A glorious good morning to you on this Friday, November 20th. Today my middle daughter celebrates her 50th birthday. That is so very hard to believe. I can so easily picture that little blond “toe-head” running around this house at lightening speed. She never stopped; just ran. She never wanted to sit at the table to eat; she wanted to eat on the run and she was a “nibbler”. Ms. Heather was always the “instigator” and never the guilty. She invented stubborn. What a wonderful child. 

Our three girls were all so very different. Julie, our oldest was the one who dared life to get in her way; and that came with a fair amount of headaches for parents who had no idea how to raise children. But she was born with an “old” sense of loyalty and love and dedication. She’ll give you her last dime and hold you when you hurt, —- and throat-punch you if you cross her. I’m so glad she decided to move here to the area. We talk most every day and she looks after us and brightens up our weekends every chance she gets. 

Lisa, our youngest, is the child we always called “our nature’s child.” If you can picture, a young blonde barefoot girl walking through a meadow with a deer walking beside her, a bluebird on her shoulder, and a ring of daisies in her hair, that would be Lisa. One of my fondest memories if Lisa is watching her sit in the street gutter in front of our house in the Philippines. She was wearing her “tu-tu” that we could never get her out of, holding an umbrella over her in the middle of a down-pouring rain. She was just enjoying life to the fullest and the giggles rang all the way to the porch from where we watched her. Lisa has always taken life one day at a time and used that day for all it is worth. Tomorrow will come and there will be another day to use, but today is too full of life to experience to waste it. But, never, —- mess with her family. She will make a Mama Bear look like a baby bunny. 

Ms. Kate continues to improves but I don’t know to what extent. I talked to her this morning and they were running X-rays. She says they keep giving her different medicines but she really doesn’t knoow what. But she sounds good when I talk to her. I pray she will get to come home soon. 

I filled bird feeders yesterday for the first time in at least two weeks. I was really limited on supplies but do have plenty of black-oil sunflower seed and the “Bark-butter paste” that the woodpeckers like as well as some other “no mess” bird seed. I did an on-line order for  $141.00 worth of re-supply yesterday afternoon. FedEx should be delivering it today. Got to keep the Backyard Buffet going. 

That’s it for today my friends. I’m waiting on Julie to arrive from New Albany. She said she will be here around lunch time and is bringing me some chicken and dumpling!!!! That sounds marvelous. So, go have yourself a wonderful and safe weekend. Please use your masks. 

Peace.