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Three major events occurred for me last year (2010), all in the space of about 2 weeks. I turned 50. The following day I got married. Two weeks later, my oldest daughter became pregnant with her first child and my first grandchild.

Most middle-aged people will tell you that in their minds, they still feel 20 something. It's the same for me.

Wasn't it only yesterday that I was planning a night out with guys from the surf club? That gorgeous new perm. Flaired, cuffed denims and the red t-shirt with the off-the-shoulder frill. Corked platform wedgies. **sigh**

Suddenly I'm looking in the mirror and wondering how 30 years can flash by so damned quickly!

So here I am in cyberspace, sharing my genuine shock and horror with anyone who'll listen and maybe I'll even meet some other over 50s who find themselves in the same predicament!

Welcome to my dilemna!!

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Day 328 in a Year of my Life

Well, we had our first storm of the season this afternoon and we survived intact.

Very heavy rain and then hail coating the ground and then the wind picked up, giving Adoring Husband and I a bit of a heart starter.

No doubt, our level of panic, will decrease with each storm.  Fear is a terrible thing.

I was somewhat distracted mid storm though.

I thought it was a good opportunity to get some good hail shots with the camera, but as I pressed the button, the battery went dead.

I got my spare battery out of the bag, but discovered quickly, that it was also flat because I'd forgotten to charge it last week, when I removed it from the camera.

So I got the battery out of my old camera ... but yes, you guessed it, it was also flat!!

Adoring Husband came to the rescue with a battery out of his camera, but alas the storm was almost over and the hail had almost melted, so my shots are less than spectacular.





At least the battery dilemma took our minds off our fear ever so briefly!

Today, I'm grateful for the smell of fresh rain on the grass and I'm sure that our vegetable garden is grateful for the well needed rain that fell this afternoon.  The hail didn't damage any of our produce - thank goodness.

Nite all.


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