Sunny and hot.  That's all I will say about that. 

The beef stew was really good and very filling.  David and I both enjoyed it.  And the best part is there is enough left for another meal that I won't have to cook.  Yay!

MAKE it a good day, Everyone.

Good morning.  And, the sun is trying to make an appearance, 

We did not get any of the rain from the storm that came up the east coast.  The beaches all got a lot, with a lot of flooded areas.  We could use some rain.

Thank you all for your kind words of sympathy.  Yes, it is sad that patients in hospitals and nursing homes are still not allowed visitors.  Really so hard on families. 

I need to get something to eat and get on with the day.  Please stay safe !!!

Joy

We had lots of thunder and very little rain Sure hope there is more rain to come, without the thunder.

Joy, my neighbours Mom passed and he is the only child yet couldn't get in to see her. They did keep up conversations on the phone but you can't hug over the phone.

Phyllis, I love leftovers. In fact last night we had some...zucchini, onions, celery, tomatoes and hamburg  plus garlic all fried up together. I had made lots so an easy meal the next day....works for me

Managed to get some sewing done but not as much as I would have liked......maybe tomorrow.

 

Amy, that sounds almost like what my brother fixed when my 2 sons helped him "hoe the garden". He just wanted the company and they thought it was fun, especially when he let them help with fixing food they had just picked. I never could come up with that same taste    ... but he also added potatoes & don't think the tomatoes (at least the way my boys described it).

I put off doing anything outside, actual temp is 97°  but feels like 113°, so online weather says. I need to take clippers & loppers to a rose bush that has some wisteria & mulberry growing right up the stem. I've cut it out regularly and know it will grow right back, but can't put a killer on without killing that climbing rose. It was here when we bought the house 32 years ago & faithfully blooms every spring.  It has gotten out of hand so best thing to do is nip the base of the wisteria & mulberry & let them die and then try to unwind them.

Trees are absolutely still right now so I should go get the Round Up that I bought yesterday, to kill the weeds growing in the pool pump area. Can't believe what a mess it is. I got the kind already mixed that comes with a battery powered sprayer. Son & salesman say I don't need to wear a mask when spraying so guess it won't kill me. Hate putting poisons out because never sure if critters will touch it or birds eat contaminated bugs. Noticed the bag worms have started on a big evergreen shrub in the berm. Will have to get tough with them, as well, or they will eat the bush to death. Not sure why we have to have bag worms & weeds, but we do! Lots of things I SHOULD be doing.

Shirley you should not spray the Round Up. it should be put on only a wick rope by dragging it over the tops of the weed's and 0r grass you want to kill, It drifts and will kill even things you do not wan tot. mabey you should watch the TV curmishel about the money set aside for law suts of the use of it. it is not healthy any way you use it either. the weeds only hurt your thoughts not tour health think about your life and health. except poison oak or Iavey.

Lloyd

Hello, my friends!  Mickie woke me to say it was time for her last foray to the yard for the day so I got ready to take her and something told me to put her on the leash.  We got down the steps in a real hurry and I kept a tight hold on the lease as she headed into the holly bushes off the front of the porch.  I yanked back just in time to see a skunk looking out at us.  We hightailed it up the steps and I took her in the bathroom and washed her face and while we were in there I gave her a good bath all over.  Not my plan for the night but sometimes things just work out.  Now the whole neighborhood smells bad.  I wonder what you do about that?  And I wonder how long it takes to go away.

Sorry!  I had a long interruption while I washed and dried some towels and rugs after I found what Mickie wanted to go out for and didn't get to finish the job out there.

Now, I'm going to bed.  I'm beat right down to my socks and that's bad because I'm in my bare feet.  I've got candles lit all over the house that I'll have to blow out before I go to bed and Glade thingys open all over the house, fans on and a clothespin on my nose (not really but I wish).

Good Night! Sweet Dreams and may God bless us, every one!  (Except maybe that skunk.  I really don't know what they're good for unless it's to get us some exercise!)

for Shirley

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=11.msg180876#msg180876

Good morning everyone. I am going to stop listening to weather reports. After all the hoopla last week about the storm coming for several days we did not get 1 drop of rain and it was not windy either. Just plain hot and humid like a typical July week.

PHYLLIS  I always made too much when I made beef stew so have not made it in a long time. I like it gut  without much of an appetite  end up throwing a lot away. I dislihrowing food away.

