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Welcome home Sandy.0
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Ditto !0
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Our winds are getting cooler as they swing round from the north so I'm hoping our promised Arctic blast isn't as bad as last Winter's. This morning when I walked George we kept to the lower footpath and had a lovely wander in the sunshine. Sad though when I met an elderly couple walking a little Jack Russell that I hadn't seen for a while when at that time they had 2 Collies. Turned out they had lost both a few months ago then a friend passed away who had asked before she died if they would keep Ken the little Jack so although they hadn't wanted any more dogs they felt duty bound. What I worked out talking to them was Ken is the best thing that could have happened for them because it keeps them walking as well as having another little boy to keep them company so I'm sure fate took a hand in their sad situation.
A fleece jacket and electric fire kept me warm yesterday evening and that's all I can do until the new stove is installed but then I'm made of stern stuff!! After a search I found a freephone number for Amazon and got through to a helpful woman in India who after my long explanation of what happened to my parcel immediately arranged for a refund. She did ask if I wanted to reorder the shoes but I told her unless she could guarantee a different courier I wouldn't and of course she couldn't!
Apart from all of that, my windows and gutters are clean and just in time because there was so much moss growing under the gutter mesh the weight could have brought it down so as he suggested earlier the mesh is no more
Well, it's my lunchtime when I normally watch the news as I eat but think I might suffer indigestion if I do that. The latest statements from Mr.T have had our news readers smiling ironically at the camera, you can guess why although nothing he says is a surprise anymore.
Out of the wind it's quite pleasant so I will get on with gardening this afternoon.
Sorry non of you won the mega lottery but then what on earth does someone do with so much money? Welcome home to Sandy.
Enjoy your day everyone.
Jackie1 -
Good morning. Yesterday did turn into everything Tai Chi
I attended all four hours of classes and did a bit of practice at home trying to groove in a couple of tweaks but I was too tired to make it stick! Did the errands to Costco, the credit union and the post office. And watched the beginning session of webinars on brain health. Argh! I need more stamina.
So today, Trader Joe’s, library ladies at the deli, stop at health food store and my Tai Chi lesson. Another busy day. I will miss these when the weather clips my wings.
Jackie, I am glad you are made of stern stuff, that is something that escaped my DNA or perhaps I used it all up during my years on the farm. It was a tough life. Good catch on the gutter mesh. Who would have thought? They actively promote gutter toppers here to keep leaves from plugging them up but no mention of any downside. Well darn, no more Amazon orders? I have a low percentage overall of lost orders and they refund promptly so I will continue with them. I have ordered shoes from Zappos. Service was good. Do you have other options?
Time to mount up for another busy day. No sunshine expected today and periods of drizzle. My mood will likely plummet.
No talk of events in this country except to say being too busy to listen to the news is a very good thing.
Hugs.
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I have no idea about our weather...I think it is raining. It is very dark and I think I hear little raindrops on the skylight. It is to be a wet weekend I think.
Our crazy news is infuriating at best. I read the early voting promises a change. It would be wonderful. We have had just a tumultuous two years, I fear recovery will take years. It takes so much longer to build than tear down.
I never buy lottery tickets because I am not a lucky person when it comes to gambling. I have luck when I strive hard. For me, there is no easy way. It is interesting however, my dad could win at anything. He had what he called the true luck of the Irish. Except in health! If you don’t have health then you have nothing really. So I have fun dreaming about what I would do if I had won with my nonexistent lottery ticket. I guess I would make sure we all got airline tickets to meet somewhere for tea.
Our son might have to work over the thanksgiving holiday. So we will be adjusting our thanksgiving to a date he can come. Thanksgiving is all about getting together with people you care about. The date is truly unimportant.
I have a semi-annual physical on the 6th. Bleck! I hate going in but I guess it must be done. Twice a year I have to be poked and prodded and then told I am old. Sweet! I think I knew that.
It is true about dogs, actually, pets in general. They bring joy and offer a wonderful companionship. How do we get along without them? There is a woman locally who loves her iguana. She is allergic to cats and dogs. Her big green lizard delights her.
Oh well.......
Patsy0 -
Jilly and I are biting at the bit. She wants to go for her long walk but I daren't take her because our grocery order is to be delivered between 9 and 11. Up to now "Dario" has shown up at 9:10 but no sign of him today as of yet. He was dying to play with Jilly who was all excited on his last delivery. Maybe he's leaving us until last so he can get down on all fours again?
