We're getting closer,
folks! Samhain is almost here. I love the changing of the leaves,
the cooler weather, the crisp blue skies...OK, we're about to get a
hurricane on the 29th and 30th, but hey! It's
been that kind of a Samhain-tide. All I can do is laugh...in
hysterics. At least I don't have to worry about a roof blowing off or
a cellar full of water.
The fun continues. Thank
you, friends, for your good thoughts about Ellen reuniting with her
cat. Perhaps I should have included a picture of Karla so you all
had a specific kitty upon which to focus. So far, she has been given
a kitten, and caught a calico stray in her have-a-heart trap. Any
more, and she'll turn into our local “crazy cat lady”. (Actually,
she returned the kitten after a failed attempted to give me a new
pet. Rufus is coming home next week, and I have no desire to face
the wrath of Ru!) This is Karla:
I went to the eye doctor
to complete my exam and pick up my new glasses. I had to do that
dreaded field of vision test. You know the one: one eye is covered
and you stare into a machine with the other, looking ahead as little
white lights flash on and off all around the peripheral. Your job is
to press your clicker whenever you see one. Problem is: they leave an
after image on my retina and I end up seeing lights all over the
place! I HATE that thing!!...OK. I'm calm now. The good news:
pressure in both eyes is down and everything looks spiffy. Bad news:
got home, tried on my new glasses, and the left eye is completely
blurry. $398 dollars for glasses I can't use. I will go back and have
them adjusted, AFTER Samhain, and after the flood waters from the
hurricane subside. (Eye doctor is down the shore. Lucky me.)
Claude is doing better,
although she is in pain. She expressed her displeasure at my posting
her “wicked witch” picture... so I KNOW she's getting better!
(Love you, Claude. Don't yell at me. I only have one synaptic cleft
left and the neurons are barely speaking.)
Prescriptions have been
lost at pharmacies, medical faxes have gone astray, food orders have
gone wonky, my sisters showed up at the house and resurrected the
Spanish Inquisition regarding my diet, my finances, yadda yadda. OH!
And we finally found all my makeup...behind the couch in a cloth bag.
????
Anyway, I have my musical
selection for you - “Night on Bald Mountain” a la Disney's
“Fantasia”. Pay particular attention to the demonic figure. Look
familiar? A famous Universal actor agreed to pose for the character.
His name was Bela Lugosi.
For the Sherlock fans out
there: Please continue to support the Save Undershaw Project.
Doyle's home has been saved from conversion into apartment units, but
it is a far way from being restored. This is the place where so many
great tales were penned, including “Hound of the Baskervilles”.
I also have a seasonal
treat for you. It's a little video entitled “Sherlock Holmes and
the Undead”. Enjoy!
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