Hal must be wide spread all through the central part of USA. going to doctor (VA) yesterday we had hard rain Hail(pea size) and strong wind,could only see a short distance ahead.the wind made you hold on tight to the steering wheel.but here at house we only got 1.3" and same in the night with about same amount
in gauge again,i was talking to peter and All this morning and peter said and showed us yesterdays front page of his paper Hard snow there yesterday, Have a great day .

Lloyd

Thank you Everyone for the birthday wishes.  It's going to be a good day because that's what I'm planning.

Phyll, if the strawberries are ripe in NC that means our Farmer's Market will have them on Sunday from there.  I think I'll pop up after church and check that out.  The things that come early from NC are usually pretty good. 

Last night about 8:30 the dogs began to bark like someone was coming and there was my son-in-law.  He said that he won't be able to come with my daughter today but he wanted to wish me a happy birthday.  He gave me two hugs, 3 kisses and a card.  He's such a sweetie!

Phyll, I always say that if I drop a soft noodle on the floor, the dogs will be there before it hits...even if they're outside or asleep. 

I have to go get ready for work now.  You all have a pleasant day!

Sorry--I got locked out for about half an hour.  I have to leave to go to the lab.

Hi everyone on another beautiful South Carolina Day.  It is going to be warmer getting up to 89 degrees this afternoon.  So far the only thing on the schedule will be the Wednesday night dinner at church and then Scott's visit following.  I will probably go to the grocery store today for a few items.  Pat has been dealing with extreme tiredness and didn't feel up to going to the Senior Luncheon and program yesterday.  We had a good meal and a good program dealing with the history of Camellias in South Carolina and in particular those at one of the bed and breakfast places where a number of new varieties were propagated. I won't be planting any however as the lady said they are very slow growing and won't flower much before 10 years of growth.  She said there were over 400 known varieties of these flowers.

Patricia, since we moved to this house and Pat put her two indoor plants on a table in the sun room they have really thrived and the one may tackle us any day it grows so fast. 

MaryTX, sure hope the storm missed you and our other friends living in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and other places the bad storms were predicted to hit last night.  My wife's sister lives near Kansas City and she called and said she had her bag packed to take to her basement if needed.  Fortunately she has a place to get to during a tornado. 

Jackie, glad someone appeared and offered to mow your back lawn.  Is your lawn very large at your new home?  Sure hope you and Kelly had no damage from the hail.

Callie, with the tornado history around Oklahoma City and the not to distance disaster at Moore, Oklahoma it is easy to understand the caution being taken.  Reading further I see you mentioned the same reasons for the caution.  I like those cellphone alerts for weather in our area.  It seems like having a safe room built during construction of a home would be a wonderful selling point particularly where tornados and high winds are normal.   

Jenny, I know it is relief to all that Michele's surgery is over and went well.  I think we are getting spoiled by the two day delivery from Amazon.  The only time I have had to pay return postage to Amazon was when I decided I didn't need it but the item was what I had ordered and was fine.  I don't think that is unreasonable.     

Amy, does anything effect the rhubarb.  We had a large patch of it on the farm in Missouri and it seemed to thrive regardless of the weather.  That was a bargain on the fabric but I guess your gift certificate helped a lot also.

June, if you continue to have problems with the deliveries of things you order perhaps you could use your son's address as he come to your home for his weekly Bible classes. 

Happy Birthday Jane.

Phyllis, you won't have to deal with Time Warner too much longer as yesterday it received approval to merge with Charter.  Just hope that Charter is a better company. 

Halkel, its to the outside to stop water and dampness seeking in....
Halkel, we had one loud rumble of thunder yesterday....

Larry Hanna, not so much a large lawn but a long and slim one, which is noticeable from the road into our site.........
Larry maybe Pat is coming down with something if all of a sudden she is feeling more tired.......
Ah yes I understand the logic behind, re, not buying slow growing Camellias.....we will never get to see the joy....

I saw that, too, Larry.  Charter is buying Time Warner but I think I read that it will keep the TW name and probably it won't be much better....just bigger. 

Good Morning,
"It was a dark and stormy night....." 
Morning headline read "We were lucky".   There were at least 3 small tornadoes that did some damage and quite a few lost electric power due to poles being blown over but, in general, the Major Event the weather gurus were dreading did not happen.  No damage to the homes of me and mine.
Everything I can see is sparkling in the sunshine this morning.
"All Quiet On The Western Front"


Going to a luncheon at Pepperoni Grill.   Off to put on the "war paint" and find something "luncheon-y" to wear.

