2026 Happy Blog Challenge

  May 21st For some unknown reason I was unable to access my files to write my Blog on my phone on Thursday. Then I fell asleep from exhaustion. So, from my laptop, a day late, are my Happy Cemetery Day things: Work went well.  I ended the shift by almost completely catching up things in the Hazardous Materials Area.  I had to leave an hour early or those last three items would have been taken care of too.   After work Bel and Keziah picked me up so we could meet family members to plant flowers at the cemeteries.  This is a yearly tradition that I missed last year because I was backpacking. It was nice to visit with my family and clean up the grave stones.  We also went out to eat at Hodgie’s.  This is the first year I remember that they take cards.  They were cash only for a very long time.  I love their peppermint stick ice cream. Unfortunately my aunt’s barn has collapsed.  It was one of many fun little jaunts down memory lane....

April 3rd Some happy things from Friday:  •It was a great morning to do nothing, especially since I woke up a little after two in the morning.  😅  'Nothing' for me generally involves mindlessly watching random reels on my phone.  I also played some games and settled in with some of the book I have been reading.  None of these things helped me fall back to sleep, and that was okay. •In the afternoon my friend Amy, another friend and I walked along the Merrimack River Greenway Trail.  It isn't very long right now, but it is paved and not muddy.  We did a detour next to the river for a short section.  For a river that I see so often, and have for much of my life, I hardly ever get close to it like we did on the trail today.  It was a pretty little area. •My former protégé and I worked for quite a while on exchequer things.  My goal was to get the last event report done and the qua...