Jenny:  Have a safe drive back home.  I know that Grand Lake had a foot and half of snow about a week ago.  the range does look lovely.  Missed it by a day - we are now in Tucson. 

NITA... welcome home!

Joan:  How wonderful to see you posting.  Keep us up to date. 

NitaH well i welcome you back. I have to confess i do not reamber but I am lucky to reamber my Owen name now day's. after the head knocks in 014. we went and seen a Lawyer yesterday to set up a trust, think that is better than a will at least in MO. it is. can't fight in court as easily,judge usually tells the fighting parties to hit the road. we also went and picked about four bushels of pares. so today I will be pealing and coring pares. love those pare cobblers and or pare halves in a side dish with meals. have a great day one and all.

Lloyd

Good morning everyone..

We are off to the  city  taking our friend in for her pacemaker/cardio Dr appointment.She has a few stops she wants to make and then home.

I took spare dog home last evening and not long after his folks came home.I miss having him around.

Thank you for the Thanksgivings wishes ,ours was a quiet one as everyone was scattered. Son was in SC sharing his TG dinner with another trucker, a war vet both enjoyed the meal.

Welcome Nita,nice to meet you and I am sorry about losing your pooch. I do know how much that hurts.

Need to boogie.

Everyone have a great day!

Good morning Everyfriend!  I just realized that I didn't stop by to say Good Night last night.  I hope everyfriend slept well and that you all wake to a bright and beautiful day!

We're in "pill wait" time for the doggies and then I have to get ready to go back to work.    The beeper just went off for dog food.  I'm in the middle of making a new supply so I better get that job done or they won't have breakfast.

Take today and make it your best yet!

Good morning.  It is very warm and muggy here today.  My thermometer on the porch said it was 79° at 5 a.m. It was a kind of an uncomfortable night.  The AC came on several times.  We're not getting as much rain as we need but there is more than enough water in the air.

No plans for the day except the usual household laundry.  I am still finishing up my last supply of library books.  I kind of went overboard last time I checked out of the library and came home with nine books so I need to work on finishing those up before I go back to the library tomorrow.

Stay well, All.

PHYLLIS, we're having those high humidity days this week, too.  The temps are only in the mid to high 70s but the humidity is up into the 89 and 9o% area.  It kind of beats me down.  I'd rather have hot and dry. 

Hi Everyone.  It looks like we could be in for a stormy day later today.  This is finally the morning when I get to see the eye doctor.  The paperwork said to allow up to two hours for this appointment although find it hard to believe it will take that long.  I have my paperwork already filled out as they sent it to me.  That is all that is on the schedule for today.  I will have to be brief this morning as we must leave in about 15 minutes.

June, maybe your new Chaplain was just extra nervous and let the time get away from him as he delivered the sermon.

Nita, hope you aren't having withdrawal symptoms.  I remember when I dropped drinking caffeinated coffee year ago as had a bad headache all morning long for 5 or 6 days.  I doubt that the coffee did much to keep the acid reflux away.

Shirley, nice to see you are safely home from your trip.  Too bad about your camp sight but glad all turned out well.  Nice to see your cats like Glen Miller. 

Jenny, hope you are enjoying your Vail outing.  Too bad about Dr. Dave's friends losing their homes and vineyards in the terrible fires.  I have been surprised at how painless my toes have been.  Just one pain pill needed. 

Lloyd, you will have saved your family lots of headaches and potential problems, much less hundreds of dollars, by having your estate in trust.  My folks did that and it was certainly a blessing for my sister and I and made settling their estate very simple and quick.

Amy, nice of you to help your friend with her medical appointment today. Glad your son found someone to share his Thanksgiving meal with him. 

Good Tuesday morning.

Pretty sunny morning with no wind and temperature is already up near 70 º.  Rain and cooler tomorrow, but then back to the warmer weather for the week end
It can stay like this for the whole rest of the winter.  I am not looking forward to winter.

I talked to my grand daughter over the week end and she moved up to Connecticut from Myrtle Beach last fall, and she is looking forward to the colder weather.  She is anxious to be able to go skiing again. 

I have nothing special going on today.  I will probably read for a while.  I did not sleep all that well again last night, so if I start reading, I usually get so sleepy so that will result in a little napping.

