Senior Golden Sneakers
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Jackie, hard to believe it's still cold there and tomorrow is May 1st!! You are such a hard worker.
Marie, I love fresh potatoes. Store bought doesn't measure up to them. How are you feeling today?
Anne, she's precious! May I babysit for you? Lol, I'd be tempted to do it! Yes, I thought about your plants. Looks like you won't get your table back anytime soon.
Patsy, how fun, and such a good excuse to avoid housekeeping. I'm so glad it's all working out for you and John.
Sandy, we only had a few showers but the sky is all shades of gray today, toasty warm. We have the cutest little Wren feeding her babies in a nest on our porch. It's in a little wooden log cabin that Jim made. We can watch her ( and him?) going in and out. I worry that the babies will be caught by the cats. I'd love to peek, but I know I shouldn't. The wrens have nested there before. We are supposed to be back by Friday may 13, but I suppose theyll have flown the coop!
Well folks, back to work, oh yippee, oh fun. So nap time for me.
Phoebe0 -
For May 1st.
Happy May Day.
Hugs.
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It was cold and rainy here today so I ditched all my plans and stayed home and started some laundry. I was putting together things I want to wrap for a baby shower when I heard a strange noise. Finally figured out it was lots of rain NOT going in the downspout. A big lake was accumulating next to my basement foundation. I put on a raincoat and went out there and found the water was getting trapped near the foundation so I found a shovel and spent time getting drowned and digging/scraping a path for the water to escape. Not perfect but better by the time I finished and then I had to try to clean mud off the shovel, find a place to try to dry the coat, and then to get warm again. I have made the furnace work pretty hard today. I had a lovely lunch and just now a great supper. Time for dishes. Would like to cook a bit more and put together a shopping list---I am out of mushrooms for example.
Oh and making cards last night was fun. I knew a couple of people who were there which is always a plus. Church tomorrow and since it is May 1st I should be off communion duty but I see the 2 people assigned for May are ladies who don't often show up so I may continue doing communion. Ha.
Looking forward to Monday as I am going to another craft class involving buttons and beads. Should be fun as well. Well that is looking too far ahead.
Anne, love your new puppy. The picture is just fine. I can see how you fell in love with this one.
Patsy, ha, love it. Little nipping teeth. I do remember that about all my puppies. My hands always looked like they been through thorns and brambles. Glad you are getting your fence fixed. Give little jaws a pat from me.
Jackie, hope you are getting some sleep. You are a hard working lady. Oh, the other night during the butterfly survey meeting, the Conservation people and Reiman Garden films said we are well ahead of normal for the bee population as all of the spring trees and flowers have bloomed so bees have had plenty to eat. With your horribly cold weather have your normal spring flowers and trees bloomed? Just curious as you have needed to feed your bees.
Phoebe, safe travels. It seems like you'll be gone a long time on this trip.
Marie, I agree with Jackie, if you build up dirt higher and higher around the potato plants you give the plant more space for producing potatoes. I remember my dad 'hilled' the potato plants several times and I believed he got larger potatoes and potatoes without the green patches that happen when the potatoes are partially on the surface.
Sandy, enjoy your weekend. Is your weather to improve next week as well?? I am ready!!!!
Talk to everyone another time.
Hugs.
Lin
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Anne: how delicate and sweet she is! The shape of her head reminds me of the exquisite new baby seals we see in the harbor. It is so funny about our babies...you have this lovely little shy baby. I have a small wild gangster. Fitting somehow... Our living room is cluttered with toys and balls and various sticks and bits of leaves and grass. Katie is a farmer at heart, you see. John encourages bad behavior, he plays ball, tag and tug on a toy rope. Easy to get your fingers nipped...just saying. We are both enjoying our new babies. Naughty or nice, they are wonderful.
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ANNE, what a heartbreaker your little Chloe is! No wonder yyou couldn't resist!
SANDY, love your latest avatar! Irresistible smile , typically you! Oh yes, I forgot about dentists, and I think I will need one fairly soon for a back molar. I'm thinking instead of the thousands they charge now if it needs root canal or whatever, I should just get rid of the "cap" or whatever they call them now and have it pulled out! I am shocked at dental fees today!
JACKIE, your knowledge of animals, flying things, bladders, and growing things is boundless! By the way, Florida has instituted a day for shooting black bear! Supposedly to keep the population down. The reaction is a huge hue and cry from conservationists while gun owners are all excited and raring to go at them! And thank you again for sharing that wisdom regarding your cringing at certain things your Dad said. It is very helpful in helping me put things in perspective. I'm sure you are right about people "going along"; I tend to lose sight of that, despite being determined to ignore bothersome behavior.
