Senior Golden Sneakers
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Hi ho gang! Well! This is a fine thing...hacking the senior sneakers! There are times when I feel like the bad people are just waiting around every corner waiting for us. I am sure that there are ways to deal with this apart from just going away. I use apple computers but John uses a PC. It appears that each of us have things we have to deal with.
This entire Oregon coast dwellers are cranky and tired of the rain and cold. We here on this coast have had over 180 days of rain. Right now there is a drenching rainfall. It is upsetting on a very deep level. Will it ever stop? Will there be huge mud slides? I think I do get crazy at times. However we are all doing the same thing here while looking at the weather forecast and looking carefully at lakes and river levels.
There is always something to worry about. There is also a lot of things to feel good about. John is making me a storage/work space for my sewing. I sew and mend on my painting table. The prep for shortening my jeans can be the reason I tend to roll up the hems. Not too classy!
Oh by the way I bought a very old oil painting at auction. I think it was a study for a WPA project. Maybe for a library. It is dirty and damaged. Will need to find a restorer. I love the dreamy qua
It's if the image. I will send photo as soon as I get it into better light.
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Hello Sneakers--
I enjoyed Mah Jongg today and was thrilled to put together a rather difficult hand to win one round. Luck of the draw was with me! I also stopped by several delightful shops with unique items. Unfortunately both are going out of business with blame shifted to online shopping. I would never shop for many of the items in these stores as I did not know they exist!!! Yes, unique!! I purchased a birthday gift for a friend's August b'day. That is all. But it was fun.
Sandy, I am like you. I do not pick up the phone if it is an unrecognized number. If it is legit someone will speak and I can pick it up or they will leave a message. I am receiving more and more calls on my mobile phone that are junk calls. It is difficult to avoid all the unwanted calls!
Anne, I am sorry you are having issues but I tend to agree with Sandy. You are probably okay and if you change passwords, even better. Would you believe I have one email account that I @cannot@ change the password on my own? I have to contact the company, talk to a live representative and they will make a change. Yipes!
Jackie, mizzle sounds very uncomfortable. I hope your manana really is just tomorrow and you will have your new switch soon. How do the new curtains look? Lovely I am sure.
Sandy, sorry about the loss of another diamond. Maybe you need the prongs checked on all your jewelry? But I agree, jewelry is for wearing although I will admit I have a number of items that I do not wear since I wanted the diamonds set into a different necklace or ri f but am too cheap to spend the $$ needed for such a project.
Patsy, I am glad you had an enjoyable Mother's Day. I have never looked into the background of this event. I have just accepted it is a Hallmark holiday like Grandparents' Day etc. A card for everything. But it is nice to remember special people.
Wading into the onion issue. We always bypassed seed and planted onion plants each spring which grew into nice large bulbs during summer and the tops would start to die back. We would bend them over and then pull them and either leave them in the garden to dry or if it was wet we would spread them out over screens up on blocks so they were off the ground. Them we would bag them and put them in a cold basement. Darn good! Red onions, white onions and yellow onions. All delicious.
Mae, I am sorry for the upset in your life. I hope you find ways to live where ever you want to live. Life is nothing if not surprising.
Marie, love the puppy picture but am still concerned about you and your cracked ribs.
Buzz, sorry you are having Internet problems. It is so frustrating. I have my fingers crossed that I will co it use to have relatively stable service this summer.
So I need to add another errand to my list for tomorrow. Need to find pies for a donation to the funeral luncheon and need to take them to a specific location tomorrow evening as another person is going to wrangle all of the donations to the location where they will be served. I think the pies will be stale as they will not be served until Saturday morning but I am not in charge so I will do as told.
Take care. Big hail risk for this evening. Please go around us storms!!
Hugs.
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I lost my days do you think I sould bing it back up to date which I have no ideal how many days it was0
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Bed time for me0
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Good nite Marie.
