Homesick

Had four days off in a row last week. Probably the last four days off together that I will have in a long time. Took advantage of the time and drove down to Atlanta to visit friends, family, and places I love. Never enough time to do all I want to when I am in town. Working my two part time retail  jobs a few hours every day this week. Four hours here. Six hours there. 

Without my mother living anymore, it occurs to me that I can just leave my cell phone off all night because there is no one who needs to phone me in an emergency or with any important questions anymore. 

I only use the phone as a clock and a navigator now. 

Got home from orientation and my next door neighbor is building a privacy fence between our houses, leaving her place cut off from ours. It seems funny to me that this is happening just a month after we had the street-side fence removed from our back yard, opening our view to the neighborhood and increasing the amount of sunlight coming into the yard. Now we are being boxed in on the other side. People in High Point greatly value their privacy and solitude. Me, not so much. Oh, well... 

Back in Atlanta for a visit

First stop - lunch at Lee's Bakery on Buford Highway.  I had a delicious tofu Bahn Mi and avocado smoothie. 

I am the Ivy Fairy (Ivy Ninja).

Gift from a neighbor for whittling her English ivy down to size.
I enjoy cutting vines off of trees because seeing trees burdened down by the heavy green stuff chafes me. 

Saturday in Greensboro

We started the day at the corner farmer's market, followed by lunch at Sticks & Stones.