I have a friend who is 83 today. She's amazing, and has energy up the wazoo. She is recovering from a second cornea transplant right now. She is a hands on grandmother to four, and very active with a singing group and going to concerts and plays. She clearly treasures being alive and in this world. She always has a plan. She was a kindergarten teacher and I think some of that energy rubbed off permanently.
I'll be taking her a little gift today, and on my way looking at a fabric store for holiday projects and stuff to make for my grandchildren. I adore looking at material. It may have everything to do with my parents being in the garment industry.
I had a nice lunch with a friend yesterday and we shopped a bit, but didn't see anything interesting. We're content to just look, as we both are trying to pare down rather than accumulate more stuff. I wish you could still browse for DVDs, but that era is over. If a store even has them, it's severely limited, and just the usual blockbuster stuff. I'm going to start looking at used DVDs in used bookstores. I used to like discovering a film I never knew existed, and finding hidden gems. But now that can't really be done. Yes, I can look online and yet, that is overwhelming unless you know what you're looking for. Oh, well, DVDs are a thing of the past. As is so much in my lifetime. The landfill aspect is dreary. Now everything is built to destruct in a couple of years so you can buy it again, or set up, as with the smartphones, so it's lucrative to steal it and the companies have you buying again and again. Why do people tolerate this? I've no idea.
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