We have been here in San Francisco a week tomorrow and I am just getting in to say HELLO.  The time has passed quickly, but we sure have been enjoying ourselves. So good to be away from the high altitude and my need for oxygen.  I'm lovin it. 

OUR DIL left last Friday on her trip to India, and our son left this morning to join her. 

SHIRLEY, I know exactly what you are dealing with regarding the oxygen.  I get myself all tangled up in the air line all the time.  I do hope this oxygen helps you feel better.  That breathing test is a doozie....been there done that‼️

It is so great to not need the oxygen out at sea level.  I feel so much better overall and so happy to be free from that cord.

I hope you all are doing well. 

Jenny

Shirley I am sory I am so slow, my memory is not nea where it should be, luckey to reamber my owen name. But we do use distilled watter in our huminyfyer, and we add thos vaper mist to it, has a great smell. yesterday I brought it in by Nancy's chair, I asked her about this morning but she said no, she is moe bull headed than I am. so that should tell you what I am agenst. have a good day and a better tomorow.

Lloyd

 

Has anyone heard from Amy?
 It is unusual for her not to post in 4 days.
I hope it is just the computer's fault.

First of all, AMY ALERT!  I haven't kept up with days of the week so anxious for a word from Amy, last post was something about a visit to her doctor & has been nagging me 'cause I couldn't remember what or why. Thanks for keeping track, Bubble!

Lloyd, only other suggestion (maybe 2) is when we lived in England there were 2 retired nurses that opened a little tiny store at the foot of the hill where we lived, had to walk past every day when I went to the store so would stop & visit with them. They kind of adopted me since I was 19-21 while living there. I had the nose bleeds at the time & they insisted that "plain old Vaseline spread across the bridge of the nose to between the eyes" helped most for that dry nose problem. Trust me, it works better than ANY cream. The other thing is to be sure she is tested for being even a tiny bit low on iron & B-12, NOT the routine blood test!

Jenny, much as I love your mountains I think I'd find a lower altitude to live in full time & just VISIT the mountains. How long will you be staying there, should give you an idea of how well you keep on keeping on without the oxygen. That shutting off the nose completely & then the breath nearly made me pass out but she promised "nobody ever did passed out during the test".

Got to eat & make that grocery run before anything else happens. I keep running out of oxygen before getting to that one store & afraid they will run out of a couple things I need for turkey day .... never know what they will be out of on that day before! And that, Dear Hearts, is IT for me for now, but I'll be checking back every hour or so to hear about Amy!  Love y'all............

Sorry,all is well  here. Just needed to work to try and not think. Does that make sense? Got a lot done...but the mind doesn't shut down at night.I am sure better days ahead.

Bubble, Patricia,Shirley , I am here.

Jane, you threw that snow here!! I had my first dance this morning.Will try and post a photo.

Just posted photos of the snow. ,now to attend to 561 emails..

Amy....you were missed.  So glad you posted!

well I am here checking things out see you all later good night and sweet dreams

Lloyd

Yay AMY!!!  Good Night Everyfriend!!

Good morning...

Not sure other than finish off the refrigerator pickles and wash floors today.

No new snow to deal with

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good Morning.  Cooper is here, had his breakfast and is telling me it's time for a walk.  I have to go get dressed (WARM) and take him.

AMY, we're going to get the snow...again!

Good morning everyone. It Is 6:46 am thursday Nover 17th So you all know I am on the right page this computer has been running a couple days behind. It Is 21º and clear here this Morning.I have been up quite a while, but have not ate yet,but have taken my vitials and sent thm off to VA via sadilight. I have my usual headace. so couch jockey for me agan today. a nap or two and some good TV Moovies. Hope you all have a day just like you like It.

Lloyd

AMY, we're going to get the snow...again!

Jane, snowing here also...

Not here.      Tis bitter cold~~

"What Shirley said!"  Brrrrrr!!!!!

Shirley, your robins made it as far as my house yesterday.  They were enjoying the red berries on my holly tree. 

Good day everyone (too late for good morning). Bright, clear, and cool, here. But a good day to catch up on - TaDaaaa - Rest. Whoever has snow, keep it there. I'm not ready for that yet.

Good morning from the Interior, minus two and sunny. No new snow here and none is predicted until the 27th or 29th of the month. This means it will drop further into the minuses and become drier. My skin is dehydrated now, and Farrah and I have started inadvertently shocking each other. My humidifier and a heavy creme go on from when I awaken until I go to bed.

