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Happy 4th of July to all my American friends.
Off to a doctors appt this morning and hopefully we can get away camping this afternoon. If not, we'll head out tomorrow. Determined to get put camping as much as we can before we have to leave for Washington and then to Nova Scotia.
The province has changed the policy on our favorite campground. All the sites can be reserved starting in March. Which means our favorite campground is basically all reserved already. Darn. We didn't know that and we were obviously very lucky to get a couple of spots last weekend.
Where we are going this time only has power, no water. Oh well, that will be fine but it means we have to fill up before we get to the site.
Have a great day, not sure if it even has cell phone coverage.
Celebrate!!!!
Jeri0 -
Back inside two and a half hours later. Weeding, watering and cutting back done in the early morning shade. Now I'm exhausted and Jilly is zooming around the house at top speed, ah youth! She had a lovely early morning yap at all the early morning dogs going for walkies before their humans set off for work to keep them in biscuits and rabies shots.
Michael had an early morning fire drill at his condo after all the tragedies. However hardly anyone attended because it was announced over the speakers by the fire testing chap in a language no one understood. Neither English or French. I have enough trouble improving my French from 7 year old Nicolas without adding any more languages to my brain!
Anne.0 -
Happy 4th of July! Today the lessons from the past keep swirling around in my brain. I listened to a couple of interesting speeches on BBC and NPR as I fiddled around in the dungeon. We had a leak in our main water line and involved a plumber and now John is cleaning up after the plumber had to dig down to the entry point. Now some repair by John to the insulation of the pipe and putting the dirt back in the flower bed near the calla lillies. Oh happy 4th of July. The joys of an older house...
We aren't having any guests for the celebration tonight. We will be forced to enjoy all the neighbors fireworks. Actually they are pretty considerate. Nothing much after midnight. Katie isn't bothered by thunder or fireworks like our old MoMo. Thank goodness.
Gotta go!
Patsy
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Good evening. Totally worn out. Really surprised today that the little 4th of July party was a party for over 50 people. Very interesting. Some chaos. Watching the kids dive and play in the pool was fantastic. One little guy could do front and rear somersaults off the diving board!!!
I hope everyone had a good day.
Hugs.
Lin0 -
Oh my gosh, I devoured 2 (two) delicious hot dogs, and everyone loved my mangoes! Now my legs are really twitching so I have to get up and move around! I sent an email to SANDY to find out how to add the perfect answer to knee problems or Restless Leg Syndrome,...I was in stitches, but all it said was
Knee exercise (1).mp4 (2.72 MB)
there was a little box in front of it and when I clicked on it, it said something about microsoft store???
Buzz
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Very busy day in the garden, so Jill and I were most surprised when Mark and Mary Jo showed up with a huge piece of chocolate cake. We were just winding down and thinking pj's. Big game of fetch the ball in the garden, so much for winding down! The mosquitoes finally drove us in. Mark goes for his ultra sound tomorrow for "multiple kidney stones". He and family, all of them, fly to Portugal on Saturday for 12 days armed with antibiotics. Naturally, I shall be worried, not just about the stones but also about the arsonists setting the fires and the huge arsenal of weapons stolen from an army base and which has got Europe and particularly Spain worried. Well as the poet said "youth must have its fling, and every dog must have it's day".
And it's time for bed for this old dog and one young dog,
Nightie night,
Anne.
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From Buzz!
My doctor had me on Glucosamine Sulphate and exercising five days a week, but my knees were still getting stiff. So I sought out a Natural Therapies Practitioner in Orlando and this is what he's got me doing now.
Give yourself a few weeks. You'll get the hang of it, no sweat!
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Oh BUZZ, thanks for the laugh at 5:45am,
Anne0 -
Summer has returned so George and I enjoyed a lovely stroll across the fields to the dogs' favourite river where they splashed while the humans chatted and caught up on news since we hadn't walked together for a couple of days. Last night's pub meal after the yoga class was disappointing as it seems relatively new owners have changed the chef so I left feeling I could have done much better myself!
