The Sun is Back and a Nice Ride to Jamestown

A beautiful sunny day after lots of cold weather. Tonight we took a ride to lovely  Jamestown. A very small beautiful town with a good ice cream palor. It was so pretty to see the boasts , the water , and the sun setting.

Fancy Nancy Says: Appreiciate the scenery . Why not!

Delightful Day in Newport

Finallly, the sun came out and we spent a lovely afternoon in Newport. We visited the new museum near Touro , and then we took a ride to see the Castle Inn. They Inn buiilt a lovely new outdoor cafe. We did not eat there instead we went to Newport Creamery for a frozen yogurt. The prices in the Creamery are much more realistic.

Fancy Nancy Says: At elegant places you pay for the view.

Medical Appointments

We seniors keep the doctors employed. Now that we are up north, it is time to visit all our doctors to update all our body parts. As we get older the body seems to require more repair jobs and more attention. Oh well, the doctors will have no recession.

Fancy Nancy Says: All the doctors are our kids age now.

Wonderful Morning with My Son and Grandson, and Rufus the Dog

It was wonderful to connect with my son and grandson and Rufus the dog. The dog is amazing. In the house the animal is shy, but when he visited the local dog park, he was a different personality. Instead of lying quietly under a chair, at the dog park he was the leader of the dog pack. He raced around leading all the other dogs on a royal chase. ;;

Fancy Nancy Says: It is always a treat to connect with family. Rufus is a dog with two personalities. A fun morning.

Crazy May Weather

It is Memorial Day weekend and it is freezing. Just got out my gloves, hat and waarm coat. The weatherman said maybe we would even have some snow. What about all those parades for this holiday? Are they just washed out??

Fancy Nancy Says " You can't predict the weather. Why try!"

Full Senior Center Day

There are some really good courses at the senior center. This morning was history, then exercise, and then current events. Tonight the library had a good history program on the area and last night a differnet library sponsored a cooking demo where 60 people got to sample the food. An amazing program. The food was delicious , so they tell me. Since I have to be careful with what I eat, I just watched the program. The cook used butter, sugar, and all the ingredients that I can no longer eat. Everyone said the food was great, but I did notice with an older senior audience, that many probably went home to take an antacid. So much for getting older.

Fancy Nancy Says: Lilvraries offer many free wonderful programs.  Try them!

Line Dancing , Lunch, and the Dentist

Today I went line dancing. We have a senior center and they do many excellent programs. Yesterday I did zumba there and today, line dancing. I will probably teach a course there in July. Today was also dentist day. I am my dentist's pension plan. I never run out of cavities so he does not have to worry about a recession. He is a wonderful dentist and I love the work he does.

Fancy Nancy Says: Take care of your teeth. Fixing them is very costly.

Working on New Places to Teach

Today I spent the morning writing out course proposals for two churches in Naples, Florida. I hope to be speaking to the women's lunch group and I am offering a 4 session writing course to them as well. One church has already said they want a talk and a course. The next church wanted references so I mailed out the information, and with luck they may want a program as well.

 Fancy Nancy Says: If you have a good idea share it. You may find it will lead to a new job. I love getting new jobs.

Relocating Took Most of the Week

When you relocate after being away for 6 months, it takes time to correct all the things that are not working. Our refrigerator had a heart attack and we were lucky that the appliance man could perform refrigerator surgery and save the box. There was an inch of ice that froze and all we saw was water dripping down the back wall.

The cars needed help as well. Oil change , new tire for Marty. And yes, don't forget about visits to the dentist, and allergist, the internist . Finally we seem to be getting settled. It takes time for relocatioin, but it is worth it.

Fancy Nancy Says: Relocating is Work!

Pickleball . is Fun

I just started to play a new game called pickleball. It is a combination of ping pong, and badminton and since the ball is a whiffle ball type, if  you are hit , it is not as hard as a tennis ball.

Fancy Nancy Says: Try new things ,open up your life.

Fancy Nancy is Relocating

We leave to go north tomorrow. We are driving and look forward to connecting with family en route. I am trying to connect with the women who run ladies programs at the church. Marketing requires a lot of networking.


Fancy Nancy Says: Networking is the key to getting jobs.

New Places to Teach

Yesterday I visited a beautiful church that was just redone. I just wrote to someone in charge of education to see if their women's group might want a program. There are lots of churches in the area and  I am already booked at one. Time now to see if others want some programs.

Fancy Nancy Says:It takes marketing to find new places to run programs. If you ask, they can say either yes or no. Why not ask!

Fancy Nancy Speaks up at the Bank

Fancy Nancy is not happy with the bank's investment dept. Since she is not a big customer they do not want to give her a local rep. Today I went to the bank to see if they would do something for me . I told them to work on it , otherwise I would move the account. I don't like moving since it is a nuisance, but for now let's see what they will do.


Fancy Nancy Says: You need to ask for what you need, otherwise you will never get it. There are lots of banks around, but moving is always a pain with investments accounts. Time will tell if they will find me a local rep. They want me to use someone far away. With hearing problems this  does not work for me.

Fancy Nancy Goofed!

Fancy Nancy wrote to her grandchildren and wrote ideas for a good life. She put the ideas in a frame, and packed it. Unfortunately, the frame was glass and the glass broke in the shipping. As a result the project backfired . She learned a lesson. If you are shipping something with glass , go to a shipper for packing otherwise it can break. A good deed backfired.

Fancy Nancy Says: Never too old to learn!