Senior Golden Sneakers
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And lettuce roll-ups will NEVER take the place of a yummy pancake (maybe covered with fresh blueberries so it is healthy?) I keep fighting with myself over tasty, healthy, ...will it really make a difference once I'm gone? If one loves tasty foods, one must constantly fight the urges, and is that healthier, really, than sersne enjoyment? Ok, OK, I take it all back. I will have only 1/2 a cup of our seafood bisque at tonight's Birthday Dinner! Salmon instead of filet mignon, no cake! How delightful!
JACKIE, the following is from a pet site: "Don’t use soap or shampoo. In the majority of cases, you should not use any type of detergent, soap, or shampoo when cleaning gunk from your dog’s eyes. This can cause irritation for your pet. Instead, you should stick to water and avoid cleansers altogether." "Trim the hair around your dog’s eyes. Keeping the hair around your dog’s eyes clipped can help prevent irritation and the proliferation of disease-causing bacteria and viruses. Have someone familiar with the dog hold her while you use blunt nosed scissors to trim the hair." Website link:
https://wikihow.com/Clean-Gunk-from-Your-Dog%27s-Eyes#Cleaning_Your_Dog.E2.80.99s_Eye_with_a_Damp_Cloth_sub
Is today the day to wear my Mardi Gras necklace from New Orleans? I bought it years ago, and have never worn the amusing thing!
After my last haircut, my haircutter told me never to use a brush on my hair, simply fingers and scrunching pulls!
. This is the result!
I must learn to scrunch!
Buzz
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Great day in the morning! Sunshine! Coooooooold however. Katie’s outdoor water bowl has a thick ice covering. She loves to play with ice. Her inside water dish is often neglected.
All these great meal plans, we are having our valentine dinner tonight. Angle hair pasta, chicken and mushrooms with hollandaise, green salad, white wine. John picks the wine since I haven’t a clue about wine. For dessert we are having chocolate covered strawberries (Costco, cheaper than Buzz’s elegant $3.00 apiece but probably not as delicious) my homemade valentine and a sip of Brandy later. That’s a pretty good valentine party for us. Katie will get a bit of chicken and some of her beloved liver snacks.
One of my favorite movies is Julia and Julie, with Mariel Streep. Not sure John will consent to a movie without intrigue and car chases. The Olympic snowboard competition and skiing was breathtaking. How does a human body take flight and soar that fast and that high?
Patsy
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Read to move on to coloring. Yes Buzz, it is Mardi Gras today. Wear that necklace!!!
Patsy, the celebration sounds wonderful. And I hope you are able to select the movie.
Bye.
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Happy Tuesday!
Went to the dentist for my cleaning, then to a great lunch with Bryanna and Laurie and then to the airport. I have to say, I am happy to have my life back again although I love my DIL. Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday so mass and ashes and then later bingo.
Thursday my meeting and Friday a mammogram and early sitting since after waiting an hour yesterday at her doctor they told her she was delivering a baby so she had to reschedule until Friday. Busy, busy, busy.
I hope to get back into my routine tomorrow so until then have a great day.
Sandy
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Happy valentines day dear sneakers. Love is the gasoline that keeps us running. Not just on Valentine’s Day, but our whole life long.
John told me about going to Costco to get chocolate covered strawberries and a Guy was getting some to give to his sweetheart. He was going to propose on Valentine’s Day. The Costco staff were all helping him pick out the best ones and wishing him well. John even chimed in and gave him some advice. John’s advice..”.do this in the early part of the evening...don’t hide the ring in the strawberries. Too many possibilities of disaster. Diamond rings are hard to digest.”
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❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️.... HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO YOU ALL AND ALL THE DEAR ONES YOU LOVE.... ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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It's Jilly's second birthday and she, for sure, has brought much love into my life!
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To my dear Sneaker friends. Enjoy the day.... let's all think happy thoughts! Jackie
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Thinking happy thoughts JACKIE and wearing my new pink shirt in celebration of the day!
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Wet, miserable, cold, foggy.... you name it, it's going on outside but shopping was achieved early this morning, George and I took a stroll through our roads that currently run like a stream and I'm changed into warm fleece and dry jeans as I contemplate minted pea soup for lunch.
Anne ~ When I moved to the village 30 years ago pancake races did take place with the only obstacle being the risk of a wandering herd of milking cows appearing over the horizon as the farmer drove his Landrover slowly along hanging the outside of the door and calling for them to come off the moor. Unfortunately these days it's more likely to be a boy racer speeding through the village in his souped up car so the parish council had to stop community events for risk of someone getting killed!! The only sort of pancake to enjoy is with a sprinkle of sugar and the squirt of a real lemon but yesterday, even with a bowl full of my chooks eggs, I didn't make any!!
