Planning for a New Life

On the way home from Walgreens with two bags of medicinal chocolate, Fiorella noticed that the imported trees in front of the parking lot of the giant army-surplus store had withered and died
in the Texas heat while further down the highway, the native oaks, elms and cedars were prospering.
     'Nuff said?
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The outside of Fio's house got power-sprayed yesterday. One more step toward moving out, which Fiorella is getting more and more nervous about. There are still so many things to get done, like trading in Fio's two aged cars as a down payment on a gently-used four-door and learning how to drive it, like finding an appropriate house and actually moving in.
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Your girl has moved before: from Akron to Waco when she was a child, from Waco to Austin for college, from the dorm to a duplex when she got married, from the duplex to a rental, from the rental to a home--all in Austin. Next came the move to Georgetown. Six moves, and now one more--probably the last one, but who knows?
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Fio had a nice visit with Elder Son over the phone yesterday, which pleased her not only because she likes to keep track of her offspring, but because he was responding to her plea for communication from the outside world. Fiorella is so isolated that weeks can go by without her holding a verbal conversation with anyone.
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Bad news--the deer ravage the unprotected plants in front of the house last night. There goes another hunk of money down the drain. Wish Bastrop son had recovered them when he partially mulched them.
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Good news--Fiorella had a wonderful visit with friend Suzy across the deep blue sea. How many years is it now--thirty?😋