Senior Golden Sneakers
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Just me popping in over breakfast because Monday is always busy here in the autumn wonderland of Ontario. The trees are probably on the edge of their best right now, a riot of colour and the weather has been summer warm. I think we are about to change however. I've just about recovered from tying and dragging tree branches to the kerb grass. Not so Jilly who is still sleeping yesterday's excitement off in her warm round bed! Yesterday we worked in summer shirts and sandals, quite phenomenal for this time of year.
Michael added to my birthday gift with a $50 card so I can receive a year's supply of the Dalesman. Funnily enough PATSY when I went "home" 8 years ago I would say things had improved rather than deteriorated. The wartime Victorian I was born in was looking quite posh having been "gentrified" and the last house or bungalow we had in Derbyshire had been enlarged with upstairs bedrooms and looked rather pretty in a different way. Sort of Swiss chalet style. Anyway, JACKIES video shows things exactly as I remember so I have great hopes. I read about the Everglades BUZZ and I so wish destructive man would leave things alone.
Anyway, must stop dreaming or brooding and think washday, and walk the dog day, and all the other good stuff that Monday brings. Actually we need Mondays to bring us back to earth after special Sunday dinners and tree cutting "parties", or going to church and greeting friends don't we.
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Up early this morning to do a supermarket shop and buy fuel for my car because the warning beeper was annoying me! Another grey, dismal day but at least the cold air has moved away and my plan is to stay home to do some serious tidying, file papers that have sat around too long and even wash the kitchen and shower room floor! We walked round the woods where it is a little more sheltered and I heard all about Scruff's Sunday afternoon trip to a dog fun day and just look how well she did.
Sandy ~ Who's that young thing holding on to those gorgeous boys??
They must be storing so many wonderful memories of time with grandma. That damage to your car does look like it's been caught and dragged out by something and if not Bryanna then a supermarket car park does make sense as it's something I've had more than one experience of and of course people don't leave a note on the windscreen the way we used to!! Hopefully the repair won't cost too much although car bodywork is never cheap. How annoying! Anne is right that driving rain is a regular occurrence with so much weather coming in off the Atlantic so once covered in waterproofs and wellies it is often quite exhilarating to battle against the elements but of course your hair would always be windswept!!
Anne ~ Just make sure you go for the top win of at least one million then a chauffeur can be hired along with the mini bus. A weekly lottery based on our postcodes is all I buy into each month but in the past year have only received 2 amounts back to cover the cost of that month's ticket so hope the big one is somewhere in the pipeline! Apple trees are often quite resilient to hard pruning but if the rest of it has to come down anyway a new youngster will be exciting. Don't plant it in the same place though just in case disease is in the ground (you probably know that already!)
Buzz ~ A recipe for Brooklyn Bailys originating in Bailystock, Poland has now been bookmarked on my laptop so one Wintery afternoon I shall get baking and let you know the results. It might just be a case of Muhammad to the mountain if you can't join the moorland trek/pub crawl and we will swish round the Everglades first because a get together without our dear Buzz would not be right!
Patsy ~ The mystery of the disappearing apples would make a great children's story although how they would solve the riddle I'm really not sure! You are quite right of course, it isn't always a good thing to travel back although it depends what we find. As children every stack of old wood, rotting tree or mucky river is a wonderful place to play and hide so it's a shame as we become adults we lose that innocence and re-label our once exciting hideaways. Coloured or not Patsy, cherish those memories!
Lin ~ Last of the Summer Wine was one of my mother's favourite programmes and she died back in 1980 so just shows how long the series ran. Will you be inking your fingers again today or are there more pressing things to attend to?
Goodness, now it's almost lunchtime so I will put a light lunch together, probably just an apple, some Edam cheese and a couple of crispbread then attack whatever housework was on my mind earlier..... now let me think!!
Jackie2 -
Monday! Monday! Hope it is a funday! I have to do those lovely chores to keep hearth and home together.
First my usual rant about climate change! further discussion about my trip back,to,the family ranch. That part of Texas has suffered greatly with many kinds of natural disasters. A few years ago there were terrible wildfires all over Texas but this area was devastated. All the lovely old oak trees and the pecan trees were burned. Then storms, tornados and torrential rains and floods. My family kept the ranch in tact. Several cousins still,own parcels of the ranch but it is just not the same. The little town where I went to school ( a catholic school) and went to the weekly movies...almost a ghost town now. Sad! All due to a change in climate conditions.