Last night, we saw a beautiful little film, "Desert Dancer" about the forbidden art of dancing in Iran, and a young group of "subversive" dancers and their need to express themselves. We found it very moving and informative! And a reminder of how restrictive life can be under dictators!
PATSY, I get such a kick out of your describing your special art area as a dungeon! Where you produce loving paintings or whatever cannot be a jail! A studio...messy , perhaps, as studios are meant to be, but a place for creation and enjoyment, and Katie picked it as a fun place for her home!
SHIRLEY, sorry about the late start to your sailing season, which I know you really love. You keep busy with so many other things, though, I don't know how you find time to breathe!
MARIE, you, too, are always trying new things, and now it's growing potatoes! I remember how delicious little new potatoes taste, boiled and eaten with fresh parsley just picked out of the garden (when caterpillars didn't strip them first!) and maybe a wee dab of fresh butter?
LIN, you also have information and experience on almost any subject we mention. Who needs Google Search with a group like ours? Fantastic!
I brought my dinner up tonight while sending Mike down to dine with the people with whom we had made plans. Stuffy nose, feeling as though I have a cold brewing and I'd hate to spread it, so I ate it up here. I wouldn't know if it were an allergy since I never had one, but I felt it better to not take a chance on spreading it. Mike enjoyed dinner, though not the food. He is one of those who eats to live, and food is not a priority in his life so of course he's very thin!
I'll make 2 cards now and then get to bed early.
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Oh Buzz, please get some rest. I do hope you are not getting a cold. Hugs.
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Jackie and lin thanks for the tips on the potatoes plants.
no Phoebe i have never had fresh potatoes before at least not to my knowledge I went thru my potatoes bin on the back porch and found some more Jerry can plant./ I will try to take a picture of the ones that is growing tomorrow. amazing I love to see things grow.
Oh Anne love little Chloe. she is so adorable.
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Katie in full playtime mode!0
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Katie in full playtime mode0
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Oh dear, PATSY, all I could see were the toys, no puppy! Buzz 0
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Katie has a lot of toys!!!
Is she holding the ball??0 -
delraybuzz wrote: »Oh dear, PATSY, all I could see were the toys, no puppy! Buzz
Buzz, Katie is holding the purple ball. ♥0 -
pjsatticPhoebeWaleskaGA wrote: »delraybuzz wrote: »Oh dear, PATSY, all I could see were the toys, no puppy! Buzz
Buzz, Katie is holding the purple ball. ♥
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Well done Phoebe, I would never have seen Katie as anything other than a cuddly toy if you hadn't spotted her. Patsy I did laugh so much reading your post because it would seem your little girl is a bit of a tomboy but no wonder what with John's rough and tumble games. What a joy she must be for you both and so what nothing else gets done, plenty of time once she grows up.... if ever!! As fast as I pop George's toys into his toy box they get pulled out again, tossed, chewed, buried under a rug or hidden so that picture was home from home to me! Marie A bit of sunshine tempted me to plant up my potatoes yesterday before seeing the forecast which threatened more rain and this morning, as we finished our moorland walk just in time, the temperature fell to just above freezing and the rain and sleet arrived. The sheep with their cute lambs were heading for shelter behind hills and rocks and I can't say I blame them. Buzz Not in our lifetime but one day the question will be asked "what happened to all the wonderful wildlife we used to share our planet with? Oh yes, we destroyed it just for the hell of it"!! Do take care of yourself if that is a bug you've picked up. You're probably run down what with having to deal with so much on your own now that Mike can't help so if at all possible wrap yourself in cotton wool for a couple of days.
Lin ~ Today I'm considering doing much the same as you managed since the weather is so awful... cooking and keeping warm. Your story of having to dig out a trench to redirect rain water reminded me of the time I had a flood under my kitchen door so really did feel for you. I hope you soon warmed up again once back indoors.
Sandy ~ What a lovely graphic, thank you so much!
Sitting just 15 minutes writing my post has left me with cold hands and feet so I'm going to light the fire (in May for goodness sake!!), bake a jacket potato for my lunch and then find a couple of chores that need doing in the cottage..... if only it was just a couple but a bit at a time will do!!
Have a good Sunday dear friends.
