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Happy Wednesday!
Weather still beautiful in Jacksonville! We are going to Jax Beach today for some tanning, eating and maybe a little shopping! Working on my tan and had a relaxing day at pool yesterday. We joined some of my daughter's friends for dinner at an Italian restaurant last night and then came home and played a game. Great vacation, like being in paradise!
Jeri, what a wonderful opportunity for your granddaughters! I noticed one girl named Durante, small world! Congratulations to them and best of luck!
Enjoy your day!
Sandy
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Hello, long day!!! Home from cutting plastic bags for hours and hours. Ack. I am tired of bags. Doing laundry now and feeling like I am way behind for the day. Hope the mail arrives soon as it just seems to get colder and colder outdoors. Brrrrrr.
Sandy, wonderful weather for you. Excellent.
Jackie, what a way to find the live wire!!!! No more of that if you please. Listening for an updated forecast on our likelihood of a few white flakes.
Anne, come on now, get those veggies cracking and jumping up out of the soil.
Buzz, not many posts today unless my iPad is not refreshing but the MFP news feed is so I do not know. Maybe I will see more posts later on.
Back to it. If I sit down too long I will doze off.
Hugs.
Lin0 -
The computer is playing tricks on me again today. First it showed no one had posted today. Then, JACKIE and ANNE appeared when I threatened to log off; BOOM, I was not really alone. I think I fell asleep, anyway, so perhaps there's a message suggesting day is done! Anyway, other than my painful left toe, there's little to report, so goodnight, sweet loves!
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Oh goodness, I've hiccups after eating peanut butter on an oat biscuit too quickly. Now trying to wash down with a mug of coffee! A glorious morning and warm so the bluebells' scent was everywhere. Although the sun is shining I must get on with decorating although the wallpapering is now finished on the one wall so now I just have to paint the other walls. Yesterday evening I went through a couple of cupboards emptying out anything that I can live without which seemed to be an awful lot of the contents. A job well done so now I just have to look under my bed for items stored there for years!! After our walk I've changed a rear brake light on my car that turned out to be easier than anticipated having watched a not very clear you tube "how to" video.
Lin ~ Watching my local weather forecast yesterday I did spot a long vertical white blob over the forecaster's shoulder in Canada that drifted into the States so it's not over for you yet perhaps! The light switch continues to hang from the wall but I will shop soon for a plastic replacement and hope I know what I'm doing otherwise another you tube "how to"!!
Sandy ~ Continue to enjoy because it does sound like paradise!
Buzz ~ Is that your gout returned? If so you can hopefully work out what caused it and avoid.
Anne ~ I may have mentioned before that we think Scruff is a Border Jack which is cross between Jack Russell and Border Collie. Well this morning she proved the Border side by running into a field where bunnies were hopping about in the sunshine but rather than chase to kill like any Jack Russell she ran a wide circle before rounding them up and guiding them into the hedgerow where they gratefully disappeared. She was so pleased with herself and boy, did we laugh!!
I'll just say a quick hello to everyone else because I promised myself I'd be painting by 11.30 and it's almost that time. I do hope Mae is back home safe and sound.
Hiccups gone!
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Happy Thursday! Today's adventure is Amelia' Island. I am not as tan as I would like to be because of these side trips but it is worth it with all the fun we are having! Tomorrow will be another pool day so hopefully I will go home darker than I came!
Sad news is Daisy has pancreatitis but will be fine. The doctor said no more walking because she is eating junk and it caused her pancreatitis because she doesn't digest her food well. She was listless, throwing up and just not herself. They pumped her full of fluids and she is much better.
We knew she had a sensitive tummy but didn't expect this. Glad she will be okay!
Have a great day!
Sandy
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Good cold morning. Some frost advisories for this morning and cold temps but no flakes! Rain expected again Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Meanwhile, the winter coat is at the ready as I will be leaving soon.