Shirley, glad everything went well with your camping trip after you finally discovered that there was no suspicious activity going on across from you. That would have been scary. 

Jane, hope your first day back to work after your vacation will be a good one with lots of  "welcome back" smiles.  I am sure you and your pleasant greetings have been missed.

Hope all the friends will have a good day.

Joy

Good morning everyone, we have sunshine this morning and it is so welcome. This is supposed to be our last summerllike day, into the 80's again. I will welcome autumn temperatures. A 13 year old boy got a gun and shot a boy who had been bullying for 2 years.

JOAN  it makes it really feel good coming here in the morning and seeing you. Feels like "home" again. On local news last night they showed several Columbus statues that had geen spray painted. Seems like Columbas was horrible to the local Native Americans and suddenly some people want the statues taken down and the holiday thrown out. Crazy. 

MARY ANN  there was a Y & Z maybe when I copied it I left them out? I should check better before I post.

LARRY  you are much smarter than me with computers. Things have to be simple for me or I do not understand. I did get my favorites in IE imported into Google Chrome again. Somethings I like kept in the bookmark bar. Last time my  was here and checked out this machine
he saw that bar and scolded me for having so many things starting when I got online. Guess he never used that bar and now he has a Mac. He told me to save up and get one, too. Heck I had all I could do to save up for a PC.

JUNE  we have a lady here who just hit the 100 year mark. She is almost blind but is outside waling around the parking lot every day. Her mind is sharp and she is fun to talk with. Glad your lime green did not show up, disgusting color to my eyes.

NITA  been thinking, were you active in PSP before?  Your name is familiar for some reason but yesterday it did not ring a bell. I used to get acid reflus often, no fun. Had that scope dowm my throat and was prescribed Prevacid. Was told no eating at least 2 hours before bed but nothing ever said about coffee. What about decaf coffee?  OK just saw you mention PSP now I do remember you. At one time we used to email each other.

SHIRLEY  your cats know good music when they hear it. Listening to Glen Miller would not be hard to take on a long ride. Oh you and I think alike, bring on the cold temperatures and even beautiful snow. Not normal weather here either this summer. PLEASE keep  your posts the way they are. Always interesting. Glad you liked the alphabet.

JENNY  was wondering how much snow you got in Denver. On the TV I heard possibly a foot of it.

LLOYD  that is a lot of pears and I know all the work is worth it when you can enjoy them on a cold snowy winter day.

PHYLLIS  I have 1 book to bring back to the library downstairs and hope I can avoid bringing more back up with me, still have 3 more to read.

JANE  I am with SHIRLEY, rather have cold.

"OLD PEOPLE" PRIDE

Old People are easy to spot at sporting events; during the playing of the National Anthem. Old People remove their caps, cover their hearts, stand at attention and sing without embarrassment. They know the words and believe in them.

Old People remember World War II, Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Normandy, and Hitler.. They remember the Atomic Age, the Korean War, The Cold War, the Jet Age and the Moon Landing. They remember the 50 plus Peacekeeping Missions from 1945 to 2005, not to mentionVietnam

If you bump into an Old Person on the sidewalk he will apologize. If you pass an Old Person on the street, he will nod or tip his cap to a lady. Old People trust strangers and are courtly to women and treat them with great respect.

Old People hold the door for the next person and always, when walking, make certain the lady is on the inside for protection.

Old People get embarrassed if someone curses in front of women and children and they don't like any filth or dirty language on TV or in movies.

Old People have moral courage and personal integrity. They seldom brag unless it's about their children, grandchildren or their animals.

It's the Old People who know our great country is protected, not by politicians, but by the young men and women in the military serving their country.

This country needs Old People with their work ethic, sense of responsibility, pride in their country, and decent values. We need them now more than ever.

Thank God for Old People....

Good morning Everyfriend.  The sun is trying to come out here.  Joe stopped and got me breakfast after he dropped Finlay off at school.  I don't like the breakfasts they serve here.  It is great to read what is going on with all of you. Gloria - Thanks for 'OLD PEOPLE'.

Proud to be an "Old People".

Mary Ann

Good Morning Everyone!

Seems like old times, Joanie is back among the fold.  Welcome good lady.

This morning has a chill in the air.  Real Fall weather even if it is just for one or two days.  Possibility we wont  get over 54 degrees if it stays cloudy.

