Goodbye, Old House

Goodbye, Old House
My 104-year-old house in St. Louis

Monday, January 25, 2010

OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS!! I posted that ONE thing back in August 2009, and I completely forgot about it!! Until Vickie, my dear friend at Sand Flat Farm wrote and found my post and said I was blogging. Well, Vickie, I was about to sit down and write you an e-mail and tell you that you must have run across a blog called Mema's Meanderings, and assumed it could be me because of the "Mema" -- and then I decided to check out this other Mema..... and IT WAS ME! Well, I've had a lot going on since then. I had just returned from a trip to Alaska, then we had a couple of trips to Texas, then we had a wedding in November for our middle son, and right after he got married we learned we were moving home to Texas, had to sell our treasured old house here in St. Louis, and find another one in Texas, and had all our kids visit for Christmas back in St. Louis, then my husband went to work in Texas and I stayed here and started packing..... okay, I'm rambling. Needless to say, life has been a crazy whirlwind. No wonder I forgot I had a blog. Vickie, thank you for the reminder!! Am I going completely nuts? I guess this is the best way to get started on my blogging, completely clueless and out of touch. It's probably a sign that I need more social interaction. So more will surely follow. And since I'm starting a completely new phase of life, this would be a good way to kickstart that. I am presently sitting in a camp chair in an empty 104-year-old house in St. Louis, Missouri. The movers left a couple of hours ago with a truck full of our accumulated stuff of 33 years, and we will be headed home to Texas in a couple of days after we wrapt things up here. So this time, I will truly write. But please give me a month to get moved and unpacked and settled into our new home in Lantana, Texas. And to all of you who were so kind and sweet to send comments and encouragement at the urging of my dear, sweet friend, Vickie, thank you all so much for your support. I'm looking forward to seeing you all, and will check out your blogs myself!! I'm entering that wonderful phase of life where I just need to stop and smell the roses, and I have a feeling there are a lot of "roses" out there among you. See ya soon, from TEXAS! :) Lynne p.s. Guess I'm going to have to learn how to post pictures and all that neat stuff, too. This should be fun!

10 comments:

  1. I came over from SAND FLAT FARM to check out your new blog. I wish you the best with your new home in Texas...I'm sure you will have lots to post about. Take care and I hope you have a wonderful week!

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  2. Thank you, Linda. I cannot possibly compete with Vickie's chicken and her wonderful stories about her life and her little farm, but this should be fun.

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  3. Vickie sent me, too! Welcome home to Texas...I'm in Houston! You really must get into this blogging stuff! ha!

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  4. HI Lynne, I've just stopped over from Vickie's blog. I live in south Texas..... welcome back to Texas.... and I look forward to following your blog.
    Dolores

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  5. Great Lynne! See you have new friends already! Go to their blogs and meet them, too! This is going to be so much fun! Get some rest!

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  6. Hello!

    Vickie asked us to come over. And we did! Welcome to "Pretty Blog Land." :-)

    May I please ask though....? Please break your posts into paragraphs. My old eyes get tired, when having to read a blog, which isn't broken up into paragraphs, for different topics.

    Please and thank you.

    Gentle hugs...

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  7. Hi, Lynne, just stopping by on the advice of Vickie, your friend at Sand Flat Farm. Glad to hear you are returning to Texas. I love the old home in your header photo! I'm an oldie aficionado! LOL! Nice to meet you!

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  8. Vickie sent me over to visit you. Welcome to Blog Land and back to Texas. I live in a small town of 400. Please drop by and visit. Always great to make new blogging friends.

    Irma :)

    http://irmasrosecottage.blogspot.com

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  9. Ok, Lynne - we need an update! Thanks for stopping by and for your encouragement about Lindsey's dad. We're still waiting to hear how the surgery went. It's kinda put a damper on our joy right now, but it's all in God's hands, and we live our lives one day at a time! I hope things are going well for you and your family and little Zoe - keep in touch!

    I usually see where you've posted on FB, so I'm keeping up with you - don't know if you'll see this any time soon, but anyway - I'm here!
    Love you, friend!

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  10. Lynne Tilley - let me pick myself up off the floor! You looked at your blog and posted on mine! I'm so excited to hear from you, my friend! You got a lotta catchin' up to do, girl! Good to hear from you!

    Problems with immersion blenders, eh? Well, I don't need that! I was thinking of making soap! That's what I needed it for! Haven't told anyone yet - they think I'm turning into Ma Kettle! haha! Hens are my next project. I think I've worn Tony down just about enough now. Stay tuned! Glad ya'll had a good Christmas - I love watching Zoe's progress - she's such a doll! Love you!

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