Here on their Oregon coast, we are enjoying our normal weather, some sun, some rain, some wind. I can deal with that! It is Katie grooming day and a good vacuuming follows. Little blonde Katie hairs travel in the air to every room and surface. I can't get over the fact that our vet thought a labradoodle was a perfect dog for an older couple. Their rambunctious nature, need for constant grooming is a challenge. But she is smart, amazingly affectionate and has an incredible memory. Our doc has one and we often compare notes. I never thought I could get attached to any dog like our OES. Now I realize, I am a dog person and only happy when we have furry family sharing our life.
Our grounds are of the wild and natural design. John hates to cut down any tree. He is a tree-hugger from way back. Our bushes and trees are in need of a good trimming and pruning. John's idea of pruning is to remove a couple of small twigs. Our grounds are just shy of a total wild forest. Deer raccoons, owls, bears, coyotes and the occasional elk herd wonder in and about. I live in a sort of natural zoo.
Enough of my dilly-dally! I have chores to do!
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Happy Monday!! Laundry is almost done, cleaning girl is here and I have spent wasted time on the phone trying to find out how much my penalty is going to be for never getting prescription coverage with medicare. I don't take any prescriptions and haven't since I joined medicare (ten years) so I imagine my penalties will be steep. I am being penalized for being healthy. As near as I can figure out the penalty should be around $50 or more a month on top of the premium for the insurance. I expect to pay somewhere around $100 a month for something I don't use. Oh well, now that I am old it is probably a good idea to have drug coverage, at least that is what the pharmacist from Walmart told me. I was on the phone forever with Humana (picked them cause they were cheap) and she couldn't answer so she finally told me to call Medicare which I am doing now but on hold for at least ten minutes. Hopefully, I can get some answers.
I also want to take my car for an estimate to see if they can fix it without costing an arm and a leg. Need some groceries as well so I hope I get out of my house soon.
Will talk later,
Sandy
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Oh dear, SANDY, is that wild? Being penalized for not needing medication!!! I have been with Humana's HMO for many years and find it to be a reasonable way to cope with outrageous medical costs these days! And my drug costs are very minimal! For those of you living where the deer and the antelope play, I cannot recall if I mentioned my daughter-in-law's dearest friend died last week in the hospital she went to with a tick bite. They decided to keep her overnight for observation after medicating her, but never used a heart monitor and when she had a severe reaction to the medication, the desk did not know she needed help! She was nor 60 yet. Watch out for ticks!!! What a shame about those disappeared apples, PATSY! We used to have that happen with cherry trees, but never apples, and always ended up with 1/2 a crop decaying on the ground until squirrels finished them off! Sorry to hear about John's ulcer. Mike had one for many years until we learned about a treatment for a particular virus that caused ulcers, and I wish I could remember the name, because after about 30 years of suffering, his disappeared after the 5 week treatment!
JACKIE, along with everything else on your list of things to do, please note: the spelling is BIALY! Or you will never find a recipe! "Bialy is a flat bread roll that is made from gluten flour. Ingredients like chopped onions and poppy seeds form the top of Bialy. On the other hand, Bagel is a bread roll that contains malt. One difference that can be seen is that the malt in Bagel converts into sugar whereas it does not happen in Bialy." When you feel like experimenting and eating something I think is much better than a bagel, click on
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I think I had a slight case of food poisoning today, feeling queasy and exhausted, but I stayed upstairs and rested and think it's going away. I'll stay away from people until I'm sure I'm safe! I'll go have a bowl of soup and get back to resting.
Buzz
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Oh dear, SANDY, is that wild? Being penalized for not needing medication!!! I have been with Humana's HMO for many years and find it to be a reasonable way to cope with outrageous medical costs these days! And my drug costs are very minimal! For those of you living where the deer and the antelope play, I cannot recall if I mentioned my daughter-in-law's dearest friend died last week in the hospital she went to with a tick bite. They decided to keep her overnight for observation after medicating her, but never used a heart monitor and when she had a severe reaction to the medication, the desk did not know she needed help! She was nor 60 yet. Watch out for ticks!!! What a shame about those disappeared apples, PATSY! We used to have that happen with cherry trees, but never apples, and always ended up with 1/2 a crop decaying on the ground until squirrels finished them off! Sorry to hear about John's ulcer. Mike had one for many years until we learned about a treatment for a particular virus that caused ulcers, and I wish I could remember the name, because after about 30 years of suffering, his disappeared after the 5 week treatment!
