I’m having one of those sweet days where you are just so thankful about so much - you know, pooping rainbows and glitter and all that. I know I recently wrote about how unhappy I was about the lack of young-er-sters (20 somethings) around here, but ya know - I really love this place. Today, we were riding hubs’ motor scooter (I’m not allowed to call it a moped anymore - “It doesn’t have pedals!!!”), and I was just looking around at all of the beautiful scenery. Wild flowers, wide open spaces and fields, REAL country fresh air, blue skies with cotton ball clouds, and lots and lots of….PEACE.

It’s one of my favorite things about this area. That, and you know… people actually travel from across the US to live HERE and vacation HERE. And, in the past couple of weeks, I’ve been visiting my neighbors more and more, and despite the fact that they could probably kill me with 1930s-1940s trivia, they are GEMS. So what if I can’t have playdates with them? They are fun to be around - and plus, they spoil L rotten. And, us too. (Although that has nothing to do with why I like them so much. They are genuinely AWESOME.)

And, I DID see those new neighbors outside, by the way. Because of the depression.....

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