A DISAPOINTMENT!

 Here's your girl, sitting in a chair and waiting for the children to come by. The rest of the family is off somewhere, probably at the school, while Fio waits for children hungry for chocolate.

No Tricks and Treaters so far, and it's early yet, but Fio is wondering. why anyone would set up shop before the sun has set. But your girl has  promised to take care of stuffing the faces of the neighborhood children, so she she'll continue done the road.     

Excuse your Fio so she can put a sign in the front yard advertising Halloween. Surely that will draw in the local ghosts and werewolves! If not, how about the special boxes that your girl's daughter-in-law packed before she left....ghosts and everything the else.

Please excuse Fiorella as she goes to the front door for the one hundredth time and checks out the front porch. 

It's two hours later, and your girl has retired to her bedroom. Is Halloween going out of stile?

YESTERDAY

 WE VOTED, ALL THREE OF US, Son L, his wife. and Fiorella, and now, your girl is praying and  hopes you are too....for Kamala Harris!

Meanwhile, in the real world, Fio is trying to put her pills together again and prepare for Halloween night, whenever the dang time is! 

 

 

 

 

TRUMP! NEVER AGAIN!

 Your girl is praying, praying, praying for Kamala to beat the dickens out of Trump. After all, he's had his chance, and now it's her chance....and the country's. Besides, Trump was just AWFUL when he had control of the country, and we don't want his shenanigan's again---especially with what seems to be boiling hot with Russia and China.

Maybe those scientists on the moon will end up being the only thing left of Earth if things keep going on the way they are. How can we get people to stop trying to dominate each other? Has this happened in earlier times with other planets? We'll kill off each other

Change-of-subject: Wow! The trees beside your girl's side windows are waving back are forth like they're beating up chocolate pudding. If so, Fiorella wants to be first in line.....YUM!

 Speaking of, Son L has been very nice about cooking salmon for her on a regular basis. Again .....YUM!

Has Fio ever told you that she did DEBATE when she was in Junior High  and was quite good at it, but, to the anger of the teacher, she dropped out of it for languages.

SELF PITY

 Hello, hello! Fiorella is sitting down beside George, the beautiful-black-and-white male cat, and he seems to enjoy your girl's company.... so much that he has edged his head in between the computer and her knee.

Fio has had a semi-nice day: she talked on the phone with her daughter, who lives nearby, then tried to reach her older son.  Fiorella has to find someone to talk to and something to do!!! Her life is worth more than talking on the phone and making friends out of male cats!

Yours truly was off to H-E-B with her driver around mid afternoon, and then, when Fio got home, she thought she'd lost her key to get in the house. But thank goodness, she found it in the bottom of her purse.

Your girl is sad, and she wishes something nice would happen to her, like getting some new clothes, or a big dog, or discovering some old friends or new ones. Or maybe even find a doctor who has found out how to cure mine and my brother's partial blindness,  PLEASE, GOD!

 

 

 

 

 

 

MORE INFO (NOT SURE IF THIS GOT TO YOU YESTERDAY SO I ADDED ON>)

 CRAP! Your girl has had to switch to a new tablet to satisfy her new doctor, and she doesn't know where anything is or should be. CRAPPER JACK!

You should see Fio--in her orange shirt-orange of course. Yes, Fiorella is a Texas Longhorn through and through, and it was a big leap for the girl from Waco....all the way through from  to PhD. They even wanted to give her a job in the department, but she refused--one of the most stupid things she's ever done, as she later learned....jobs don't grow on trees. 

Fio took an afternoon walk down to to the corner though so she could show off her pink hat and purple cane that she has to use from time to time because of of her left eye--- which is also why she can't drive.

Now for Halloween! Your girl has taken all her Halloween material hanging around from the past and re-used it for paper pumpkins, then decorated them into paper witches and glued the ladies onto everything appropriate .

 

Fiorella's word for the day is the same as yesterday : ELECT KAMALA HARRIS!!!

Pompkins Galore!

 Hey, hey, hey! Fio had been busy decorating the leftovers in the house--or at least the things she can get hold of. She took care of the front door first with leftovers from last year too (bats, pumpkins, then added on some things to the inside of the house.)

Hey, did you know that CHINA is closing in on RUSSIA? This may be interesting! Fio hadn't heart about this before. Wonder if we could dump them all in Trump's bag and hang them high?

That's all for today, and it probably didn't make much sense, but it didn't make sense to your girl either😁😁😁😁

From Lunch to Murder

 Daughter took Fio out to lunch (WHOOPEE!) and then your girl came back to the house and snoozed in satisfaction. If only Daughter could do this every day😀.

Surprise, surprise! THE WEATHER WAS GREAT TODAY! Your girl walked her usual path and didn't have to stop for huffs and puffs along the way. Hope it will stay like this 😋.

Fiorella added some more Halloween decorations (paper pumpkins) to the front door and her front windows. Inside, she has made a paper pumpkin parade down the hall. Her witches are yet to come 😠.

 Your girl is considering writing a murder mystery a la Fletcher.....not that she's had any experience....or has she😠😆?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Somewhere over the rainbow....

