Hi Everyone.  it is another overcast morning but we will be only in the high 80's late this afternoon and a less than 50% chance of rain.  I guess the highlight of my day yesterday was the quick trip to Costco yesterday morning and then yesterday afternoon I purchased a small 7 cubic feet freezer.  It is to be delivered sometime today between 8 am and 12 pm.  We will put it in our garage now that we are down to one car.  It will take awhile to get it stocked up.  We have to let it set for 48 hours before turning it on as it lets the gases resettle from having been moved. 

I did enjoy watching a special Antiques Road Show program that took pieces from program back several years ago and at the end of the segment it showed the appraised value then and then again in 2014.  It was a special for the South Carolina Public Television Station's fund raising evening. 

Today should be a pretty quiet day. We plan to have a salad supper tonight.  It is easy to do and healthy and Pat made a super dessert Sunday evening that will really top off the meal.   

Roley, thanks for sharing another of the armchair walks.  I will view it later this morning.  Maybe you can be a little more active with some cooler weather. 

Bubble, thanks for the report on Don and sure not good news that he is getting weaker.  Does he have access to his beloved Classical Music?  I also hope he will be able to get back in his own place with his own things if he is able to do so. 

June, it is possible that the mouse you use with your desktop would also work with your laptop.  If not, getting the mouse for the laptop is not an expensive item at all. 

Amy, how dare that fox eat what you put out for the crows.  I guess he was being shy and didn't want his picture taken.  I bet he will be back.  How nice of your neighbors to bring you lasagna for your dinner and nice that you will have one to for another meal.  Does your town have antique store or other tourist type attraction stores?  I never found making a trip to the dump to be a pleasant thing and haven't had to do that for many years. 

Phyllis, it has been awhile and we have missed you.  Like you I am ready for some fall weather. 

Jane, I can imagine you danced a little jig when you found out your daughter will be back in October.  It is nice to have things like this to look forward to.  Even a bonus with the possibility of your granddaughter and great granddaughter also coming along.  I hope you get that call from the roofer today.  Glad you didn't lose your cleaning gal but sounds like she has had a lot of problems to deal with.  I also think that if everything was fine everyday then I wouldn't appreciate them as much as the less than good days help me appreciate the good ones more. 

Larry, unfortunately, these rooms in a retirement home are quite small and there is no place for his extensive CD collection nor the equipment. He dearly miss  his radio shows but realizes he would not have been able to continue that. He is loosing his hobbies one by one even words games don't attract him anymore.  The challenge seems to be too much.

Reporting that the Aspen trees are turning gold very early this year.  At the same time, we had a record-setting low two nights ago.  Early winter?  We still have poor air quality from smoke coming from the west and NW. 

Bubble:  I am sorry to hear about Don's "new normal".  We all dread the loss of our comfort in our lives.  Hugs to both of you. 

Thank you Amy, always pleased to hear of anyone enjoying the 'Armchair Walks' and please feel free to pass them along especially to anyone confined to a wheelchair or restricted walking ability,  .
                                                                               Cheers.   Roley.

HAPPY NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZEN'S DAY!!!

The "roof leak fixin' guys" are up on my roof!!!

Hurray! Jane!  I hope it will be done fast and efficiently

IT'S DONE!  All it needed was some caulking!  Doesn't sound too expensive.  They said, "Any problems, just give us a call."

WOW, nice to have an easy fix Jane!! Plus great to know you can call on them again.

Bubble, can someone put Don's cd's on his computer for him? That was he can at least listen to his music.

VON has been and gone and off we went to pick up red and green peppers plus onions for the pickles  They have all been cut up along with the cucumbers and it is just a wait for 2-3 hours and then I can finish them off.

Good morning every one, slow getting started this morning 61° and cloudy, not one bit of blue showing. Nothing new around here, just the same old things every day. No more socializing like there was when I first moved here.

JOY  my insurance got me a new rollator but I like my old one better. The new one pulls to the right and is hard to handle. I only use it when I  have to go out because it does have good brakes. Only one brake works on the old one but it is comfortable.

LARRY  there are 2 pull cords in here that will summon rescue and the fire alarm goes off. In this case it took them too long to get here but then the fire department is all volunteer. It was the new woman across the hall from me, they did take her out in the rescue. She has only been here 2 weeks and no one has met her yet, she has stayed in her apartment.

PETER  your link says 404 Not Found. I have been enjoying your armchair t ravels. Like you hot humid weather does not agree with me. I rather have a cold day where I can alwas get warm if needed.

BUBBLE  I have been wondering on how Don was doing. I am sorry to read he is getting weaker. He is in my prayers.