When's Thanksgiving PATSY? My friends son and family had a pet iguana, (Iggy). He roamed freely around the house and when he died after a long life they were devastated. I think most animals make great pets once they realize they are wanted and loved. Like you, I'm totally unlucky with lotteries or prizes. The only thing I've ever won was a bottle of wine at the firms dance. This I entrusted to my boss overnight because I couldn't carry it home. When I went to collect it from him the following Monday he said "oh we drank it, we thought you'd given it to us".
JACKIE, you are going to be as snug as a bug in your lovely improved cottage. Mark had to take all the mesh off my gutters as well this year. Actually some got blown off with the tornado winds. Anyway all the mesh departed on the big garbage collection day. So much for making life easier eh! He ended up flushing all the gunk out with water with a sort of pipe thing he fashioned himself. Long pipe with a bent end to go in the gutters. It worked a treat.
LIN! You are so energetic. What's your secret? I wish I HAD your stamina!
My turn to feel a bit uneasy. 20 minutes to go and still no sign of the grocery man! He phones before he shows up, hope I didn't miss the call. Had a few phone calls this morning. Charities etc and Mike.
Hugs to all,
Annie.0 -
Happy Thursday!
I am glad to be home and to have slept in my own bed which I did for nine hours. We had a good time and I was losing a lot of money but won most of it back so it was a good trip. I have my meeting today and then have to stop at Babe's to call medicare and social security to have his address changed. Some grocery shopping after that and life should get back to my crazy normal.
Now that my fireplace is working I emailed the seller on amazon to return my fireplace. It was sent with free shipping but they want me to pay $46 to return it as there is no defects. Or they will send me an additional $10 for me to try to sell it or give it to someone as a gift. I haven't decided what to do yet.
Again pressed for time so just wanted to say good morning. I have read all the posts and I have stayed away from the news so all is good in my life as of now.
Have a good day.
Sandy
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Just in time before it gets dark I've finished mowing my lawns perhaps for the last time this year. My garden is beginning to look tidier!
Anne, my gutter moss was cleared by hand into a black bin liner and weighs more than George's 8 kilos. That was just one side of the garden room towards the downpipe but I didn't see what he did with the other side.... perhaps threw into my not so nice neighbours' garden!! No wonder the gutter was ready to collapse. The lad doing the job had nothing good to say about modern guttering as he thought their designs were destined to cause more problems than solve. The rear of my cottage has a gutter that's been there since the 1970's and even with more trees on that side never seems to get blocked.
Lin, it's a quandary for me now with Amazon because they did put a refund through as soon as I phoned but the courier has only today emailed in response to my querying on Tuesday why the depot hadn't contacted me but all that says is what I was told on the phone, in other words contact Amazon.... no responsibility for the loss it seems! My concern is if I buy something from Amazon again they will use that courier and it will end up at the wrong address again. Never mind, there are other options.
Sandy, That was a good long rest so you must feel refreshed. I assume the seller of your fire put in small print somewhere that you had to pay for returns? I'd take the $10 offer and maybe give to someone as a Christmas present.
Patsy, Like you I've always held the belief that good health is so much more important than money. Didn't someone die quite recently who had involvement in Microsoft so was worth millions if not billions but still with all that money couldn't be cured? Definitely a meet up for tea and cakes (why not?) at the first opportunity if I find myself with a windfall though.
Time to eat.
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The hand gutter stuff we do in the spring JACKIE because that's when we get mainly moss. Too hot I guess for moss in the summer but come spring! It's usually twigs and leaves at the moment filling the gutters. Anyway it all swam out over the edge which made Mark a very happy Mark. The joys of owning a house! Jilly found a very pretty dead mouse on the lawn and seeing Brady hasn't hiked over here, I presume we disturbed the hawk.
Dario the grocery man rolled up very late and looking a bit flustered. More orders to deliver than usual I gather. Jilly's little tail wagged and wagged and she kept running up to him "grinning" and running away when he tried to stroke her. Obviously wanted to play "chase me". "I'm late" grumbled Dario, "can't play with you today". Poor Jilly, she's convinced that any callers are purely for her.
