Are these repeats?

From Smash

From Gina

From NancyL

I've refrained from jabbering about my confusion and poor filing system for a while.

Today, I am posting a few that I think might already have been posted, but, there is no easy way to find out.

It is now June 15th  August 17th Oct 21and I am making a last ditch effort to fill up every date until Dec  31st.

And then maybe I can keep 2021 in order.

On top of everything else - these photos are jumping around and the captions are not sticking with them - so I don't know what kind of mess will pop up.

Grrrr.

At least we have pretty things to look at.

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The Tuesday post mentioned that I was about to join Chicago rush hour traffic.

It was actually just fine - except for the side trip to put air in a tire.

Thankfully, the car is able to alert me to something that I need to take care of.

Sadly, the exciting new digital machines with air are not Nanna friendly.

And then -- Let's hear a chorus of angels and trumpets and uplifting hoopla:

a lovely young woman pulled in behind me - needing air - and she helped me.

It may seem like a very minor thing -- but it meant a lot to me.

I had already sought help from a couple people who started shaking their heads "no" even before I said anything. 

So, I continue on - another 5+ hours of driving -- and hoping that the tire was OK.

The warning light never went off -- so that was ominous.

And -- if that wasn't enough --

let's break a record for earliest snowfall -- and dump some snow on Nanna for a couple hours.

 I've had plenty of experience in snow storms on the interstate, so, I wasn't too traumatized.

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Note to self: Next time you need to go to Chicago -- buy a hazmat suit and fly.

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And what's the best part of being home?

My mail.

Yup -- it's tempting to share it right now.

But, you'll just have to wait until next year.

That's how it works.

Oct 2020 envelopes will show up in Sept of 2021 -- to inspire you.

Thanks so much for participating in exchanges. And if you do not exchange - thanks for just showing up and reading. Something I read recently was profound and I was thinking I needed to share it - but I'll never find it --  it had something to do with the benefits of writing. Some people send the nicest letters and notes in their envelopes -- and it is really nice to hear from you. Others -- send empty envelopes -- and I can honestly say -- "I hear ya" to those people, too. 

Onward.