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l, after hours of messing with my iPad in hopes of figuring out how to get Facetime on WiFi so my son might be able to call
WHOOSH! It appeared including his name, number, and all the necessary items to talk to him (don't ask me why, because I have no idea how come it suddenly worked!) so I clicked on the video icon, heard his phone ring and there he was, lying in bed, sort of hacking away but denying he has pneumonia any more! So I asked what he meant by "any more" and he admitted that last month, when he was sent to San Antonio, he was quite ill with pneumonia! Never told ME about it! Anyway, we spoke over an hour and a half, and it was indeed wonderful. And he informed me he and his darling wife will be here next month for my birthday! I guess I should figure out what to do once my kids are here!
I have enjoyed everybody's posts tonight, and wish I could comment on all, but my eyes are refusing to remain open! Sounds like everyone's Mothers' Day was pleasant to wonderful, and all the onions will be planted!!! I have my iPad charging, and I'm off to la-la land! And MARIE, go for it! You might explain you were ill! Buzz 1 -
Marie when I click on your name it says your first visit wax December 2008! What does it say on your home page?0
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Another soaking walk this morning but still enjoyable as we met so many people doing the same in the woods, in fact there were more dogs than people and all getting on. One couple walked in with 5 dogs wearing amazing coats in pink, yellow, red, black and blue and George looked a little jealous because now he has his coat cut short I didn't bother to put his on! Last night's yoga class was interesting as we worked on self awareness and exercises to encourage our inner self to take more care of everything and here's the funny thing, our teacher told us if we found ourselves going to the loo too often especially at night, this will help and blow me this morning my usual 6.30 trip wasn't necessary even after a large glass of water before I went to bed! No joint pain anywhere either when normally this damp weather has me hobbling at times so yoga is certainly working for me!! As I've typed I've received my first "number withheld" phone call of the day and what I tend to do is answer, put on loudspeaker and then ignore them and get on with whatever I'm doing. This one was a recording but I couldn't tell you what about because I mentally tuned it out and left the line open for about 5 minutes which should stop them calling anyone else during that time.
Anne, if you don't have a phone that shows you who's calling try doing the same, don't speak but walk out of the room and leave them to it for 5 minutes.... you'll be surprised how satisfying it can be!! I'm so pleased you've found the right onions to grow and can't wait to see how you get on with them... plenty of watering needed but that's about all.
Buzz ~ What a treat to be able to Facetime your boy and have a proper catch up and certainly get to know what's really going on with his health.... he obviously didn't want to worry you about his pneumonia. Something to look forward to for your birthday too.
Lin ~ My local town seems to be closing down shop by shop too and it's so sad to see but I suppose we have to accept internet shopping is now a way of life for so many of us. No doubt a future generation will come along and think what a wonderful idea to fill a street with a variety of shops that we can walk around in to see and feel products before buying. Won't that be a novelty for them!! I'm delighted with my curtains for summertime but will look out for a warmer, thicker pair for winter use.
Patsy ~ Your latest art purchase sounds fascinating so I can't wait to see a photo although with the weather you're experiencing it could be some time before you find the right light to place it in!
Sandy ~ Did you enjoy your lunch outing and get lots of inside information? Just kidding, I'm sure whatever you chatted about it was lovely to meet up again.
A few projects in mind today, one is making up eleven frames with wax foundation for a 2nd beehive so it's set up for any wandering swarm that might fly in my direction. They come flat-packed and have to be put together with small pins hammered in.... quite a therapeutic little job. No sign of the electrician of course but with my self awareness and deep breathing I'm coping with the annoyance, sort of!!!
Jackie
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Happy Wednesday! Lisa is picking me up in about an hour to have some fun with the boys.
Later I will bring my ring to jeweler to replace the diamond I lost and then on to bingo.
In case I don't get back here, have a great day!!
Sandy
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Greetings sneakers! We are to have sun today...haven't seen it yet. Mainly fog and overcast. However, it is not raining. So that's good. Taking care of a few errands this afternoon. Katie is going along. She loves riding in the car. She unfortunately drools a lot when she smells any food items that I buy. Yuck!
