Senior Golden Sneakers
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Good evening
Jackie, I love the doggie candle and I am afraid I would find it too precious to burn. Is it just for decoration? I have all my non-essential clocks set back now. A couple of others will self-adjust as they sync up with the government clocks. Some batteries have been switched and I am pretty much set for next weekend. I wish they would just decide what they want us to do. My body says it is time to Fall back. I am sleeping later now. And my Lottery ticket was a dud. (Unhappy). Ha, glad George did not see the groomer.
Anne, I pay no attention to the house numbering system. I just know evens are on one side and odds on the other and depending on my driving direction, they will be ascending or descending. I don’t look for additional logic. Sorry for all the rain and I hope you find some lovely leaves.
Sandy, my housebound friend, enjoy your visit with the boys tomorrow. I hope your car will be 100% up to your standards when you get it back.
Patsy, how’s the fireplace? I still do not have my pilot light started yet. I have a project to tackle not related to the house and I am avoiding it. I bought a very cheap winter jacket last year, I have worn it three times and today I found a button is missing—one that attachs the hood to the jacket. It is missing, there are NO spare buttons and I am miffed. The button next to the missing one was not buttoned as the button hole is too small for the button. My, they had no quality control on this piece of junk. But I need to try to fix it. Or it will need to be junked. Meanwhile, yes I do have a cutting mat and even a glass mat which is lovely for bits of cutting and for inking etc as it cleans up so easily. And as to the organic vegetable/fruit boxes, so far so good. I did write to the company as I had some spoiled tomatoes. They gave me a refund so I am okay with it. I will keep trying various products the next few weeks and see how things work out. I will say the items I received I would rate as premium.
Buzz, hello my friend. You do live in a very interesting place with so many options for entertainment as well as so many dining options, I am amazed.
Time to watch a movie and read some Christmas stories. I got a book from the library called “The Usual Santas”. A collection of Soho Crime Christmas Capers. I am enjoying it.
More hugs and all best wishes.
Lin
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What a beautiful day. Quick breakfast I knew I would be in trouble with my iPad if I waited too late,finding FaceTime! And at precisely 9 AM, I clicked on the red phone and it rang and rang and I was about to give up when suddenly, there was my dear scruffy son blearily searching for me, and yes, JACKJE , Germany went back to regular time today, too. The kids want ne to fly up to DD in Somers, NY for Christmas. DDiL would not take ""No" for my answer, and I feel I'm not in good condition to fly anywhere. Yesterday we were trying to convince one of our friends whose kids were insisting she fly up for something, which filled her with dread, and she's 8 years younger than I! I really don't like telling my kids about every ache and pain, but now I'm feeling guilty about not traveling!. I looked for the ...........Oh, shoot, I must have fallen asleep as I just woke up with a page full of gibberish! I'd better come back tomorrow to finish!
Buzz
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Morning!
I understand even house numbers on one side of the street and uneven numbers on the other side of the street. That's normal everywhere but....
Why START at number 12 on one side and START at number 7 on the other?
And why is there a gap of four between houses?
12 and then 16 and then 20 and so forth.
It puzzles me.
Was this once a street of Pygmy houses and the house in between (missing house no. 14) 12 and 16 become a garden? I shall cease wondering and when I've got the time or the inclination, call city hall, lol.
Furnace renewed today, a day of workmen and dog excitement and probably stair cleaning.
Marks family are considering going somewhere warm for Christmas BUZZ. Me, I'm staying home, warm and cozy hopefully with a decent furnace. Only if we win the lottery and rent a private jet shall I stir. The young don't understand. I remember my mother complaining each year when my cousin insisted on her going to their place for a few days. She was bored out of her mind with the cracker pulling etc and longed for her little flat, her books, the TV and a few chocs to eat in private. Me too, old Scrooge that I am.
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Anne, I have never lived anywhere that had a rational numbering system I guess so I really never thought about it. As a child we lived on a great long street, blocks long with no intersections and there were vacant lots so the house numbers were strange. After that I was out in the country and if you got a street and a house number you would think they drew them out of a hat. Now I am on a cul de sac and these numbers are more rational but really, I have never paid attention! Good for you to notice the numbering on your street. Let us know if you call someone to find out the reasoning involved.
Hugs.
