first post after "Dogs, Chickens, and Me"

   This is my first post after losing my precious blog that I kept for years, Dogs, Chickens, and Me.  I also lost hundreds of pictures taken over the years that accompanied those entries that chronicled my life.  I suppose no one will care but me and a few friends and relatives, but  I consider it a tragedy.  There's nothing I can do about it.

I've been here at Boynton Manor for months now, and I know I live here, but it doesn't really feel like home.  It's like being in a nice hotel.  I am always aware that my surroundings are subject to observation and evaluation by people with power over me.  If I should scratch the paint or let the floor get dirty I feel subjected to judgment by authority.  It's true that I really have nothing to fear, but there is always an uncomfortable edge that goes with dependency on others.

Meanwhile, life is easy here in many, many ways.  I had a heart attack just as I was moving.....brought on I'm sure by the incredible job of packing and moving, most of which I did myself. I'm okay now and recovered.The loss of my computer's contents has divorced me from my past, for better or for worse, and my life is new.  If my old readers find this new blog  I will be very happy to have them along.