Thursday September 2nd ~

 Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game...

My sister Nirvan and my nephew both have birthdays

 in September, which makes September an even more 

special of a month.  Last year we celebrated with

 Nirvana, Kimsy and J here in Fajardo. 

Let's see what this year holds.  Covid is wrecking 

havoc everywhere, and PR being an island they are very 

careful.  My sister super cautious as to going out.  

Morning are beautiful here.  The sunrises are perfect,

 and I am sure they are as perfect everywhere.  I just happen 

to be here and am able to witness it every morning.

This was taken this morning at 6:10 am.  My morning walk. 

 Peaceful and quiet which at times is also very deceiving.  It 

is with a lot of dread I go out every morning.  I do not know 

what I will encounter.  "My" kitties are slowly "disappearing" 

Sniff and Arvid are good.  They keep me in check. 

 At least they try.  I am grateful for each new day

 and for the chance to do whatever good I can. 

 Good morning and a good day to all.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is

 as though nothing is a miracle. The other

 is as though everything is a miracle...

~Nadiya~

Thursday... Looks Good

Our life is not perfect, but it does have perfect moments....

A very nice advantage of living in Florida is that when the cold weather settles into the rest
of the world, we are still warm.  Yesterday we took advantage of the nice weather and
we had a little drive along the beach and the Las Olas area.  Unplanned, was just
very nice to get out for some fresh air.  Ever since Brutus had
surgery on the 23rd, I have not left the house.

  I stocked up with everything we would need because I knew he was going to need 24-7 care.
 Yesterday as he was asleep we went out and though I had some misgivings about leaving
him all alone, Arvid talked me into it.  As he said, "nothing like the music blasting,
and the top down."  I was sold pretty fast and it was invigorating and fun.

Driving along the beach in Fort Lauderdale is always fun.  You never know what to expect
and what you will see.  There is currently quite a few new constructions coming up.

No matter what time of the year or what time of the day, there is always something
going on and there are always people..mainly tourists at the beach; for us Floridians,
 the water is just too cold right now, but for tourists it's just perfect always.

Brutus is still not well.  His paw is bothering him all the time, but he has been really good
about it.  He takes a LOT of pills these days and today it just did not sit well with him.
After giving him his medicines the poor thing just could not digest it and puked
 all over the place.  Finally he went to sleep so at least for a few hours he
will be rested.  Can't wait for the day he will one day be better again.

Wishing you all a good day.  It's a good day here at home.
Hope the same is for all of you.  Everything is not perfect, but not the worst either.

It's not that life has been easy, perfect, or exactly as expected.
I just choose to be happy and grateful, no matter how it turns out...

~Nadiya~

Happy Friday...

Friday. The golden child of the weekdays. 

The superhero of the workweek. 

The welcome wagon to the weekend. 

The famous F word we are thankful for every week..

As the weekend approaches Arvid says to me, "I am really looking forward to a quiet Sunday with just you".  Well could not be a nicer way to start the weekend and who says that one cannot start the weekend at any given time.  It is all a state of mind.   

Since coming back from the Blues Festival, we have been pretty busy.  Combined with Brutus' surgery it has been crazy.  As usual it has been constant visits to the vet.  At least Brutus has the weekend off to also relax and to catch up with getting better.

Not sure as yet what the rest of the weekend holds.  Just know that Sunday is our day to just relax and have an enjoyable time by ourselves.  Whatever your weekend holds make it memorable.

Even though we are hurting because Brutus is hurting, we are always optimistic.  Breaks my heart to see him this way, but I know that everyday that passes he is recovering.  Just for that, the weekend is looking really good.

Wishing you a good one as well!

It's Friday. I'm Alive. I'm Breathing. I'm Living. Life Is Good.

Feeling good, feeling great, cant knock me down. 

~Nadiya~