Jackie, I admire your ability to learn through YouTube. My success with that is less than 100%. Particularly when it comes to these mats for the homeless. I have one crocheted but now am to make ties and a handle for it. It makes no sense to me and others in our group who have completed those steps are sort of nebulous about how they do it. No set instructions. I guess I just need to buckle down and do something and move on. The mat is in my living room haunting me each time I walk by.
Again, you are getting so much accomplished Jackie. Good for you tossing out things you no longer need. Happy painting day!!
Buzz, after dropping that heavy item on your toe I can imagine it will take quite a while for the pain to subside. Are you terribly bruised as well? I hope it feels better soon.
Mae, good thoughts being sent your way too.
Hello Anne, Marie, Jeri, vacationing Sandy, Barbie and all Sneakers.
Hugs.
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Hello, just me before Jill and I go into the garden on a beautiful warm spring day.
I'm so sorry for poor Daisy SANDY, for her tummy of course, but also no more walks. Dogs love to go walks! I'll never tan like you, you are so lucky. My Michael tans but not Mark and I. We've inherited my mother's fair skin.
Very impressed with Scruff JACKIE! I think Jill would run behind me and peep between my legs if she spots our garden Bunny. Glad the hiccups are no more.
I once broke my big toe BUZZ and it hurt! Sympathize.
Hi to JERI, MARIE, MAE, LIN and all Sneakers.
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Sorry Sandy, your post did not show up when I posted. Poor Daisy.
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Missy Marie is spending lots o time with me now.in the computer room
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Hi, y'all! I swear my computer has gone nuts! First no posts. Then, as soon as I type a few words it starts humming and filling in the missing posts! I just may go back to Chrome, as I don't think Edge like me!! SANDY, Amelia Island was always a "goal" for me to visit...and I'm afraid it will always remain one! I used to sport a gorgeous tan but since watching what sun does to too many people, like most Sunshine Staters, I stay away from more than 20 minutes at a time---just enough for daily Vitamin D
So sorry about DAISY!
JACKIE, adore that story about your "border Jack"! As for my toe, ...no gout; dropped a hurricane lantern directly on the joint of the big toe and saw stars! Try the toe, Restless Leg Syndrome plus a thigh cramp all at the same time while trying to enjoy the Community Annual Hysterikits and you might imagine me trying to be part of a good audience! Buzz 0 -
LIN, ANNE, and MARIE, I never meant to cut y'all off! I great big hug to everybody! Buzz 0
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Thank you everyone for your positive thoughts and prayers, very much appreciated. They did do both needle aspiration and punch biopsies. I was there for just over 4 hours, very tiring. MY pulse dropped to 46 with B/P 82/56 so they gave me fluids and kept for a cple hours. I had no pain and minimal discomfort, aside from the Lovenox injections (I have to have before any invasive procedure) in my abdomen leaving large bruises and a few lumps- sore. At my appointment with my PCP the next day he had the results : 3 sections showed hyperplasia (this is good.!) and one section demonstrated moderate dysplasia (this can be pre-cancerous). He referred me to a surgeon for a lumpectomy, so I consider this good news.
I will sow 'cold crop' seeds this weekend, then repeat in 2-3 weeks. Carrots, celery, and lettuce I will serial plant throughout the season. I also have some celery, broccoli, cabbage and chard starts to transplant. The more tender starts: squashes, tomatoes, cukes, herbs, I will put in my little greenhouse in a couple weeks to transplant after last frost.
Jackie – Can you put down some steel wool stretched out under weed block cloth under your soil in your allotment to keep out the mice?
Sorry your countryside is being taken over
With encroachment pollution abounds, noise, air, ground water, etc., how sad. Hope all is well with Boris. You are a good Mom, very attentive to changes in your babies.
I enjoy your pics so post away!
You are clever to get You Tube to guide you in home projects. I hope to do some craft and planting things I have seen on You Tube.
Sandy- It is so nice to hear the weather has been congenial for your trip and you took time to kickback and relax as well. :-) Poor Daisy Sorry she is feeling poorly yet glad she will be ok
Jeri- I enjoyed the clip of the Girl's Choir thank you for sharing. What an exciting time for the girls. Do we see your granddaughters on the clip anywhere?