Buzz ~ Lovely lady, lovely hair.... if only my mop of hair would take some scrunching too! Thanks for dog eye cleaning info which does make sense. At the moment I do only use a warm wet cloth and occasionally aloa vera dog eye wipes. It took me a long time before George trusted me anywhere near his eyes with scissors then one day at the vet about something completely different he suddenly picked up a sharp pointed pair and snipped right into the corner of his eyes but then of course, being a vet he was confident so I looked into getting the round ended sort. I even snip his gorgeous long lashes so they don't curl into his eyes but will certainly avoid shampoo near his face.
Patsy ~ The question is, will you ever discover if the girl being proposed to said yes. Someone needs to find out!!
Feels to me like a light the fire and watch a movie sort of afternoon. The other night I watched The Flowers of War based on the 1937 Nanjing massacre about a group of Chinese girls taking refuge in an American church and what happened when some ladies of the night also hid there. Apparently the incident is true and well before the end, knowing they weren't all going to escape I was watching with tears streaming down my cheeks and it stayed with me for a long time. Perhaps I should stick to Tom Cruise nonsense!!
Minted pea soup calls so hello to everyone I missed and a big hug to Jilly Bean on her birthday.
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I was going to take Bean out for a long, long walk but had to turn back because my drive is a skating rink right this minute. I hope it melts today because the poor little Bean was all excited at the prospect of a long, long walk!
You know you have to be very confidant that someone will accept a marriage proposal if you pay out for an expensive ring! Can one get a refund if one is turned down?
Confession time. Am I the only female in the world who doesn't like chocolate covered strawberries? Allergic to strawberries, don't care for the taste and I don't like dark chocolate. Can't drink champagne either because of migraines! A box of milk chocolate coated coffee creams would be much appreciated though!
Carry on scrunching BUZZ. The style suits you.
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Hugs...
Lin
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Happy Wednesday, Happy Valentines Day and Happy Ash Wednesday!! Love all the graphics and greetings and love Buzz's hair. I am going to mass at noon to get my ashes and then coming home to finish my laundry before going to bingo. Today is a fast day so no meat and only small meals with nothing in between. Although I am over 59 I still do the fasting and no meat on Fridays for lent, that is the least I can do.
Our lunch was wonderful and Laurie got to the airport with time to spare only to find our her plane was delayed an hour due to mechanical problems. She arrived home safe and sound.
She won't know for several weeks whether the new preventive medicines that gave her will work or not. Right now she is still getting headaches which I really feel sorry for her.
She is supposed to go back to the doctor in 4 to 6 weeks but she isn't sure if she will as of now.
I am very frustrated because I am being denied access to American Airlines website from my desktop and I can't figure out why. My son will probably get on my computer remotely to figure it out. I am just trying to see my reservations to Florida in May .
Must eat something before getting ready. I hope you all have a love filled day!
Sandy
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It is a very showery day but warmer! We had a lovely valentine dinner and movie with lots of valentines. It is important to us. And I must say...I love strawberries, chocolate and wine! I wish I didn’t but there it is!
I did have a little chat with our daughter. She still has the flu. Continued fever and chills and nausea. Many trips to the bathroom. This is a vicious virus. She has had this for almost 5 weeks. It has me crazy with worry about her. Her doctor said there is nothing to do but tough it out and go to ER if her symptoms get worse. She is a bad candidate for tamiflu.
Katie is dragging around her baby blanket. When we bought her they gave us a blanket that her mom and the other puppies slept with. She is now almost 2 years old but her blanket is still one of her favorite things. She also has a special stuffed animal that she really loves. She never tries to chew holes in it and remove stuffing as with so many her other toys.
I guess each breed of dog comes with their own set of challenges. Katie has clear eyes and ears but she has that UTI issue. She must be enticed to drink water. Why????
I keep looking for those daffodils. So far only the one unidentified yellow object out in a vacant pasture. I think I will pack up a beach tailgate picnic on the next sunny day. Katie loves the beach but is terrified of the waves and surf. Thank goodness. John loves all of it and will get too far into the surf. Sneaker waves are lethal around here. Water is dangerously cold and we have Rip tides.
Be safe ladies and be careful on that ice. One slip can change your life forever. I have seen that sad occurrence. But I know we are a bunch of smart people who rarely tempt fate with a careless act.
