Amy, those would be pretty smart pups, from all I've read about both breeds. I'm partial to female dogs but know the males can be really lovey. I can't imagine life without a pet & when the time comes, the right one will show up.

I got a dumpster full of leaves picked up along my sidewalk & covering the flowers by the porch. If I had ALL the trees those leaves came from I'd be living in a forest. Too bad people don't pick up their own. The redbud tree buds are showing their color, ready to pop open. My Cleveland pear tree is about same stage, fat buds, but the Bradford pears are blooming. The blossoms look the same but shape of trees different.

Need to check weather for in the morning, it was warmer than I thought supposed to be today. I tell Google to set the alarm for 5:00am Sunday mornings but don't leave the house until 7:00... After church we all go to McDonald's for breakfast so about 9:30 by the time I get back home. Still coat weather at that time, sometimes a light coat.

Sweet dreams & God Bless... nobody will need to rock me to sleep tonight.

I did a lot more cleaning out of office papers today and that's about all I got done of any importance.  I made a pretty good salad  cleaned the kitchen and took Cooper for 3 nice long walks.  The only other thing I did was read my library book.  I have 32 pages left to finish it and my eyes said "NO"! 

Cooper has already gone to bed so I think I'll go join him.  My kids sent lots of wedding pictures and granddaughter Courtney even Face-timed me on her cell phone so I could see everyone!  It was a beautiful wedding and I wish I could have been there.  Daniel said they are coming to Christy's for Thanksgiving so I'm going to plan to go there with Frankie and I'll get to see Edith and Mateo in person.  Long time to wait but something to look forward to!

AMY, sounds like you ALMOST brought another doggy home with you!

I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow and may God bless us, every one!  And may He look after the Ukrainians!

Time to put out the lights and lock the door.

Good morning.

Between crows calling and geese honking as they go over the house it is impossible to sleep in on a Sunday morning.

Don't expect to see much if any of the sun today and we are starting out at 31° this morning.

A day of rest here..just make meals and sew.

Jane..have to admit I was so tempted..but 2 dogs is more than enough at the moment.

 Shirley, Babe is a Border Collie x Australian Shepherd and yes they sure are smart!! Sassy was also a Border and Spaniel cross. I could send Sassy out to go tell Kyle lunch/supper was ready and she would bring him to the house. Jesse is a Labradoodle x SND ...the SND is a Sneaky Neighbour Dog....but he is also a good dog.

Rick, thank you for turning out the lights and locking the door.

Neighbour just phoned I get to look after "my" boy and give him his meds later. Rex is such a good dog and so easy to work with. Callie will peek out the window as I walk outside with Rex and when med time comes she also gets a bit of the wet food that I hide his pill in.

Better get on with the day.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good Morning!  It's going to be another "off-again, on-again" rainy day around here but the temp is already up to 42 and heading for a high of 49!  So I guess Miss Spring is just showing her fickle side again~

Later Cathy is picking me up to hit the grocery store, I'm not sure which one but I need some stuff like milk that's running low. 

I have to go throw on some clothes and take "Short Stuff" for a walk now that daylight has come around and then I have to jump in the shower and get MY day started.  I wish you all a good one...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!

good morning AMY and JaneS And all that follow after while. JaneS we have already toped your temp. we are at50º already @ 7:40 AM. sun is very bright, and not a cloud in sight. grass Is very greean and almost tall enough to mow first time for the season. Have a good day everyone. I am setting here in my office, watching the birds. I see two pair of robbine hopping around feeding. and severial little birds i do not know what they are. they have gray lower half and top half is black.we have three treas in the front yard real bushey and little limbs. it is amazig to watch the birds fly up and land on the top end of one of those little limbs , with them strightup and one foot above the other. Have a great day today and a better tomorow.

Lloyd

Lloyd

Good morning everyone, at least I think it is morning, No sun showing and dreary start to the day. Once again both my sons were here yesterday, I like that. Now if my daughter could get on Skype on Saturday morning we could all chat together.
I woke hungry and this cup of cocoa is not doing anything for me. No cereal for me, think I will try frying an egg and make some toast.

JANE  seems like the more paper I shred or throw away the more I find to get rid of.

AMY  other Nature is  teasing us this year, We get a few sunny and warmer days then feel like winter is back. I have the thermostat up again and still feel cold. Just checked the temperature om the PC and it is 35°.

