The temperature is forty-five degrees this morning in Ormond Beach and I am sitting outside with blankets and a hot cup of coffee. My nose is cold and occasionally I slip my hands into my robe pockets to keep them warm.
I feel optimistic about the new year, and don’t know why. Certainly world affairs and political agendas paint a dismal picture at best. Perhaps it is the realization of how little power or influence I have. Frequently I have offers, from other seniors, to help me load my groceries into the car. I accept their help gracefully.
As I look back on 2023, the highlights are trumped by health events and staying alive. Please don’t be nervous. My husband and I are well, however, it is a time consuming effort.
Moving forward into the new year, call them resolutions if you like, I’ve decided to stop worrying about; recycling, global warming, the wars in Israel and Ukraine, and how to get people to delete stored emails, or if a semicolon or comma should be used after about in this sentence.
Good health and publishing my novel, Morningside Drive, will be my focus. I planned to publish in February, because Roxanne Hart marries on Valentine’s Day. However, staying healthy got in the way. You’ll be hearing more about Joy Webb, the main character, and her return to Daytona Beach after missing thirty years, to confront her father about the past.
Thank you for supporting my writing.
I wish each of you good health and happiness in the year ahead.
. . . Claudia just saying
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Can’t wait to read it ❤️
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Best wishes for your projects and the year ahead.
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Happy New Year Claudia & Mr. Wonderful. Looking forward to all your writings. Stay Warm and Stay Healthy.
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Thank you, Mary. Let’s make 2024 memorable for the right reasons. Hugs, Claudia
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Looking forward to reading your book! Happy New Year! Miss all those New Year’s dinner parties!
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Me too! Happy New Year Ellen.
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Perfect Claudia. ❤️
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Happy New Year Kathe
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Happy New Year Claudia! We spent a quiet night last night comfortable with our memories of many happy new year’s eves spent on Linwood Ave. Thank you for them-I cherish those memories. Good health and doing things that give us joy are the best wishes (call them resolutions) we can make. Yours will be finishing that novel-i can’t wait. But good luck with all that “not worrying”.
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Array aka Betsy. Your comment went to spam. I’m still talking to wordpress as to why it occurred. They mentioned disappearing comments, so this happens to others. . . just saying thank you for you patience. Claudia
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Betsy, I’ve already relapsed. Today I decided to save only clear plastic wrap. . . just saying, I need help!
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Hah! And wherever did the name Array spring from?? Note me-I like my name.
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I haven’t a clue, but I’m on the hunt. The good news, your most recent reply is visible.
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