the spirit of freedom it gives me.

I am so thankful that God has given me the privilege of being out in the middle of the ocean, accountable to no one but Him. 

You'll Never Catch Me! Unless...

As I'm sure the vast majority of you know, this girl adds lots of exclamation points to my life!

I absolutely love those big beautiful brown eyes.  Her favorite game in all the world is to be chased.  If she is being chased while holding "Friend" it is even better.  She has excellent radar, evidently, because she can run circles in my living room without ever bumping into a single thing!  Here she is with "Friend."

Lately, however, I've noticed something about our chases.  She knows, of course, that I'm never going to be able to catch her.  But...she has insulted me by figuring out just how slow I am.  She is allowing me to get a lot closer to her before she takes off!  It's really bad when even your dog allows you a senior citizen's discount!

You'd think that a dog that smart would know what is threatening and what is not.  She's not so smart in this way.  She's scared of everything--including my harmless little camera.  Either that or she's just contrary.  When I got my camera out, she immediately came to a halt.  It was as if she was saying, "O.K., I give up.  Take friend.  I'm not doing another thing until you put away that nasty camera."

 
Seriously, she let me walk right up and take Friend!  She would NEVER let me have him without that "weapon" (it's tiny and pink) in my hand. 

Watch it, Charleigh-Girl!  I may be slow but I'm still the one who dishes out the food!  And the treats!