Conversation – 16

Copacabana (At the Copa)
Song by Barry Manilow

Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl
With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there
She would merengue and do the cha-cha
And while she tried to be a star
Tony always tended bar
Across the crowded floor, they worked from eight til four
They were young and they had each other
Who could ask for more?
At the copa (co) Copacabana (Copacabana)
The hottest spot north of Havana (here)
At the copa (co) Copacabana
Music and passion were always the fashion
At the copa they fell in love
Copa, Copacabana
His name was Rico
He wore a diamond
He was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancing there
And when she finished, he called her over
But Rico went a bit to far
Tony sailed across the bar
And then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two
There was blood and a single gun shot
But just who shot who?
At the copa (co) Copacabana (Copacabana)
The hottest spot north of Havana (here)
At the copa (co) Copacabana
Music and passion were always the fashion
At the copa, she lost her love
(Copa, Copacabana)
(Copa, Copacabana)
(Copacabana)
like in Havana
(Copa, banana)
Music and passion were always in fashion
Her name is Lola, she was a showgirl
But that was thirty years ago, when they used to have a show
Now it’s a disco, but not for Lola
Still in dress she used to wear
Faded feathers in her hair
She sits there so refined, and drinks herself half-blind
She lost her youth and she lost her Tony
Now she’s lost her mind
At the copa (co) Copacabana (Copacabana)
The hottest spot north of Havana (here)
At the copa (co) Copacabana
Music and passion were always in fashion
At the copa don’t fall in love
don’t fall in love
(Copacabana)
(Copacabana)

Club Sheba Weekend Edition

@sheba2011

Hi Sheba, glad you are feeling better. Headaches are no joke.🤯

Today was nice in the ‘burgh with temps in the mid 40’s and a little sun. Downhill starting tomorrow with a mixed bag of rain/snow. Colder and snow showers through the weekend. But it is January so…..to be expected.

Will try to get to mom’s tomorrow before the snow. They are busy on Saturday and I don’t want to wait until Sunday. I like to get there at least once a week while sis is here to see if they need help with anything.

Husband doing okay. He says his legs feel like cement since he hasn’t been exercising much since before Christmas. He is going to walk on the treadmill tomorrow. One day at a time.💖🌹💖

@taci

I am wishing you a safe trip. Will be thinking of you everyday and saying prayers for you, hubby and mom. Remember, you are not alone, we are all here with you.🙏🌹💗🙏

@Sheba. hello and we have a sunny lovely day here. Well, the plan, which is subject to change if things happen, is to leave tomorrow for AZ with my husband. They will let me visit because dare I say, it’s hospice. She will still be in the quarantine period so I am doubly scared. Well off I go, thanks so much for all the love and prayers and well wishes.

Have fun in the games tmorrow!

@sheba2011

Dragon fruit is grown in Arizona, California and Florida. I am not aware of any other States growing this, unless Hawaii. As I said a few days ago it is a cactus fruit and the flowers are just as pretty as the fruit it bears. I think you will have to wait until spring or early summer to see it again. I surmise the growers think that sending it to stores in the Northeast and Midwest may be too cold for the fruit. Here, the fruit is at least $4.99/lb. Besides, it is over ripe because no one is buying it at this time.

I was going to wait on the innoculation, but will try to contact them starting today. It’s a lottery pick. We could actually be called the same day as the phone call. Hubby wants to head North about a month following the last shot. That means sometime in March. I do not think we will be returning to Florida anytime soon. It’s bad enough that we are not sure of the hotels and restaurants as we head to our other homes. Not a happy camper. I still do not feel safe. Time will tell.

The Good In All

We need to encourage ourselves to look deeply into all things in our lives to see the inherent goodness of everything.

Sometimes we find it difficult to see the good in people, places, or situations that aren’t to our liking. We focus on the things we don’t like in our lives as a way of fueling our efforts to create change. There is nothing inherently wrong with this, and it is one way we make progress. However, if we get too caught up in this way of looking at the world, we lose touch with our ability to sit back and simply say yes to everything on our plates, which is the true starting point for all successful activity. Sometimes what we really need is to encourage ourselves to look deeply into all things in our lives to see the inherent goodness at the heart of everything.

At the core of this inquiry is the practice of unconditional acceptance, which can be scary because we feel as if we are being asked not to change the things we don’t like. But when we think this way, we are still operating on the surface of our lives. In order to feel the beauty and warmth of full acceptance, we have to be willing to sink deeper into the stratum underlying the external manifestation of our lives. This deeper place of being is the origin of all lasting change, yet its paradox is that when we are in it, we often don’t feel the need to change anything. From this place, we experience the pure beauty of the process of being alive, and we see that all things change in their own time. We don’t need to force anything. If there are things that we do need to change, from this place of serenity we create the shift easily, our hands guided by an energy that resides at the very center of our hearts.

In our active, goal-oriented culture, we learn to distrust stillness and to engage in busywork on the surface of life. This tendency can blind us to the good that lies at the heart of all things. But all we have to do to see again is stop for a moment, let go of our preconceptions and our agendas, and settle into the very center of our hearts, remembering that it is only from here that we can truly see.

@bichon18,

Good Afternoon in Florida. Wishing you and Jerry a good and safe day.
Give little Ari and Chloe a nice OZ pet. 🤣

Amy please let me know how you do when you get the Vaccine. Please
stay safe. 😘

This cutie reminds me of little Ari. 😎😘

@kittengirl,

Still in our hearts and prayers during this difficult time. 🌹

Cherie,

Good Morning in S. California to you and the children. Just be safe. 😘😎💕

Enjoy with the children. 😘