PROMISES, PROMISES--

           Remember my breathless, impassioned promise to write a DAILY blog during July, in honor of my birthday on the 20th?

          

         So what happened to that so-called contract?

          (sigh)  It went the way of so many promises I make to myself that wobble and often shrivel up.  Every day I would vow to myself to "catch up"...at first that worked out, writing two blogs per day.  And then the days started sliding by, along with my resolve.  My dear daughter Niki, ever the faithful confidante (and enabler), reminds me that since I have reached the lofty RETIREMENT goal, I need not have any "shoulds" in my life.

          How many times have I exhorted her, and other loved ones (mostly female) to not "should" on themselves!

          So, in the spirit of independence and a fine should-less existence, I will go back to my haphazard frequency of blogging.  I have many photos which I have scanned to use in future entries.  These photos have served as springboards to my blog musings, and I feel that every blog is enhanced by a photo or two.  

          I will illustrate this apologetic blog with the message so dearly written in the card my granddaughter Rosie gave me as an early birthday wish: 

          I am pleased to use this as my anthem for all the days of this birthday year--and any years hereafter:

              "I hope you have fun being 74."

          And for me, "fun" is being inconsistent.  

It suits me so very well!