Most of the veggies were on sale for this week and just as fresh so there must be a late summer glut in southern Ontario. With cash off one or two other things I saved just over $28 which made ME a happy Anne as well as Mark with his gutters. 12 lovely sweet beets for just over a dollar! I couldn't have grown better last year to be honest. I know they are sweet because I had one for lunch.
What's the boss man been up to now? Like SANDY I'm keeping clear of the news!
Annie.0 -
JACKIE my love, ironic smiles barely describe my own reaction to the mad Mr President, who says we must all love one another and be KIND!!! Then goes off on a tirade against the Lying Press! Not one single word of apology for setting the stage for all this hate! The next thing I heard was blaming Obama for starting Isis!
Well, it's my lunchtime when I normally watch the news as I eat but think I might suffer indigestion if I do that. The latest statements from Mr.T have had our news readers smiling ironically at the camera, you can guess why although nothing he says is a surprise anymore.
Jackie
I must go down to dinner now where I will probably have heartburn from this nut who leads us! Boo-hoo!
I lost another pound this morning in WW...
Buzz
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An interesting walk this morning when I drove on to the moors in glorious sunshine but then when I parked noticed a stunning rainbow framing the distant hills. I decided to wait for a large angry cloud to pass over and as we sat watching the rain and sleet another car pulled up next to us. Dear George thought it was our walking friend Jill with Scruff and Misha so became excited tapping on the window and barking at the stranger and it wasn't until we got out that he realised he didn't know her. Off we went up the hills across to the Hurlers where I noticed another rainbow heralding more sleet and rain but oh dear, as much as I tried to shelter behind one of the large granite blocks I was frozen and wet in no time. George on the other hand was zooming round chasing the wind having a great time so rather than spoil his fun I kept walking. Of course by the time we got back to the car where I watched the rain cloud disappear into the distance the sun was out again so just a case of bad timing! I've just phoned Jill to tell her about George's reaction and we agreed we will organise ourselves to at least walk together a couple of times a week because we haven't done so for about 3 weeks.
Buzz, I feel your pain as it seems a bad situation is spiralling out of control with little middle ground left to offer common sense but hang in there lovely lady, nuts can be crushed, just have to find a big enough mallet!!
Turnips, onions and butternut squash from the allotment are awaiting my attention in the kitchen as I think a spicy soup will be a good idea if I add a few spices. Then boring housework! Ooh sunshine.... I'd better get the hen house cleaned out first!
Jackie
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Happy Friday! After waiting an hour on hold for a person from Social Security I was finally able to change Babe's new address. First he had to talk to them so they could verify it was him which they did after asking a million questions. I then asked him if would set it up to automatically transfer money from his account to mine monthly which he at first balked.
However, he banks with a small bank and when I called today they said they have no way of transferring unless we both had accounts at their bank. It can be done online but Babe knows nothing of computers and I know he won't want me to open an account for him so I will continue to get hard copy checks from him one way or another.
Jackie, George is one smart puppy but I bet he was disappointed it wasn't Scruff and Misha.
Sorry you got soaked but glad the sun is out for you now.
Buzz, congratulations on the weight loss, keep up the good work.
Anne, sorry Jilly was disappointed with Dario, I am sure he was just as disappointed as Jilly.
I have to get my Halloween cards in the mail and figure out how to get this electric fireplace in my car. They agreed to send me a label with $36 shipping so I am going that way. So to get my gas fireplace working it cost about $100 which is worth it to me.
Have a great day.
Sandy
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The hens have a clean and dry house and I've just spent an age untangling plug wires attached to everything from tv, broadband, phone and DVD player that seem able to tie themselves in a big knot even when in a corner of the room. I can now plug in the electric fire perched on the hearth to keep me warm until the multi fuel stove is fitted. My neighbours are away attending a family funeral and I'm feeding their cats so can take a nosey look at their kitchen extension from the inside!
Sandy, hmm, I do hope you can ensure your payments come through from Babe with no interference. Find someone to help with that fire, I don't want to read you've had an accident!!
Ok, I'll pop next door while George snoozes and the rain has cleared for a bit.
Jackie0 -
Hello everybody!
And here I am with Michael.
Jilly Bean.2 -
Lucky Mike or lucky Bean?
Jackie0 -
Hey! The weekend begins! I have had one of those silly mornings where everything just does
NOT work properly. I washed a load of bathroom rugs and when I took them out of the dryer, one of them had totally disintegrated. There were little bits of the backing all in the dryer. What a mess.