Shirley, going back to an earlier post, #147, while Covid has "clipped my wings" to some extent, it is my balance that's become an issue. I have very low blood pressure, 90/60, which can drop suddenly if I don't eat correctly and pay attention. "You've just experienced syncope, another name for fainting. Usually the cause for syncope is low blood pressure. Your brain makes a drastic move when your blood pressure isn't high enough to move blood efficiently to the brain, your brain senses the warning and takes quick action. The upside of fainting is your brain quickly gets what it wants."

These "spells" usually are brief, within minutes but are the reason; for example, I fell and wrenched my hip and sprained my left foot in February 2021 and have had minor falls since. It's also the reason I carry a trekking pole outside. Looking back, I can recall other times when I felt faint or fell and blamed it on not paying attention or getting up too suddenly. These spells are brief, and many people don't realize they have fainted. I certainly didn't.

We have a daily check-in method of calls and/or texts, so no one is left out or goes unheard.

 :dog4:walked Cooper  :sleep:took a nap  :clap:had a good day

A couple of friends brought me seven large tomatoes as they had a late-season bumper crop. These were the big ones but being local wasn't tasteless but delicious. What surprised me was that one tomato with only a couple of sprits of Herb -Garlic marinade/dressing made me feel full.

As tomatoes don't usually do that, I tried another today and had the same reaction. I put my dressings in spray bottles because I prefer light over heavy, but what a way to break up my day! I only have five left, and I might have to hoard them.   

Home-grown is always better than shipped because you know the growth conditions and the times from farm to table, but these were something else, coming from their greenhouse. I also learned not to refrigerate tomatoes as they go bad faster, but I miss that cold taste.

Quote from: patricia19 on November 17, 2022, 05:01:32 PMI also learned not to refrigerate tomatoes as they go bad faster, but I miss that cold taste.

Chill it just before using it.
I believe most commercial grade tomatoes are shipped green, and gassed just prior to selling to make them red. 

Good Night Everyfriend!  It was a good day!  Let's hope it's a "Good Night"!

Thanks, Rick; I didn't know about the gassing. This area is farmland up and down rivers with rich black glacial soil. While most have gardens or "rent" plots here and there, either by the hospital or community grounds, there are greenhouses or basic gardens in most yards or apartment complexes. This building has a spring lottery for its available spaces.

Walmart, Safeway, and Kroger's Fred Meyers also feature local vegetables, produce, and fruit. However, they price them exorbitantly right next to the grocery's more reasonably priced items, which isn't saying much.

FDR relocated many failed farmers from the nineteen thirties dustbowl to the state, and they've done well. We also have two types of Russian immigrants, the regular types and the religious "Old Believers," similar to the Amish. The Mennonites are also here farming around Big Delta and Delta Junction.

We have two summertime farmers' markets and one year around farmer's market building that also sells local crafts. The surrounding farms offer deals to folks wanting to pick their own, work for a portion of that farm's crops, or purchase different monthly food subsidies. I paid two hundred fifty dollars for six home deliveries of various fruits and vegetables this past summer.

Here is some information on some local offers, from farming to blacksmithing; 

 https://www.localharvest.org/fairbanks-ak/farms

Patricia, I'm familiar about the low blood pressure because my mother had that problem. One time a "new" (fill in) doctor put her on BP med & it sent her to the hospital nearly dead. Now & then doctors tend to ignore anything an older person says & lumps us all in the same boat.    Oh, yum, I've looked for home grown tomatoes all summer, really searched for signs in the yards or at the Farmer's Market, but all have been those grown in green houses, not in dirt & have no flavor. Didn't know that about not putting them in the frig.... I have several of the Romas shriveling up in mine right now. Our fresh produce has been so bad it's like what we would have thrown away other years. I've been on a celery jag so buy a new bunch any time I find them not all brown & icky. Take care, no more falls.

Rick, do they really "gassed just prior to selling to make them red"  I'll never look at a tomato the same.    My father grew plate size tomatoes every year, Burpee Big Boys or Better Boys. He suckered them, no excess green, & fed all the neighbors all summer.

Lloyd, I also saw a couple new westerns today, or listened mostly. I love the scenery but these had old time stars that I like so I would stop & watch, on the GRIT channel. 

Callie, those robins used to visit our pyracantha bush & when a whole flock, would clean that big bush off completely in a few hours. It finally snapped off during a big wind & they don't go after the holly bush berries, they are turning red a 2nd time this year.

Jane, I'm here to wish you a good night as well.... and it was a good day here, too. I found that camera, walked past it a hundred times every day, "looked but didn't see".

Amy, hope all is well in your world.  Sweet dreams & God Bless!

