Gratitude Lounge

I had a lovely day today with my husband. We ran some errands and then, with lovely weather, we worked together in our yard, doing some clean up.. I discovered I have three blueberry plants left! The deer left two of them chopped to the quick, but there are some signs they are alive and trying to grow leaves! I will give them some care and protection.
This is a photo of a plant I can’t identify, but I looked out the dining room window at dinner just in time to see a hummingbird eating from it! The bird was far too quick – just there and gone in a blink of the eye, but it was so unexpected and made me happy, and now I would like to know what the plant is.

Spring is here, and I have so much to do!
I am very grateful for my first experience as a poll worker on Tuesday. There has been a shortage of poll workers in our state, so I got called in at the last minute for a position that is not the usual beginner position. There were many challenges, including, in the last half hour, everyone’s phone alarms went off simultaneously as the tornado warning was issued, and we needed to come up with a plan to keep all the voters safe. There was some damage about a block away, with fallen trees and roof damage, but we were fine. Overall, it was very enlightening and very touching to be part of the process, and to be able to help people. The oldest and the youngest were the most touching for me. There was a very tiny elderly lady in a wheel chair, and I mean, tiny! With help, I adjusted a poll machine for her down to her level and gave it a pitch so she could do the voting herself, and I stood behind it on the bar, as I was afraid if she leaned on it the machine might fall on her, as they are very top-heavy! I felt good about helping her to be independent. And then there was also a very little girl, about 2 years old, and she gave me a hug! 🤗❤

It was a long day, made longer by needing someone of opposite party to ride up with the ballots (a check and balance), so I volunteered to ride in the car with the manager. So I was working from 4:45 a.m. to almost 10 p.m., and then got home and couldn’t sleep! I’m still quite tired, physically and emotionally, but grateful! I’m going to change my clothes and do some gardening today.

Love to all. ❤

Heroes come in all shapes and conditions.
This story has a good outcome and I won’t be graphic, but if you are sensitive, you might not want to read this post further.

I have an elderly friend, diabetic, very obese, uses a walker, is getting to the point where he might not be able to go up one flight of stairs anymore, but today he was brave, and may have saved a life because he thought of someone else’s need, and not his own safety.
He saw someone attacking someone else, the victim was hit with such force that they fell down on the sidewalk with a thud, seriously injured. My friend went hurrying over as best he could, holding up his phone and yelling to the attacker he had better run, because he was calling 911. The attacker then turned on my friend and grabbed his phone out of his hand and tossed it into traffic with force, then went into the street and stomped and demolished the phone, and walked off quickly.
My friend went to the victim. In the Korean War, my friend was a corpsman, and he went to the victim and aided him until the ambulance came.
I am so incredibly grateful that my friend is all right, and I am reminded that heroes might be hobbling as best they can on a walker!

People amaze me! It is another reminder to me, not to judge people by their appearances. 🙂