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I suspect city hall won't know either LIN. Maybe you could get more teepee's on the street when the Mississauga Indians lived here! I've lived here since 1980 and only just started wondering why? In between the indigenous people and us immigrants it was all strawberry fields for the rich of Toronto. Then, after World War One it was tiny homes for returning wounded soldiers. That's how my place started, before it was enlarged.
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A cold, brisk morning but that made for a wonderful walk across the moors with views to die for! Another friend joined us so 4 dogs and 3 humans strolled, caught up on news and discussed weekend tv including the latest David Attenborough Blue Planet series that I watched in high definition. Glorious photography but heartbreaking stories as ice caps melt and wildlife struggles for existence. I never imagined I could be in tears about a few walruses but seeing mothers struggling to find a piece of floating ice to rest themselves and their pups on but ending up having to float on their backs hugging their babies close to them was unbelievably sad. Not too long before it's all gone, melted away but then there's no such thing as global warming according to some!! Another series we had each watched was Gunpowder, all about Guy Fawkes and although I know the outcome I was so caught up in the story I found myself willing them to escape. Not for the fainthearted this one as extremely gory!!
Lin ~ The doggy candles were made last year for Christmas presents and a couple were left over. The trouble is what else do you do with them other than light the taper? At some point he will have to go! Don't you have haberdashery departments in your stores where you could buy a couple of new buttons and get that jacket hood fixed? If not it might be worth an Amazon search just so long as you don't have to purchase a pack of 20!
Anne ~ When our allotment sight was first set up and numbers allocated to plots you wouldn't believe how a group of men with measures and a laptop that showed them a satellite image could make such a mess of the numbers. If you can imagine No.1 starting in one corner then 2, 3 4 etc carrying on up the shorter side to the next corner when they then went back to the other side of No.1 and continued down the longer side 5, 6, 7, 8 but only halfway because they then ran back up the middle! The answer to your query is I think that no women were involved in the numbering!! I'm sorry I had to pick a number that didin't exist for your card that might have given it a slight chance of remaining in Canada!!
Buzz ~ Could a member of your family fly to you then escort you to New York because perhaps with moral support and an extra pair of hands, Christmas could be feasible. On the other hand if going is just too much of a trauma then of course you have to decline. The stress of it all isn't worth it. Having suggested all that, I'm the worst one because after years of awful travel to and from London dealing with crowds, mad drivers and often icy roads I decided staying at home is the best option..... leave Christmas to children, and Sandy of course!!
Patsy ~ Perhaps it was my clocks going back in the UK that had you adjusting yours but so long as you enjoyed a lie in yesterday morning you can have another next Sunday!!
I'd better get on since I just paused for crackers, an apple and piece of Edam cheese for lunch after cleaning out the inside of my car. I still have to have a final sort out of the beehive before settling it down for the winter then get to a car wash. The cleaning and washing because my car gets its MOT tomorrow and I think it should look cared for at least!!
No time to spellcheck so fingers crossed!
Jackie
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jacean2017 wrote: »I suspect city hall won't know either LIN. Maybe you could get more teepee's on the street when the Mississauga Indians lived here! I've lived here since 1980 and only just started wondering why? In between the indigenous people and us immigrants it was all strawberry fields for the rich of Toronto. Then, after World War One it was tiny homes for returning wounded soldiers. That's how my place started, before it was enlarged.
Anne.
It's purely subjective reasons in some places, and for legitimate reason in others. Usually, street numbers will increase in a similar pattern: by 2s, 4s, 6s or by 10s, odd numbers on one side, evens on the other. If a property is larger than the others, they may put an extra skip in, to account for a future sub-divide without having to relabel the whole street.0 -
Thanks SANDY. We are all squeezed into the same size lots. As the small places are torn down, the mansions get less garden which is maybe the trend with busy working couples these days. It's all a sweet mystery of life.
I kept away from David Attenboroughs latest JACKIE. I just can't bear to watch what is happening. I watched a programme on the gentle sloths and it had me in tears. They move slowly of course and men climb the trees to snatch the babies clinging on to their mothers to sell. The babies usually die because humans find it difficult to care for a little clinging baby that needs constant feeding. The mothers aren't killed unlike the apes, but are left bereft. Fortunately, a few enlightened souls are caring for these little orphans from illegal markets and the unscrupulous men are put in jail if caught.
