Oh my gosh?  I'm so glad Kyle is ok!  I bet that was scary!

Christy isn't home from her High School Class Reunion yet but I'm hitting the haystack and Frankie is already in the haystack.  It's a big one so it can accommodate all of us and Cooper, too.

Good Night Everyfriend!  Sleep Well and wake up happy!

Good morning...

More rain on the way today. We had pounding rain with music yesterday.In the evening we lost power but it soon came back on.

Today we are meeting friends to exchange goodies, then home to maybe load the brush up...that all depands on the weather.

Jane ,Jenny, Kyle is much better this morning. Still talks with a deep raspy voice but will get better.

Better get all my oars in the water and get the day started.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good-morning all. Hope everyone has a nice calm day.

We had a "Severe thunderstorm warning." around 2:15 this morning. If it happened I must have slept through it. Nice out now.

Good morning, altho I am not shure of that. well we are curently Having thunder storms at 8 am. Nancy and I spent six Hours in the emergency room of the hospitial last night. she had a bad red streak running up her left arm. the docter gave her a script to get filled for a antibottic.  they gave her a I iv thinge, and drew blood. as much blood they take I think they are selling it. have a good day today and a better tomorrow.  see you all later.

Lloyd   

Rick , my hubby sleeps through storms as does the neighbour, they both take their hearing aids out!

Lloyd, I hope the antibiotics work for Nancy..

Good morning, everyone; well, the smoke has cleared; I hope this means that yesterday's steady rain did some good. This month has been different for us, but a bizarre month seemingly shared by the rest of the world.

 In the past, August usually brings almost daily rains and cooling temperatures. This year's late fire season was an anomaly shared globally. I cannot fathom Hawaii's victim count of 93 so far.

Lloyd, I'm so glad you and Nancy received those antibiotics. Doctors and insurance companies do very well these days.

Amy, I wish I could have slept better last night. Someone was parading around town, and I was positive they must have had a microphone hooked up to their car stereo.

 Since our city center has morphed into more of a business district with shops and clubs migrating to the suburbs, I have no idea who they thought they were serenading. I'm turning into that stereotypical old lady, aren't I?

Nothing new here; no one in the meet and greets has had any get-togethers. Everyone is selling, moving, or settling into new places and new addresses, and no one has the energy or cash for otherwise.

Well, everyone has gone....even the Cooper-Snoop!  I'm all alone once more.  Now I'm just waiting for Christy to text me that she's arrived back home in Maryland.  It takes her about 2-1/2 hours to get home from here.  I think, after she texts me, I'll be going to sleep early.  I'm bushed! 

I love it when the kids visit but it's not like it used to be.  I keep going and going and going and when they leave there's no more going!  Tomorrow, I'm going to be working on the vegetable canning so I'll be getting lots of rest tonight!

AMY, I'm glad to hear that KYLE is in recovery mode.

RICk, I'm glad you didn't get a storm that shook you awake!  I don't hear much at night with my ears over on the dresser.  Makes for good sleeping!

PATRICIA,  you had a (most unwanted) concert in the street.  I always wonder if the people who are driving around in cars with the radio loud enough to hear 2 streets away are hard of hearing.  If they're not, they will be soon!

Gotta go get ready to watch Mannix and then take a walk right after that!  And then head for the haystack right after that!  Sleep soundly!  Rest well!  Wake rested!

Hello all. This time I didn't forget to log in: I had technical issues and BUBBLE-who else- bailed me out. Tomereader I appreciated your comments; I miss doing my radio show more than I miss anything else, and I guess over 30 years on air has got into my blood. I wouldn't even be able to make a comeback because I gave my cd/record collection to one of my sons, so I burned that bridge behind me as well. And I can say that watching my collection go out the door was heartbreaking; I've been collecting records and cds  since I was a kid, and what I gave away was literally a lifetime of work.  But life has to  go on. I had no space in my residence anyway so it had to be done. I haven't really got over all of this but I'm making the most of it.  Thank God for a site like Seniors And  Friends where I can share my thoughts with such a caring and understanding group/

Don, --- You miss doing the Show - we miss hearing it.

It's sunny and 80 degrees out there. I'm wondering if August got the wrong memo this year.

Jane, I think the majority of those are drunk, although I've seen some cars literally rocking and rolling while waiting for a turn signal or light to change midday.

Rick and Don, many of us miss that and so many other parts.

