Well I didn’t plan to post again until “the package” arrived but there has been so much happening in my life that I thought I had better get a short post done for all of you. Before I start on my travails I would like to introduce you to my gentle giant. I think he wants to go. I have been stopping at a few garage and estate sales looking for that great piece of costume jewelry or a belt or an evening bag . I saw a sign that said neighborhood garage sales so I turned into this road and I see a yard just covered with stuff. I spoke to one of the ladies living next to this house and she explained that they had been evicted and the sheriff had thrown all their stuff on the front lawn. She also mentioned that they had found homes for all their animals except their cat. So I went over and as soon as I looked at him he started purring.

Now, this cat was sprawled and from tail to his paws he was three feet long. He rolled over and I petted his belly and as I was backing away he arose to his near two feet in height from the tip of his ears to the pads of his paws. Being a softy when it comes to homeless cats I took this 15 pound guy home with me and introduced him to my petite 5 pound princess and my blind Charley.

The weather has been awful. First a wind storm that wiped out the power for about 40 hours and then a snow storm that took down power lines for a total of about 36 hours but fortunately we had some power in between three different blackouts.

I had an appointment in town as it started to snow and like a dummy I forgot that on an island as you go up hill the snow is more dense. In other words the closer to the water the less snow. I live closer to the water and the main road is up hill. By the time I got about two miles into my journey I knew I had made a mistake and about that time on a decline my car went into a slow motion slide and I could do nothing to stop it. For all of you who are reading this and you are saying “Oh my was she hurt?” No I suffered not even a single bruise and didn’t even go into shock. The car slid very slowly into an embankment rolled over onto its soft top and wedged between two trees and the embankment. So here I am sitting on the top of my car looking up at the seat where I was sitting. I turned the car off but noted that I couldn’t get out. I saw people standing up on the road and I assured them that I was still alive and they had called 911. Needless to say the fire truck and paramedics were there in a short time. The firemen used their jaws of life to tear the door up and out and I escaped..

I am ready for sunnier climes.