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for September 1, 2021
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In Italian, "liquefazione" is the moment
when nostalgia goes from the abstract state
to the crying state,
in order to travel
in an envelope
(Rita Apoena)
"The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer."
- Nolan Bushnell, Atari, Inc.
"Swinging on a Star" - Bing Crosby
Would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a mule?
A mule is an animal with long funny ears
He kicks up at anything he hears
His back is brawny but his brain is weak
He's just plain stupid with a stubborn streak
And by the way, if you hate to go to school
You may grow up to be a mule
Or would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a pig?
A pig is an animal with dirt on his face
His shoes are a terrible disgrace
He's got no manners when he eats his food
He's fat and lazy and extremely rude
But if you don't care a feather or a fig
You may grow up to be a pig
Or would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a fish?
A fish won't do anything, but swim in a brook
He can't write his name or read a book
To fool the people is his only thought
And though he's slippery, he still gets caught
But then if that sort of life is what you wish
You may grow up to be a fish
And all the monkeys aren't in the zoo
Everyday you'll meet quite a few
So you see it's all up to you
You can be better than you are
You could be swingin' on a star
Ah, HA! Glad it was you, Bubble, causing the problem why I couldn't post. I was afraid I'd have to come up with trying to remember how to get in again. Thanks for the new site, beautiful graphics & all.... will tell you I still remember every word of Swinging on a Star (thanks for the click, Rick).... happy little tune!
Boy, I out-did myself today but still spinning my wheels. Tired to the bone but still a couple things to do before Jane's slam shut mode gets a chance to show up.
Was hot HOT today, ran sprinklers & thought they were not pumping as much water out as normal, so switched to add water to the pool & for sure, well not doing what it should. #1 son thinks I need to give each of the zones a few minutes to blow out any sand that might be letting water leak on thru..... and I know it has been doing that because in the back that isn't getting run, you see a nice round spot about 6' diameter of greener than other places, where every sprinkler head is taking advantage of the leakage. I hate to have to "try out" anything in case it goes wrong & creates a mess I don't know how to handle, but I will do it before calling the well people. So that is the worry for tonight but don't think I'll need anyone to rock me to sleep.
Sandy, nobody had a mask on at their house but I'm hoping all safe since every person there has been tested constantly because of the day care rules. My niece was explaining that the nurse that does her testing was saying they can tell her antibodies are extremely high .... and I can't remember why she could tell. :-[ Niece's husband is a police officer & teaches a class at the local college. His mother was with them & she is mid 90s. Didn't look or act it, so I guess they are comfortable being together & didn't seem to care that I haven't had the shots. My kids keep reading all the latest reseach on Covid & convinced I am as safe as anyone since I did have it hard, back in last week of Oct & first week & half of Nov & still strong antibodies.
Have to get up early to water the tomatoes in the trug... sure disappointed they turned out to be little biddy tomatoes & not the BIG BEEFSTEAK & Big Boys I thought I was getting. They are the same size as the early girls & I expected them to be smaller (not cherry tomatoes!). Not nice to trick little old ladies.... won't buy there next year!
And now I will head to bed... nearly 11:00 pm, 83° & feels like 90°, couple more days of mid 90s & then chance of T-storms. Hopefully we will get some rain, everything needs it. So far this summer nary a single cool night to open the door for fresh air. I hate summer when I start feeling trapped inside with AC, never did like heat.
Sweet dreams & God Bless. Love ya all...........Shirley
Phyllis...
...in my books, " cranky " is always welcome on here, our life cannot be amicable - uncomplaining all of the time..so please dont apologise or refrain from posting.. :)
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Bubble...
...love the parrots picture..I can certainly remember singing that song " Swinging on a Star " such a happy song..and who can forget the wonderful voice of Bing Crosby..
Good morning..
A cool 48° here this morning...beautiful!!! Windows and doors open to let the cool air in.
Another busy day here with making green relish...have a few cucumbers plus part of that huge cabbage leftover so will put them to good use!
Packaging up the cabbage rolls and wiping down the jars of dog food are another job in the list today.
Bubble, thank you for the new start. Nolan is/was right......get off your butt and accomplish things.
Shirley, sounds like you family group took precautions. Good for your niece's MIL..she sounds a lot like you......has get up and go. :)
Slept in so better get my wiggle on and get things done.
Enjoy your day and stay safe.
I'm up, fed Tiger so far but Tom sitting outside the sliding door by this computer & for some reason does not want to come in for breakfast. I have found 2 dead mice "out in the yard" that one of them must have brought home from night hunts. Not sure where they find them but sure not in THIS yard! Haven't see the stray cat for at least a week & the mice run wild with no ferals to keep them down. Before we adopted the first cat the mice were everywhere, but I've done my part of getting cats "fixed" & let them run wild. That's what we sign when the Humane Society fixes them for about half what it costs with a vet.
I'm going downstairs & turn each zone on & off like Andy suggested. Several times each...7 zones. If anything goes wrong & water floods the basement you will hear me scream all the way to England or Israel, I promise. Do not think I can handle any more problems this week~~
Onward and no more whining! You sure you can't share your temps, Amy, even for a few days??? Please & pretty please?
It 6:26 am here sept. 1 . we had a good hard rain yesterday and slowed down to a nice gentile rain. do not know how much we do not have a rain gauge up here yet. It is over cast so far the sun has not showen it's face an have not had the weather forecaster on to see what lies he /she has to say. Have a great day.
Lloyd
Good Morning Everyfriend! We've been up for a while now. Frankie spent the night and had to be to work early. It gets a bit busy around here in the morning until she leaves. I don't know how she manages when she's home. Maybe that's part of the reason she likes to spend the night here when she has an early morning.
BUBBLE, thanks for the nice new home! I'm pretty sure everyone in our generation remembers "Swingin' On A Star" and I'm sure they remember Bing Crosby and The movie "Going My Way that starred him. It's a song I sing to myself around the house when all the windows are closed and I'm alone. I can't carry a tune in a basket but I like to sing!
We're supposed to have rain all day today and they're predicting 4 to 6 inches with flooding of small streams being a threat. They're saying that the river was low enough that it's crest will be below flood stage so that's one good thing
Cooper and I just took a short walk in the rain. He didn't like it either because he took care of business so we could come back home before we even made it to the corner.
I have the tomatos cooked down to make sauce to can in little jars for cecipes all winter. Don't know how many I might get out of what I have ready to go but it should be enough to last the winter.
I hope you all have a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow.
Good morning everyone. 65 now and cloudy. Rain fron Ida will s tar t lat e morning and contimue for at least 24 hours. Forecasters say we could get inches of it and maybe more is some areas. The ground is already saturated and wonder how many trees will topple over.
BUBBLE thanks for the new book t o fill up. I can still picture Bing Crosby singing that song. Still hard to see him in the role of a priest though.
Not up to gabbing this morning so think I will go lay on the couch and watch TV trough my eye lids. On local weather just now they showed where it is already raining a little. Saying in some areas might get 6 or 7 inches of rain. That is too much with the ground as wet as it is already.
Have a good day and stay safe.
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Callie :hello:
Callie... ;D :smitten:
Shall us three have a little rave ( wave ) up :) i'll get the party poppers out..
I'll bring cookies.
The teapot is brewing!
:eat:
Grab your food gals while you can.. ;D
:heli: :coffee:
Callie is coming by helicopter, climb aboard we will go see the sights...
You kids are having too much fun! ::) :metoo: :nahna:
After 10:00 am & I just had breakfast BUT been up since 5:00am & did a full day of work. Scrubbed off those bugs from the motorhome windshield before they got baked on. Went down to the sprinkler controls to the well & did as son suggested a week ago AND IT WORKED! So been watering my side that also waters the neighbors for the last hour so I can skip a day while I open the slide on the RV.
Got to be able to walk around that king size bed to take sheets off & make sure the cat "accident" didn't go thru the mattress pad. Think the plastic shower curtain I had over the top actually caught all of it because it never smelled after sopping up with half a roll of paper towels & putting the shower curtain in a black plastic bag twistied tight. Watered the trug & potted plants and while all wet, hosed off those blasted spiders from the front on the house & put away that hose, ladder & all.
Cleaned the windshield again.... had to laugh at myself on the way to MO.... I had cleaned the windshield before leaving, a 2nd time with Windex because just taking a chamois to the windows with our hard water leaves a scum... only I forgot the do the passenger side & what a difference!!! This time I got both sides and just now looked out & see I forgot to bring in the bottle of Windex & it is sitting on the hood of the motorhome!
Had my shower, washed my hair & feel a little better since eating, but I really want to go back to bed. Not yet.....errand to run & #2 son will by tonight when he gets off work. Still have some stuff carried in from the RV that needs to be put away & gotta clean that up before my neat son comes by. The other son understands a "working mess" but the younger one can tile & remodel a room and have it clean while working. Anyway, day is not done (song in there) so better get a move on.
Gloria, let's invite everyone over for this... :snowball: :snowman:
Shirley..
..we have earnt our right to be "daft " :thumbup:
I finished all the "maters"....even the quart I found in the back of the fridge that thought it would escape the blender. I have 4 half pints and 12 quarter pints of sauce ready for recipes and all it cost me was the energy to do it. the "maters" were free from Christy's garden.
Of course, three of the green tomatoes that were in Christy's box had the nerve to ripen while I was busy with the canning so now I have a start on the next batch...or maybe a couple to just eat. There are some green ones that I plan to fry. I have a recipe for the A/F so I can do as many as I think I can eat for a meal. Maybe that'll be supper!
Everything is cleaned up and put away except the canner. That had to cool. I'm thinking that a nap would be nice but I see it's almost 2:30 and Frankie said she works until 2 or 3 and then she'll be by to pick up Cooper and her overnight stuff. I guess I'll wait until she leaves. I think I'll get a cup of coffee. Anyone want to join me? It's on the house! I think Amy might have some cookies or we could grab some of Callie's cookies.
Enjoy the rest of your day!
It's still pouring here. When Cooper and I came back from our walk, I took a towel to him and got him pretty dry. I had to change all the clothes that stuck out of my raincoat.
SHIRLEY, stop scrubbing! You're making me tired and I have enough "tireds" to last me the rest of the day.
Jane, I am just about done here too. Just waiting on the corn relish then I too can clean up the messy kitchen. That should do me for the day I would think. Neighbour called, asked me to meet her at the fence and she gave us a box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Neither one of us has had them and she thought we would also like to try them. Will share the doughnuts as there is way too many for us!!
I finally picked a yellow squash!! Went out to the garden and could see my breath it was that cool..so nice though. So into the AF it will go..
Krispy Kreme Donuts: Wow, I'll take all that you don't eat!
Krispy Kreme donuts were a big (very big) thing in 1957 when I was in Charleston, SC. There was a Krispy Kreme store not too far away and we would try to get them still hot.
We have Krispy Kreme around the NY Metro area but none nearby any more. Eat one and you'll likely eat another :thumbup:
There was a Krispy Kreme in one of the towns where we picked up and returned one of the kids to college. I'm thinking it was somewhere in Virginia. We got so we had to stop there either coming or going. I think there was a magnet on our car that was hooked up to the shop!
Jane
I think there was a magnet on our car that was hooked up to the shop!
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A quick good night.... My body thinks we are in bed & just hope there is enough steam to get me there. Breathing heavy & eyes at half mast.
Sweet dreams & God Bless, Love y'all.
Good Night to Everyfriend! I'm like Shirley except my eyes have enterd slam shut stage. And tomorrow, I have some errands to do...including a stop at Davy's and a stop by the church to pick up robes to wash and probably iron. They put out a call for someone to do them and I volunteered. I don't know how many there are or how long I have to get them done. I guess I'll find out!
I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow. And may God bless us, every one!
It stopped raining! Boy! we got a lot of it. The puddles on the road have joined up and formed a "river road"!
Good night and sweet dreams everyone. we had a good day, we went for a drive and stopped at one of the Amish stores and got three mums plant's for our grand daughter's Birthday present and some potting soil for our raised beds and a watermelon. that made a full day. I am planning on scraping up some good top soil to mix with the potting soil for the beds. and plant some, radishes , carrots and lettuce and a few kinder beans and tomato plants. our raised beds has four plastic tubs 4' x 4'x 1' foot deep. and is waste tall. set close to the back of the door. so we can go right out the door and work in it. Hope to see you all tomorrow.
Lloyd
Lloyd Hammond..
...will you grow veg and sell some of it..it seems like you have found a new outlet, a new past time being self sufficient..
Good Morning Everyfriend! The rain stopped and the coffee's done.
The best part of that sentence is that the place the guy fixed on Monday didn't leak a drop! So I guess I don't have to call him back! He knew what he was talking about.
Cooper will be arriving in about 15 minutes and the day will begin! The temp is at 64º and isn't supposed to go higher than 74 today! Has Fall arrived?
I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!
Good morning..
A cool 58° this morning and we are heading into a long weekend..so traffic will be a stinker :( Will nip into town to the lumber yard and I saw that the grocery store has cashews on sale so will pick some up for Kyle and the neighbour. They come in a big jug normally for 19.99 and are on sale for 13.99!We have paint etc to take to the hazardous waste depot today.
I am NOT canning or pickeling today..may do some baking and laundry and coast for the day.
Jane,lately my slam shut modes have been coming early in the evening. Plus my get up and go seems to want to stay in bed in the mornings...
Lloyd ,some of the folks that bought the trugs/raised bed have put in a second crop. One that grows quick eg radish /lettuce.
Better get moving.
Enjoy your day and stay safe.
As usual I am a day late for all the fun here started by CALLIE. We sure had rain and stopped when I looked out just now. Don't know it that is the end or not. On local news they did say rivers in the southern end of the state are over flowing above flood stage and it is 57 here. It will be another month before heat is on but I sure could use it this morning. Feels damp amd cold in here. In a town near Newport they had 8 inches of rain and a road caved in. Don't know if Yvette will be here today or not. She said when leaving yesterday that is it looked bad where she lives she would not be here. Good, better than taking a chance and getting stuck. Showed some highways with traffic backed up for hours on either side of flooded areas.
SHIRLEY if all this rain had been snow we would be out there playing in it, right? I wish. These days all I could do would be looking at it and wishing I was young again to enjoy it.
JANE las t year bot h sons had more toma toes than they could eat so gave me a lot of them. Made a double ba tch of spaghet ti sauce for the freezer. I think I still have one container in there. T his year they did not get many and I miss getting those nice fresh ones.
AMY no Krisspy Kreme doughnut palces here but we do have a lot of Dunkin Doughnuts ones.
Gosh you folks are making me wish for a Krispy Kreme bu t none of their stores ever made it to R.I.
JANE cannot see amy puddles from my windows and the walk in frontof the building is start ing to dry. Guess maybe the rain is finished for now.
LLOYD at this time of year no one would think of planting anything here. Never know when we get the first killing frost or a snowstorm very early at the beginning of winter or even the end of autumn.
Have a good day and be safe.
Gloria, we don't have a KK here either. This was done though a fund raiser..have no idea of where they came from. We have Tim Hortons...everywhere it seems. My favourite donut is an apple fritter or I used to be able to get a maple dipped with lots of walnut pieces on top!! Guess when peanut allergies came into play they stopped making them.
Pass me a Bavarian cream filled pastry & I'll sit up & beg! I've only tasted 2 places in my life that made it as good as my mother.
I'm actually tipsy this morning from lack of sleep. Let Tiger join me in bed last night because I felt sorry for her. Tom was out back & Callie out front & I was all she had to talk to. We did not get many zzzzzzzzzzs. So far they've been fed & I ate so first mistake, always sleepy after eating. Got the yard watered & the motorhome jacks down so I could put the slide out & take the sheets & mattress pad off. Too much for one load so 2nd mistake, didn't put mattress pad in first load! :P Can't make up bed till that's dry... duh. Kept smelling propane while cleaning off the bed so checked the gauge & it is right were I marked it when getting back. Not leaking! That's a good thing. As soon as the first load is done & in the dryer, 2nd load in washer.... I will take a power nap & hope that fixes this zombie.
It rained in western KS overnight but didn't push this far east. Maybe the week end so that's my push to get the bed made up & slide back in. It is waterproof but don't want to chance hail hitting that extended roof over the slide, don't think as tough as the new roof put on the whole top last year. This slide is full length from side door to back of RV, makes it a much bigger room when out, but still usable when in. I don't have to put slide out to crawl back on the bed for a nap or night. Handy in a Walmart parking lot! ;)
Almost 9:00am and I'm ready for bed... but not yet. Think I'll eat a plate of tomatoes my sister sent home with me. SO good compared with store bought.