Guy Fawkes, ah poor old Guy and his fellow conspirers. There's a very old pub in Hull in a street named The Land of Green Ginger (from the spice trade) where they first hatched the plot it is said. The pub is all winding staircases and little rooms. I had fish and chips there with Roy nine years ago. Very tasty. Once I knew the story I found it difficult burning a stuffed cloth Guy Fawkes effigy on bonfire night. Not so as a kid. The excitement and the charcoal roasted spuds we ate while the grown ups sipped cider and kept an eye out for naughty little children lighting fireworks behind them.
My ex and my friends husband once lit a rocket inside our dustbin. It went off with an almighty bang and cracked our bedroom window! Boys will be boys however old!
Please do remember,
The fifth of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
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Happy Monday!!
My car is at body shop and hoping they can get it done in two days instead of three since Wednesday is a holy day and I would like to go to mass at noon. I would also like to go to bingo but as I always say, one day at a time. Laundry is started and dinner will be started later this afternoon. I did not sleep well so I do hope I can get a nap in before Lisa and the boys come. I am not a good napper so might have to just plow through being tired.
By the way Lisa found my sunglasses in her stroller even though she said she had looked before and they mysteriously popped up.
Anne, I googled and found that answer, makes sense if property were to be divided later. And with the way they tear down old houses to make room for much bigger houses I guess they knew what they were doing. My daughter and her family along with her in laws are going on a cruise for Christmas. I declined for three reasons, it is Max's first Christmas, I hate flying in the winter because of delays and I can't afford to go with the expense of Christmas presents.
Jackie, I have seen some specials on global warming and it certainly does break your heart to see the critters struggling. I do love Christmas but mainly because of the kids. After my first divorce Christmas lost some of the meaning as I used to have both sides of the family for Christmas Eve and after the divorce I got Christmas Eve and their dad got Christmas. It was never the same for holidays.
Lin, your house sounds interesting, is it a big house? You talk about basement stairs and upstairs so it must be a fairly big house. Am I being too nosy? Sorry.
Buzz, Jackie's suggestion of an escort sound like a great idea. You can have wheel chair at the airport to get to the boarding gate which would help. But then again winter in New York can be brutal. Very nice of them to want you with them for Christmas but maybe it would be easier to come to Florida.
Patsy, hope all is well with you. My son and his wife bought a lot in Edwardsville, Illinois and are having a house built. They will be leaving Oregon to come to flat Illinois with no mountains and with hot and freezing weather. What is wrong with them? LOL Truthfully, it is closer to my house, a 5 hour drive so I hope to see them more often.
Have a great day.
Sandy
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It is a sort of sunny day here. High thin clouds off and on sunny. Very PNW kind of weather. John got a huge kick out of our discussion about house numbers. I was telling him about it. We have almost always choose rural living no matter where we lived. House number when you live out in country is pointless and even funny. Addresses out here come with detailed instructions and discriptions in mile and landmarks.
Speaking of our infrastructure, I had a very good friend whose husband worked for an oil company. She said when they were stationed in the Middle East, it was so hard for foreigners because they had no phone book or organized addresses. This was of course, many years ago. Business cards were essential. They had not only phone numbers on them but directions on a little map on the back of the card. She was a tall beautiful Swedish blonde and she was briefly kidnaped and held for ransom. She was also very smart and brave.
The holidays are such a strange collection of emotion and stress for some. I love the holidays. We don't have any young children in the family but i still love them. Holidays are espically stressful for John. He says they always were, not sure why but they are. I love having all the music, decor, parties, food, family and friends. John keeps trying to keep things organized. I love a total jumble and happy chaos. We all work it out and try not to stress John too much. We are such a small family it isn't too much of a big to-do around here. We go for elegant and amazing. Big leftovers are just too much for us to deal with. We are all in kitchen at once preparing a special thing. I love to use all my special China and crystal. That's our holidays plus card playing and visiting.
Anne and Jackie: Who is Guy Fawkes? I guess I missed school they day they taught about him.
Sandy: your sunglasses...that is my life! Things just hide and crop up mysteriously in odd places. Who put things in these odd places? Fairies and elves would be my suspicion.
Lin: cards and crafting always gets a bit more frantic and interesting as the holidays get closer. I'll bet your card designing area is covered in glittler and shine. Fun and a constant delight.