I saw a YouTube video that suggests taking soft white bread to clean paintings. I might do that just to get a better view of this old painting. It will still need to be restored. I would also love to learn more about the artist. This project has been fun. It is like a mystery. It obvious that this is a study for a larger art project.
I am fearless about the big hacking thing. If everyone is hacked...then no one is really hacked. Change the password and change names and off we go! Should we do that here as well? Not sure. Any thoughts on that?
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Here is the old oil painting that has me obsessed with the artist and what it meant.
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Very interesting painting Patsy. Workers, books, a nun(?). Unique.
We have severe storms moving into our area and my email is off line so I think I will hide for a while....
I hope you enjoyed your day Sandy. And Javkie I am impressed with the results with the yoga. Outstanding!! I hope you garner a new hive of bees this summer.
Hugs.
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Anne – Nice to hear your 'bin' garden seems to be working, already have potato shoots.
:-) Rutabagas grow well in deep containers, also sweet peppers, eggplant, and broccoli. I wish the hyacinths would flourish here as well as dandelions...LOL! …. Our kids will always be our kids and we Moms will always worry and be concerned.
Marie –Sorry to hear about your sore ribs. I hope your ribs are healing and you have found some comfortable positions.
Lin –Broccoli slaw sounds delicious. ...My son has been waiting for the release of the 'Guardians of the Galaxy2' ...That was a short time (relatively) for your friend. It can be difficult on the survivors not giving them much time to go through the stages of grieving. Hospice should be there to support her and the family through this difficult time. I am sorry for your loss. Prayers for you, your friend and family.
Sandy – Glad you found your earring. It was very nice of Babe to give you the $$$ for your trip. … I agree it is nice to see the days to show how long you/we have been on this site/journey vs how many days actually logged in a row without a break. I would have my good jewelry checked for loose stones 1-2x/yr as a safety. It might be cheaper to stick with costume jewelry and only wear the real pieces for special occasions ….. Thank you for the encouragement. Yes, biopsy showed moderate dysplasia/precancerous cells. I have an appointment with surgeon on May 25th. It looks like I will have a lumpectomy and not need any further treatment, only every 6 month mammograms for next 3 yrs then annually. Good News!
Buzz – Nice that your cousins popped in for a quick visit. Glad you are changing out your mattress and decreasing your chance off falling out of bed. You should get a more restful sleep on the new mattress. Mike will always be in your heart, you are not shutting him out. Glad you had a nice long video chat with your son and that he will be with you to celebrate your birthday!
Jackie -So George is all set for the warmer weather! It must feel good to have the bedroom work behind you, now relax and enjoy it. I love the blue color scheme. You did a great job. Nice pic of George and friends.
Patsy – Yes, it is nice to see some sunshine and get out side and enjoy. Sounds like you have enough to keep you busy even indoors, with painting,writing, sewing etc. Hope there will be no mud slides for you and no flooding for Anne. We finally have some reprieve from the rain, it went from 37*F one day to 77 *F the next and 80's today. You will enjoy having a dedicated space for sewing. Good luck with the 'bread cleaning'. Let us know how it went.
Well ordered a swimsuit on line (horrors!) to use at my sister's pool this summer. I found last summer exercising in the pool was much easier than on dry land. Hope this will help get some stamina back. We finally have sunshine! Yeah! It got up to 81 F today and I took advantage since I was having a good day. I sat on the ground, leaned over the raised bed, hand tilled the soil, and planted some: lettuce, Swiss chard, kale,and broccoli, all from starts and 2 types of peas and wax beans from seed. I also plopped in a couple Marigolds to deter cabbage flies. It took me 2 ½ hrs. to do just that.
