Odds and ends

I haven't been paying much attention to my ebay business lately and my low sales reflect that. I haven't really felt motivated to put much time into it, prefering to spend more time outdoors so I have been going out for daily walks. I also bought a pole saw and have been trimming branches on some of my trees.  My big apple tree had alot of dead ones that were out of reach of my chainsaw so I put the pole saw to good use.  I discovered it was a little hard on my back since most of the weight is on the opposite end so I just did a little at a time, realizing, I'm not as young as I use to be. I took frequent breaks.

It's raining today so I spent a little time cleaning out my odds and ends drawer of which held lots of memories!  I had a collection of jackknives which I'll never use. Some were collector's knives. I will probably just sell them as a lot on ebay.  I came across a couple toenail clippers for dogs.  I used these on my Boston Terrier when she was alive.  I will donate them to a local animal shelter.  I had old cassette tapes which I tossed. I can listen to all those old songs on you tube so I have no reason to keep them.  I had alot of AA batteries in there and I had no idea if they were still good or not so I will try them in my camera and if it says replace, then I will know they are no good.  I also found a tiny fm radio with an earphone and I remembered the only time I ever used it was 5 or 6 years ago, before I got a generator. It was the middle of winter and we had lost the power for nearly a week. My dog and I would cuddle together under the blankets to stay warm at night and I would try to get a station on that tiny little radio and when I finally did, it gave me such a good feeling. It was my only connection to the outside world at the time.  I had to take a break and do something different after that.  I'll save the odds and ends drawer for another time.

I like to walk a couple miles in the evening.  I would rather run but have not been able to for various reasons. The route that I walk on, takes me down a short hill and then up this hill when I turn around to return home.  The last time I walked, I was on the return trip and when I approached the foot of this hill, I started running just as hard as I could.  When I reached the top. I looked up at the sky and said, "Pretty good for an old man, eh?" I continued home, walking the rest of the way and as I watched the sun set on another day, I felt at peace with myself and with the world around me.....

God Bless