We have had rain off and on today.We got a surprise when we got home from town ,the brush was all loaded and ready to go to the dump! We are so blessed with good neighbours!

 Jane, I bet you are tired right down to your toe nails. I hope Kyle is still in recovery mode as he fell in the shower! Will see how bruised or not he is come morning.

Patricia, not nice of that person to have their music that load. Check into your noise bylaw.

Don, good to see you. We would also be lost without Bubble and her help.




 

Don...
...i still hold the memories that one Sunday you mentioned - dedicated a classical record to me " to Jackie in UK " live on your radio show...I was listening in to it...

Good morning..

We are off and running....no that's not right, running isn't a term I should use.Running is in the past.  I have a dental appointment and from there heading to the city to pick up a few things. Then home to make up the syrup for the pickles and in 5 more days I can jar them.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  It was nice to open up this morning and see so many "friends" in S&F.... AMY, JACKIE, DON, PATRICIA!  I'll be looking in later for more.  Right now, I have to get dressed and get started on the zucchini!  I'm not sure when Cathy will be coming to help with my errands but I need to be ready for that, too.

No Cooper today!  Frankie has the day off and they usually sleep in and then do chores at home!

Have a good day, Everyfriend!  A better one than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!

Good morning, another cooler but still sunny day; folks are out and enjoying their smoke-free day.

All is well at the dentist back in another 6 months. We managed to get some shopping done then high tail it home.

Patricia, I bet everyone enjoys the smoke free days. Here we shut windows and stayed in ,only going out if necessary. Kyle ended up with no souvenirs (bruises) from his fall, going to wrap him in bubble wrap.

Jane, are you finished canning the zuchinni? Bri canned yellow squash for the dogs but said they had some  and it was good!! I would have thought it would have went to mush.

Better drain the pickles and make the syrup, would rather rest but...

Yep!  I'm all finished canning the zucchini following the recipe  in the Ball Blue Book (The Bible of Canners).  All 7 jars have popped (for those of you who don't can, that means they're safely sealed!)  They look gorgeous but since this is the first time I've ever canned zucchini, I don't know what to expect when I open my first jar!

I'll have the Cooper-Snoop tomorrow and I don't have anything in the fridge that needs my attention.  After my eye appointment at 12:30 on Wednesday, we're going to hit the Farmers' Market and then I'll have red beets to do and maybe some corn!

PATRICIA, I bet you're really enjoying the smoke free day!  I hope it continues into tomorrow!

Now I'm going in the living room and collapse.  I'm going to turn on the TV but I bet I'll sleep through whatever comes on!  Have a good rest of the day Everyfriend!  This one was a good one for me!

AMY, I'm glad KYLE is all discolored and achy!  He was lucky and I bet the bubble wrap will help!

Take it easy!

Just checking in and saw that Shirley is also here...if this is family of Shirley please join us.

Jane, I will be interested on how the zuchinni turns out also. Did you cut in chunks or slices? Don't you just love the sound of music...pop pop pop

I think the freestone peaches are in and may do some of those down. I don't care for the store bought ones as the syrup is way to sweet and peaches are hard.

I just saw a post on Face Book "eluding" that our Don Reid may have just passed away.....the post has been taken down now. 
PLEASE TELL us this is NOT true, BUBBLE😩

Jenny, Don was just in here yesterday. I hope this is a mistake on FB.

There are several Don Reid's.

Good late afternoon at 3:44 and 69 degrees presently. We're aiming for 77 today, and I wonder why it takes all day to reach a high when it doesn't take all of a winter day to achieve a low.

Jane, I would love to have a dog or even a second cat, but I know I tend to go overboard without imposed limits. Plus, taking a pet to the dog yard at minus forty and below? In 2016, I was not only permanently fostering a senior cat but five others until they found a home, all in a two-bedroom apartment.

Farrah, who now believes she's fostering me, might not take kindly to other animals. After paying your pet deposit, the limit is one cat or dog that is twenty pounds or less. I've heard that birds are limited to one also.

I also hope it was a mistake listing Don as gone. It is too soon. I hope Rick is right.

My mom used to can zucchini along with multiple other vegetables as she had an acre planted yearly for vegetables, plus other fruits and berries. My dad also hunted each fall for our family of five. My parents worked full-time and hunted and gardened the rest of the time. Living in a territory, it was a necessity.