Patsy
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PATSY, in answer to your query:
In 1605 13 catholic conspirators including Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the British House of Lords along with king James 1st. Guy Fawkes was discovered in the cellars with a huge amount of gunpowder.
The holiday, 5th November is always held to remind us that it's not a good idea to blow up parliament wherever you live.
Guy Fawkes was to be hung, drawn and quartered after being tortured. However, he fell on his way up the ladder to the scaffold, broke his neck and thus saved himself the agony of being drawn and quartered.
Interestingly, he was born in York, which is the capital of the county of Yorkshire.
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Bad news on the furnace. It couldn't be replaced and it could be days or even weeks before it's replaced. Not sure what to do if it gets really cold, but don't intend staying with the kids, will keep you posted. I've got a baseboard heater for now. Anne.0
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Hi everyone,
I've been gone a long time and just wanted to say hi1 -
jacean2017 wrote: »Bad news on the furnace. It couldn't be replaced and it could be days or even weeks before it's replaced. Not sure what to do if it gets really cold, but don't intend staying with the kids, will keep you posted. I've got a baseboard heater for now. Anne.
Oh no!! Have your sons bring you several more electric heaters. The Dyson bladeless is wonderful. Meanwhile, staying with someone might be an option to consider if a new furnace cannot be installed promptly.
Lin
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New furnace to be installed Thursday, relief! I can mange for 2 more days. I told repair man my age which he didn't believe, flatteringly. Anyway I think it did the trick! They don't want old ladies dying of hypothermia do they!
Anne, the happy camper. It will feel like camping, Jilly and I huddled over the two heaters I possess!1 -
Two days can be a long enough time. Bake lots of food so you can have the oven going!! Electric blanket????0
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Oh No! Anne...is it cold there now? Do you have an electric blanket? I have this notion of you and Jilly going to one of your sons houses and having a sleep-over. Staying up late at night sipping a glass of wine telling ghost stories, reliving past funny times, etc. when our son comes to visit we do that. He tells us stories about his business and his sailing trips. The thing is that people like you and I and our families always find a way to make the most of every situation. Just take care of yourself and the little peewee.
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I think I've really lost it! Spent far too much time today trying to download Ken Follett's most recent addition to his series that started Pillars of the Earth, which I think is still my alltime favorite book! This one is named Column of Fire and my son sent the link to download it onto my Kindles and iPad, where I have more titles that I haven't bothered reading! I just keep charging all these notebooks and planning to make time "some day"! Let me know if anyone would like me to forward the download. I had forgotten how to load books until I recalled it has to go into a Kindle document using Mobi, or something. and it actually was simple once I remembered to Google instructions! So here it is, 4 AM, nothing accomplished for the day, although I probably got myself into financial trouble trying to set up my new Samsung phone! So HI, CHRIS ! Nice to see you, and everybody else, I read evry word of your posts, but too tired to comment. Thanks for the reminder that NY is too cold at Christmastime! I don't even own closed shoes! I understand if they cannot visit; it gets cumbersome planning to spend every holiday visiting, and I like my kids retaining a closeness with each other. So Goodnight, it almost time to get up!!! Buzz
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Morning, no I prefer to stay home overnight if possible PATSY, with everyone rushing into bathrooms etc in their own homes getting ready for work!
It's 5 centigrade right now with me in my dressing gown - that's about 41 going up to 46 as the day progresses. The Bean and I stayed cuddly warm under the duvet and she doesn't snore, shuffles a bit. The day the furnace is installed Thursday, is the warmest of the three days, naturally. Now that I'm a born again Canadian I SHOULD be able to survive 41! This morning I thought of the street folk in Toronto waking up on park benches in their sleeping bags. We don't have any here in my town, but if I encounter one on my travels I'll buy one a coffee and bagel and realize how fortunate I am. The new furnace, which will be smallish for a small house will cost $4600.
I really AM signing off as,
(N)Anne(Ouk) of the north. Do you remember Nanouk!
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Waiting for George's groomer while he barks because he senses her visit today which is very annoying but typical of the breed..... mummy someone is climbing the mountain to get to our retreat and I don't want her here!!! After his haircut I must take my car to the garage for its annual check then yoga so I feel tired even thinking about the next few hours. Should get back later tonight (my time!)
