Senior Golden Sneakers
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Have a wonderful 4th July all you gals, south of the border. Watch out for fireworks!
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To all my American sneaker friends.
Jackie xxx
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Happy 4th of July!!
Hugs.
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Happy 4th of July or Happy Wednesday!
I was maybe going to sit for Max while the rest of them went to see fireworks but my son told me to stay home and out of traffic. We knew he probably wouldn't want to go because being bi polar he doesn't like big crowds. He would prefer to stay home and play soccer on his play station. (will he ever grow up lol) I will go to the pool and later make myself a chicken breast on the grill, a perfect day.
I am still having problems with getting keys made they just don't seem to work in my lock. My landlord is coming over either today or tomorrow to see if he can figure out the problem. I got some sheers for my guest room and put the valance I had in there in my kitchen, looks so much better. I am also going to buy a ceiling fan/light for my kitchen as the fixture I have now is more for a kitchen table. I am willing to pay for the light, I am hoping my landlord will pay for the labor.
Enjoy your day!
Sandy
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Hello friends. I am having issues with Internet access. Kind of bizarre, emails won’t open or say there is no content. Later, they are fine. Well, just another lesson in patience! I think we all know I am not developing more of that as time goes by.
Still considering the wisdom of that pool party. Heat advisory, wasps, not much for me to do and you have to use an outdoor port-a-potty. Not something I like. Well, must decide soon.
Sandy, The window looks lovely in the guest room. Good job. I wonder why the keys won’t work? I had a problem getting extra keys for my house when I changed the locks. They had to try and try to get a couple of them made that will unlock the doors. One of them will work on the garage door but not the front door. I hope it works out. I can see a different fixture would work out better for your kitchen area. I also hope you can work that out with your new landlord.
Everyone be safe.
Hugs.
Lin
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Hello gang! Here we are 4th of July and we are under cloudy skies but they will burn off soon. Then we are to have some heat. John set the water on the grass in prep for neighbors fireworks. They always have such a great time with a huge crowd of family and friends. They invite us but Katie is terrified of the fireworks and she is very shy around strangers. We have never had a doggie so shy. But once she cautiously makes friends then LOOK OUT! She will knock you over and drown you in wet slobbery kisses.
I think we will be eating inside because it is still quite chilly and the marine layer is holding on. That’s okay!
Have a lovely Independence Day everyone. Remembering how we got here and why.
Patsy
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Two July 4th parties are 1 too much! Especially if adorable little kids are included! I am bushed, paralyzed, and sleepy! But it was a lovely 4th shared with friends and family.
Must be up early tomorrow as we are invited to brunch at 11. Buzz
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Jilly walked, plants watered, still sizzling out there. I'm dripping. Eases off hopefully tomorrow. Woooooooo
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No Internet. Provider cannot come out until Tuesday evening. Grrrrrr.
Will be here once in a while I hope.
Hugs.
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Good morning dear hearts and gentle people! Partly cloudy today. Mild temps we hope. We had a late but okay evening. Katie was running around like crazy and barking loudly at several of the neighbors fireworks. We took her downstairs and watched a movie until late...12:00 aM there was a couple of very loud firecrackers at midnight. Then all was quiet, thank goodness. There are times when I feel like an old fogey but it is a celebration of freedom. Katie sees it as an attack and she is honor bound to guard and protect us.
Our provider is very slow even in the best of times. We deal with it since we have never had really fast or good service. You can’t miss what you’ve never had. Sad to say.
John will be up and out gathering up any stray fireworks on the property. I am sure Katie would try to eat them aaaaaaargh! The beaches will be littered with Spent fireworks, the tides will bring in lots of ugly trash. Beach cleanup! I confess I cannot do it like I used to. It is difficult because of my crazy knee and hip. So my job is to complain and wish people would clean up after their own celebration.
I do love it all...fireworks, trash and barking dogs!
Patsy
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Happy Thursday! Meeting today and than a stop at Home Depot for two light fixtures. I will buy them and my landlord will pay for the labor, that is the deal I made with him. I had a safe and boring 4th. Went to the pool, then cooked myself a chicken breast on the grill. Caught up on some TV and went to bed. Perfect! No crowds, no traffic and more or less peace and quiet. I must be getting old. lol
Lin, sorry about your internet, that would drive me insane as much as I am on my computer.Thank goodness for smart phones but so hard on the smaller screen. And I do not use two hands to text. lol
Patsy, that is about the time I went to bed after all the fireworks were done. I also wish people would clean up after themselves especially for the animals who tend to eat anything.
