The great Katherine Hepburn died yesterday. I simply couldn't let her passing go by without commentary. I think she is one of the all-time GREATS of Hollywood (perhaps because she shunned Hollyweird in general). What an independent free-thinking woman -- imagine, a woman NOT being married OR having children. Goodness knows, there seems to be NO actresses willing to become this kind of role-model today!

Here's some of my favorite quotes by Katherine:

"Not everyone is lucky enough to understand how delicious it is to suffer."

"I often wonder whether men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then." (Wow, so TRUE! :-)

"I've been loved, and I've been in love. There's a big difference."

Otherwise, I'm still undecided about moving/houses/property. Over the weekend, DH and I revisited the 16 acres and house out in the rural area. The foreclosure price has been reduced, and it is within our realm of financial possibility now. However, I am not sure I WANT to live out in the country (as I've stated in other entries). Yet, it is so QUIET and SERENE out there, no annoying HUMANS to bother you...makes me sort of think I might like living in such privacy and seclusion. We'll see, I guess. DH is wild about the place, since he could have his horses there and build a huge barn, etc.

I'm still feeling well, physically. I also went on my bike ride both Saturday and Sunday. And today, at noon, once I returned from the grocery store. I weighed 90 lbs this morning. It's dark outside now, raining, and will continue this for the next day or so, due to the tropical storm heading our way from the coast.

Decisions, decisions, decisions. I fear that I am afraid of taking a RISK....

Decisions, decisions, decisions! I just don't know what to do, regarding moving and buying property/house.

I am still undecided about the older house in the Historic District. I contacted the realtor today, and she met me there for a walk-through. DH and I had already been inside, because the doors were unlocked, but I got a better look this time. It does need the work finished that the owner has started -- new appliances installed, new countertops, etc. I think I'd offer $70,000.00...with the stipulation that the owner install central heat/air. I doubt he'd agree, but that is simply all I would offer. Our house is worth at least that much, and we'd sell it...so we would not have a loan on that house. Or rent out our house, and get the loan on it. I NEVER want to live in a place that has a mortgage, especially after seeing how easy it is to lose one -- there's DOZENS of foreclosures here now.

I DO love that house, it's just the kind of older house I enjoy decorating inside. Plus, I feel more at home in an older house (that one was built in 1938), instead of the newer, modern-looking houses. Guess I'll wait and see. Don't know if DH will agree to make an offer, since he'd prefer moving out in the country and buying some property.

Rainy this morning, so I went to the library, then rode the bike later when it was only cloudy. I weighed 88 lbs the other day, but ate more and am back to 90 today. I feel better, and hopefully am over the illness. Time will tell, since I took my last antibiotic the other day.

Not much else to record. Yeah, I'm a slacker when it comes to journal entries lately. But I DO have a lot on my mind, regarding moving, etc. I'll improve in the future, I hope.

Just a brief entry today. I’m feeling better, though not as well as normal. I did manage to go on my bike ride the past couple of days, since I felt it was necessary. Was having occasional cramps in my calf-muscles, due to no exercise! Also, last week I weighed 93, but have dropped back to 90 by cutting down on calories and the biking.

DH’s bid on the property was not accepted, but neither was the next highest bidder. Guess we’ll wait and see what the finance company hopes to get out of it.

In the meantime, we looked at a lovely older house in the Historic District...about five blocks from where we now live. The house needs lots of work, but some of the renovation is being done by whoever recently bought it; they seem to have stopped though, and just put it up for sale. It’s not as reasonably priced as these foreclosures we’ve been looking at, but not out of our reach either. I would LOVE to have another house, and particularly that one, as I see much I could do for improvements in simple, inexpensive interior decorating. Plus, it’s a nicer, quieter neighborhood with larger lots, more space between the older, huge homes. We’ll see, I guess.

Sooner or later, I am sure we will move; just a matter of finding the RIGHT place in the RIGHT location. We spent almost all of yesterday looking at houses/property...

And so it goes...

Usually I don't go almost an entire week before posting...but I've been sick. The minor pain in my right side turned out to be kidney infection, and I had to visit a doctor for that confirmation. Then I had to start taking antibiotics, and have just been lying around all week, trying to recover. Kidney infection, by the way, is quite serious for me...since I have a history of kidney problems due to a metabolism/kidney defect. So I haven't felt well enough to write anything in this journal.

I'm feeling a bit better, but still not up-to-par. In fact, yesterday I felt better than today, and have no idea why. I was able to do a lot of piled-up housework, cook supper, take care of the cats better, etc...but then this morning I felt like I'd been run over by a truck! I almost went back to bed, but managed to get up, get dressed and do a few chores. I need to buy groceries, but just don't feel like tackling that demanding task. Maybe tomorrow...

I sure hope that I don't end up in the hospital, but it's happened before. If so, it'll be for extensive tests, and to see if the kidney problem has flared up again. I'm getting TOO OLD for this sh*it! The whole episode is depressing me, and I was ALREADY depressed. Getting old is awful, and the worst part is that every time you get sick, you think,"Geez, maybe I should just go ahead and end it all, since it's all downhill misery from here on out." Sometimes (like lately) I think it might be best to skip the last few chapters of old age. I mean, if I feel this rotten at 51, how will I feel if I make it to 61 or 71? *Shudder with dread*

So I'll shut up for now. Oh, one more thing, DH made a bid on that land/trailer, and we're still waiting to hear if the foreclosure company will accept it. I don't think so, since it was VERY low...and frankly, I'm not up to the task of all the work it would take to get that trailer in halfway livable shape. Ho hum, what else is new? (sigh)