Hmm . . . thinking of an eating out treat

You know, it’s been some time since I’ve been in a restaurant, other than a food court. I’ve always liked the atmosphere at roadhouse type places – no surprise there. Here in Kendallville, the only chain restaurant is Applebee’s, but I haven’t been there in a long time. I remember some twenty years ago when there was one in West Chester and I liked it, but as other business adopted the look, it seemed that Appplebee’s didn’t keep up – at least for the last couple of times I went there.

Of course, that’s been some time since I’ve been there, so maybe I should go and see if it was a downturn that has been rectified. It’s a cloudy day and maybe I’ll spend some time surfing the Internet looking at menus and pictures of eateries. Gee, all these folks are looking at me with eyes that say, “AmeliaJake, peanut butter isn’t good enough for you?”

Now that I’ve thought it through, I think I stick with the cafe and the Foo Bar.

Mother’s Day 2016

A year ago on Mother’s Day, my 98 year old friend, Kathryn Feller passed away. A year has passed away now as well. I am not a naturally nurturing, comforting person, but I hope my being there when she died, looking into my eyes, brought her some comfort.

When I got back to the house that day, someone remarked, “Well, this is one Mother’s Day they will never forget.”

I must compliment the staff at nursing homes who are there everyday, some staying past their shift time to make certain people are okay. Not all, but some, and not necessarily the ones that are always smiling; at times, the serious, sometimes grumpy ones are those who go the extra mile.