JACKIE, along with everything else on your list of things to do, please note: the spelling is BIALY! Or you will never find a recipe! "Bialy is a flat bread roll that is made from gluten flour. Ingredients like chopped onions and poppy seeds form the top of Bialy. On the other hand, Bagel is a bread roll that contains malt. One difference that can be seen is that the malt in Bagel converts into sugar whereas it does not happen in Bialy." When you feel like experimenting and eating something I think is much better than a bagel, click on eatthelove.com
I think I had a slight case of food poisoning today, feeling queasy and exhausted, but I stayed upstairs and rested and think it's going away. I'll stay away from people until I'm sure I'm safe! I'll go have a bowl of soup and get back to resting. Buzz
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Good evening, busy day and I still haven’t taken out the trash.
I love the photo of Scruff and my what an award. Excellent! George will be jealous if this continues. All kidding aside, how great. And are you going to bid on any items in the upcoming sale? Any update on the planning permission?
Sandy, sorry about the penalty. They want you to sign up and pay premium from the onset of eligibility so that later on if you want to join in it is more likely that you either need expensive prescriptions now or soon will and they have collected no premium from you. I think they use to call it selection bias or selecting against the plan. The problem is they make you pay the penalty for the rest of your life. Your insurance agent should have explained this to you when you purchased a Medicare supplement plan or if Part D wasn’t available at that point, they should have told you what was up when it did become available. So I blame someone for not informing you. My dad did not sign up for Part D initially but when he needed more expensive prescriptions he did want to sign up. Luckily he had creditable coverage by having VA prescription access so I was able to fight the penalty and have it removed. I think it is all crazy nonetheless.
Anne, I have purchased my lottery ticket now to keep my fingers crossed for a few days!! I did say fingers crossed, I am not holding my breath as my track record with these things isn’t too good.
Buzz, the virus that causes ulcers is Helicobacter pylori or H pylori. I think they can normally treat that and it helps some people with the ulcer condition.
Patsy, I hope all the loose hair/fur is cleaned up now. You are brave people to take on such a live wire of a doggy. Well done.
I spent a good portion of the day taking care of something for my church. I was asked to order some items needed for the upcoming fund raising dinner. I said okay but had no idea. I had to establish an account with the company (which allowed them to store my credit card info). Placed the order. Okay, today I got a notice that the items had shipped and should arrive tomorrow BUT I would be required to be home to sign for them. Ack. This company sells primarily to businesses so having someone around is not a problem. So I had to open an account with FedEx, set up preferences, chat with some automated attendant to find out maybe I could but maybe I couldn’t get alternative options on delivery. Anyway, finally I received the upcoming delivery notice and I was able to login, set some preferences once again and was able to download a signature form for this order. I have printed it, filled it out and signed it. I am to attach it to the door tomorrow and they should leave the package. Then all I have to do is check the items, copy the invoice, drag it all to church on Sunday and I should get a reimbursement in a week or so. Stay tuned, ha, will order communion supplies in November.
I did get inky fingers today. Lots of stamping. Nothing finished, just stamping with archival ink. I also played with the dry water colors and a huge leaf I picked up yesterday on my way out of church. Amazing leaf. I also ordered some markers and ink for the projects I just stamped. The company that held that weekend event gave each person a discount coupon which will expire soon. The percent discount was higher than at the event, every item was available while only limited items were at the event, even sale items were included on the coupon discount and unlike the weekend, they credited shopper reward points. Oh, and free shipping. They also provided a link to Tommy Art for a 25% Discount off an order for those who had taken a particular class with an instructor who works for Copic or Imaginarium or whatever they are called these days. I took advantage of that as well. I feel I took full advantage of everything that was provided from the event. Done.
I too got to a bit of laundry, got some cards mailed and purchased stamps at the post office and made a trip to Trader Joe’s. I cleaned some old stuff out of the refrigerator and also did a bit of cooking. I am ready for my first Door to Door Organics mini box tomorrow. I have high hopes for this service.