 Right now, your girl is working on fake pumpkins for the upcoming celebration. She's at her own home today, but will be at her daughter's tomorrow, much to her delight. 😊😊😊

Maybe Fio will find her glasses in the meantime, but if not, she will have to squint a lot. There's also a pair of glasses from way back--maybe her first ones--with one of its sides missing, but they work!

          Where are all the friends your girl used to have? They can't ALL have bitten the dust!

         (Thanks to Friend Paula, who DID did pop in!) 

Love, love, love, to all:

 Fiorella

 

HELP, HELP, HELP!

 PLEASE VOTE FOR OUR GIRL KAMALA! Don't let You Know Who get us messed up again. Remember how he was actually having people KILLED when he was trying to stay in the White House, and remember what a great admirer of Putin he is. (Why is the computer giving me a cross-OUT?)

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 Dang! I've lost my watch, the only one that is running! It's silver. Let me know if you see it.....

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Fio has been working on decorating the in-side and outside of the house most of the day, as you probably were. After pawing through last year's jumbles, your girl was able to put together a rather clever outside decoration for the front dour, then start adding black and orange at the front, then move back and forth to add item after item. Tomorrow your girl will probably finish off the scene with a couple of witches ---smiling, of course.

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The neighborhood Fiorella lives in usually celebrates Halloween in a more adult way--the grown up men can be quite rowdy. Fio liked it better when only a group of children from the neighborhood begged and everyone knew everyone else. (Sorry to be so repetitive, but it's my personal peeve.)

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Your girl has been doing a lot of thinking between the above and bedtime. SHE HAS TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE, but to be so, she has to get a GET A DRIVER! WHERE DOES SHE GET IT???

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OFF-BEAT POETRY

 BITS AND PIECES

Through the years, through the years,

How have I collected so many tears 

And held them tight

Until they find another name

It happened before, it will happen again

I've stood here before

On the brink of death--

Not mine so far

But my time will come....

 

Your girl has been going through her bedroom all day, trying to find her glasses, which have still alluded her. At the same time, she's striking, as best she can, to crush some tiny, tiny little black bugs that have appeared in the house over the last couple of days.  Guess Fio will have to inform son-in-laws wife, then see what happens.

On the bright side, the weather today was FANTASTIC, the best we have had since since our burning summer. ( Fiorella took TWO walks instead one!)

In case you didn't know, your girl is all for KAMALA!  T was a horrible president!!!!

 

 

MY OPINION

 About that bag of miniature pumpkins that Fiorella brought back to the house, today is the time she'll be taking them out of their bags and lining them up along the edge of the entryway. Your girl is holding her breath that Daughter-in Law will enjoy them too....and perhaps add some more "punkets"😊😊😊😊!!

You should see what your girl is wearing today: a very yellow shirt, a pair of orange shorts, and ''blue suede shoes".....all for whomever remembers the song.😊

 Fio bought a big, beautiful salmon at HEB yesterday and she's hoping he will cook some of it for her later today....YUM!

 ...puff, puff, puff--just got back from the communal mail box about three blocks away, which is usually just a hop, skip, and jump, but not today, when Fio has had to whirl around her rooms and try to find the message from the government which she THINKS she answered yesterday.  

Changing back to Halloween, it seems to your girl that the Halloween celebration is more for the adults now, instead of the cute door-to-door celebrations.......

 

 

 

PREP FOR HALLOWEEN

 

 Sorry about not not keeping up to date, but it was THE COMPUTER'S FAULT, and now all is well. Your girl has even walked her semi-daily trip to the post office--and encountered a real runner along the way. Yes, you heard Fio--a tall, slender, young woman who was actually running in this weather!

And then, there's Halloween coming around the bend. Your girl has fond memories of laughter, friendly faces, and nice bags of candy that my parents checked over before we were allowed to eat them, but now, it seams that the adults run the show and can be scary and a bit ribald. Sad.......

 Hey, hey! Fio just put joy in the heart of the next-door-neighbor girl whose class is selling chocolate bars. Your girl also got a glimpse of their family's inside room, which was just about like Fio's. DANG!

Friends, Fiorella wishes she had more to write about than her "yours truly," but this is her life and she is BOARD. BOARD, BOARD! 

PS: DID YOUR GIRL TELL YOU THAT SHE HAS ABOUT TWENTY SMALL PUMPKINS TO DECORATE THE HALLWAY OF THE HOUSE?

 

 

 

CONFESSION

Whoopee! Fiorella has cleared out two wooden boxes at the foot of her bed! Next comes the mess on top of her bureau, which all her meds and what-nots reside. Actually, your girl would like to have a nice nice little house and share it with another lady WHO DRIVES AND COOKS!

Fio is still not happy about the cute little doggies that share her current domicile. They wet her carpet again.😖

If it sounds like Fiorella doesn't have too much to say, you're correct because your girl has no activity or friends. 

How in the world does a girl like her get wrapped up like this? It's because she is one-quarter blind and thus can't drive. Also, the homes in her neighborhood are designed in such a way that every house is very separate and thus the owners don't know their neighbors as well as in more typical types.