Buzz, I am glad you are having a wonderful time with family even though it is exhausting.
Jackie, hope all is well and you are just busy.
Anne, stay in and stay cool, remember those snowy and cold long days of winter?? From one extreme to the other.
Have a good day.
Sandy
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I turned a blind eye to the weeds growing like sunflowers in the garden and opted to stay indoors. Actually I'm having a great deal of fun writing a somewhat humerous story. At least I think it's funny, small mind you know. Managed to type five pages on my very old computer, not the iPad. Anyway, it's one way to beat the heat even if somewhat boring for Jilly Bean.
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Visit coming to an end, though the kids had to change rooms to a different building as I seem to have goofed on their length of stay. Tonight DS insists on my annual birthday Maine Lobster dinner, so we will head on back down to the Sea Watch, for a final meal together. I probably will not see them for another year, as they will return to Germany, and though there are frequent flights through the year, there are too many areas to include between "his", "hers", and "ours"!!! Most of our visit included eating together!!! I will be a Weight Watchers candidate by our 1st meeting later in the month! I know I can do it!
Meanwhile, you all enjoy the weekend very much and I'll check in between naps!!! Buzz
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Quickly checking in after a busy day. The builder arrived early and has constructed wooden decking outside the garden room then I drove to Plymouth and the waterfront to visit a friend for lunch. George came too and his behaviour was impeccable so we had a pleasant day before driving home to inspect that decking. It's past my bedtime so I'll see how much sleep I can get during another warm night..... I'm not complaining!!!
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So I finally got to eat my yearly lobster and here is the picture I have been waiting to show you. Of course you know me, and the other 2 characters are Donna, my dear DIL, and her bewitching little princess, Mia (finally! I have a great GD!).
Little Mia enchants everyone around her and I cannot believe a 5 year old can be as patient as this little girl has been among all the adults all week long!
They leave in the morning and I will miss them and feel free again, and you probably all understand what I mean! Buzz
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Just a quickie to let you know after rumblings, light flashes and a monsoon downpour it is ONLY 17 right now going up to 25. MUST tackle the jungle outside at some point before the heat returns on Sunday.
Happy picture BUZZ and no wonder you are in love with Mia.
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Temperatures rising..... isn't that the name of a song? Anyway for all my plans for the garden I might just sit in my cool cottage and watch tennis from Wimbledon. We had a pleasant walk round the woods with Scruff and her mum before stopping off at the farm shop for local natural yogurt, a pot of clotted cream and strawberry ice cream and of course an irresistible Millionaire's shortbread which is coated in chocolate and fudge!
Buzz, what a cutie and I can see why everyone adores her. Yummy lobster too, or what's left of it!
Anne, glad to read that rain did arrive and I expect your garden will be as delighted as you! Make the most if the heat is on its way back.
Sandy, you've had a lot on your plate recently so no wonder you are enjoying the peace and quiet. Sounds like you are getting on just fine with this landlord.
Patsy, beach cleanups are a big thing on our coasts too and it's appalling just how much is collected, most of it liable to kill sea creatures never mind looking awful. We humans are messy, lazy creatures!
Hi Lin if you manage to check in.
Lunchtime for me so and as I've managed to lose a couple of pounds this week I'll be good... apart from the shortbread of course!
Jackie
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By the way, those emogy faces popping up in my post weren't meant but my finger is too big for this phone keypad. They made me laugh anyway!
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Temperatures rising, it isn't surprising, we're having a heatwave? Beautiful Marilyn?
We've just arrived home after a super cool walk with the birds twittering. Must go outside again and pick up the discarded plastic water bottles on my lawn. Yes, we ARE a messy, lazy, species! Personally, I'd like to catch them chucking their junk on my lawn! Maybe an aging body, but the mouths still working! I wouldn't mind so much if I bought bottled water, but I don't.