I have a couple packages of lettuce to plant when the tomatoes quit setting on. Right now I'm getting 4 or 5 small ones nearly every day. Sure not what I expected but I can't just pull them out when they are trying.... that would be cruel. ::) Sounds like the washer is done so can do the magic switch & move on! Have a HAPPY DAY, EVERY FRIEND! (Thank you, Jane)
So nice to see you all like Krispy Kreme's. They are North Carolina's own. Started from a New Orleans recipe by a man in Winston-Salem. NC. One of the very first KK shops outside of Winston-Salem was here in Raleigh and everybody always waited each day for the flashing neon sign, "Hot Donuts". Unfortunately, Covid has closed that shop temporarily but locals have hopes it will open again and flash the sign. Of course, now KK's are sold all over the world, mostly in grocery stores now, but they are never as good as fresh and hot right out of the fryer.
H.Ida was just a little rain for us here in Central NC but, I'm sorry it was such a terrible storm by the time it reached the Northeast. Hope those of you who live up that way are OK.
Take care, All.
Shirley, I managed a donut shop and the Bavarian creams were a quick seller. We did one with chocolate fondant ,maple, and vanilla that chocolate fondant had been drizzled on then the stick was drawn through to make a fern like design on them. [lack}
Good morning from a second sunny, cloudless day in the Interior! September is starting great, with lows in the fifties and highs in the early seventies. Of course, the cooling down starts next week, but it will be a big change from August's temperatures in the forties and fifties and constant rain.
They changed their minds and will start on the new windows and balcony doors on the seventh. This means my side of the building will start by the 14th. I have to check for sure as everything has to be moved six feet away from the balcony and the windows.
I also will have to set up Farrah in the bathroom, which will be a concern as she doesn't like strangers in her space. The loud commotions from the balcony replacements put her in crisis mode. And all residents have to be out of the apartment while the crews are working.
We don't have Krispy Cremes, Dunkin Donuts, or Tim Hortons here, but we have their coffees in the grocery stores. Dare I say I've never been a donut fan anyway? :-\ I've always been team carb rather than team sweet. Many places here sell donuts but not exclusively, and I cannot rate them, unfortunately.
Shirley, you, along with Amy and Jane, put me to shame. Besides moving stuff around for various contractors and the day-to-day tasks, I've spent more time couch surfing than busy. Isn't couch surfing another Callieism? However, tomorrow is another hunting and gathering day, so that will cover a lot of bases!
Patricia, yay they will hopefully get the new windows and doors done before the cold weather sets in!! Will Farrah let you give her some Rescue remedy? Son is now giving it to their Dane for anxiety since they said goodbye to Cole the other Dane.
Went to pick beans and wished I had of put a jacket on.....not complaining here just didn't dress for the fresh air! Clipped the neighbours dogs nails and then did Babes, she is really not impressed with that.
Laundry is being done and working downstairs rearranging things.....lots of things :))
Thanks Amy, I know about Rescue Remedy, yet I never thought about that for Farrah! I will look for some on the third.
Patricia I'm a "recliner radish", which is first cousin to a couch potato. ;D
Dare I say I prefer Dunkin Donuts to Krispy Kremes? Tried the KKs a couple of times when they were first in this area and they were so sweet they made my teeth hurt.
Alas, now I can't have either one...ot Cinnabon sweet rolls or any of that good stuff :'(
Callie, due to my food allergies, I'm on an anti-inflammatory diet which I'm not fond of, but I can't argue with success! So the majority of sweets are a no-no for me. Not that I was ever a sweets person. Now red meat, diary & cheese, potatoes of any type, and biscuits and gravy are my go-to and, unfortunately, have moved into that no-no realm.
Okay, if you're a recliner radish, then couch surfing must be a more common slang, and it's certainly common with me! ::)
I don't crave sweets as much as salt.... but do love 'em. Amy, my daughter would follow you to the end of the earth for maple donuts... and they are not for me. I tried making Mother's Bavarian cream one time... she used it in her banana pies, too.... but mine was a total failure. I am not a person that can just cook from a recipe, I have to see it put together before copying.
Patricia, I put a big legal size warning to NOT open the door to our back bathroom when we made the move from the house we built to the one in KC area. "Nothing in here to move".. I was hauling the 2 birds/ cages & my jewelry box & stuff that came from my parents, all in a sterio box, not big one but about 10" deep & 24"x24". 2 birdcages sat on the vanity & the half moon parrot screeched every time one of the packers opened the door, so I'd go back to see what & why they were opening it. After they left & did in a hurry, said they had a meeting, I packed up my van & the trailer I was pulling with all my art supplies (they couldn't haul ANY of my art stuff), I took a shower & Cloroxed both bathrooms & we headed to KC at night so my van wouldn't blow up in the 100 degree temps. After getting some sleep (unloaded birds first) I realized that box holding jewelry box (even had our wedding rings in).. was MISSING. After refusing to let them pay for the stuff (I had photos of all the jewelry but some things cannot be replaced), I realized why the parrot had screamed.... they were sneaking that box out & thought it was a new sterio! To make a long story short, they had unlatched the window & screen & the day they were to have had to take a lie detector test, the real estate lady called to say they found the box in the bathroom. This was more than a month later! Guessing they got in the open screen & unlatched window & put it back. Was no way it had been there all along. The jewelry was all tangled up, I opened the box with the next door neighbor to witness.
All that tale to warn you to put a bell or something on that door, along with a sign, so they don't open & poor Farrah would race out the open balcony (like old LaurenKat did in CO) and be hiding from the world. I still feel bad about Lauren & hope she didn't have long to live without the life she knew.
I'm sopping wet, put the mattress pad, sheets, comforter, & top sheet the cats lay on along with their beds & cages (it's a king size bed).. thermometer inside said it was 100 degrees & I had to do a lot of back & forth tucking everything in. Wanted to get done before rain moves in. Looks like it could hail & don't trust that roof over the slide. All done & now I'm about done with a big pot of spaghetti. Was out in my freezer so time for more. Smells good. Meat sauce done & so am I........... :P
I do send sympathy for any of you having to give up sugar...or starches. Not sure my willpower is strong enough. Must say that I admire changing your diets & know I should... that "BUT" (not to be mistaken for butt) gets in the way. Oh, my, sat here long enough to be stiff. If I stay awake long enough I'll check in tonight.
Shirley, one of my friends had some work done at her house. Apparently, the guy in charge had hired workers "off the street" and one of them had unlocked a window and raised it just enough to get fingers under it. Fortunately, she discovered it right after they left. She was sure whoever had done it intended to come back and rob her.
I consulted a diabetic dietician after being diagnosed with "mild" diabetes 15 years ago. (Not "borderline" diabetic; Doctor said you can't be a "little bit" diabetic any more than you can be a "little bit" pregnant :) ).
She gave me a "managed" carbohydrate food plan (NOT a "diet) that allows me to eat anything I want to as long as I stay within the carb gram limit per day that she "assigned" me. It was based on my diagnosis and physical build so wouldn't be the same for everyone. She also said a little bit of real sugar is better than a lot of the substitutes, which can cause diarharea (sp?) if too much is used.
Took me about a year to get to the point of automatically knowing how many grams certain things had - but I got blood sugar under control - lost weight - and have done just fine without shots or meds ever since.
Biggest issue was/is the amount of certain foods (like donuts, pasta, etc.) that I can have is so small that it isn't worth the effort. So I have learned to do without....although I grumble about it.
I was also diagnosed with diverticulosis (the condition - not the disease) and told to "figure out what bothers you - and don't eat it". The first thing was raw vegetables and I haven't had a salad in about ten years. One friend said, "I wouldn't know what to do without my salad every day". I told her she would learn to do without it if she got rolling intestinal cramps every time she ate one!
I do like salty snacks and was delighted when lab work showed I was low in sodium and doctor said, "Eat more salt". Couldn't believe I was actually supposed to eat something "everyone" is told to stay away from!!!!
Wishing Everyfriend Everywhere an Enjoyable Evening and pleasant dreams.
Callie, first time I realized you could make a choice in how much sugar or starch was when I offered my neighbor a piece of apple pie I'd just made (getting ready for a garage sale) and she said she could have the apple pie or a baked potato with her supper. Don't remember which she chose, but I thought how hard it would be to debate every amount of food like that. I expect is becomes a habit, right?
My daughter (Crohn's Disease with several surgeries behind) was told to NEVER use any sugar substitutes, sugar not as harmful in her case. I went a year without any salads or fresh fruit and managed to get back to tolerating some. Do not eat peelings on apples or tomatoes, feel like I'm pampering myself but gotten away with no serious bouts in a long time. We both watch how nuts affect us, I can't tolerate almonds but okay with walnuts & pecans. So it is. I've never had a doctor tell me to eat salt but I'm convinced there's time my body needs more. My mother was an Adele Davis fan so I grew up with all her teachings. Main thing that stuck in my mind was that you had to "listen to your body & most often it will tell you if you NEED certain foods". I'm healthier than I deserve to be, I guess.
Got my dumpster out to the street, meant to trim a tree but didn't get the job done, so dumpster not even half full. Oops... weather thingy just dinged & we have a storm moving into our county.. checked radar & looks wicked. Tom is out but I let Callie in the garage & Tiger is in the basement. Hope it doesn't blow the dumpster over by the street, don't like my trash blowing in the wind. :'( :tearhair:
Good morning..
Another brisk morning here, 52° will go to 67°, I like that!
Not sure if today will see me go to the lumber yard for more material for a trug or not. Folks are coming to see the ones already made to chose one.
Baking "may" get done today will see how the day goes.
Long weekend here and roads will be like a can of worms, same with the stores.
Shirley, I once met a man that had to decide if he ate or drank. He had his esophagus shortened and stomach brought up that it sat in his chest cavity so it was one or the other to have.
Better get moving..
Enjoy your day and stay safe..
Good Mornning Everyfriend! (And also Good Night). Frankie spent the night and we were both so tired last night that we fell asleep where we were sitting. I decided that it was time to hit the haystack and let "stuff" wait for today.
I read all that information about everyone's diets and eating habits and I decided that it's a good thing I don't have to do that...yet! I'm not very good at keeping up with good habits and doing what's good for me. Congratulations to all of you for doing what's necessary to make life good! You deserve an A+ in my book!
I think I'm going to make an early run to Davy's today. I'm in need of some stuff that I can get there and this afternoon I have clean stuff to return to the church when the door is open. They asked for volunteers to wash some of the robes that are used in services and I volunteered. I sometimes feel like I'm not doing my bit at the church any more and this is something I can do at home on my own time.
I also have MORE tomatoes! My neighbor left a bag on the bag porch and my vines are starting to yield. I think I just start getting them ready for spaghetti sauce. I can clean them as they become available, freeze them and when I have enough, make and can the spaghetti sauce. My Italian MIL always made her spaghetti sauce with pork...ground pork for the meatballs and slices of pork in the sauce for flavor. When the sauce was done, the slices of pork got slivered and ended up on the plate with the noodles. And she made the noodles herself. I don't do that because you can get homemade noodles at the Mennonite stores around here.
The washer is in it's last spin so I'll wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow. And I'll get on with my day.
P.S. Temp went down into the low 50s overnight (I wore a jacket to take Cooper for his walk) and it's only going to the low 70s today! In fact, it's not predicted to get out of the 70s all week!
Goodness if it gets cooler at night I will have to get a heat er to warm up when I get out of bed. 53 now and I did get my warmer robe out yesterday, so glad I did, the light summer one would not work at all. Maybe should get myself an ole granny flannel nightgown for the winter this year. I was warm and cozy before I pushed to covers off and they I could not get my robe on fast enough.
Son Mike was here late afternoon yesterday and brought me some tapioca pudding and some perogies he and my DIL made yesterday. I know what I will have later today, might even share with Yvette since she will fry them up for me.
AMY my favorite Dunkin Donut is a filled lemon one that they don't make anymore around here, say there was no interest in them.
SHIRLEY Mike was telling me when he was here yes terday that his tomatoes are finally starting to ripen. I know when we had our gardens that when the days started get ting cooler and shorter we ha a lot of tomatoes ripen, that was when I really started canning them.
PHYLLIS never had a Krispy Kreme, never made it t o this s tat e. We jus t got r ain here, son said he had 4 1/2 inches in his gage. In Newbedford, Mass. they had almost 10 inches. That cit y in along the ocean, years back was a whaling city. We did have the usual floooding in the same places and low areas on some highways, few trees down, not many, mostly along the southern part of the state. Just saw on news that another hurrican is forming in the Atlantic. 9th storm of the season. Don' t remember that many before.
PATRICIA glad they will start replacing windows now rather then in October when it can get cold.
CALLIE after reading how sweet the KK's are I am glad I never tried one. I love those cinnabons. Going into some of the bigg malls as soon as walking in that aroma from them makes me want one right away.
I am told these days to eat more-is that lucky? Might be for someone else but so may foods I enjoyed now just don't even look tempting. I just have no appetite except for sweets and I do not let myself eat more than 2 cookies or small piece of candy but
let me get my hands and a spoon on a container of ice cream and I would eat the whole thing. I do have cereal every morning but could go the rest of the day with eating nothing.
JANE I made a big pot of spaghetti sauce last year from tomatoes from both sons. I still have 2 containers in the freezer. For my meatballs I buy the mix of beef pork and veal,nice flavor and I will add a couple of mild sausage links I get from one market where the owner makes them himself.
Have a good day and stay safe.
Good Morning everyone. JaneS we are with you this AM, It is in a still modest at the Moment but is from heavy to light rain an 70º now, according to the tattle tail I got 7 hours of sleep. but I feel like I could use some more sleep. hope yu all have a day like you like.
Lloyd
Gloria you done it to me again, typed while I was posting. that is ok good to see you again. hope you are having a good day.
Lloyd
Callie, you had a very alert doctor to diagnose your diverticulosis. Unfortunately, I wasn't so lucky and went into full acute diverticulitis. After several surgeries, a long hospital stay and time in intensive care I was left with no colon. That was 30 years ago and I've adjusted to it pretty well. I have flare-ups and had one just recently so have had to go back to watching what I eat very carefully. No raw vegetables, no spicy foods, NO corn, no nuts, seeds, etc. and chew, chew, chew. But, it is what it is and I've lived with it this long so shouldn't complain. (Though, sometimes, I do.)
Beautiful morning here and cool with low humidity. Just wonderful. All is going pretty well with us. David, my son, had two root canals yesterday but feels good this morning with no pain so that is a good thing. I can breathe a sigh of relief....until the next doctor's appointment, at least. ::)
Take care, All.
Phyllis our neighbour has diverticulosis and she also has to be careful on what she eats. This year she said she was going to have some fresh corn but said she chewed ,chewed and chewed before swallowing .She was lucky this time..
Good morning from the Interior! I had many symptoms for my current allergies, which I ignored for years. I believed I had mild diverticulosis, diary issues, and cases of constipation and diarrhea from the diary issues, getting older, or my 2000 colon cancer.
I didn't have the information, and neither did the doctors I went to. I have one friend who had similar issues and was told he had anxiety! It turned out to be stomach cancer which he survived luckily! Either the doctors or we are not communicating or understanding.
While I miss many of my favorite foods and habits, I feel so much better physically, have gone several months without hospitals and analeptic shock, and my hair, skin, and nails are better than they've ever been. An anti-inflammatory diet is plant-driven and rarely includes red meat, black tea, or alcohol.
It includes white meat, fish, dairy, grains, green tea, and coffee; thank you for coffee! I do not eat any convenience foods, processed foods, or microwavable foods. I eat as people did before all these convenient chemicals "enhanced our foods and preserved their shelf life."
Good Afternoon Everyone!
It is a beautiful warm to cool day
here on the rocky coast of Maine.
Adele Davis.. I remember reading her
books...
Today I eat what I call a diet that
is good for my gall bladder. In which
what I eat does not make it flare up.
I used to think that dairy was my problem
but it was more higher fat in foods.
Now I eat low fat, low sodium, which leaves
me with damn little to eat, very little dairy
except I can eat non fat yogurt. Which I
love and which is a staple of mine
right now along with Chai Tea, Almond Milk
and Stevia. fresh fruit and veggies and
chicken thighs and Tilapia Fish.
Low to no sodium or
potassium is the hardest for me....
But eating this way is what my body likes.
Good luck to all of you If I at everything that
I wanted to I would be hundreds of pounds
over weight and probable not living at all.
I am off to have some Tilapia for lunch.
Sandy.