Ran out of milk so no coffee this morning. Called Mike and asked him to get some on his way home from church and he will drop it off for me. Not even half a mile out of his way. Hot cocoa just does not do it in the mornings, NEED COFFEE.

Have a good day and stay safe and healthy.

Good morning; glad to see everyone is making their way back! We were melting, took an intermission last night for a light snow dusting, and are at plus five presently.

It sounds like Mother Nature is in a snit everywhere, and indeed not a good start to the season! The ravens are still hanging around when they should have retreated to the mountains by this time. Since they cut down our trees in the back, I rarely see any of the smaller birds about.

Nothing is going on even at almost eight this Sunday morning. No traffic outside my window and none in the hallway. Last night our new neighbor was doing his usual argument with his wife wanting to be let into the apartment way too early in the morning. I predict they won't be here long if this keeps up.

I did have breakfast and my morning call and text session, and everyone is doing well but still frustrated at being at home. We're planning to go out shopping and for lunch tomorrow for those who can make it down from the ridges or foothills.

I hope everyone is having a good day with lots of good stuff happening or crossed off the to-do lists! Amy, I wish I was right there with you, loving on the neighbors' dog. The ones here are either very excited little dogs or ones who are working and not available for attention.

The green stuff blowing off my neighbors tree, covering my car and some of the porch. 

We had some high winds the other night, which brought a dust storm, so there's dirt underneath the green stuff (pollen I guess).

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I see this place wasn't very busy yesterday.  I fell asleep on the couch with the TV on and when I woke up and let Cooper out in the yard for a bit, put dishes in the dishwasher and got coffee ready for this morning, I was ready for bed. 

I finished my Jack Higgins book yesterday and if anyone likes spy stories, I highly recommend his books.  Even when you finally know what they're going to do, to finish it off, you can't figure out HOW they'll ever be able to do it!

PHYLLIS, I now have the one you said you read.... "The Last Bookshop in London" to read.  You made it sound interesting and I got on the list to get it from the library.  I'll be starting that one today!

Today is laundry and who knows what else!  I can read between the loads!  I think Frankie will be home today.  They flew into Baltimore yesterday and she stayed at her mother's overnight.  I guess I'll find out today!  I think Cooper is ready to see her.  He loves me but he loves her best!

I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow! 

Good morning..

We are to see the sun for a little while here..then maybe rain.

Not a lot on the agenda today just general work about.That work includes washing walls and a ceiling and grating up some cheese to freeze.

Patricia, as you know I love looking after Rex and Callie. In the Fall we wondered if he would make it through the winter and so far so good. I go out and watch him as he ambles about and every now and then up comes his head to see if I am still there.  He loves to drop to the ground a roll back and forth.

Gloria, I hope soon we both get warmer weather. Not too hot but comfortable weather that one can work in say 70°.

Lloyd ,do you have a landfill site there that people can take their own garbage to? That might be a solution as long as they are not on strike also.

Jane, enjoy your day with Cooper.

Bubble hope you are feeling a lot better and your cold gone!

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Thanks Amy, I am still coughing a lot but I feel stronger though I still feel the need to lie down during the day. And Passover is around the corner!
I am lucky that my caregiver manages to prepare a lot by himself and the house looks tidy enough for when my son will arrive for his 10 days visit.

I too finally found my way back in S&F. What a relief!

Good to see you back and feeling better, Bubble.  I had trouble getting back to S&F, too, but when I finally figured out how to turn off Plesk Obsidian which was requiring me to sign up with them...then I was able to open S&F in the normal way.

I hope you enjoy the book, Jane, as much as I did.  I love bookshops and the story of the effect it had on Londoners during the Blitz was very uplifting.  It is a fictional book but gives an accurate picture of what it was like back then, I think.

Take care, All.

I'm here, happy to see you doing better, Bubble. Know you will enjoy having your son around for 10 days & please, thank him for me for sharing his wonderful photos. They do brighten my life!

We missed the rain yesterday so I turned on the sprinklers this morning. Hard work. Had my breakfast, cats fed first, bad influence 'cause they go back to sleep as soon as they drink their milk.