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Happy Friday! Our temperature has cooled down and just in time as I am meeting Lisa's parents who are bringing Robby and Max, her SIL and her three kids at Santa's Village. Lisa is taking an afternoon off from mommy hood to rest up for the new arrival. I know I will be exhausted but at least her dad will be there who is great with all the grand-kids. I just hope Robby doesn't want to go on any scary rides, I am not a big fan. lol I will be going back to sit tomorrow as my son asked if they could have a date night (actually more like afternoon) before Charlotte arrives. I am not sure any of my kids realize I am old. lol As long as I can still do it, I will help them, we will talk later about taking care of three of them. lol
I bought two light fixtures and a friend from the pool has a significant other who will put them up for me one night next week. He said he would only charge $20 but that is definitely not enough. If he does it cheap enough I will pay for the labor myself as I still appreciate having the month of June rent free. Kieran (new landlord's name) came to check about the keys and now they have agreed for me to take a master key from their office and copies made from that. He looked at the other repairs I asked about and will take care of those as well, so we are off to a good start.
I got a call from Babe last night that his son's wife found a bottle of vodka in Phil's desk. She now wants to sell their house and get a divorce. Babe is beside himself as he got rid of most of his furniture and his house is for sale. I told him to wait a few days for her to calm down and if worse comes to worse take the house off the market. I swear his son is going to kill his father, how much more stress can Babe take? So much drama, I am so grateful God lead me on this path and brought me happiness.
Have a great day, think of me on a roller coaster screaming!!!!!
Sandy
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A quick hello. The Internet connection has not returned for a single moment! Argh. I am at the library right now saying a heartfelt hello to my friends.
What a gorgeous little girl Buzz.
Hello to Jackie, Anne, Sandy, and Patsy.
I am checking out a hot spot from the Library. We will see if I can get any reception at my house. And also how much data I will be allowed to use if it does work.
Hugs all.
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Good morning dear ones. Things are rather quiet here. Apart from Katie’s guarding of the deck. There are little squirrels running around and as cute as they are....they can really cause great damage if they get into the house. We dash in and quickly shut the doors. Katie serves as a loud alarm. She has never caught one, thank God!
Banking errands today. Being our age requires a constant eye on even the smallest detail. John has become an expert at squeezing every tiny bit of interest out of our money. I however am clueless and tend to depend on John too much. It is our goal now to get me back on track. Shared responsibility is important.
I need to investigate some sort of really good moistureizer. My skin looks like a weathered old saddle. Wrinkled and spotted. It would be nice if it were magic and bring back my pink unwrinkled skin. Hummmm why haven’t any of those pharmaceutical companies been working on that? John claims only I would opt for sick but very pretty. Heck no! I want pretty and healthy and a really really long life.
Take care everyone! This heat is so dangerous. Things start to break down when it is so hot. Brown outs because of all the air conditioners in use, cars get hot and break down, our bodies flame out and we have strokes and heart attacks. I remember my grandmother going about her outdoor chores with a wet cloth around her neck and on top of her head. Odd looking but she said it helped her.
Thinking of you all and hoping you are all okay,
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Who says flying is not a pain in the you-know-what??? My kids left early this morning to make an 11 AM flight. I received a call around 4 from my son, saying they must spend the night in Miami, since their plane was "out of commission"!!! No back up, no attempt to get them on another flight. After all, how can a passengers' plans be important? Poor little Mia has been so patient and well-behaved all week finally got a bit out-of-bounds...and this was her very first flight! Well, I have not weighed during their visit and tomorrow morning, I expect to be very annoyed with myself, but everything was so delicious this past week! And we start Weight Watchers' meetings here in 2 weeks! As a life long member, I am a total failure!
I really will fall into bed early tonight as I am thoroughly exhausted trying to keep up with all that young energy I lived with this week!
Has anyone seen that blown up blimp of "baby Trump" in diapers some protesters are planning to fly at his visit to Europe next week? Buzz
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Good morning sneakers. Yet another hot day of wall to wall sunshine so George and I headed for the moors, just the two of us and strolled in a gentle breeze for about 40 minutes. I always carry water and a bowl for him so every now and then we stopped for him to take a drink and anything that got left was tipped on to his head and back. When he gets too hot he sits himself in the shade of a tree so I walk under there with him and keep him company until he decides to move on. Today we have a world cup England match against Sweden that I doubt we'll win but as ever with us Brits it's the taking part that counts! Also a British tennis player up against Djokovic this evening so that's my time planned!