Mah Jongg tomorrow and as I drive across town I will see the check engine light again. I may wait a while to reset it. Maybe I can wait until it really annoys me. Or maybe until the next time I take it to the gas station. Once it is on though, my eyes are always drawn to it.
Still slowly reading the John Dunning book.
Getting colder here each day. Oh my. The poor beautiful leaves are blowing off the trees.
Time to move along. Wishing everyone well.
Hugs.
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LIN, phew! You are SO busy and energetic! Meanwhile, we got up late. I've never got up this late! Sign of old age? It's 8:25? I get my first ever lottery ticket on Friday. Who knows Lin, we may have beginners luck, although if I don't get moving these darkening mornings, I'll miss the plane!
Anne.0 -
Not the best weather today so no excuses not to get more housework done. My hip x-ray due tomorrow has just been postponed over the phone due to a breakdown in the machinery and I was also going to take booking forms in to the dog sitter that will look after George and Scruff when we cruise Norway next year since he lives close to the hospital.... think I'll do that anyway as I understand he is getting very busy so we don't want to miss out.
Patsy ~ Here's the latest news on French President Macron's adopted dog just to make you feel better about Daisy's occasional indiscretions!!
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/french-president-apos-beloved-dog-023847639.html
Sandy ~ What a nightmare your healthcare seems to be. It's all about big insurance and drugs companies making money isn't it!! I do hope you managed to get something sorted. Oh dear, I'm not thinking that car damage is going to be cheap, it's such an odd rip in the metal so won't be easy to repair. Fingers crossed!!
Buzz ~ The recipe for Bialys I found was similar to a bread roll with breadmaking flour and yeast but will check your out to see if any simpler. Are you feeling better after a night's sleep?
Lin ~ Goodness, I'm sure lots of prayers must be sent heavenwards at your church to keep you safe and well since you do so much and get so involved. Aren't you supposed to get a break in November? Enjoy your organics mini box arriving today! My list of items from tomorrow's auction I might bid on has already got shorter because common sense is taking hold but I may well put a cheeky bid on the Georgian inlaid table just to see if I can be lucky. What do you think? Not the bowls on top!!
http://www.jefferysauctions.co.uk/auctions/antique-modern-furniture-effects/lots/643-1
Anne ~ An 8.30 start doesn't sound like you at all although if Jilly didn't wake up earlier either you must have both needed a lie in! I've checked this week's postcode lottery and nothing again, not even my £10 back so might just resort to the Euro millions lottery that sometimes hands out over 100 million pounds.... how scary would that be!!
Moving back to my kitchen to continue cleaning cupboard doors. What an exciting life!
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Stopping by for a moment. I am still laughing at the video Jackie. I definitely have had dogs that acted just that way. In fact one dog actually took a little break on the pant leg of a friend. One who co sidered himself an animal whisperer. Guess he didn’t see that coming!
I love the table. The wood is just scrumptious looking. Toss a bid out, you never know.
Anne, I will miss the plane as well. I have a bad habit of going back to bed for a while after initial,y getting up and plugging in the hair curling device. And actually the darn curler thing doesn’t do that much.
Well, it is cold and very windy today. They advise dressing in layers. Will do. I may look for a pair of gloves. Ha
I have already received four emails about this supply order for the church. I am really naive about what I agree to do.
Time to finish the coffee and get going.
Hugs.
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Happy Tuesday! Cold rainy day here and Robby has a field trip to a pumpkin farm with his school. I told Lisa I would come and watch Max so she doesn't have to take him. She can do her shopping when she gets home and I can get home early. Works for all of us.
Getting three estimates on my car but no matter what it needs a new bumper so it won't be cheap. I hate driving it like it is but have no choice.
Lin, evidently your dog thought your friend looked like a tree or he said something your dog didn't like. lol The problem is no one knows anything and I spent so much time on the phone my brain hurt. The girl from Medicare told me no penalties since I had part A and B but then I read the letter I got from Humana and she had to go look up answers but still had none. The girl from Humana told me to call Medicare so it was all a waste of time.
Jackie, yes our health care is messed up and only getting worse it seems. Neither Humana nor Medicare could give me answers on how much or if I would get a penalty. I will just have to wait until they send me something in the mail. The video was very funny and I have to say the president is a very handsome man. I too, love the table it would fit right in with your other decor.
