Hey Janice,

I’m glad your thunderstorms weren’t too bad. We had some nice loud thunder and lots of rain (about an inch), but nothing too severe. One rumble of thunder rattled the pictures on my wall. We did have some flash flooding in Allegany County but I don’t think it was too bad. I haven’t looked at today’s paper yet to see what happened.

I enjoyed reading the discussions yesterday about everyone’s concert experiences. They were very entertaining. I just wasn’t feeling well enough to chime in with anything. I’m really not feeling well enough today either, but I figured I’d write early before I run out of steam. As if having a chest cold wasn’t bad enough, I woke up this morning with my head all congested so I’m feeling wonderful. I just got up about an hour ago. I woke up on and off during the morning and fell back to sleep and I never looked at my clock. I was very surprised when I did look at it and it said 10:20. You and Sean were to Central Park and back long before I even got up! I’m glad you had a nice time.

I enjoyed reading Dawn and Guillaume’s back and forth about NYC and CT. Over the years I’ve been to many of the places Guillaume mentioned. I haven’t taken any pictures from the terrace of the Metropolitan Museum, but I did get some great shots from my favorite NYC location, which sadly isn’t there anymore. Some of the best pictures I took were from the top of the World Trade Center. I got a great shot of Ellis Island and Liberty Island, as well of shots uptown. It was a beautiful day that day. My last trip to NYC a few years ago included a cruise that went up the East River and up the Hudson a little and then around by Ellis Island and that area. That picture I submitted a few days ago of Sunny and me with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background was from that cruise. I do enjoy visiting NYC but I don’t think I could handle living there. My biggest challenge is to avoid being hit by those crazy taxi drivers! I almost got hit the last time I was in town and that’s no fun. I would like to go back again sometime but I’d have to find someone to go with me. That’s one place I will not go to by myself. I have been to CT a number of times, too. I have a friend who lives there so I’ve been up there to see her on occasion and do some sightseeing.

Well, I’m running out of steam here so I think I’ll take my cold medicine and find something easy to do (like go back to sleep!) Have a great day everyone!

Margie

Hey Janice…

Half way through the year already…Wow!!

I woke up at 3am to thunder, lightning,and heavy rain..it lasted about an hour or so..and moved on out..today is kinda dreary..cloudy and 75..but I will make the best of it.

My son and his son spent the night..and the sleepy heads are still sleeping..they look so sweet snuggled up together..and they look and like twins..a definite Kodak moment!

Your adventure this morning sounded fun..looking foward to the pooch-pix..You have a great time at the movies..enjoy the rest of your weekend..and always take time to stop and smell the roses..

Take Care..
Deb

Margie..
I hope you feel better real soon..

Take Care
Deb

Hey Margie…..

Hope you feel better soon.

Deb…..Sorry to hear it’s cloudy today. Here in Denver it is sunny this morning. Normally in the summer it starts out sunny then the clouds build up over the mountains and move over the city by around 2 or 3pm with a shower or T-storm. Usually by around 6 or 7pm it clears up for a great sunset.

JD……Sounds like the park was great. I’m jealous you get to go there whenever you want. It is a beautiful place. My older daughter that just turned 25 started at The Plaza. (TMI) LOL

Have a great day everyone.

Sunny

Hello Janice, tell your FF; hubby, I said hello…
Your forecast are more accurate than General Lee’s..
An Elegy by Winton Porter
January 2008

Out on the trail, when a comrade falls, a trail angel rises.
Meredith, whose kind and loving spirit was cruelly taken from all those who knew and loved her, has joined the ranks of trail angels.
She will forever be our guide.

Because trail angels dance along the path of peace and joy forever.
Because trail angels watch over those who merely want to walk forever.
Those who simply want to live.
Those who want to live simply.
And beautifully as Meredith did.
Merediths light once illuminated the path of hundreds of friends and family members as well as among the many, many she touched along the graceful trail of her life.
The light Meredith brought us has not been extinguished.
It has risen.
It now illuminates the path of millions
Across our nation.
Around the world.
And as her light rises, we come to know its source.
A source inextinguishable.
An inner source.
It came from Merediths compassion.
Her kindness.
(cont.d)
Wolfscratch
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Her kindness.
Her love of outdoors.
Her love of animals.
It now fires our love.
Our compassion.
Our resolve to live better lives.
Kinder lives.
It warms us, consoles us, unites us here and now.
And as her light rises,
It ignites in us the good of our natures.
It reveals to us the beauty of these mountains.
It fires in us a renewed joy for living, for those around us, for the walks we share today.
Her light reminds us not to wait but to love while we still can.
Now….Stop.…Listen.
Hush and truly listen.
Hear the drums?
Feel them on the wind?
Hear the human tales of triumph and sadness that echo through these vast and ancient mountains?
These are human tales, bouncing off the cliffs,
Reverberating among the high tree lines,
Following the deep gaps.
Filling our hearts.
Separateness is an illusion, my friends.
There is no me.
There is no you.
There is only We.
We of this earth.
We the one.
I am you.
You are me.
Together , we are bound by common experience:
Love. Life. Hope. Joy. Sorrow. Pain. Memory.
Meredith Emerson is you.
You are Meredith Emerson.
Follow her light.
It will guide you well.
Remember.
Out on the trail, when a comrade falls, a trail angel rises…

