Reflections

Well, here is the other photo I had previously attempted to upload but blogger would not comply. Anyway, this photo represents to me more reflections of my past. This week as I have been trying to air out and clean my Mom's house (located 30 miles away) and tidy up her yard, I have had time to reflect on times yore and the more simple life. Since her house is located in a smaller town, I have rediscovered in my shopping efforts that the retail people are friendlier and that the neighbors are friendlier and that being in her yard which is larger and a little more remote than my yard is more pleasant. Hmmm.... along with major construction and chaos near and in my neighborhood and having neighbors that are not so wonderful the idea of maybe having a little more land and/or moving to a somewhat more remote area is really beginning to appeal to me. My husband and I continue to mull over these thoughts.

My Mom in the meantime is still recovering from her hip replacement surgery and lives in an assisted living facility not far from me. She is not quite sure if she wants to return to her home but is not ready yet to give it up. Needless to say, my family is working very hard to maintain our existing homes, her new living facility and her home in another city. She is very demanding and we try to comply but this is all so exhausting!

Reunion Time

After getting my Mom through a successful "hip replacement" surgery, my husband and I thought we might get away to a family reunion down near Augusta, Ga. Although the heat and humidity in Georgia in August can be unbearable, we were spared by a few rain showers that cooled the air for which I am very thankful. Due to my sinus and allergy problems, I normally will not venture in that direction until after October but I thought I would give it a try. Anyway, the shed in this picture was one I could not resist taking since it reminded me so much of a shed that was located on my grandma's farm in North Carolina. Notice the red dirt (clay) road in the foreground. Attending family reunions certainly can take you back to a storehouse of memories that you did not even know that you had.

I had a few others pix that I wanted to post but blogger is not cooperating so I will just post this much for now.