Lin – It sounds like you will have a great and exciting day Friday. I am a little envious. What were the cut bags for?
Buzz – Ouch! Ice and elevate the foot. I applied for Senior Housing today as there is a 1-2 yr. waiting list. Guess I get to enjoy my gardens at least 1 more yr.
Anne- Smart to wait til May to plant. I can just see the Bean with spoon in mouth helping in the garden
Well getting a little sleepy so will try to get some shut eye.
Good night/day everyone
MAE0 -
Oh Mae, that sounds quite complex and very uncomfortable. If you say the news is good, I am happy for you. Big step to put yourself on the Senior Housing list. I hope all works out to your advantage and. That you will be happy.
Okay, the day isn't going as anticipated but hopefully the end of the day will be okay. It is very cold and rainy today and my stomach is giving me guts so I have already given up Tai Chi and a trip to the library. I still plan to get to the stote opening and the class later on. Fingers crossed!!
The plastic cutting is to make loops which are then fastened together to make a plastic yarn which is crocheted. Here's a photo of the handle-less, tiedown-less 6+ ft mat folded in half haunting my living room. Good thing I don't live there.
Marie, I am glad Missy is spending time with you now! Wahoo!
Sandy, homeward bound quite soon. Can you just stay there until this cold weather clears up?
Buzz, yipes, computers, who knows these days. Something surprising happens most days.
Hi Jackie, Anne, Jeri....
Hugs.
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Hello! We have sunshine! Granted it is a bit cool but still, we don't have rain. I really did a number lately on my hip and back. I was grooming Katie and seriously stressed something. She is going about with 1/2 of a hair cut. She is happy but strange looking, actually stranger looking. She is always a blonde shaggy, muddy, messy large gawky pup. That experience has necessitated ordering a groomers table and extra quiet clippers. I have been watching YouTube videos on grooming labradoddles. They make it all look so easy and a just a snap. Hummmmmm, I don't think so....
I can now walk and go up and down the stairs without crying and snarling. I think that means I am getting bettter. Grooming equipment will be here next week and we will begin again!
We are watching LaLa Land tonight. John has found some gentle stretches on the internet for me to try while I watch the movie. Something to distract me while I try these. I guess this is a classic. Stressed while bending a long time in an awkward position. Not a good idea...don't do it!
Lin: your mat is really quite beautiful. It is amazing that you made it from plastic bags.
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Unable to sit due to augmenting rls! I think I need to change medication! wonderful reading all today's posts, but cannot sit long enough for comments. Life celebration today was very upsetting and I was not prepared. I had given my first wheelchair to a man whose wife died about 4 weeks ago. He died yesterday! Service today ...I need to go to bed. Buzz 0
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Oh boy not a good start to Saturday with everyone's mishaps. We had a weird day yesterday in a way as well. Not me, but Jill. Darren trundled over with his mower and cut my grass, and cuddling the Bean he noticed Jill's nails were a bit long, and having acquired Tristan a seven month old gorgeous Labrador/retriever he decided they needed the points clipped. So he trundled back across the road and then came back with his cat nail clippers because my dog ones are far too big for her tiny claws. He did a good job but managed to make the last claw bleed. I gave him my big clippers because Tristan at 7 months is already huge and the cat clippers far too small for HIS claws. Well, we mopped the blood up before Michael spotted it when he came, and Jilly didn't cry or yelp at all so it looked worse than it probably was.
Mike arrived and then we had our annual check up at the vets where poor Jill had a needle stuck in her jugular vein for blood test results. Hopefully nothings wrong with her, just for records, but the girl who brought my 8 lb pup back said she was a very good patient. Mmm. We never did this in the past and most folk I've talked to since say they don't bother. This doesn't surprise me because I got hurt as well with a $245 bill!
The results of all this trauma and maybe ingesting a flea/tick pill as well - she, not ME - had us both sleeping late and we've just got up.
Good morning Sneakers!