I need to get down and get my car inspected and get new tags for it.  I keep putting it off.  I also need to get my ears lowered or get some dog tags for me.  Looking pretty shaggy.

Other than that I don't have a lot going on.  Laughed at my pup this morning.  She was feeling her oats with the cool weather.  Running all over the back yard, guess she was feeling like a pup again.  Bless her old heart, she is a real sweetheart.

got to go get cleaned up..... C U Later

Hello, all.  Got S&F bookmarked on the Kindle so I can visit more easily without having to sit at my computer very long. 

I was watching the news earlier about the fires. Such destruction..Sad to think of so many losing everything.
2017 has not been a good year for lots of people.

Well, my coffee fast didn't last long.    I did !imit myself to one cup, and it was ahhhh-good.  And no heart burn.  I really, really didn't want to give up my coffee.

June, I saw your lime green text. . If you keep it, I will easily recognize your posts.  I'm reading all the posts and trying to remember who said what. I remember when I was herd before, I was always so impressed at those who addressed each friend's post.  I think someone said you opened two windows and did it that way?

I have no plans for today, but need to cut more berry vines coming over the fence from the neighbor's. Sometimes, if I don't have my clippers with me, I'll just direct them back over the fence.  There's always some thing to do outside..I like having a project, no matter how small.

I'm here.  Had a good day at work...some old friends and some new ones.  One guy said he remembered me from the old store.    But I'm really, really tired so I'm just going to vegetate.  Maybe I'll be back!

Tisie…did you ever find out the mystery  of this??

Had an uneasy moment when I went to my favorite campground, the site I usually try for was taken so the camp host assigned me to a site HE thought was even better.  Had I realized where it was I would not have agreed, was just across the road to "lake level", where I knew the "boys club" camped together, the boaters that partied all evening & got up early to get those speed boats out on the water.  Not a place I every wanted to be. 

My uneasy feeling was justified when a big RV across the road from my site pulled out well after dark, not something that ever happens.  About midnight the largest truck I ever saw pulled into the next site across the road where a camper was already in place. 2 men got out & started walking around from truck to the plug in post, then a 3rd man joined them from the camp site next to me... the light was turned off & on as they talked & walked back & forth from truck to post.  The cats were laying on the dash of my RV so I got up & watched out the window with them.  (No lights on in mine so they could not see I was watching). 

All of a sudden I happened to think that "this might be a drug deal so what if they get angry..."  My Ruger came out of it's case & kept it in my hand until I felt comfortable the guys were just trying to fix something & weren't a danger.  First time EVER that I was uneasy in a campground.  I will be going back toward the end of the month, for a family reunion.

Phillis, I too did laundry this morning and it wore me out . I think I am home for the rest of the day. I am reading another Jan Karon book. She was a favorite for a long time, and now in coming back to "Somebody safe with somebody good," I'm finding it a bit confusing. I confuse easily these days it seems.

Larry, I think an hour is normal for most Churches, but we are a group of much older people,and we tire physically much faster than those under 90 years, plus we have a group from the care facility that are all in wheel chairs and lose a train of thought early on. 45 minutes seems to be a comfortable limit of time.

Joy, my youngest Grandson took a Ministerial
position at a church in Idaho, and he and his your family are delighted with the area..the little ones are learning to ski and skate and the scenery is outstanding.They  love it.

Gloria, I find that age can not be numbered in years. We have some folks here that are still youthful in their late 90
's. some, like your 100 year old that could run circles around younger folks, and then those of us in early 90's that just hang on in there, do a  mean wiggle if the music grabs us, and then take time to  do some deep breathing to keep going. Life is a ball, and I love it.

Hey Bis…….my buddy is back posting in GREEN again. Yay  ! Now it  feels like  the good old days again. Thanks Bis Girl.!!

Nita, To me, the Green belongs to our Bis/Joan. I was just missing her so much I had to post it.  I'll go back to blue again. What kind of berries are growing on your side of the fence ?My  Mom had Mulberry vines, and when my kids were young the were in Berry Heaven, eating right from the vines.

It is past lunch time, so I had better go raid my fridge. To late to eat downstairs, but I'm loaded with goodies..I"ll start with macroni salad and go on from there.

Good evening, A  sunny day, but a little breezy maybe showers to morrow.