I just discovered a quote by my favorite philosopher, Nietzsche.
"There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth."
Made too much chili con carne and was on my way to the neighbours with a big bowl for them, when her hubby yelled at me. He came to the fence and said not 10 min ago a black bear crossed the road, maybe 150 feet from us. Said he scooted off into the woods and was a good size. Jesse was barking but I thought he was just barking to come in but now I think it was about the bear. Won't be putting feed out for the birds now :(
My FIOS(Internet connection) service went completely out Wednesday night with the super heavy rain we had. Just got it back this afternoon. They changed all the related equipment as this is the newer stuff and as long as they had to come out to fix it they just changed it.
Wednesday night what was left of IDA dropped several inches an hour on us. Most roads were flooded and closed but there were those who tried to go through it - today, no car for them. This City is hilly and there were several retaining walls that collapsed due to the rain. Also a couple of homes that either shifted or had foundation damage. A few deaths in the area (County). Sudden water flooding basement apartments.
I left my house at 3:30 Thursday afternoon thinking I could go for a visit 20 minutes away. Never made my destination and couldn't get back home till 5:30. Seems all roads lead to flooded areas. Little to no traffic advisories. People who were at work and probably trying to get home were just driving in circles trying to find a way, but everything was blocked / flooded.
Our local Fire Departments have been pumping out basements round the clock. A well done to them.
Anyway, good to have the computer, TV, and Phone back. Actually our "Smart TV" (Samsung) was able to pick up the "over the air" stations. Not a good selection, but something.
Well, I only got about half of what I had planned for today actually done. Busy morning, getting Cooper fed and walked and Frankie off to work. Then I took a break and had my first REAL cup of coffee and some breakfast.
I finished everything I started but I didn't start enough stuff! I still have the tomatoes to deal with and some outside cleaning up to do. I did get my trip to Davy's in so the groceries are ok.
And I got all the church laundry done but not delivered to the church. I couldn't find anyone to let me in and our office person is on vacation. But they did say there's nothing they need for this Sunday.
Oh well, tomorrow's another day! I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow. And may God bless us, every one!
well we had a nice rain, was needed. my trip to VA thought me I was not warring my Mask properly. I was putting it full face and under the chin, they said the bottom of the Mask should just be on the chin just below the lower Lip. I did that last night and rested better. I am going to do the same In just a few Min. so good Night and sweet dreams. Hope to see you all in the Morning.
Lloyd
I'm falling asleep in my chair so will head to bed after another look at radar. We have some rain moving in, never know what will come with it this time of year. Will go let CallieCat come in the garage, some day I will get the garage cleaned completely, she just doesn't get the practice of using litter boxes & I don't have the heart to make her stay out when she knows she is safe in.
Been a steamy day in Kansas, few tasks done but never enough. The mind is kinda blank tonight.
Rick, wondered how you were doing with all that rain. My daughter is visiting her daughter & family in VA, close to DC. She's loved the cooler weather but rain has cut back some of the sight seeing they enjoy. Glad you are safe. I've gone to NO cable at all, get the local stations for news & shows, plus plenty of the oldies shows & westerns to keep me satisfied.
I hear thunder & need to open the garage door for Callie. Sweet dreams to all.......Shirley
Rammel..sorry to read your weather dilemma prevented you from going on your visit, that you never reached your destination...i think i can put two and two together as to where that was to be.. :(
Good Morning everyone, well according to the tattle tail, I got 7 Hours of sleep. I do not feel like It though. I think I am going to go to the couch and get a move on and watch it and listen to the gentile rain we are getting fall. It was thunder and Lightning short while ago but has settled down to Light rain. see you all Later.
Lloyd
Good morning everyone 54 this AM and might hit 70 later this morning. The panel in the foyer where visitors push the numbers of apartments so we can let them in is not working. Has no worked for a week now. Latest on it is they cannot find the part to fix it anywhere. Now people have to call us on their cell phones-IF they have one and we have to go down and let them in.Big pain in the neck. Why not put in a whole new panel. No, the witch likes to make things hard for us. Bill gets here every Saturday around 10:30 and I went to sleep last night knowing I would not be able to sleep late so here I am at 5am. Way too early for me to be awake. Oh well I can have a nap after he leaves or this afternoon.
PATRICIA glad they will do the windows/doors not in October. Would be kind of cold then to have nothing to keep the cold air out.
CALLIE 20 years ago the doctor I had tole me I was diabetic. Did not surprise me because my Mother passed it on to my siblings. I went on line looking it up and what to eat and things like that. 1/2 cup of pasta? Why bother. I watched what I ate and finally got a different doctor. got my files from the one I fired and he told me I was never diabetic or even borderline. Now the local doctor I have says I am no where being a diabetic. I had 2 sisters die from pancreatic cancer and they were taking shots every day for the diabetis.
LLOYD I always feel like I need more sleep when I get up in the mornings lately. One friend asked it I want to sleep my life away.
PATRICIA food we make does not have those darn preservatives. I have been very fussy with the chicken my CNA buys for me. I do not want those big ones that are fed hormones to make them bigger, rather have small ones, might be "skinny" but at least they are natural.
SANDY you make mw wish I liked fish. A couple of times a year I do like fish & chips all fried and greasy and I know that is not the kind of fish I should eat.
AMY there has been black bear sitings in this town, someone even got a picture of one. We used to go walking in the woods when my 3 were young, no more doing things like that. Cannot go far around this state without getting into woods.
RAMMEL this state-Rhode Island- got a lo t of rain in some areas from Ida. Some roads buckled from all the rain and yesterday on TV they showed the highway department getting all the pavement picked up and put into trucks then they had to put in new roads in a few places. Mostly in the southern part of the state.
JANE looks like you will have to take the church laundry with you when you go to church tomorrow.
Think I'll go get my breakfast ready. Getting hungry.
Have a good day and stay safe.
Good morning..
Foggy here this morning, temp is 47°.
The folks came to pick up their trug with their El Camino, fire engine red and purred like a kitten!! Needless to say we loved looking over this vehicle that they had restored.
Today may go for more lumber and laundry will be done.
Gloria, the neighbour is waiting on a part for her Jeep and it may take months to get! She is not alone in waiting for this part about 52 others have the same problem.
Patricia, the one thing I am hearing most from people that buy trugs is that they want fresh vegetables without all the chemicals on them.
Rick ,we saw the flooding and devastation that it caused on the news. So many people now without homes to go back to.
Jane. I am going to wait till after this holiday to get at the potatoes. A few beets to do and that is it.
Shirley, do you have anything left in your trug?
Sandy, I love fish just as long as you cook the wiggle out of it. No sushi for me!
Lloyd, enjoy your movie..
Best get ready to meet the day.
Enjoy your day and stay safe.
I'm up and attem this morning. Cathy told me yesterday that she might go to one of my favorite Mennonite stores this morning and I'm going to go with her. so I got up and got my shower and got dressed first thing. Frankie won't be around today because she's going down to Maryland to visit her mother for the weekend....Cooper too.
If we go to Wenger's, I'm going to try to put together what I need to make spaghetti sauce for canning. I can get the meatballs done ahead of time and that will save me some time.
RAMMEL, good you didn't get stuck anywhere when you were out in the bad weather. It rained hard here but I don't live near enough to any waterways to get it in my immediate area so I stayed home.
GLORIA, I can't take the robes when I go to church because I'm going to have to make two trips with them if I want to keep the clean and unwrinkled. I have a little car and a lot of robes!
I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow.
We finally got enough rain to do some good.... rain gauge shows about an inch (I think). Still dribbling a little & too dark to make sure. Cats had their breakfast & sitting out under the "overhang", can't really call it a porch. Callie wanted her breakfast served in the garage so I obliged.
Amy, I do still water & baby the tomato plants in the trug. Not sure what kind they are but are size of cherry tomatoes, sweetest I've ever tasted but because my tummy doesn't like the peelings, not much left to eat when peeled. That's why I give most to #1 son, he's loving them like candy. I still have a couple more from my sister.
I'm feeling bad for the folks that set up for the Farmer's Market today, looks like a steady stream of rain moving in for the morning & it only stays open till noon. For some this is their only outlet & the veggies can't hold off until next week, so they will hurt. I have the sliding door open (screen is closed) but it is NOT cool here, almost steamy. Eyes are itching really bad so the ragweed must be getting ready for Prime Time! Have a little goldenrod around here but not as much as in MO.
Gloria, so many parts not available around here, too.... and makes one uneasy to think how much we depend on those parts & things from other countries. Makes me remember a teacher back during WWII era that mentioned how "WE had sent raw materials to Japan & Germany and they sent it back as bombs". Back in those days it was okay for teachers to lecture kids about what was right & wrong. Now teachers can't do that, might hurt someone's feelings!
Got to go wash my eyes out & fix my breakfast, may be one of those mornings to get the extra zzzzzzzzzzs in and worry about jobs getting done when the rain stops. That darn pool needs some serious attention today. When Cas was alive we would pump all the water out this time of year, let the sun bleach the bottom a few days & refill, it would stay nice with minimum of labor & chemicals until we closed before the first hard freeze. With our well water it only took about 7 hours to fill & not much cost for running the pump, & I could still have the sliding door in the bedroom open at night for fresh air. When we have to use a lot of chemicals I can smell them (nose still works good), but will give in this year & do what it takes to clear that yellow algea up. Have I mentioned I really hate a pool??? ;)
Think fall, I'm loving hearing about cool weather. We haven't had any robins for at least 2 weeks & the ones that migrate thru haven't started yet. They come in different times & you can tell them apart, some have much lighter gray & others the darker red breasts. I don't have any pyracantha berries for them to eat anymore. The early travelers would swarm the bush & nearly strip it in a few hours.
Enough rambling, have a great day, everyone!
I'm texting. HATE texting!
Just say I'm fine. Talk to you tomorrow.
Good morning from the Interior! Yesterday was a beautiful day in the mid-seventies with only etchings of clouds. I was able to get everything on my list, and a few others were not there but jumped in my basket anyway. We had a few shortages, and there were signs listing restrictions on amounts but overall, not that many.
I receive emails from a site about coupons from stores in my area, and I can load them on my loyalty cards. I then make up a list on my Keep app that is only lists, not all those bells and whistles an app offers, and you never use. I saved 19%, $45.88, even though I shop the organic isles.
When I called the taxi company, I was told they were back to two, two, and a half-hour waits. So, I appreciated the warmer weather. I was amazed that one taxi driver, letting off his passenger, an hour into my wait, asked another gentleman which cab company we were waiting on and me. After learning it was his, he called dispatch to find our wait time. He ended up taking both of us, so I saved an hour there.
I spoke to the manager yesterday about the new windows. It turns out that instead of going up and down for the balconies and front to back, they will be doing it one floor at a time, going around the building. I was surprised to learn they're not only taking out the living room's long narrow windows, but they're also putting in a sliding glass door with screens.
I have no idea about what will replace the same long narrow window in the bedroom. I start Monday, moving everything six feet away on both sides from the living room balcony door and windows and the bedroom window.
I did get the rescue remedy; thanks, Amy, for the reminder. However, I was shocked to see that pricers marked it $29.99 for 0.7 fluid ounces. I'm curious as to the prices in other areas. It's marketed under homeopathic, so you know management will jack prices.
When I first ended up in the emergency room in 2013 with this allergy, I was told it was one of the fastest-growing allergies due to all the chemicals in our food. My allergist says it's increased 40% in the past five to ten years, not just for children but all ages, especially the more vulnerable such as the very young and the seniors. It's similar to a bee sting in that you build up to it. And people may not realize what it is and blame all types of other reasons as I did.
Hi Phyllis! :)
Phyllis I am with you....hate texting too.
Patricia, holey smokes that is expensive.....but it does work. I paid $19.00 plus tax and when I inquired in the city it was $14.00 plus tax.
I know it works, I used it many years ago when it was found in health food stores and in a small yellow bottle that only gave drips when tilted.
Besides paying for insurance companies' higher freight costs for any product that has to travel over water to a site, we're also being charged for a specialty item. Alaska's freight cost is currently at 38% over the lower 48 states.
If you use a VPN to order online it masks your origin, and you can select a different place of origin to get a better price. People who regularly use airlines and other forms of transportation routinely do this for savings.
The one I bought did come in a little yellow box with 10 ml of liquid.
Other next door neighbour came over to say that the bear was in his garage before the bear took off!! No more throwing food out for crow or the other birds now. Need to keep an eye out now when the dogs go out. Neighbour back of us has chickens and he may want to keep an eye on them!
How nice to find all of you. I do hope everyone is doing well and the storms miss you.
Carol, nice to see you here. Hope you are keeping safe. Are you getting any quilting done?
Hello Everyfriend! I went to the Mennonite Store with my daughter today. I didn't buy much but I got a couple things I needed and a couple things I can't get anywhere else.
When I came home, I cleaned, peeld and juiced the rest of the tomatoes that have been collecting. I have about a gallon ready to turn into spaghetti sauce...maybe tomorrow or Monday. Now, I'm tired and ready for a nap or maybe a walk. I haven't really taken a walk today and maybe there's some mail down there in the mail box.
Haven to Home, which is a replacement service for pets in need of homes, had an ad in the paper yesterday and there was a doggie that (sort of) resembled my Annie. I couldn't put it down and just as I was ready to put the paper in the recycling bin, I got a text from my daughter asking me if I'd seen the picture of another doggie in that ad and suggesting that I read the description of him. It was so sad! His owner passed away in April holding him in his arms and his family left him alone in the house with just someone to come care for him every 12 hours. They did that for 2 months before calling Haven to Home. I filled out an application today. They won't even talk to you on the phone unless you fill out an application. I don't know what might be in my future.
For those of you wishing for winter, I offer the two following Canadian snowstorms from last winter. If you move your mouse to the far right underneath the video and click on the broken square, you can watch it full screen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d1zzMQz_Iw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmQr0G3pUN8
Jane, I hope this works & is a fit for both of you. Can you imagine that dog's broken heart just wanting to be loved??? Hugs to you, okay if even a little prayer? :clap:
Jane, I do hope you get this little doggie..
Patricia, that is a mild snow storm!
Here is one..https://tinyurl.com/4buz7u9t
Shirley, make that two prayers and you are right!!!
Shirley, you and Gloria were two of the people I was thinking of with those winter snows.
Let me add me third to those little prayers.
Amy that is an Alaskan-style storm. It wasn't uncommon pre-Covid to see several skiers slushing their way to work. Often they were bicyclists in the summer.
Patricia, then we share the same storms! I have watched from the comfort of our home to not being able to see the road, it was snowing and blowing so bad. Just think what we have to look forward to :2funny:
A good Saturday HELLO 👋
It has been a stressful week.....I am doing quite good......after all the horrible pain before my surgery that I have been dealing with for months, my pain is actually less. I had PT twice this week and it has been more of a treat, than bad. The sling is a miserable thing and when my PT is here she takes it off and moves my arm......very mild pain for the reward of having it moved for me🥰🥰. We were able to remove the cover on my incision yesterday......my would is a good sized one, but looks very good. I will share the picture with anyone IF you would like to see it😘
The stress part of the week is Grandson Matt was hurt in football practice Monday night. He was practicing with the varsity and a huge senior landed on his right leg. Long story short.....they thought he tore his ACL and MCL (?) but a MRI on Thursday showed just a slight ACL tear with some bone issue, but he will not need surgery🙏😩. Of course he is out for the season and very disappointed. He was first string JV and backup Varsity...... They expect him to be ready for ski season and the start of lacrosse. This old grandma thinks...."don't do any of these dangerous things.....just take care of that precious body"! Of course I keep my mouth shut......haha.
There are many posts that I just read, but can not remember what I wanted to comment on. I will go back and read them all again.
Take care and enjoy your holiday weekend‼️
Jenny
JENNY, so good to hear that you are healing and on the road to using your arm again but not such good news about your grandson. I was always glad that my sons and grandsons got the talls from their family and went in for things like basketball and track and stayed away from football. I hope he heals quickly and thoroughly.
I'M NOT READY FOR SNOW...NOT EVEN IN PICTURES!
Around here you can still only get the Rescue Remedy in the health food store but the price is only around $8. so I'm better off than you are.
I'm going to hit the haystack a bit early tonight because I want to make sure I get to church tomorrow morning. I've missed the last two Sundays and I don't want to miss tomorrow. I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow. And may God bless us, every one!
I do/did appreciate the snow storm, Amy, thank you for the treat. I actually got "goose bumps" as it started. This heat is so depressing to me, I just wilt, melt, want to cry. I've always loved rain, thoroughly enjoyed our years in England because we were in a "rainy spell" those years. I remember commenting that "we had 3 days without a fire in the fireplace the whole year". And I loved it.
