From the sounds of crickets here since my last post I assume that everyone has become resigned to their monasticism. Er, hermitage?
Not so much resigned to my hermitage and toothless, curmudgeonly, chronically communicable diseased existence as being unable to find a somewhat younger and slightly less challenged companion willing to cook, clean, comfort and commiserate with this old fellow. In her spare time she can mow the acres of grass, haul the fallen trees and branches out of the 30 acres of bush and keep the flower gardens from turning into weed beds and come winter clear the 300' driveway of the dumpings of snow and keep the home fires burning. Hell I have been doing most of it for years now .... well perhaps the gardens are not exactly pretty any more!
You shouldn't expect strong response on holidays. March 19 of this year is when we celebrate: Certified Nurses Day Client's Day First Day of Spring International Clients Day International Earth Day Let's Laugh Day National Agriculture Day National Chocolate Caramel Day National Poultry Day Operation Iraqi Freedom Day Proposal Day Saint Joseph's Day Snowman Burning Day Swallows Return to San Juan Capistrano Day World Social Work Day World Storytelling Day It also fell during these week-long celebrations: Act Happy Week - March 18-24, 2024 (Starts on Third Monday of March) American Chocolate Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March) Clutter Awareness Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March) Consider Christianity Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Begins 2nd Sunday Before Easter) Global Money Week - March 18-24, 2024 International Goof Off Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March) International Teach Music Week - March 18-24, 2024 (7 days starting from Third Monday in March) Jobs for Teens Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March) Lent - February 14 - March 26, 2024 (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday) Make Mine Chocolate - (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter which is March 31, 2024) National Agriculture Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Week in March that has March 21st in it) National Animal Poison Prevention Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March) National Anonymous Giving Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March) National Bubble Week - March 17-23, 2024 (First Week of Spring) National Button Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week in March) National Clean Out Your Closet Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March) National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week - March 18-24, 2024 National Fix a Leak Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week in March) National Green Week - February 4 - April 30, 2024 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30) National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Week of March) National Introverts Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March) National Poison Prevention Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March) Native American Awareness Week - March 18-22, 2024 Orthodox Lent - Begins on Ash Wednesday - March 18, 2024 - May 4, 2024 (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday) Passion Week - March 17 - 23, 2024 (Week Before Holy Week) Passiontide - March 17 - 30, 2024 (Passion Week + Holy Week) Ramadan - Evening of March 10, 2024 - Evening of April 8, 2024 Schools Library Media Center Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March) Shakespeare Week - March 18-24, 2024 Wellderly Week - March 18-22, 2024 (Five Days Starting on the Third Monday in March) World Folktales & Fables Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week in March) So we were really tied up.
It is sad how many of us feel we are where you are. My handsome young stud is in need of some extra care and thought now. He keeps trying but when he does ANYTHING I worry. And when he just sits in front of the tv or computer, I worry. But think. 70 used to be old and here we are working on keeping up as much as we can. I told hubby we should make a legal document that the gov't can't come after the last one standing blaming them for not putting the first to hit the dirt into a nursing home
Ya know what? I just realized you need to turn gay more than getting a middle aged lady friend to do the work.
The good oldies are all taken, and the young women too spoiled and unwilling to lift a finger or be faithful. I heard about this "Temu" thing, I might try shopping direct from China.