Anne, I sleep that late everyday and sometimes even later. I don't go to bed until 1:00 AM but I have always been a night person. Enjoy the rest, there is nothing to get early for most days.
Buzz, I use Blue Cross/Blue Shield for my supplement and never pay a dime out of pocket so I just stay with them even though I think I could get a less expensive supplement. I decided on Humana since they have Walmart in their pharmacies which is what I use for prescriptions.
Patsy, you sound like you have lots of property, is it over an acre? My son was just complaining with the rain they are getting ants who are trying to get out of the rain. They are getting their house ready to sell to move to St. Louis Illinois to be near his wife's family.
Have a good day, hope you stay dry.
Sandy
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Love the table JACKIE, would it be free shipping to Canada? No? I thought not. If you love it go for it, we only live once, I THINK! Yes, Jilly was as tardy as me this morning. I wonder why? I normally love early mornings, so peaceful and quiet and one feels no one else is on the planet. We blew the cobwebs away by going for a much longer walk than usual. I put 30 minutes on my home page but it was much longer in time. I really enjoyed it, but one had to be careful one didn't slide on ones rear end with all the soggy leaves. Great for sniffing dogs though!
We haven't got your cool weather just yet LIN and SANDY, but it's on the way. About 50 deg today on our walk.
I don't think the 100 million euros would be as scary as all the folks creeping out of the woodwork wanting to be your best friend JACKIE! Friend Roy in the U.K. got 5 out of 6 numbers right on whatever he buys and to his great disappointment only received £250. That was a year ago and he's still talking about it.
I'm still feeling a bit tardy, but HAVE got Jilly's stew a-cooking.
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Good morning everyone! Looks like a sunny day here. Great! We are still .cleaning up after our big storm earlier. Leaf shreds everywhere. Not sure if it is worth a big effort since there are many more leaves to come down. We have about 5 acres with one acre of lawn, and various cleared areas for flower beds and car park and John's shop area. He stores fire wood near his shop. The rest of the acres are left to natural forest. What ever happens in there just happens! Great for mushroom hunting, animal watching...we have a barred owl nesting in our forest. It sounds so eerie when it gives out that long hoot and it silently soars overhead.
Got a couple of my poems excepted for publishing in a poetry magazine. It was quite a thrill for me. Not sure what that is in me. The acceptance of my poems should not get me so excited but it does.
I know Woody Allen has a bad reputation as a human being but I do love his films. One of his quotes is my personal mantra. "So much of life is just a matter of showing up." And my doctor always says, "you can be 70+ years old or you can be 70+ years young." I am feeling very philosophic today. I watched an old Woody Film that is a lot of fun, "You will meet a tall,dark stranger" his films are generally oddly philosophic in theme mixed with neurotic humor. It speaks to me...a total basket case!
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PATSY, a fascinating case--not basket! And LIN, bless her researching heart, came up with what I could not recall: the name of the virus that caused my dear Mike such pain, H.Pylori.
I'm in a mad rush as I'm late for dinner date as usual! Buzz
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In answer to JACKIE"S question, yes, I woke up today feeling so much better! I think my left-over prime rib was perhaps too long in the refrigerator! I sometimes bring up dinner stuff for Sunday night, and just forget I've done so! Tonight's' salmon was delicious so I finished it! We heard a new (for us) singer tonight after dinner and he chose many Broadway songs to entertain us with, and his taste and presentation were wonderful! And interesting, as he explained meanings when necessary. I never knew what Bring in the Clowns was about! Seems when there is a disaster in a circus, the clowns are brought in to deflect attention away from bad news, and in the Sondheim's play, the waning actress's career is ending and she finally decides to accept the proposal from the very patient suitor, for whom she will give up her acting, and he says "Too late, I married 6 months ago, to a 17 year old!". Bring in the clowns was her dirge, and the actress was Glynis Johns, a wonderful actress with no more than a 7 note vocal range, and Sondheim rote the song specifically for her ...in 2 hours!
Now, wasn't that important news you could not live without? But our entertainer really had us going with his fine voice and gossipy tidbits, and I hope he returns! I hope to log off shortly so I can get to bed not too late and will see you all tomorrow! Buzz
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Well, 1st I had to see the links JACKIE supplied and the dog was poorly trained but funny as heck to think about in his grand surroundings! As for the table, the inlay looks handsome! Bid!0
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Morning all, brief good morning.
