It's just me and my cat and that's that!
She's very demure and at times rewards me with a purr.
Kitty is her name with no claim to fame, but I love her just the same!
I could've had a dog or even a frog, but she gives me much more happiness, I'm sure.
So life goes on with me and my cat and we're both happy with that!
Right now, she's at my feet.
It makes my life complete.
Just an old lady and her cat,
who can top all that!

Growng up in railroad depots

My Dad was a depot agent for the railroad. In those days they used telegraphy for communication for the trains.

In the small towns of Nebraska and South Dakota were I grew up, we lived in the living quarters of the town's depot. There was an office, a waiting room for customers and a area for freight where stock was stored for the town's businesses. The waiting room had wooden benches for the customers waiting for the train. I remember the colorful posters that the railroad put on the walls of locations throughout the country where the trains ran.

In the winter, the heat was generated by a pot bellied stove and the railroad provided the coal for the stove. I remember Mom used coal and corn cobs to heat the kitchen stove. She knew just how many she needed to keep the stove hot. There was a reservoir built into the stove for warm water. We didn't have hot running water from the tap, just cold. How things have changed just in my life.

My cat and me.

My cat's name is Kitty. I bet she doesn't think I have much imagination. But she always perked up and came to me when I called her kitty. So she's stuck with it.

She is such a dear. She gives me so much pleasure just watching her lounge around. I keep her food and water full and she seems to be just fine with that. I think you can learn a lot from a cat.

My son told me to write

My son told my it will be good for my brain to write. So here I go. Our roles are reversed. He now tells me what to do!

I'm Old. I don't know how it happened, but in someway I feel I've lived several life times. I've worn a lot of hats and I can honestly say, I've enjoyed it.

For the past 20 years I've been selling antiques. I don't know how I fell into this, but it's been very interesting and since I've always been around old stuff, I guess it came naturally. There's something about the history of stuff that's exciting. It fills my house and has made me a living. I keep things for awhile to enjoy them and then they go to the antique shop, at least most of them.

I get a lot of enjoyment just looking at my things. I think it keeps me going. I'm always looking for the next best thing. It's still exciting to me. The hunt is the fun. I've been in the antique business and the music business as a singer and piano player. They are both consuming and interesting.

I feel much younger than I am, because of my interests, I think. It's been very stimulating and I'm not done yet.

Life at 80

I'm Jackie. I was born in 1931 in a small town in Nebraska. My dad was a depot agent on the railroad. Because of his job, we moved frequently. My brother went to 18 schools and I went to 12 schools growing up.