Patricia, looking at those peaceful snow scenes puts me in a different frame of mind. Seriously I feel calm & happy. We'll see what this winter brings, maybe get more than we bargained for since all weather has been whacky for the last couple years. I still have not found the Old Farmer's Almanac, but did a Google & Walmart is supposed to have them. Walmart, here I cum!
Jenny, glad you are doing so well. I agree about having "my kids" & grands being out there getting bammed around! Sorry about Matt being out for the season but (whisper-whisper), at least he won't get hurt any worse & the year off will give his bones a chance to get stronger!
Jane, any chance your kids & grands could call the Haven to put a bug in their ear just what a great life that pup would have with you? Hope everyone you know gives them an ear full of all your charms. WE all know you should be first in line. :dog4:
I'm heading to bed early, have been so tired today I didn't get anything done. Wishing all sweet dreams & God Bless. Another 3 day week end will push me over the edge & haven't recovered from the last holiday. Not sure why it messes with my head, but for sure I will have to check (& be off) each day.
Hopefully this will link correctly. The vid by a loal small News Site. This guy gets some great local news stories, and because we are so close to NYC we don't usually get much local reporting unless it is the biggest story of the day in the Metropolitan Area. This is some of the flood "stuff" from IDA. There is a second one I'll post if this one posts OK.[/b][/size]
Here's the other one. Shows damage to some back yards that are close to the Hudson River. There is a Train (Mostly Commuter and Freight to NYC )Line between these properties and the River. Other Vid's By this guy are at https://yonkersvoice.com/videos/ This is a site I check often to get the local happenings of note.
Good morning..
We had a lovely soft rain during the night..temp is a bit warmer now at 60°.
Putzing about today.I did manage to get the cold storage somewhat organized and laundry done. While straightening the jars I happened to knock a jam jar on the floor :tickedoff: .
Rick , one has no control over water ,wind or fire. The devastation it leaves behind is unthinkable. How does one start all over ?
Shirley, although snow means a lot of work for me, one can't help but admire the beauty of it.
Jenny, so good to hear from you and your healing is progressing. Don't over do it, take your time ,you don't want any set backs. Sorry to read about Matt, hope he heals and has no problems afterwards.
Gloria, hope you found time for your nap after your son left.
Lloyd,maybe today will be an all day rain which is fine with me!!
Enjoy your day and stay safe./color]
Impressive links, Rick, thanks. Most/lots of us out here can't imagine that happening "in our own yards". Even with my house backing up to a river, that would be a shock. Don't expect that will be an easy fix and would have nightmares of more rain sliding off the next layer back.
Depending on which weather station listening to, it's between 59 & 66 degrees. Our temps are to be in the 90s for the next week so I'll be hiding out. Got a bum knee this morning, was tired to the bone yesterday & think didn't lay straight so got a pinched nerve in my back, pain not in the bone but like an abcessed tooth to step down. Gloria, I slathered a layer of Hempvana on but so far it didn't help the knee, guess I'll try it on my back after church & breakfast.
Doesn't look like much going on in Kansas today (weather wise), so hope the rest of you stay high & dry or a good soaker for the west coast!
Morning, Amy! Oh, ICK to the jam clean up. One of the cats had an upset tummy overnight, thank goodness they were confined to the hardwood floor rooms! Got some extra jobs to take care of today, like cleaning that pool & pumping water down a couple inches.
Good Morning Everyfriend! This will be a shortie because I have to get ready for church and set up for activities after church.
RICK, that was very enlightening! I've seen floods up close but when they are far away it's hard to visualize them. I've never been tempted to drive through flood water and I'm quite sure I never will. I understand why you went home.
SHIRLEY, I'm still not ready for winter but you can have the rain! It started sometime during the night and is supposed to last most of the day! I guess it's good for the fall farm products but it sure makes for a gloomy day!
I have lots to do inside and, among other things I found a Scottie rescue place on line. It's quite a distance away for an old lady who doesn't drive distances any more but I do have Frankie! I'm calling them tomorrow to see what the deal is!
I hope you all have a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!
Good Morning everyone. well 7 hours seam to be the number for me. I get interested In a western and my eyes slam shut as Shirley says. I am going to get our local church preacher on tv and hope I can keep eyes open, but I feel as tired as I did when I went to bed very late last Night. Have a good day.
Lloyd
Lloyd, you can cat nap today and catch up on your zzz's.
Jane ,hope you soon hear back soon.. I am sure Frankie would be just as excited to go pick up a poochie as you!
[color=blackGOOD MORNING EVERY ONE.No sun this morning, just a very dull sky.61 now a 8:30. Looks like we will have rain for Labor Day. Will spoil a holiday for many who love to celebrate. I have reached the stage where it is just another day.
AMY when MIke was here a few days ago he said the only thing left he and my DIL were going to can were beets. Pickled. My eye must have lit up because he said he would bring me a jar of them. This is the first year they have done any canning. Usually they fill the freezer with veggies from their garden.
JANE hope you ge that poor dog. You have the love in your heart it needs.
PATRICIA I enjoyed the first link, that is what I like, snow for Christmas.
RAMMEL we had roads that looked worse than the ones in those videos. One road that buckled they showed them getting the broken pavement up into dump trucks and the water was rushing underneath like a roaring river.
Sorry I did no t reply to everyone, no t up to i t t his morning. I feel like the day looks, and i t is no t one of beautiful blue with a few puffy white clouds.
Have a good day and stay safe.
Rick, I watched in disbelief. I've driven through that area many times and ridden on those railroad tracks so often when we lived in Dutchess Co. and would go to the City. That was many times especially after our eldest son moved to Manhattan. We lived on the bluffs above the Hudson in Dutchess Co. for 27 years and I 'm shuddering at the thought of having that much rain with those results when we lived there. The flooding was nasty and a mess to clean up but the mud slides are scary! I hope you and your family are OK and such a terrible storm like IDA never happens again.
Beautiful day here with no storms in sight....at least, not for now.
Take care, All.
Beautiful glorious day here UK...got taken to church this morning then take our own food to the side garden where volunteers, young children included, were waiting to do work on the garden...I made myself useful by putting three bricks at a time on-top of my solid rollator seat then with difficulty walked to the far end where people were laying them, i done this three times and that was enough for my Multiple Sclerosis body...Now my messed up body is paying the price..
Good Sunday morning,
Rammel, hard to believe that "Ida" was able to cause so much damage at the end of her path across the country!
Miss Ellen lives near the "border" of Harlem and Washington Heights. She said it was a "wild crazy storm" but her apartment was dry and she/roomies were safe. She did say she wasn't going to use the subway for a while because of flooding but could use buses and "my own two feet" to get to work.
Jenny, glad your shoulder is getting better; keep up the good work.
So sorry about Matt; glad he'll be able to play the other sports.
#1 son tore up his knee during a Freshman football game in Leadville. We took him to an orthopedist in Denver whose treatment was rather painful. As son was hobbling out of the office on crutches, a big "hunk" wearing a letter jacket from one of the Denver high schools was coming in - also on crutches. He smiled at son and said, "You, too, huh? Good luck, Buddy." You could see son straightening up a bit and thinking, "Wow! I'm one of "them"". (He also enjoyed the attention of the cheerleaders when he went back to school. ;) )
Shirley, the "not so hot" weather front finally wandered into this area yesterday evening. Just sprinkles at my house but there was some flooding farther south and east. Supposed to feel like Fall tomorrow.
I was sad when the weather guru said the sun will now set before 8:00 p.m. until next April. I love the long summer evenings.
Wishing Everyfriend Everywhere an Enjoyable Day.
Callie, look at it this way, by November, we will be on our way to only five daylight hours, and two of those will be dusk!
Rick, that looks heartbreaking and terrible and reminds me of our catastrophic flood of 1967. Afterward, the city and state built a series of dams and spillways called the Chena Flood Control Project. There are still floods above us, but none for miles around.
I'm hoping all have a wonderful day as Lloyd says, "how you like it."
I was just reading an article about Ida and the devastation and loss of life so far from where she made a downfall. It's not enough as the article states to say this was a once in 100-year storm, we have to grasp our new reality in all fifty states and in the world.
As New York's mayor says, '"I want to have an after-action report on this," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said. "What did we know and when do we know what we had, what information did we have? Are there any intelligence failures in terms of our preparedness?"
Hochul went on to put her finger on the main issue that governors and mayors have to confront in all 50 states.
"Anyone who says it's once in a century, once in 500 years -- I'm not buying it. This has to be considered the normal course of business. So we need to take steps to prepare," she said. "Is our communication system adequate to let people know in homes and on subways that this is dangerous? Are alerts going out on people's cell phones? How do we communicate? And are we doing a good enough job? Because I'm not going to stand here and guarantee it won't happen again tomorrow. I don't know that, but I know we need to do much more in our resiliency, addressing climate change."
That is the new normal: preparing for hurricanes that can cause wind damage and storm surges in the Gulf and carry enough force and precipitation to wreak havoc days later and more than 1,000 miles away. It's not the job Northeast officials expected, but one they can no longer avoid."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/opinion-the-truth-new-york-city-cannot-avoid/ar-AAO6Gv6?ocid=winp1taskbar
The Army Corp Of Engineers has worked on the Saw Mill River on and off for years trying to alleviate the flooding that often occurs there. The area along Nepperhan Ave (one of the flooding sites shown) has been a flood spot since I was a kid. I recall as a teenager driving through it one night and losing my brakes till they dried out. They have built concrete areas in places and if you know where to look in the video you can see berms about 3 or4 feet high along side the road to keep the river within it's bounds. However, we are downstream at the place where the Saw Mill river dumps into the Hudson. So all the water that drains into the Saw Mill in the Communities North of us has to go past us. Housing developments and other development has added much to the run off and it becomes too much to handle downstream. In other parts of our City the infrastructure is very old, probably 1 or 2 hundred years old. Not designed for all we expect of it today.
As you might guess, at one time the river was used to power saw mills in town.
Luckily I live at the top of the hill so have no direct problem with flooding.
Quote from: patricia19 on September 05, 2021, 11:58:34 AM"Is our communication system adequate to let people know in homes and on subways that this is dangerous? Are alerts going out on people's cell phones? How do we communicate? And are we doing a good enough job? Because I'm not going to stand here and guarantee it won't happen again
Alerts were issued (multiple), both by phone and internet (email). I don't think the problem is communication but how to handle the sudden surge of water. Our last Governor's answer of recovery that was not done overnight was to fine the responsible organization. IMHO - It's hard, if not impossible, to plan for every possible disaster and have all supplies ready just in case. Someone would have to pay for that preparidness(sp) and you know it would be us, the Citizen or user.
People should know not to drive through a pond - Dah, is it bad for the car?
Someone - kick my soapbox.
Rammel quoting, " people should know not to drive through a pond - dah, is it bad for the car? "
..let them do it, they will find out sooner or later.. ??? ::)
Rick, NYC's mayor, said it was a once-in-a-century storm and that no information was sent out other than the usual means of saying they might have some rain...
I believe this is what the governor was referring to.
I have no answers. It's becoming the new norm from the firestorms in the west to the hurricanes and following storms in the south and northeast to the tornados in the midwest. And our infrastructure overall is aging. And yes, we will be paying more and more.
People either drive or try to in both fires and floods and take horse dewormer for a human virus so you're right, people should know better.
A good Sunday morning HELLO to EVERYFRIEND 💐
Thank you, RAMMEL, for the videos you shared. So sad to see the destruction from Ida. Those beautiful backyards....oh my. Happy to read you are on a hill top and about as safe as you can be. I lived in Scottsdale AZ for many years......they were always warning people...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH STANDING WATER, and yet they did it all the time!😡. The lots overlooking the Hudson are so lovely.
JANE, before I forget to mention it again....Iamso pleased you might be getting the doggie that need YOU as much as you need him🙏‼️
We are headed into a HOT week here......so look out Shirley and Callie....it is headed your way!
Cute story about your son, CALLIE.
PHYLLIS, I enjoyed your story this morning.🥰
I appreciate the kind comments regarding Matt. I agree with the thought that at least now he can't get hurt worse🤪🤪 Before Michele passed away, Mat had to choose between tennis and football as they are played at the very same time. Matt chose tennis.....which made Michele, and me, very happy. Then the darn football coach seeked Matt out and the rest is history😘. He really was having a good season and was proud of himself😩
We are going to Dave's for a cookout today. It will be so good toget out and to see the family again🥰🥰. It was a week today that I came home from the hospital and it feels more like a month🤪😆
JACKIE, how nice you were able to help the children out by carrying 3 bricks at a time‼️ Job well done. My heart is happy that you are getting out and about🙏‼️
PATRICIA, I am with you.... "Anyone who says it's once in a century, once in 500 years -- I'm not buying it. The writing is on the wall‼️ Hell, wind and fire is the fear for sure......along with floods😩
I wish you ALL a wonderful day.
Jenny
Below is one of the Alerts that I got. There were more to follow. We also got voice message by phone.
NYC is another story but I'd rather not go into that. I doubt the NYC Mayor will win another term.
"This is an alert from CodeRED Weather Warning. Moments ago, the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for your Xxxxxxx (edited) Lane location from 6:51 PM September 1 until 10:00 PM September 1.
WGUS51 KOKX 012251 FFWOKX CTC001-NYC005-047-059-061-079-081-087-103-119-020200- /O.NEW.KOKX.FF.W.0039.210901T2251Z-210902T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service New York NY 651 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021 The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Fairfield County in southern Connecticut... Bronx County in southeastern New York... Kings (Brooklyn) County in southeastern New York... Nassau County in southeastern New York... New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York... Putnam County in southeastern New York... Queens County in southeastern New York... Rockland County in southeastern New York... Western Suffolk County in southeastern New York... Westchester County in southeastern New York... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 651 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain moving north across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Islip, Jamaica, Yonkers, Bridgeport, Stamford, Flatbush, Norwalk, Danbury, New Rochelle, Flushing, Brentwood, White Plains, Mott Haven, Levittown, East Tremont, Freeport, Shelton, Valley Stream, Commack and New City. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. && LAT...LON 4114 7423 4134 7397 4144 7398 4149 7393 4153 7353 4156 7353 4143 7322 4141 7319 4114 7319 4090 7374 4086 7375 4096 7349 4093 7319 4069 7321 4067 7327 4067 7322 4061 7322 4056 7401 4068 7405 4100 7389 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED "
Patricia, I was in Alaska in June, 2004 and thought it was a beautiful state. I'd enjoy the dusk but wouldn't like only 5 hours of sunlight.
Our weather gurus are constantly saying "Turn around. Don't drown" like yours did, Rammel. Hope "Ida" has worn herself out by now.
Ellen did say some of her friends had major damage but didn't say where they live. I know she has some in Queens and Brooklyn.
IMHO, the world has had major changes throughout its existence (think of Dinosaurs, the Ice Age, etc.) and there were probably people who had to experience those. Maybe it's our turn this time.
I've been to church via live video and was just out in the yard to replenish suet feeder and do a bit of watering. There's a lovely cool breeze but I think we're supposed to get Jenny's heat later in the week. I can surely tell the sun is coming up farther to the south, though.
So, the war of words again turns political, sad but expected. I've already read that some political leaders are saying climate change is a manufactured crisis. Sixty deaths in New York, New Jersey, and in other northeastern states from a storm called remnants from the hurricane that killed 12 in Mississippi and Louisiana upon landfall as a category 4.
"Hurricane Ida brought expected devastation to the Gulf Coast when it came ashore Sunday with Category 4 strength, but the storm inflicted a surprising toll with its remnants in the form of deadly extensive flooding in the Northeast.
The National Weather Service said Wednesday saw the most rainfall on record for La Guardia and Newark, with 6.89 inches and 8.44 inches, respectively. With 7.19 inches, it was the fifth wettest day on record for New York's Central Park. The Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania crested to levels not seen in more than a century.
"This was an exceedingly rare event with 6-10″ of rainfall falling over a several hour period," NWS warned after it issued its first flash-flood emergency in history for New York City."
Callie, with those two hours of dusk, it's more three hours of daylight and if it's very cold, that daylight will be foggy from ice fog which is visible frozen chemicals from car exhaust.
well the tragedy how ever it is caused or comes is offal, I have witness several after effects of both tornados and earth Quakes. In my travels have been just ahead of or just after there Path's. some of which caused lot of both damage and death. I witnessed In Kansas one take a barn away, It lifted it up in the air in one piece then it collapsed to complete rubble and went right over my head. I was plowing in the field and it dipped down and took the south roof side of a barn and flipped it up side down on the other side, and dipped back down and took a large Maple tree out by it's Roots And took it completely away. good Night and sweet dreams.
