Good morning.

Woke to the sound of rain gently falling and crows belting out their caws!

Managed to get a lot of rearranging done in the basement yesterday, still more to do  and just maybe that will be done today. Laundry day ,baking and the neighbour stopped by yesterday with a huge bag of red potatoes so may can some. Have my work cut out for  me but we shall see what does or doesn't get done.


Neighbour saw 3 robins in his yard so they are here and I heard the geese the other day so they are starting to come back.

Better get going..

Enjoy your day and stay safe

Good Morning LLOYD and AMY and anyone who arrives later.  I'm off to the showers to get ready for my shopping trip with Cathy.  This one will include a haricut at WM while she does some shopping.  I'll give her my (very short) list and she can get some of the stuff I need while I sit in the "hair cuttery".

I also have my bed stripped and I'm washing the sheets and removing at least one blanket.  It was hot in there the last few nights.  And it's supposed to be in the 50s and 60s all week.  You don't suppose that Spring has Sprung at last, do you?

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

We are expecting wind and rain this afternoon and the temp. is supposed to climb to 81 deg.  I hope David can get to the grocery store and pick up my order before the rain starts.

You are right, Rammel.  New York taxes are higher than NC.  We lived 28 years in New York (Dutchess Co.) and I remember griping about the taxes when we lived there.  But, I think with all of us New Yorkers moving here North Carolina is trying to catch up with you.

Shirley, I think you mentioned bird flu has appeared in KS.  The news said this morning that it is here in NC, too.  They are warning everyone to keep their chickens penned inside the chicken house for awhile. I don't have chickens but some in this town have permits to have backyard chicken houses.  Not me....they are too much work.  When I was young my mother had chickens to help feed the family during the Depression.  It was my job to collect the eggs and I hated it.  Those cranky hens would peck the dickens out of me and the rooster would always chase me.  I still don't much like chickens.   

Amy, I took your suggestion and orered a corned beef roast yesterday.  I'll put it in the IP for tomorrow's dinner.  Without cabbage.....potatoes instead.  I would like to make some corned beef hash with the leftovers.  Mother used to make it and I loved it!

  [EDIT:]Well.....cross off the Corned Beef. The store just called and said they were out of it.  I guess I'll have to defrost some steaks for tomorrow. 

Take care, All.

Boo hoo.....
No corned beef for you, PHYLLIS 😩😩. I am sorry.
Our corned beef turned out spectacular.  We sous vide'd it for 10 hours and it was the most tender and juiciest I have ever had.  I want to go buy another one, but might find out we can't find one either😩😩

JANE, a haircut always makes me feel so much better.  I dread going and wait as long as I can.....don't know why🤷


YEA AMY......seeing robins is definitely a sign that spring is on the way🥰🥰.  We had 7 inches of snow on St.Patrick's Day and Monday we are to get even more of that white stuff‼️‼️

We have been invited to go out to dinner tonight with our son and grandsons.  What fun.....going out into the world to eat just like we used to do.  He said, "don't forget to bring your vaccine card"! 

Have a good rest f your day.

Jenny

Jenny, what happed with us that can't take the vaccine but have antibody tests ... mine from before Christmas & before 4th of July, does that count I wonder?  I haven't pushed to find out but do feel like I'm doing something wrong.   Enjoy the dinner out with "the kids". 

We have rain to move in Monday & Tuesday. I just put jacks down & slide-out and even put the awning out to dry from the snow this week. Wanted to make sure everything works as it should before anyone stops to see it. I've Googled for days to know what to price & am confident no other will have had all the TLC this one has had. 6 basically new tires, new rubber roof & new battery (aux. checked out okay). I hated to part with the Rialta but have loved this one even more. Of course there is that thing about gas prices...

Phyllis, I can't remember last time I had corned beef, I do like brisket but never ever could make it as tender & tastey as my sister & sister-in-law. I tried every recipe and decided my ego couldn't handle another failure so would never try again. I'm pretty good at eating it. 

I need to trim my hair before washing it tonight.... this is the growing seasong and also shedding season for me as well as fur babies. Grass starting to green up & even have one jonquil blooming today & few more ready to pop. I'll bring them in tomorrow, no warning of a freeze but where these grow I can't see from my bird watching window (over the sink). I have lots of little vases that fit on the window sill so enjoy when things start to bloom. Better go walk the cats to the river, have some bread to offer the fish if they have returned.

