Thursday Morning- April 17th. Shoulder and neck are fine- my lower back is seizing up. Tomorrow Hips?????

 This painful -ness was explained to me by my Son.  The raking of dead leaves off a bed in the back yard. Yes, it explains every ache and pain.  Today my back is seriously considering giving way......the shoulder is better the arm pretty good.  The neck- laughing- Still a pain in the neck.

I have a lunch date in 2 hours.  I have taken two Tylenol.  Usually they do things- but recently- like last day or so- they have done nothing.  So- Heating Pad until it's time to spiff up my wardrobe for Lunch.  Here in Maine that does not take much...for most women over 70, here in Maine,- it's a thick application of red lipstick in the general vicinity of wrinkled lips and extra hair spray on the every week hair salon bouffant..... Cat eye glasses frames with lots of sparkles.  Plenty of perfume.  I can't manage any of that.

I even find it difficult to sit next to.

My hair is too short, I have never worn lipstick (no, never), my glasses frames will be sparkle free as long as I live,  and my pants are corduroy from LL BEAN...In the summer they are 3/4 length  black stretchy something that cost over $100 from LL BEAN these days (mine cost 25 cents at the Employee Store)..

 BUT I did splurge one time and bought fresh new pants from the Flagship Store. I wear those. In the Summer....cause Fancy People From Away are all over the place in Maine.  Even ones you SEE on TV. Or in MOVIES.......Mainers never "notice" them...or ask for autographs......I've loved that about Maine forever......... I think I eventually saw the entire cast from the "White House Series".....

 I DO have an extraordinary new wardrobe that came down from the Attic and got washed and dried.  Expensive linen stuff that did NOT come from LLBEAN.  If it was warmer today, I give them an outing.

I will try not to wear a mended sweater. to lunch.... 

I have to admit....The dismount out of my Very High Four Poster Bed this morning took my breath away.  I stuck the landing but whoa. it hurt.  Two Hours until Liftoff....couch, heating pad.....socks.