by Cheryl Batavia

Technology & Obsolescence

Mary Margaret’s Tea & Biscuit

Then and Now

Technology

The longer I live,

the more times obsolescence

stares me in the face!

As of today, Robert and I are both seventy-four. In another month he will be seventy-five. I tease him about this every year!

Yesterday was a sentimental journey, driving through the countryside to Arcadia to have lunch at Mary Margaret’s Tea & Biscuit, a restaurant where we had lunch shortly after we met ten years ago. Robert gave me a lovely orchid plant for my birthday, and we had a thoroughly enjoyable day!

When I went on break recently, I intended to rest and upgrade my technology skills. I decided to type up the three manuscripts that had been gathering dust for months in case I had an opportunity to publish a book. If not, the manuscripts would be ready to pass on to my children. I became familiar with the new version of Word along the way.

Then, a publisher who liked my book, Life in Inspiring Places, offered to publish and promote my new book, Earthly Days. Dedicated to Robert, it is at the publisher and will be coming out soon. It will be presented at the Miami Book Fair in November! Updates will follow.

Copyright© 2023 by Cheryl Batavia

54 Comments

  1. Unknown's avatar

    How amazing that you were able to have lunch at a place that you both visited over a decade ago. I can imagine that that must’ve been a very special memory. I hope that you thoroughly enjoyed your birthday. You both look so happy together 😊

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        it was super busy on a weekday, can’t imagine what a weekend would be like. Saw masses of Fire flies in the tunnel … when I could get ppl to turn their blinky lights off. No idea how they expect to see such tiny wonders with a light blinding us all ….

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  16. Unknown's avatar

    Cheryl this is wonderful. The revisit. The love that’s going strong, the birthday to look forward to, the amazing good news about a new book in the making—woot hoot. And the poem. Gorgeous it all. So happy for you. I bless all your endeavors. Xoxo 😜 😉 🫖

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    Lovely to see those photos 🥰 congratulations to you both on 10 years! And huge congratulations on the new book – it looks fantastic, and I will certainly be getting a copy! 📖 ❤️

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    You both looked superb then and now it’s wonderful. Congratulations and Celebrations 🎉🎊💖. All the best for the new book. Do finish the manuscripts, Now is the only time. 😀

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  22. Unknown's avatar

    CONGRATULATIONS and an early happy birthday which is probably the first time in my life where I didn’t have to put belated in front of my wishes ha. I always joke that my gray matter is full and I have to choose what to forget in order to learn something new. Yesterday I learned how to do some solid modeling design for a new prop so unfortunatly I had to let go the knowledge on how to vacuum.

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