~Quietness~

One of the biggest differences in this new place

besides it being so much bigger is the quiet. At the

little house, there was always noise from the traffic

outside no matter what time day or night. I sat here

last evening, after I had logged off and shut my

computer down, I was looking out the window and I

could hear no sound at all.. It was quiet quiet.. Then

I heard the sound of a siren, like an ambulance, I

think there is a difference in theirs and a firetruck.

When I heard that siren, which, being here since
last fall its the first one ive heard ! That's what made

me sit and listen. I miss the noise, the activity, I do

kinda miss seeing all the people walking down that

street, it was a busy one that's for sure.. I wont get

to see the Sturgis Bike parade this year like I have

for the past 2... :-) I like the quiet but sometimes

I need the noise too.. to show there IS life out there!
That's why I say our most important blessings are sight

and sound. We can get around the rest, but with out

those 2, life would be just a blank... a nothing, a void. I

don't think I could stand that.. be constantly afraid,

not knowing what is happening, much less trying to

understand it...how could a person learn? Food for

thought hey?
I don't know about anyone else, but this month has

been THE longest, draggiest month!! To me anyway.
It started off rough.. We all got shorted a week on

our food stamps cuz they changed the date of them,

on mine from the 1st, now to the 8th is when I get

them. Then this month is what I call a 5 week month,

and they are KILLER.. They run me right up to the

red line.. thankfully I never go over but I sure do get

close to it.. I look at the calendar every day and it

just seems this month is crawling by, even though its

been very busy and stressful.. When its a stressful

time is when time seems to drag.. THEN I HAVE

to do something to UN stress :-) Fixing the problem

is usually what I do , one way or the other.. :-)
This was my very first cook book, I got it when I was 10. Betty
Crocker is the best cookbook there is...

Penny made it here today she is better, we are all

clean and she brought kittie food and a bag of treats

for them that they LOVE ! I was surprised at how

much they like them, specially LB.. Dutch will eat any

thing or at least he will try it.. LB, there are only 2

people foods he likes.. one is coffee.. the grounds..not

cooked.. and graham crackers.. I can open the bag of

them and I don't care where LB is, he smells them

and there he is.. Every morning when I make coffee

for me he has to have a few grounds, its like his morning

coffee, like I have mine...

I was going through my other desk, well really I was just

making a mess! But I found all my OLD cook books. I have

some dating back to the 1920s. All were my moms. I love

to go through it and see the names of the ladies, most of

whom I remember, and read their recipes.. My mother's

and grandmother have quite a few in it.. While I was digging

through this drawer I found this old book. Its a reading

book it says.. and the date is 1902 if you cant make it out

on the photo.. I was going to check it out online to see if

it has value and read about it.. Its not a thick book and its

not hardcover. I have 3 books that were my grandfathers

that are books of his when he was supervisor of mining or

something in the UP. He has detailed logs of every mine

ever dug up there, probly MANY now that have been long

forgotten..

They say, and I have heard that most of the UP of Michigan

is under mined, there were so many dug up there for the

coal and iron ore and copper. Many many times I remember

hearing of cave ins.. Some people early early one morning

heard and felt the ground shake, looked outside and their

whole back yard was gone.. Lucky the house didn't go.. A

road down in this little town called Gaastra, during the night

caved in.. 3 cars went down in it, and it took someone crawling

out to warn others and get the road blocked.. so.. what they

did.. was just put a new road, that just went around the huge

HOLE ! it was fenced, but made me nervous when we went

by it.. Cave ins were and probly still are happening up there.

Well I need lunch, today is wide noodles with spaghetti

sauce. I had a taste.. Penny makes good sauce, she uses

MY receipe.. everyone she cooks for likes it too :-) That

means its post time, lunch time and clean up my mess time

TOO ! Oh and GORGEOUS WEELBE "g'day, g'day" time.

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya and Thanks!!
Always, Lois ****


"God Bless You" is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again....