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  • Sandydur
    Sandydur Posts: 9,352 Member
    Happy Wednesday! :) Bingo tonight, I hope I have a chance to win that big jackpot again.

    Lin, our weather is just like yours and snow is in tomorrow's forecast. I do hope your friend has an easy surgery and quick recovery. do you know what kind of surgery? Doesn't Whole Foods or Trader Joe's carry unsalted vegetable stock?

    Anne, I talked to Babe this morning and this is the information on Daisy. He feeds her ID low fat canned dog food bought at the Vet's. He also adds shredded boneless chicken breasts to each meal. She eats twice a day. For treats, again from the Vet Hills Prescription Hypo treats which are expensive at $8 or $9 a bag. He also buys milk bones from Target which seem to agree with her and mixes both treats up. She does take 2 Pepcid AC original which each meal but she is 108 pounds. He also mixes a powder in her dog food mix which helps with the diarrhea she used to get. Unfortunately all of this costs Babe about $500 a month, something most folks can't afford, I know I couldn't.
    My advice to you would be to feed her boiled chicken and rice with no other table food.
    For treats try the mini milk bones. I would also ask the Vet about Pepcid AC original to help keep the acid out of her tummy. Remember Daisy is 108 pounds so Jilly would probably need a quarter of a pill. I also suggest watching her when walking to make sure she isn't eating junk something Daisy tries to do. Hope that helps.

    Jackie, I did indeed walk Daisy for about a mile and a half. It felt good on my knees and she loved it. I am sure I will be doing this more often when the weather co operates. I am so sorry about Ella I am sure it was sad even though she had a good life with you.

    Buzz, your computer looks great even if it does show up orange, enjoy! I have been riding my bike and trying to watch what I eat and my scale is not moving. Not eating and losing 5 pounds is probably not healthy but I know you will eat again to regain your strength. Good luck at Volleyball but be careful with your wrist.

    Patsy, I think Katie and Daisy will always be puppies, it is their nature. I am happy to hear you are pain free and can move and groove to the oldies.

    Jeri, what's on your agenda today?

    Take care,
    Sandy
    One Day at a Time
  • pinkperil
    pinkperil Posts: 5,072 Member
    Brrr, I've just taken my afternoon trip to the chickens at the bottom of my garden to give them some corn to see them through the night and even wrapped in layers and a hat found myself frozen within a minute. All 3 cats followed me out together with George but when I returned to the cottage they raced to the door and rushed back indoors.... even George is finding it too cold in that wind!! Still no snow but apparently we could have 20 centimeters tomorrow.... not sure what that is in inches and don't think I want to know!!

    Glad you're feeling better Anne. Nothing worse than backs to make us feel miserable.

    Cuppa tea time!
    Jackie
  • jacean2017
    jacean2017 Posts: 1,126 Member
    edited February 2018
    SANDY, tremendous help, thank you so much. I already feed her chicken breasts and rice, so I'm on the right track. She also gets the mini milk bones for treats but I will pop into our vets and see if Hills prescription hypo treats are available here and the ID low fat canned food. I don't care about the cost although I couldn't manage five hundred dollars! I bet though, as in everything, the cost will be even higher here. She is so tiny which helps of course. Every so often she throws up bile. I don't think the baked beans which she MIGHT have gotten into caused the problem. I wasn't sure they were but couldn't think of anything else at the time. However the common denominator could be a sweet potato treat she really loves. I've thrown them out and will try the Hills. Jilly is only lO lbs but normally she is such a fun loving little dog which means I certainly know when she's ill! Mike thinks she will always be a puppy.
    Anyway, many many thanks and please thank Babe as well. He appears to be a lovely man from what you have told us. Just off to phone the vet to see if they stock your suggestions.
    Will let you know,
    Anne.
    SANDY, Phoned the vet and yes they do stock. By comparison the treats are $13 a bag, and the canned food is $50 for a pack of twelve. It's supposed to snow starting Thursday evening and all day Friday but I hope it won't be bad enough to keep Mike away because I'll need the car to get there and carry home. Shopping carts useless in snow.
    Hi JACKIE, thinking of you, AND Roy and all the other friends in the U.K. Stay safe, stay warm!
  • Sandydur
    Sandydur Posts: 9,352 Member
    Anne, you could just do the chicken and rice and try the milk bone treats before spending all that money. No table food of any kind just for a trial period.
    Ask your Vet his opinion about the Pepcid AC to see if that would help. And just an FYI, if Daisy ate baked beans or a sweet potato she would definitely throw up. What works for one dog might not for another and I would hate to see you spend money if you don't have too.

