GOOD AND BAD, BUT FIO WILL GO ALONG!

 WOW! Son L took over Fio's computer for a while, and it's working better than ever! THANK YOU!

The sun is shining hard, the trees are waving around like maniacs, and there is not a soul outside. Texas is just not used to this kind of weather. (In the Ohio of her youth, her mother would have bundled her up in thick clothes and sent her out to play.) 

Yeah! Fio settled down to pay with Son L's pug dogs, called older son (and his wife) who live in Minnesota, and had a nice talk, and, in a few minutes, will be sitting down at the table for supper: salmon, her favorite😛 

LATER; The salmon was fabulous, of course, but, Fiorella always wants MORE of it! (Please write that down for when you invite her for dinner.)

Don't tell anyone, but Fio broke one side of her glasses. Luckily, it doesn't matter because she put Scotch Tape on the damaged area, her "bad" side.

 

 

 

I CANNOT LIVE BY BLOUD DRAWS ALONE!

 OH YEIKS, or however it is spelled--Fiorella has lost the little card that the doctor gave your girl for her next visit-- and when she got home. Fio looked in the car and all over her room and couldn't find it.. Looks like she'll have to call up Doctor's number and plead for mercy. (If you want to know, it's a blood draw about once a month, often with George, the inquisitive cat, looking on.)

The trees outside my window are swishing roughly back and forth, but every now and then they use  their manners. Should Fio risk it? (Surprise douses are not unknown.)

That's all I have right now: check me later.

 

OOPS, I didn't publish!

 

 

THIS AND THAT

After her husband died, Fiorella thought she could reach back up to her former standard of performance, but she hasn't because he was so much a part of her life: transportation, communication, discussion,  protection, excitement, comfort, laughter, teasing, sweetness, excitement, and many more that you still have. Enjoy them.

OK, Fio will admit that she just looked up one of her high school heart throbs to see if he's still alive ....and maybe single.

Your girl has moved foreword a little further in her quest to re-do the painting of the Ohio house she started out on a couple of years ago. She doesn't have all the colors she needs, but maybe she can pick some up at the local store when her grocery driver comes around.

Remember when your girl got her knees replaced one at a time a while back? Well, all is well except that she still has some nasty sploches on both knees, but everything gets better every day. Ahh, modern medicine!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rum, Povid, George, Glasses

 Yo, ho, ho, and a bottle of rum! Not that your girl has ever drunk rum, but she 's feeling good, good, good! Searching through her monumental belongings in her draw, study, salon (what ever you want to call it) she found some of her long-lost Grumbacher oil colors and decided to get them ready for her to give herself a try. She'll have to build up her other brushes and get a nice cupboard before she can go on display, but it's a start, and Mrs. Fischer, her beloved teacher, would be proud of her.....hopefully.

Now, when Fio was younger (pre covid), we artist types gathered in clumps under nice trees to show off our wares, but sadly, those days are gone, which means your girl has no way to advertise. Hmm....gotta figure how to get around that. Must add that Fiorella got the shots and was never sick....as far as she knows.

George, the black-and-mostly white cat in residence, is a joy, especially when he sneaks up on your girl's bed and licks her nose. Fio girl has read that means that George  considers Fiorella to be one of her family. (And yes, G is an inside cat). 

Bad news: Fiorella has broken half of one of her pares of glasses, but not the one she really sees with, thank God!!

 

 

 

Yesterday + Today

 YEAH! Son L worked on Fio's computer and FIXED IT--and for a whole hour, she read pages after pages of anti-Trump propaganda, just what she likes to see! How does the heck does Trump think he can get anywhere near the White House when he's in prison? Fiorella is excited about Kamala too! Of course, (England had a female leader long before we did, but we are a younger country. 😊 )

In the meantime, Fio has got to force herself to get some good paints and start looking for some interesting subjects....maybe in the front yard. Yes, she knows she's said that before, but sooner or later, she'1l secomb.

This is one of the days that your girl really misses her late husband.😞

Where, oh where will she go? And how? She's half blind, can't drive, and has no friends in the area.

Oh, and she also wants a nice, big type dog, like a Mastiff or a Weimeraner.💗

PROBLEM

 OK, Fio admits that she doesn't know what she's doing on her computer, but she's hoping Son L will be able to fix it. PRAY FOR FIORELLA!

In the mean time, your girl is sweating like a pig, just like you probably are.....