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Oh forgot to mention that whilst cutting back the ivy I stumbled on a rock and ended up with a rather large cut and the blood flowing everywhere. So between me and Jill it was "bloody Friday!"!
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A pleasant morning and walk, just me and the 2 dogs as my friend is travelling to St Ives at the far end of Cornwall for lunch with a group she met on the internet. It's renowned for its art galleries and local artists especially from the Newlyn School of Art that some of you may have heard of. Anyway, meanwhile Scruff, George and I enjoyed what could be our last stroll through the bluebells because we are promised rain tonight and tomorrow that will probably flatten them! Two photos taken today then I promise no more bluebells!!
Patsy ~ I'm sorry to read you are suffering although it sounds as if slow but sure you are healing. It will be interesting to hear what you think of La-la Land as I'm not sure it's something I'd normally watch even after all its hype.
Buzz ~ You must be exhausted from so many of your friends passing but am guessing it goes with the territory living in that environment. Sorry I seemed to miss you dropping a hurricane lamp on your big toe and am wondering quite why you were holding one in the first place!!
Lin Crocheted plastic is a novel idea but not sure I'd have the patience. Amazing project but then so many of yours are.
Mae ~ You Tube is taken with a pinch of salt by me but does at least guide me in the right direction before hopefully a bit of common sense takes over! Our allotment beds are large and the mice incredibly inventive when it comes to finding ways to eat our crops but you have me thinking perhaps it would be best to grow peas in a container rather than in the ground. Boris has a few issues with his kidneys which I thought was probably what's going on so we have another appointment on Tuesday to work on a plan to at least hold off the inevitable for now. Your positive attitude towards the lumpectomy is a great way to approach what is needed and I do hope all goes well.
I can't concentrate because Scruff is constantly squeaking a toy or jumping on my lap if I take it away to will finish now. The photos are attaching rather than showing on the post for some reason but you should be able to view them.
Have a good weekend everyone.
Jackie
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George and Scruff amongst the bluebells! Priceless Jackie. Thank you! Anne.0
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Happy Saturday! Our paradise vacation is sadly over. Time to go back to colder weather and rain. Yesterday was a pool day, so got lots of sun. Last night the neighbors came over for Bunco night and we had blast. It has been a wonderful week spent with loved ones and I look forward to coming back in May for Zack's graduation! I am attaching a picture of the beautiful driftwoods we saw on Amelia Island.
Have a great day!
Sandy
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jacean2017 wrote: »George and Scruff amongst the bluebells! Priceless Jackie. Thank you! Anne.
Oh Jackie, I agree with Anne 100%!!!!! Delightful.
And as to the photos, I think they will attach to your post unless you select the icon that looks like a photo and that inserts the photos into the post. I think.
I am exhausted after my big nite out. Ha
Hugs.
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Good morning! It is a chilly morning and we are to have sunshine again. My stressed or sprained (?) hip is gettting better. Whew! That was, and still is, quite unpleasant.
As to LaLa Land, the movie,oh my! I know I have unusual tastes but REALLY! This was so awful, why would it even be mentioned as a possibility for an oscar? Contrived, and uninspired and boring. One hour into this, John looked over at me and he was begging to turn this off. I agreed.
Spring is so late this year, it is going to be summer before some of the spring flowers brave the wet cold. Some of our rivers are flooding. The Columbia is jumping its banks a couple of places. That is an ocean of water to try to hold back. Nature's power has unstoppable fury. Yet things do heal and get better with time.
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Just had some bad news. A friend put her little chihuahua on a leash attached to a stake in her back garden for a few minutes whilst she popped back inside. When she went out again the little dog was gone and obviously stolen. Warning for me, Jill is so popular, never leave her alone for even a moment.
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Quite frightening Anne. I know you keep your eyes on the Bean but good reminder. And please be very careful, we cannot have both you and Jilly bleeding for goodness sakes.
Patsy, goodness, I had nothing but positive feedback from other about LaLaLand so thank you for your perspective on the film. I think I am on a reserve list at one of the libraries to check it out. Meanwhile, I just watched "Fences" which left me very sad and am now running "Hidden Figures" which is very interesting.