LLOYD
I'm happy to say that the closest I've been to any natural disaster is 20 miles from where a tornado touched down and about a half mile from where the flood water ended several times in my life. I had heavy rain penetrate my basement once and we dealt with it. I've been snowed in waiting for the plows to get around. But they did come! I've been very lucky! And I feel for those who have had to deal directly with natural disasters.
I'm off to the haystack. I got interested in "Quigley Down Under" starring Tom Selleck and now my eyes have entered slam shut mode. I'm ready for the zzzzzs. I sure do still miss my bedfellow! I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow. And may God bless us, every one!
Good morning..
Another lovely day in the making here. Will carry on with the little jobs that get left undone and hopefully do them!
Callie, I am glad Miss Ellen escaped any harm that came their way. I too would avoid the subway!!
I got up but didn't quite wake up so will go move and that should help.
Enjoy your day and stay safe.
Good morning everyone, another gloomy morning, still looks like rain but have not had a drop of it. 69 now, warmest morning this past week. Wonder if I will end up turning the AC on again.
CALLIE I noticed the days getting shorter at both ends of the day. Started sleeping later in the mornings and the angle of the sun when I am here taking with my daughter on Skype. Have to pull the shade down because the sun hits the monitor and blinds me.
RAMMEL like you all my family live on hills and this storm Ida made me happy that all were safe from flooding. Maybe it is time for Noah and his Arc to get ready again.
JENNY are y ou using both hands to type? I was told not to for 4 weeks as my shoulder healed. I learned to use my left hand with the mouse and even did things in PSP all with left hand. Think I did better on some things than with my right one. Maybe I took my time and concentrated better?
JANE the blizzard we had in 1978 started on Monday, anowed 2 days. We all made it home from work OK. We lived at the end of a dead end street and it was not till Friday that a fron end loader came down our street to open it up. Glad we had a good wood stove and a supply of chopped wood. We warmed up with that and had a Coleman camp stove to cook on.
AMY always something to get done in a home. Yvette does what she can and I do, too, but then I cannot do much anymore. That drives me crazy. I like a clean home with no dust to write my name in but cannort even dust anymore, never mind doing the floors or standing at the stove.
Have a good day everyone and hope where you are is is a beautiful Labor Day with sunshine. Stay safe.
Good Morning everyone. well I just got up at 7:30 and I had 8.5 hours of sleep according to the tattle tail. It is 62º and sunny, Not a cloud in sight. I best go get morning feed, will be cold cereal this Morning. Hope you all have a great day just as you like it.
Lloyd
Good Morning Everyfriend! It's a beautiful day here. The sun is shining and there's not a cloud in the sky! If anyone is having picnics around here, they got lucky!
Cooper has arrived, he had his breakfast and a walk and now he's out in the yard barking at whatever it is that dogs see to bark and and we can't see.
I made spaghetti sauce yesterday with the last of the tomatoes that were in my fridge and some meatballs out of the freezer. Today, I'm going to can it and mark it "special" because it is. While it cooks, I'm going to deal with the September bills and records. And that's my day for today. Not much but stuff that needs doing.
I hope you all have a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow.
I'm here a little later than I hoped to be but finally made it. I've been caught up with trying to straighten out some computer settings that are giving me fits and some things I've fixed and some things I've just made worse. I really ought to just leave it alone. I know just enough about computers to make me dangerous when I go messing with changing settings. :tickedoff:
Beautiful morning here but the temperature is going back up along with the humidity so summer isn't through with us yet.
Laundry day today so I must get going or lunch time will be here and my schedule will be way out of whack.
Take care, All.
I'm here on this Labor Day 2021, don't feel like laboring so think I'll curl up & sleep until someone wakes me up. Fed cats & me, so far a cool morning but temps to keep going up this week.
Been here since 1988 and this is the first time I've had to battle yellow algae in the pool. I know it's been an unusual weather year but I don't need the extra duty this year!. So much for my crying.
And, so much for extra sleep, phone calls & puttering kept me awake this long so will have to stay up & work on this house. :'(
Good morning from a chill 40° Interior but sunny. We're only heading for a high of 62°, and our vegetation and trees are losing colors, looking drab and fading to yellow so far.
I have been through an earthquake that took me off my feet, a flood that did its best to drown our city, and a one hundred mile an hour wind that threatened to snatch me off of an open area of an eight-story building. I saved myself by wrapping both arms fully around a low railing and inching my way back to a more sheltered place. I hope that is the last on my list!
Today, I start moving everything in both rooms, bedroom and living room, six feet away from the windows. I wonder about those bedridden or in wheelchairs, who helps those?
Not everyone has a CNA, altho some have guardians. Then there is that seven-studio stretch across from the administrative offices. Those are people who may have diminished capacities but can live independently.
Shirley, any person entering our apartments must be accompanied by a maintenance or security personnel. A note is left behind detailing entry times and exits, along with the names of the group and the name of the ones accompanying the group.
Last week and weekend I've felt very drained and not feeling up to doing much. Being forced to clean and do all this moving will be good for me or it may make me even lazier...
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
When people are fanatically dedicated to political or religious faiths or any other kind of dogmas or goals, it's always because these dogmas or goals are in doubt. -Robert M. Pirsig, author and philosopher (6 Sep 1928-2017)
I'm afraid I don't agree with Pirsig, Patricia, I think people WANT to believe there is something or someone more in charge than the idiots we find here on earth. If you check out his life it isn't one I'd want my kids to admire, he was pretty much a hippy of that era & spent his last few years in & out of mental hospitals. Maybe I didn't dig deep enough but didn't find that he did anything that would benefit the world or fellow humans.
On that thought, I keep thinking I'd better hurry up and do something, anything, that makes my time on earth worth while. No claim to fame here. :-[ But your quote made me think for the first time today! I've been napping all day long. Had to put a couple loads of laundry in, Tiger had fur balls.... YUCK!
A bit more of the storm damage from a helicopter over the Hudson River. The railroad tracks are part of a main line.
As we "Missouri Hillbillies" would say, "Now that's a gully washer!" Thanks, Rick, my daughter has been visiting her oldest daughter & family living in Falls Church, VA, for a week, on the plane to home in St.Louis. They didn't have any damage there.
Oldest son & wife stopping by, bringing hamburgers (I'm supplying dessert)... so busy trying to clean up the table. My family-kitchen is a catch all, the mail stops at this table & the cats think there is unlimited food here, so where they nap most of the day. They scattered at the sound of the sweeper. ::) This was used as 2 rooms before we bought, but needed the space to seat a lot of people so bought the Mennonite built table with 4 leaves, bench & 4 chairs. Folding chairs & card tables seat the rest. Can't do it with the latest "gr-grands" and glad I don't need to. We go to the grands for gatherings.
I've been pricing chlorine tablets, horrified!!! They are at least 5x what I paid last year (I always buy for the year ahead). Bad enough to have the yellow algae this year but shocking at the cost of chemicals. No, can't move, would have to put cats to sleep.
I finished off the day today by going to The Fence drive-in restaurant for supper with my daughter and SIL. We went early so we could get a table. This place is right on the bank of the Susquehanna River and it's beautiful and restful to just sit there, eat and visit!
I finished off the last of my tomatoes (there are lots of green ones still on the vines) in spaghetti sauce over my Italian MIL's recipe. I have six pints of it for "when the snow flies".
Cooper was here all day and he spent most of it outside. We took two long walks and as soon as we got home he went to the other door and asked to go out. He spent most of the day either lying in a shady spot in the grass or barking at something no one else could see or hear. I think the only reason he likes to come over here is that he can go outside without a leash and nobody telling him to "come on"!
I ran across a jam recipe that's made with apples and strong coffee. I think I'll give it a try. I have everything but the apples and they're just starting to come in locally. I might make a run to Davy's in the morning and get some.
My eyes are about to enter slam shut mode so I better sign off and head for the haystack. I hear it's loaded down with zzzzs. Today was a beautiful day...sunny and breezy. I hope it's the same tomorrow. I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow. And may God bless us, every one!
Good foggy morning..
School is now back in, for how long that is anyone's guess.
Need to go to town to do a few things then home to dig tatters and can them.
Yesterday I did do odds and ends but ended up starting another cancer quilt. Two of our quilt ladies have passed away this summer and will be greatly missed.
No more sign of the bear, I think he was just passing through and went to a better eating area.
Jane, I bet you will be glad when all the matters are done!
Shirley, just about everything has taken a jump in price here..or has come back in smaller quantities for the same price!
Gloria, with two long haired dogs there is always dust bunnies, enough to make another dog when swept up!!
Patricia, hope your muscles are not sore from moving all that furniture!
Better git...
Enjoy your day and stay safe.
Good Morning AMY and all that follows/ I had a good sleep Just got up. Hope everyone Has a good day today. see you all again Later.
Lloyd
Good Morning Everyfriend! The sun is shining today but the temperature has not made it past 52 yest this morning. And 72 is the predicted high. After all the activity in the kitchen this week, cleaning the floor is on the agenda for today.
I'm still thinking about a run to Davy's for apples to try the jam recipe I found. And I might pick up some more fresh picked corn while I'm there. I need to do one more canner ful to make it through the winter.
AMY, my daughter Christy is in the process of making a quilt for a wedding present for her son and it's beautiful. She got all the sewing talent in our family. I never made it to quilts but my mother and my grandmother both made lots of them. My sisters and I had quilts on our beds and even our dollies had hand made quilts on their beds. Most of the winter there was a quilting frame in our living room and my grandmother and her friends met around it lots of evenings. My sister and I played house under it! Those were the days!
I think Cooper is ready for his first walk of the day. And I have two bits of my breakfast left so off we go. I hope you all have a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!
Good morning everyone, back to upper 50's now and into 70's by afternoon. I can live with these temps as long as the humidity is not high. Don't know if I would like the really low humidity where Regina lives now. in the teens and 20's mostly.
More trouble here. the panel where visitors punch in apartment numbers and announce themselves so we can let then in from home is not working. Has been a pain for at least 4 years already. Can hardly hear what anyone says, all garbled or static.se their cell phone to call us and we have to go let them in. My sons come often enough t ha t mos t know who they are coming to see and if out there on the porch will let them in. Every one knows Yvette, too. The part needed for the panel cannot be found anywhere. So will install a new panel if one can be found. So glad no one comes for me too early, would not be able to go down if I am still in my jammies and robe. Having ccopies of our key is a nono bu t I did have 3 made, both sons and one for me, too. Good thing Mike has one because the day I passed out and fell Mike came and let himself in and took me to the hospital. I was on the floor and just coming to, still have no idea how long I was there.
JANE spaghetti sauce made with fresh tomatoes is always special. Always better than any one can buy in the market or what is served in some Italian restaurants.
PHYLLIS you sound like me now. When I fist had a new PC and looked around in it trying to learn about it I learned what is safe to do and what is a no no. I told my grandson-my PC guru-that I knew enough to be dangerous. He wrote down some things to never touch so now I leave well enough alone. don't have to send an SOS out to him often anymore. Of course I am not here at the computer as much as I used to be either. Laying on the couch watching TV is more comfortable than sitting. Have not done a system restore in a year or more now.
SHIRLEY since no one ever uses your pool why not just cover it and forget it. When you decide to sell your house the new owners can take care of it.
PATRICIA the maintenance man who just retired would call and ask if a good time would be OK top come to check something and I would tell him I would not be here but gave him permission to come in. He and the wi tch are the only ones wi th a key to fit all the locks. I keep my door locked if I am here or out.
RAMMEL terrible damage. Ida was really one of the worse hurricanes ever.
AMY my daughter once had a long haired black dog. Once when I was there I got the broom while she was busy and swept the dining and kitchen floors.In July and the fron door was open most of the time. In the kitchen she had a cabinet in the middle of the floor that was open underneath and the breeze coming in the door would send the hair under there and under the place for your feet under the cabinets and sink. There was enough hair to fill 2 dustpans full of it. My SIL asken Regina how long it had been swept out before that day and she said yesterday. He said he thought it was a month from the amount of hair. She just looked at him and asked what kind of homemaker he thought she was. School started in this town today.
LLOYD glad you had another good night's sleep.
Have a good day and stay safe.
Quote"I've run the gamut, A to Z
Three cheers and dammit, c'est la vie
I got through all of last year
And I'm here
Lord knows, at least I've been there
And I'm here
Look who's here
I'm still here."
Does any one else here remember the Steven Sondheim song, "I'm Still Here"? I always loved it, identified with it more as I've gotten older. The above is just the last verse and pretty much says what I feel today. In spite of it all.....I'm still here! :thumbup:
Take care, All, and stay here with me.
Phyllis..rather be here than there, as they say, " we are longer there than here ".....( Elaine Stritch )
:hello: :cup: :eat: :dontknow:
From Twitter;
"So I have to get my own food?"
I work at a high end buffet here in Vegas. You get sat, are told to wait, I come up and greet you, explain our offerings, go over the drink menu, take a drink order and then inform you to help yourself while I get the drinks. As I step away one time I heard a kid about 8 or so say, "So I have to get my own food?" Mom said yes. Kid said, "I told you we should have brought Michael with us." Mom said, "NO, I told you before, we're not bringing our butler on vacation."
I was 5 feet away and this was clear as day. That kid was 100% not joking one bit. He really wanted his family butler to be on vacation so he wouldn't have to walk to a buffet and get his own food. I'm not insulting the little dude for having one baller lifestyle, but holy crap that was a mindmess of a conversation to hear. buffetserver
And,
Fetch You!!
Saw some like 12 year old rich kid with his Dad at Guitar Center buying like $6,000 worth of recording equipment. An item he was purchasing was on the lowest shelf, yet he snapped his fingers and pointed at it, telling an employee to "fetch this" for him. I wouldn't take that kinda disrespect from anyone, especially from some rich kid while I'm working a low paying position.
Was an RA for three years, we had a student and his mom aggressively call the dorm's front office because "it's been two weeks and nobody's come to clean our room yet." Nope! I thought it was a joke at first too! Like at first it was just the student calling and he was like "yeah, I was wondering if they forgot to clean my room, it's been two weeks since classes started and it's real messy"
I genuinely laughed, thinking it was some elaborate prank call by a freshman with a good sense of humor or whatever.
Nope, the mom starts talking "I'm glad you think this is funny, I'm not paying $3000 a semester for a messy room, where are the maids?"
To say I was befuddled was an understatement, I had to explain that, not only was this one of the cheaper dorms, but to hire a cleaning staff for all the rooms (this being one of the bigger dorms on campus) would be astronomically expensive.
No apology, the mom just hung up. The freshman kept posting on his social media how crappy our dorms were.
This was 2 years ago, so the details are a bit foggy, but I for sure remember that exchange and I vaguely recall that freshman trying to be an RA the following year.
Good day.....EVERYFRIEND ‼️
The holiday weekend is over......it did not seem like a "holiday" to me......and sadly, not many of them do anymore😩😪
Saturday we got to get out of the house and see the family. The kiddos are all doing so well......very involved in their particular own lives.....we have sort of moved on to the phase of not being the most important thing in their lives anymore 😪😩😆. I say this kiddingly, but it is a fact....Seems we all go through these phases. Dave and Bob were out back chatting away......pups running all over.....eventually food being grilled. I am-in the family room, feeling ALL ALONE..... I can not get around well, so going out back is very difficult 😞 It was just a bit too hot to just be sitting out there or I sure would have been. Just a bit of my own little pity party😘.
When I was reading in another folder, after seeing so few posts, a song came across my mind......
Ain't it Funny How Time Slips Away". Right now, I am REALLY feeling just this! Life passes so very quickly. Some memories are so embedded in my mind.....just like it were yesterday, and yet some times just seem SO FAR AWAY.
PHYLLIS and JACKIE. Thank you both for the memory of "I'm Still Here" Cute and a good chuckle‼️
Nice to read your posts and know that all is well in your world, EVERYFRIEND.
RAMMEL..... again it is good to be able to watch the video and realize what others are going through after the awful storm. Thank you for sharing.
My PT is due soon so I must get ready.
Thank you, PATRICIA, for the good head shaking and chuckle‼️ How sad🤪
Enjoy the rest of YOUR day‼️
Jenny
It's been a slow day in here! I'm off to the haystack any minute now! I've been busy and I'm tired! I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow. And may God bless us, every one!