Good to see you posting Nitah

Gloria, I really like that one old folks, so true

Joan, I join with the rest of our group, to say so happy seeing you posting.  Also pleased that you are happy with your new home, and close to your family

No, June, I am only guessing that those guys were not a threat but just working on something.... but bet they were "feeling no pain" since they were working with bright lights on & past midnight, in all campgrounds it is "quiet time" at 10:00 pm.  Having that big RV pull out after 10:00 pm was another first since check out is between noon & maybe 2:00 pm at the latest.  Actually, I stay away from the type campers that go to drink & boat, they can get pretty wild.  I was not afraid but cautious.... never know what can happen these days. 

Nita, was thinking about your trying to cut down on coffee & remember that I did the same think about 25-30 years ago when all of a sudden I was having heart burn so bad I explained to the Dr that "I could start a fire across the room the burn was so hot".  After a while I decided that since the only time in my life I had heart burn was when I was pregnant, I would see if the cure I used then would work again. It did!  I started taking iron & bone meal vitamins and was no time the heart burn was gone.  Bad part was that by the time I found the cure I already had osteoporosis. After years of bone scans my osteoporosis is no worse than the first scan & all I've done is take the vitamins.  I do take the 1000 mg Tums on the days I don't take vitamins, seems to help/work.  I didn't stay off the coffee, tried the decaf & half caf but it was the acid, not caffeine.  Hope you find a solution that works for you. 

Time for the cats midnight snack so better round them up.  They aren't thrilled with the cold weather.  Sweet dreams and God Bless. 

Good morning everyone...

Yesterday was a fun but long day. My friend doesn't have to go back until next year. We shopped at a few places first ,then Dr, then home.

Need a fire on this morning to chase the chill away.one of these days it will be on to stay.

Gloria we stopped at a road side stand and they we charging 1.00 per apple  and .50 each on Royal Galas!! I think our Mennonite market is cheaper than that! Copied your Old Folks, thank you for sharing.

Jane , I hope you had a good nights sleep,first day back is a long one.

Hal, isn't it fun to watch our old girls run and play like a pup again. Tis 40° here this morning..

Larry, good luck at the eye Drs. today.

Joy ,hope you slept better last night. Some nights I lay awake and when I finally get to sleep it is time to get up

Jenny, I hate to see trees damages by snow or ice. I know we will get snow next month and that is soon enough for me.Watched the fires on the news and can't imagine the loss for the people.

Joan, great to see you posting,Hope each days makes you feel stronger.

Better get a move on here.

Take care everyone and enjoy your day.

.

Good morning Everyfriend!  I'm up and moving this morning.  We're in pill wait time for the doggies and since I have to be to work at 8:30 this morning, I decided to take my shower and make the bed while I was waiting. 

I can't say I slept well last night but I do feel ready to meet the day and whatever it brings.  I was a little upset with the miscommunication between associate (me) and management (my immediate superior) yesterday and I think that added to my tiredness.  But I did a lot of thinking and I think I might have come up with a solution to that particular problem.  We shall see!

I'm having my coffee while I wait and when the buzzer goes and I feed the doggies, I'll have breakfast.  My day is off to a good start!  I hope all of yours are doing the same.  Make it the best!

Good Morning everyone. well we got twelve quarts of pears canned and a big
crock pot of pare butter cooking down, we left it all night but still thinner than we like it so still cooking it. I just got up about ten min. ago. foot is still sore to walk on and is swollen, so I am going to call VA and see if i can get in and see if sawbones has a good idea. or wants to exray it. have a great day everyone.

Lloyd

Good morning everyone, finally had lower temperatures last night, no AC for a change, just a fan in  the window kept me cool enough to sleep.

JOAN  glad Joe brings you a good breakfast. At times I would love to have bcon and eggs for breakfast bu about all I can make then is oatmeal. Glad I like it. I think we can all recognize us or someone we know in "Old People"

HAL  we are starting in the low 60's here this morning and that is cooler than it has been.

NITA  those fires in Ca. are horrible and so many lives lost already. This morning on the news they showed one vineyard all ashes, that is a big loss to them. I have S&F on half my screen and notepad on the other. Works for me. When I first got to SN I would jot notes and then tried to read them to write in the post box.