Buzz ~ That video is hilarious and if it wasn't for the fella behind the dancer I would have assumed it was speeded up!! Ha, hotdogs and I'm thinking you might feel as I did when a few weeks ago I bought 2 large sausage rolls while out and about which I devoured sitting in my car and the pleasure overtook any sense of guilt!!
Anne ~ You're a mum so of course you will worry about a trip to Portugal as well as Mark's kidney stones which do seem to have been with him too long now. That country does seem to suffer forest fires every summer now as temperatures rise and idiots set out to cause damage but I'm sure he and MJ will be sensible and stay out of areas at risk. The other business is another aspect of what we live with in Europe after a lifetime of the IRA and then there was Baader Meinhof in Germany in the 70's (remember them?) so we sigh, say here we go again and get on with our lives! From my garden I have 5 containers of weeds and cuttings to be disposed of plus a special plastic sheet that I collect even more on then fold the corners and carry out but guess what, I see little change in the garden!! When the surveyor visited on Monday he wandered round the garden for a while much to my surprise, was interested in the bees and hens but didn't mention the wild jungle at the very bottom so I did saying that's work in progress!!
Patsy ~ A friend recently had a similar plumbing problem just beyond any fixtures the water company would have been responsible for and we said at the time older properties and leaks go hand in hand!
Jeri ~ Happy camping wherever you end up!
Now I must do some grocery shopping before getting on with more gardening because we are threatened with thunder storms tomorrow although the forecasts do seem to be saying they might be coming in from the Continent further east than Cornwall..... fingers crossed.
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Just cut all the lawns and The Bean and I, well me anyway, are recovering and sitting on a garden chair! No complaints from the noise this early, but I simply can't mow in the heat. I have a plastic 7ft long Christmas tree container bursting with weeds and bush cuttings so I sympathize with Jackie.
You are right JACKIE I have finally quit worrying about Mark travelling all over the place with kidney stones! He's in Arab country in October. I remember the IRA very well, partly because one of Moms friends very young soldier son was caught by members, had his knee caps shot before being murdered. Sad old world isn't it. It was one of the reasons I agreed to emigrate because Mike was set on joining the British army at 11 years old and of course he did, here in Canada once he reached 18. He injured his back badly, and was discharged much to my relief. Of course, older and wiser now; he no longer sees the glamour of a uniform etc! Anyway, Mark sees his specialist today and he and M and Derek and Bev depart on Saturday for Lisbon and I'm just a silly old goose! It will be wonderful for Mary Jo to see Portugal, her European roots - she was born in Africa - and of course for Derek who is very familiar with Britain but never seen his Portuguese half.
That was hilarious BUZZ. Rubbery knees! Don't we wish!
Just stopped Jill digging a huge hole!
Have a gorgeous day all you Sneakers,
Anne.0 -
Foggy and cool this morning. Peek a boo! I am looking at everyone while hugging a big mug of hot coffee. I am comfortable in a ragged old purple sweater and sweat pants. Senior citizen chic!
Our gardening has gone by the wayside in favor of repairs and cleanup of various home repairs. we are now having the gutters replaced and a new toilet installed to replace an old forever leaking one. It is in John's bathroom. These are going to be huge messy projects.
I slept badly last night, so I will be trudging along at 1/2 speed. I think I need more coffee and to have a bowl of oatmeal this morning. I told you that we seemed to have skipped summer so far. Odd weather here. But then nothing seems quite right these days.
Washing curtains and cleaning up any of our neighbors fireworks that may have landed around our yard. But they had a great time. We all sat outside while enjoying the spectacle. Katie was excited but confused.
Patsy
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Good evening. Still dragging about. Not sleeping with all the fireworks. Tonight there have been just a few bang-bang-bangs!!
Hugs.