Good morning...
The storm missed us all but the rain and it was beautiful.....music to sleep by. we did get one rumble of thunder but no high winds or the tornado they were talking about.
Will see how wet the garden is and may dig potatoes if possible.
Jane, I find sewing so relaxing and time does slip away on me.
Patricia, I wonder how that young man is going to make it through life when he has been waited hand and foot.
Gloria, I could sweep twice a day when they are losing hair!! Small price to pay for their love.
Better get a move on.
Enjoy your day and stay safe.
Good Morning everyone. It Is 77º clear and sunny here this Morning. we put our car in the body shop yesterday, Nancy was backing out of the garage and scraped the side on the post, they are too narrow , not made for full sized van, only about 1" on each side. was supposed to have car rental but that did not happen. so the insurance Lady brought us home. no car until next Monday. well if we have to have to go some place we have the motor home to fall back on, but that is not easy to fiend a parking place for it. so home bodies for us. for the weak.
Lloyd
Lloyd, that is an easy fix and no one got hurt. Monday is not that far away...
Cloudy day here with rain this afternoon. We need it. The new grass seed won't grow without water.
I agree, Jackie. There is a lot longer than here.
Take care, All.
Good Morning Everyfriend! It's a beautiful day here! The sun is shining and there's a lovely breeze with it so it's not too hot out there. And it was a good sleeping night...not too cold...just right!
The guy is out there mowing my grass...I wonder how much longer that's going to be before it's leaves to rake?
LLOYD, put your feet up and rest until the car is fixed. Tell Nancy to do the same thing!
AMY, I used to make a lot of the kids clothes when they were growing up and I actually had a room where my sewing machine was and lots of material and stuff to use. I remember one time when my husband came home and searched me out in my sewing corner. We were talking a while and then he got quiet and was just looking around. I wondered what he was thinking and he said, "You have enough thread in here to strangle the whole town!" I almost fell off my chair!
I hope you all have a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!
I realized today that Farrah, who will be nine on the twelfth of this month, has learned two new tricks. Ones that I wasn't specifically teaching her. I had been in the habit of holding up one finger to let her know she needed to settle and was getting just a couple of dental treats.
When I did this, I could open the treats and withdrawal only those two. I would hold one out between my thumb and ring finger, and she would delicately take the treat without nipping my fingers. I only today realized that she would immediately settle down and sit when I held up that one finger. I never caught on to a connection.
The other trick was when I would rattle the treat container. And she would immediately go by the window because she knew I would fan toss four or five. Always toward the window. Cats and dogs, other animals, even fish learn more by example than humans do.
Patricia, I learned about how smart critters are when we had the German Shepherd (3 kids at home as well). Cas took DeDe out to potty & came back in on a grouch.... "she didn't do anything but stand there." Knowing it was that time, I grabbed the leash & went out the door, said "HURRY UP", she squatted & did the job. I came in laughing because that was the first time I realized hurry up meant what to do!!! After that we all knew the magic words.
Been working hard since 6:00 this morning, brushed the yellow in the pool & dumped what was left in the bottle & decided it was time to take charge. Soon as time for the pool place to open I got a sample of the water & headed out. Didn't even bother cleaning up because I knew I'd be back to do what I could. Very nice people & the young man in charge of ME, explained each step for fixing my problem (after analyzing the water). As expected a couple bags of chemicals & $150. later I had all but one chemical & would have to get that where ever I could find it. This is just to keep the water stable before it is time to close for winter. The pool guy that has closed since the re-plaster job came over to visit (I called yesterday), he's trying to get the job done next door & going a little nuts with so many chemicals & things needed to put the pool & all it's "stuff" in. He said he has some of the tablets I need, about 3x what the price was last year but better than I can get on Amazon, so will drop it off in the next week. Another $125. but will not use it all before closing, happens to be what he has right now.
Gloria, I tried to get the pool filled in when we bought the house, problem was we'd have had to take down the fences because the only company that could do that said "they knew the house & couldn't get their trucks up the back hill". Can't leave pools empty because they will push out of the ground, they will get water in & mildew, crack & all that.... and have to break the whole bottom out so water could drain out & not hold & mildew, then there would be all that concrete that would be like an oven covering the whole back yard... the water keeps the concrete cool (even 100 degree temps). If you don't want a pool the smart thing is to not buy a house that has one!
My husband was still having to drive to KC every week for meetings & this is a straight shot to the by-pass around the city & interstate into KC. I picked the house we bought in KC (Leawood, heart of KC, KS) & it was a little over an acre of ground in the heart of the city & Cas mowed it because he loved yard work. Big job & he had all the equipment to do it. On the other hand, this #*!~ pool is a big job & only grunt labor gets it done. All choices but I couldn't live with myself if I had the cats put to sleep because I don't want this job! And that's my day so far.
Got to read these directions again to make sure I put in the chemicals in the right order. I am too tired to think so may start this in the morning.
Jane, one time Cas was looking for something & made the comment "If this house had one more inch of space you'd have that full, too".... I have a hard time throwing anything away because I'm sure "somebody could use it".
Lloyd, for sure you will think of something every day that "you need to get"... when you don't have the car. Long ago when raising the kids, because we lived several miles from the school or a store or where each of them had jobs, if the car we provided for each of them wasn't running they HAD to borrow mine. And every time MY car was gone I found a dozen reasons I needed it.
Amy, I wish I dared give these cats a bath in hopes it would keep the fur balls down, but I'm not brave enough to try & wouldn't do that to a groomer! I honestly would take the German Shep out back & rub my hands thru her coat & pull out a brown paper bag full of hair every day during the shedding times. That under layer would have spun into a nice thread to weave.
If you don't hear from me the next few days you'll know I'm working on that blasted pool. I could have a pool service but I know the exercise is good for me. I'm tired of doing things that are good for me!
This was one of those "run around and get nowhere" days. It seemed like everything I needed done, needed a trip somewhere before I could get it done. Cooper went with me in the morning but I still had to do some this afternoon after Frankie picked him up.
I decided that the rest of the donated squash had to be cleaned, chopped and frozen today so I got it out and while I was doing it, I decided that I better check the fence to see if any more had appeared. It did! So not it is all cleaned and waiting in the freezer. I'm hoping to get the soup made and canned this weekend. I have the recipe and the canning instructions lying on the kitchen counter.
I hope everyfriend had a good day and I wish you a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow. And may God bless us, every one!
Here I am...talking to myself again! I can do that almost any time I want to these days! I think I'll just wish everyfriend a good day and go take Cooper for a walk. He says it's time! So...Have a good day, Everyfriend!
Good morning...
No, Jane I hear you just slow waking up here. I did get all the potatoes dug and now have 24 cans to label and put away this morning.
Have a hair appointment this afternoon ,a much needed one too. He is now in a different building so will see how that goes. He was going to sell his place in a couple of years but a person made him an offer he couldn't refuse! Real estate is one hot commodity here now.
Not much else is going on other then chasing dust bunnies.
Enjoy your day and stay safe.
Good Morning AMY and everyone else that follows. Gloria must be sleeping in this Morning, well we had a good day yesterday, we went and got a new side by side ref freezer. we have our van in the shop getting it repaired. so we are home bodies, we do have the RV in case of emergency. Have a great day.
Lloyd
Good morning every one,at least I am awake this morning. Had one of those nights of no sleep and yesterday about all I did was cat nap all day even when Yvette was here. We have rain and heavy thunderstorms in the forecast for the whole day. A good day for sleeping or reading a good book.
PATRICIA just read your posts from Tuesday and wondered how it would feel to have a butler and maids. Yvette does things in here for me and it bothers me that I can no longer do for myself. She spoils me, not even wanting me to get a glass of water, she want s to do it and I keep telling her I have to keep moving as much as I can or I will be either in a wheel chair or stuck in bed.
JENNY all I have to do is go down in the elevator and walk out to the porch and sit with others out there but by the time most days if I get that far I am ready to come back in here and lay down again. With those other posts and songs I wonder why I am still here not being able to do anything for myself or others anymore.
AMY I think those dus t bunnies sure multiply fast. I wonder how many are under my bed-wood floors sure atract them. I can no longer ge t the mop under there and CNA's are not allowed to.
LLOYD sleeping late and still and still not wide awake.
Have a good day and be safe.
Jane S, i am expert on that, talking to myself, it is when we start answering ourself when we hit trouble..
Good morning, it's going to be another clear, beautiful day in the Interior. We drop another five to ten degrees each week, but that's a normal autumn for Alaska's arctic. I only have some laundry and apartment upkeep scheduled for today.
I moved everything away from the windows and balcony only to find that the construction company's idea of an apartment a day was illusive. It has taken two days to finish the first apartment. I saw our manager yesterday, and she was not happy, saying it might run into November!
Which means I cannot put items back for months! Another thing that I didn't think about earlier was beside the apartments, there are laundry rooms, break rooms and offices, 215 sets of rooms with windows, or both windows and balconies. It's going to be a long winter!
We started our morning texts again yesterday, and it's become our new normal. We've had some serious medical issues within our group, which is normal for those in their seventies and eighties, but the rampaging Delta variant has made it worse. This past year hasn't gone the way I or others had hoped, with month sixteen of a total lockdown in our building and back in our city.
Gloria, those people in my posts came from Twitter and were only part of a series from a group of servers and customer service staff. The spots where it seemed many felt extra entitled came from vacation destinations.
One was from the mother of a freshman college student who was upset that the maids hadn't shown. Evidently, her son's dorm room was getting rank. She was upset that she was paying so much without the services she expected in the dorms!?
I hope that everyone's day is going how they wish and that everyone stays happy and healthy today and better tomorrow!
Massive numbers of new COVID–19 infections, not vaccines, are the main driver of new coronavirus variants
Vaughn Cooper, University of Pittsburgh; Lee Harrison, University of Pittsburgh
When the coronavirus copies itself, there is a chance its RNA will mutate. But new variants must jump from one host to another, and the more infections there are, the better chance this will happen.
In recent weeks, the idea that vaccinations are leading to more dangerous strains of the coronavirus has gotten some attention. And to be fair, one could imagine that a virus will try to evolve in a way that avoids a vaccine meant to stop it.
But this interpretation is incorrect. As Vaughn Cooper and Lee Harrison, an evolutionary biologist and an infectious disease epidemiologist at the University of Pittsburgh, explain: "Most viruses in an infected person are genetically identical to the strain that started the infection. It is much more likely that one of these copies – not a rare mutation – gets passed on to someone else."
The more infections there are, though, the more chances a person will pass a random mutation to someone else. So it is the huge number of new infections that is leading to new variants, not vaccines. In fact, the authors explain that vaccines are the best tool available to prevent dangerous new strains of the coronavirus from emerging in the first place.
Did all that Coronavirus info scare everyone away? No one's been in here since 2:30 this afternoon!
I talked to both my twins (son and daughter) today. It's their birthday and I had to tell them I love them. They are my twins and they were born the day before my middle daughter's birthday. Hers is tomorrow and I have to call her. And she had the thoughtlessness to marry a guy whose birthday was the same day as hers so we have 4 birthdays in two days! Then later this month it's Frankie's birthday and her brother (my oldest grandson) has a birthday 2 days after hers. Busy month!
I went out to lunch today with a bunch of ladies I used to work with when I worked at Pennsylvania House Furniture. We try to do it once a month and we all enjoy it!
Now I'm heading for the haystack! I'm tired but I can't for the life of me think what made me so tired! I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow. And may God bless us, every one!
Jane S...
...not me, i never read it...Good night Jane, pleasant dreams, sleep tight, and dont let the bed-bugs bite...
Good morning...
A beautiful morning here 46° and sunny.
Not sure what is happening today other than pick up meds and maybe lumber for Kyles Swiss village.
Got my hair cut yesterday and I don't know what I like most the shampoo rub or the fact that it i now shorter!
Everything has been put away (for now) pertaining to canning.The border has been cut for the quilt waiting to be put on and binding to be cut...all in good time.
Jane, Happy Birthday to the kids. ALL of them!!
Gloria, when I brushed Golden Girl, I kept her fur and had ideas of spinning and using it but ..didn't get enough.
Patricia, that's going to seem forever to get your home back into shape! You will be wearing winter coats before we do with your temps.
Best get a move on..
Enjoy your day and stay safe.
Good Morning Everyfriend! It's a beautiful day here...a bit on the chilly side, 57º and only heading for 74 but the sun is shining!
AMY, ALL the kids thank you for the birthday wishes!
Cooper has arrived, had his breakfast, took a walk and took care of business. Now he's settled down and I'm going to the kitchen and make something! I'll let you know what later. In the meantime, have a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!
Good morning everyone, a surprise! The sun is shining and 63. Last night's forecast said rain and severe thunderstorms all day. I'll take this start better. Once those guessers were wrong. No Yvette yesterday, her knees acting up and she had to go see the doctor. Her boss did not let me know till almost noon time. Have no idea if she will be here today yet. I told her boss yest erday I wish she had called earlier and she told me she did not want to wake me because I sleep late, Is this late? I told her she can always leave a message and I will get it. That is the reason I have an answering machine.
PATRICIA the more I hear/read about the vaccine and the pros and cons of getting them the more I wish the man in the white house would shut up. He is not in the medical field and does not know everything. On October first we get the flu shots here. We get them here in the community room every year. List ening to some of the other tenants they do not know if it will interfere with the virus shots so will pass on the flu shots this year. I already sighed up for it like I do every year.
JANE with all you do every day it is no wonder you are tired at the end of the day. I don't do much of anything yet I am always tired.
AMY I love having someone wash my hair, so relaxing and now I have trouble with getting both arms up to wash it myself.
October was a month for me with a birthday on the 16-17 and 18th. sister Mom and sister. My daughters family is one near Thanksgiving, hers 12/27, SIL 1/1 and younger son the beginning of February. All winter babies. My Dad was a groundhog 2/2.
No Lloyd this morning? Hope he is just sleeping late.
Have a good day and be safe.
Lloyd, good for you!! Feels good to sleep in now and then. You have more than earned the rest..enjoy your day..
Amy Thanks. i went to post and My mouse went dead. so I give up for now will be back Later and try again after I get new battery's in mouse.
Lloyd
Well good evening everyone. Looks Like my battery's is not all that went dead, No one has posted since I posted to AMY this morning, at 10:3o AM. so I wish you all good Night and sweet dreams and sweet dreams, I am going to the Hay stack and hoping to have as good of sleep as I had last Night.
Lloyd
I went down to the river tonight, only one carp showed up to eat. The water has been high or ground muddy for quite a while so guess the catfish found another eating hole. Also this stretch of the river is pretty shallow so expect hotter water than they like. Have 1 stalk of goldenrod & lots of ragweed & other weeds to choke up on. My nose is running & I'm sneezing like crazy. Do hope we get a hard freeze this year, I really don't remember much from last.
Got the last of the chemicals in the pool, still have "4 cap fulls" of something else to put in every week (along with the chlorine floaters). Hopefully that is the last BIG job before time to close it for the winter.
Callie decided to stay in the garage tonight, she just hides out & satisfied to sleep all night. I do have litter box, dry self feeder full & a bowl of water out there for her.
Good night, Lloyd, want me to turn out the lights?
.....And now I lay me down to sleep........Sweet dreams & God Bless.........
Well, I did find something to do in the kitchen this morning. I saved a recipe that called itself Coffee Jam. It was made with strong coffee, apples, brown sugar, Gel substance and I forgot the spice. And I can't tell you if it's good yet because the leftover in the fridge wasn't ready when I wanted to test it and then I forgot about it. I'll have it for breakfast and then report...if anyone shows up tomorrow!
After Frankie picked up Cooper, I hopped in the car and made a quick trip to Davy's and got more corn before it decides to quit coming on around here. He still has the board in front of the store proclaiming "Fresh Local Corn, picked daily! And it's beautiful. I got enough to can 8 more pints and a little to eat right now. It's all cleaned, cut off the cobs and waiting in the fridge to be canned tomorrow. That's my job for tomorrow.
Then, Sunday, my youngest granddaughter, Kiran will be coming to spend the night here and then I'll drop her at school in the morning and pick her up in the afternoon. She'll stay here until her parents get home from a business trip. She hasn't stayed with me since she decided she was big enough to take care of herself and the dog after school about 3 years ago. Frankie is going to stay, too. FUN!
I'm going to hit the hay early tonight! Tomorrow is going to be a busy day. Lots to do so I can take Sunday off and play with my Granddaughters. I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow. And may God bless us, every one!