Hello All Y'all!  We covered a lot of territory today.  We started out at 10..made a stop at the library and then across the road to the pet store.  Hopped back in the car and made stop at Davy's.  Then we went back to my house and stowed my stuff, put some of Cathy's stuff in the fridge, had some lunch, took Cooper for a short walk and then back in the car.  We went to WM and I hit the hair cuttery while Cathy shopped for more groceries.  When I left a lot of my hair, I headed for the card section and got all the cards I needed for April.  Then we came home.

Cathy offered to take me to Kohl's but I gave that one up.  I seem to leave my energy in the stores when we shop around like today!  I remember the old days when I'd drive to my sister's in the Harrisburg area and we'd head for the stores and make a day of it on her side of the river.  Then the next day we'd head across the river and hit the mall and sometimes downtown Harrisburg stores.  Just thinking of that makes me tired.

JENNY, nice to have dinner out with the family.  I bet that was neat!

SHIRLEY, sounds like you had a busy day, too!

PHYLLIS, I bet the Corned Beef was sold out because of St. Paddy's Day!  Everyone went traditional!

And speaking of going...I'm going to the haystack!  I have to be up and attem to meet my ride to church in the morning!  I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow.  And may God bless us, every one!

Good Morning to myself and anyone else who shows up in here!  I'm off to take Cooper for a walk and then get myself ready for church!  Have a good day!

Good morning...

First day of Spring and it is overcast..with the promise of more rain. Snow is going down fast  but there is still 12+ about.

A day of rest here,may play in the sewing room. I am sure the sewing machine will laugh when I tickle her to life!

Jane, hope you can also have a quiet day..

Shirley, when we sold our 5th wheel we took it to a company that sold them and he had more traffic for that line of trailer than we would have here. Yes, he took his cut but he got an asking price higher than we would.

Jenny, please keep the snow your way. I think we are more that ready to see green grass but that won't be for a while yet.

Phyllis ,steaks will taste just as good! Are you having mushrooms or fried onions or both with them?

Patricia, good morning to you.

Better skedaddle..

Enjoy your day and stay  safe.


 

Good morning everyone. Would have liked to have had the AC installed yesterday. in the upper 60s and on the humid side. Had fans going all day and night, the noise I am not used to yet so did not  sleep good. 

JANE  I agree with you, spring is here at last, HOORAY. Summer does not have to rush though, spring never lasts long enough.

PHYLLIS  I always liked corned beef hash but when my family was all home there was never enough left to make hash.

JENNY  pretty bad when we have to start carrying a vaccine card with us. Glad I stay home most of the time. Really too much trouble getting ready to go anywhere. 

JANE  I remember the days when friends and I would go into Providence going into all the stores, going to our favorite Chinese restaurant and then get down to really shopping. I would not have the energy to go into one store anymore.

AMY  you keep the onions and I will take the mushrooms with my steak. ALL the snow we had left is gone now.

Have a goo day and stay safe.

Good Morning everyone. IT Is 42º and clear here this morning @ 7:31 AM. No brease at All now. Not a limb even a wiggle in any of the trees. we have two Robbiens hoping in the front yard picking at somenthing In the grass. also a few of those Little snow birds  shareing the yard with them. Hope you all have a good day as you like it. I have already taken mmy Vitals and sent the readings along to VA. i am gettin raady to go tune in the preacher at our church live. and finde a snack for brekfeast.

Lloyd

Good morning  Gloria you slipped in while I was typing. Have a good ay also.

Lloyd

There was A little red bird landed in the tree out front, the brigeht's Red I have ever seean. It sat quiet of a while before it flew away. I enjoy setting here it the office watching the birds come and o nd there thing eating in the gras.

Lloyd

    

Going to say good night early, storms supposed to move in & my eyes are already at half mast so not sure how long I will be awake. Callie is still outside so will get her in before it rains. Nothing going on in Kansas right now.

Hope everyone had a nice week end, always special if family shows up, right?

Lloyd, maybe it is the year for bright cardinals, we've had one that is so bright, but I can't get a good photo of it through all the glass & if I open a door to go out it flies off. Could be I'm seeing better since having the cataracts removed. 

Amy, I've watched people & even had one of the dealers tell me that he had trouble letting people go through the motorhomes without a sales person standing guard. With all the electronics & stuff inside I want to make sure everything stays working as long as it is mine.

