HELLO FRIENDLY VISITORS!

I will give you the LOW DOWN of OCTOBER in a few words and a few photos of course my favorite pastime!

OCTOBER 1, 2024

My SECOND BORN SON had a BIRTHDAY!

35 years old!

HOW ON EARTH DID THAT HAPPEN?NO photos of that event as there was none!Nor did I see HIM that day!He was ten pounds 2 ounces at birth born at 8pm.My doctor was JEWISH and he was THRILLED because it was a holiday for him and he could get home to finish the FEAST!

OCTOBER 3, I had a HEART PROCEDURE in an operating room!FASCINATING as they play loud music and there were over 8 people in the room each with a different job.ALL INCREDIBLY NICE I might add.I had a RIGHT HEART CATHETERIZATION.They go into your body with a camera………..they entered through my neck as oppose to my wrist or groin where they had prepped me!Who knows why but it did not hurt!I was given a low dose of FENTANYL( Oh MY GOD THE BORDER DRUG!) as they were going to give me nothing but I told the surgeon I’m a bit of a sissy!Pain and I aren’t BUDDIES in anyway.I have ZERO PAIN TOLERANCE!Just the way I was MADE.

The outcome of this PROCEDURE is they want to do MORE TESTS!

So, I wait for that to happen.

YES, all a bit nerve racking for me as I wait.

I am home alone on a weekend in October and trip over the carpet, footstool and land palms down on my brick floor.The first thought was anything broken?No, I deduced right away as the pain was bad, but not excruciating.I was able to pull myself up onto a chair after a few minutes or so.

First thoughts were anything broken?How do I reach my phone?Who will find me here on the floor?

THE FEAR WAS THERE as I had damaged myself.

Days later I am still dealing with awkward pain.

This photo above was about 10 minutes after the FALL.

What you donot see here are my toes and the bottom of my Right foot!

The bruising came out days later and it was BAD.

The first few nights I couldn’t even sleep with a sheet on my feet!

I would scream out in the night in pain.

The feet were DRY as I kept a support hose knee high on the first three days and at night to control the pain along with Tylenol.No wonder I couldn’t walk straight with all this bruising on the bottom of my foot which I discovered days later……..I am still LIMPING 12 DAYS later.

That white dryness has DISAPPEARED THANK GOODNESS!YUCK!

SO lucky, I did not break a BONE.As I am in full on Osteoporosis.

Eight days after I discover a bruise on my HIP which does not hurt at all.

The bruises just keep POPPING UP!

The GORGEOUS BEAUTIFUL KNEE.BOTH LOOK LIKE THIS.

BELOW DAY 11……….I know I need a PEDICURE but not ready for anyone to touch my little TOES!

The yellow bruises means its getting better……….

The white stuff on my toenail?What is that?That is a NEW ODDITY FOR ME!

OCTOBER 17, ONWARDS TO THE BEAUTY PART!

I headed to the San Francisco FALL SHOW in an UBER.

AFTER MUCH DEBATE we left as his phone was not giving him the directions!

He was from EGYPT,which was a place I always wanted to visit!ALL my UBER DRIVERS are IMMIGRANTS which I LOVE as I get to ask questions while traveling to my destination.He told me I need TO GO!

I was able to direct him to FORT MASON where the show was exhibiting.

(At least I have-not forgotten my way around the city!)

With traffic and a meet up for lunch; I was a bit RUFFLED, so I asked to get out of the UBER before I should have.Therefore, I had to walk a bit of a distance on my achey foot.DUMB ME!

I meet up with this woman!

This is LINDA.

HER INSTAGRAM is worth a PEEK………..COSGROVEFINEARTS.

She recently had an exhibit at Berdorf Goodmans in New York!

SHE IS A PAINTRESS! SHE PAINTS BEAUTIFULLY!

Look at those CAMEO’s she turns into rings.

Between her and me we knew a FEW PEOPLE AT THE SHOW!

ALWAYS A THRILL TO MEET PEOPLE AND SEE PEOPLE YOU KNOW FROM YOUR PAST!

This AMAZING HAND PAINTED Desk was from SICILY!

A place high on my list to see………….

The Italian is talking about a trip in the SPRING TIME!

Let’s NOT GET TOO EXCITED YET!

MY VIEW AT LUNCH besides Linda and her reliquary necklaces!

