Well, I guess introductions would be in order first... My name is Linda, I live here in Simi Valley... Hmmmm... What else would you all need to know?... My daughter's jokingly said I was 'older than dirt', but that's pretty darned old!... And I don't believe I am yet quite that old...
I moved to this area almost 10 years ago from Virginia but originally hail from the Deep South... That'll explain my odd way of "talkin" for I spent the first year saying something and hearing "You're not from around here, are you?"... I didget
SO tired of hearing that comment and make a conscience effort to tone down the Southern accent... I'm told I still give it away when I say numbers (like "5" or "9"), get riled up or nervous...
Moving down the list for my Momma has always said I was anal-retentive...
Why would I write a blog?... Interesting question... Probably for a lot of reasons...
1) Our family takes the "BUY AMERICAN" mantra to a local level - we believe in buying in our community, supporting our local community, etc. I truly love Simi and although I sorta/kinda get annoyed at the added traffic here and there, this area is just the best! I spent 10 years in 'cold-and-ice' winters in Northern Virginia followed by HUMID (need I say blankety humid?) summers... Hated it... Humidity I can take coming from Louisiana... The snow, sleet and ice?... Not me... Once my feet, head or nose gets too cold, I get cranky!
2) I see issues come up in our community regarding dogs (and cats) that I look at and say, "What are those people thinking???" so that's a good reason to blog about them.
3) I'm neither a trend setter nor a trend follower... Geezie, peezie... I still have clothes in my closet that fit me well and I like... I'm SO far behind the times already because I don't blog... <EG>... And I'm known for being a woman that 'says what she means and means what she says'... Put the two together and I'm hoping someone else might even like to read what I write!
So, this is a good first step, right?... I've intro'd myself and stated my purposes for beginning this new journey... About the only thing I can guarantee is that it should be interesting!