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Really really running late. Have been to TJ’s. Need to do the post Office and the bank before Mah Jongg. My produce order is stuck in processing this morning. Ugh. No idea when they think they will deliver and I cannot get a timing estimate this morning.
Hugs friends.....please be safe and well.
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Happy Tuesday! Here is an interesting read including some info on Guy Fawkes.
http://www.ucatholic.com/blog/the-catholic-origins-of-halloween/ It was on my Facebook from my church. I know there are some including my daughter who don't believe in Halloween but I think it is just a fun day for the kiddos, just my opinion.
Had a good time with the boys even though they had runny noses. Bryanna also came so we had a nice dinner. Robby was obsessed with my Alexia and kept asking her questions or telling her to go to bed. They did not stay long but it was a nice visit.
Nothing on my agenda today except for paying some bills. I will give the body shop a call to see if my car might be ready later today but I doubt it since the bumper has to be painted after the repair.
Enjoy your Halloween and hope if you get kids for trick or treating the costumes make you smile, especially on the young ones!! I don't plan on getting any kids but bought a small bag of candy just in case.
Sandy
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Happy Halloween dear sneakers. I enjoyed reading once again about the tradition of Halloween. After reading I remembered that from my catholic school days. We did have fun as kids in catholic school. No little trick or treaters here. We live so far out in the country, it is a rare thing for any kid to make it up a long dark road to our house.
We always watch a scary movie during this time of the year. Not sure but I think John wants to watch Dracula. This is a very artistic scary movie. The art direction is superb.
Our son Damon always tries to add to my collection of dolls. He bought me a beautiful "day of the dead" doll from Mexico. He has been in South America during special festivals on Halloween.
There is something about dressing in costume, you really never outgrow it! Katie has a costume. It is an angel. She unfortunatly has very little patience for photos. She ate part of her halo. (sigh, oh well)
Boooooooooo,
Patsy
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Is one supplement plan F better than another other than cost? They are all standardized under Medicare's guidelines. I can save almost $100 a month if I change from Blue Cross to Cigna. (change is hard)0
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If your newspaper has a rating guide, it might help you choose. Otherwise, is there a group called SHIP, or something similar, to guide you through the choices best for you? As long as your own Dr. accepts your plan and company, I guess they're pretty similar, except for cost! I don't use doctors very often, so I'm sticking with my HMO, which provides my prescriptions as well as medical and hospital care, and since my plan is rated 4.5 out of 5, I'll stay with it. Most of the doctors in our clinic downstairs have adapted to accepting Humana (my HMO), so it's very convenient for me , especially since I gave up driving.
I woke up late, and everything is thrown off timewise so I missed the Hallowe'en fun, (don't need the extra calories) in the lobby! Besides, 1 to 2 o'clock doesn't feel like Hallowe'en!
I'm looking at the mess of unsorted paperwork on my desk and countertop, wondering how I gather so much "junk"! But I'd better sort and dump since tomorrow is clean-up day! So soon?
My legs need pumping, so I'd better tear myself away from you all and get pumped! Buzz
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Is one supplement plan F better than another other than cost? They are all standardized under Medicare's guidelines. I can save almost $100 a month if I change from Blue Cross to Cigna. (change is hard)
Sandy, Are you adding Rx coverage (Part D) as well? I have Blue Cross for my supplement coverage and I have Plan F. They have a pretty good reputation not only for payment but for customer service in this area. I also have an agent to talk to and he is a good guy and very helpful. He also helped me shop for my Rx coverage and I ended up with Humana.
That being said one of my friends changes her coverage every time she can find a lower cost plan at open enrollment time. If there are additional subtleties, I am missing them.
Hugs.
Lin
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Oh, and we have SHIIP counselors here but they won’t make any recommendations, they just help review the plans and the costs. I think there is a place to find out about field complaints against companies but the web site address fails me right now. I started with our State Insurance Commission Office.0
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Thanks ladies. I have Blue Cross/Blue Shield as my supplement for the last 10 years with no drug coverage. My cost is now up to $278 a month but like you Lin I have never had to pay a dime out of my pocket. I did just apply for drug coverage with Humana which is only $20 a month but I will be penalized for not having drug coverage which I think will be an additional $50 or so. This broker is telling me that all plan F coverages are the same as they are standardized under Medicare. Cigna would be $182 a month but will they be as good as Blue Cross? Decisions! Decisions! Decisions!0