OH WOW! There you are AMY! I didn't recognize you with your new hairdo!
Good morning...
Cool this morning, one of these days we will be having a fire on in the morning. Jesse has already started to bring wood in at night...wonder if he knows something we don't??
Laundry today and a run to the one grocery store, the produce manager said he would have Macintosh apple in finally. Manage to finish the quilt yesterday so can start another. I was given some crazy looking fabric that would make a great skateboard quilt,that may be the next one.
Jane that Coffee jam sounds interesting..bet it smells good cooking!
Shirley, aka fish whisperer ,will the carp come back? You're not the only one wanting a hard freeze. Babe and the dog next door are allergic to whatever is in the grass and each will like their feet bare! Thankfully they are both on meds now but much nicer if the frost would take care of the problem.
Gloria, I hope the witch soon puts the heat on for you as it is getting cooler at night. I really hope when she is older and in a place like yours that someone treats her the same way.
Lloyd, hope you did get a good nights rest
Jenny, hope your shoulder is healing and PT is coming along fine.
Best get a move on....lots to do today.
Enjoy your day and stay safe..
Good morning everyone, 49 cool now, supposed to feel like a fall day, yippee! Just the temperature I am happy with. One of the local TV stations is calling today 7/11 a celebration of what happened. How can they call today a celebration of what happened 20 years ago. Someone at that channel sure has no brains, no wonder I do not watch that one much.
LLOYD I keep several batteries ready to use when the ones in my mouse need replacing and also the ones in the TV remote.
SHIRLEY my son closed his pool last weekend.
JANE you have not mentioned Kiran in a long time. Will be interested in how you like that new jam is. Enjoy t he firls today, they are helping keep you so young.
AMY that witch will get what is coming to her in the end.
Have a good day and be safe.
It is a cool morning here, too. I'm thinking that soon I should get out my long robe. But, they keep telling us we will be back in the near 90's again next week so I may wait awhile.
I turned away from the tv because it was all about 9/11. Please don't misunderstand me...I remember it vividly because it was a very long and painful day for Tom and me before we could find out, hours and hour later, if our son was safe since he worked very close to the World Trade Center and even had to go to it occasionally. And, because it was such a terrible day I prefer not to relive it over and over. But, I remember and say a prayer for those who died, and for those who lived. And, I say a prayer for America because the days of coming together as a patriotic nation that happened after 9/11 seems to have now...twenty years later....disappeared. And, once again, we are divided.
Sorry, it is a melancholy day. So, I have turned to a live streaming picture of the beautiful blue ocean on the Outer Banks at Atlantic Beach where the waves are rolling in and everything is peaceful.
Take care, All.
Good Morning everyone. Yes I had according to the tatletail 7.5 hours Of sleep. I have to run G D is ready to take us to get our van out of the shop, it is ready.
Lloyd
Good morning from an Interior presently at 43° with an expected high of 57°. Our trees are looking very drab with some yellow and red spots.
I seem to be among the minority that is not looking forward to winter. The loss of light and cold temperatures and the genuine possibility of having most of my living room wall open to the elements while they spend the day putting in a screened sliding glass door doesn't appeal.
We don't have heat yet. They turn it on in October. I have a portable electric heater that I run periodically during the day if needed. Supposedly, the new windows and door will prevent those air leaks.
As to 9/11, remember that old quote from George Santayana, "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it." And we do, repeatedly.
Jane, I looked up coffee jams, and it seems to include jello and or caramelized apples? I know you will enjoy having Kiran for the night along with Frankie and Cooper!
I'm in the middle of my list for today and taking a short break. I tried the Coffee Jam on a bagel for breakfast this morning and it's pretty good. It kind of tastes like applesauce in coffee. PATRICIA, there's no jello in my recipe....just apples, coffee, certo, and spice. And I like it
Cooper and I were almost home from our morning walk when a VEE of geese flew over us and they were definitely headed South. I think it's Fall. I'm also one who is not a fan of Winter. If I had to choose a season, Spring would be first and I wouldn't mind if it would last until Fall and then Fall could just stick around until Spring! What a nice year that would be!
I have 6 more pints of corn ready for "when the snow flies". I really want to find an electric pressure canner. I had to jars burst in this canner. I think way too much of the steam escapes because there sure wasn't much water left in the canner and there was plenty to start with. At least it didn't explode on the ceiling like my mother's tomatoes did back in the "olden days".
I have one more chore to take care of before I can quit for the day. Cooper and I checked out the tomato plants and we brought in 5 more tomatoes. From now on, I'm just going to clean them and pack them in containers and freeze them until I have enough to make more spaghetti sauce....I think!
And I forgot that today was the day the recycling center was ope in the morning. Now I have to wait 2 weeks until they're open again and I have a lot of stuff!
I hope everyfriend is having a good day!
Thought I would check in and post..can't have Janie talking to herself again. Jane sounds like you had a very productive day..
Temp is heading down and I think maybe a fire will be put on in the morning..
Have a good night..
And a good night to all, fleeting moments during the day thinking about 9/11 and the horror of that day. In MY mind it had the same effect as Pearl Harbor, realizing that "life would never be the same as before".
Why is it that WE can't seem to believe that other people really can be so desceitful, so lacking in human respect? What do we face next, along that cruel line? No answers here, I find it easier & easier to hide out in my little world of family & animals.
So, peace and love to all of you on this day, and wishing everyone a happier day tomorrow!
Nighty Night Everyfriend! Sleep peacefully and wake to the morning light! May God bless you all!
Coming in feeling sad that a few days have passed without me posting😩😪. Seems one day turns into the next and I really have nothing to talk about🤪😘
AMY, thank you for asking.....I am very happy to say my shoulder is doing very well. I can not move it at all and have to be in the sling all the time except when I shower or my PT is working with it. There is very little movement allowed.....nothing away from the side of my body. Just a bit of movement forward and back a tiny bit and my arm layed out by my side to stretch the elbow. My surgery was two weeks yesterday. Four more weeks in the sling and then some movement is allowed. My pain is totally bearable.....nothing like the horrible pain I have had since my first surgery in early April. I am so thankful for this.
JANE, I have not thought about Kiran in a very long time😩. Happy she and Frankie will be spending the night with you tomorrow night. I sure missed hearing about your time you spent with Kiran, and I KNOW you missed her too. Happy for you getting to go toDavy's for fresh corn. Our Boston Family went to a farm in their area today and picked purple beans and other fresh veggies 🥰
SHIRLEY, glad to read that most of the chemicals have been added to the pool. I hope the water is sparkling once again.
PATRICIA, I share your thought of not being ready for winter....I never am.
Regarding....that old quote from George Santayana, "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it." And we do, repeatedly. 😩😪😡
GLORIA, I am sorry you had to be without Yvette. I hope she made it yesterday.
A couple of days ago I realized we have not heard from FloridaJean in much too long of time. Does anyone know if she is OK? I sure hope so.
A very solum day here.....that horrible day 20 years ago will never be forgotten. If I could ask for one thing to happen in our country, it would be for all Americans to come together and be the patriots that we were after that horrific attack on America🇺🇸🙏
Pleasant dreams to all.
Jenny
Good Morning everyone. I never looked at the tattletale this morning , Just woke and got up. It is 71º and says polluted air the weather person says. still dark out side. Have a good day where ever you are.
Lloyd
Good morning..
Rain during the night and overcast now with a temp of 57°
Not a good night for neither Babe or I. Yesterday I noticed a dew claw that needed to be cut and she is not one to let you work with her feet. Gave her two pills from the vet at the appropriate times and when they started to work...so did I. Knew that the clip would bring on blood so had the bandage ready with cornstarch on it and a tie. Needless to say not much sleep for either one of us, I worried she may fall off the bed,so every time she moved I woke. Managed to get 3 hours and 26 min sleep so I think there will be a nap or two today.
Jenny, do as they say,don't rush it as much as you would like to. You sure don't need any set backs after coming this far.
Jane, have fun today with the kids. I can just imagine all the chatter going on...enjoy!!
Patricia, winter brings a slower pace for me. Only have to dance with Mr SB and work in the house.
Shirley,no matter how many times I watch the 9/11 on tv the gut feeling is always the same.So many innocent lives lost and first responders lives lost due to the dust in their lungs afterwards.
Better shake a leg here.
Enjoy your day and stay safe.
Duplicated in Norms B & T..
..Not long back from morning church, we have another extra service, same church in 4 hours time, i shall be collected and taken to that also...Our morning service was as you all can imagine, was about 20 years ago, your 9/11..She gave a brilliant service, so sad when she mentioned an American fire fighter, just one of your many hero's, who was the only survivor of his crew, and his heroism on that day shining a light-torch at a faraway distance leading people to the safety of the outside world from inside the building.. He saw the tiny light gap to freedom..
Good Morning Everyfriend! I'm up and and having my coffee before I go back to get ready for church. The temp was in the low 50s overnight but is heading for 84 and sunny today. Sounds like a nice day!
JENNY, good to hear from you and glad that things are moving along with the healing of your arm. I know it will seem like a slow process but hang in there! Good times are coming!
SHIRLEY, we just have to keep going and doing our best and hope that everyone else with do their best also.
LLOYD, good morning to you!
I'm off to get myself ready for church. I think the girls are coming sometime this afternoon! Have a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!
Jane, I have yet to collect my hug from David...seems he is home for a couple of days getting ready to go out again. Yesterday they bought a bushel of tomatoes at the market. So while he is off at work she will be canning tomatoes. Some she cuts in half and smokes them along with peppers to put into a salsa.
AMY, sounds like he's got himself a winner! :hugs:
Good morning everyone, 61 this morning, warmer than yesterday at this time. Yesterday was like a perfect fall day. I sat out on the porch reading most of the day and enjoyed it. I was surprised no one was out there but me. Felt good to be out in the fresh air that was not hot. Did not get above 75 and that was wonderful.
PHYLLIS I feel like you about 9/11. I did not know anyone on that day that was in the path of those murders and at least did not worry about anyone on a personal basis. I lived closer to Providence then and was in the flight path of planes going to land. Every time I heard a plane go over I would freeze and wished a safe landing for every one onboard. After it was wonderfl to see so many flags waving every day now seems no one cares for our USA.
LLOYD you must be happy to have your van back again. I know how I felt when I had to have work done on my car and was stuck at home.
PATRICIA people never seem to learn from past mistakes and will make them again. Like you heat goes on here October 1st, no matter how cold it gets. Our former maint enance man wou ld fight for us because we elderly and get cold fast. She has a heater in her office between her desk and the window and she does not pay her electricity like we do. Wonder what this new main tenance man wii do. Of course the old one lived here in t he building but the new one has a house, a wife and 4 kids. Not room for all of them in that apartment.
JANE you are a dreamer. I would like your seasons, too. Spring is beaut iful till it starts getting too warm/hot for me and fall is a cooler brisk feel to the air that feels so refreshing. Not hing much good to say about summer except for local fresh fruit and veggies. Winter when it snows is beautiful to look at and youngsters love playing in it. I still enjoy watching the snow fall and pile up and the trees are so beautiful covered in white.
AMY I could put my small heater on to get the chill out near where I am sitting but too hard for me to move it around. My warm robe feels good these mornings so that will do for now.
SHIRLEY I was thinking os 12/7 yesterday and remembering how upset my parents were. They had 2 sons of the age who would be drafted to fight plus other family young men. Thank God they all came home, one brother wounded in Europe and a BIL came home with malaria from North Africia. One was in the navy and a few in the airforce.
JENNY I think the PT I had had me moving my arm faster than you are being allowed. Hope your Boston family can get out into the country to go apple picking. I remember my first time doing that the first year of my marriage, still remember the aroma of all the apples ripening on the trees. I miss that now every fall at this time of year. Even with my rollator I would not be able to walk through an orchard. As far as I know Yvette will be out till Tuesday. I will have someone here tomorrow, I had this one before and she is one who likes to sit and talk, not do anything more than that. I dread when she gets her knee replaced in November and is out for a month or more.
LLOYD the sun is sleeping late this morning, still wrapped in a blanket of clouds. No rain in the forecas t for today but one never knows, not even those smart (?) forcast guessers oops mean forecasters.
AMY looks like you definetly need some sleep today. Any house chores can always be done tomorrow, right?
I am all "talked out" this morning. Time for a coffee cup refill and check local news on the tube.
Have a good day everyone and stay safe.
Good morning from the Interior. It's 8:36 with 33 degrees and morning frost. Soon it will be time to see the fog above all the different types of water in this city and its surroundings. We'll have another sunny high of 65.
I'm feeling better than yesterday. Too many difficult things happening or not happening have gotten to me.
Gloria, no one pays utilities here, but I'm sure it's averaged into our rent. None of the administrators or workers live on the premises. We're not supposed to talk about our rents, but people do, and I'm somewhere in the middle range. When others talk about their high or low rents, I only nod and smile or frown appropriately. We have a group whose rent is income leveraged and those seven first-floor apartments paid by a state agency.
We're in total lockdown, with all public areas closed except for the security/mailroom/administrative area. No one is allowed out without a mask, even though everyone here is vaccinated. No visitors are allowed except for CNAs and the various food box, meals on wheels, and Senior food box deliveries.
Administrative is closed to residents, there are signs that they cannot open their doors to talk, but there are sets of phone numbers to call if needed. There is one 24 hour security person and one 24 hour maintenance person in the mailroom who are masked and wear plastic booties over their shoes.
It's hard to find information other than calling and leaving a message and phone number for a callback or having messages clipped to your door. People are asked not to be out in the hallways unless needed and to stay masked if they use the dog run or the smoking area at the edge of the back parking lot.
I am so glad my group has returned to morning texts. It's something to look forward to.
Regarding 9/11, I hope everyone remembers many other countries who offered assistance, especially Canada, who allowed US planes to land in Canadian airports when they weren't allowed in the US.
Jenny, I'm so happy that your shoulder is doing well and so much better than the first time. Slow and steady, as my father used to say, is the way to go.
Amy, when I was canning tomatoes, I would drop them in boiling water, peel, cut them in half, and put as many as possible into jars. Any spices or flavorings would be added when I used them in a recipe. It has been a while since I did any canning. I don't even do meal prepping these days.
Today is Farrah's ninth birthday. I've had her since 2016, and in those five years, she's gone from living under the bed full-time to the diva she was meant to be!
Patricia, I know Farrah is on a restricted diet but does she get a special treat today?
I am wanting frost so whatever is in the grass dies and Babe and the neighbours dog don't get bothered by the grass.
I had a tough job this afternoon, neighbour came over cleaned both chimneys out and I did the cookstove..then I had peaches to do. Then the tough job....held the bed down with two dogs for TWO hours!!
Amy, as you know, in January 2017, Farrah's vet said 15.5 pounds was too heavy for a cat of her size and put her on grain-free diet food for adult cats. It took two years for her to lose .5 lbs and another year to lose another .5 lbs.
She's holding steady at 14 pounds even with the diet. She does get dental treats because it's no way in hell for brushing her teeth, and she has periodontal disease as most older cats and dogs do.
Another item about diets, did you know that the most common food to cause dogs and cats to develop an allergy is chicken? And because it's cheap, it's the most commonly used? The second most common is grains and meat by-products.
I did wish her happy birthday.... :kitten:
No, I didn't know that about the chicken. These critters like chicken, turkey, lean beef and prime rib....poor babies :))) They also get beans ,prefer them cooked yellow or green, carrots, broccoli, brussel sprouts, peas,cabbagge and parsnips.
we do not Have a dog now, the Last one we had was asleep under the car and Nancy did not realize and ran over her Backing out of the grudge and she was so bad hurt she Had to be put down, so I am the only dog for her from now on. It Is 87º and full sun Now. so between Naps I am watching TV. see you all Later.
Lloyd
Jane
Thank you for the hug, not telling the young lad and when I do get to see him I will have
two! She cans or freezes just about everything,has given me pointers on canning also.
Hope you had a great time with your grand girls.
The girls are here now and they're both staying overnight. Kiran has to be to school by 7:20 and I'm elected to take her because Frankie doesn't have to be to work until 11 tomorrow. Right now, they're getting ready to watch a scary movie before the hit the hay. I opted out of that! We all pitched in and we had a great supper and sat and talked long after we finished.
AMY, good luck with the hugs. It sounds like you're never too old to learn from the young ones and it sounds like your young one has lots to share!
LLOYD, good on getting the car fixed and back home. Now you won't feel stranded!
I'm just about ready to get my jammies on and lollygag around for the rest of the evening! Lollygagging is something I've learned to do well over the years. It doesn't take much energy and it sure doesn't tire me out. And you can do it practically anywhere (except in the car if you're the driver). You should all try it sometime!
