#ThankYou

#ThankYou, Everybody!

/ Marcia Meara / 14 Comments

 

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who commented on Valerie Ormond’s #GuestDayTuesday post. I wasn’t able to respond to comments, though I did try to “Like” each one so you’d know I was following along when I could. I’ve been unable to do a lot of my favorite blogging activities this week, sticking mostly to “Liking” and sharing when possible.  I promise to get back to my normal tricks as soon as possible. In the meantime, hope you are ALL having a wonderful week, and are looking forward to Halloween festivities and lovely autumn days!

Enjoy This Fabulous Time of Year to the Fullest!

#Update on #Idalia & a Big #ThankYou

/ Marcia Meara / 48 Comments

 

Thanks so much for all the well-wishes, everyone! We made it through the storm with no serious damage, thankfully. Just a fair amount of rain and some gusty winds here and there. The storm made landfall farther north than originally predicted, so that saved us, and spared my son & family, as well. Sadly, there’s been a lot of water damage from storm surge along the coast, and Idalia (while mostly gone from Florida) isn’t done yet. Please keep others who may find themselves in her path in your thoughts and prayers.

I also want to say I may be a wee bit scarce for a couple more days as I’m dealing with some issues relating to a bit of oral surgery, the resulting infection, and a good bit of pain. GAH. In the famous words of Roseanne Roseannadanna, “It’s AAAAAALLL-ways sumthin’!” Hopefully, this will be over soon, and things will be back to normal (such as it is around here). 

In the meantime, hope you all have a great rest of the week, and avoid any random hurricanes that might show up near you. 

Be Back Soon!

 

 

 

#ThankYou and a Quick Health #Update

/ Marcia Meara / 20 Comments

Just wanted to thank everyone who commented on Dennis’s wonderful butterfly post yesterday. So glad you enjoyed it, and I’m sorry I was unable to respond to comments. I’ve run into complications from my last dental procedure and have had to start a course of antibiotics, along with some pretty potent pain medication. I may be a bit scarce for a few more days, but hopefully, I’ll be back to my regular routines soon.

If all goes well, Dennis and I will continue with our #WildlifeWednesday series as time permits, too. Between us, we have lots of goodies we we want to tell you about, and we’re both looking forward to doing so. In fact, I have a post coming up on July 12 that I hope you’ll enjoy, featuring one of my favorite wading birds. Looking forward to sharing it with you. 

In the meantime, don’t worry if I’m pretty quiet for another week or two. I’ll be back before you know it!

See you soon!

#ThankYou Everyone!

/ Marcia Meara / 5 Comments

Just wanted to thank everyone who stopped by TWS yesterday to comment on Joan Hall’s wonderful #FiveMoreThings post. I was away most of the day, and the best I could manage was a quick “Like” for each comment, but I appreciated the great response, and Joan, I hope you know you are always a welcome guest. I do hope you’ll visit us often in the months ahead!

Here’s wishing every one of you a great day, and a wonderful weekend coming up soon!

You guys ROCK!!

 

#ThankYou Everybody, With a Special Thanks to #GwenPlano!

/ Marcia Meara / 20 Comments

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who stopped by yesterday for #GuestDayTuesday with Gwen Plano, featuring her latest book, Redemption. It was lovely having Gwen visit The Write Stuff, and it was wonderful seeing all the beautiful comments from everyone, too. I wasn’t able to respond to  each one, as I usually do, though I know you all understand. You folks are the best!

Gwen, thanks again for visiting here,  and I hope you’ll stop back by again, soon. You’re always welcome, my friend!

Wishing you MUCH success with this latest book!
 

 

#ThankYou – #WendyLScott – And Anniversary Well Wishers!

/ Marcia Meara / 6 Comments

Thank you so much to Wendy Scott for being my special guest Tuesday, and to all of you who responded to her very interesting post. Sorry I wasn’t home to join in the comments, but I hope you ALL know how much I love having guests, and seeing visitors enjoy them. Wendy, you’re welcome back any time!