Sandy, thanks for the photo. So glad you have had a wonderful vacation.
Back to work. Hugs.
Lin
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Fun from last evening.
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Little time but wanted to say hello between being where support is needed. You are correct , JACKIE, but at my age, this happens frequently until it simply stops. I remember too well my parents bemoaning the loss of all their peers, but I guess that's life, eh? For many of us, it's been a long and interesting road! And I do plan to stay around a lot longer, lol! Buzz 0
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My garden is singing this morning because we've had gentle rain falling since the middle of the night which after 3 weeks without is needed. Scruff had a great day with us until 15 minutes before her mum was due to pick her up when she decided to jump in the pond and stir up the muddy bottom so by the time I persuaded her to get out she was covered in muck and just as smelly!! I wrapped her in a towel and did my best to wipe off the mess because she was being taken straight on to her agility class and this morning I have a load in the washing machine!! Apparently by the time she had run round the course several times in long grass the smell had gone!
Buzz ~ Don't you dare go anywhere for a long, long time otherwise you'll hear me shouting at you!! It certainly is life and like you I appreciate every little moment and consider myself blessed to have got this far because so many don't!
Anne ~ That's so sad about your friend's dog being stolen but wonder do you have a website in Canada as we do here where you put the dog's details up so anyone acquiring a new pooch can check to see if stolen before paying for it? Hopefully it was microchipped then there's always a chance it will be returned. I do hope so. Then poor Jilly with clipped nails AND a big needle. George's groomer doesn't clip his unless they are really long and I'm surprised sometimes just how long she's happy to let them grow but blood tests when there's nothing obviously wrong does seem extreme to me and also a money spinner for the vet!! Last but not at all least there's you hurting yourself although you didn't say where you were spouting blood!! Hopefully it was more pride than anything else that was hurt?
Lin ~ Your cards as ever are beautiful and the sentiment in the first one so true, something I try gently to impart to a friend who swims with us but is so negative about it before she even gets in the pool so I tell her it's not that she can't but more she won't and of course she ends up swimming more lengths than me because I spend too much time chatting to people!!
Patsy ~ Thanks, you've confirmed my impression of La-La before ever seeing it. Give me an original classic musical any time!!
Sandy ~ Homeward bound! Hopefully it won't be too cold and wet when you get there!
What to do for the rest of the morning? It's quite dark outside so perhaps I should go and buy a new light switch so I can see what I'm doing when painting. Everyone enjoy your Sunday.
Jackie
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Hi everybody, it was my shin JACKIE and it took ages to stop the blood running down AND stop Dracula here licking it! I agree, I don't think we'll be going for anymore blood tests on the Bean just yet. The girl who carried her back to me said the needle was used in her jugular vein. However, no sign of any of her thick mane being shaved, so me being of a suspicious nature, I wonder! They said, if the test proves clear they won't bother to let me know. Still thinking of my departed $245! Lol.
Then to add to this my youngest phoned to let me know he's got a kidney stone! My eldest has had 3 ops so far and the last one only 18 months ago. He, Mark that is, was told stones run in families but I don't know of anyone in either family having them apart from these two. I am told they are very painful and I hope Marks is removed naturally!
Aren't LINs cards beautiful! Very impressed LIN.
The tv is so lousy in programs etc I'm thinking of having a go at painting again in between peering at the containers to see if the seeds are showing. Tremendous thunder claps this morning and it's much cooler, so I guess not!
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Happy Sunday!! Got back yesterday and my cousin came home with me to spend the night. We went to Mass and then to have brunch where Bryanna works. I then drove her to her daughter's in the city which was a nightmare but declined the invitation to go to her granddaughters ice competition show since I wanted to come home to grocery shop and possibly go visit the boys. I did the shopping but Lisa and I agreed tomorrow would be a better day. It is freezing and raining here and I want to go back to Florida!!!
I will be back tomorrow.
Sandy
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