Feel Better:Complain About Anything

Originally posted by picastoc: ↑

Good morning dear lady jo jo,
Our hours don't co-incide but not so bad when I am up early and find you here. Indeed, delightful.
I visited a friend of mine yesterday, who lives in classy Carlton and for this I used cabs. She's been part of my life forever since our mothers were friends all their lives. Yet it's been a long time since we've caught up due to lockdowns etc etc etc. She said she can barely remember what I looked like. Nonsense, of course. This is my writer friend. First time she ever wrote a children's story, she sent to a publisher. It was taken up quickly by a brilliant artist. Since then she has had 25 books published and same artist illustrates. Book production is one a year these days. Her stories all have the same characters. My friend has a quirky sense of humour and is great company.

She took me to her favourite nearby restaurant for lunch, and the weather was perfect for our alfresco meal.

Understanding how to order cabs in Melbourne in the world of Ubers, cab aps, preferred drivers, taxi drivers who provide their personal phone numbers to you within one's locality, etc was far from easy to negotiate. No cab arrived at booked time. So determined was I to visit my friend in time for lunch, I kept booking and asking for cabs on any number I found on my phone. Bingo, but then a message that a second cab had just arrived at my gate. but I was already on my ride....

I read here and been so impressed by your knowledge of plants, soils, tree planting etc etc. You are one very knowledgeable, smart lady.

I took to my friend a basket of cuttings of the Parrot plant which I had been growing for her.
She will grow them both in the garden surrounding her block of apartments and on her balcony.

Been preoccupied with legal matters, will, power of attorney, etc all getting an update.
I hope your foray into trading providers to be both successful and even more importantly, challenging and fun.

There's some covid in her apartment block, but
masks compulsory everywhere except once inside an apartment.

Masks though just part of our regular lives and elbow hugs only.

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Good morning to you dear Lady Pica

I have just turned on my computer and whizz bang, you are here.
Your friend sounds like a very clever and interesting person. Fancy publishing a book every year, that is wonderful.
And a lovely lunch out as well.
Aw this cab ordering does sound like a bit of a hassle, still you got there in the end well done.

Thank you for your generous compliment, I don't think I am that smart, I just get very passionate about my interests. I think it is a form of OCD to be honest haha.

So there is Covid in her apartment block, oh heck. We have so many relatives and friends in England now who have had Covid including my dear little 9 year old granddaughter. Touch wood, as they were all vaccinated they mainly had very mild cases.
A man in his 70's who was not vaccinated was the second only death yesterday in WA since 2020.
We have been so very lucky here, but I fear this will soon come to an end.

I am trying to learn very quickly about trading. The most interesting thing is that it is not quite so necessary to spend endless hours researching a stock if it is for a short term trade.
I do a quick check on my favourite swingtradebot. Look at their last quarterly report to make sure they have enough cash and then a check on HC for announcements etc.

As you know, I only invest in penny stocks, that enables me to buy 100.000 shares, so just one pip either up or sadly down is $100. Which is great.
I bought one on Friday at around 9am, sold it around 11am and made $600. But as Friday was a blood bath, I now have a few in the red. So will see how these go. This Russian war malarky will be making things very uncertain for everyone, so fingers crossed that Putin comes to his senses.

So you must continue to stay very safe, how tedious it must have been for your lot.
But now you can slowly open your wings and become a social butterfly again.
Jo Jo x