JOY  this building is in almost a complete lock down. The witch would like to keep all visitors out. Most of us only have family come to check up on us and I will not tell my sons not to come here.

AMY  older son brought me a nice fresh from his garden a summer squash and a zucchini yesterday. Now to get the energy to cook them. Might wait till tomorrow and have Yvette cook them. Walking wih my rollator is OK but standing at the stove is hard now. Makes my legs wobble and back ache.

SHIRLEY  I don't know how you can go outside and do any work in this heat. I stay inside wi h the AC on and keeping me cool.

JANE  when I lived at my son's house I would wake up during the night with a skunk stink coming in the open window. I would get up, shut the window and get a can of air freshener and spray all over then shut the bedroom door and go and sleep the rest of the night on the couch. Terrible way to be awakened in the middle of the night.

Looks I am here too early for many posts to read.

Have a good day and stay safe.

Good morning everyone...

Well Gloria, I am with you on the weather..all we got was a lot of thunder, power outages and a few drops of rain.
 I had watered the garden from the rain barrel with hopes of having it topped up with rain water. Son called ,I could hardly hear him as the rain on the roof in his garage was pounding down. He said people were driving with their 4 ways on as it was raining that hard. When I talk to him today I will tell him he squeezed all the rain from the clouds .
I even tried to tempt the rain by hanging the laundry out.......didn't work..

Today is a day of rest will just do the necessities and get some sewing done.

Jane, I can sympathize with you on the skunk perfume. One time Sassy got sprayed and I gave her a bath in baking soda, vinegar and water. Now, the smell didn't seem too bad  and we had to go to work. While waiting to put our lumber order in one of the fellas said .. I think a skunk got hit on the highway.....Kyle and I just looked at each other but we were sure glad to be able to get out of there fast!!! We never did tell them the full story. Hope you both are better this morning.

Gloria, you can't beat fresh from the garden.

Better get a move on...

Enjoy your day everyone and stay safe..

Good Morning Everyfriend! I can tell you that the skunk smell will dissipate overnight.  It was totally gone this morning.  And I don't think Mickie really needed a bath because that little stinker didn't have time to turn around before he sprayed so she didn't get it at all.  And the candles, Glades and fans did the job inside.  We slept very well.

So far, it's only up to 72º this morning and the prediction is for a high of only 82.  I like that!  I could take whole summer of that!

Yesterday, I did some cooking and cleaning.  The food was good and the clean made me feel good.  I also made contact with a guy who is going to clean out my rain gutters "cheap".  So all in all, until Mr. SK showed up, it was a pretty good day!

SHIRLEY, I like your new pot and the "tree" looks good in it.  I had that same problem with a plant some years back.  I repotted it twice and then decided to plant it outside.  I died there!  No matter what I did it wouldn't grow.  I think it felt like family and wanted to be inside.

Now I have to get ready for church.  Mine is on YouTube so it's easy to go there.  Of course, I'd rather be there in person but we do what we can.

I wish you all a lovely day!
Make it your own in every way!

well it has drooped from 87º to 81º here after the sun started hiding it's face some.  I am going to bid you all good night and sweet dreams and go to bed early tonight. It has been slow again today.

Lloyd

Past my bedtime but can't get caught up today. Had to install something on the computer & wanted to wait until cats were taken care of for the night. I never did eat supper but managed to polish off two small ice cream cones. I don't tolerate milk so limit the amount of ice cream by using the little cones... hey, works for me!

Lloyd, I haven't used the Round UP yet, couldn't figure how to get the spray/ wand unhooked from the jug. duh.... What I got was the Ortho brand instead of Round Up... same thing but the salesman said Ortho worked better for him. The pool pump area has a wooden fence around it so to get rid of the weeds, have to spray. Have 3 old motor/pumps sitting there & the filter, etc... so perfect place for weeds like Bermuda grass & trees to get going. Can't pull them out or chop them off so gotta do what I gotta do. Thanks for the warning, I not only hate using this stuff for what it can do to humans but also what it can do to the bugs the birds eat, etc.