  • fancyladyJeri
    fancyladyJeri Posts: 1,319 Member
    Hello everyone

    Buzz your new computer looks great and I love the picture of the flower. Absolutely beautiful.

    We got Ed’s computer yesterday and it is now up and running. A few little minor hijinks to take care of. We noticed that some of the files had not been transferred over but it’s because They were in a rather obscure place. So we decided to hook up the old computer and copy them. Then old computer would not boot. Didn’t know what to do at all but then I remembered that I could probably download them from the online storage back up that we use. It is called Backblaze and works very good. I was able to go online download the files and install them where I wanted them to. Then we also had to download some files from there as we were installing a new tax program and had to access last year‘s data. In the end we got it working just fine. Today we went down to Best Buy with the old computer to see why it wasn’t working and it just hasn’t been hooked back up properly and they fixed it right on the spot. So far so good.

    Jackie sounds like you’ve been having some nasty nasty weather. Hope it warms up soon for you.

    Sandy you can see from my little blurb about that mostly I’ve been working on computers. Our daughter Melanie is supposed to come over this afternoon and have a visit I’m looking forward to that.

    Lin I to find it very frustrating when company stop caring products that I really like. I went to Costco not too long ago and found out that they were discontinuing a brand of rice cakes that I really liked. I found out that one of the stores still had them and I went there and bought quite a few boxes just to tide me over until I find another brand that I like. Rats.

    My foot is still bothering me a little bit so I’m not getting in my 10,000 steps. I find that very frustrating as I really like to do that but I’m striving for 5000 and trying to come to terms with healing my foot rather than aggravating it by walking too much. Sure hope it smart and stuff pretty soon.

    Time to put my earbuds in and do a little walking I always listen to books while I walk and I really enjoy doing that.

    Have a wonderful day everyone in I’ll check in tomorrow.

    Jeri

  • jacean2017
    jacean2017 Posts: 1,126 Member
    edited February 2018
    It seems to be one of those days. I've been booting my iPad and three hours later nothing's changed. Still low on usage. Also the key to change to numbers from the alphabet keyboard won't change. It's frozen. I've a horrible feeling this device is on the blink. I maybe won't be able to use it tomorrow! So if I'm not around I haven't deserted you! More expense if I need a new iPad! Grrrrrrrr.
    Anne.
    Oh by the way SANDY, Michael thinks exactly like you regarding Jill's diet. Chuck everything out but the chicken, rice and milk bone treats.
  • oystereyes
    oystereyes Posts: 969 Member
    Anne: see if you can pull up your settings icon and try to reset. I’ve have to do that from time to time. Mine is located in the upper right hand corner with a list of other options. I am no expert, in fact hardly even functional, but what you describe has happened to me, I reset, problem solved. I am speaking of the little icon that looks sort of like a fan or grill.

    Off to lunch with our musician friend. Hope that goes well. It is always a gamble. Will he recognize us? What can we do to support his wife? One thing that is hard for friends and family of those with Alzheimer’s is that we can’t make it go away or even better. His brain fires up occasionally and he is almost back to himself. But most of the time he is missing in action.

