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Congratulations to Liz's DH and his WW success. That's some good work.

Ocean Diane, I too hope former husband has fully moved on. Hopefully the crazy storms aren't causing flooding in your area.

Peps, I feel such a desire to get in my garage and start purging (still too cold to do it yet). I hope I can keep my mojo going when I actually get started. There is so much to do.

Yesterday we went to a little cafe around the corner from our hotel and had sandwiches. It was very charming with couches, board games for loan, and several people were playing chess. It started storming, and there were tornado warnings, but nothing but rain in Memphis.

The storm continued all night, with explosive thunder. It rained so hard the windows in our room leaked.

Memphis is definitely more gritty than Nashville, but I like the music scene here a little more. Probably because blues, rhythm and blues, and jazz are my favorites. There is a lot of cross over with country, so Nashville has great music too, but it feels a little more commercial. There's an authenticity to what we've heard on Beale Street that's very pleasing to me. The city is rough though. We're just a few blocks from the entertainment section, and surrounded by empty buildings. One next to us is a beautiful art deco high rise. I can't imagine how much it would cost to rehab, and it's so big, what could it even be used for. But it would be a shame to see it be taken down.Across from us is an empty 4 story, it's less remarkable. On the other side is another vacant building. 2 blocks away is a shopping district with the cute lights and cafes and a pretty park with a charming fountain. So the downtown is a real mixed bag.

Still raining this morning, so we got an Uber, and hit the next tourist attraction we had on our list. Today we toured Sun Studios. It's amazing all the big names that got started there. They still have recording sessions in the evening because musicians want to get the Sun sound. At the end of the tour they bring out the microphone they used in the 50s, used by Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison etc. They said when Mick Jagger was there, he kissed it.

We had lunch at The Peabody Hotel, and it would definitely be the premier place to stay in Memphis. I was chatting with a nice salesperson in their boutique, and she said Priscilla Presley stays there when she is in Memphis.

We are back at the hotel, and will head to Beale Street if it's not pouring rain. We leave tomorrow. It's been a relaxing trip, and I would come back.

Hope this means the end to your worry and his stalking!

So true. It seems like our stuff automatically expands to fill new space.

Now he can haunt someone else. I hope you are forever free of him now!

206.1 up a tick, but that's par for the course after a leg workout. It was a good one, too! Food was very much on point, too. Just gotta keep on it.

Liz, yay for DH!!! Glad he was feeling good about his weight loss. That is always motivation to keep going.

I finished work on the club newsletter. It was my first time doing it. Not being a wiz at layout and formatting and graphics made it quite the time consuming little project. It is 26 pages. I feel quite accomplished. However, I was up until 1:30 working on the redos my co editor wanted. She is a semi-retired editor/publisher. Working with her has been fun, but she is precise. I've learned somethings and had to bite my tongue on others. She's a wonderful and kind woman, so I roll with it. She knows of what she speaks!

More grooming today. Need to work on taxes. Workout this afternoon.... oh, and of course, the never ending garage purge...

Ocean Diane, nice to see you check in. Glad Chuck has moved on and will now focus on someone new.

Cheers!