Jackie
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PATSY - one sweet KATIE and such a lot of toys! She reminds me of a picture I had of Shirley Temple standing in her toy room surrounded by thousands of toys. I was about 4 at the time and SO envious. (The curls didn't reduce this envy either!) The point being any discards please send up here, lol.
The picture of Chloe was taken at her owners dog grooming parlour so she was a nervous little pup surrounded by strange humans and yapping dogs, hence the subdued look. The owner assured me that at home miles away in niagara she is anything BUT sweet and quiet. Time will tell! I probably will be joining you crawling into bed, and as we used to say "knackered".
Well today is "Happy May Day". Sadly I won't be joining you and your pals JACKIE skipping around the maypole and then staggering, in my case, to your local watering hole (and staggering even more out!) just joking, if it's not snowing/raining over there in Merrie England I know you will be hard at it in the garden helped no doubt by George. It's raining hard here this May Day morn.
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Happy Sunday!!
I don't have much time as I am going to Mass this morning. Still raining, so what else is new?
Jackie, I think you want to thank Lin for the beautiful graphic, it was she who posted.
Have a great day!!
Sandy
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Oh my goodness just wrote a long posted it just plain disappeared.
I found out something really interesting from something that my daughter posted on Facebook. Apparently both her and our other daughter Melissa can't picture things in their mind. I never heard of anything like that but it turns out there are people out there just like them. I was shocked. It is called aphantasia. Here is a link from the NY Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/science/aphantasia-minds-eye-blind.html?_r=1
What about you guys? Can you picture things in your mind.
Absolutely so busy went to a graduation and then out to a birthday party for our 4 yr old grandson (also took 6 of the other grandkids out to the party as well) and then bought McDonald's for all 8 for supper when we took them home. No wonder I am exhausted. Have a great day everyone and I'll try to catch up soon.
Jeri
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Jeri - Yes I can always picture things in my mind. Now especially with yoga and meditation it is part of my life.
Anne - Chloe is so sweet!! You will have so much fun with her. She must be very young she looks so small.
Buzz - Feel better soon!!
Lin - I am glad you are taking to tai chai, always something I have wanted to try. Not much of that in our town. Nice graphic too and makes this weather we are having feel like Spring which is taking its sweet time.
Sandy - Nice graphic and Happy May Day!
Marie - Farmer Marie, now you are planting potatoes. Never did that before, good luck and listen to
Lin and Jackie and hope you have yourself a good crop.
Well concert day today and I have to get dressed soon. My daughter Kristina called and said she
can't make it due to a bad headache which started yesterday. She has so much on her plate. She
gave a 75 mins Power Point presentation for work and I think it took its toll.
I skimmed through all the posts and hope to keep up.
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Hello, home from church and having lunch. Another day of cold and drizzle with periods of rain. I have to go to the library to pick up some books on hold. They will go on to someone else if I don't get them today. And yes, I was at the library Friday evening but that is after hours and I could not get to the holds. If I had gone early to pick up my books I would have had to sit in my car for an hour as they will not let you stay in the library.
Jeri, interesting issue. I have not heard of that. I am quite visual I think. That makes reading fiction even more engaging for me as I am always conjuring up images in my mind. Do you all see the characters in your mind? You wrangle so many children!! I am tired just thinking of it.
Shirley, I hope the concert goes well.
Anne, rest up before your energetic little one arrives.
Sandy, I hope you are having a lovely afternoon.
Hugs to everyone.
Lin
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JERI I picture things in my mind, probably too much. I have heard of the condition though. I suppose if one is born with this it won't affect one a great deal. However, I can't imagine myself not having visual images when I read a book, or even talking to you girls. Are you often disappointed LIN when you've pictured all the scenes and characters in a novel and the director sees it totally different when it's put on screen? Interesting article JERI, thank you.
We are like you here suffering a gloomy, rainy day. I'm visualizing bright sunshine.
Anne.
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Anne--yes, I am often very disappointed in the selection of an actor to play the part of someone I have pictured in my head and the selection doesn't match at all!!! Oh and a movie chops up a book so much I am usually disappointed in that as well.
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I must say I , too thought that was a toy holding the purple ball! Thank you PHOEBE!
PATSY, what a joy Katie is!
JERI, you and I seem to hold some sort of prize for losing posts! Only after they are almost finished! And in answer to your question, I visualized more than I wish! If I see a shag rug, a dozen faces peer out at me! Over active imagination?