It seems with a little clean up all will be well.
We had wind and a lot of rain last night. The power was always going on and off. This morning meant resetting all of the clocks and other devises that have a timer etc. Our weather looks very soggy for a while. Much to do inside, so we will be cranking along with various projects like cleaning up the laundry room.
Anne: Jilly and Michael look like they are having a wonderful time. Where is Jilly’s ball for a game of toss and catch?
Sandy: I can imagine how nerve wracking it must feel to worry about Babe’s living situation. I think it will be a matter of rearranging some things as you go along. I am so glad you are working out a solution to your fireplace issue. We find our fireplace very comforting in the evenings. Ours is a regular fireplace and we sometimes just burn a paraffin log or even better...Starbucks sells coffee logs here. The smell is too wonderful to describe.
Jackie: isn’t it funny how social some dogs are? Katie loves or son’s dogs but is very concerned about other dogs. We try to socialize her but she makes friends with some people but not others. Some dogs but not all dogs, no cats! Why the difference? Who knows?
Buzz: this mid term election is so important! No matter how this ends, we will persevere and our country will come out of this dark time. Other countries have had bad times and recovered, we will too.
Off to clean up the laundry room, clean up the dryer and clean out the washing machine and mop the floor. Wow! This has to count as a trip to the gym.
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I think it's a case of MUTUAL luck JACKIE. Mike is Jilly's very favourite person and I'm sure Jill is Mikes favourite dog.
They'd just come back from a huge walk when I took the photo and too exhausted to have a game of "chase me around the LR coffee table" which she prefers to chase and catch the ball PATSY. This involves hanging onto one of my old socks which she can more easily grip. Balls can be difficult with her small mouth, and she can play tug of war with an old sock, AND shake it to bits.
She is now snoozing on the sofa and Mikes gone home to make raisin bread having had a slice of mine for after lunch dessert. You can really put on weight with raisin bread so I hope it doesn't become an addiction!
Jill's the same as Katie when it comes down to other dogs, especially huge boisterous canines. Most people she likes, but there's the odd one........and one wonders why because they seem okay to me.
It seems they've caught the pipe bomber, all programmes on TV interrupted with this news. Little Yorkshire terrier Miffy who was stolen by thieves who broke into her house here whilst the owners worked has been found. She was on the internet and offered for sale for $2000! Private investigators pretending to be potential buyers found her and she's now home again after a 2 week ordeal.
I have given up reading about the blown up windbag from down south. I wonder what his solution to the migrant caravan will be? Guns, tear gas, tanks no doubt.
Just read that a USA anchor woman has been fired for stating Santa Claus and Jesus? (Middle eastern - so who knows) are white among other daft but obviously true things. Where's all this sensitivity coming from? Pity the sensitive souls weren't born originally in Yorkshire! You didn't last long if you were sensitive there in my youth. It makes one wonder how Monty Python and Benny Hill could make a living in today's climate! Is it the same in the uk these days JACKIE? Everyone tootsie ing around everyone else.
Just saying in disbelief,
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Do you think Harry next door is anticipating a cold winter? Logs just arrived.
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Goodness, I have fallen so far behind on posts! Hello everyone.
It was an early Tai Chi morning. We had a very good time. After class I stopped by Home Depot to pick up a few items I had ordered online with free pickup at the store and then in to Whole Foods for a couple of sale items.
Had lunch and then started on a couple loads of laundry. I didn’t have anything disintegrate in the dryer. Sorry to hear that happened to you Patsy. My usual accident is an errant Kleenex. I do try to clean out all the pockets but sometimes they hide from me. But not today. And I am sorry about your power outages. I hope that is all finished!
Anne, happy happy Jilly and Mike. Lovely photos and so good they had a nice romp together and then had some quiet time. They look comfortable. Haaaa. That’s a problem isn’t it? You make something tasty and it ends up being irresistible. Best wishes. I would like to find a spot where what I eat is edible and not repulsive but not totally yummy so I won’t want to gobble it all down immediately.
Sandy, could you open an account with his bank and have money automatically transferred to you. Then you could either write a check each month from that bank to a different bank or do a funds transfer to a different bank? I transfer dollars from two accounts each month to my main credit union account. There are no charges involved in any of it. Staying away from Babe’s relatives may be better for your health. Good luck in getting the electric fireplace into your car. I know how difficult it is to get a hand. I have a little hand cart and some bungee cords that I use when dealing with difficult to move items.