PETER  great your second link works. I opened in new window and will read it after I finish here. Thank you.

CAROL  glad you did not do a lot of damage in that fall.

AMY  nothing as good as home made lasagna. One of my favorites and I used to make it often when my family was still home.

PHYLLIS so good seeing you this morning. I start looking forward to fall on the first hot day in the spring.

JANE  I would be lost without the CNA's I have. So glad the roofers are there at last.

Have a good day everyone.

JaneS we got tired of having to have someone or getting on it my self replacing shingles. so we had a all Mattel roof installed.that ended roof repair and cant hear sound except very hard rain or hail. good investment. Have a great rest of the day.

Lloyd

Good afternoon,comfortable day

Bubble, Maybe when Don moves on things will get better. 3 years ago I had a major heart attack. I was sent to rehab for 3 weeks. They got me up at 7, put me in a wheelchair till9PM, in between I Had breakfast, lunch and dinner in my room,always in that wheelchair Once a day they took me to PT and that was the routine  for all those weeks. It took me over a week to back to where I was. I used the walker for about a week after I just kept my cane handy. What I am trying to say I was back around familiar things setting at my desk or table. watching my programs and listening to the radio. OH! and sleeping in my own bed with my happy cat near by. The doctor says my heart get weaker, but I happy here.

JUNE i HAVE A MOUSE FOR MY LAP TOP, COULD NOT USE THE PAD

Did not mean to shout

Phyllis, good tosee you

Roley, thanks
for trip

Jane know you are looking foreward to Oct,

Gloria, if you are having weather like us, know you are enjoying it

June and Gloria de - I have always used a mouse with my laptop as I could not manage the touch pad.  I have my touch pad disabled but if I remove the mouse, the touch pad works.

Mary Ann

Another lovely day is coming to a close. Our high was supposed to be 82 degrees, but by mid afternoon I still need to turn on the a/c. Now it is lovely again.  Had a good lunch downstairs with friends, and I brought half of it home so I will soon put it in the microwave and have my supper.
after lunch I  did the usual nap and reading, then went out for a good walk, and a longer time on the glider where I can exercise both my legs and arms. Nothing  exciting. I did attend a good program this morning though. Discussions on emergency  procedures here at Rowntree. They take such good care of us.

Gloria, how I wish you had good people running your place.

My Gary will be here tomorrow for Bible studies, and I always look forward to that. He is so good to me. And then in the afternoon my monthly doctors visit will take place. Gary wants her to call him, so he can talk with her, so I will deliver the message. She had the lab give me another blood test last Saturday.

Now it is time to have my supper, then a shower, then to bed and book again. I will have two more deliveries.....my breathing stuff, albuteral, by 7 o'clock and last two pills of the day at nine o'clock.

I pray you all have a peaceful night, and a happy hopeful tomorrow. Much Love and  hugs, and prayers always, June

Larry, we've bought 2 freezers over the years & never had anyone tell us to wait before turning on.  On that note, I was not told to get this RV alignment as soon as I bought it, either. The online chat has been talking about the fact that Ford does an alignment when the chassis leaves the factory but the maker of the motorhome (Thor) does NOT, but they sure didn't say to get it done.  Today I had to put on 2 new front tires because "the inside of the tread was bald" with right at 23,000 miles on them and not safe on the highway.  I have an appointment for next Wed to get it alighned (soonest they could get to it).  I was stunned.  IF they had recommended getting it done it would have saved quite a bit. IF my sons had not noticed the wear (kind of had to put your head inside the tire opening)..... a blow out on that heavy vehicle could have/would have been possibly fatal for someone.  I looked at the tires but did not see the "cupping" on the outside of the tread like I've seen on other vehicles....  My mother used to tell me that "you are wearing out your Guardian Angel, Shirley".... you think?

Bubble, I am sorry Don is having a hard time accepting where he is..... no question he has a reason be be depressed, his heart is in Israel, "home" is not home and he loves being the entertainer.  Sometimes (it was with my father), meds are given "so the patient doesn't hate to wake up in the morning" (how it was explained to us), but those meds numb all resolve to work at getting stronger.  My niece has a doctors degree in geriatric pharmacy, lives on the east coast, so we had her fly back to check on Dad & the meds he was given.  She was in charge of the meds for 3 nursing facilities (should say, "worked with the doctors") and told us "that's what we prescribe for our patients."  We were concerned that he was alert & talkative for a few minutes & then sort of "zoned out".  Dad was 95, though, and had allowed his muscles to atrophy to the point he could not stand or help himself at all.  Made such an impression on me I have been overly cautious to note every time I find a new "something" that I can't do any longer.  Difficult to encourage them when meds are working to make them not care.  Prayers for him, and for you, it is always harder on loved ones to watch someone be mentally tortured.

