Sail on silver girl. . . . . . .

Good Monday morning.

With hot weather returning soon, I worked on my wardrobe this

 past weekend - time consuming and often frustrating.

We all have too much clothing, don't we?

I plan to do a post soon on things I'm learning about the way we are

 overwhelmed by our clothes. At this time of huge lifestyle changes

 we are becoming more aware of what we buy - and of what we bought 

in the past - which may be cluttering up not only our closets but our

 entire lives. It's usually so much more than what we need - plus how

 we dispose of our clothing is a whole other story. The cold hard facts 

are quite disturbing and have definitely made me realize I need to

 address this issue, and the best time is now with no travel/packing

 to go any time soon!

Travel memories!

No this is not me of course!  But I love this young woman's

 expression. . . . and her hair. It's probably blonde but I see

 it as silver grey!

I want to grow in my grey, yes I really do. But what a long process

it will be. Now would be the time to give up on color, I already have

 about an inch of grey as salon visits are now a thing of the past.

I've stopped blow drying, straightening - instead allow my hair just

to dry naturally and find I now have 'beachy waves' when helped

with a little scrunching whilst damp. My bangs have grown out a

lot and can be swept to the side. I know it's easy right now as I 

don't go far from the house, and with no travel there's no need to

 look polished and perfect!

 Will I continue to reach for the silver when life returns to normal?

Time will tell. Patience is not my strong point at times!

Anyone else giving up on hair color with plans to go natural?

I need support, and any tips are welcomed, thanks. 

“Sail on, silver girl. Sail on by…...

Your time has come to shine; 

all your dreams are on their way.”

 – Simon and Garfunkel

Right at home . . . . . . .

The days continue.  They are different.  

Sometimes we argue - other times we laugh!

Yesterday we did a deep clean of the master bedroom

together!  Will I let him color my grey roots? No way!

Will I try to give him a haircut? Perhaps!

We are in close quarters.

We are not ill, thank God.  

We are not out of work, but are sorry for those who are. 

As retirees we are on fixed incomes. We have noticed prices

 are already rising in the grocery stores. 

We feel somewhat safe financially as we saved for 'rainy days'

and for what we hoped would be a comfortable retirement.  

We, like you, never expected those days would include a

worldwide pandemic which could cause us to be very ill, or

even kill us!

We are going about these days - which for us are not that appalling - doing

 what we can do close to home. We miss seeing family and friends.

Although we are still avid travelers we have had to change that part

 of life for the time being. We can weather this storm here at home as

 long as we stay healthy. 

I'm sad not to be crossing the pond as hoped this Spring to see my family, 

friends and hometown. . . . . . .but we are now planning to go in the 

Autumn when hopefully all will be well in the world.

Male Eastern Towhee : Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Common name comes from its distinctive "tow-hee" call, but known

  mostly for its characteristic call that sounds like, "Drink-your-tea!

One of my favorite garden birds - the female is beautiful too, brown

 feathers where the male has black ones. . . . . . . .a handsome couple
 when seen together, which is often around here.

He's been sitting in an oak tree singing his songs so beautifully

lately, and I'm sure his mate is on a nest nearby.

Hope is the thing with feathers,

    that perches in the soul,

and sings the tune without the words,

and never stops at all.

Emily Dickinson : American Poet - 1830-1886

Let's all have hope.

Sing if you can.

Listen to the music if you can't.

. . . . . content with the peregrination of daily necessity!

I'll miss traveling the world.  

I may not view a new place far off across an ocean for quite some time, 

or even ever! That is hard to imagine. I've been fortunate to visit all seven

 continents and see so much, but there are a few special places I've set my 

sights on for the future and would still like to view. 

Right now though I am quite happy to remain at home. 

Even going on a couple of shopping runs this week had me longing to pull back

 up my driveway, grab the bags, unlock the front door, drop the bags (well not

 the one with the eggs!) and rush into the bathroom to scrub my hands!

The blossoms are bursting forth along the streets, in neighbors gardens as

 well as my own, and I find myself sneezing and my nose running. Allergies or virus? 

it's becoming worrisome as no matter where you live, travel, or just hang out, 

there is no place to hide from a pandemic.

Yes, I was a traveler!

I believe I did just that, but I won't be going far from home for a while. 

I'll be opening all these e-mails I'm getting daily now (bet you are too), most

not from family or friends, but from businesses such as my dentist, physiotherapist,

 assorted grocery chains, airlines, restaurants, coffee shops, even the Saturday

 morning market stalls nearby!

Sounds like everyone is suddenly cleaning everything.

Shouldn't they have been doing that always - maybe actually 'putting

 the cart before the horse' works at times!

Travel is on the back burner that's for sure.