Wishing Everyfriend Everywhere a lovely day.

Good Morning Phyllis - I bought some of those delicious fresh Strawberries to which you referred.  And they are wonderful!  Treat yourself to some and enjoy!

A BIG HAPPY CHEER to our Birthday Lady today.  Be sure to do something special for yourself and enjoy!

HAL - I've been reading and listening to the News last night about the horrible weather expected in your area.  Sure glad you had no damages!

I have a freshly mowed yard, but the fellows did NOT have the time a couple of days ago to trim the large bushes between our house and the neighbors.  So I called the Manager and left a request on his line to have the yard fellows come back soon and REALLY trim the branches well.  Not only those between our two houses, but also to trim them around the side porch door and steps (a safety issue so I can see around the yard if anyone is "passing through."

Hope all enjoy the day and have a bite of ice cream in honor of our Lady's special Birthday.

Good morning everyone and a big Happy Birthday to Jane! May your day truly be special and as you like it!

I am so glad that the severe weather expected has so far not occurred! May it continue to be that way for those up and down the line.

Here we tend to deal with earthquakes and fire and in the S.E. they add the volcanoes in but you deal with what you have. With the lack of any real snow this winter and with the regularly expected rain not showing, this summer may be another hot one with more fires expected.

had to wait a long time at the lab. No appointments given.  Just wait your turn.  Then decided to pick up a friend and have an early lunch. 

Wishing a very Happy Birthday to our beloved Janie.

I had this greeting all in Pink and Italics with flowers and it would not let me go back to regular print. So Janie, pretend it is nicer than it looks.I am running late, have to get down for my son's Bible Lesson at 10 o'clock. bye…..

Good afternoon, sunny but cool, and a frost warning for to night.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JANE Nice your daughter will bring dinner over.

Jackie, glad to see you had a little better news.  that is a long wait for your appointment.  I went to the skin doctor yesterday, and he took off a precancer on my wrist.

Joan thanks for goodies and your time to put interesting readying in for us.

June, good to see you getting around more, this week.  I also love Charlie, Cyriel gave me a some every Christmas.

sure do miss gloria's post.

I am still trying to figuer out how to put the time and temp. in. I also need spell check.

Patricia, it is so hard to think of Alaska, being hot.  I think the picture in my mind is so differnt.

Prays to all our friends in the path of these awful storms.

Jenny, so good to read good news about your DIL

Larry, hope Pat is feeling better, this afternoon.

Lindancer, afraid everything is playing the waiting game here....
That was sure quick taking that off your wrist, wouldn't happen over here....

Joan, when you say lab, do you mean the blood lab, taking blood?......as we have walk in clinics at some hospitals, just cubicles, on  a numbers system, next one in, next one out....no apps necessary, yet still done via, GP referrals......

                                                          HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANE


Good morning.....

To quote Callie "We were lucky" also.  There was a small tornado and some minor damage in one of the Red River counties, but here in the Metroplex, we had wind, rain and more lightning than I have ever seen before at one time.  The sky was lit constantly for nearly two hours and it looked like it was mid day.  Living down here, I do miss having an underground storm cellar, but we do have a closet.  We have talked about having a "safe" room put in a corner of the garage.  There is a saying in this part of the country, "If you don't like the weather, wait a minute"!  It's 78 degrees now with sunshine and blue skies.

Joan, I hate "first come, first serve" lab appts. Claude had to go ten days or so and no matter what time we went, it would usually be standing room only

Jackie, sorry about your leg spasms, but otherwise life sounds like it's settling down and getting money back is a real bonus.

Mary

Mary, just spotted your post as I posted,....yes settling down but I have still got an appointment, not come through yet, with Oncologist over my ongoing bleed for scans.....

R has had some more good news, re, money owed, not a lot just under £200 but, his solicitor paid off his house mortgage, just a year or so to go, only bank paid last months money and the two kindof crossed, so he is due a small re-imbursement from solicitor who dealt with house sale...

Gloria, evidently we have had a large high-pressure system the last three years that is preventing cooler weather and precipitation reaching us. But as we are forested with a fire driven ecology, it often happens.

Now we are only one of four separate climate-driven ecologies in the state so we will be different than say the S.E. portion of the state that is in the same rainforest climate as Washington and Oregon.

June--I am sure Janie will like your birthday greeting in just black and white.  Enjoy your Bible Lesson.

linedancer--Thanks for your words of appreciation.  I miss Gloria, too.

