Greetings

Greetings from Louisiana!

Another post without pictures.  No camera cord.  (sigh)

This trip was very hastily planned as I wasn't cleared to fly until Saturday, June 1st, when the doctor called me with test results.  I flew out on Tuesday.  The trip about did me in.  It took two days to recover, but I can report that all is better now.

I was awakened this morning by rumbling thunder.  O-M-G, it's raining so hard outside!  If this much rain hit Southern California, we'd be sliding off into the Pacific.  I tried standing on the porch to watch the rain, but the lightning scared me.  So I'm snuggled up on the sofa with a cup of coffee listening to it really coming down hard.  I love this kind of weather, but, of course, I'm not a farmer and I don't have to drive on the freeways today, so that's easy for me to say!

So far I haven't done much here except trips to Lowe's, Walmart and Winn-Dixie!  I was going to do some exploring today, but I guess that's out with the rain.  I sure hope I can get some boiled crawfish while I'm here.  My brother and sister-in-law had a commitment this weekend, so I was on my own.  I was invited to meet friends at a restaurant to get crawfish last night, but I had no clue how to get there, so thought it best I not get lost on dark country roads.  I'm sure Search & Rescue have more important things to do than go looking for a lost Left Coast gal!

Speaking of that, I'm reminded again and again that I'm a "foreigner" in this part of the country.  It's really funny because hardly a day goes by in California without someone asking me where I'm from - the accent, you know.  Well, two or three times this past week someone here asked me the same question.  Sheesh...

I might try to embroider a bit today.  I've had no luck thus far because of the weakness of my left hand, but I keep trying. 

I'll see if I can't pick up a camera cord this week and post some pictures.

Gosh, I'm happy as a pig in mud being here.  Too bad I've used up every bit of leave and vacation for these surgeries.  It will be a long while before I'm able to come home again.