I had a fall last night, feet got tangled with my little corner by the stove where I watch TV on a bar stool & put feet on the little Coleman step stool that has to stay handy so I can reach stuff on the top shelf.... all on a little carpet because the bar stool was scruffing the dark oak flooring. I landed hard on one knee & braced my body with one arm & felt the jolt that shoulder got, went all the way down ... and thought about Jenny's long time problem. Didn't see any bruises & was able to pop right back up so nothing broken, but I sure felt the pain right below the knee when I climbed into bed. Today I'm fine, no aches or pains anywhere so I'm almost glad it happened to know I can still bounce pretty good. I am ready for bed, busy day doing nothing.

A good night prayer for all, sweet dreams & God Bless. 

 

This was one of those days that I was busy all day but I have no idea what I did!  Frankie was going to spend the night but she said she was too tired to go home and pack up her stuff so she just picked up Cooper and went home to loaf.  It must have been one of THOSE days!

It was foggy and chilly out there all day!  One of the types of Spring days that are NOT among my favorites!

I'm heading for the haystack before my eyes enter the full slam shut mode!  I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow.  And may God bless us, every one.  And may he bring peace to the Ukraine soon!

Shirley I am glad your eyes are dooing better for you.I have cataracts also but they say mine are not blocking my eye sight bad enough. so I am just living with it. good night and sweet dreams.

Lloyd

Good morning..

 Yesterday I looked after the neighbours critters and when the dog went out he wandered over to an area that had about 2 inches of water. I looked out this morning and most of it has gone!

Today is getting those potatoes canned, and doing little chores around home.

Jane, since yesterday was a day of rest my eyes slammed shut in the afternoon for a while. I am with you on peace in the Ukraine, it is needed now!

Shirley, I hope the market is good for selling for you. With gas prices the way they are there may be a lot of campers on the market.


Gloria , one of the things I want to try in the air fryer is a blooming onion..have watch videos  of making them and one of these days will do it.

Patricia.

Better get ready to meet the day.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  Today Cooper will be coming a bit later.  Frankie is off but she's hitting the mall to look for a dress for her brother Daniel's Wedding in April.  She has one she's keeping if she doesn't find one but she's not particularly happy with it. 

When she gets back we're having SHIRLEY'S "Mashed potatoes and gravy with the leftover beef mixed into the gravy" for supper!  She loves mashed potatoes but I'm not a real fan of them.  I can have them or not!

It's 41 and sunny heading for a high of 61 in the afternoon with mid to high 50s the rest of the day.  I think it might be Spring!

I better get moving or nothing will get done around here!  I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow! 

Good Morning everyone, well I am up and vitals taken and sent to VA. It Is clear and 54ºF here this morning. Not sure what I am going try to do to Make the day a good one yet. hope all you have a day just like you Like it.

Lloyd

In the 30's here when I got up at 7 o'clock.  Supposed to go up into the low 70's.  It is definitely Spring here.  Redbuds are in bloom...daffodils have come and gone and the backyard azaleas are all blooming with pink, white, and red.  I have about 40 azalea bushes back there that Tom and I planted many years ago.  All of them need to be pruned.   

Take care, All.

Good Morning everyone from the
warmer, dry and sunny '
Rocky Coast of Maine. 

Welcome Spring! 

The weather here is getting warmer
daily, unfortuantely we get a lot
of wind this time of the year
and that affects us older folks,
making it harder to breath sometimes. 

I am doing well. Still wearing a mask
and will be for some time.   

I am glad that we are coming into the  Spring
and Summer Fall months which are much easier
to get around than the icy slippery and
snowy walkways..     

Great time of the year here.

 
Sandy

Phyllis, your yard sounds beautiful. I picked my ONE daffodil that was blooming, not sure why the stems are so short. We had a shower just now, I swear the grass is greener already!
Callie spent the night out & got in just before the rain, had her milk & I ate a couple pieces of French toast I made this morning. Had a loaf of bread that needed to be used.

Good Morning, Friends!  This is the best sleeping weather EVER so may take advantage as soon as I clean up the kitchen.

Gloria, have you any idea or tip from Regina when the hills & mountains in AZ/NM start blooming?  I want to dream of driving thru........

Hi, Sandy!

Good morning from an Interior that is not having spring weather. While the snow has a softer look and is slowly diminishing, it was minus 22 when I got up this morning. It's warmed up to a minus 19, almost two hours later, and heading to a high of plus 17. A forecast of severe cold is given until Wednesday, the 23rd when it is expected to slowly warm. If this is spring, it's the oddest and worse I've seen in my years here.