Vanilla-Jackie--Yes.  I mean taking blood.  I had to have that done today, and next week I have a CT scan--all in preparation for seeing my oncologist.  Good news about "R" getting more money back.

MaryTX--Glad you were safe with that terrible weather.  We had a storm cellar in Arkansas, but none here.  In the event of a bad storm,  I go into my walk-in closet with some pillows and a weather radio.  The walls of the closet are all interior walls.  I have to go to three different labs--three of my doctors use different labs and all are "first come, first served".

angelface--Your climate is very different from mine.

I bought a big bucketful of strawberries, Molly, and they are beautiful.  We'll eat some and freeze some.  Enjoy yours, too.

After leaving the strawberry farm we decided to do some errands and eat lunch out so now I'm ready for a nap!

Phyllis--I already had a little nap.  I LOVE strawberries.

Another strawberry lover!    

  Happy Birthday, Jane and Many More!   

Didn't blow away or get more than marble size hail .... sweet gum tree looks like someone took a bat to it, leaves all over the ground, but we needed the 3" rain & all soaked in nicely. 

I noticed the wisteria blooming in the tree down by the river so took a shot with camera, can't tell much, but it is posted over in Photos Then & Now.  Joan, I'm getting so many demerits this week I can't show my face. 

Hello Everyfriend!  I came home from work, had some lunch, gave the girls a snack and have been checking and answering email ever since.  Plus, my phone is alive with messages and voice mail that came in while I was working.

June, I have a terrific imagination and I saw your message in pink italic printing with flowers all over it!  Thank you for the extra effort!

To Molly, Angelface, Gloria de, Shirley and MaryTX...thank you for the good wishes.  I'm positively overwhelmed with all the personal messages that I've received today!  It's absolutely amazing to me that so many people take the time to show that they care.  You are all wonderful and if I've missed thanking anyone, I do apologize and you get a very special "THANK YOU" to make up for my omission.  You all (and all those other out there) have a special place in my heart forever!

Happy Birthday, JaneS, and many more. 

We buried Norm this morning.  He died in late November and the weather could not be counted on to be nice on any given day, so Dot waited until now to make arrangements.  Dot, Terry and Jan, Jan's parents. Tom and I were there.  Jan and Tom are ordained ministers so both read passages from the Bible.  A cemetery man put the remains (in a box) in the hole and covered the hole and that was it.  Afterward we went to lunch.

Mary Ann

MaryAnn, I cried. I miss his humor, kindness, and photography. Above all, I miss my online friend and all those online friends who went before.

But I know that is but a drop in the bucket to your feelings and the rest of his family's.

I wish you peace and wonderful memories.

I will second that, too many good people have left  us, ( S & F's, ) over the years....

Rest In Peace Norm.....

And a ((( hug ))) to you Mary Ann....

Janie, I just realized why your original B.day card would not post properly..I had done it on word pad and evidently transferring the color and flowers would not transfer. I guess that's it, anyway. However everything I am doing now it on word pad…I'm going to try something…ï,¤
 Janie's Birthday   Blessings.

Nope..it won't transfer..no color of course, no flowers or star or cross..darn! I thought an iMac could do everything. Wake up June !!!!!!!

Gary did extremely well this morning, first the hymns with his guitar accompaniment, then on to study some more of Daniel, chapter one. He just talks and talks and talks...I can't believe this man was once my little boy. He had to leave right away, then I went to lunch with three different ladies than yesterday. One of them has a son that is also a minister..Evangelical. Good time, laughter and chatter. Then on to check my doctors appt. this afternoon. Time changed till 45 minutes later..doctor could not get here sooner. So I can have a longer nap. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

I have received things shipped from Amazon for both Belgium and UK. Here within 5 days. Yet had things shipped for stores in US to places like Texas. Never did they get there.

Shirley--Glad you didn't get any severe storm damage.  I'll take a trip to photos to see what you posted.  And how many demerits should I give you?

Janie--I am happy that you got so many birthday remembrances from family and friends.  You are in so many people's hearts.

Mary Ann--And now that you have had Norm's burial, I hope that the whole family feels some sense of closure.

Hi Vanilla-Jackie.

June--My best for a satisfactory doctor's appointment.

JeanneP--Shipping is a guessing game--except with Amazon--in my experience.

Mary Ann The simplicity of the service of Norm's internment was more profound and meaningful than all of the pomp and glamour accorded to the celebrities of the day. It was a moving account and worthy of our departed friend. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Thank you Joan, Patricia and Jackie. 

Mary Ann