Just want to congratulate PATSY on getting her poetry accepted by a publisher. Huge achievement! Totally thrilled for you Patsy.
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The sun is out so I can't hang about but just to say I have bid on the table but it's a high lot number so I probably won't get news until late this afternoon. I'm also searching fabric websites for material to finally reupholster my dining chairs and found what looks like a bright red, almost orange with rubber plant type leaves and little monkeys climbing!! Scruff's mum tells me to be bold with the project but even so, I've ordered a sample before committing!!
Buzz ~ Send in the clowns is a heart-rending song and I well remember Glynis Johns singing it on British tv when she appeared on the stage. Judi Dench also appeared in it a few years ago and always said that since she couldn't sing, it was the perfect song for her!!
Patsy ~ Great news about your poems but then we already know what a talent you are! I saw that Woody Allen movie when it came out and loved the subtle irony that was woven into the story. An unusual part for Anthony Hopkins too but he looked as if he was enjoying himself!
Anne ~ Apparently I have more chance of being struck by lightening than winning all those lottery millions so was glad to see the sun shining this morning!! Of course if I should win you can have the table and I will deliver in person!!
Hello to everyone else but I must get on as a pedicure is booked for about an hour's time then I'm driving into town.
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I zipped my fleecy lining into my jacket and I'm so glad I did. It was 38F and it's time to start looking for a larger jacket for the Bean I think. She's grown quite a bit since last winter, but still smaller than most cats. Very invigorating walk this morning! It didn't seem to bother Jilly, and I enjoyed our stroll through the leaves and viewing all the pumpkins, witches, bats, chrysanthemums and other such paraphernalia welcoming Halloween.
Glynis John was a favourite of mine as well with her unusual voice. Didn't she figure as a mermaid in one film? Miranda?
How DO you gals manage to accomplish so much in a day? I find I need more hours, or am I just slow? Whatever, I've decided to stroll through the rest of my life and enjoy the scenery, neither young nor old, contented with my lot and just............
Anne.
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Happy Wednesday! I am going to take my car for another estimate even though the other guy never got back to me. I am having second thoughts and might put it through my insurance even though my rates might go up. First I will see how much this guy tells me and then make a decision.
Sitting for Max yesterday was easy since he took a 2 1/2 hour nap on me. Lisa said it was miserable with the rain and cold so they didn't have a great time. I am glad we went to another pumpkin farm on Saturday where it was warm and fun.
Anne, I am with you as far as accomplishment in one day, I know I am slow but I spend too much time on my computer each morning. Besides as we get older the days go too fast.
As far as weather, we are at 39 degrees this morning so it is cold. I had my fireplace on last night.
Jackie, didn't Red Buttons also sing send in the Clowns? I did love that song. The fabric sounds interesting, post a picture when you get your sample please.
Buzz, you not only have a wonderful place to live, but it has wonderful entertainment and lots of interesting information. Thanks for sharing.
Patsy, your land sounds beautiful especially with the animals. I also enjoyed Woody Allen's movies and there were many. Congratulations on getting published, quite an accomplishment!
Lin, must be busy this morning but I hope you are dressed warm.
Really have to get myself moving faster today. Between my car and Bryanna's car I am feeling so stressed and need to get them both fixed so I can relax.
Have a good day,
Sandy
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Back from my trip into town with my feet feeling as if I'm walking on air after a lovely pedicure and massage. George came with me so we managed a short stroll to the dog sitter only to find he must have taken today's dogs for a walk but that's fine, I posted our booking forms in his door. It seems not only did I get the inlaid table at the auction at a very good price, much less than my bid but also a Victorian pine towel rail for the spare bedroom at a give away price. Tomorrow on my way to my hairdresser I can collect both.
Anne, I remember the mermaid but not her name and yes it was Glynis Johns and as far as I know she is still with us!
It's been a beautiful day, warm and sunny but not for long as cold northerly winds coming our way at the weekend so I must make the most of this.
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More congratulations, this time to JACKIE on acquiring the table AND a towel rail. I'm so glad Glynis Johns is still with us. I remember her with her beautiful mermaid tail hanging over the bath tub.
Sadly Fats Domino died today at 89. This makes me more determined than ever to sit back and enjoy the roses. Bring on the cream trifle and other decadent naughties.
SANDY, I'm so sorry your beautiful car took such a bashing. There are times when I'm very content not to own a car!