JANE  is retirement looking closer?

JUNE  the 100 year old lady here is livelier than I am.

SHIRLEY  years ago we used to go camping near Provincetown on Cape Cod. Nice family campground with lots of kids and they had things in the evening to entertain them. Lat time we went we found the place had been sold to a young couple. We only stayed 2 nights and left. Too noisy with a lot of drinking, not family friendly anymore.

AMY  that stand sounds like it charges market prices. I know one orchard here that charges different prices for different varieties. My son charged to same price for all of them. Where He goes to pick apples now does what he did. He is ready to cut his trees down and just keep a few for family.

Ode to Old Age

Just a line to say I'm living
That I'm not among the dead
Though I'm getting more forgetful
And all mixed up in my head.
I got used to my Arthritis
To my dentures I'm resigned
I can manage my Bifocals
But dear God I miss my mind
For sometimes I can't remember
When I stand at the foot of the stairs
If I must go up for something
Or have I just come down from there?
And before the fridge so often
My poor mind is filled with doubt
Have I just put some food away?
Or have I come to take something out?
And there's a time, when it is dark
I stop and hold my head
I don't know if I'm retiring
Or am I getting out of bed?
So, If it is my turn to write to you
There's no need getting sore
I may think that I have written
And don't want to be a bore
So remember that I love you
And wish that you were near
But now it's nearly mail time,
So I must say "good-bye dear"
Here I stand before the computer
With a face so very red
Instead of emailing you my letter
I went and saved it instead.

So I must say "good-bye dear"
Here I stand before the computer
With a face so very red
Instead of emailing you my letter
I went and saved it instead.

Here I stand before the mailbox
With a face so very red
Instead of mailing you my letter
I went and opened it instead.

Good Morning Everyone.
It is another cool morning and it feels pretty good, but knowing that in a couple of weeks the leaves will be falling and turning and then nothing but bareness, well that isn't completely true, the live Oaks will still have their leaves and of course the Cedars.  But grasss will be brown from the frost until the winter Rye starts to come up.  But the Rye is patchy.  I don't know if the wive will put any Pansies out or not this year.  I am not able to dig up the flower beds and we only have one young man in neighborhood and he may not want to earn any money.   Young guys don't look for jobs any more, it seems.

Amy, yes it is fun to see the pup enjoying life as a puppy again.  She is mellowing out and becoming so affectionate as she ages. She like lots of petting and loving and that I can give her.  She is a loving gentle old soul.

Janie, hope things work out for you at work.  Work and home are two places it just plain makes things mieserable to get cross ways with someone. 

Shirley, yep, you gotta wonder what those guys were up to.  Obviously they were not going to a parts store at that time of night.  Were they in their slot the next morning?  Or still gone.

Well I got half my job done yesterday.  Got a haircut and my car inspected.  But both took longer than I thought and I decided I would put off getting my sticker for my license plates.  Will do that this morning before it gets busy....beautiful dreamer....

For all our folks on the West Coast I hope things are settling down along with the fires.  I swear, for the life of me, I cant understand why they don't cut that undergrowth out to stop these fires.  How many lives and how much property has to burn up to start using some common sense. 

Well I have written a book this morning, hope I didn't bore too many.  Hope everyone has a great day.

Good morning Everyfriend.  I have been awake since 4 a.m. - wish I could sleep later.  No sun out this morning - guess we are to have more rain.  Thanks for the Ode, Gloria.

Good Morning Everyone,  from the partly cloudy
and cool (in the 60's) rocky coast of Maine.   
A Beautiful  welcomed Autumn day. 

I am getting ready to go for a morning walk
down the street to  pick up a prescription from
CVS.   

Hi Joanie ... good to see you and to EVERY other Early
Bird who has checked in this AM..  "Have a Great DAY"..

Sandy

Good morning again everyone. Bis it is especially good to see you able to post again we all love you. have a great day. I called VA to see about getting in to see what they have to say about my foot. they say they will have a nurse call.
well maybe this after noon may happen ? I think aftr. surprise the nurse called.
after a short talk I told e him I am going to K C V A today to the emergency room He said ok.

Lloyd

Hi Everyone.  We have another overcast and muggy day.  Yesterday was very humid but last evening, after dark, we did finally get some more rain.  It is to be in the upper 80's today. 