Oh, Janie, I'm so glad caulking did the job, hoped that was the case.    I have the mustard sitting on the stove to cook the recipe Amy sent, that you two make.  Think the boys will enjoy it when sitting around the table out camping.  Both boys watch carbs so bet some brats fresh off the grill would be good dipped in your mustard, right?

Carol, I'm bouncing off the wall to think we might get to see the aspen turning this year, youngest son has not had that pleasure so far.  Thanks for the tip!

Phyllis, been quite a while since you've visited.  I think of you every time I drive through the park across from Back Bay Blvd, and when I stop at Ottawa every time I drive to MO. 

Gloria, had another night with the door open for fresh air.... and the head ache to show for it today.  Not sure if the cooler air or all that ragweed pollen that blows in.  Everyone complaining about the pollen this year.  And we used to be so excited for snow!  Could it be we are getting old... older???  Glad you got Skype working.... I still don't have the spell check on this computer, have done every setting change I can but will have to wait until one of my boys rescues me.  I glanced back & caught typos that should have popped up to let me know on the old computers.....  I hate changes. 

I've been stopping & starting today & will just shut up for the night.  Sweet dreams to all.  Shirley

JUNE, I like your wish for a "happy, hopefu tomorrow"  I wish that for everyone also!

I'm going off to bed pretty soon too. My roof doesn't leak and my cleaning dynamo was here so the house sparkles.  She had some problems of her own and wasn't here last month.  She was out in the car with her baby granddaughter and had a flat tire.  Her son picked them up, took the home and went back to change the tire.  In the meantime, a truck had come around the bend and hit her car totaling it.  Thank God, she and the baby were not in the car.  The truck driver wasn't hurt but it was his first run alone as a truck driver so I'm guessing that he's got a little trouble of his own.

Now I'm off to bed.  I wish you a peaceful night and (in JUNE'S words) a hopeful tomorrow.

Shirley you and I must have been cut more or less from the same stone.
Nancy says I am a accident looking for a place to happen, Oh well.
as you have already had the experience with to motor Home you need to come
over and give us some pointers. if nothing else goes wrong we will get our clas
A motor home in two or three weeks. we signed the contract on the sale of our place retaining life time position of it today. we plan on doing quite a bit of traveling while we are still able to. i got think worked out with VA to get a 90 day script on all my meds. and if we do not get the timing in tune I can stop at any VA and get some more. i am running late tonight to bed so may sleep in some in the morning. sweet dreams all.

Lloyd

Very disappointed to not see my post from last night.  Not sure why.

I am sorry this is late now, but I do want to wish you

H A P P Y  B I R T H D A Y 
   🎈🎈CAROL  🎈🎈

I hope YOUR DAY was a good one and I want to wish you the best for the year to come.  I am sorry to read that you took a fall.  I do hope you recover quickly. 

Yesterday we decided to go on a little adventure.  We drove down towards the US Air Force Academy.  We looked at a couple of new housing developments.  We had lunch then went to Cottonwood Canyon State Park.  It was a delightful day. 

The details continue to be reported about the horrific killing of a mother and her 2 daughters by the husband/father.  I know it is national news, so sadly many of you are probably being inundated with it as well.  It is just so hard to understand how this possibly could have happened...but it did. 

SHIRLEY. so happy to read that you are planning another trip to Colorado before the camp grounds close.  Sadly, they do close so early.  There have been some real signs of fall in the air.  We broke a record low from 1939 two mornings ago.....burrrr.  Tonight I have winter jammies on as it is quite cool. 

I wish you all a good night of rest.  Pleasant dreams to all.

Jenny

Good morning everyone..

Rain overnight and it may continue on today. Make the wells happy for sure. Taking my van in for undercoating this morning. Then home to label and put away the pickles. Just take the day as it comes after that!

Happy birthday Carol, may you be blessed with many more!

Better scoot...

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good Morning Everyfriend!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAROL!  Whenever it was, I hope it was happy!

I've been up for a bit.  Let the doggies out and they didn't know if the wanted to walk in the wet grass.  More rain overnight.  I suppose when it stops raining, it will just turn to snow and be even more annoying!

I'll be off to WM at 10.  Wish me short lines and lots of smiles.  And grab a great day for yourselves!

It is so nice to be with you all again.  I feel good when your days are going well and sad when things are not as good as we would want our lives to be.