Patsy
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i was bye So hello and have a sweer day2
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Happy Thursday! I had a $17 win at bingo last night, better than nothing. It was a foggy ride home which wasn't fun but made it safe and sound. Today is my meeting but nothing else after that. Tomorrow is my mammogram and then early sitting for the boys.
My heart is broken like all of yours, with the latest shooting in Florida. I cannot understand why anyone needs an assault rifle especially at the age of 19. The poor families of all involved, remember when schools were a safe place to be???
Have a great day or at least try.
Sandy
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Finally the sun has come out so although it's still a bit chilly we all feel brighter. For the first time in what feels like weeks we walked to the top of the moors with Scruff and her mum where we could see lakes and rivers of water that never existed before. We know we'll have to be alert to sink holes once it starts to dry out because below our feet as we walk are mile upon mile of old mine shafts held up by nothing more than a few rotten timbers! A washing load is just in from the garden, the wormery has been turned and one of my 2 hydrangeas pruned. It's a start! Always lovely to see Marie popping in to say hello.
Good girl Anne, keep away from the ice!
George has a new Scruffs brand bed for an anniversary present because his original donut bed has become too small so he ends up stretching out with his head on the floor. I might post a photo later just to bore you all. LOL
It's already near to 5pm in my neck of the woods so I'll get my fire lit, put the kettle on and decide on a meal.... probably a veggie stir fry.
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Good afternoon, so far, an early morning trip to Trader Joe’s for a few groceries and to find something to take to the snack-type food potluck for Chinese New Year tomorrow. They gave me a little bouquet of fresh flowers, just because. They weren’t going bad or anything, just a nice guy.
Then off to the post office to mail a get well card to my friend who had surgery on Tuesday. With all of her allergies and sensitivities I was very concerned for her. According to her husband, she did well and a text I received yesterday afternoon indicated she would likely go home by yesterday evening.
Finally to the library to chat for a few hours. Lots of discussion regarding schools, guns, parental authority, societal norms and more. I took my coloring so I was productive during the chat.
Sandy, not a huge bingo win but a win nine-the-less. Better than I would do no doubt. Yes, I remember when schools were safe, and we could play outside and ride our bikes all over the neighborhood by ourselves, and church was safe and the worst road rage was someone making a rude gesture when someone did an idiotic move on the road. My library is having an in-service day and they were scheduled to do Active Shooter training but they were unable to get it scheduled for this in-service day due to a change in the speaker’s schedule. Oh my, yes, that safe feeling I had as a child is no more. If it was always an illusion it is one that I miss.
Jackie, my gosh, I would likely never walk over ground that might cave into old mining tunnels. Ack!! That scares the bejeebers out of me. Looking forward to seeing George's new bed. You have a wormery? Tell me more. Where do you keep them?
Buzz, lovely sparkly Valentine image. Brilliant.
Best wishes to everyone.
Hugs.
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High clouds but warming and no rain at the moment. I’ll take that!
We are ordering more and more over the internet, amazon mostly. Even coffee and other food items. That entailes all these lovely boxes with the arrow/smile. Now we must make a trip to the dump with the cardboard recycle bins. We must break down the boxes and tie with a string. This process can really gobble up your day.
Received several Evalentines and loved them. I still can’t get the iPad to cooperate with ecards. I do enjoy writing personal notes. They aren’t lovely sparkly artistic graphic -rich notes however.
Getting a haircut today. I don’t have the skilled hairstylist that Buzz has, so I will end up with some shapeless boring hair style. The only plus is that it will be shorter and out of my face. You can tell I am living in Oregon. Ugly shoes, jeans, pullover shirt often with some message or logo, the ever present hoody zip front shirt to have on as we dash out in the rain for whatever reason. It is almost an Oregon uniform. Not very stylish, I fear!
Lin: our library seems to be a harbor for the homeless. The restrooms have a horrible Odor and is constantly out of TP. The computers are filthy, no one really wants to touch them. The chairs often have ugly debris in them and are very dirty. Why you ask, doesn’t someone clean all this up? Why indeed! I have no answer and least we remind the city council and library staff, tax payer money goes to support the library. The out of town library card holders pay a hefty fee to use the library. Something is wrong here.
Sandy: I read recently about some advances made regarding migraines. The article seemed very positive about the outcome of the research and it was now being available to the general public. Of course, since I don’t have that issue, I didn’t take notes on it. But research should pull up this latest info.