Thanks for the comment about the plant, Jane, I know what you went through with the one you planted outside. When Cas retired he brought home a ficus tree from the office. It happened to love that same spot in the living room, but kept growing until it took up that whole corner. Big problem was it decided it should drop it's leaves like the trees outside & I was having to rake the carpet! Gave up & pulled it outside that sliding door. When I brought it back in I wasn't thinking & brought in a ficus tree full of bugs! Pulled it back outside & let it freeze. Bad me, still feel guilty about killing a tree. I've only smelled a skunk around here one time in the last few years, but the neighbor has cameras aimed at their chicken house (cutest house you ever saw)... and say they often see skunks, opossum & raccoons as well as the fox. They close the little door to the chicken house every night now. I talk to the "girls" when I go turn the pump on or off.... love chickens.

Sweet dreams and God Bless. Today had it's ups & downs. Decided to go to church & see how it was doing. Nicely organized with every other pew roped off, families could sit side by side but everyone else the 6' apart. We all had our masks on so felt okay being there. BUT, we usually went to McDonald's for breakfast after, so I went through the drive thru & was told they no longer have biscuits & gravy!!! Told the girl "this virus has finally hit bottom for me, giving up biscuits & gravy was the last straw!"  She actually sounded shocked I was so vocal & apologized. Told her I was okay but sure would miss my fav breakfast. Life goes on....

It is late but I just could not let another day go by without saying HELLO.

SHIRLEY, it seems NOTHING is ever going to be the same again.  So many changes every time we turn around.  Today it is your biscuits and gravy and who knows what tomorrow?

We went to the store this afternoon to pick up a few things.  Decided to have brats for dinner and y thought I would get some of the cheap buns that are always so soft and hug your brat so well.  Got ready to use them and they we far from being fresh....not soft and almost stale smelling.  Expiration date is the 17t.  Then I picked up a package of the bakery cookies.....same store....they are hard and stale tasting.  I think they have been making things and then freezing them to keep up with the demand.  What ever the reason, they are awful.  We have been rather solum the past few days since the funeral on Wednesday.  It has been really hot and we will continue to be hot for the next week.

JANE, it has bee; awhile since anyone I know has been face to face with a 🦨.  Sorry Mickie managed to get some of the spray on her, but it sure sounds like it could have been so much worse😩

We still have to gather the refuse for our trash pickup tomorrow, so I had best go check out the fridge and see what needs to go.

Pleasant dreams to all.

Jenny

Good morning everyone...

We are off to the city hope to get some groceries for friends and ourselves and then shoe hunting . We both need runners and I hope awe both come home with a pair.

Jenny, I know that some groceries are hard to find here..and I hope today won't be a disappointment on the items on our list.

Still no rain here.

Better shake a leg and get going..

Enjoy your day everyone and stay safe..

Good morning everyone. Not supposed to get as hot today, only 80 so we are told. Lately it feels like I am living by myself in this building. Don't see anyone anymore. At ties I do see one of the cars gone from the parking lot. Since it has been so hot and humid I have not been going out. It was nice Saturday having both sons here and at the same time. That does not happen often.
Yesterday Microsoft did an update with IE and make it my default. I have used Google so  many years I do not want to change. I did not realize what else it did. I lost my Skype and could not chat with my daughter yesterday. Now I will have to install it again.

AMY  my son knows I don't cook anymore so don't know what I  will do with the ones he gave me. I might have Yvette fry up the zucchini. Coat it in flour, beaten egg and then breadcrumbs. Tasty. I don't have any tomatoes in the pantry so cannot cook it that way. For so early in the season the zucchini is a big one.

JANE  wish I could clean and cook like I used to. Would love to move things away from the walls and clean behind them. CNA's are not allowed to do that incase they hurt themselves. After 6  years it must be pre tty dusty back there.

LLOYD  hope you slept good last night.

SHIRLEY  hope you get that spray working to get rid of the weeds.

JENNY  what a bummer buying something at the market and then finding it stale. Yuck.

AMY  still no rain here either. Hope you both get new shoes.

Have a good day and stay safe.

Just have time to say...

Good Morning Everyfriend!  And then I'm off to feed Mickie, take her for a short walk and get ready for pickup by my friend, Shirley.  We're off to the berry patch to pick black raspberries!  And we got a nice day for it.  The temps will only be in the 70s up until noon and it's supposed to be a bit cloudy.  And the berry patch was closed on Sunday so there should be lot of berries just crying to be picked today. 

Enjoy your morning!  Don't know when I'll get back in here.  When I get back, there will be berries needing attention. 