Shirley, I wouldn't recognize Ottawa now.  Changed completely from when I was growing up there and all my childhood friends are gone.  Used to think of it as "home" but not any more.  So glad you took care of the RV without having trouble on the road.  You are like a cat with 9 lives.

Gloria, I was looking at rollators on line yesterday.  The prices have sure gone up since I bought mine a few years ago.  But, then, so has everything else.

Jane, it is always a big lift when repair work turns out to be less expensive than we are afraid it is going to be.  Glad it went that way for you.

Happy Birthday, Carol.  I remember the cool nights in Colorado.....ahhhhh, wonderful!

Hopefully no rain today.....everyone here is very tired of it.

 JaneS it is too bad we cant control the weather to our own taste. but as long as we do not get the flooding,I will take the rain with praise. green grass is much better than dry dead grass even having to cut it to keep the yard looking nice.
it is 62º mostly sunney here and headed for 78º today. Have a great day.

Lloyd

Good morning everyone, raining lightly this morning so the landscapers did not wake me this AM. Thunderstorms in the forecast for later this afternoon.

PETER  that was a different trip yesterday with no talking. Nice to see the houses and the wide open spaces but most of all so many people walking.

LLOYD  several houses around here have those metal roofs now, snow slides off those roofs better than the shingles that most have.

Gloria de  I would go bonkers if I had to sit in a wheelchair all day. Bad enough I cannot move like I used to but with my rollator I can move around and get outside for fresh air most days. The last few days were wonderful but today ended it.

JUNE  wish they would do more here about emergency situations. The answer I always get is that the residents would panic and just bump into each other. Stupid IMO.

SHIRLEY  I dislike  taking any medication, I just want to get rid of the constant pain in my back and so far nothing has helped. The only thing I really trust is aspirin. Spellcheck on S&F has been working for me lately. My grandson installed Open Office on my PC years ago. All I use it for is to type in and copy/paste here. Good spell check in it. It is free so the price is right.

JANE  thank God no one was hurt in the accident to your dynamo's car.

CAROL  Happy Birthday.

JANE  you are already at work and I am still sitting here at the PC, the pleasure of being retired.

PHYLLIS  I am still using the rollator I bought 8 or 9 years ago. If I found one with 4 bigger wheels I think I would buy it fast. That way maybe I could go "off roading?" like walking on grass or around my son's yard

G'day all, Just thought that this might interest you, especially if you have any young nieces/nephews who enjoy the 'Pooh Bear' stories, we live close to where the story originated and visited the 100 Acre wood many times in the past, played 'Pooh Sticks' many times too !, that's a must, if you take youngsters, the new Disney film has just been released here,very good too, well worth a visit and take the kiddies !. :-)
Click Here.
https://youtu.be/d_w70f7uddE.                              Cheers.   Roley.
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Hi Everyone.  It is a beautiful morning here in South Carolina but we are headed up to 90 degrees this afternoon.  I am getting the morning off to a slow start but don't have anywhere to go today.  Scott will be out this evening to have dinner with us.  We did get the deep freeze delivered yesterday and it is just the right size for the two of us. 

Yesterday evening I noticed there was a special on Betty White on our PBS station at 8 pm.  We watched that and really enjoyed it as I have watched Betty White I guess since we first had television in about 1957.  That was followed by wonderful concert by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra with a marvelous violinist named Zoltán Mága who I had never heard of before.  This was a special Christmas Concert with 16,000 people in attendance and was a program made especially for PBS, which they were using for their fund raising efforts this week.  I only got through about half of it and will watch the remainder of it today.  I just wish I had been recording the whole program and not the last half as it was so enjoyable and such beautiful music.  I found some of his recordings on Spotify.com and am listening to them now.

Bubble, so sorry that Don won't be able to take his CD collection and equipment with him to the retirement home.  Fortunately we now have access to world of all types of music via the Internet.  Spotify is wonderful and with the $10/month subscription you don't have to listen to commercials after every third or fourth things.  YouTube is also nice and many videos of orchestras are available, as I am sure you are well aware.  Does Don know what he will do with his collections and equipment?

Roley, I watched the video link you posted.  I am always taken with how few cars appear on the streets and how many people are walking the paths or riding bicycles and how green everything is over there.  Also the obvious age of the stone work that appears everywhere. 

Jane, I didn't know yesterday was National Senior Citizen Day. So glad you got the roof leek fixed and it was only a very minor problem.  Caulking around chimneys and place with flashing gets hard and cracks.  Sure good news that your housekeeper was not in her car when it was hit and thus not injured. 

Gloria, it is sad that people in your building do not want to socialize anymore.  I now understand about your fire alarm with the calling for help.   

