Welcome back to Golden Cottage y'all! November is almost over, and I'm only just now getting around to doing an update. October was so busy, y'all. I made that photo above with AI on Facebook. Don't ask me how. But it was fun, and looks pretty good...except my eyes look a bit scary.
We celebrated Sukkot at home this year, and we had our sukkah on the back patio again. Here are a few pics.
We waved the lulav and did the water pouring. We remembered Yeshua's words at the Temple when he said, " "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink." I can say, "Yes. He quenches my thirst daily when I draw near to Him, read His Word, and listen to His voice." Haleluyah!
I always enjoy eating meals in the sukkah. Lucy was always waiting for a handout and Toonie had a great time rearranging the table decorations.
My high school class held a seventy-fifth birthday party in Jacksonville, so we went and I was so blessed to see old classmates. These ladies are long-time friends. Elizabeth (top left) was in my first grade class. Rita (front left) and Brenda (front right) have been friends since high school. We all reared our children together and now we're enjoying grandchildren. I love these ladies so much. They are exceptional Proverbs 31 women. I call Brenda a Wonder Woman because she has health concerns and yet is still caring for both her husband and her mother in her home. Both could be in a nursing home, but she is determined to keep them at home. She's an amazing caregiver. Please pray for her and them.
Yes, I turned seventy-five in October. Jem and I spent the day shopping and eating out. We went to Ollie's and bought a new carpet shampooer. When we were checking out, Jem told the clerk it was my birthday. She frowned and said, "And you bought her a vacuum cleaner?" I laughed out loud and said, "Yes. It's what I wanted!" He gave me these beautiful flowers, too. I had lunch with friends and got many sweet cards, greetings, and gifts. My dear friend, Gail, gave me a smart birdhouse. I'll have to tell y'all about it later. We have to learn how to set it up and use it. I feel so blessed to be this old. It's good to be healthy and strong and I count my blessings every day. These truly are the "Golden Years" in many more ways than one.
We went to Veterans Memorial Park. Jem is a Purple Heart recipient, so I wanted his picture by the memorial.
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| Memorial to the dogs who served. |
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| We had dinner at Maguires Irish Pub - it was fun! |
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| We went on a boat trip to watch the Blue Angels practice. Here's Jem and a buddy sharing sea stories, and him with a friend on their visit to the battleship Alabama. |
It was so cold, y'all. In the 50's the day I took this pic. These people must have come down from Alaska, right? Maybe it was warm to them. Or maybe ya gotta go swimming in the gulf if you come to Florida. I never did get down to the beach because it was too cold for this Florida girl.
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Jem had so much fun talking with his buddies. |
He did really well selling his new book at the reunion, too. This is his second book, called Shenanigans: Adventures on the Shangri-La. It's a hilarious memoir of his adventures as a sailor and chief petty officer in the Navy. You can read an excerpt at the link. Everybody says it should be a movie or a tv series. Wouldn't that be great, y'all?
Well, this is getting long, so I'll do another post about November soon. We stay so busy that I wonder how we ever had time to work. God is good and we are blessed. Every day, I count my blessings, especially for health and strength. The "Golden Years" are truly wonderful in more ways than one.
Till next time, God bless and keep you all.