Jackie, lucky hens with a nice clean house. And good for you with straightening out all the cords and cables. Stay warm!! Good for you looking after your neighbors animals. Did you make soup? That is my project for tomorrow. A nice bucket of vegetable soup with whatever vegetables sound good when I start dumping things in the pot. Ah my, the weather, so incredibly changeable. I am sorry you got soaked once again.
Buzz, hello my friend. Yes, we will all play nice now right? Snort. Meanwhile, if this guy they took into custody is the only person involved in this package scheme then good for law enforcement. They worked quickly! I am glad no one was injured and I do hope this is the end of the matter.
I worked on my cards again for a little while this afternoon. I am dithering about how to finish my Thankful cards. I finished the front of one card and am not happy with it but I used the one piece that was slightly “off” so I guess it was a sacrifice. I may just keep that one for myself. I wish I had kept or at least taken a photo of the autumn blessings cards I made. I sort of liked them but knew, at the time, what changes I would make if I ever made more of them but without a photo, I am sure my mind will not store my ideas whereas a photo would have helped, I could have made notes on it.
I think I will read for a while this evening and send a few texts although I don’t expect responses.
Oh, tomorrow the library has a marathon day and evening of one bad movie after another. I do not know if I will go to any of them, none of my friends said they were going and actually I have seen most of them. Haaaaaa. Wouldn’t you know?
Take care. Be healthy. Shut off the news.
Hugs.
Lin
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This is the design I am working on.
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Very nice! Now write inside your card:
To LIN, hugs from Jackie, Patsy, Sandy, Buzz, Jeri, and Anne. xxxoooxxx
Then put it in your journal so you will always know how appreciated you are by this little group.1 -
ANNIE my love! What a darling idea for our LIN to write in her beautiful card, because we all feel that way . The card has a positively sculptural feel in the leaves, at least as I see it. How special our creative members are!
WHatever all the suggestions are for SANDY's protection, I'm all for getting that automatic monthly check! Once he's in Phil's place, I don't trust that Babe will not fall under his son's influence, and I don't have to tell you what that will be! Just look at the dreadful choices he has made in the past
! You deserved much better!
Love the Bean pictures, both with and without her favorite "brother"!
PATSY, my sympathy on your laundry disaster! Having had a similar problem in the past, I can feel your pain! Do you, by the way, see any change in behavior since the crazy bomber has brought attention to the destructive attitude and manner of the "Lock 'em Up"/"Slam Them Down" Leader? For 2 seconds he recommended, without using names, everyone should be united! Next breath he says something condemning the fake press again! Pardon the upward roll of my eyes! A former Trump staffer, Scaramucci by name, says DT is an intentional liar, and he does it because he love getting under peoples' skin, and he says fighting against him is pretty impossible since he will always go one hideous step further! JACKIE, do you or your countrymen see any hope for us on the west side of the big puddle? I'm sort of holding my breath, waiting for some version of Kristallnacht !!! He announce today that he wants all police to be under his command, with obedience to him only! Is that familiar? I think we have to stop pretending to be polite to his mob!
I got a ride to Costco today, and if I can somehow get the blueberries delivered, I may never go again! Although I also found nice strong recyclablecoffee individual servings for my Keurig that I didn't know existed! The place is a menace! And I am exhausted!
I seem to be able to wear several of my tops that are 2 sizes smaller than a couple of months ago! And they fit loosely! I just will not look at numbers as they appear on my scale!
Perhaps early to bed? Buzz
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Another badly timed walk this morning because as I parked on the moors I had a view across the valley into Devon and a mass of low cloud, sleet and hail coming in our direction! George had his raincoat on so I thought it best to get on with the walk sticking to the lower paths even though the storm had by then arrived over us. Luckily he did what he needed to do within a few hundred meters and about a half mile further on he went on strike with an "are you crazy" look on his face so we turned round and headed back! A quick trip to the farm shop and on the way home I stopped to take a couple of cuttings from a gorgeous burgundy red hydrangea that grows outside a now defunct intensive egg farm. As I'm sipping my coffee I've noticed the odd flake of snow drifting past my windows but am sure it won't come to anything.