    It is interesting about our computers and tablets. If we lose function on these things we are almost cast asea without a life raft. It feels awful. But we all complain from time to time about the internet and the evils therein.
    Patsy
  • jacean2017
    jacean2017 Posts: 1,126 Member
    Thanks Patsy, Anne
  • delraybuzz
    delraybuzz Posts: 2,779 Member
    So sorry to be so late again tonight, and I really have to catch up on sleep as I'm dragging.
    That digbyana orchid was a lime color, and when dusk came, the scent it sent out made the neighborhood smell heavenly! I had it wrapped to a large barklike piece with roots eventually grabbing hold, but not in a pot. I don't know if you can see the whiskers on each blossom! Each April or May it would add a blossom or 2 awxx29bk3951m.jpg
    nd was becoming very full! My house buyer learned to take care of my orchids and has them growing very successfully.lvnyddn1olbx.jpg....I think this pic is a phaleanopsis (spelling terrible!). Cattleya are larger and gorgeous. Orchids like light that is not direct. I was trying to download several of my plants from restored pictures, and may have just messed up instead!
    Anyway, our volleyball game was very interesting today. I was surprised at how long we volleyed, but our side didn't score well. Just practise, and against a more seasoned group (with one "know it all" who never stopped directing!). I got a cramp in my thigh toward the end and I had to request a substitute. I get them frequently and they are debilitating!
    I'm planning to investigate the fingerprint business further, as right ow, I need to log in with a password every day.
    After 1 AM, so I must log off. Tomorrow is super busy, but I think it eases off Friday. I'll pop in.
    <3 Buzz

    ..........................Always believe something wonderful is about to happen!....................
  • pinkperil
    pinkperil Posts: 5,072 Member
    edited March 2018
    Beautiful orchids but I'm sure they would need an indoor environment here. I'm looking for one though!!
    Snow has arrived with a vengeance in the past hour but I did manage to walk George and he's also been groomed this morning but not too short as the weather is still so cold, in fact this morning the water supply is off due to a frozen pipe somewhere and although I did try my hairdryer on the section I thought it might be my fingers got too cold so instead I've filled, kettle, coffee pot and a bucket for the loo courtesy of my nice neighbour. l'll worry about the pipes once this weather eases!

    We are now at risk of power cuts so don't worry if you don't hear from me.... I'll be curled up in front of my fire!
    Jackie
  • jacean2017
    jacean2017 Posts: 1,126 Member
    Frozen pipes JACKIE. Over here I leave a tap very slightly dripping when it gets very cold. That's in the basement because that's the one that tends to freeze.
    We get snow again overnight and the sky today is that funny grey/green colour.
    I mentioned my iPad problems to Mike on the phone because I couldn't text him. He was having problems as well. He thinks it was Apple because everything went back to normal in the evening.
    Lastly, what a week! Mark and his back, me and my sciatica?, Jilly and her tum upset, but worst of all my last living first cousin in Australia in hospital with bile problems. Let's not even think about the world boys and their lethal toys!
    Let's think orchids. Beautiful BUZZ. I know they grow on wood bark but do you have to feed them and I guess keep the bark moist? I've considered them in the past but not sure I could care for them successfully.
    Anne.
  • pinkperil
    pinkperil Posts: 5,072 Member
    Anne ~ When I realised the water was frozen I left a tap open in the hopes warm air from the cottage would find the ice then about an hour ago, just as I was chatting to a friend on the phone I heard a crash, thump and strange noises that sent George into a frenzy and cats flying and followed the noise to the kitchen. Water was pouring out of the tap on to bags of lamb and chicken thawing ready to cook a batch for George, the loo cistern was refilling and hot water tank in airing cupboard also filling so hooray, back in business. Even more of a thick layer of bubble wrap has been placed round the exposed pipe outside so hopefully problem solved.

    Snow drifts are already up against the kitchen door and horizontal white stuff flying across the garden so it looks like I'll be cancelling my hair appointment booked tomorrow yet again and my mop will continue to grow. At least George is looking cute after his trim since we decided it's too cold for a short back and sides!!

    Cuppa tea time!
    Jackie
  • oystereyes
    oystereyes Posts: 969 Member
    Hello dear sneakers. The day begins with my list! It grows and I fear I am losing ground on that voluminous list. Oh well, the interesting news from my lunch date was that our friend seems to be “holding” regarding his dementia. He had k lovely chat with John about the Olympics. They are going on a cruise in April. This site will not let me correct or back up. I don’t like that. It happens here occasionally. Anyway, it is encouraging to see these people, each with physically limiting problems, go on with life and live to the fullest.