PAYBACK

 

 WHAH HOO! Hillary Clinton will get her well-deserved recognition at last!

Remember when Donald Trump used every nasty trick in the book to beat her by just a few points? (And your girl is sure those were fake too.)

      Well, now, Donald is going to get what he needs--a total wash-out under Kamala Harris, who, because, of what she knows about Donald from Hillary, will keep her armor on! 

        

PLEASE! NOT TRUMP AGAIN!

 Looking through her old Fio books--2018 to be exact--your girl discovered a poem that is is so, so meaningful for today. Here goes:

There'll be dancing in the street

When Trump is gone

Dancing in the street

And dancing on the lawn

Dancing at dusk

And dancing at dawn

Glad to see the last

Of Putin's pawn 

 

         Here's another one, called "Sorrowfully"

I thought that I would never see

A president as dumb as he

Putin's hand is his hand, Putin's ring in his nose--

He shall have riots wherever he goes

          Prediction

Humpty Dumpty has bet on a wall

Humpty Dumpty will have a great fall

And all the king's horses, all the king's men

Will refuse to put Humpty together again

 

 

UP AND AT'M!

 Remember what your girl has said: if Trump becomes president, he will continue to make friends with Putin, allowing him to take over the Ukrain, then move into Alaska and continue henceforth. Think about it! WORLD WAR THREE!

************************************************************************************ Fiorella may have to get a new computer. Her old faithful is blocking out the "G" information. You know, the pages that explain everything to someone after submits something ridiculous (usually something praising Trump).

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Did Fio tell you that she's planning to pick up her brushes and start painting again? She's going to start a bit shyly because, as she's said, she hasn't wielded the brush for a while.

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Computers don't last forever----

 I think I'm going to have to get a new computer. Stay tuned if you can.

Sketching?

 Fio is thinking about taking up painting again, her first talent. But where will she get the subjects? We'll see, we'll see.

NOT MUCH TO SAY

 Hello, hello..... Fiorella still don't have anything to say except to whine about about the weather and that she's alone again. She'll probably try to find her pallet and work on some of her unfinished paintings. Wish her well.

 

NOT MUCH TO SAY SO I'LL WHINE

 Fiorella's computer is acting up so she may be in-and-out from time to time. Maybe your girl should switch back to painting again. But who would she paint for? The settlement she lives in is vary tight, and Fio doesn't know them and they don't know her. Oh, for the days when your girl could join in the local artist group and sell her paintings under a tree. Well, covid took care of that.....

Fiorella needs to get out of the house and she needs to make friends. HELP!

 

 

POLLITICS AGAIN

 Fiorella had a nice day. The little girls next dour had spread spread a couple of tables out in their yard, and the kids had a nice time sipping Coke and running around together. (No one mentioned Trump.)

Did Fio tell you that yesterday one of her across-the-street neighbors actually talked to her? Baby steps, baby steps!

By the way, your girl was celebrating her birthday yesterday---the same day that  Trump almost bit the dust, but Fio will let God take care of that.

If Fio has sounded somewhat rattled for the last couple of days, it's because she is. There are just a lot of things that she doesn't like dragging up again... like people that she has had a relationship to getting killed.

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HAPPY NOTE:

It's your girl's birthday again!

 

 

Truth

 Lazy Morning

Sometimes Fio scrapes the surface

Sometimes she digs deep

Sometimes all she wants to do

Is stay in bed and sleep

 

Let my green mind fallow me

To everything I hear and see

And let me be a part of Thee

In perfect natural harmony

Party On!

I swear to you it's true,

You know I wouldn't lie--

Cookies, cake, and ice cream, 

Chocolate icebox pie-- 

No matter what or the amount,

Birthday  calories do not count!

So many pains I carry within,

So many tears of sorrow--

All my dreams of yesterday

Are nightmares of tomorrow 

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Tit and Tat and JOE BIDEN!

 Fiorella has decided to pull herself together and charge into the world again.....but is the world ready for her? It's the transportation problem all over again, but your girl will find a way. She's been sorting through the boxes in her salon for inspiration and even pulled down the contents of a forgotten closet. Wahoo! 

By the way, those who know Fio might be interested to learn that her hair is now almost down to her waist...and yes, that is a rebellion  against her mother, who considered long hair to be "foreign" and thus low class. (Does your girl have a gypsy in her soul?)