The Fence repairman came today and finalized the estimate. I am so glad it came in less than originally stated, so I signed the contract and they should have it done by the 1st week in June. … I am paying my nephew to do odd jobs for me, he got 4 raised beds totally dug out and I have fresh mix in 2 of them (one being the one I planted today). Now that warmer/dryer weather is here he will finish pressure washing the fence and deck. Later he will stain them both. Hope to have a good day tomorrow and will go plant starts/seeds in the Community Pantry garden.
Called the repairman, yet again, for the foundation repair trying to get it scheduled. Doing repairs that have needed to be done and will need to be finished if I have to sell.
Well a bit tired going to call it a night. Good Night/Day Sneakers. MAE
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Wow, PATSY, what a find! I cannot believe the talent these WPA artists used on murals, buildings and paintings and if yours is an original, I would not be surprised if it's worth quite a bit! Beautiful design---that intricate staircase in the right rear, the balance within the figures, ....was it signed? So glad you rescued it!
Facetimed with DS again tonight and he and DW have started planning their visit in June. I hope I can be doing more walking using just a cane by then. Tonight I was taken to dinner at one of my community's partners and I hated to drag a walker, so I used one of my canes. Had to stop to breathe a couple of times, but I did it, and no one hade to stow a walker in a trunk for me! YAY!!! Enjoyed a shrimp Caesar salad and a navy bean soup. I think I have to start losing another 10 to 15 pounds including.....( I think I fell asleep at this point!)....can't remember my trend of thought..... mistake after mistake so I'm off to bed! Buzz 0 -
Well it's already 70f here and yesterday it reached the high 80s. We spent the day in the garden. Lawns cut and Darren dug up a load of dandelions. Today I must start thinning the beets and carrots which have shot up overnight.
I was interested in the comments about Patsys find. Different strokes for different folks again. I guess I'm a philistine because I didn't like it at all. I found the figures all of a sameness. What are all the books about? Are they being dug up, studied or buried as the horrified nun seems to suggest. Why the mother and child? I found it disturbing personally which means it's a jolly good thing we are all not the same. However, I am glad you found it PATSY, are enjoying it, and it will be fun restoring it.
Well, must get showered and dressed,
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P.S. I'd never heard of WPA. Just looked it up. Street artist?
By the way, my server suggested us affected 2 million change our passwords. Have done.
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Happy Thursday! Meeting day, then stopping by Babe for money for my trip and then getting color and a haircut. I love that the girl comes to my house, it makes it so convenient.
Had a wonderful time with the boys yesterday, they do melt my heart. No win at bingo so that was a bummer. It is still beautiful weather here and although the storm that came through last night was scary with the high winds, today the sun is shining. Life is good.
Anne, I am glad you changed your passwords and didn't leave us, you are well loved.
Buzz, how wonderful you have a visit with your son to look forward. Please be careful with that cane, we do not want to hear of any mishaps.
Mae, I hope all goes well with the lumpectomy and that you will not need further treatment. My niece just did the same and all is well with her.
Lin, those storms were scary, I was really worried one of the trees in back was going to snap because of the wind. I hope all is okay in your area.
Patsy, I agree with Anne, it is sort of a creepy painting representing what? Of course I am not an art critic so you certainly know a good painting more than I.
Jackie, actually if I really admit it our lunch was a little boring, nothing really to chat about except her daughter's gymnastics and how long can you talk about that? She is a really nice girl though and it was great seeing her. No gossip as she hasn't seen Phil's wife in a long time.
Have a great day everyone!
Sandy
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Another busy day coming to an end. After our walk, this time in sunshine, I decided I must put those wax frames together today before the bees take me by surprise and swarm because yesterday was interrupted by the electrician returning to plug my new shower in and he then volunteered to help move my wardrobe ebay purchase from the garage to my bedroom and between us we carried it up the stairs with him doing most of the work!! After a light lunch I've collected all the rubbish I've been storing in my garage over the past few weeks and headed off to the local tip with George. On the way home I needed to drop a letter off to someone to do with the allotments and saw a friend sitting outside her property enjoying the sunshine so stopped off for coffee, donut and a good catch up. Patsy that painting is fascinating and reminds me of a wall mural in my local town depicting the mining community working to establish a prosperous area. I can't imagine what they're up to with all those books in your painting but then that's the mystery to be discovered!!