Good Morning ladies. it is 67º and going for 91º here today. well no need to repeat, but life is less fun getting old. on the other hand those of you older than i keep on running and I will do the same for those younger than i.
It is great having the grand and great grands living with us. they all have good greetings, and a good hug and kisses for us old folks, and willing to help. they do not make a nuisance of their selves either. we have carpet all through the house except in the kitchen areas. as well as electric vacuums cleaners we have a push brush that roles brushes that pick up good on either carpet and or tiled areas. even the short britches like to posh it. more help than you might think. we have hollyhock's plant all around the house. short britches broke one half of a double off. his dad seen it and gave him one swat on the britches and made him come and apologize for it, I think that broke my heart as much as his. great grand i mean to say. when we were little my middle brother drew a picture on the wall in our aunt's bath room wall. mom started to make a issue of and aunt would not let her and she went in there and drew a circle around it and said now leave it alone. that picture was on that wall until well after she had passed on to god. Have a great day and stay in and stay cool.

Lloyd

Just stopping by to say "Hello"

I am having another lazy day.  Another "pity-party" for poor me.  LOL   It will pass.  Meanwhile I can always take another nap.  Those naps come in handy.  A good way to try to forget about things for a while.

At least it is a pretty sunny day, with bright blue sky.  I decided not to get my hair done today. Just didn't feel like it today.  Got a couple chores I do want to try to get to today.  I talked to my niece the other day, and she assured me that, at my age, I am entitled to do or not do, anything I want to. So, I will listen to her suggestion.
LOL

Jane, enjoy your berry picking outing today.  Sounds like fun!!  Have not done that for many years.  I know whatever you make with them, it will be delicious !!

Gloria, I am so glad that you got to visit with both of your sons on Sat.  I have not seen any family members, except for 1 daughter-in=law for a while now.  The other daughter-in-told me that she has not been any place except for work, since all this mess started back in March. They just have been working about the house and yard.  They are used to going out to eat several times a week, and she said she does miss that.  But, she is really very aware of staying safe.  Luckily, she has her own business and has been able to go to work.  Only several employees, so it has been a safe place and they have been busy.  My one son who is a mechanic told me that his place has really been busy, and the other son, who is in construction, told me they have really been busy also. 

Sure hope everyone is being safe and has a good afternoon.

Joy

 

It was a gorgeous morning to be outside today!  The temp never got past 78 the whole time we were out and there was a lovely breeze blowing.  And also, because they were closed on Sunday, the picking was so easy.  The bushes were just LOADED with berries.  I got all I needed and my friend got all she needed and we had a pleasant visit on the way to and from the farm.

When I got home, I immediately cleaned half the berries so JOY, I will be eating black raspberries and milk for breakfast tomorrow!  I'll think of you as I'm eating.  The rest that I cleaned will go to two batches of triple berry jam to be made later.  I have the strawberries already in the freezer but I have to wait for the late batch of red raspberries. 

Then I had lunch, saw to the doggies needs and met with a guy about my rain gutters.  They need more than I can afford right now so I guess that will wait until I can save up a little more.

After he left, I took a short nap and now I'm waiting for Frankie to come by and pick up Cooper doggie!

Then I have to move as much of the stuff out of the back room as I can so they can finish the floor in there tomorrow.  And I think I better get started.

Sorry Everyone! I got started on the stuff and forgot to post so here goes....

HMMMMMMM??   

Good night, sweet dreams & God Bless. It has been a long, HOT day & I am ready to crash. You remember when we used to say, "nothing to write home about".... kind of what it's been like today, nothing to write about. Cats had their last meal and anything that needs doing can wait until morning. 

well I am going to bid you all sweet Dreams and good Night. see ypu all tomorrow.

Lloyd

Good morning everyone..
Beautiful morning and we are back into frying days ....again. Yesterday was ok.we did get into Costco...they open at 8 for ol folks and we were 5th in line! Got most of what was on our list. Kyle finally found running shoes ,then we beat it back home.

Today is going for more lumber and I am going to sew.

Jane, enjoy your brekkie..can't beat fresh picked berries. Hope they can finish the floor for you and then you can forget about that job.

Joy, we are now on phase 3 here, restaurants can open but not buffets. Would love to have a sit down meal that I didn't make.