Wishing all a merry Monday, smile & be happy. "Folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be", quote from Abe Lincoln. 

yes AMY we do but I am not going to put the garbage in the VAN,and we no longer have a pickup truck. I had a very long post Made and bumped the wrong key and the grilamins grabed it and I can not fiend it. I just got up at 8:10 AM , and have not ate yet. Nancy left me  A note telling me she has gon to her docters apointment and left me asleep in bed. How nice. I woke up with My usual headace. and would not have wanted to go with her. It Is 46º and bright sun,and not a cloud in sight. Ijust seen a robben about 20 ft away in our front yard.there are severial little black birds walking around feeding in the yard also. God surs Made a beautifual world and filled it with a lot of beauty, didenty He. I also hav seen a very bright red bird.out here and a wood pecker working up and down on a tree. where I set in my office I can see part of the flower  bed. And I have see none of those little snow birds picking somengthing out of it and it can not see me. Have a good day.

Lloyd

Good morning everyone. 37° and the sun is shining , sky id blue and some fluffy white clouds sailing by. My daughter was  telling me yesterday that they will be up to the mid 80'sI sure am not ready for that heat, need the AC installed before that.

JANE  last time I "hit" a market was over 3 years ago. That is something I miss doing, picking out the foods I like, not what the person shopping for me likes. Last week I asked the CNA to get me some red skin potatoes and she got me russet potatoes. I asked her if she was color blind.

LLOYD  I miss watching birds like I used to. all I see  now is  birds flying over.

PATRICIA  we had a blind lady living here with her trained lab. At times she would sit outside and take  the harness off the dog and boy did he enjoy all the petting he got. She kept the leash on him but the harness let him know he was
off duty.

TOMEREADER  in about another month  we  be getting pollen from the pine trees. We do have a lot of pines around this state.

AMY  I can take up to 75 but when it goes higher with humidity I  need the AC on. 

BUBBLE you are always missed when we do not see you every day.

CNA  on her way up here.

Have a good day, stay safe, healthy and Happy.

Good morning; cold here at minus one, and we're only going as high as plus 21 today. I did have quite a day planned as several of my friends wanted to come down off of their lofty perches (ridges and foothills) to gather together for lunch and a bit of shopping.

Unfortunately, snow is forecast today and tomorrow, so they decided to stay put rather than be stranded. So, it will be just the three of us townies teaming up for lunch if we can find a place open. Otherwise, it will be the cafe above the Grocery store before a bit of hunting and gathering.

I'm starting to have a bit of a grudge against mother nature!

well dont look like we had much activeity in here today. So I bid you all good night and sweet dreams

Lloyd

Nice day here but I was busy chasing updated Tax forms (1099s) Had to redo my final.  Always a roadblock

Hi, 7:15 PM here and I thought I drop by to see if anything new has happened. We had none of today's promised snow but it was also promised tomorrow so we shall see. My friends and I ended up going to the cafe above the grocery mall as nothing else seemed open. Taxis and buses still require masks although neither clerks nor customers seemed to be wearing them. My one friend who had covid stayed fully masked as did the rest of us, vaccinated, boostered, and not dumb, we had quite a trick to pull the masks out enough to slip a fork or cup underneath.

All and all, a good time was had and money was spent. I ended up with two pairs of jeans and a gray tee advertising Levis and a second gray tee with an old-fashioned bicycle on the front with flowers in the basket.

Good morning...

Another cloudy day here. Picking up lumber this morning then waiting on a man to come and give us information and a quote on propane heating for the garage/shop.

Will try and finish up the kitchen walls etc are washed now to rearrange or throw out if past dated. the items inside the cupboards.

I did manage to get the van washed in the afternoon,a ton of dirt off of it and onto  the garage floor!

Listened to a gaggle of geese go over at 2:30 am and wondered if their gps was working.

Patricia, hope you had a great time out with your friends.

Jane, you must have been tuckered you didn't sign in last night.

Gloria, David called from Little Rock on his way to TX and said he was going into 90° weather.......ugh...was all I could say. Too hot for me!

Better get on with the day.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

 

Good Morning Everyfriend!  AMY, you are right!  I was tuckered last night.  Frankie picked up Cooper around 7 p.m. and I sure do miss having him around.  But there was no one to keep me awake or take up space on the couch last night so my eyes went into slam shut mode and when I woke up, I staggered around turning off lights and just headed for the bedroom
I did manage to finish the laundry yesterday.  It took 4 loads and I couldn't help thinking of the days when the kids were all home and growing up and if I only had 10 loads, it felt good.  Seemed like laundry was a big part of my life back then!

Frankie will be back today to give Cooper a bath.  She doesn't have a tub in her apartment so she does that over here!  And I think she's planning a trip to the grocery store so Coops and I might have a little time together today!

I have the couch cover in the washer and I just heard it stop so I better get it in the dryer.