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Ouch, just woke up at my desk, so I'll check in tomorrow to read our posts. Hope you are all well No time to pick up before my cleaning helper comes; oh my! Buzz
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Thanks, brilliant SANDY, for coming through with that hilarious video! I didn't realize it might be YouTube, and noticed Bill Maher at the bottom, so I haven't gone to bed yet. Oh my bleary eyes!!! BuZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Another scorcher and the storms missed us so no sign of it cooling. My lady gardener hasn't turned up today as planned but then it's probably too hot for her to be working (a phone call would have been polite!!!). After our usual doggie walk this morning I was going to muck out the hens but having been in their run to check water and food supplies plus hang half a cabbage up for them to pick at I've decided to wait until this evening when it might be a couple of degrees cooler. Plans today... a visit to Scruff and her mum to view the newly decorated living room that includes some beautiful Ercol furniture she picked up at an auction. A quick visit to the post office to send off the paperwork for the Lifetime mortgage to solicitors then if not too hot, a couple of hours at the allotment to at least pick some raspberries, strawberries and gooseberries.
Anne ~ Amazing job cutting your lawn and weeding so I bet you felt very satisfied as you sat and recovered! Hopefully you have good news about Mark's visit to the specialist.
George has spent the past half hour barking at nothing probably because all the windows are open but I can't really concentrate so will finish and wish everyone a peaceful Thursday.
Jackie1 -
Wow! Evidence surfacing that Amelia Earhart survived and was captured by the Japanese as a spy. 2 photos. One shows plane being towed by a Japanese ship and the second a chap who could be her co pilot with a back view of a woman sitting with her back to the camera, but wearing similar clothing to Amelia's. Short hair. It's on the weather channel videos.
Very hot here today, 30s. Tomorrow it should cool down. Glad I did all the garden work yesterday!
Son hasn't got results yet from ultrasound.
Decided not to try your video chaps moves BUZZ, in case I do more damage, lol!
Is Jilly barking at George, JACKIE? She won't shut up either! Dogs do have sharp hearing!
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Happy Thursday!
Very busy with my family but going to my meeting today. Have a great day!
Sandy
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Exhausted after the cleaning gal left. Such a nice woman, so bright, and she knows how to fold bottom fitted sheets! And I help her make the bed, so it's all worth staying up late making piles of all the papers I can't figure out how or where to file. Finally got to bed close to 4...or was it 5 this morning and I am barely functioning. I'll try a short nap before my 3 o'clock meeting. At least I read today's posts, and hope you all remain well and JERI's having a great time! Once I start repeating keystrokes , I KNOW I need to sleep! Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
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Good day. Just put away this week's fresh vegetables. I was here to grab the box from the hot porch moments after it was dropped off. Such excitement!! A few lovely black raspberries, a little bag of fresh red potatoes and several nice-sized onions among other things. Yum!
Yes, it is extremely hot again today and looks like it will stay that way for quite a while.
We had a lovely chatting session this morning at the library while I was the only one to make the Christmas in July cards. Now I find I do not have large enough envelopes for them. Haaaa.
On the way home, I located the building that I believe houses the eye specialist I am taking my friend to tomorrow morning.
I also was able to get through to a service representative at the auto dealership to check on what I was told when I got my tire fixed yesterday. So my plan remains to replace the tires either this fall or next spring during their buy 3 get one free sale. Going to skip spending money to do the alignment that they had suggested. The tires while not having lots of miles in them are wearing now and were the original tires on the vehicle. I checked this morning and they were manufactured in 2009. Old.
That video by the way, made me laugh out loud.
Thanks Buzz and Sandy.
Buzz, I hope you are getting some sleep! Yipes.
Sandy, enjoy your busy day.
Anne and Jackie, barking dogs are a worldwide epidemic today I think. My neighbor's dog was barking and I have no idea why. Exercising their lungs? Maybe here they are just sick of all the frightening noise of the last few days and are just out of sorts!
