Hi everyone!
I haven’t written a post in a long time, and with our stay-at-home days, now
felt like the right time. I sincerely hope you’re all well and that you’ve
found things to fill your time.
I stocked up
on chocolate, so I’m happy. Too bad I didn’t stock up on toilet paper and
tissues. Has anyone noticed, in the middle of all the talk about hoarding
toilet paper, that the facial tissues have disappeared, too? Cleaning products?
Forget it.
I know that
people are having a difficult time during the Covid19 pandemic. Some people are
feeling fear and panic. Wasn’t it Franklin D. Roosevelt who said, in his 1933
Inaugural Address, “There’s nothing to fear but fear itself?” Be cautious, use
your common sense, and live your life, even if it’s within the confines of your
own home. Read a book, watch television, play games or do whatever holds your
interest. I hear a neighbor outside mowing his lawn. I live in the far
northwest corner of the United States. It’s still cold here and I wouldn’t be
out mowing my lawn, but to each his own.
Because of a
few health issues, I’ve made my last trip to the grocery store for a while. I’m
not willing to take chances so I’m using my common sense and staying at home,
looking for things to keep me busy. My writing keeps me busy. My housecleaning
keeps me busy, too, but there’s only so much you can do. So here I am, writing
a post after a very long time.
I’m a firm
believer in humor keeping us going. My daughter has found several jokes online.
Some of them are dark humor, but I have to admit that they can still make me
laugh.
One of my
all-time favorite movies is 1947’s “The Egg and I,” with Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray. It’s entertaining and based
on the humorous memoir by Betty MacDonald. As a newlywed, her husband wanted to
start a chicken farm in Washington State. When she visited her family in
Seattle, she related stories of her adventures, or misadventures, on the farm.
Her sisters talked her into writing the book.
Once,
when visiting my grandmother, I saw the book sitting on her shelf and she gave it
to me. I’m afraid it’s been sitting on my own bookshelf since the late 1980s.
On a whim, I picked it up this morning and started to read it. I’m only a few
pages into the memoir and I can already see the humor in it. I have a feeling
when I sit down this evening, with the book, that I won’t be able to put it
down.
I
believe she wrote the book in 1945. In those days no one had ever heard of
political correctness. She’s honest in her feelings, and she’s funny. Set aside
the PC attitude and enjoy a good story.
So
instead of watching a drama on TV, or reading a horror story, try picking up
something with humor. Look for the humor around you.
One
of my dogs, Sugar, has a “thing” on her neck. It looks awful. I called the veterinarian
yesterday and they had me send photos of this “thing.” It seems she probably
scratched or cut her neck and it’s turned into a bacterial infection. I drove
to the vet’s office (and it felt so good to get out of the house) , parked, and
called them on my cell phone. They have a little table outside, by the front
door. A young woman stepped outside, set Sugar’s medications on the table, and
scurried back inside. I then left the car and picked up the package. Nothing
funny about this so far, right?
I
brought home antibiotics and a spray for her neck. After I sprayed her neck, my
other dog, Murphy, was so excited and wanted to sniff what I’d sprayed on her.
Knowing him, he probably thought I did it just for him. One sniff and he made a
fast U-turn and ran out of the room. Oh, yes, the spray has a pungent odor. Murphy’s
reaction was one of those things you had to see to recognize the humor in it.
Sugar is probably thinking, “Spray me again so he’ll leave me alone.” He does
act a little pushy from time to time. By the way, Murphy is a very large Yellow
Lab trying to run on a hardwood floor. His exit was not graceful.
My
whole point is, try to stay busy, use your common sense and look for something
that will make you laugh. At the very least, you want something that will put a
smile on your face.
My
thoughts are with you all and I pray for all of us every day. God bless you and
I wish you good health!
CLICK
HERE for a quick trip to Amazon.com
(Sorry,
but my website is a thing of the past. If I ever work up the courage, I may
build a new one in the future.)
The
latest Sandi Webster mystery is titled, “No One Will Find Me” and you might
find a touch of humor as you get into the story. How do you combine a serial killer, suspense and humor? It can be done.