All my traveling kids are home again and they all said the wedding was beautiful and
my new granddaughter and greatgrandson are the best.  Daniel waited just long enough!

Now I have to get to work.  I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!

 JaneS I have a ? for you .Is Cooper a human or a dog like a human.

Lloyd

Good morning everyone, when I pulled the shades up I noticed cars had frost on them, 33° now at 7am and I turned the heat up again. The sun is shining bright and that is enough to perk me up. Nothing new going on here, really a dull place to live these days. The witch is discouraging siting in the lobby, the talking disturbs her when she is working on the books and it is too cold to sit on the porch. At least I have a PC where not many do and I like to read so do not mind being alone.
Have no idea what time or who the CNA will be here today. No one yesterday. Wonder if this company will be the next one to close down.

Have a good day and stay healthy and safe.

Gloria, why can't the witch shut her door?? I am sure those that don't have a computer like to mingle and talk with others.

Floors are washed, just waiting on the man to come and then I am also washing. Someone piled a lot of clothes in the basket!!! Plus I have two dog quilts to do..
Work is never ending..

We're in the 50s this morning & feels downright balmy! Got the sprinklers running, we are in a "fire mode" again (already). We didn't get the the last rain & wind does suck up the moisture fast.

Jane, glad the birds are all back in the nest & all went as planned. You do more laundry than anyone I know! When we lived out west of town we had septic tanks so had to be so careful how much water we used.... until we "plumbed" the washer straight out to a ditch next to the garden & used a huge black hose/pipe that rolled up when not in use. Pain in the neck but worked. Since the washer was connected to a water softner we had to be careful how much of that water reached into the garden. 

Amy, when my husband built a workshop behind the house we built, he ended up putting in a replica of the old Boxwood stove & burned all the left over pieces of lumber (& more). It didn't get used a lot, the workshop ended up with a pool table in & a plywood cover that turned it into a ping pong table that got equal use from our sons & neighbors. The other end of the building housed his riding mower. I'm dreading getting the motorhome tank filled because someone said propane has "gone out of sight". I left the valve on after getting it checked out a year or so ago (leaked), the repair guys didn't find a thing wrong & thought a "fluke" leak. I didn't get it filled back full so they could test, but I smelled it a few days ago & #1 son says something about air pressure can cause to leak out if left on.... so I checked, turned it off & no more leak. All the things I don't know about everything.

Rick, had my taxes done weeks ago & just discovered the papers I couldn't find when I went to his office.  I had put them on my "everything table" & covered with something else. Tax man has been doing them since Cas died so all previous years on his computer & was comfortable he could fill in the gaps with the extra papers I took. Good luck with yours.

Gloria, looks like the wildflowers are in bloom, just Googled & the photos are gorgeous! Guess I'll have to settle for photos & go to MO when the dogwood & redbud in bloom.

Patricia, nothing boosts the morale better than shopping, especially a bargain. My husband used to tease that "my eyes glowed when I saw a sale sign"....

Lloyd, I've been seeing a different type sparrow at the feeder lately, can't identify it but do enjoy watching. The squirrels are putting on quite a show since I've been giving them grapes, raisins & peanuts!

Haven't had my breakfast yet so better get a move on. Have a terrific Tuesday (where are you, Callie?)

LLOYD, Cooper is a "human" with 4 legs!  He is able to let us kow exactly what it is he wants and to root us out of our chairs to get it for him.  And he lets us know how much he loves us!

Sunny and mild here today but storms on the way again tonight.

David and I have been doing household laundry today.  I'm trying to wash up the throws and bed covers that need to be put away.

I received notice yesterday from the bank that my Federal tax refund is pending to be deposited in my account.  I couldn't believe how quickly it came this year.  I only filed the tax report less than 2 weeks ago.  The NC tax department is always slow so it will be awhile until my very small refund from NC is deposited.

Take care, All. 

good Mid day. well i used to be on skype and talked to peter winstanly dayle was great with the creamery. just like being in perison.I was trying to get up and haveing no luckI havent seen hem in a long time here or otheryse either. I know he was having health ishues. some times his wife would talk to me also. I was hoping to make contackt with them. if some one else knows what is with them please let me know. I thought If I could get skype up mabye I could get one of them to respond. If anyone knows plase let me know. and help getting it to work again also would be appreasheted.

Lloyd

phyllis our wether here in centrial MO. Is currently 64º and bright sun not but a few clouds and they are not bothering the sun they are just setting still and the sun is comming through them good.

Lloyd