I did see the eye doctor yesterday and will have my cataracts removed in the coming weeks.  I have another appointment on Oct. 20th at 8 am so they can take more measurements and then schedule the first cataract removal.  Three weeks later I will go back for the second eye.  I am pretty sure this is the normal procedure.  The appointment yesterday took about two hours and I have never had such a thorough exam of my eyes.  It seemed to take forever for the dilation of my eyes to pass.  It was lunchtime when we finished at the doctor's office so we decided to have one of the $5 lunches at Dairy Queen for our main meal.  The main thing on the schedule for today is the dinner at the Church this evening, when we are having fried chicken as our main item with a vegetable, salad, bread and dessert.  Scott plans on joining us and then will come out to the house for awhile. Jennifer has decided to pass on the dinner and coming out this week. 

Joy, I find that listening to audiobooks is a good way to get to sleep.  Sometimes I don't realize I have been asleep until I start listening to the book again and realize I don't have a clue as to what they are talking about and then have to go back until I find where I must have gone to sleep. 

Gloria, how sad that young people get pushed so far with bullying that they kill that person or sometimes commit suicide.  The only knock down fight I ever participated in was with a cousin who was bullying me and I had finally had it.  I think I was in the 7th grade in our little one room school house.  I am having a computer problem that is baffling to me so far.  Each morning my computer freezes up for a few minutes and then will start working again.  There must be some program running in the background that is causing it.  I need to do some exploring.  It has been going on for a week or two.  I would like to have a Mac for don't expect to ever own one as don't want to shell out that much money.  However, I spend almost as much for the iPhone and have never really regretted doing so.  I might have a weak moment someday and get one but I doubt it.  That piece about Old People is so on target. 

Joan, glad Joe was able to bring you something you liked for breakfast.  I have always found that after a day or two the meals in hospitals seem to taste the same and become less appealing.  It is so good to see a posting from you now each day for several days. 

Hal, I could share some of our warmer weather with you but sure you wouldn't want the humidity that is accompanying it. I am sure glad I can stay inside all day.  In South Carolina, at least in our area, car inspections are not required.  They were required in a number of other States where I have lived, including all the years in the Atlanta area as the smog was bad in that area. 

Nita, the tablets like the Kindle are so much easier to use even when one is reclining.  I do a lot of my computer work on my iPad or my iPhone.  Glad you were able to enjoy your coffee. 

Jane, glad you had a good first day back at work after your vacation from the job. 

June, Pat and I both enjoyed the Jan Karon books about Father Tim and all the people he was involved with.  I have heard our minister say he tries to keep his sermons to 18 minutes or so and we almost always are out of our eleven o'clock service by noon or just a few minutes after.  He is aware that the Baptists across the street may beat us to the restaurants for lunch. 

Shirley, always good to be cautious, especially when you are alone.  I take 1200 mgs of calcium daily as have osteopenia and sure don't want osteoporosis.  I have done this for a number of years now. 

Amy, it is shocking to pay $1 or more for a single apple.  Fortunately red delicious apples are my favorite and they are usually the cheapest around here.  I have been getting some really beautiful ones at Costco. We don't have any Mennonite or Amish markets around this area. 

Lloyd, hope you can get in to see the VA doctor about your foot. 

Sandy, sometimes I think all the doctor appointments and trips to the drug store have taken over our social life.  Hope you enjoyed your morning outing.   

Just getting around to say Good Morning.  And, I see that it is nearly noon time.

I did sleep better, but was up early to take the trash across the hall to the trash room.  And, then since it is a cloudy, dreary, misty morning, I went back to bed and sleep until around 10.  So, I have had some breakfast and checking some sites here.

Hope everyone will have a great Wednesday  !

Joy

Good day all.  We are still working on some electronic issues here in Tucson.  Daytime heat is in the 90's and that is a bit overwhelming for both of us so we plan our time accordingly. 

Jenny:  I read about the California area of Hearldsburg (sp) and the fires.  So glad your son moved away.  It is beautiful county but the Santa Ana winds create fire problems.  I hope you did not have any tree damage. 

there are so many set-up issues to be dealt with when we take these winter moves - and my brain is not quite ready so this has been slower to  adjust.  This too shall pass! 

It is really nice to see some of the regulars returning and posting a little news.