Jackie: Katie has an amazing set of “furniture.” She has tuffets and sleeping nests in almost every room. It is John’s responsibility. He wants her to be comfortable. They do take up room and require regular washing of the removable covers. There is also a large toy basket in the living room and in the TV/exercise room. All in all, our house is decorated by “canine interior design.” Not terrible attractive!
Patsy
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Katie in one of her sleeping nests. Morning nap after her breakfast!
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Love the photo Patsy!!!0
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Must call Canon before midnight, as I found out there is no current driver for my beloved printer to make it compatible with new computer! Somebody goofed!
Sick over guns and kids! 17 dead!!!
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A glorious day with lots of warm sunshine so halfway round our walk I even unzipped my coat!! Scruff was supposed to finish off a few tricks while I filmed them so we can put together something called an Ubber dog video for her mum to send away for a certificate but it seems she has picked up George's stubborn streak and refused point blank to spin and lie down in one movement so back to the drawing board!
Patsy ~ Your attire sounds so comfy I can't blame you at all. My drawer of gardening clothes has far more in it than any casual or smart wear so in the summer I live in old worn jeans and baggy t-shirts! What a gorgeous photo of Katie who looks so comfortable in her bed. George too has beds dotted round the home and I'm even contemplating one in the garden room although am sure the cats will commandeer it in no time! Here's George in his bed and you'll notice the stash of toys in the corner behind him all of which get pulled out and thrown about at some point. Today it's a very grubby Pinky, the first toy he had when I first adopted him.
We watch in disbelief as a Florida senator suggests on British tv that teachers should be armed to stop these shootings.... nothing about stopping the sale of killing machines. Hard to imagine teachers want to carry guns but I appreciate it's a different culture.
The sunshine is calling me and I want to make a start on the footpath needed round the garden room.... slow but sure!
Jackie
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I didn't post yesterday. I couldn't. I kept thinking of the 17 school shootings across the border since 1st January. This morning I keep thinking of the poor parents waking up to empty beds if they slept at all. The two little girls across from my house came and chipped away the ice around the corner so I could walk Jilly to the mailboxes. Every morning they skip to school with their little friends and shout "where's Jilly" as they pass our house. I cannot imagine them going to school, which should be a place of safety and learning, and never skipping home again.
Sorry girls. Today should be a day of mourning and reflection in the USA. It should be everywhere so we don't follow the same gun frenzy path.
And it should be a day also to remember the indigenous women and girls murdered over here. One thousand, six hundred, and 600 plus still unaccounted for.
I'm almost deleting this. But I won't. What should be a happy carefree world is monstrous for others. In the medieval world men carried knives and bows and arrows to defend themselves. Over here, south of the border, its "progressed" in 600 years to ironware much more lethal!
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Lin ~ Here's a link to the wormery company I purchased mine from. A great way to not only recycle all veggie and fruit waste but also it makes wonderful compost. When a tray is full I empty it out around a shrub or bush that looks in need of nutrition along with a few worms allowed to escape!
http://www.wigglywigglers.co.uk/blog/looking-after-your-wormery-in-the-spring/
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Good morning everyone! Today is trash bin day. John hauls the trash bin down the road for the huge trash truck to pick up. It is a liberating feeling to get rid of trash each week but I have such guilt about the enormous amount we generate.
I am terrified of guns. But there does seem to be a strange common interest in guns and weaponry in our culture. It is curious and terrifying. If I were a parent of young children these days, I would Home school. It is becoming a whole industry. Parents so inclined to take their children’s education on are finding various associations and agencies to provide materials and curriculum.
The sensitive and vulnerable teens are easily persuaded toward negative behavior. John points toward excessive time on the computer with social networks, gaming, copycat or group thinking. It is a complex social illness we are in the middle of.
We need to support the young that are in our life. Be that safe harbor. Be a grandparent for them. In My little reading group, the kids all cuddle up close. The need for human contact is elemental.
Well that’s enough of my philosophy for the day. I hate guns and weaponry. Change what is influencing our children.
Patsy
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Good afternoon Happy Chinese New Year. Our get together was very nice today. Leaving in a few minutes for the paper crafting evening.
Jackie, thank you for the link to the wormery information. I want to look that over in detail. I was considering it once but was told I could not keep them outside over the winter or in my garage as it got below freezing there as well. They had a small kit and suggested keeping it in the kitchen under the sink. That didn’t sound so good to me so I let it go.
Lotsa trash. I have lots of recycling but could go a couple of weeks with just the trash side of things before needing a pickup in my little cart. I am not sure what that means.
Well, just a fly-by. See you tomorrow.
Hugs.
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