Whatever, Fiorella will continue on, and she hopes you will too.😁

 

 

This and That......

 Whoopsie! The code computer finally let your girl in. Is she the only person in the world that has trouble getting it to obey her?

You should see what Fio has on today: darkish-blue knee shorts, blue shoes, and a white shirt blazing the name of her late father's Pennsylvania high school.  Yep, Dad was many an Osceola's girl's dream, but he married a sweetie from Ohio.😊

SonL kindly cooked some salmon for your girl this evening. (Fio's parents lived near tainted waters so they never ever ate ANY kind of fish.)

 Yes, Fiorella does try to walk her area's path from time to time, but as far as she can tell, she's the only one....except for the delivery drivers.

By the way, did you know that the TV screen can fail in the middle of just what you wanted to see? It happened to Fio, and luckily, SonL knew how to fix it (but your girl waited two days to approach him.)

 

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JUST STUFF with a FEW PUMPKINS

 It's Fiorella's older son's birthday today so she called to give him a nice mother-son greeting......but he was enjoying some time with his pals so your girl talked with his wife. (He'll get the check anyway.)😊

Hey, hey! The pumpkins have been rolled into town, and Fio can't wait to get started on her Halloween decorations. She usually lines the front of the house house with pumpkins as small as she can get them, and cuts out witches and cats to decorate the inner hall. Join her, it's fun! (ER...has Fiorella already told you all of this?)

Oh, how about SonL gathering up all Fio's plastic blue cups and disposing of them because he thought they were dirty? His substitute? A larger, heavier plastic cup for your girl. Sorry, Son, but Mom has a better idea: she bought another bag of the blue cups and is writing her name on them so no one else will contaminate them.

In case you don't know, Fiorella (like her mother before her) has lost a fair amount of vision in her left eye and therefore, dang it, cannot drive!

 Hey! My hair is almost to my waist and mostly still brown😊. How long is yours?

 

 

 

 

FROM DREAM TO JESSICA TO THE POSTOFFICE TO PLASTIC CUPS TO LAMPS

 It seems that all Fio can do today is sleep, despite the fact that she also slept and slept and slept yesterday. Maybe it's the dream that she had toward the morning----a true dream about one of her collage teachers long, long, ago trying to get too familiar with her on the class's last day (outside in a park). Alcohol was involved, of course ---on his side, not your girl's.

 DANG IT! Fiorella often lolls herself to sleep at night by fixing the remote very low and adding never-ending Jessica Fletcher to it, but last night nothing worked. Is the whole world coming to the end?😕

Your girl just came in from another walk to the neighborhood post office to donate a hundred dollars to the Kamala Harris fund. This will probably be the last one.

SonL wants Fio to stop using those plastic cups in several colors that are so useful, but Fio needs more information before she dumps them.

Santa Claus, it's early, but Fiorella wants those two beautiful lamps on the sides of her bed to be fixed for use.

NEWS FOR THE DAY

 Fio received more than ten envelopes from various good will groups today (which is actually a little less  than usual) but only responded to the one that came from the Harris Victory Fund, which your girl is sure she'll hear more from in the future. What about you? 

Actually, Fiorella likes working on causes--worthwhile ones, of course--and saving the the United States from Donald Trump is the number one available right now. The man should have been in prison years ago--and Fio is glad that a WOMAN is the person who will be going to be finish him off!

Your girl is restless. She's been breaking the dead branches off the hedge in the front yard to give SonL a hint that it needs trimming, but so far, no good.

Hey, hey! Your girl walked down to the community mail box and back in the afternoon sun three times yesterday....and she's still alive!

What Fiorella would really like to have is her own big dog, like a Mastiff or Weimaraner......but SonL prefers small ones.

 

 

HELLO, HELLO! ARE YOU STILL WITH ME?

 Hello, hello! Fio started the day with a really cute outfit: Halloween color shorts and a yellow top. Unfortunately, she doesn't have any Halloween shoes and had to substituted her beige ones, but there just aren't any orange shoes in her wardrobe.😁

 Your girl watched the debate late night, and, as always, there's still NO WAY she would ever vote for someone like Trump..... or his followers!

OK, Fio has to admit that simply drinking a lot of water can take care of her flegm  like magic. SonL was the one who keyed Fiorella onto it.

Guess who took a walk up to the mail box THREE times today? It's just about five blocks away, but in the sun, every step is a mile. Your girl always stops under the trees and puffs as needed.

Fiorella is hoping that she will get a dog sometime😃......a big one she can love and train.

 

 

 

YIKES, Fiorella didn't finish off this story, then didn't finish even publish it!

 Yes, Fiorella is wearing an ORANGE sweat-shirt today. After all, she's a product of the University of Texas! And she almost became a teacher there too, as Fio's has told you, but she was tired of academics and wanted have some fun and be a mother.

Okay, Your girl will admit it: she messed up a check that she was signing. It had made a journey back and forth in another state and finally SonL was kind enough to finish it off for your girl.

Tried to visit with SonK and his wife by phone the other day, but couldn't reach him or his wife. Will try again, of course. That's what mother's do.😁

 

I think this was yesterday...