Monday July 29th~

 No one is so brave that he is not 

disturbed by something unexpected...

A new week begins and I am home with my Sniff. 

 It does not get any better than this.  I have really 

missed blue skies. palm trees ,and the sunshine 

so much, but now I'm back and all is good.

I had a very good weekend, but am still not totally 

over the jet lag as yet, but as you know everyday it just 

keeps getting better.  Sniff continues to sleep all night 

with me.  Very close to me to the point that I have no 

covers.  I'm loving it all.  Also stocked up on some of 

my favorite fruit from the farmers market.  I love it.

The new week begins and I look forward to what it holds.  

My Sniff and I packed on a few pounds these last few weeks. 

Now the hard part begins.   Again.  Getting rid of it 😩

Resilience is all about being

 able to overcome the unexpected...

~Nadiya~

September 28th ~ One Year Ago

Life consists not in holding good cards

 but in playing those you hold well...

Today marks one year since hurricane Ian devastated Florida, 

mainly Forth Myers.  Arvid, Sniff and I had just moved there a little

 over a week.  Little did we know what was coming our way.

 Looking forward to going back to Fort Myers Beach and checking

 out the progress made after Hurricane Ian basically destroyed it last year.  

It's been a year now.  This picture below was February 2023.  Hurricane Ian's 

deadly path through Fort Myers was September 28th 2022.  September

 28th 2022  I was also diagnosed with breast cancer.  September 

28th 2023, Sniff and I are flying home to Fort Myers.

The destruction we saw from our bedroom window is vivid.  

I have never seen something like it.  An entire marina with

 hundreds of boats just crashed into each other, and most sunk.

When we left this past April, bots were still scattered all of the place.

Fort Myers beach after Ian.  The loss is heartbreaking.

As Sniff and I make our way back home today, I can't help

 but wonder what has happened in the 6 months we've been gone.

Sniff's last nap here at home in Branson.  I am glad

 we're going home.  I am also a little sad.  Life.

Transformation is a process, and as life 

happens there are tons of ups and downs...

~Nadiya~

A New Week Begins~

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person

 can change his future by merely changing his attitude...

 Sundays are quiet relaxing days.  Perfect for a drive around town

 with the top down.  You never know what you will come across.  

We or Arvid was happy because he came across a car he used

 to have many years ago.  Of course we stopped and looked.

We spent several minutes looking.  Arvid of course had

 to circle around the cars a few times to admire it.

Not much happening today.  I did go to the doctor last 

week for my allergies which led to bronchitis.  The meds are 

doing their job, but I still think the bronchitis is lingering.  I know 

I need to give the meds time to work.  I'm impatient.

Good morning everyone.  A new week begins with it we have new 

hopes, new goals to look forward to.  Let us always remember that each 

sunrise brings a new day with new hopes for a new beginning.

Arvid and I used to go to the Florida Panthers games 

when we lived in Fort Lauderdale.  Makes us happy to see 

the Panthers in the playoffs.  Let's GO PANTHERS.

“The best journey of life that you can take is inside yourself

 to discover your new thoughts, new ideas, and new hopes...

~Nadiya~