Soda Shoppe for May 15, 2022

JaneS · May 31, 2022, 07:28:42 AM

Good Morning LLOYD and anyone else who shows up today! Cooper has arrived, had his breakfast and he's soon ready for a walk, hopefully before it gets too hot! It's supposed to be into the mid 90s again today.

I'm hoping that Cathy decides to do a little grocery shopping one day this week. I really need a couple things! I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!

Amy · May 31, 2022, 07:46:29 AM

Good morning.

Like Lloyd I wrote a long post and that is not easy on a tablet.

So will say enjoy your day and stay safe

Shirley · May 31, 2022, 11:05:26 AM

About the time I come up for air something else hits... weather has been crazy with T-storms almost every night that wakes me up. Lack of sleep does things to memory so ...

Storm watch/warning for later today (about time the dryer is to be delivered & I have to get the car out of the garage for them to come thru that door), daughter should be driving in from St.Louis about the same time & I'm going to be cooking chicken & noodles all day to serve anyone that shows up hungry. Have to empty & scrub out 2 litter boxes & scrub the floor under the one in the utility room. I dread what the floor looks like & had hoped to not do a make over until the last cat gone & then put in new flooring. More to-dos & hope the rest of the week is a little easier.

And this is the day YVETTE RETURNS! Welcome back, Yvette, you have been missed!
Shirley in Kansas

Denver · May 31, 2022, 12:42:21 PM

GOOD MORNING GREETINGS FROM the left coast‼️

We have been enjoying our time with family in San Francisco. I love this city❣️ It has been my favorite place for as long as I can remember🥰 We arrived on Saturday.....got picked up at SFO driven around town to so many favorite sites. Another tour around on Sunday. Happy Happy‼️

GLORIA, so happy to read your good news.....YVETTE returns today🥰🥰

We spent a quiet Memorial Day with our Grand Doodle as his parents headed off for a couple of days of beach time💗. Their home here is lovely and we are so comfortable. We sat out in their back yard yesterday and felt like we were on a tropical island.

The weather has been perfect since we have been here.....beautiful blue skies....just lovely 😊

Only a couple more days and our new grandson should be arriving🙏 So excited🥰

Enjoy this blessed day, EVERYFRIEND 💗

Jenny

patricia19 · May 31, 2022, 01:15:54 PM

Good morning, bright blue skies here with the sun out and never setting. At 20 hours and 42 minutes of daylight, you can watch the sun skirting the foothills, never dipping below as it moves left to right.

Amy · May 31, 2022, 02:08:09 PM

Another blistering day out there. Planted some butternut squash and I think that will be it unless I find a spot for more bush beans.
Not a good day for Kyle....hope on Thur the Dr can come up with something to solve the problem. Tomorrow we are off to the city for his audiologist appointment. Will see if the neighbour will look after the dogs for us. I am looking after their pets today. Just came back from giving Rex his pill.

Gloria, I bet you and Yvette are having a wonderful chat time, with a good back rub thrown in. YVETTE YOU WERE MISSED!

Patricia, I remember when we were up in the Yukon then over to Alaska and not night to speak of..will try and find the phot that folks took of Kyle and I at 10:30 pm ..looks like day!!

Better quit while I am ahead on this ..take care

JaneS · May 31, 2022, 02:55:58 PM

WELCOME BACK, YVETTE! GLORIA ISN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO MISSED YOU! WE ALL DID!

patricia19 · May 31, 2022, 03:31:56 PM

We finally hit 80 degrees yesterday!

A little over 21 hours today and increasing until June 21st and the summer solstice. Unfortunately, it starts to decrease minute by minute again until the winter solstice. If you can stay awake for the entire 24 hours, you will see the sun start on the right, move left, and then turn back right again, never passing behind the foothills.

Gloria, so glad for you and Yvette!

Jane, it sounds like you are enjoying the preplanning almost as much as the trip anticipation!

Amy, I'm sorry Kyle's not doing well. Your neighbors are so lucky to have you, and I'm sure will help!