See that leather stool on the RIGHT?

There were TWO of them.

Those were my FAVORITE ITEMS I would have purchased had I had an extra $39,000.00 for the pair!

Guess where they came from?

I will give you ONE GUESS!

TUSCANY, that region in ITALY were we LIVED YEARS AGO.

We wandered around and had a nice lunch.Then went to see a lecture with WES GORDAN and AERIN LAUDER. The grand daughter of Estee Lauder cosmetics and Wes Gordan is the CREATIVE DIRECTOR for Carolina Herrera couture.They both share the same Interior Decorator! Both shared snippets of their lives and stories which I always find interesting.Estee, allowed her granddaughter to order multiple desserts at THE PLAZA HOTEL when they would lunch as a young girl!

Before the lecture I spied another INTERIOR DECORATOR who I knew would be there and thought I bought tickets to her TALK.Alas, somehow I bought the wrong tickets on the wrong day so MISSED THAT!She kindly received me with me tapping on her shoulder and gave me a BIG HUG.We have been following each other for YEARS on INSTAGRAM and we both LOVE COLOR!Note the theme of the show was BLACK & WHITE but we both got our own DASH of COLOR in our OUTFITS and accessories!She has written a BOOK called WANDERLUST a few years back ,which I ENJOYED SO VERY MUCH.

YOUR CONTESSA AND MICHELLE NUSSBAUMER at the SFFALL SHOW in OCTOBER 2024.I was THRILLED TO MEET HER AND HER ASSISTANT WHO SO GRACIOUSLY SNAPPED A PHOTO OR FOUR FOR ME!

Her RED LIPSTICK IS FABULOUS!

MINE IS NON EXISTENT!

I must learn to RE-APPLY after LUNCH!(Funny story as a child it would embarrass me to watch my mother apply lipstick in public with the mirror compact etc.I have never done it in public.I’m okay going to a restroom and putting it on if NO ONE IS IN THERE!)

So, how is your OCTOBER evolving?

I am reading STANLEY TUCCI’s latest book WHAT I ATE IN ONE YEAR and am LOVING IT!I made his MINESTRONE soup yesterday and have to say I LOVED THAT TOO!

ALSO,I READ FIFI O’NEILLS latest book SOULFUL COTTAGE and enjoyed those words and photographs very much.Poor FIFI has survived TWO HURRICANES within days of each other and is dealing with LOADS of CLEAN UP!Fallen trees etc……….she needs HELP financially and has given her VENMO account on her INSTAGRAM.I believe she is 78 years old and had NO ELECTRICITY FOR 12 DAYS!Therefore NOT ABLE TO WORK.SO, if you have VENMO or can HELP HER PLEASE MAKE CONTACT WITH HER at her EMAIL.

fificoconut@me.com

HER INSTAGRAM NAME IS MISSFIFI2610

I KNOW THIS WASNOT EASY FOR HER TO ASK FOR HELP.So, I’m spreading the word.

I apologize for not linking the instagram accounts but am not able too at this time.

SPY the TAIL of TIGRE amongst the cutting boards?

Seems he brought a mouse into the CASA and that is where he took refuge!

Wish me LUCK!!!

AS THE ITALIAN heads to bed he saw this and snapped a PHOTO for me!

I am SO LUCKY when it comes to PETS and their ability to SHARE.

I shared a transport vehicle this week at the car dealership and was the last to get inside.Do you think the other two passengers said HELLO?They were both staring at their phones.I DID!The rest of the trip was made in SILENCE.I tried to make conversation……..but the phones were MORE INTERESTING!

I took a walk this morning after dealing with a few THINGS of IMPORTANCE just to clear my head and see if I could put weight on that foot.The walk was not long but I did it and while I was walking I passed a woman.Do you think she looked at me or made eye contact we were inches apart!I SAID,”MORNING!”

She continued to look at THE GROUND.

I am not going to ask YOU what the heck has happened as I know what has happened.

Let’s HOPE we can PUSH a Re-start soon!

MORE LAUGHS,MORE SMILING and MUCH MORE LIVING!AS WE ENTER THE WINTER SEASONS…………..CREATE JOY DAILY!

I ADORE HEARING FROM YOU BELOW……..keep on SCROLLING DOWNWARDS.

A BIG HUG,

XXX