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Enjoying our Personal Rural Zoo
Posted On: 05/26/2020 14:46:37

Call it what you like… we are being well entertained at our home, in spite of the continued self-imposed isolation. Our last social outing was March 15th, altered briefly by three visits to our grocery store and one delivery of files to our accountant in the city. We miss the personal contact with friends and neighbors, and the friendly hugs that are our normal greeting. Thank goodness for telephones, especially for those who still are not connected to a computer… my beloved hubby being one of them.

So, are we still civil with each other; still married? Absolutely! Why give up after what we’ve put up with for 57 years? When my husband has had his breakfast, he gets ready to go to ‘work’ in his shop, just as he did when he had a real job before he retired. He loves his shop that was, and still is, the site of his two hobbies… the rebuilding of several vintage tractors, and collecting and repairing vintage and antique telephones. Now he finds things that need to be repaired, repainted, rearranged and cleaned, and has even come up with new creative projects.

He has spent many days repairing our favorite steel bird feeder that was badly damaged by Mama Bear last year, after her two young cubs dropped by on our back patio. The bird feeder ended up at the bottom of the hill, and was rescued by our grandson who was able to navigate our hill. Hubby also designed a new birdfeeder and has mounted it near our patio door so that we can watch the activity from our favorite chairs on the warm side of the glass.

What do I do with my time, while he’s at ‘work’? About the same that I’ve always done, being a ‘stay-at-home’ mom, except there are no kids here now. I’m not much of an “outdoor” person, especially when walking becomes more of a challenge. I have been known to trip and fall over a pebble on the pavement, and I don’t relish the possibility of it happening again. I do some cleaning, read old recipe books and do some baking. Our meals are freshly prepared, and enjoyed whenever we feel hungry, and not at set times. The exercise machine gets some of my attention, I play the piano when I don’t have an audience, and my computer is rarely turned off. I do a lot of reading, I talk on the phone and send text messages to friends and family in many parts of the world, and I keep wanting to learn new things. This year I am “relearning” photo restoration, thanks to a closed group on Facebook. I go to bed late, I wake up late, and I don’t allow myself to complain or get bored. Above all else, I strive to be an “encourager”!

I won’t post any photos here but I have posted recent photos on my NOTH page. For those who read my blogs on Blogger, I am including a link to those photos. I love photos, old, new, and shared from others. It can be referred to as “Armchair Travelling”, in our home, in the neighborhood, or anywhere that we have been fortunate to enough to travel.

Here is the link …

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipN0ctmeXkJiucY5hceWZeYB1Jz53N3KyFm8NkXYX8Vhg6vB4saZJFnPl2F8K ksTWw?key=dGhUcVozTXYtUGZyVk5GX0lsLWNmelNqRERwT3NR 







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05/27/2020 07:01:16

Dearest Mona, thank you so much for sharing your daily activities . I really enjoyed reading .  I'm glad You and your husband  always take time to do things and enjoy  your lives together and it's awesome  that you have still time to connect to your friends via the new technology. There's a saying "Old friends are just like gold, and good friends are just like sunshine. They are special, they added colour to your life. :)  Big Hugs  




05/26/2020 21:06:33


Beth777 wrote:

Love the photos, Mona. The deer are beautiful. The bear looks like he was posing for his picture. Haha.  it's lovely where you live. What a blessing to be able to enjoy the wildlife surrounding your home. Thanks for sharing. 😊

Thanks so much, Beth, for your kind words. We are still grateful that Mama Bear remained in the back woods near our home. She did introduce herself to our neighbors but didn't stay long because their huge dog was much too noisy. As for where we live, we have had enough of city life and don't plan to return. Small town will be the best we can do, when the neighbors want us out of here (I'm joking ... we'll stay here as long as we are able to function here!)



05/26/2020 21:00:06


momtocam wrote:

Thanks Mona..always enjoy your blogs..what a beautiful setting you live in..no doubt, every single day us an adventure -:)

Thanks, Wendy, for your kind words. I wish everyone the enjoyment and tolerance of each day of adventure.



05/26/2020 20:55:31


texasjane wrote:

...  Do you do any window box or herb planting in the spring?  I thought since you do fresh prepared meals you might.  ...

Thanks for your encouraging words, and that you understand me and my "Talking Fingers". To answer you, the only gardening that I do here is with the help of the Dollar Store. I have no desire to get my hands dirty while producing gourmet meals for the herd of deer that roam our neighborhood.

When I mentioned the fresh meals from my kitchen, that means that we have no "order in... curb pickup" meals, and very rarely leftovers to warm up for the next meal. It hasn't always been that way, but when we are isolated in the middle of nowhere (well sort of), we still get hungry! 



05/26/2020 20:45:35


nightfall wrote:

Awesome pics! What a beautiful piece of the world you live in.

I'm glad that the link works ... photos are one of my 'passions'; I don't have any more room for photo albums in our home, so now our "footprints" are digital and we can remind ourselves what we did ... yesterday, last month, last year, last 'whenever'! If you ever hear me talk about our green valley, you can now understand why the neighbors can't get rid of us. 



05/26/2020 20:37:12


nightfall wrote:

Yes the contact with friends and family surely is missed by all of us. Someday maybe things will be more normal. Great you have a blogger blog!

Thanks for you response... don't think 'maybe'... just think 'when' we have normal again! As for being a 'blogger', I don't really know what I'm doing... I'm a 'talker' and sometimes I just let my fingers do the talking!



05/26/2020 20:19:32

Love the photos, Mona. The deer are beautiful. The bear looks like he was posing for his picture. Haha.  it's lovely where you live. What a blessing to be able to enjoy the wildlife surrounding your home. Thanks for sharing. 😊



05/26/2020 19:10:31

Thanks Mona..always enjoy your blogs..what a beautiful setting you live in..no doubt, every single day us an adventure -:)



05/26/2020 17:47:26

Thank you so much for sharing and catching us up on your activities.  Do you do any window box or herb planting in the spring?  I thought since you do fresh prepared meals you might.  I will be checking out Talking Fingers again as I do each day.  I enjoy your blogs so very much.  Beautifully written and informative.



05/26/2020 15:20:52

Awesome pics! What a beautiful piece of the world you live in.



05/26/2020 15:19:25

Yes the contact with friends and family surely is missed by all of us. Someday maybe things will be more normal. Great you have a blogger blog!




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