Buzz, it's extremely difficult to put what's going on into a few words but certainly most observers here are still incredulous when he continues to blatantly lie with little opposition. More coverage is given to his followers and their blind faith and belief in the man. It's obvious to us as it must be to you your country is being torn apart and I completely understand your Kristallnacht fears because why wouldn't you draw parallels but who's it going to be aimed at... the hate is aimed at a number of minorities? This awful time will pass, hopefully with not too much collateral damage although I read somewhere his son may well stand when his dad steps down.... what a ghastly thought!
Anne, a lovely idea for Lin's card so I'm all for it! Oh dear, is that where Harry's logs stay or will be stack them neatly? I've an awful feeling it won't be the latter!
America has sits own history to deal with when it comes to racial issues so I'm guessing some organisations are sensitive. Laws that were introduced here to protect minorities were needed at the time because if you remember even the Irish were treated like 2nd class citizens and what happened recently to the group known as the Windrush generation, all British passport holders, was dreadful but in many cases the pendulum has swung too far the other way. Of course your Northern grit wouldn't take umbrage at any of it!!
Lin, I decided yesterday the easiest way to make my soup was to chop the veggies up and put them in my crockpot on low for a couple of hours. It's been blended and some frozen although I don't think it will be with me for long! You put so much time and effort into your cards but I'm sure the recipients must be over the moon to get one.
Patsy, oh dear, I'm cross enough when bits of tissue end up stuck to my laundry and then, with me hanging washing out on the rotary line I find them scattered like snow in the grass or hanging on to shrubs! That must have been quite a chore to clean out your washing machine. Robbie the smithy told me in the week he was talking to his wife, also Jackie, about George and how cute he is but she then mentioned how their lovely Collie Jess had been attacked by my naughty boy when we met walking one day.... oops!! Jess is the friendliest, sweetest dog and female so shouldn't be a problem to George but it was instant dislike on his part and luckily he was on his lead at the time. Blotted his copybook with the other Jackie that's for sure!
Sandy, I have the same concerns for you and your financial arrangements with Babe as the rest of the group and I'm sure you do too so do your best to find a way to persuade him and the bank it's in both your interests. There's only one reason his son persuaded him to sell the property.
Lots to do so I'll bid you all a peaceful Saturday.
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SANDY I echo everyone else's concern! Please, please, please get an automatic monthly cheque set up. However much you trust Babe it will all go out the window once his son gets control of Babe and Babes future. I speak from experience after dealing with a husband I trusted completely but who changed once he was under the influence of "the soul mate", his words. You simply cannot blindly trust Babe and his son and SANDY, you don't want to be struggling financially as you age. What if the son ends up shoving Babe into a care home and your allowance is needed for his keep. It's amazing how a good lawyer can alter ones life, believe me!
It's a weird world we are dealing with today. I read somewhere that DT was so difficult in youth that his parents had to enrol him in a military college to discipline him. If true, it didn't work! I thought months ago he was trying to set up a dictatorship and dynasty and still believe it. BUZZ your Kristalinacht fears are well founded. I'm nervous just over the border with our small population. It just takes one charismatic (to some) power hungry bully to change the course of history. Maybe the pipe bomber will wake people up, but I doubt it, sadly.
Poor PATSY! The last thing you want is things disintegrating in the washing machine! Hope today is quiet, and peaceful and totally lovely.
Well, LIN and JACKIE, it's FREEZING here! We've just got freezing rain so far, but Michael's got snow at his half hour drive north home. The Bean and I were not amused when we put our noses out the front door. She was actually blown backwards as we stepped out. We didn't go far being a pair of chickens. Harry's wood pile reaches the top of my fence and it's in his front garden! I think the town has given up. At one time they where forever checking up on him. Ha well, he brings a touch of country "charm" to our otherwise nice neighbourhood. Like DT I guess all things will pass in time.
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Good morning friends
My mail arrives quite late in the day now. I liked having my mail around lunchtime but those days are long past. I say that to say, a t-shirt I ordered arrived yesterday, late yesterday, so this morning I washed it along with a couple of other things and paid some bills online. I hadn’t planned on those chores. Haaaaa.