Shirley, --- click on  https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/IR/00/00/46/98/00001/CV20600.PDF 
Or -   https://www.chefs-garden.com/blog/june-2018/flavorful-fresh-tomatoes-vs-ethylene-gassed-ones

We had a place about a quarter mile away that would gas tomatoes for the days delivery.

They must have some different type of soil or perhaps hydroponics in those commercial greenhouses. Here it's a very fertile black soil from the glaciers. You don't want to use commercial soil here as it's filled with gnats, and if you use it in your home, you will have a time getting rid of them.

You use your backyard dirt or buy it from egg farms or the local farming, field, and garden companies, not national chains such as Lowes or Home Depot. Miracle Grow is terrible about having gnats and eggs in their soil for sale.

The tomatoes are as large or more significant than my fist, with two slightly smaller. This is what you find when your summer has 24/7 daylight. It is also why I supported the many ethnic markets pre Covid. Their food was always better than the national chains.

Because of alien plant and insect species arriving in this state, it is illegal to import or purchase seeds or plants from outside of this state. So the plants you buy are guaranteed to be from Alaska. In the case of national grocery chains, they have a different set of rules for their food, but all seeds and plants sold must be Alaskan-grown with an accompanying attached sticker.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I just got my call that Cooper is on the way so I have to go watch out the window.  It went down to 31 overnight and isn't going to get above 36 for the rest of the day!  BRRRRRRR!!!!

PATRICIA, I know it's not as cold as Alaska but it's a wet cold so it goes right to the bones!

I'll be back when I can!  Have a good day!

Cooper's here, had his breakfast and is waiting for me to finish my coffee and get dressed so we can go for a walk and freeze our b***s off! 

I forgot to say earlier that I have all kinds of Amish farmers around here and some of them sell at the local Farmer's Market on Wednesday.  Some of them have their own stands and some of them grow for Davy's Amish Market.  Lots of choices for good veggies around here!  That's one of the GOOD things about living in the country!

Almost forgot...a lot of the local Amish also sell to Wenger's (local Amish Supermarket.  So that's another choice.  In the summer, you can't go anywhere without passing a roadside produce stand and that's right out of the garden!

When I motor-visited Canada, I was so surprised to see stands in front of many houses with fresh corn. I had never heard of that kind of selling and was very sorry I had no facility to cook: I so love fresh
 corn.
I never saw that in Europe.

I am speechless after reading about the tomatoes, Rick! Old as I am that is new to me!  I will save the links to send my kids.... and everyone else I know!!!  One time I took half a box of the little "cherry" type tomatoes down to the river, they just didn't taste right to us.... I thought beaver, raccoon, birds or something would be pleased. Instead they lay there for at least a month without being eaten or rotting... can't recall what got rid of them, maybe high water?  I have not bought ANY of the little ones since!

Patricia & Jane, we do have Amish that live just west of Wichita but so far I haven't found any stands or stores to buy from. The meat stores they own/sell at are not up to snuff so I quit shopping there. We recognize the women everywhere but not sure how restricted they are these days (no horse & buggy rides) so must be driving cars.

Bubble, we do have some stands around town during the summer, selling corn on the cob. I do buy from Walmart or the local Kroger store (this area, Dillons). I even discovered a Ziploc bag of it in my freezer yesterday so will probably eat it today or tomorrow. I can make a meal of corn, cut it off the cob to eat so all the butter doesn't soak into the cob. I am liberal with butter and love to eat! 

One year when tomatoes were plentiful, I was chatting with a lady in line at the grocery store & mentioned my searching for signs in yards of tomatoes for sale. She asked where I lived & by the time I got home she had a brown grocery sack full of tomatoes at my front door! I was shocked, don't remember if she let me pay her but she giggled & said she reached the stage where she would put a bag of tomatoes on a friend's porch & run! When we lived out west of the city & my husband delighted in a big garden, we let the woman next door pick all the green tomatoes before Cas pulled out the plants. She said she wrapped each in newspaper, her husband made her a table out of boards on saw horses in their basement and they had fresh, ripe tomatoes until Christmas!

This year we have not seen any good produce, oranges & grapefruit especially ugly. The iceburg lettuce so awful I haven't bought any for weeks. No kidding, on the shelf at the grocery store it looks like what I would throw away. What I grew in the trug was only a  few pickings of the different types of lettuce before it was done. Do we blame Covid, Trump/Biden or Russia/China?   

It is hopefully going to get up to freezing today so better get a move on, have not had my breakfast. Tiger has been out several times, shakes her paws before going out & does a U turn and wants back in. The sun is behind clouds & wind is a-blowing~~~~~ but I love winter.