JENNY, keep up the exercises and get that arm back to doing what it needs to do but don't hurry too fast. Go with the flow!
I probably won't be back again so I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow. And may God bless us, every one!
I thought I left a post today but maybe just didn't go back far enough. My biggie for the day was watching out the window at a flock of robins passing thru.... Having such a good time darting & chasing, like a bunch of kids. These were a lighter color than "OUR" natives, I notice them every year when they stop by. Don't have any pyracantha bushes for them to strip anymore. Also had a flock of starlings drop out of the sky into my yard & next door. They look like synchronized swimmers the way they go up & down all at once. Not so the robins. At the same time 3 pairs of bluejays showed up along with a male cardinal that had 3 little girl cardinals begging to be fed. The girls were almost as big as ole dad, they took turns getting in his face with their beaks open & fluttering their wings begging. The bluejays stopped at the dish for sunflower seeds & then they took a bath in the big concrete clam shell on the ground. They love splashing in the water. All of a sudden they disappeared, all of them. So the little sparrows came back to see if any food was left. I will put more out in the morning after I water. A busy day for the travelers. Bedtime in Kansas, looks like the cats will stay outside.
Lloyd, I expect Nancy is feeling bad about the dog as well as the bump on the car... give her a special hug for me. Days can seem really tough sometimes, like everything going wrong.
Sweet dreams to all, God Bless.
By this time 13th September 52 years ago i had not long pushed my daughter out..yes push is the word after a very short labor..for an 18 year old this was all new to me, even though i had attended all of my anti-natal classes...I still can remember it as if it was yesterday...Told to get some sleep as i was to be induced the following day ( i was 8 days overdue ) then being woken up by a nurse to take a sleeping tablet, of course i never got back to sleep..
Good morning..
Looking to be a lovely day out there temp 63° but will climb.
We need to take garbage away and pick up some metal for Kyle's roof on a house he is making. I will be making phone calls confirming appointments and one to Chrysler to see about our van. Plus pick more beans....gave the neighbour some yesterday to use up.
Strawberry plants are still putting out blossoms and I try to keep up pinching the blossoms off.
Jane, did giggle and talk keep you awake last night?
Gloria, a friend is picking up a bushel of Macs and we are going to share it. I did buy Macs the other day and Kyle said they were hard so must be the first crop this year.
Shirley, how can these birds fly in such formation and not bump into each other? A joy to watch them. I do hear the geese but they are not heading south and the loon will call out now and then but know they too will soon be going.
Swallows are all gone by Aug 29th here.
Better get going.
Enjoy your day and stay safe..
Good morning everyone, already 69 this morning so will be warmer today. Yesterday was another fall feel day and I was outside for a few hours. Good thing I like to read and there is a library down on the main floor. Week ends hardly anyone goes outside, place is too quiet. Used to be several out there every day and evening in the good weather when I first moved here. Of course so many of those folks are no longer here or not well enough to leave their apartments unless they have to.
PATRICIA the rent here is 1/3 of our income so it depends on what that is for what our rent is. I never heard anyone talking abou t what their rent is here. With the SS increase every year we get one they raise our rent 1/3 of that. We have o have a mask on when we leave our apartments and anyone coming into the building must have one on. So for now at least we can have visitors.
AMY wow that was a hard job for you and the 2 dogs yesterday holding down the bed. ;);)
JANE I guess I must "lollygag" most of the time. Some days I wish so much that I could get up in the mornings with the energy I used to have and others I hate getting out of bed.
AMY how I loved picking tha t first Mac of the season for me at my son's and bite into tha t hard and crisp and tart and juicy goodness.
Have a CNA coming this morning and had her before when Yvette was on vacation.Hope she is back tomorrow. If I remember right the one coming today when she was here before asked me when she came in why I had not made my bed. I usually do but not that day. I like tossing the covers down t o t he bottom of the bed and open the window when possible. I felt like telling her I left it for her to make.
Have a good day and stay safe.
Good Morning Everyfriend! It was an unusual start for my day. The first time I got up to go, I saw both girls were in bed and asleep. I have no idea when they went. When I go to bed, my ears are shut off (hearing aid are out).
This morning was unusual! I had to get a kid off to school! I haven't done that in a very looooooong time! Her school is right around the corner from where I live so when she was ready, we hopped in the car and scooted. Frankie vacated the sofa bed in the living room and took over that bed as while I was gone.
When I got home, I took Cooper for a walk and then let him back in Frankie's room and made my breakfast and I'm loafing a bit with my second cup of coffee. The temp is already at 75º and heading for a high of84. Not too bad but I'd rather stay in the 70s.
I'm on 6 wait lists for an electric pressure canner. They just have not been available this summer! There must be a lot of people canning because they're stuck at home. I'm on every day looking for one and I have the money in a special account so I don't end up spending it just when they become available.
I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow.
Good Morning everyone. Nancy is off to the dentist for some more tooth work. she fixed me some soft boiled eggs after a short whine, before she left. sunny and same as Jane 75º. so I am fore a laze day on the couch, hope you all have good day just as you like it,
Lloyd
Good morning, 51 degrees and cloudy today in the Interior. Nothing new today other than simple chores.
My plants had developed a fungus gnat infection from the Miracle-Gro potting soil I had, so two weeks ago, I purchased some of those stalks with the yellow stickies. You have to not water for ten days and then use the stickies. I hope this works! After I used the soil, I read that Miracle-Gro is becoming infamous for infestations and wish I had known beforehand!
I tried all the home remedies, but it wasn't working other than spraying them with my apple cider vinegar and water solution and setting out jars of dish soap and small bits of honey. I will be so glad to see the end of this year!
Gloria, pre-Covid, gossip was what this building ran on, and men were the worst! Too many people had nothing else to do with their day, and complaining was what they fed on. We had a rec room on each of the five floors and a larger one with a kitchen on the first floor. That's where many spent their days. They've been closed since March 2020. I'm sure our rents are similar or close to yours.
I've been on a waiting list for a housekeeper and a CNA since I fell back in February. I'm not holding my breath, and I don't qualify for any other programs. I'm either too rich or not poor enough...
I've never been an apple person; I like the stone fruits, melons, or berries. I will buy bags of grapes, wash, rinse and drain the grapes before freezing. I love frozen grapes and eat way too many.
Amy, the birds flying in a vee formation ride on the bird in front's wind currents. It saves energy for them. I haven't heard or seen any large geese formations so far, and the cranes are usually the last to leave. I know the swans and smaller birds have migrated.
However, I've yet to see the different overwintering smaller birds go from small species flocks to larger multi-species flocks. The trees are drab and getting ready to turn, and we've had morning frost, but that's all so far.
Jane, I hope you find your electric canner soon! I had an older canner that I donated last year. These days I'm still shopping my freezer instead of meal prepping or preserving. I received three pounds of dried cranberries and four pounds of blueberries from a friend, and that's the extent of my gathering for winter.
Looks Like everyone Is taking naps today No activity here today. I made my Jalapeno casserole today. good night and sweet dreams.
Lloyd
Hello Everyfriend! The day has come to an end and I'm ready for the haystack! I sure hope it's loaded down with zzzzs because my eyes have already entered slamshut mode! And I'm beginning to feel like my body is made of something soft and pliable because it sure doesn't want to sit up straight or walk down the hall!
I got the tomatoes that were ripe cleaned, juiced and frozen and tonight I picked 3 more from the vines. I also ate one fresh for my lunch. Tomorrow I have to run a couple of errands and then get ready for surgery on Wednesday. I still don't know what time I have to go. The will call me with the time sometime tomorrow. My daughter. Cathy is taking me and she'll stay here until the anesthesia wears off and I'm (more or less) normal again!
We had a major storm warning for any time after 8 p.m. but so far nothing...not even a drop or rain from the sky. The warning is until 3 a.m. so I suppose we could still get it. I'm going to bed and ignore it! I don't have any scardy-cat doggies or kids around any more and I'll just take out my hearing aids, close my eyes and if the house ends up in OZ, I'll live with it!
I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow. And may God bless us, every one!
Good morning...
Another lovely day here..41° at the moment.
Didn't get the beans picked yesterday so that is a job for today. Run into town for a few things this morning while the dew is coming off the beans.
Jane, you should come to an end of your tomatoes! All will taste good in the winter. Do you make chili sauce out of some of them?
Patricia, one of the things you can do is put the plant in a big plastic bag, spray Rain in it and close it up tight. Not sure with your allergies that you do do it this way though.
Gloria, someone has to do it and the two dogs and I did a good job! :)
Lloyd hope you have an easy day today.
Enjoy your day and stay safe.
Good Morning Everyfriend...and especially you, AMY! You're the only one up and about so far.
I do make chili sauce with some of my tomatoes but I still have 4 jars left from last year so I didn't do that this year. However, I do use a lot of tomato sauce in recipes so if I get enough more tomatoes, that's what I'll do with these. Ore maybe just the sauce in pint jars to use in soups. There's always something. There are still a lot of green ones out there. I've used them for jams, fried them green, made green salsa...any more ideas. I really do hate to waste anything. That feeling must be left over from the Depression years and WWII.
I've had my shower and I have my sheets in the washer but I still have to get dressed before Cooper arrives around 9. Frankie has an appointment to have her car inspected and if she takes it to the place they got it that's near her Dad's house, he's likely to pay the bill so that's what she's doing. And that will take her most of the day because he "does lunch" too!
The rest of today will be spent getting ready for my surgery tomorrow and for not feeling like doing anything when I get home. I've never had "in and out surgery" before but she did say not to plan anything until the anesthetic is completely worn off. And I have no idea what my mouth is going to fee like but I have a couple different kinds of homemade plain soups sitting out. Whether I'll feel like eating any of them is a nagging question!
Hey! Tomato soup! That's something I could do with the rest of the tomatoes! I wonder if there's a recipe for soup with green tomatoes? Guess I'll look that one up!
The washer just stopped so I better go put the sheets in the dryer and finish getting dressed. I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!
P.S. We never did get the "bad thunderstorms" they predicted!
Jane, here is one for you..
https://justplaincooking.ca/nova-scotia-green-tomato-chow-chow/
Good morning everyone. 56 this momrning, had the AC on yesterday again.The CNA tha t was supposed to be here yesterday a t 11:15 was 45 minutes late and stayed a little over an hour. That was a lost time for me. While she was here Mike called from downstairs and had t o go down and let him ion, still waiting for a new panel in the foyer. That cna asked if she had to go down with me and I just looked at her and said of course, they are not to be in apartments.houses alone, it is in the rules from the company. Besides that I do no t like anyone in my home when I am not here. I think Mike doesn't realize I canno t cook anymore. He brought me some yellow summer squash, peppers and so many tomatoes I have to get busy and blanch them and peel and make sauce. Most of them are the plum tomatoes that are nice and meaty, great for making sauce. I never saw any as big as these are. He also brought me a bag of apples that he and my DIL went to pick. I look at them and see an apple pie or an apple crisp. When I pulled up the shades this morning I looked out t o see wha t the morning was like. Sun jus t hitting the tops of the Maple trees and I noticed the leaves at the tops are getting a yellowish tinge to them. Soon those trees will be dressed in their beautiful red leaves.
I called Yvette last night and she went to her doctor yesterday and is out for the rest of the week. Have not heard yet about if I get anyone today or the rest of the week. I dislike this not knowing. I know all these compamies are short handed with CNAs and it might get worse. All health care workers have to be vaccinated by the first of October or will be out os a job. Yvette broke down and got the first shot and should get the second one next week.
JANE you had a busy morning yesterday and getting Kiran to school on time, too. I had a canner-not electric and that is what Mike and my DIL are using now for their canning. Glad it still works, it must be at least 45 years old by now. When I s tar ted canning all those years ago it was the hot water bath.
Yikes just saw on the news that in Florida they arrested a 13 and a 14 year old boys who were planning a mass shooting. They had guns and bullets and knives and whatnot to carry out their plan. Can you imagine your sons planning something like that at their ages? I sure cannot.
PATRICIA good luck with your plants, Miracle gro potting soil is what I always bought for my plants, too. Every time I bought a new plant I kept it in a different room from where I had my plants till I knew it was not infected with any critters. One time I bought one in a greenhouse and 2 days later I threw it away. It was full of bugs. Here it is either a CNA or a home maker, not both. My insurance is the one who insisted I have a CNA and one who knows how to cook. I had a few CNA's when Yvette was on vacation I would not le t near any food, they just did not look clean to me.
JANE I must have missed something in here. In your post last night you mentioned surgery, first time I saw that. Have no idea wha t for but I wish you the best and fast recovery. Hugs and prayers follow you.
AMY you and your fur babies sure love each other. I still miss having either a dog or cat but could not take care of either one anymore.
My Mom used to make green tomato picalilly. AMY I will send the link for the Cho CHo to my son and daughter. I know both still have a lot of green tomatoes on the vines.
Have a good day and stay safe everyone.
Good Morning everyone. It Is 72º and sunny here this Morning. Nancy Has gone to the dentist. I had 8.5 hours of sleep according to the tattle. feel pretty good also. haven't ate My morning Meal yet. I am going to go try My hand at some soft boiled eggs. Have a great day.
Lloyd
Lloyd Hammond...good morning, that's a good few hours sleep...Have you tried scrambled eggs, whisk eggs with a little milk, salt and pepper, melt a little butter in a pan..and keep stirring...
Back from town, stopped at the Dollerama and came out with everything but what I went in for..so back into the store I go to get the coin wrappers. Managed to pick up containers to put the meat ,vegetables etc in when I clean the freezer. Now this is a job I put off until the right "mood" comes along and sometimes when it does I sush it away.
Threw a load of laundry on, still trying to figure out this machine..the company sent me a questionnaire wanting to know if I love or hate this machine. Little do the know they will hear both pros and cons and maybe that too helps them in their washing machine making in the future. I don't use my phone to operate this so that is not a pro factor for me but all in all I will conquer it!!
Yesterday was the last day for advanced voting...robo calls are still coming in and being hung up on. Signs plastered all over, hope they get picked up after the election! I did get one call from a humane asking how I was going to vote....told them point blank how and got a chuckle out of him.
Best get back to work..
Good morning here at 8:11 and 31 degrees in the Interior. It's going to be another cooler but still sunny day, so it's going well here. The trees are losing color, looking drab but mainly yellow with a red spot here and there.
A friend brought me eleven pints of tomatoes and three succotash. I need to rearrange my freezer and cupboards to accommodate them. Either that or stockpile cans in my closets! This anti-inflammatory diet, while restrictive, is showing results. I haven't been sick since January, and physically I feel great. I can't argue with dietary success. The only lingering effect from February's fall is a slight unsteadiness in walking.
About the gnats, My chasing them wildly about the house with my ACV/water spray and leaving the plants unwatered for two weeks seems to have worked. I only see teensy ones on my yellow stickies. So, I'm praying this works. I cannot plant my kitchen garden until the fungus gnats are totally gone.
I have always used Miracle-Gro and didn't realize that the quality had gotten so bad until this happened! It's all that's available outside of greenhouses. I cannot put the remaining bag and a half outside on the balcony with insecticide until they finish with the work, and that looks to be November or later. Until then, the bags are in a large black garbage bag in the hall closet.
Gloria, while both local CNAs and home helpers are in very short supply, there are many restrictions on what a CNA can do. And a home helper cannot do errands or drive a customer around.
Jane, I'll be thinking good thoughts for you on your surgery!
Patricia, I will bite.......what is succotash? How do you use it? /color]
"Succotash is a vegetable dish consisting primarily of sweet corn with lima beans or other shell beans. Other ingredients may be added such as onions, potatoes, turnips, tomatoes, bell peppers, corned beef, salt pork, bacon, or okra. Combining a grain with a legume provides a dish that is high in all essential amino acids."
https://www.southernliving.com/recipes/best-ever-succotash-recipe
Patricia, thank you, it does look good! Think I would leave the okra out and put in turnip , potatoes etc. Sounds like a comfort dish.
It is and it's a good dish for cooling temperatures!
Time for nighty nights. No munchies tonight!
PATRICIA and AMY, we often had what my mother called succotash and it was just the lima beans and corn with melted butter on it. I still make it that way. But that recipe sure does look good!
I'm off to the haystack to collect a few zzzzzs so I can be strong enough in the morning to go without coffee or food until I get home from the surgery. That's afternoon! And I don't know if I'll feel like eating then! We'll see!
I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a good day tomorrow. And may God bless us, every one!
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