this and that on a Thursday

I first read To Kill a Mockingbird on our Florida vacation,

mostly while soaking in the big ol' tub in the master bath. 

The high level of humidity created a delicious warped texture

 to the pages of my second-hand copy of the book.

I think I will keep it forever.

I wanted to re-read it this summer in preparation for the new Harper Lee book,

Go Set a Watchman.

After hearing that Atticus was a racist in GSaW,

I decided not to read it, though.

I quite like Atticus as he is in TKaM, thank-you-very-much.

It's a shame though,

Harper Lee is a great writer.

~

Yesterday was my Gramma Day.

(well, technically, my Gramma Day was 2 weeks ago, and yesterday's was 'Lish's,

but I traded with her to go on an anniversary trip with my man.)

I'd called her Tuesday to tell her I had a big day planned for us.

She was surprised and excited.

She called me Wednesday around 9am, wondering what day it was,

and if she had anything planned.

I got to surprise her all over again :-)

She didn't like the movie I'd picked out for us to watch;

it moved too fast for her to follow.

(She didn't really see how anybody could follow it,

and said she wouldn't recommend it to anyone.)

I told her at least she wouldn't remember tomorrow that I took her to a movie she didn't like ;-)

Hopefully,

she'll remember that I love her.

~

While in NWA,

I hit a few stores.

When checking out at Hancocks,

an idiot clerk asked me if I was over 50.

over 50?!?

I'm 46, Nan. 

46.

He didn't even have the decency to give me the damn senior citizen's discount 

to make up for the insult!

~

I didn't achieve the goddess part of bronzed goddess,

but I am nicely tanned.

I'm often surprised that those are my golden legs

when I swing them out of the covers every morning.

(I often tell Gramma that my brain isn't in much better shape than hers.

There's proof for ya...)

~

Yesterday, two different people contacted me about having a long distance shower

to celebrate Hadley.

It makes me happy that people want to love on my kids.

~

I have to say goodbye to my purse.

I bought it at the SA thrift store 3(?) years ago for $1.

I still love it,

but it's looking awfully ratty for a full-grown (albeit a not-yet fifty yr old!) woman to be carrying.

I replaced it with an olive green $2 yard sale find

that I feel rather 'meh' about.

At least it has a hot pink interior.

(And my new coin purse goes with it very nicely)

I could make a purse, 

but there are just so many other things to make, too....

~

We haven't  seen signs of the weasel 

(at least I think it was a weasel)
 that got into the coop
in a couple of weeks.
Perhaps he came up and saw me,
the night I sat out there 'til the wee hours of the morning
with a shotgun in my lap,
and decided to go elsewhere.

Or maybe,
more likely,
in a grand fit of justice,
something got him.

But still,
we've lost more chickens to coyotes.

Would somebody please remind me
not to keep buying chickens?!

~

I have had a terrible time focusing the past few weeks.

I honestly don't know what the deal is.

Weirdly,

At Dr Baker's suggestion, I've been taking SamE,

which is supposed to help your brain.

Of course, I sometimes  forget to take it...