SANDY, wherever did you find your graphic? Glitter Graphics came up with zilch! They are slipping. You are so clever!
JACKIE, I saw an interview from the UK this morning regarding the entertainment value of our campaign period. Also expressed was disbelief that this was really happening! Let's hope it will all work out to the world's benefit!
SHIRLEY, hope you enjoyed the concert.
LIN, what perfect weather for reading all your "holds". I have goosebumps just thinking about it!
ANNE, my sympathy to you, too, for your cold rainy day. Hope you all have nice sunshine tomorrow.
Whatever I have, it is no worse today, nor any better, so I'll continue to stay isolated another day until it either breaks out or disappears. Neither of us bothered to go down to dinner today; just lazed around! Maybe we'll make it up with a Belgian waffle breakfast Friday! I'm stuffing up again, so I'll say good evening to all of you. Buzz
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This weather is just spooky! It is really HOT here today. Of course John insisted on mowing the whole acreage. The puppy was so hot she almost waded in her water bowl. We have rain on the horizon however.
I have been watching Ken Burns series on National Parks. It is just beautiful. The art direction, interviews, choice photography! WOW! I've been to a lot of the parks and he did a masterful job in showing the magnificence Of those natural places.
About Katie's huge toy collection...she inherited a lot of those toys from dearest MoMO and Mazzy. She also loves the special doggie quilts that were handed down from loved ones departed. I hope she inheirits their sweetness as well.
I need to find time to get a few home tasks done. Watching for Katie to indicate a need to go outside has made me way behind on most household tasks. But I really don't mind.
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I visualize easily, except when poor Jim is trying to describe anything mechanical. Then it's just jibberish that I don't want to hear.
Well, it isn't a grand May Day across New Mexico. We've been in snow,sleet and rain. Temps as low as 30f. Now we're nearing California, and don't expect to be cold tomorrow.
Lin, that's a big job, digging trenches, we need to do it, our garage gets flooded. I would sit in my car with the new books and coffee. The hour would fly by.
Shirley, hope the concert went well. Is it the last performance or are there more? All the practice, seems like it should be several concerts.
Happy trails
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Good Morning,
Yesterday was the Calgary Girls Choir Spring Concert and their 20th Anniversary. What an event. 3 of our granddaughters are in the choir. Elizabeth, 15, Heather 11 and Mary 5. The leader also invited the alumni to come and perform as well. 60 some ladies came from all over and as far as Indonesia. When they sang with the senior girls choir it brought tears to my eyes. So good. The choir is for ages 4 to 24 and is made up of 5 groups of girls from the little ones up to the senior girls. The choir has toured around the world and won numerous awards.
Now I am sitting here trying to figure out the timing for setting out my food for Ed's party. We are up to 16 adults and 10 kids. It would be so much more simple if I wasn't dealing with 2 anaphylactic kids and 2 people with celiac disease. No cross contamination allowed. No foods with eggs, gluten, nuts, milk, or soy etc. I will have regular buns with gluten in them (okay for the two anaphylactic boys) so I need to make sure any crumbs don't come in contact with any of the other food. Hmmm. Need to talk to Melanie about that one.
I am serving supper as well as snacks as we will have out of town guests and will need to feed them anyway. Oh well. I am looking forward to the week after. I am like that with all big stressful events -- I look forward to the day after.
BUZZ - we are indeed Queens of the Lost Post. Hahaha. At least I haven't lost this one -- yet.
As for my post yesterday. I can see things in my mind just fine. I'm better visualizing my loved ones than acquaintances but I can still picture them quite well. Ed is much better than me at it. Melanie says that sometimes random images pop in her head but only for seconds and she can't control them. She is very good linguistically though and Melissa who can't visualize images either is very analytical. One of Melanie's friends said no wonder she got a linguistic university degree. Melissa has an accounting degree. The mind definitely copes.
Must run. Lots of things to do.
Jeri
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Jeri, you are amazing, I'd be unable to sleep with all of the planning you must do for the safety of everyone. P0
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Good morning friends,
I finally got some Internet service. I read your posts when I can.
My weight isn't moving at all but I keep trying. I know I should do more exercise.
My garden has a little in it, onions coming up quick. Garlic and rhubarb and strawberries look good too. Fruit trees look great too.
I have been sewing placemats and table runners for gifts. I finished a quilt of valor and it's at the quilters being quilted. Finishing more quilts too.
Sorry I can't send pictures on my phone.
Take care
Chris1