It gets even crazier the further north you go as Barrow on the arctic coast has six months of daylight and six months of darkness.

Does the Canadian town of Herschel have similar daylight?

patricia19 · May 31, 2022, 03:34:41 PM

Here are a number of midnight sun, timelapse photos.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=alaskan+time+lapsephoto+of+midnight+sun&atb=v324-6&iax=images&ia=images

JaneS · May 31, 2022, 04:56:46 PM

Just a quickie...I had a phone call from GLORIA and she isn't able to get on her computer. She said her mouse won't do anything and she can't go anywhere without it. She tried calling her grandson who is so good about fixing things for her and she got his answering system. She also said that having YVETTE there was a real treat! They talked. Yvette shopped, cooked and back rubbed and she stayed longer than her regular time to do the back rub! No extra charge!

Now I have to go watch my dinner so it doesn't burn! Enjoy!

Amy · May 31, 2022, 06:11:21 PM

Jane, thank for letting us know about Gloria.

Almost all of the folks have their power back on. NY,PA,and men from NB have helped. Here the hydro/power trucks have been on the go night and day.

Talked with the neighbour and she will look after our fur kids for us.

Temp is in the 90,s ac is working ,thank goodness.

JaneS · May 31, 2022, 09:25:48 PM

I'm off to the haystack a bit early tonight. I'm wiped out! I bought one of those hoses that Richard Karn from the old "Home Improvement" show advertises on TV. It starts out about 10 feel long and as water fills, it's supposed to extend to 50 feet. I'd say it made it to about 15 feet! And that's about 20 feet short of where I needed it. I ended up carrying about 15 buckets of water to get everything that needed watered....watered. I'm not doing THAT again. I'm calling the local hardware store where I bought it and complaining. They're very good about complainers! Maybe I'm doing something wrong but there is water going through it. It's just not getting long enough!

Anyway, I'm tired and I'm gonna go conk out. I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow. And may God bless us, every one!

Shirley · May 31, 2022, 10:23:22 PM

Jane, I keep the nozzle shut off until my hose expands the full length... I bought a 25' one first & next time got the 75'. The nozzles that came with them are worn out so I had to get another from Ace, chose the all brass but don't like it nearly as well as the others BUT they just came apart in pieces. The trick is to let it hold it's water in until it reaches the limit & then open the nozzle. After dragging those heavy "lifetime" Sears ones, I'm so happy with the lighter weight. Thanks for the news of Gloria!

Gloria, my son got tired of bailing me out so asked permission to take control of my computer from his house to make repairs. Worked & haven't had a problem since. Without them (computers) we'd be so alone, but they sure can drive us nuts!

Got the dryer in & set up, such a pain to install gas but they work so nice. Don't expect new one to last for 55 years but think they are worth the extra cost.

We're in the middle of major storm with all size hail & lots of rain. Poor little lettuce seeds, even the tiny sprouts will float out if it doesn't slow down soon. Lots of lightning. I took a video with the iPad of the hail, it was bigger than the weather man said we got. Hammered the water in the pool & bigger than those rubber balls that were attached to the wooden paddle when we were kids?

Jenny, do love how you & Bob bounce around to visit the kids. How's the shoulder & other parts doing? When we visited San Fran the company that provided the mini-bus to haul all of us around agreed to take us down that (stuck for name) winding street. Half way down someone asked if the driver ever had a problem on that stretch, to which he commented, "never did this before".... so we all took a deep breath. And to be honest, your woods & mountains are MY FAV place in the world! Any idea how long you'll be out there?

I'm dead on my feet, cooked a big pot of chicken noodle soup & enough chicken to fix a big bowl of chicken salad tomorrow. Have to run to the store for more grapes, these are not crisp & I do like crisp ones. The birds don't mind if not crisp but appreciate that I cut them in half, easier to pick them up to take to the ground to pick out the goodies.

Sweet dreams to all, my disasters are under control for today & I hope to get more than 4 or 5 hours sleep tonight! It has been a long day & not a second to sit down.

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