I've had my coffee and my morning round of check-in calls and texts, and nothing looming except for general chores and vacuuming. These 24 months of the shutdown have gotten to me and yet we had another week of over 100 new covid cases. It's split here with the number of non-mask wearers slowly increasing yet none seem to connect the steady case rise to the lack of precautions. I guess I can't expect humanity to go against type.

Yippie! We made it to plus one.

Have no idea of there was an attachment with this??  So I deleted the post.
The day did turn out nice here also..next will be those pesky flies coming awake!!
Will go over in a  bit and feed the neighbours critters.

I hope tomorrow will as nice and just maybe some windows and curtains will be washed.

Hello Everyfriend!  SHIRLEY, Frankie had your mashed potatoes with gravy and leftover roast beef in it for supper tonight and she's taking the leftovers for tomorrow. 

I had beef stew for lunch from one of PATRICIA'S recipes and it was gooooo-ooood!  There's more for tomorrow.  I only did half a recipe so maybe two more meals!  I had fried red cabbage for supper.  Had to use it up so that's how it went!

Today was a beautiful day...made it to the low 70'1 and we did two walks with no coat!  The grass is getting green all over the neighborhood and Cooper is in his "stay out in the yard" mood!  He loves coming over here because he can go outside with no leash!

Dishes are all done and I'm beat.  Gonna watch some TV and hit the haystack early!  Enjoy the rest of your day!

Jane, I'm so glad Frankie enjoyed the "open faced sandwich".... Did I mention that a drug store in downtown Sedalia, MO served that meal almost any time of day?  Any time I had the money I would stop & I honestly don't remember if it was "any time of day" or if only certain days of the week, but always a favorite & didn't have to struggle with veggies, either!  I did package meal size "Ziploc tubs" for the freezer for when I was alone & hungry for something home cooked. Surprising how quick a small frozen tub will thaw & heat in a microwave in a motorhome, whether in a campground or Walmart parking (on the fringe of lot & only turn on the generator for a few minutes to use the microwave. The thrill of camping is discovering what you CAN do and not what can't be done.

It rained all day and the grass got greener by the hour. I did go feed the birds & squirrels to watch their antics in the rain. Food isn't play time so took some out so nobody had to go hungry. The squirrel ate every raisin, one by one holding in it's hands so I knew it was really hungry. The swimming pool is full enough it's holding the cover UP with water standing on top. Won't be long till that cover comes off & cleaning starts.

Sweet dreams and God Bless All. Almost dark but cloudy so not sure if time to be dark. I am still struggling with daylight savings time & all. My crazy atomic clock is back to correct time but day of week showed up as SAM instead of Sat, SUN WAS SON but MON is right on. When I messed with it I had everything wrong, turned upside down on the table & went to bed. Got up & time was right & now even day of week right. Life is good!    

From MaryPage

I am sure every single one of you saw and heard it, but Just In Case!

The adorable little Ukrainian girl who sang the song from "Frozen" for the people in the bomb shelter has escaped to Poland, and there she sang before a HUGE audience for a fund raiser.  She sang the Ukrainian national anthem, all by herself up there on the stage and a cappella. I wanted to cry.  One little tiny snaggle-toothed girl, representing all of the Ukrainian nation and its people with their hopes.  She stood up there and spat squarely in Poo-tins eye.  She perfectly epitomized the spirit of that nation!  You can Google it in video if you missed it. Grab a Kleenex first.

From Rick,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrI7jPWzHzA

Mary Page, I sent that link to my kids... 2 of my kids have grands that age so the news is making them sick to think of what those kids are going thru.... and this will get to them. Such a brave little girl to be able to sing in the middle of the turmoil. Thanks to you & Rick for the link.

I came to look up on Amazon how one of the personal alarms works, to put a new battery in & found my order (2020) & discovered it is rechargable!!  I remembered seeing the box not long ago so dug it out & sure enough, has the charging cord in it. Plugged in & says only needs half an hour to charge so... I'm pleased! I've never had to use it because of being scared, but will grab one of them when a robo calls to drown out who ever has to monitor the calls. They are much louder than I could scream, for sure.

Most important today ---- I decided winter is over.  The grass has greened up in the last 2 or 3 days.  Soon I'll be complaining about having to cut it.
Sleep well all.