GETTING ON THE TRACK

 Fio had a lovely surprise this evening: SonL had hauled out Fiorella's fake family Christmas tree and he, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter were working on it for the first time, so what could your girl do but join in happily?

By the way, Fio is going great guns with the Word Search Puzzle Book. Try it, you'll like it...or maybe not. 

Your girl still has her "Kamala" picture plastered to the door of her salon. After all, you never know what might happen for the best........

As you know...or don't, Fio's left eye does not work well, so if you hear something about a way to remedy it, let her know. 

Take care and Merry Christmas!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas, Christmas, Christmas

 Your girl is preparing for Christmas, which in her world means DECORATING with anything that she can find, like Kleenex boxes, paper decor on the doors (if she can get away with it), and searching out her musical compositions when when Husband was still with us. It's odd: he was the more musical of us, even with our house, but Fio was the one who could compose. Hmmm, wonder if your girl could do it again! 

She will decorate some of her windows, of course, but her current family doesn't go to church anymore, as far as Fio knows, and she doesn't drive anymore herself. Hmmm...maybe times have changed and Fiorella's left eye can be fixed!

Am now working feverishly on a "WORD SEARCH" puzzle book which is both fun and irritating. Try it, you'll like it, Fio errr, thinks.....

"You're a good dog," Fiorella says to George, the white and black cat that seems to favor her. It's very comforting since the only dogs around are pugs that still haven't been housebroken. Your girl would prefer a bigger dog, already trained. 

My Christmas cards will, as usual, get out later this year.....sorry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saddle the Horses!

 Fiorella is now working on her Christmas show....TA DA!

She's pulled out all she can to make her holiday jolly and is going to do her best to put some of her Christmas songs in shape. Don't wince: they were written by Fio about wenty years beforehand in a composition class and your girl got a very high grade for it. Now that she's found pages again, she wants to share them with the multitude!

 

UP, UP, AND AWAY! 

UPWORD AND UPWORD!

 Guess what your girl has been fooling around with recently...a WORD SEARCH Puzzle Book that tests  her on putting together games with words of various books. Try it! At first, you'll hate it, then you'll find it is challenging enough to spend a whole afternoon playing with it!

Hmm..., what is going on? SonL has been on the phone a long time....and now, he and his wife and child have gone off, probably to the other side of the family 😊

Wow! Your Fiorella has been getting and better with the "World Search!' She can do two a day now! 

Isn't it great that we Texans, who've had to spend far too much in a burning summer, are enjoying a REAL winter now? 

(Maybe, just maybe, we'll get some snow too!) Again, Fio's British friends have reminded your girl whom she really is. THANK YOU!)

ONWARD AND UPWARD!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIORELLA ON THE REBOUND

 Fiorella's Christmas present was early this year....a telephone call from a British minister and his wife whom your girl came close to while they were in Texas. We had a great time and, when it was time for them to return home, they set up a phone that allowed us---my pal and your girl--to stay in touch across the waves. But, alas, the system failed in about a year...... UNTIL....Fio carelessly picked up the ringing phone in the hallway AND IT WAS MY BRITISH FRIEND! 

It was WONDERFUL to talk about what's going on in my friend's world, and even more wonderful to hear her voice again! 

By the way, it's actually getting cold and colder in Central Texas--what a relief to the heat that we've been suffering from under for the sun, but (sigh) we'll probably get it again, come summer..... this sun, it is a curious thing.....

It's time for Fiorella's homemade  Christmas cards to lift their heads!

 

 

Back Again!

Yes, your girl is still alive, and winter is upon us. Fio had a little fall---a skinned knee while she was walking the mail up the hill and limping down again. SonL rushed her to the hospital and they stayed for quite a well, but all is well. 

Christmas is in the air, and Fiorella hasn't even started with gifts: not that there are so many. 

What your girl is trying to do is put together an inside design, mainly with crepe paper. Maybe she'll be able to make patterns with red and green inside the house that way. (Wouldn't it be great !)

Of course, snow never is for certain in Central Texas, so we might just end up with a nasty, nasty pile of slush. But who knows? Maybe we'll have a lovely, sun shiny that will get crusty, then smooth (or is it vice versa?)

See you tomorrow!

UPHILL, BUT MOVIN' ALONG......

 The weather isn't any better than yesterday except that the weather is warmer, your girl is returning her Mom's mink to the rack, and Fio walked further in the cul-de-sac. (Also, the trash bag is stuffed, so Fiorella can't empty it until the second one comes along.)

By the way, Fio is dressed in knee-length maroon shorts, a pink top, and blue swede shoes--if anyone remembers that song!

Why is your girl telling you what she is wearing? Because she doesn't have much else to do, but she'll pick up speed later....she hopes.

Fiorella is very lucky to have a long-time maid who helps her with shopping plus, because her driving days are over.

Looking at all the messages that Fio has taped to her bedroom wall, your girl is quite pleased with herself. She has a picture of almost every dog she has had--and of her late husband too!😊