Anne, I found that story about Amelia and looked, in detail, at the photo that was found. I don't think being a prisoner of the Japanese would have been a pleasant end to her life either. I always thought she probably starved to death or died of crash injuries. Perhaps people will keep stirring the pot until more is found.
Patsy, no warm coffee needed here. I am making cold brewed coffee, iced tea and a new batch of ice cubes. Enjoy your cooler days! Even if you are in your dungeon.
Jeri, happy camping to you. All of my friends with campers/trailers seem to have multiple trips over the next few weeks. ''Tis the season.
I think I will run over and return some books to the library.
Hugs.
Lin
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We are enjoying lovely sunny weather. Goldyliocks weather...not too hot, not too cold. I have a lot of cleanup to do but will take a bit of time to spend in the dungeon.
Katie is off her feed, as we say. She is only interested in treats. That will not do! We are having a test of wills. Who will win out first? I will! Because she will not be living on treats alone. Seriously!
Taking down curtains to wash is nasty work. Putting them back is frustrating beyond belief. Holes appear, things don't hang as before. I got the hooks in wrong...aaaaaaargh! Let's do without curtains for awhile, at least until my patience returns.
Thursday is always trash day here. I always feel so great to get some things out and away. That is quite an admission for a junky mouse like me. Have a great day. It is almost the weekend.
Patsy
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Well, my friend's dementia is evidently quite bad. She told me repeatedly her eye doctor appointment was on Friday morning at 9am. I tried to call her yesterday and today to remind her of her appointment but she didn't answer the phone. I finally called her sister's house (another person who is ill). Anyway, the appointment was Wednesday and she didn't even wake up in the morning until after the time of her appointment. But then she realized she was to have an appointment that day instead of Friday. She called the office to reschedule the appointment and now it is apparently on Monday. You would think she might have told me some of this. I am glad I discovered what was going on before I got in the car at 7am to drive an hour to her house. Apparently her sick sister is going to take her on Monday.
I need to take better care of my brain.
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Yesterday's allotment bounty.... we were so pleased with everything a photo had to be taken!
Today is cooler with quite a cover of cloud so a few jobs will be done between watching Wimbledon. First off the car needs a good clean and vacuum since George seems to drag so much dust in with him after our walks..... me too of course! My lady gardener visited while I was out and left a note to say she will phone at lunchtime so it seems we're back in business next week.
Lin ~ There but for the grace of God go all of us I'm sorry to say so yes, do your best to keep mind and body active although it seems to me to be a bit of a lottery. Of course I should have realised when I first saw George at the animal shelter that he was a barker but it wasn't until reading about the breed I understood this living with monks on a Tibetan mountain attitude of his. The postman just pushed a flat parcel that I know contains new beekeeping gloves through my letterbox and George grabbed it growling and snarling so I'm hoping he hasn't punctured them because I know those pesky bees will find any hole to sting me!!
Patsy ~ Hooray, finally the sun is showing itself to you but what's this...... you head for your dungeon!! My current clear out is cheering me no end so I'm going to have to watch I don't go too far and empty the home! George would live on treats if I let him but today because I only had a small amount of his cooked food left in a container I cut up freshly cooked chicken breast that was meant for me so that's the biggest treat for him!!
Anne ~ I just checked the Amelia Earhart story and do hope it's not true because that would be so sad if she was abandoned to her fate by her government. I can see why it's thought it could be her on the quay though as well as her plane being pulled behind the ship. I'll see if I can post it here
Searching for the photo I came upon an article about yoga for the 50+ age group that I copied off that are all about balance. A good one for you could be holding the back of a dining chair to begin with then place sole of one foot against ankle of other leg and gradually raise to your knee. If you feel confident let go of chair and raise arms out to the side or even over your head...... please be careful though!! If you want to know the doggie pose let me know... for Jilly of course!
Midday so I must get on. Happy Friday everyone. I'm saving my weigh in for the pound a week club until Monday!