    We have a deer family that live somewhere nearby and they nibble what ever flower or bush they can reach. Katie yells at them from the back deck, to no avail. I am sure she is well aware that the cannot come into the fenced area off the deck. They glance up at her without worry or concern. Standoff!!!!

    Life is a learning experience. Now I must learn a new authors program to send my little book to editors. It is called smachup, or something like that. Of course, I have buy new software. I realize that these challenges are what makes this all a peak life experience. Learning new things, meeting new people, discussing the “ins and outs” of the book publishing business and page design is invigorating. As a rank amateur, everything is new and unfamiliar. But fun!

    Sorry about my poor typing, and lack of correction. Not my fault, it is the fault of the tangled internet.
    Be brave...a bad storm is heading your way.
    Patsy
  • linder4866
    linder4866 Posts: 11,453 Member
    edited March 2018
    Hello friends, some frightening weather in various locations around the world. I feel guilty that it was sunny and not too cold here today. I haven’t heard the forecast.

    Patsy, some days I am unable to fix any of my typos or any of the autocorrect faux pas I never know what is going on it seems. And my list is longer as well. At some point I will need to speed up or many things on the list will have to be removed—forever.

    Buzz, I loved the photos of the orchids. I hope the new homeowners are indeed taking good care of them. I had a couple of indoor orchids some decades ago but that very cold and drafty farm house was not a good environment for the darlings. Hummm, the volleyball seems kind of intense but there is always one person who is large and in charge right?

    Anne, I hope sticking to a limited diet will work for Jilly. When my male Husky had digestive problems, my vet either could not solve the problem or just didn’t care to try. I did a lot of laundry. I hope Jilly is still feeling well and your hip is not troubling you too much.

    Jackie, oh my gosh, what horrible weather. And a bout with frozen water. Please stay safe and warm. The weather is insane! I am sorry you lost one of the girls. And I hope the bees make it through this nastiness.

    Jeri, thanks for comisserating with me. That vegetable stock was the perfect package size, had no questionable ingredients such as ‘natural favors and spices’ as well as no added salt, sugars or oils. Just what I wanted and it was organic. I can find products that meet some of my strict criteria but not all of them. Almost all options are in the 32 oz. size which is a problem for me when I need only 8 oz. to make my mushroom gravy. That is my primary use of the stock. I make that more often than soup! I hope your cut hand is healing up. It’s a bother to wear gloves and/or keeping bandaids in place while working in the kitchen. I hope you are able to get your steps in each day soon. That is always a big goal for me each day, steps, flights of stairs, activity minutes, etc. I try to get it all in each day.

    Sandy, I hope you are well. For some reason I see no post from you today.

    It was a quite unsettled day in my world. Our little group at the library had an unpleasant encounter with a very large, barely under control, mentally disturbed man. His female carer did not say a word. Luckily they left but he wrote threatening words on the sign in sheet before leaving. We spoke to the activities director for the Library and the response was irritation on her part and an expressed likelihood that they will discontinue the program. I feel very bad.

    Well, I need to get some work done on my probable Easter cards.

    Tai Chi tomorrow and then I am going to meet a friend for coffee. I have not seen her since early last fall. Take care

    Hugs.

    Lin
  • Sandydur
    Sandydur Posts: 9,352 Member
    edited March 2018
    Happy Thursday! :) Well for some reason my post didn't post the whole post. As I said Thursdays just seem to get away from me. I had my meeting and then errands. It is after dinner but I still have dishes to watch and then hopefully ride my bike. My landlady will be here for the dryer in the morning so I have to get up early to shower. I will respond tomorrow.