Lloyd, I have seen a number of the metal roofs on building, especially over where I came from.  It is an exciting time for you and Nancy now that you don't have the responsibility for the farm but still have you nice home and the freedom to travel.  I hope you are able to do as much traveling as you want to do. 

deAngel, you may have hit the nail on the head with the over medication folks get in rehab or nursing home situation.  This certainly happened with my mother in the special care unit and at one time they had her so drugged that she could hardly eat even pureed food.  The doctor took her off of all of that and she responded and was much more alert but the nursing home wasn't happy as she wasn't as easy a patient and called me to advice if we didn't let them put her back on the medicine we would have to move her.  Supposedly she had made a suggestive remark to one of the mail attendants.  I found it difficult to accept the fact that a man in a ward with dementia patients would react to anything said by a patient.  We had no other place to have her cared for and my father was also in the same nursing home but not that unit.  So we gave an ok for the medication. 

June, nice to read that you are once again feeling up to eating meals in the dining room and being around other folks. 

Shirley, I had never heard that about waiting and when the freezer was delivered the man plugged it in and I mentioned the need to wait and he said just leave it alone on the factory setting for at least 24 hours and it would adjust itself.  I did bite the bullet and get a three year extended warranty that includes a $200 food replacement allowance if the freezer fails.  Sure glad your son found that your tires needed to be replaced and the home aligned.  I could just picture you flying down the road and you sure don't want a blowout.  Do you still speed along?  I still have a chuckle when I think about you telling us of speeding along in the mountains and getting a ticket.  I am glad you have a guardian angel. 

Carol, happy birthday.  However, having aches and pains from a fall isn't the preferred way to celebrate. 

Jenny, are you considering moving again since you mentioned looking at new housing development.  You two are to be admired for having such an active life style.  Glad you had a delightful day.  If I heard the news right yesterday the man pleaded only on one death that being of his wife and not the two little girls.

Amy, do you have to get your van undercoated every year?  That is something that isn't needed down here and you see very little rust on cars since not much ice occurs or sanding with salt needed on our roads. 

Phyllis, we have also been looking at rollators for Pat.  She has an appointment next month with the doctor and will ask for a prescription for one to see if our insurance will help with the cost.  However, we do want to pick it out even if we have to pay the full cost.   

I'm home and I had an express register for my whole shift.  I'm tired but not all the way down to my sox! 

I read everything.  Ate my lunch, gave the doggies a snack and I think I'll rest a bit and then head out to take advantage of some of the BOGOs at tone of the supermarkets.  I wouldn't bother but they have some good ones and it ends today. 

Enjoy the rest of your day.  I'll be back....maybe!

I had for me what I would call a busy day. My son did Bible Study...excellent as usual. He also rearranged some of my furniture. What a gift he is. I am so Blessed.

Saw my doctor in the afternoon..a good and interesting visit.I feel she is like a good dear friend.

I need to get out for a walk...yawning my head off, but I need the exercise. I plan to have supper downstairs as I had lunch at home. So off I go for now. June

Just poking my head in to say....

Good Night Everyfriend!  I'm off to dreamland.  I sure hope they aren;t as weird there as they were last night.  I woke up thinking, "I'm sure glad I didn't have to find out how THAT came out!

I wish you all peaceful sleep and a happy tomorrow.  God bless us, every one!

Just popping in to see how everyone’s day was.

We had another cooler day....but the weather guessers say the high summer temperatures will return. 

No, LARRY.  We are not really planning to move however we would consider it if we could find a home that is smaller than the one we have and already updated. We are at the point that we need to do pretty much everything to our current home and we are not sure we are up to the challenge.  Hope you and Pat enjoyed your evening with Scott. 

Bob bought a new iPad today, so he has been busy getting it set up.  I thought I would get one also, but they did not have the color I wanted, so now I am on hold....

I am worried about my cousin and her family that live on the big island in Hawaii as the hurricane is headed their way.  They are preparing the best they can but if it doesn’t turn as expected they could be in sever danger.  I sure a: glad that amark and Megan did not move there or I would be super worried about them!

I wish you all pleasant dreams. 

Jenny

G'Morning all. So pleased that you enjoy the 'Armchair Walks', this one is not in the same category but as the walkers are two American ladies I thought it might be more interesting for you.
This walk is within the 'South Downs National Park' walking eastwards along the South Coast of England, I don't think they mention how many days it took them to walk the 99 miles but, they certainly had good weather !. Enjoy.
   CLICK HERE.                                                           Cheers.  Roley.
https://youtu.be/p9_Qs3rLcfc