Wolfscratch: May she rest in peace…

Hey gang,

For those of you who think you live in an area where you don’t have to worry about tornadoes, read this story:

http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_153005120.html

It doesn’t seem like it’s been 10 years ago that the F4 tornado hit Frostburg, but I remember that evening well. I got stuck at church because when our meeting was over it was raining and hailing and just plain awful. The church is at the top of a hill and Oldtown Rd. turned into a river from the heavy rain. When the rain let up, we went outside and saw a funnel cloud. That was pretty scary. Frostburg is about 1200 feet in elevation and Cumberland is about 900 feet. People never thought a tornado could hit this area, but they can hit just about anywhere–so be prepared! In the days after the tornado, people found pieces of insulation and other things in Cumberland and the surrounding areas.

Last year we had a tornado just east of Cumberland so I always take the tornado watches and warnings seriously. So, no matter where you live, if you are under the threat of severe weather, take it very seriously!

Margie

Janice…

Having to take one’s drugs thru injection does rightly suck….Medical research seems to take forever when you are hoping and waiting on the sidelines doesn’t it??

Margie…

Sorry to hear you really dont feel much better…that rightly sucks too…I hate feeling anything but on top of my game….

The shift in flowers business seems to have taken place….

Wolfscratch…

That is lovely…She sounds like she was a wonderful and beautiful young lady….

Wenchie, I’m so thankful I have the insulin pump now. Six shots in the stomach daily did suck. Strange how Medicare works. When I was on the shots I had to buy the syringes, paid a copay on the insulin. Medicare pays the $6,000 to $7,000 the pump cost, the $250.00 a month for pump supplies and 100% of the insulin. They even pay for a set of custom shoes and three custom shoe inserts. I test my Blood Sugar 10 time a day and they pay for those supplies. There is a new technology where a probe under your skin transmits a constant reading of your blood sugar. That they will not pay for.

Don….I can only imagine your gratitude for the pump…6 shots a day?? I honestly can’t imagine but can only think you must have felt like some sort of prisoner to the insulin…

Now the BS that comes with Medicare and other health care insurance..THAT I can imagine….and have had my own run ins with…As if dealing with a medical situation wasnt enough, all the insurance BS just adds insult to injury and can rob someone of precious energy that most certainly could be used elsewhere in one’s life…

You have my understanding and respect when it comes to medical costs….

And as someone who has access to our business’s bookwork I am aware of what we…a small business…pays towards health care for the few full time employees we have (most are seasonal)

It really is hard for small business to help with medical insurance coverage….Even with hearts and intentions in the right place its no small feat to offer it….

I was a prisoner to insulin. That’s one thing that is great about the pump. If I don’t want to eat, I don’t have to. With the pump I can eat anytime I want as long as I count the carbs. You put the carbs abd blood sugar in the pump and it decides the amount of insulin needed. It also has a feature called “insulin on board” The type on insulin I use lasts 4 hours, so the pump will deduct the amount of insulin needed if I haven’t used it all up. You could not do this with injections and you had to eat at specific times, and god forbis if you decided to do some exercise. The pump is wonderful.

Don,
Your comments regarding diabetes really hit home with me. Though I am not diabetic, my mother was a severe diabetic and had been diagnosed as such from the time I was a small child. She also gave herself injections daily–I forget how many–but she battled the disease for at least 50 years before her death in 1999 at age 80. I started having my sugar levels checked as a very young woman and consider myself fortunate that I have never been diagnosed with the disease. Very interesting reading about the pump and the new technology. Medical science is amazing—and very expensive.

Gwen

We know summer is here when the forecast runs “Hot, humid, chance of rain”, which is basically the same every day right through August.