I shall now put the vacuum cleaner round to finally get my little cottage back to normal and call it a day.... a sunny and enjoyable one when I managed to get a load of washing out to dry in spite of some crazy storms drifting across the area. Bone dry here!!
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Only a vague resemblance!!
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Much more cheerful! And the folks aren't all clones of an original person. I wouldn't mind viewing that JACKIE as I munch on my cornflakes, lol.
The nun in Patsys find reminds me of Munch's famous "The Scream" and the blue overalled workers are like the murals the soviets once plastered all over the place. The background - renaissance? Sort of a mixture of styles. Some of the murals painted on buildings in small towns around here are very good and life size and much more uplifting! Anyway PATSY the good news is you've given us all something to ponder on!
We have been warned of high winds and a severe thunderstorm. Just moving everything to safer ground and my little cedar table is back in the garage. At the moment the windows are all open and the smell of the lilacs drifting in, heavenly.
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We are going to have sun and warm weather! Yea! I will now finish washing some more windows. Maybe drag down some of the curtains and wash them as well.
More on the interesting painting...a really good friend who taught art history at a university in Washington is helping me with the search for information. She had access to some WPA web sites and we have been madly poking around hunting for the artist and/or the project. The closest we can come up with is that this is a study for a library mural. Some of the murals had content or philosophical requirements. There are some artists statements still in existence. You can not easily see from my very poor photo that one side of the painting has war and despair. Through knowledge and learning (books) a better life on the other side shows religion, love, a way out of grinding hard work showing an idealist world on the other side of the painting. There was also a request for a mural in a medical library that might fit. You can see how much fun this is! How I wish we still had the WPA. We still have a few places with "1% for the Arts" policies.
I did study art history but only as required for my degree in fine art, certainly only scratching the surface. John says he is going to put his foot down on my interest in EgyptIan art. No buying mummies or sarcophagus or pyramids. Hummmmmmm! Don't you think they would make interesting coffee tables? Oh well...
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Oh! I forgot to mention that we are having lunch with our musician friend tomorrow. His wife says he is having a good week. I will take along a good photo of the old painting for him to examine. He will examine every detail and make assements and judgements! Mental stimulation is very important for him. His wife seems unable to deal with all of the demands of her dear husband as his dementia progresses. We love these two old friends and suffer with them as they go through this phase of life.
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Hi, I have burned my palm on my heat gun. Stupid girl!! Wasn't watching how I picked it up.
Might not be typing much for a little while. Otherwise, I am fine.
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That's real bad news LIN. So sorry. Anne.0
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I think that painting is a fine example of the era America was trying to exit, the great depression back in the 1930s. Most of you are too young, but I recall people standing in lines just hoping to be handed an apple to assuage their hunger. Franklin Roosevelt promoted The New Deal, of which one program was named The Works Progress Administration . The WPA was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of people (mostly unskilled men) and encouraging artists to display in murals the efforts of retraining a huge starving population to various efforts enabling them to earn a living eventually! Perhaps many of your parents suffered through that period and eventually the country prospered and our generations were among the most prosperous ever! Of course, World War 2 contributed both huge numbers of deaths, and tremendous prosperity, and I was recently made aware that our schools no longer focus on history or civics, which is pitiful since future generations will never learn from past errors!
Celebrated the 85th birthday of one of our residents who mentioned at her birthday dinner tonight that she and her husband moved to Edgewater Pointe because of Mike and me! A lovely party, and fond memories of life in our former community. But here I am, barely able to remain awake again! I must be getting..... what is that word? Or condition?
Yes, I agree that JACKIE's mural is much brighter and appears more cheerful. I find both bring back strong memories!