Jackie
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That's the photo I mentioned JACKIE and if it is Amelia she appears to be watching the plane being towed. I sort of hope, all these years later, she wasn't captured by the Japanese, but the time frame appears to be right on. Another thing that perturbs me, after all this speculation for years why was the photo hidden in archives if it is her. Now there's room for thought! Was her fate in captivity actually known and after being accused by the Japanese for being a spy, she was executed, (the fate of spies), was everything hidden for later peacetime diplomatic reasons? Next question: was she and Fred Noonan shot down as they flew overhead. All speculation of course on my part.
Jilly loves to exercise her lungs. Most small breeds do! I don't mind on the whole, it makes me feel protected!
Congratulations on the harvest! I'll have to wait until the end of the month but I don't expect any zucchini! Loads of big yellow flowers but once the zucchini get to one and a half inches in size I suspect my fat little garden bunny is enjoying breakfast. I don't mind if it keeps him out of my carrots and beets!
Thanks for the yoga tip! I know about it because I bought a book when I was into yoga. I can still do the tree pose believe it or not! I mean from scratch, no chair. Favourite pose - the warrior thrust I think it's called.
Anne.
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Happy Friday! Just checking in, going to lunch and a movie soon. My A/C isn't working and it is pretty hot in here. Repairman either coming later or in the morning. Bryanna and her boyfriend are coming for dinner. Making pork chops and chicken on the grill. My daughter and her husband are leaving tomorrow and I will alone once again.
Enjoy your day!
Sandy
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Hello!
Sandy, I am sorry your A/C is broken. I hope the repair person gets there today. We are having a nicer day today and do not expect the 90's so I hope you are a bit cooler as well. What movie did you see?
Jackie, what a wonderful garden harvest!! So many raspberries. Wow!! Just lovely. And I do hope George did not christen your new gloves with a nippy little hole. And thanks for the photo with the enhanced sections and labeling. I had just seen the original and it was a bit difficult to see everything. I heard the photo was mis-filed. Hummmm. And that the flight was before the war but if she did spy for us I am sure she would have been treated horribly. I am so naive about these things, I just believed she was doing the flight just to DO the flight.
Anne, if that had bunny is eating your zucchini, I am angry with the critter. I received lovely fresh zucchini in my veggie box and they are so good! It puts the fresh ones in the stores to shame.
I did not go to Tai Chi this morning as I didn't know if anything else would surface regarding my friend's appointment. Her sister had a friend call me, I could hear her in the background, and we have things as sorted out as possible. The rescheduled appointment is late Monday morning. The sister never had any intention on trying to drive her to that appointment since she is taking strong pain medication and anxiety medication as well. I am back on the roster to drive.
I took a few cards to the Post Office to mail and got proper postage affixed, stopped at the grocery store for a big one-day sale, and then browsed through a garage sale on the way home.
I cooked my fresh green beans and a few of the red potatoes. Just lovely to have really fresh food. I want to sit and read a book that has me captivated right now. "Murder in the Bowery" by Victoria Thompson. It involves the newsies in New York City, Orphan trains, gangsters, etc. I guess I am always drawn to anything that has anything to do with Orphan Trains given my grandfather's history.
I am cooking a vegetable spaghetti squash that I got a while ago. Don't want it to go bad! But I also looked at my calendar and it is paper crafting day at the library tomorrow and I do not have anything sorted out to take with me. Must get to that. And a load of laundry would be good.
So I should move it.
Hugs to all.
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Oh Lin you are such a busy girl
My day yesterday
Lin Does your mind ever rest? . My gluten flare up again, so con't have more gluten bread for me.
I lost my balance and l and felled in the tubs sure glad i had my clothes on for Jerry had to get the neighbor to you to help me out of the tub. will My gluten flare up again, so con't More gluten bread for me.