    Sandy
    One Day at a Time
  • delraybuzz
    delraybuzz Posts: 2,779 Member
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    ... I knew when I could not get the time signal from CO. on my clock, that there is a bad storm brewing out there. I keep losing my connection, or dozing off! Read all your posts today. ANNE, orchids require very little care once they are mounted, just a spray to nist the plant containing a very weak food mix.. remember they grow naturally outdoors on trees. Roots do not like being wet.
    My connection is poor, and I must correct every other word, so I'll try making up for lost sleep! Hugs to everyone...
    <3 Buzz
  • jacean2017
    jacean2017 Posts: 1,126 Member
    It must be spring despite the snow outside. I suddenly felt like getting rid of the lethargy that's been plaguing me all winter. I've started walking again. I mean serious stuff, even if it means walking from front to back of the house. Of course Jilly benefits as well as she chases me down the corridor as it were, sock at the ready hopefully. Goodbye hobbies etc, I'm in the mood to get old Annie back in shape. I lost just over 2lbs in February so if I can keep this up that's hopefully another 5lb by May 1st. On top of that, I didn't like looking at me in the mirror with the "stylish" hair cut the hairdresser had crafted. Out came the scissors this morning and I'm back to my old shaggy self. I managed to lose 18 lb after joining MFP and in fact went too thin. It just creeps back on doesn't it if one gets too complacent. This time, from today, I only need to lose 6lb for a reasonable weight. The benefits are already appearing. Leg and hip pain decreasing.
    Sorry to prattle on so, but it helps to write things down and maintain the enthusiasm.
    Whoops, Mikes just phoned, he's on his way.
    Bye, everybody,
    Anne.
  • linder4866
    linder4866 Posts: 11,453 Member
    Good day, schedule change. Off to the bank. My online profile has been deleted. Must attend to that. Online chat says they will create a new profile for me BUT I must wait for new paperwork to arrive in the mail to start the login process again. Going to the branch this morning to assure my $$ are there.

    Then off to meet my friend for coffee. New location. Now strolling and shopping.

    Heigh ho.

    Hugs.

    Lin
  • CALIECAT
    CALIECAT Posts: 12,530 Member
    hello all of you Sneakers/
    not a cloud in the sky today. have not seen it like tis in a long time. Love it. Dafadills are blomming so spring is almost here
  • Sandydur
    Sandydur Posts: 9,352 Member
    Happy Friday :) Well another interesting morning with my landlady. The repairman was supposed to be here at 10:00 and when he didn't show up by 10:20 she called Home Depot to complain and finally ended up going to the store to have someone come here even though they weren't supposed too. She got it done and without having to pay, she is a feisty little thing. Anyway my dryer now opens the right way. :)

    I wanted to get the oil changed on my car, plus get my car washed and then to Walmart but first I want to pay some bills. Another day that is going to escape me if I don't move fast. I might postpone the oil change to next week.

    Marie, your day sounds wonderful, ours is still chilly but warming up. So happy to see you check in. <3

    Lin, oh no, I hope you didn't get hacked, please keep us informed. Have fun with your friend strolling and shopping.

    Anne, good for you on the weight loss and desire to walk. I am sure your hair looks great, you do a good job in cutting your own hair. I have managed to lose 16 pounds since I joined MFP and I am grateful. I do agree it creeps back on if we are not careful with diet and exercise.

    Buzz, cute graphic with the cloud. It was probably a good way to have you get some sleep.
    BTW what program do you use to make your cards? Do I have to pay to make one card? Love the orchids, so beautiful.

    Patsy, I would love to see deer in my back yard, my cousin does all the time but she has acres of land in Indiana. Good luck with your book.

    Jackie, glad your water came back on and hope it has finally stopped snowing. Without hearing from you today I am presuming you lost power which I hope will come back on soon. Glad George was able to get his haircut, I am sure he feels handsome.

    Jeri, busy with grand kids or having some other type of fun?

    Time to move.
    Sandy
    One Day at a Time


  • oystereyes
    oystereyes Posts: 969 Member
    Still cold outside and wet but I saw hills of daffodils and the wild ones are blooming all along the roads! So we are on the way toward spring. Yea!

    Getting set to update my dowdy old spring wardrobe. I really like some of the new styles. When we were at lunch the other day I saw a really cute older friend, dressed to the nines. She was dressed in a jazzy sweater and jeans and LIME GREEN tennis shoes. Sounds weird but she was just adorable. Not sure I could carry that style off. But...

    Lin: holy cow! Deleted profile! What gives these days? Hope you get that resolved soon.

    Marie: I remember the acres of Texas bluebonnets, I get dewy eyed just thinking about them. I’ll admit it was just a few years ago that I saw that.