You know what, I think I will make a Victorian sponge cake for my teatime! Nice cold day for making a cream sponge cake,
Bye,
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Monkeys climbing rubber plants specially for Sandy on such a stressful day. Did I miss why Bryanna's car is also a problem for you?
Anne ~ Enjoy baking and eating that Victoria sponge.
When I drove back from town two engineers were climbing poles looking at our phone and internet lines so of course just after I sent my previous post I became disconnected!! The engineers have gone home so I had to work through a Windows diagnostic page, unplug everything, then reconnect and wait..... a good time to bring my washing in off the rotary line and feed hens their evening corn!
Time to cook supper but at least there's no need to light a fire this evening.
Jackie
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I've seen that fabric before, but where?
Jilly appears to have eaten feathers of all things. She's been gagging and coughing up foam. But where from? I couldn't prise her teeth open to take a look if one was caught on her back throat and teeth, she might be small but she's very strong. I found one feather near where she was gagging. If this dog makes it past 2 years........! Miracle, she's always into something undesirable.
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Hello hello sneakers! We have high thin clouds but the occasional sun break. No rain but a tad chilly. I'll go for it. Yea!
Jackie: I adore your fabric choice! It makes me smile and I love the bold colors and the adorable little monkeys! It would be a design I would easily choose. I think John would also think it delightful. He is conservative and very traditional in his choices. We make make quite a couple. I don't understand how your auction works. We have them but you have to be right there yelling out your bid or holding up a number paddle. I have gone to many a livestock auction with my grandfather. Also estate auctions for furniture and "do-dads."
Sandy: I truly understand your stress over car repair and insurance. It is one of our big scams. We have to have insurance but when we use it they raise the rates or cancel the insurance, be prepared, if you let a young person drive your car and an accident happens (even if it isn't their fault) up the rates go... infuriating.
Anne: I would love to adopt a looser life style when it comes to a few treats. But! I gain weight like crazy with a little bit of something wonderful. I like that Mae West quote, "Too much of a good thing is...wonderful!"
My problem is I don't know how to indulge just a little bit. No discipline.
Buzz: interesting story about the song, Send in the Clowns. I wrote lyrics for a couple of songs for our musician friend. It was the hardest thing I have ever done. Working with a rhythm, phrasing, and a demanding musician. For something I wanted to do with a friend, wow! Lots of work. Judy Collins singing that song! Heartbreakingly fabulous.
Which of my neglected tasks to do first?
Patsy0 -
Good afternoon
Patsy, what wonderful news! I think you need a party!! Wahoo! Congratulations.
And thank you for mentioning the Woody A. movie. I have not seen it so have out a request to hold the item at the local library.
The Glynis Johns Movie was “Miranda.” I always loved her speaking voice. I will try to hunt down a place to view that movie as well.
Jackie, congrats on your successful auction bids. Well done. And you have happy toes. What a scrumptious and happy day. I love color of the fabric but would admit that a bold pattern would likely not be my style in part because I don’t have an island or tropical vibe in my body. Obtaining a sample seems reasonable though as red is not always red!
Anne, I am sorry Jilly is worrying you. Dogs are just notorious for gulping down most anything and then leave us to worry. I hope she feels better soon. Glad you got warm duds out for your walk.
Sandy, I hate all the situations we are left to sort out. Some nights I have trouble sleeping when a particularly bothersome problem will not leave me alone. I hope you get your car fixed up soon.
We are enjoying a warmer day with sunshine and much less wind. We are told to enjoy this day as it is all downhill the remainder of the week. Don’t we just love such good news?
I did online banking and transfers this morning, then off to Tai Chi, on to the Library to color but that turned into a kind of nightmare but did spend some time with a couple of friends in their coffee area. Then off to get gas (on this last nice day) and then a stop at the grocery store for the discount day. Got home and had deliveries once again so got my non-perishables stashed away and am having lunch now.
I need to keep moving! Tomorrow after my usual things I am meeting a friend in the afternoon and am debating what to do. I have a Halloween card for her but her birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks. I do not have a card or gift ready. And I don’t believe I will have time to get anything ready by tomorrow. I gave her an Amazon gift card last Christmas and it took her months to decide to use it and I had to help her as she hadn’t used a gift code before. That was not a hit. So, I will just mull it over I guess.