One thing nice about aging is that Fiorella has collected a lot of good jewelry in the process. Now, if she just had places to wear it!

Fio is hanging on to Joe Biden, no matter what. He's done a good job and has plenty of helpers who can help him if needed. The one we have to worry about is Trump! He'd sell us out to Russia (and China) in a minute!

Sleep well!

 

 

 

 

 

POETRY AND BIDEN!

 L'envoi to "Blind"

     In the theater of the mind

     The unremitting reels unwind

      Horrors ceaselessly replay,    

      Obscuring now for yesterday....

In the theater of the mind,

Eyes that see too much go blind.... 

 

Yes, Fiorella has started cleaning out her wallboards, the ones she slapped up in her bedroom when she first moved in, and maybe she will try to trace down some of her old palls--or perhaps they'll trace down her.

Yes, Fiorella still supports BIDEN, BIDEN, BIDEN! He has done a good job so far, and we need him to battle Trump!

  

UP AND UP!

 Not much to say today, but I'll read you a very meaningful poem of mine again:

Flying High

   I cannot write a merry poem this year

Too much has happened in my life--

Uprooted from a home that I held dear

And now a widow, who was once a wife 

     Change is not my forte, my options few--

A clock cannot run backwards, nor can I,

Thus I must gird myself and start anew

To see how high my warming kite can fly

   Too late, they say--your day is almost done

Pu down your kite and rest yourself awhile--

Go take a break from shining in the sun--

Enjoy yourself before your final mile, 

   And as they lecture, I slip quiet by

   And launch my kite into the eager sky

 

 

THIS AND THAT AND NOT MUCH TO SAY

 By the way, has Fio told you that she's supporting Biden no matter what, especially because she thinks Trump is the devil himself!!!!! 

Your girl has been checking her art salon lately, trying to dig up what she can make use of, but the real problem will be gathering the artists, especially the ones like Fio, who doesn't drive. 

The big, fat, black and white (mostly white) cat that rules the house is quite receptive to Fio. Sigh...., if only it was a dog. Yes, Fiorella prefers canines. Cats just don't "stick around much any more...... '

That's all for it is to day, unless we suddenly have a nice sweet shower followed by delicate sunshine. Ah, if only.......

       

 

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Bit by Bit

 Congratulate your girl! She's been taking her pink pill (warfarin) without failing for almost a whole year!

Has Fiorella told you that she wants to get into painting again? Now she has to gather the materials, which is hard to do because she lives a fair distance to an appropriate store. To those who want to know, your girl will be using "Landscape,"and she hopes to get some help from Son L, who is also a painter.

The first thing  our girl wants to paint is a picture of the Ohio house that she spent her first seven years six in. ( The rest of her painting was in Texas.)

PS: If you want to know, Fio's favorite fruit is strawberries, YUM!

 

 

 

 

Yoohoo!

 What should I say

About today

 Except to bellow,

 Hello, hello

And toodleedoodleedoo

 How are you?

 And vote for Biden

He's a high-riden

   While Trump

    Is a lump 

    Which nobody can deny

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Not my best poem, but I'll try to do better

     

 

 

Lost and Found

 Hello, hello! Guess what?  While Fio was going through her leftovers this afternoon, she discovered that she has packed loads and loads of leftovers into her studio closet! Now what in the world had she saved them for? Never mind mind: she can always use good fabric.

Speaking of.....has Fiorella started on any of the paintings she pulled out of storage new the painting? No, not yet, but she did manage to get all her colors of cloth together. Or did she tell you about that yesterday?

Actually, there were a lot more things than the paints in the closet. Your girl had forgotten that, lo these many years ago, she had used the former as a close hamper.

There's a sewing machine in the closet too, or did Fio tell you that yesterday?

 

 

HERE AND THERE

 Hello, there! Your Fio is currently propped on her bed, considering the universe, and figuring out how she's going to pop back into the local painters group....if there is one. But before that, she has to check out the remains of her paints. There isn't any problem with her brushes. She has it least fifty of all types, shapes, and sizes. 

Something Fiorella wants to know: why did the heat wave attack us so so suddenly? Fio doesn't remember any dire warnings, and here we are with the sun burning us all up! No more walks in the cul-de sac for Fio!

SHHHHHH....Fiorella is gathering some childhood photos to send to son K sooner rather than later.

Changing the subject: no matter what, Fio is sticking with Biden and is totally against Trump!