Then I started on my soup. I make it in my InstantPot but I make my own Mirepoix and sauté it before loading in everything else. It takes longer but I think the soup is tastier. Anyway, now everything is in the pot and I can ignore it for a while. It already smells yummy
Jackie and Anne, I feel a bit guilty. We have a day of sunshine and temperatures are mild. Top that off with no wind, it is heavenly but since I am staying indoors for the most part, I guess I won’t get full benefit of it. I am sorry for the cold and wet conditions. I wish you had your stove Jackie and Anne, little Bean must be unhappy as well as she loves her walks (translation: sniffing and exploring). Clever George, ready to go home. So sorry he made a bad impression on the owner of the collie. Darn.
Buzz, I will get off this but honestly I am continually amazed that anyone can be so enamoured of you know who. Frankly, I don’t think we have had a leader during my adult years that I gave blind loyalty. Never ever. I reserve some skepticism in most cases which probably explains my voter registration of Independent.
Must move along. Thanks for the nice words about my card. I make some cards that take forever and a day, I also make cards that take little time but at least they are something to send. And no, I don’t think most people care that much about them. Maybe two or three people have mentioned that they have kept a card I made for them. I have made a couple of cards for a little girl at church and her mom and grandmother have told me they are putting them in the scrapbooks they are making for her. That is sweet.
Onward. I need to listen to the latest installment on gut/brain connection. Each segment is available for just 24 hours. I skipped last evening as I fell asleep.
Hugs.
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Dear God. Breaking news. Gunman enters synagogue. Multiple casualties.0
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I didn't know anything about the Windrush scandal JACKIE. I've just been reading up on it. It would appear it's a case of "let him who is blameless throw the first stone" when it comes to various countries. Something to ponder upon this afternoon.
It's going to snow around midnight apparently. I'm trying NOT to ponder on that.
Annie.0 -
Happy Saturday!! While I appreciate all your advice there is really nothing I can do. His bank is different from my bank but in six years he hasn't every been late with a payment. I do have separation papers written by my attorney but realistically there is nothing else I can do. I will just take it one day at a time and pray that he continues to take care of me as he has done.
I have been hurt financially in the past from my first husband but I honestly do trust Babe.
I understand everyone concern but until I can figure out a different payment idea I will continue to get checks from him every month.
I had my mail stopped while I was away but it was supposed to resume on Thursday. I had to call the post office yesterday and was once again on hold for an hour. My local post office just called to say it should be delivered today which I hope is true since I have a couple of packages with new tops in them and I am anxious to see them.
Anne, I did see that briefly on my yahoo news but didn't read the whole thing. Shootings seem to be common these days which is just so terrible. Sorry it was so cold for you and Jilly, our weather is similar to Lin's which is good for church tonight.
Lin, I think your cards are beautiful and remind me of my daughter. She always sends homemade cards and each unique in their own way. My mail too arrives late in the day and I really wish we had a morning delivery.
Jackie, I did talk to the bank yesterday but there is nothing they can do. His bank is like a family owned bank with two locations. I do not want an account there because it would be very inconvenient so for now I am leaving things as they are. Little George a bully? I hope you had a talk with him and told him to be nice.
Buzz, until I come up with something better and I will, trust me on this. Did you buy bulk items at Costco? Everything seems to come in bulk thus I don't shop there.
Patsy, I have had that happen to me as well and it is a nightmare getting all those little pieces out. I hope you got everything cleaned up and can have a relaxing day today.
Doing laundry today because I can. Have a great day.
Sandy
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Heavy heart today, but the shootings and bombings keep right on! This maniac leader then says "we must stick together and not be divided!" as if he was not the divider - in -chief! LIN, dearest, I respect your political feelings, as I do everyone's, but as an Independent, you are still responsible to VOTE! Your country needs your opinions in the voting booth, and Republicans who are not part of the bamboozled mob must also get to the polls and VOTE!!! As an old lady who lived through the Hitler horrors, I beg everyone to stand up for morality, humanity, and just plain decency and get to those voting booths. The United States NEEDS your vote!!! OK, I'm climbing down and getting ready for dinner, but please , y'all, we MUST take our country back to a place we can love to lie in once more! Right now, we are a shameful weak loud MOB!
SANDY, please talk to your lawyer before accepting what you are feeling! Update the papers or whatever. Phil is dangerous for your health and well-being!
JACKIE and ANNE, thank you for your support in my angst! DT is actually becoming more popular!
Hi PATSY...gotta run! Buzz
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I have already voted Buzz.0