I’d also like to thank everyone who wished Mark and I a happy 37th anniversary the same day. As you may know, that’s the reason I wasn’t home to attend to Wendy’s post as usual. Happily, we had a very nice day, and hope to begin getting out a bit more, fingers crossed.

And now, back to business. Hope you enjoy today’s #ThorsDaySmile, and are looking forward to, among other things, another #TenThings post next week, featuring Tony Slater. (Trust me. You won’t believe his list! 😁)

I’m thankful and grateful for every single one of you!

Have a great day!

#ThankYou!

/ Marcia Meara / 44 Comments

Just wanted to tell you all how much I appreciated your kind responses to my update post from Sunday. I started trying to respond to everyone, but  realized I’m running way behind, so I hope you’ll understand my decision to thank you all at once.

I’m officially on my semi-blog break now, and am trying to get as much “down time” as I can, at least through the end of the year. This is tricky for me, being utterly addicted to keeping up with my blog friends every day, all day long. But I’m being extra careful not to overdo right now, as per my doctor’s instructions, hence the blanket thank you. 

Believe me, your kind words and support mean the world to me, and I am wishing you ALL the best holiday season, EVER!

Merry Christmas from 104 of My Santas!

PS: #HealthUpdate – #Clarification & #ThankYou

/ Marcia Meara / 30 Comments

Thanks to everyone for your kind comments about my health news yesterday! I should have clarified a bit more about why it took so long to discover my heart damage. Lest you think poorly of my previous cardiologist, let me assure you he had been very carefully monitoring my heart for over twenty years. I’d had carotid artery surgery way back then, and he saw me annually and did imaging of both my carotid (to be sure it remained open, which it has) and my heart, to be sure no problems were developing there. (They weren’t.)

Unfortunately, when Mark’s job disappeared and he had to retire, we were told our insurance would remain in effect through June, so I had my last cardio imaging done at that time, along with some other exams. THEN, we found out they had stopped the insurance as of May 30, and I suddenly lost all of my doctors at once! Blam!

Somewhere in the shuffle, the last image of my heart went astray and only resurfaced when it was requested by my new cardio doctor, who immediately saw the damage. Until THAT image, which was only taken a couple of months ago, mid-LC, there had never been any visible damage to my heart at all. So that’s why my new doctor believes the damage to be the direct result of LongCovid.

Since there is no medication available at present with which to treat LongCovid, yet all my miserable symptoms disappeared as soon as I started on the heart meds, I firmly believe LC is gone and probably has been for some time. Of course, it made sure to leave me a souvenir of its visit, via the damage to my heart, but happily, that IS being monitored and treated. And so far, the results have been good.

Again, please if you have LongCovid, be sure your doctors are monitoring you for any possible organ damage, so it can be treated early on! It could make a huge difference in your overall health and your quality of life! 

#ThankYou!

/ Marcia Meara / 12 Comments

Just a quick note to say thanks to this week’s guests, Jackie Lambert and Kassandra Lamb. I’m sorry I was unable to respond to all the lovely comments, but we have been busy every day cleaning up debris from Hurricane Ian. It’s been a long, hard week, but we’ve made substantial progress, and really appreciate your understanding and support. I’m hoping I’ll have more time to be here next week, even though I have no more guests scheduled through year’s end. But I do still have a few little surprises tucked in here and there through Christmas, along with my regular #GrannySays and #ThorsDaySmile posts. 

I’m hoping by slowing down a bit over the next couple of months I can finally kick Long COVID and return to both blogging and writing at my usual pace. We’ll see how that goes. Meanwhile, I’m so grateful for each and every one of you who has sent me well wishes, and who’ve been so wonderful about commenting on our guest posts. You guys ROCK!!!

While I’m away, I’ve scheduled a few of my most beloved poems from days gone by here and there, and hope you’ll enjoy reading (or re-reading) some of them. Also, I have a couple of new series in mind for 2023, and of course I’ll be putting out a call for guests posts come January. In the meantime, I’m always available via email if you have questions of any kind!

THANKS AGAIN, EVERYBODY!
LOVE YOU ALL!!!