Monday, May 29, 2017

Hello out there

I hope you are all doing well.  Everything is good here. We are in the throes of summer in SC.  The garden is great, the blackberries and blue berries have been picked,  the flowers in the gardens are beautiful.  The only problem is the high humidity and high temperatures limit time outside.

We are now dogless, as our last old dog died a couple of months ago.  We talked about getting another dog but decided that we cannot take more heartache when they die.  And we have adjusted to not having our lives revolve around care of a dog.  So I suspect we will remain dogless, unless one decides to come to our door.  And we don't ever refuse to care for an animal.

Sailing, horseback riding, working out at the gym, community activism are all things that I have been doing.  We still go to our meetings.  My sponsor has been coming over on Monday mornings to do some literature study.  That has been really helpful and has helped us to grow closer.

Life just moves too quickly anymore.  There is no way to slow it down.  I am sending good wishes to each of you who are still faithfully blogging.  It makes me smile to know that you are still out there sharing your life and story with people.

We send you our love.

15 comments:

  1. Oh, Syd! Hello! I have thought about you and your wife so many times and wondered how you were. I am glad that you are busy and well although I am sorry to hear about your dog situation. It's hard, isn't it?
    Anyway, please know you are thought of often and fondly and love back to you and your bride.

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  2. So good to have an update from you! Wishing you well!!!

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  3. A treat to find a recent post. I have truly appreciated your thoughtful posts over the years. Thank you! Lori

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  4. Lotsa love to you both, sounds like a perfectly peaceful way to pass the days.

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  5. Hello Syd,

    It is so good to hear from you. I am sorry about your dog but as a fellow animal lover we know that time will come, just relish in the memories.

    Life does move fast. I retired also and it seems I am busier now than when I worked. I cannot imagine how I had time to work.

    Take care of yourself and enjoy, Ron

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  6. The thing about you Syd is that I am a little sad we don't hear from you more often but I feel pretty confident that you are really doing OK. I am glad for you and it gives me hope.

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  7. So happy to hear from you. I've missed your posts but know that's because you're in a good place and I'm happy for that. Love the updates and pictures whenever you get a chance. Your horse is beautiful and I'm sad about your dogs. That's such a hard thing.

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  8. Syd, my secretly famous friend!! 😉 It is so nice to hear from you!! I am so happy that everything is well. What a lovely picture you shared with us. And I can't fathom you being dogless, but it does eventually and sadly happen that way. The dad and I talk about the day when we will only have one dog at home. Thank you for checking in with us....you are missed and thought of!

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  9. Hi Syd! So glad to hear you are doing well. Sorry to hear about the dog. It is unbelievably painful to lose our furry family.

    The photo is beautiful.

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  10. So good to hear from you, Syd. Much love to you and C.

    Keep coming back~

    Christina

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  11. hi Syd! I too have been far away from bloggersville but have visited this week as I contemplate my 10th sober anniversary. Wanted to say Hi and thank you for your support in my early recovery. Certainly helped me to visit Alanon in recent years as my journey progresses. Good to know you are well. Peace :)

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  12. Hi Syd, my dear friend. It has been too long and I prayed you still had your blog public. So sad about your furbaby My heart understands the hole that is left but the love will always abide there. I had to give up our alpacas, goats, and 14 rescue dogs after my husband died suddenly 3 years ago. He was a disabled veteran if you remember. The healing has been a proces much like waves. I'm trying to keep only the best and happy parts of that time in my life and you were one of those happy memories I'm still in NC and getting back to meetings again. Ive miss your sharings. I will pop in again. I'm going to try to get my blog up but new boyfriend takes up alot of my time :-) He is a chronic alcoholic, the worst I've ever seen. My best friends brother and we fell in love. Go figure. I'm thinking God put me in al-anon for 25 years to get ready for him. God has a sense of humor. Much love, dear friend. My best to you wife and may the seas be calm and the wind to your back. Luv u Kim A.

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  13. Hi Syd,I can so relate to not being able to haveing the deal with the sadness of losing our furbabies.after we had to put Harvey to sleep due to his cancer and seizures,we said no more as well.

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  14. It's always good to check in and see how you are. I'm sorry for your loss of your dog.
    Your posts help me in times between meetings, especially now that I live in an area that folks are trying to change the basics and traditions. I miss a good group that WANTS to work the steps and talk about themselves, not someone else.

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  15. Hi Syd. I've not been to blog world for years... Still on the slippery slope that is my recovery/addiction. I don't seem to get a grip for long.....anyway I hope you and your wife are well. I just suddenly thought about you...I don't know if you remember I had a son "geekster" who was doing well at school in my blogging years. ... He's now two years into a master's degree in physics ... Immmensly, unspeakably proud I am! Take care x

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