I lost my balance and l and felled in the tubs sure glad i had my clothes on for Jerry had to get the neighbor to help get me up on my feet again. I did not hurt anything . Just scare
M supper tonight was 1/2 roasted sweet potato .asparagus
i made brocoli salad from my veggie Bullet thank I will like it once i get used to it
me up on my feet again. I did not hurt anything . Just scare
M supper tonight was 1/2 roasted sweet
t potato .asparagus
i made brocoli salad from my veggie Bullet thank I will like it once i get used to it
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Dear Marie, it is good to hear from you but I am so sorry to hear that you took a fall. Thank heavens you did not break any bones but gosh you must be sore.
Oh yes, no more bread with gluten. Excellent idea my friend. I hate getting sick, you feel so miserable don't you.
Hugs to you my friend. Please take care my friend.
Hugs.
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Wishing you all a splendid weekend; enjoyed a quick skim and hope A/Cs get repaired and vegetables devoured, movies enjoyed, etc! My sleep lack finally caught up with me today, but could not do much about it so I'm off to bed now! It was a day fraught with angst due to dear friend/neighbor who is on one of those blood-thinners somehow scratching his leg in the shower and evidently it cut into a blood vessel causing a gushing that could not be stopped. So it was nurses, ambulance, hospital, collapsing wife,...just horrible, as this is a couple who have endured numerous tragedies, including a son's suicide and a 61 year old daughter with retardation at about 8 months, who is also blind! Generally, the face they put to the world is smiling and warm, but I suspect there is much fear and worry all the time, very well hidden. So tonight I will tumble into my bed and welcome a deep (I hope) sleep! Buzz
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Lunchtime already and all I've achieved is a pleasant walk with George and then a shower, initially for him only but when he tried to jump out I let go of the shower head which spun and of course pointed itself in my direction soaking me!! We've both sat in the garden for half an hour to dry off in some sunshine but that's now gone. At least that makes it perfect gardening weather.
Anne ~ Here's a link to the ever cautious BBC's article about the possibilities of Amelia's fate and I have to say I prefer the idea she landed or crashed on a small island.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40515754
We think rabbits or birds nipped the tops from our climbing French beans but funnily enough that did us a favour because they're now sprouting in all directions! You could put a piece of fleece over your courgettes to protect them although we tried that on our gooseberry bush but still the blackbirds eat the lot, happily hiding underneath!! Yes, we do the warrior thrust, try to anyway!!
Lin ~ It seems my beekeeping gloves survived George's teeth so I'll try them out this afternoon. So many conspiracy theories come up with ideas that turn out to be untrue and I'm not so sure Amelia Earhart would have been going round the world purely to spy on the Japanese. A few weeks ago I watched a programme about Prince George, Duke of Kent who died in a plane crash during WWII and the theory in that was that he conspired with the Nazis to murder Churchill so our German royals could take over and make peace with them so was killed. Well really, some of the family might have sympathised with Hitler but I can't see such a plan being hatched but with everyone involved being dead it's easy to make a programme and say whatever you want and best taken with a pinch of salt!!
Buzz ~ How awful and probably terrifying for your dear friend who cut his leg and I do hope everything turned out alright. When I was doing community care work I found a lady one morning on her kitchen floor that looked as if she had been attacked by a maniac because there was so much blood everywhere but it turned out she had slipped and banged a leg and yes, was on blood thinners. Hopefully you will have woken refreshed and ready to enjoy your weekend.
Marie ~ Lovely to see a post from you although not so good to read you had a fall into your tub. As we've been posting recently these accidents happen in a split second even when we think we're being careful. Yesterday I stubbed my foot against a stone in the woods walking George and was told by my friend to pick my feet up but today I was able to say the same back because she tripped on a piece of wood.... we did both manage to stay upright at least! Your supper sounds delicious and very healthy although I'm not sure what a bullet is so will have to look it up!
Sandy ~ So busy with family which must be so enjoyable for you but also quite nice when they all head home!
Time for my lunch then gardening. Everyone have a great weekend.
Jackie
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