Oh, and my mantle clock that I have been fussing over? That I just had fixed? And then called about as there was an adjustment problem? Our of the blue, the glass on the front is cracked!! I didn’t even touch it to wind it or anything. I am perplexed.
Enjoy the day. Do whatever suits your fancy.
Hugs.
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Why does today's forum make me feel as though I am sitting with you all having a homey chat? It's amazing, but I just felt we were all together! I could feel SANDY's reaction to the car annoyance, and once more being victimized by something done by others! Hah, humbug! And ANNE worrying again about the Bean's shenanigans! Foam? Yich! JACKIE, I LOVE that print and it's fun pattern. Great colors and just such a zippy mood maker! Of course, the surroundings are not exactly what my furnishing would look like, so the pattern might lose some punch without all that gray and white offsetting it I'm trying to visualize it surrounded by various shades of wood furniture. Mine is all teak and I'm not certain it would have that luscious tropical look in the setting in your photo. And my palm trees are all outdoors.....I guess we all loved Glynis Johns, her voice and talents! As far as Judy Dench's remark, Sondheim said he wrote it for someone with limited singing ability! Yet I can't sing even that! I'm wondering what to think about my new clock that resets itself every night by the signal coming in from the official atomic tower signal in Colorado. LIN's cracked mantle clock (my sympathies, dear LIN) reminded me that the first night, the signal came in loud and clear. Last night (night #2) I saw it truly struggle several times when the signal arrived, there was kind of a dance to the bitter end, but it never really was able to just accept the signal and felt embarrassed and slept through most of the night and morning with an empty slot where the tower should have been! So is it just a weak signal due to weather, or a bad clock, or just a silly one night failure? Anyway, some things are too unimportant to fret over, I think! (But will it work right tonight?) Obviously, I have nothing urgent to impart tonight, but simply needed to let you all know how special you are! PATSY, congratulations, and you and John appear to be a perfect fit! Buzz
..............................Always believe something wonderful is about to happen!.....................
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Off to bed but I had to say.....Buzz, we are all sitting right here together with coffee/tea cups at our elbow and sharing news of the day. Remember that book...the ya-ya sisterhood? This is the "sneaker tea party."
Patsy0 -
Good morning fellow tea drinkers, I promise I will not mention "she who will not be mentioned" today. Just to say I'm recovering from a potential heart attack and she who will not be mentioned appears to be recovering from presumably gagging and swallowing feathers. If nothing "appears" the vets on Friday!
The tea party appeals! Do you remember the ladies on "Last of the summer wine" drinking their tea and putting the world to rights, or actually the men in it to rights and explaining to young Glenda (?) on how to keep them under control?
My day will be phone calls to old friends too far away to visit anymore, all of us without cars these days. Particularly my long time friend Flo. Her SIL phoned me long distance because she and Flo's brother are so worried about her. Flo has the tumour behind her eye. I spoke to her last weekend and she isn't getting up until four pm and lives in her nightie. She has a son and a daughter living quite close but it's difficult to know exactly what's going on as she's very clever at convincing us she's okay but when we compare notes it's obvious she's not. I wish we lived closer. It would take four buses for me to just get to her area, all morning at least and then I have to get back home again. Mikes off work for a week in December and I hope he will take me, meanwhile telephone calls with a gal we all feel is hiding things from us.
Well, I didn't get to make and more importantly eat, the Victorian sponge. I spent the time cleaning the rug! This was maybe, after all, a good thing with this being a fitness site and no sponge cakes allowed in sight.
I wonder what today will bring, hopefully just cups of coffee and tea for our little tea/coffee drinking circle.
Bye,
Anne.
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Quite a week. Late last night the carbon detector started peeping or rather screeching. Message said it had outlived its life and throw out. I couldn't get the back off. Couldn't stand the noise! Finally, shoved it in the garage where we heard it screeching when we went for our walk this morning. Darren came over and managed to get the back off and get the battery out. What a week, dogs barfing, detectors screeching, and I've just poured Drano down the bathroom sluggish drain. Well that's three things! Fingers crossed. She who shall not be named still in the land of the living. She brightened up when Darren came over but has yet to go to the bathroom!
Michael said I wouldn't have died from carbon monoxide poisoning if it could be heard on the street. Little ray of sunshine our Michael!
Anne.0