Hope you are all safe in those storms you are mentioning. Buzz 1 -
It has been a good day, I am getting much more exercise lately and it feels good. I had a lot of medical tests as I just knew something was wrong because I get so out of breath and just not feeling good . They all came back ok so I figured out it was a bit of depression and extra weight. I am thankful all is ok but still couldn't understand being so tired and sore all of the time. I have changed my eating habits to healthier food and getting more exercise. I do feel somewhat better so think I've found what may work. now that wasn't a very positive sentence. Let's try again. I have found something that works so will continue it .. Life is good and I am blessed.
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Thanks for the insight BUZZ. I know my parents had a hard time in the depression when I was a small child. I love these lively discussions we have occasionally so thank you PATSY. My father ended up repairing bicycles in those years, in fact until he died. He was quite a talented artist and I have four squares of some hard material, no idea what, on which he painted scenes of our village with paint used on bicycles. Thick stuff but remarkably done when you consider the materials at hand. Grandson Derek has inherited great grand dad's talent.
We nearly got blown away yesterday but no rain or thunder. It remained further north half hour away in Michael's vicinity. Today much more pleasant after the heat and the sun is just climbing out of bed. It's our long weekend coming up when we all celebrate Queen Victoria.
Hi NOLA, good news for you and I am very happy for you. But poor LIN. I keep thinking of your burnt hand and the pain! Hope it's a little less painful today!
Today is Jill's happy day when Michael hopefully turns up. She loves car riding as well PATSY. Head turning this way and that!
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Just want to add, Buzz's and Patsy's explanation for the painting allowed me to see it in a different light, although if I'm honest I still wouldn't hang it on my wall, but yes, in a school maybe. The point is what one sees at first glance isn't always what it seems, and I hope I'm not too set in my ways, or too ancient to change my perception and live and learn. Thanks girls,
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Happy Friday! Doing laundry before I go for my mani/pedi and then later to sit with boys.
Crazy weather, yesterday A/C today the heat. Lots of rain expected with cooler temps so I am glad to be heading some place warm on Monday.
I think that Patsy's painting reminded me of the movie Fahrenheit 451. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451
Anne, were you on a debate team in school? You have such good points!
Nola, so glad to see you post. Good news with your tests and now you can move forward.
Buzz, I was born in 1942, so I really don't remember much from the 40's. Why would they take history and/or civics out of schools? I know my granddaughter loves to hear about history and of all things older, it would be a shame to take history away from the young.
Lin, omg I hope you are okay! When working with a heat gun I got the hot wax on my fingers and that was painful enough. I hope you didn't blister and feel better today.
Jackie is under the weather today, so I hope you feel better soon.
Marie, how are you?
Have a wonderful day!
Sandy
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Hello, freezing cold and overcast today. I am staying in but may go to visitation later this evening. Not certain yet. Not feeling great tummywise. Luckily my hand is not badly burned and all the remedies I used last night must have helped. I will be more careful in the future.
Sandy, super busy time for you my friend. Countdown to another trip!! Wahoo.
Anne, hello, I hope you had a good visit (and car ride) with your son. Lots to purchase this week?
Nola, good to hear from you. I am sorry you haven't been feeling well. I am glad you have found things that help you feel better.
Buzz, thanks for the detail you provided. My parents always remembered hard times. My mom worked hard to out it all behind her and her family did have food, clothes and a home. My dad did as well but had very little food and little in the way of extra clothes or warm boots and clothing. He never forgot it but it seemed to shape this life as it always lurked in his thoughts and decision-making.
Patsy, I hope lunch was a good experience today. Please let us know if you solve any more of the mystery of the painting.
Jackie, I hope by now you are feeling better.
Mae, how are you getting along now? Getting a bit more accomplished outside? It looks like the high te,perature today may be around 50 or 51 F. Definitely not the norm and not particularly great for new seedlings.
Take care everyone.
Hugs.
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