Tuesday August 12th~

Tuesday is a day to finish what's 

 left undone on Monday and prepare
 for what's coming on Wednesday...

A quiet day awaits us. Not always a bad thing. It "forces" 

me to  do a few things I have been putting off for quite 

some time.  Like ironing some of the clothes I have not 

worn because of how wrinkled they are.  Ironing is

 not a favorite thing, but it needs to be done. 

 Even Sniff looked at me and wondered what 

on earth I was doing.  He's not used to see me 

 ironing.  As long as I can help it I usually 

don't.  The dryer works just fine for me.

Mornings are busy here.  Especially for Sniff.  Squirrel

 shows up and eats everything in site.  This keeps Sniff 

very occupied.  That combined with the birds.  After 

they are done so is he.  The he goes back to bed.

Branson, Missouri, has a total of ten roller coasters,

 with seven located at Silver Dollar City. Silver Dollar

 City offers a variety of coaster experiences, including the 

Time Traveler, the world's fastest, steepest, and tallest 

spinning coaster, according to Branson.com. Just 

 more fun activities happening in Branson.

Wishing everyone a good day.  Furry friends have

 been fed and everyone is happy right now.

Tuesday is the day to focus on what's 

ahead and not what's behind...

~Nadiya~

Friday July 18th~

 Life becomes more meaningful when 
you realize the simple fact that you’ll
 never get the same moment twice...

Yesterday I did a few errands in preparation to going 

back to Branson.  I made a trip to Whole Foods Market. 

 It is there that I always find my favorite summer fruit, Longan. 

 These are super sweet and the season is only between July 

and August.  I always miss it because we are never in 

Florida at that time.  So happy we are right now.

I also went to Trader Joe's for Arvid's bread. 

 Suddenly he does not want to eat the bread we have

 in Branson, which he used to like.  I bought everything

 they had on the shelf.  All eight loaves of bread.  

Eventually we will be going to St. Louis for a 

concert and there we have a Trader Joe's

 Arvid and I went for a final inspection to the

 house. Everything looked really good and as we 

were leaving  he said to me, “ I sure don’t feel 

like this is our house.  It feels more like your

 mom and dad’s.”  It feels so cold without them

I agreed because for the two months they 

stayed there they made it feel warm and cozy.

 They made it feel like home.  I hope one day they

 will be back and make it home again.

After finishing up with the house we went to the 

Boat House. We both looked at each other and said,

 "we should have been here with Michelle and family."  

Nothing fancy. Casual and relaxing. I had the chicken

 wings and fries.  Arvid had the Cuban sandwich.

 I also had a passion fruit mojito. So delicious!

We sort of finished up very fast because the

 skies were dark and it looked like rain. Heavy rain. 

We got home just in the nick of time;  just before the 

torrential rain, lightning and thunderstorm came. 

 The thunder and lighting were horrendous.

  Poor Sniff every time he came out; the thunder

 scared him back into hiding.  It’s Friday. Today is 

Music-walk and though we would really love 

to go, it all depends on the weather.  It goes

 without say, it is also super hot right now.

The trick is to enjoy life. Don’t wish away

 days waiting for better ones ahead...

~Nadiya~

Saturday July 5th~

 Experience is a hard teacher because she 
gives the test first, the lesson afterward...

I don't know much about soccer, but I did "know" 

of Diogo Jota, one of Liverpool's star players.  

I usually watch the games with Arvid.  

He is a Liverpool fan and was a Diogo Jota fan as

 well.  So when I heard the news of his death a couple 

of days ago, I hit me hard.  Then I read more about 

him, his wife of less than 3 weeks and their 3 little 

kids, it was as if someone I knew had just died. 

 My heart mourns for this loss.  Diogo Jota

 and his brother both died in a car crash in Spain. 

 Parents just lost their only children.  Three kids

 their father and a woman the man she loves.

Diogo Jota 1996-2025

It rained so much yesterday, but the worst is the 

lightning.  I decided that we would skip the downtown

 outing and just stay home and watch a movie and a

 few fireworks from home.  Arvid was good with that.  

Sniff too.  Of course after we decided to stay in,

 there was no more rain.  It became the perfect

 evening, but we were already cozy with Sniff so 

no downtown last night.  Still was a good time.

I, like many have known grief first hand. The

 reality of it, is that you will grieve forever. You will 

not 'get over' the loss of a loved one; you will learn 

to live with it and with time it becomes bearable.

For some reason I feel this loss of Diogo Jota.

A little running around today, but most of the day

 is looking pretty open.  So far no rain as yet.  A good 

day to all. And may you always live in interesting times.

Do not let what you cannot do

 interfere with what you can do...

~Nadiya~

September 1st ~ Start of a New Month

 Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way

 you wish, but you only spend it once...

Like all good things my time in NC is soon 

coming to an end.  I have had a very relaxing time

 with mom and dad, with my sister Mala and I was 

even lucky to get to see our nephew Sachin.  Yes, I 

am happy and grateful for these last few days.

Looking forward to seeing my  little Sniff, and to 

having the next few days to do whatever it is I want. 

 Pretty soon it will be back to a "schedule"  For now 

I will continue to enjoy these "unstructured" days.

I have had a very relaxing and peaceful time.

To all a very good day.  Looking forward 

to seeing my Snifter and being home again.

Never let the fear of striking out 

keep you from playing the game...

~Nadiya~

Monday February 26th~

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong,

 and start being excited about what could go right...

 Starting the new week feeling much better.  I am still

 about 50% hoarse, but as far as I am concerned, much better 

than 100% hoarse 😂  I have some of my voice again.  Yay! 

 Can finally talk to my mom and sisters again.  It's been

 sixteen days now, to to get back to "normal"

Not much planned for the day just to take it easy and feel better.

  Knowing Arvid he won't be able to sit still for too long.

Wishing everyone a productive and happy week ahead.

We begin the new week on a chilly note, at least for Floridians it's chilly.

Yesterday was a good day for Arvid.  His favorite soccer team, 

Liverpool won the Carabao Cup.  Liverpool hopes to win a few more

 cups before the season is over.  Would sure make Arvid's day.

You have to be where you

 are to get where you need to go...

~Nadiya~

Monday September 18th ~

 Don't let what you cannot do

 interfere with what you can do...

A new week upon us, and many things are happening. 

 Some good and of course some not so good.  Just deal with

 it and keep moving forward and give it your best shot.

We have had a busy few weeks and it continues, 

but there is always a light at the end of the tunnel and we are

 seeing a glimmer of it.  Hope you also find your light at the end 

of your tunnel.  A good week to all and may everything you 

do take you closer to accomplishing your goals/dreams.

The weather is changing.  You can feel it in the air.

  Just the other morning we had heavy fog while the sun

 tried to make its presence felt.  Was a pretty morning.

When the week begins, think of how you will end it...

~Nadiya~