    Buzz: I love those exotic orchids. They are so beautiful. I buy the plants whenever I see them in the markets. I realize that I will not be able to keep them alive but I still can’t resist them.

    Shopping for lime green tennis shoes or maybe blaze orange! Nothing like a fat old lady in blaze orange tennis shoes and new embroidered jeans! Maybe a sequined baseball cap...That’s me...
    Patsy
  • delraybuzz
    delraybuzz Posts: 2,779 Member
    Between setting up my jazzy computer and all the commitments I seem to have made, and my slower pace now, I can't seem to accomplish 1/4 of what I want to , but I will try to answer direct question at least. So...
    SANDY, I started off with purchasing a Hallmark Studio Deluxe back in 2014 (my files tell me!) and have enjoyed it so much I purchased 2017. But I don't use them as they come. I combine personal touches which I find at various clipart websites and you would not recognize them as commercial cards, as each one I make is geared to the recipients interests. It's sort of like therapy for me, as there is a bit of creativity still left inside, and people tell me they save my cards forever, so that makes me feel good, too! Once you purchase the program I buy the disks, it is yours. no more charges. I guess it's worth it to me, though I no longer make as many, but there are loads of different projects and I find myself making posters and certificates for the Chaplain and some of the groups here at Edgewater, so I feel I'm contributing something. I really feel bad about becoming useless so I try to be somewhat involved.
    PATSY, LIN, JACKIE, I think I already mentioned how easy orchids are to care for. Most of the damage comes not from neglect but from overwatering )think nature...rain, mist, no drenching or overfeeding or direct sunlight and leave the roots out of any pots! The grab onto trees in forests and JUST GROW! I used to remove dead buds but really did not prune stems and it was amazing how the buds would eventually appear where I never expected!
    MARIE, I'm visualizing your daffodils...Hi Sis! Love ya!
    ANNE, as usual , you are so inspiring!
    Now I have promised to locate a bakery where we can buy a carrot birthday cake for a dear friend returning from a cruise tomorrow. Also I let my cell phone get dropped from the server, as I never used it anyway, and I should research for a different kind of deal where I only use it when I need it, like power outages and hurricanes.
    Back tomorrow, hopefully, and I am still hoping to make up all those sleepless nights. It's embarrassing to fall asleep at dinner, lol!
    <3 Buzz

    .......................Always believe something wonderful is about to happen!..........................
  • fancyladyJeri
    fancyladyJeri Posts: 1,319 Member
    Hello All,

    Sandy I’ve been busy helping Ed get his new computer up and running. He is definitely not computer savvy and new things and twists frustrate him to no end. One crisis this morning. However, I solved it within 10 minutes. LOL. Your feisty landlady sounds like someone good to have on your side.

    Marie so nice to hear from you. Big hugs.

    Lini agree with you 100% about your frustration with items that go out of stock. My hand is much better. I took off the bandaid and it is healing nicely. Still working with a 5,000 step goal. I don’t know about the rest of you but I seem to heal much slower in my older days. Darn.

    Jackie you really are having awful weather. Snowing again here too. Booooooo

    Buzz those orchids are so lovely. I have a black thumb, can’t seem to grow anything. Good thing I’m married to Ed who does great.

    A view from my kitchen. This is such an odd year. We seldom have this much snow this time of the year b

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    Have a great day,

    Jeri



  • delraybuzz
    delraybuzz Posts: 2,779 Member
    Suddenly, my WiFi did not recognize me and everytime I tried to log into a website it would tell me "Entrance Denied!" Eventually, I got through to Dell and the agent started to ask questions when my desktop started going crazy and all the sites that I had been denied started popping up! JERI, wish you could be here! Love your photo. My new laptop has a much better camera than the old one. Truer color, certainly. Now, bedtime!
    <3<3 Buzz

    ......................Always believe something wonderful is about to happen!..........................
  • pinkperil
    pinkperil Posts: 5,072 Member
    I missed checking in yesterday mostly because I was checking with friends on Skype around the country, all having their own dramas with the snow. We did manage a walk yesterday with my neighbour which was just as well because a couple of times she had to drag me out of snowdrifts that I was stuck in and laughing too much to help myself!! George loved it until ice began to form on his paw pads and refused to carry on until I cuddled him while my neighbour brushed it away.
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    This morning it's raining so perhaps finally that Siberian blast is coming to an end after all it is now officially Spring!!

