While sitting on a screened porch The Old Lady watched a lizard hunt gnats on the sun-lit screen.
It wasn’t really a lizard, technically it was an anole, but she named him Lewis Lizzard anyway.
Lewis prowled up and down the screen, pouncing on creatures too small to be seen by the human eye but apparently large enough to make a satisfactory snack.
“A fine way to spend time in quarantine,” called The Old Lady from a proper social distance. “Stay home!”
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“As an old lady,” pontificated The Old Lady, “I have learned some things that work for my body.

“I have also learned that every body’s body is different, and what works for me might not work for you.

“But that won’t stop me from telling you about things that work for me.

“What’s working for me right now is RALLY, an herbal blend that I add to my coffee which boosts the energizing and mood-lifting effects of caffeine while smoothing away the midday crash.

“It was developed by and is produced by two women in Athens, Georgia, using a combination of natural adaptogenic plants (that is, plants which help reduce the effects of stress and boost the immune system).

“You can learn more at http://www.herbgirlsathens.com/

“If this sounds like a plug, it IS!” insisted The Old Lady. “I really like RALLY and I want the Herb Girls to stay in business!

“LISTEN to The Old Lady!”

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Latest reports show that cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. are now doubling every three days… an exponential spread that is unprecedented in our lifetimes.

But fear has spread even faster, infecting us all with sick feelings about the future.

Let’s look at our common fears:

     FEAR that you will get sick… you either will, or you won’t; worrying means you are already suffering before any illness presents itself. Save your energy.

     FEAR that your family won’t have enough money or food… this one is dangerous, because it focuses your attention on your little inner circle and we are all in this together. This fear causes us to buy ALL of whatever it is that WE think WE will need… and too bad about our neighbor, who came in after us only to find empty shelves.

     FEAR that life will change… it already has, it’s too late to fear the changes; it is time to adapt.

Adapt? How?

That is what we will all learn, together, as this situation continues to develop.

“The best way to resist FEAR is to find ways to help others. Perhaps just a phone call during which, instead of one-upping each other with scary stories, we try to reduce each others’ fears,” suggested The Old Lady. “This is not the time for ME AND MINE… this is a time for WE AND OURS.”

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Wild azaleas are indigenous to the state of Georgia, and can be found from the extreme southern flatwoods to the northern hills that morph into mountains which make up the southmost Appalachians.

But The Old Lady found them blooming this February in north Florida.

There were several at Jennings Bluff, south of Jennings FL, displaying pale pink clouds of blossoms over the Alapaha River.

“I picked up two ticks in those woods,” The Old Lady admitted ruefully, “but it was worth it for such a glorious sight.”

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Out walking in the woods The Old Lady found something very dead… and very beautiful.

The shell and skeleton of an armadillo were laid out among the leaf litter like a sculpted art installation.

Both sides of the flexible shell were visible, with the dark outer scales partly worn away.

“I’m sorry the armadillo died,” said the Old Lady soberly, “but I am glad that I got to admire its insides.”

Ever since she was a little girl The Old Lady has loved mail.

“It all seems so magical,” she marveled, “things appearing in my post office box with my name on them. Wonderful!”

Today was a supermail day: not only was the box crammed with envelopes… two from actual human beings, NOT corporations!… and a small box, there was also a Magic Key.

The Magic Key shows up when there’s a package too big for the box. It has the number of a locker on it, and the lucky recipient gets to walk to the locker section while anticipating what delights may await within.

“Even if it’s something I ordered myself,” laughed The Old Lady, “it still qualifies as a present!”

The Old Lady was using her binoculars to idly scan the tree line across a stubbly field.

A friend asked “What are you looking for?”

“I don’t know yet,” replied The Old Lady with a shrug. “I never know… until I find it.”

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While walking on a farm The Old Lady kept a sharp eye out for hawks. She has seen them there before, but her hours of searching were to no avail.

Then she rode into the nearby town where THERE WAS A HAWK sitting on top of a sign, not ten feet from the side of the street. It fixed a calm but steely gaze on the approaching vehicle. When the car stopped directly in front of it, the hawk remained standing still on its perch looking almost military in its bearing.

Finally it flew off.

“Another great lesson for me,” marveled The Old Lady. “I tried and tried to make something happen, but it was only when I let go of trying that what I sought found me.”

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“I am The Old Lady,” grumbled The Old Lady, “but that doesn’t mean I want to feel old.”

So she signed up at the YMCA for Silver Sneakers, which is exercise for old people.

Do not be deceived!

Silver Sneaker classes move, and move, and MOVE to upbeat music.  

She knew she was in for it when the first selection was a rather peppy version of the disco hit “I Will Survive”.

She found herself repeating that line to herself as the class marched, and danced, and pumped arms while the music went on seemingly endlessly…  

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger,” gasped The Old Lady, sucking wind and dripping sweat. “and I don’t intend to die at the Y!”

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