Dear Neighbor . . .

 

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 FRIDAY, November 28th, 2025

Estate Lane, Nova Scotia

1*C/34*F mostly cloudy

Dear Neighbor,

I am working on my big desktop computer this morning so it is taking me a bit longer. I seem to have gotten a virus on my laptop and I don't know how to get rid of it so I am afraid to use it. I am grateful that I have this desktop as a backup. I do have a virus program on the computer, but for some reason it won't kick in and the virus itself is telling me with popups to renew my McAfee, which I know I already have, which has not done it's job. Its very frustrating. It was easier to just shut it down and move to using the desktop. Pity because I liked the portability of my laptop. Then this computer was telling my virus has expired, and I knew that I had just renewed the other one a month or so ago, but it wouldn't let me sign in for that, so I just purchased a new program because it was less frustrating than trying to get the one I already have to work.  Plus I cannot get my printer to work on this. 

First world problems. 

 

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Dad got home from the hospital yesterday in the early afternoon. He was a bit disappointed that his cat did not make as much of him as he thought she should, but he was happy to be home nonetheless. We are also happy to have  him home.

Today is a busy day for them, as Cindy has checkups booked for her two younger cats this morning and then Dad has an eye appointment this afternoon.

I may try to drive my car today. I need to have the wheels torqued and I also have one tire which is losing air so I need to have that checked as well. I am not sure if they will have time to check the tire at the garage or not, but they can certainly torque the wheels.

I just hope it starts after not having been started in over a week. Fingers crossed.  I also need to go to the store. I have not been for any real grocery shop for more than a few weeks now. I've mostly been living off what I have in the cupboards, etc. Not a lot of fresh veg. I did  pick up some broccoli and cauliflower one day to make that casserole that I have posted in the kitchen and I have some of those veggies left, but that's all.

 

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I have never been a really confident driver. I will be the first one to admit it.  For years and years I had men doing all the driving. When my ex husband would go away with the army, he always took our car with him, and of course in the U.K. I only drove a few times. That was a nightmare for me, even though I took driving lessons. The roads were just too busy and of course everything was totally backwards, and it just made me too nervous.  I think nervous drivers are a hazard on the road.

I have my way of doing things when I do drive. I will drive a mile out of my way to avoid busy traffic. When I get to the corner of bridge street and main here in town, rather than turn left into the traffic and have to cross the road, I will turn right and then go left onto the street the post office is on and drive around in a circle that brings me out the other side of Tim Hortons so that I can turn right onto the road and not have to cross to the other side. Not that that made any sense I am sure. But it is the way I do things.  That corner is just always so busy and then people drive up next to you that are turning right and you can't see what is coming and if you have an impatient driver behind you, they get annoyed with you for not going, etc. It just gets me all flustered, and I would rather avoid feeling that way if I can.

 

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I have enjoyed seeing everyone's Thanksgiving photos on Facebook of their families enjoying their meals. Everything looked so tasty. I used to love cooking a big meal like that for my family when they were growing up. The last real family Thanksgiving I had was in 1998 before my husband made me leave the family home. (Don't ask, mental abuse is a hard thing to describe, explain or understand.) Anyways that was the last time I had all of my chicks in the nest and cooked a big turkey dinner. Oh, for sure I have cooked turkey dinner's since then for missionaries, etc. But somehow that is not quite the same as cooking one for your family and enjoying all of the family togetherness that comes with it. 

I think I would have to do it in stages now anyways. I get so tired having to cook more than one big thing. My knees and back get too sore. One of the joys of aging. I can do much better if I can pace myself over a few days.

I did a bit of pencil sketching yesterday. I only did the one in the middle up top yesterday, the others were ones I had previously done. I used to love working with pencils when I was younger. I find my eyesight doesn't want to cooperate much these days. I will be glad to have my eye appointment next month and see what's up with that. I think I am needing a cataract operation more sooner than later, but we will see.

 

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I watched another really nice film on Netflix last night. Letters to Juliet.  It takes place in Verona Italy and it was just wonderful. A bit of a romance, less than two hours in length so just right. No swearing, violence or nudity. No sex.  Lots of beautiful scenery. It made me wish that I was younger and up to going on travels. So pretty. If you haven't seen it and are looking for a good film to watch, that is just plain nice,  then this just might be up your alley.

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I started writing out some Christmas Cards yesterday. I had a birthday card to do for my youngest daughter. I know she doesn't contact me and hasn't in years, but she has never told me not to contact her yet and until she does I will continue. I got that done and then a few cards. I have a few more to do. I don't send out as many as I used to in the old days. These days I only send out very few in comparison. But the ones I do send are special, and sent with love.  

I tell myself each year that I am going to include a letter, but each year I run out of time to do so. I don't really have all that much to put in a letter really. Most of the people I know already know what's going on in my life, so there wouldn't be much new to write about.

Arrg . . .  I am having some computer problems so will have to cut this short. Sorry about that.  Hopefully I will be able to get them sorted and be back online soon.

for now, be safe. be happy and don't forget! 

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And I do too!