    Will catch up properly later in the day.
    Jackie
  • jacean2017
    jacean2017 Posts: 1,126 Member
    Wow JACKIE, you sure know how to dress for a Siberian blast! I'm one of the "send you a hug", but Im not sure you'd feel it under the layers! Well done to be so well prepared for a walk down memory lane of Canadian winters. And now it's back to wellies and brollies for you. Jilly has problems with her paws as well so sympathizes with George. She sits down and looks pathetic until she's picked up to be cuddled in a goose down jacket.

    At the moment it's 1 deg here, but it's sunny and the birds are twittering. The snowdrop survived the dusting!

    I've just done my first of the day exercises and a 1000 step walk around the house. Jilly followed of course with her sock. I try to grab it but she's awfully quick, so at the moment we are both sitting exhausted on the sofa with me contemplating an unsweetened coffee.

    Michael's just phoned. He lives on the edge of countryside with a ravine outside his windows with lots of wild life, deer etc. BUT on the opposite side to him a notice has gone up announcing lots of new houses to be built on the "waste" land and maybe even a casino! At least houses can't be built in the ravine and stream, but...... it's surprising what survives in built up areas. A rather pregnant looking raccoon has just ambled by on the fence. Jilly very excited. Mama raccoon lives behind my garage. It's sort of nice on an early spring morning seeing Mama amble past with two or three babies.
    Well, must away,
    Anne.
  • linder4866
    linder4866 Posts: 11,453 Member
    edited March 2018
    Good morning, I am packing up for a day of Papercrafting and I seem to swing between taking way too many things I will never touch to minimal and always short of something essential. Haaaa. I need to have an iron clad plan. Right, that will never happen.

    Look at those winter photos! Jeri, oh my gosh, too much snow for this time of year and Jackie, you definitely look like you are hiking through the Arctic. Brave souls! I remember walking my Huskies early morning, dead cold winter with loads of snow and they were so exuberant they pull me over into a snow bank. Lots of work to get back on my feet while still holding on to the leash for my female dog. I always attached the male dog’s leash to a kind of harness that I wore so if I dropped the leash he was still hooked to me. That dog could run!!!

    Buzz, bad computer, darn thing is giving you fits! I hope it behaves today. I had that Hallmark program as well a long time ago but as I moved ever upward in operating systems it no longer worked properly so I gave it up. All I did was select a card and print it. I never used it much and this was decades ago when I could really afford to replace color cartridges all the time. The printer I had at that time required you replace the color cartridge when it was low, now I can replace just one color at a time as needed. I really thought that was an improvement when I purchased this printer. I realize now, that printer is old! Argh.

    Well, the banking issue I really cannot discuss much since I cannot speak privately with you since this is a public forum. The outcome, my money is there, they are restoring my access. I was not hacked. The online folks told me if you do not do something with them for longer than 90 days, they now remove your access. I still think that is nuts, and I think they should have contacted me before doing that. Could give an old lady a heart attack. While I was at it, I checked another account and could access it but noticed my debit card has expired. That was my original link to online banking. Now, do I call them? It is unhandy to be without a personal banker! Ack!

    I ended up shopping with my friend much longer than I thought! I purchased nothing but we went to lots of stores where she tried on clothes and made a couple of purchases. I drug her through several gift shops and galleries. So all in all it was even!

    After I got home a friend called and that ended up as a two hour conversation. Nice to converse but still.

    I hope everyone is surviving the wild weather. We are sitting in a very good place with sunshine and not bad temps, just some wind. So again, I feel guilty to report we are fine.

    Hugs to all Sneakers!