Our entire town is enjoying our smoke-free day after the weeks of dense smoke from our late fire season. This is strange for us with the warm temperatures and sunny skies as August usually is the month of cooling temperatures and almost constant rain, neither of which we've seen. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop.

I'm horrified by the reports coming out of Maui with a death toll of 100, with only three percent of the area searched. Some people leaped into the ocean and remained there for five hours. I don't understand so many things going wrong at the same time.

Good morning.

Starting out overcast and good possibility of rain today.

Not sure what is happening today, too many wanting to be done jobs to choose. Think I will flip a coin and see whic one wins.

Patricia, the fires in Maui took away lives and  the heritage from the area. We have no control over fire wind and water. It will takes years to rebuild and I can't help if some have just lost heart to do so.

Better start the day..

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good Morning AMY and anyone else who shows up today!  I'm on an "in between" day today.  There are things that need done but only one thing is hollering.  I have to deal with the bacon I bought yesterday.  I think I'm going to cook half of it and freeze the other half!

Tomorrow we're hitting the Farmers' Market and after that, I'll be making my beet relish and probably freezing some other stuff I'll pick up there. 

Better get going on the bacon before Cooper decides it's time for his second walk!  Have a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!

Good morning; I'm early today, still in the middle of my meets and greets session at 5:49 am. I've tidied and made coffee, and I plan to continue the start I made yesterday of wiping down my oven from yesterday's self-clean and cleaning the refrigerator, so I can put in the new shelf backing I bought on the 4th. I will need to gather and wash my net fruit bags too.

Perhaps I can get the vacuum hose attachment and go around the various room edges I've neglected. They're not bad, only nagging at me because I've ignored them for too long. It's not the big things that'll get you; it's the little things that are seemingly ignorable that will bring you down.

Amy, we're meeting at both ends today; I'm usually one of the last to post; Jane must be too busy to start us off this morning. There you are, Jane; I saw you snuck in ahead of me. Enjoy being Miss in between today!

Good morning all. One of those dark, rainy days here today.
I look in here often but am one of few words.
Need coffee.  Have a good one all.

Rick, I'm addicted to strong black coffee, up to 12 cups a day. It's the first thing I do after shutting off that alarm. I should probably drink less, but...

Quote from: patricia19 on August 15, 2023, 11:16:43 AMIt's the first thing I do after shutting off that alarm.

Me too, but no longer black. While in the Navy milk wasn't always available. After some "marginal" stomach problems I started putting some milk in it. But it's part of my daily routine. Always when I get up, and at "tea time" - coffee and a piece of pie. Randomly at other times.
Now that you mention it, I think I'll ---------.

Amy, I've had a bunch of those "things I have to do" days and since I am so slow to do anything it takes a lot longer to get them all done and if I can accomplish that then I have to take a long rest.   

I had to text birthday greetings to my DIL and I am slower than a snail at texting.  I envy all these young people (younger than I am, I mean) that have fast fingers.  I guess I should be glad that I can use a keyboard at all now.

And then I got a message from a friend that is fighting brain cancer.  She and her husband have to fly to Germany every week for 6 weeks to undergo experimental treatment at a clinic there.  She is doing pretty well but won't know for a while if it is working.  It is a grueling schedule for them but if it works it will be worth it.

Patricia, you drink as much coffee as my former sister-in-law did. She had a pot going all the time and a cup in her hand most of the time.  I have to have a cup first thing after I get up but that is all I have.  Menier's Disease doctor said I should not drink coffee at all but I have to have a cup to get me started on the day.  Then I switch to tea in the afternoon......save a piece of pie for me, Rick, please.

You sound as though you are not slowing down, Jane.  How are you eyes doing?  The canned zucchini won't be crunchy but it is great for soup, casseroles, and makes very tasty zucchini bread.  I used to make that often but since I don't bake much now I was lucky to find a local bakery that makes delicious zucchini bread with blueberries or bananas.  Hmmmm....I think it is time to have Papa Spuds deliver some in my next order.

Take care, All.

We did manage to knock a few jobs off the list but it seems it keeps growing.   

Two pans of rice crispie squares whipped up , I wanted to bake but because of weather threats thought better of it. Would be my luck to have bread/buns in the oven and the power go off.


I love the smell of coffee brewing but can't have it. Tea, it is and not weak tea that you have to whittle crutches so it can get out of the pot.