As the months passed by I settled into a routine.An early round of daily morning golf set my metabolism into gear for the rest of the day. With my golf buddy, I would be on the fairway at 5:40 a.m. ( at first light of day ) teeing off into the barely lit sky.
I use a yellow ball which helps me to see it. My buddy has very sharp eyes so she watches out for my ball. We pull our 
trolleys for the extra work it would require of our system. Good for our hearts, bones and stamina. We finish 9 holes by 7:00 a.m. if there are only two of us. Yes, with brisk walking, and no searching for lost balls, this is possible. After all the main purpose is the exercise, the enjoyment of fresh air and the song of birds in the air.
Once home and after breakfast, I would settle at my computer, trying to learn more about the internet, trying to find my way around the computer. It was a very steep learning curve, spending on courses that never delivered what was promised. It was difficult because I didn’t have any technical background and many courses assumed that you had a certain level of knowledge which I didn’t.
Years later, I discovered blogging! This satisfied my urge to write, for writing is one of my passions. In the attempt to learn, I found myself with more than one blog! They were all “false starts”, if there is such a term. I didn’t know how to delete the blog so they stayed.
Later on I discovered Facebook and Twitter!! Slowly I learned how to upload photos, thanks to my children who bought me a digital camera as a birthday present. I began to take photos of my plants
, my garden, the food that I ate in various places and the places I visited. 
Without a digital camera, this would not have been possible.I initially thought that Facebook was a waste of time as friends kept on urging me to play games with them and I don’t really like to play games online, etc etc as I consider it a waste of time which could be better spent learning something new, such as internet marketing. Now I’ve changed my mind about Facebook because it is a very powerful social medium where you can interact with people whether for fun or business. I’m still learning about Facebook….there’s so much to learn!
Twitter was good in that one is forced to use no more than 140 characters so it has got to be concise. I now have more than 6000 followers!!
Most of my day is spent on the computer.
Unfortunately, age has caught up with me. I had two falls which now make it impossible for me to squat down to do my weeding and replanting of flowers and plants. I also had to reduce my morning golf to 3 times a week because the doctor said that walking up and down the undulating slopes of the fairway is not good for my knees. Still the stubborn streak is there, 3 times a week it now is and a slower pace.
Then there are the house chores that take up time, the laundry and cooking being my major tasks. In between there are errands to run.
At night I steal some time for my emails in between my favourite t.v. programs. So each day is a full day and each night I fall into bed, relieved to sink into cool comfort, often dozing off before the t.v. program ends!
The next morning the alarm wakes me and I thank the good Lord for the bonus of another day.
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