Lloyd, sounds like you have a good arrangement there. Can't beat hugs and kisses from little ones.
Love the nic name short britches  he sounds like a great little helper.

Better move...

Enjoy your day everyone.. stay safe.

I'm up and attem waiting for the floor guys and the boinger for breakfast.  It's almost time for the boinger so this will be short and with people in the house, I don't know when I'll be back. 

AMY, Kyle will be working even faster in his new "running shoes".  I hope you can keep up in your old ones because it sounds like you didn't get new ones.

LLOYD, enjoy your family.  I know you will!

Gotta go!  the boinger sounded and Mickie is getting anxious.  Later...

Good morning everyone, we got some rain yesterday at last. Lasted about 5 minutes. Maybe enough to keep the dust down for a little while.?

Oh wow, just heard on the news a restaurant opened after the shut down but did not follow the rules about limiting those who came in.  The department of health shut him down again. He told them that this virus is a hoax anyway. Tell that to the families of those who died and the ones suffering it now.  Hope they never let him open up again.

JANE  hope you picked and ate a couple of those nice big and juicy black raspberries for each of us yesterday. Oh yummy. Going to make some jam now? Or a pie? Wonder if my magic carpet still works, if it does I will be there soon.

LLOYD  from what I just heard on TV we will be in the upper 70's today but very humid.

JOY  I keep saying I feel like I am so lazy now when I was always so busy in my home. I have been lold by my daughter that at my age I am not lazy just my body wearing out. She is so right.

SHIRLEY  anything that I know needs doing in here these days I let Yvette take care of. She has spoiled me/ She keeps telling me to go sit down, she will do this or that.

AMY  glad you got  into Costco early and got what you needed and Kyle got his shoes, did you get a pair, too? Hope so.

Have a g ood day and stay safe.

Good Morning everyone.Is already 70º and they say going to the 90's again. so that is going to cut out my shop time today. Shirley I would like to get your snail mail address I have something to send you. is not heavy so regular mail will get it to you, have a good day. my address is ..... thanks

Lloyd

Quote from: Lloyd Hammond on July 14, 2020, 08:02:33 AMGood Morning everyone.Is already 70º and they say going to the 90's again. so that is going to cut out my shop time today. Shirley I would like to get your snail mail address I have something to send you. is not heavy so regular mail will get it to you, have a good day. my address is ..... thanks
Lloyd

Lloyd, I removed the address and sent it by PM to Shirley.
It is not safe to post personal addresses or phone # on forums!

Up into the mid 90's again today for us, too.  This seems like such a long summer to me and we still have a ways to go.

I walked into a large puddle of water on the floor of the 1/2 bath downstairs yesterday morning.  It appeared that a leak was coming from under the toilet tank.  When I called the plumber the office lady said they were booked solid until Friday.  She thought they could work me in "after hours" but it would cost extra.  I agreed to that.  Then about 2 p.m. she called and said they had a cancellation and could be there in an hour.  Yay!  While he was here he also fixed a slow leak in the kitchen faucet.  A nice guy and seemed to be efficient but no mask so I kept my distance from him and cautioned David to do the same.  All is fixed now and I am very happy.

That was about as much excitement as I cared to handle for awhile so hope things go back to being dull and normal.  No plans for today except for a little household laundry.

Take care, All.

Lloyd, I got your address from Bubble so will send you e-mail (I still have your e-mail). Have you ever used Google maps, type in an address and it shows you the house & street?  Fun to do when you can't find a good western movie on TV....

Gloria, keep meaning to ask you what you had to do to find a Yvette?  My cousin had an insurance policy for home health care but she was never so lucky to find one like Yvette!

We had wind blowing the trees from side to side & in circles this morning. Sun shining & to get to mid 90s today. I have a routine Dr appointment tomorrow for Echo, so will spend today trying to shape me up. Haven't gotten to go anyplace but store or Walmart for months so am excited about getting out! His nurse & I can talk up a storm when we see each other & he normally gives me a hug but bet not this time with all the warnings. Our city/state has so many new cases of the virus because the restrictions have not been listened to, may be a lot worse before better.

Wishing all a happy day, whatever you have to do to make it happy!  Remember, we don't get this day to do over!!!

so_P_bubble thanks a lot I do not think proper a lot of time any more.
also Shirley said she had it. I will check mi email.

Lloyd