Wednesday, November 3, 2021

The 100 Things

 100 things I'm grateful for:

1.  I haven't fallen

2.  Chatted w/ Ed this am in MA

3.  Finally got my bed made up

4.  Watched a doc on the Harlem Hell fighters yesterday

5.  Asked for help w/ getting the docs in to archival sheets

6.  Durham Church

7.  All the great folks in my fam

8.  being a grandma

9.  indigenous cultures

10.Julie

11. Tofu in fridge to lessen the tendency to eat unhealthily

12.  Memories of Mimi

13.  Got a request out today

14.  Chat w/ John last Night

15.  That passage from the Beaumont Bull

16.  Andy's in Lisbon

17.  No calls or texts this morning - yay!

18. Beautiful apt.

19.  that's quiet and peaceful

20.  opening other angles to WW1 -- i.e. it failed, not the "war to end all wars" -- Daddy discussed this with John

21. De-colonization is a global term

22.  the public library here

23.  lots of energy today

24. not rushing

25. WW1 songs

26. getting my flu and booster shot next week

27.  20 breaths even tho I only got to 10

28.  Sangha tonight

29. Blythe's bf produced a film showing on uTube now

30. sorted thru some docs that are going to UVa, about JT Kincanon

31.  John Hope Franklin Center -- need to get there

32. memories of Dee

33.  feeling content

34.  off to the gym in 10 min.

35.  hitting the library tomorrow

36.  it's all about love

37. my strength

38. Apple support

39. Gaylord

40.  the Royal Albert Hall

41.  I didn't get Covid

42.  My hands feel strong today.

43.  Jackie Shelton Greene

44,  Renewed Netflix

45.  Watching Windsor now.  Description of the Prince of Wales, as the Princess Di or David Beckham of his day

46.  glad I got got the gym, if only for 15. min.

47.  thankful I got to see Q Elizabeth II when I did, on her "Silver Jubilee" == what a great memory, really, I'=m amazed that I did that!  Taking a bus to Wimbledon, Centre Court.  Virginia Wade was the only time a woman from Britain won Wimbledon! Wow...

48.  my son and the current Prince of Cambridge were born around the same time, special!

49.  I'll always be an admirer of Diana

50.  She changed the monarchy for ever.

51.  Glad we have Harry now.

52.  got to bed early tonite but then again, I feel like I'm "coming down with something"

53.  Grateful I stopped romanticizing WW1

54.  Daddy was let down afterward

55.  Maybe the process won't be so anxiety producing from now on.

56.   We're having a freeze here tonight...good time to stay cozy in bed.

57.  Spoke with new employees in the office.  One woman is from Iran.  Her family moved to Germany.

58.  Opened up the "big table" to work this morning

59.  I find winter soothing.  Leaves are falling.

60.  Over 300,000 Black people fought in WW1.

61.  I really think I should get another cat.  A dog is out of the question.

62.  Jack is 12 now.

63.  I'd still like to volunteer at Windsor

64.  Very lucky to have my brainy bro...he is like a rock

65.  The Windsor doc on Netflix now

66.  Spoke with Penny, a reference librarian at Small Library of UVa.  Lovely chat with her.  She went to Kent State for library school, has been at Small for about 8 years.  From Northern Ohio, knows about Wright-Patterson AFB.  The Base is in Fairborn, where I was born!

And where daddy worked volunteered during WW2.

67.  "Beauty from Ashes" -- I think I'll take that verse from the Bible as the title for my paper.  Isiah 61:3
68.  Got a refund for my credit card today.
69.  Hid scattered papers
70.  Listened to Telemann this morning
71.  got to the gym for the second day in a row
72.  gonna try to get down to Lilly Library tomorrow.
73.  Queen Elizabeth is doing a little better
74.  Her grandson, Prince William, aka the Duke of Cambridge, completed a project recently called "Earthshot," a take-off on Moonshot, the Apollo Mission.
75.  Coffee
76.  Multi-media, even if I don't know how to do it.
77.  Adequate light in my apt. for projects
78.  "Churchhill's Black Dog" -- on his depression
79.  My notebook of arthritis exercises
80.  The Arthritis Foundation and the work I've done for them
81.  Frederick Büchner.  -- the importance of being open
82.  NEDA
83.  My Fleetwood Mac tee-shirt
84.  Doobie Brothers
85.  Steely Dan
86.  Venice, the group
87.  "Rikki Don't Lose That Number"
88.  I just got 2 new books on documentary photography
89.  Telemann
90.  Africaans
91.  Tears for Fears -- loved them in the 80's and by god they are still performing
92.  An email from Alex today
93.  the desire to mail the old letters to UVA
94.  Gail Cooper, wonderful librarian at UVA
95.  Charlottesville
96.  the Wright Brothers
97.  Pumpkin pie for dinner
98.  Intuitive eating
99.  calm
100. deep breaths.
101. my Blackwatch blanket

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