    Lin

    P.S. hello Marie, thinking of you and a blooming Texas <3
  • delraybuzz
    delraybuzz Posts: 2,779 Member
    Off to pick up that carrot birthday cake I ordered from Publix which even with $5 off this week is far too expensive! Glad we're splitting the cost! I'm recalling the poor icy paws JACKIE and ANNE are contending with. JACKIE, here in Florida it ain't spring until it's officially spring! Of course it's not snowy, either. LIN, you are probably far more advanced than I on making cards. I mentioned my printer is a new one but an out of production model from Canon. And yes the cartridges are expensive but they last a good 100 pages beyond the first warning! I let me say till the color changes! Now, I see they are once again making rear feeders, so I shan't worry about this one dying! My friendly computer is behaving today, so perhaps yesterday's trouble was Comcast playing 'possum again! I must say I'm finding the 15" size more comfortable than my old beloved 17" laptop. All in all, it's settling in except my fingerprints still don't have a driver that can read them! Just plain worn off, I guess! The poundage I lost last week found their way back to my waist again, except for maybe 2! I'm not rushing to buy smaller sizes! Have a great weekend, everyone.
    <3 Buzz
    ......................Always believe something wonderful is about to happen!..........................
  • oystereyes
    oystereyes Posts: 969 Member
    Oh my goodness! We have a beautiful sunny morning. A few high white fluffy clouds that seem to be of the friendly no rain variety. Katie and I will be out on the back deck with broom and maybe wash a window or two. At least the glass on the French door that gets “licked” could use a washing. Sunshine does turn a happiness switch in our brain.

    Watched the new movie “three billboards in Ebbing, Missouri.” It is a movie that is hard to watch but very important. Frances McDormand the lead actress was heart grippingly great in the movie. The subject and the way it was presented was amazing and I think it is a very important movie. Be warned! It is not a comfy relaxing sort of movie. Very important message however. This should get the Academy award!

    An Irish pen pal, a teacher, said his school has been closed for two days. They simply do not have the equipment to deal with amount of snow and the cold. The world over seems to be dealing with uncommon weather. There is no where to run!

    Wishing you all a great weekend. I so wish we could all sit around a big table and drink tea and gossip about our latest movie, book, or TV show. I just know the troubles of the day would dissolve and there would be a lot of giggles.
    Patsy





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  • Sandydur
    Sandydur Posts: 9,352 Member
    edited March 2018
    Happy Saturday! :) We have a nice sunny day with the temperature to reach 48. I am almost done with my laundry and so happy to have the dryer open the right way. Going to mass at 5;00, then to see Babe and Daisy which means pizza and I finally got back down to my goal weight.
    His son is in the hospital again, he couldn't stand up or walk so Babe convinced him to call an ambulance. His wife told him he was faking and went to work. Sounds like trouble in paradise.

    Lin, I am glad you weren't hacked, 90 days doesn't sound very long to close the online banking but it must be for your own safety. But I do agree they should have notified you first. I use my ATM card for everything and I do pay all my bills online. It sounds like you had a fun day with your friend and a busy day today. Enjoy!

    Anne, you are determined to lose those last few pounds, good for you. Exercise will keep you young although you get plenty with Jilly. Michael sounds like he has a beautiful piece of property too bad they are putting up new homes but at least not behind him. Raccoons are cute but dangerous, watching them from inside is safe.

    Jackie, love your picture, you at least look warm. I also love George's haircut he looks so cute. Will he wear boots to protect his pads? Hopefully the snow will be gone and you won't have to worry about him. There is no way I could lift Daisy no matter what the circumstances.

    Buzz, you sound like me when I was denied access to the American Airlines website. After phoning them and emailing Comcast it is finally fixed. I hope Dell was able to help you fix all those bugs. I think I can make a card from Word, I will let you know.

    Jeri, that is a lot of snow, I am so happy ours is gone. When I took my car for an oil change yesterday they washed my car for me so it is clean once again. I am pretty good on the computer and when I get stuck I ask my son the computer troubleshooter.

    Patsy, I just ordered some tops from Macy's because I am tired of my old ones. I ordered online and thinking they looked big on me, I ordered them again in small. When the new ones arrive I will decide which I think fits better and return the ones I don't want to the store instead of mailing them. Crazy huh?

    Enjoy your day.
    Sandy
    One Day at a Time