Lin, well done for at least finding a way to keep in touch because we miss you. I expect none of us ever realised in the past just how lost we would be without an internet connection; I certainly didn't. Keep trying just so we know you're ok.
Buzz, Airline companies don't seem to care about their customers these days because, let's be honest, most customers don't have a choice other than to sit it out until they get their act together. Since our railways were privatized we've had similar problems... they're just not bothered. When my visitors go I always feel a slight relief to get back to my normal routine as much as I love the company so understand you are enjoying time to yourself again.
A bit of British satire shouldn't be a problem for that man although it seems trip organisers are making every effort for the short visit to avoid the heart of London and demonstrators. So long as he doesn't try to man-handle our Queen who, if I'm not mistaken, will be having a giggle at the balloon if she can see it from her Windsor Castle window!!
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/giant-donald-trump-baby-blimp-given-green-light-to-fly-over-london-during-mass-protest-against-a3880211.html
Patsy, I'm still in shock every time I look in the mirror at how many lines I do actually have in my face now the comforting veil of the cataracts is going! Generally I purchase relatively cheap moisturisers from our Aldi supermarket but did buy a pot of duty free Clinique repairwear uplifting firming cream on my recent cruise but as smooth and rich as it feels I see no difference in my appearance so once the pot is empty I'll be back to the store for theirs!
Sandy, Bloomin' heck, what a rigmarole with the keys but I trust you are safe and can lock doors until it gets sorted.nothing you can do for Babe other than listen because this situation has gone on for so long now nothing is going to change is it. At least if he takes his property off the market his son can move in with him if the divorce goes through. Yup, as hard as that decision was to move out it was the best thing you could have done as you remain serene through it all!! Don't know about babysitting 3 little ones though. Much as I love kids I would be exhausted in no time!
Anne, thanks for the nod towards the Heatwave song and yes, you were right about Marilyn although it was Ella Fitzgerald I could hear in my head!
Ok, so I have to do a few chores outside before the footie starts so, God help the neighbours, I'll get into those shorts again!!
Enjoy your Saturday.
Jackie
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And I'm getting all hyped up as well about the England v Sweden match. The most beautiful and exciting game in the world! Unfortunately, Michael is coming over to take me grocery shopping right in the middle of it, although he says he'll get here early to gallop me through the stores. He's not quite so fanatical as Mark and I! I want to tell him to get lost, but daren't in case I lose my helper in future rusty years. Discretion is the better part of valour. If England loses I shall console myself with a glass of port. If England wins I shall jubilantly have a glass of port. Me, I can't lose!!!
And now I must away and put the war paint on and try to ignore the railway tracks criss crossing the Ansie-baby face. Nickname from way past.
Talking of Babies, do you think the Trump baby will get a pellet in the rear from a security man, deflate and fall to earth? Thus encompassing the real Trump baby. Oh boy, can you imagine the "panic stations". Glad I'm not the Queen, bet she uses a wipe after shaking the "disruption causer's" hand, hee hee !
Yours in naughty, diabolical thoughts,
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See you in the stands Anne unless we can get free entry to the Director's box!!
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Happy Saturday!! Great time at Santa's Village, the kids had fun. Robby has no patience and hates waiting in lines but other than a few incidents with his cousin he wasn't too bad. He is after all almost 4 but I did put him in a time out once and threatened to take him home more than that. Max on the other hand was perfect but I love them both the same.
I am going back to sit this afternoon so the parents can go to a movie and dinner. It is easier in their house and yard and it is only for a few hours. I was invited to go to a parade with them tomorrow but I will politely decline since I have to sit again Monday. At least my weight is staying down with all this extra activity.
Enjoy your Saturday and hopefully you have beautiful weather as I do right now, with the windows open and the A/C off.
Sandy
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Hi!!!!
At the Library again. So saying hello.
The WiFi hot spot works at my house - sort of. I live in a hollow!
Everything limits my access to data. My phone plan says unlimited data but I get throttled back quite quickly to slow snail speed. The WiFi hot spot also says unlimited but again, throttled back quite quickly. Very maddening. I am totally dependent on my high speed connection. I can check mail and do my banking. That is great.
So hello to my friends. I hate to be attached to open public networks so much. Praying they will be able to fix my connection when they show up Tuesday evening. And then I will be able to be here longer.
Hugs. May the best team win.
Lin1
