Senior Golden Sneakers
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Hello sweethearts! Even though we all long for spring, she hasn’t arrived quite yet. Yet the occasional bright sunny day helps keep my spirits up and I have high hopes. Looks to be a cold and partly cloudy day. Might see showers soon. Katie is snuggled in her bed. John is still in bed under the blankets making snore noises. I have my coffee on the go and I will do some email before jumping into business.
Jackie: I love the rock work on your building. The wonderful texture has an organic color that can’t be duplicated. It is common to paint everything here. Then once painted, never attend to the outside again. We have many houses here with flaking deteriorating paint. Not a very happy look.
Anne: you sound excited about your upcoming move. Will you start boxing up your things that you plan to store? Move? Give away? It is exhausting but a liberating experience. I have done this several times in my life. Somehow I always end up with too much STUFF!
Sandy: I have observed that certain people are not good at games or gambling because they are just not competitive. I don’t have that trait except in rare cercumstances. I am good at games like trivial pursuit. I usually have a chess game going with John. He always wins. I am getting better however.
Buzz: here is what I think about the medical community. They want us to be well but can’t really cure us. So they “worry” us into getting well out of boredom with those eternal tests! Hours spent waiting for this or that, gallons of blood taken from fingers and arms, pictures taken of every nook and cranny in our body. And then....well...the results were inconclusive. aaaaaaaaaaaagh!
Lin: your tea pot has me giggling about the Wild sense of humor you have found in “tea humor.” I do like the crab pot however. I know cleaning it would be a chore but he looked delightfully crabby. I have several tea pots and relish their different look. I have a couple of handmade pottery pots that weigh a ton. I never use them. Made by a potter friend. I often use them as flower pots.
Second mug of coffee is needed.
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Hello friends. A sunny Tuesday morning and I have made a trip to Whole Foods and came home with much more than I had in mind. Well, with the super cold snap later in the week, a stop at Trader Joe’s later and I can hibernate until Sunday!
One other thing on my list. I am going to coloring at the library this afternoon. Fingers crossed that no one will be there coughing this month. If so, I will come home again.
Patsy, do your house mates sleep in every day? Time to enjoy your coffee and do whatever suits your fancy. That is pleasant. I seem to be attracted to all sorts of unique things. Never practical however. 😉
Sandy, sorry to hear of the flu in your family. I hope you stay well.
Buzz, I hope you are doing well today. I hope the test results are favorable.
Anne, good day to you and thanks for the summary of the Stephen King book. I think I will continue to pass on his books.
Jackie, good day to you. I hope Betty is feeling better. ❤️❤️
Must move along. Many best wishes and hugs to all.
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Victorian family having tea. What a unique dog!0 -
We’ve had everything thrown at us today... sunshine, rain, hail, snow and strong gusts, one of them literally knocking me off my feet when I stood outside my garden room chatting to the tree surgeon halfway up a Rowan tree. The wind caught the door behind me that then swung open smacking me across my back, shoulders and head. Over I went down into the flower bed below me but managed to get up and cover my embarrassment! I think I’ll feel it tonight though! Anyway trees cut by 3 young environmentalists who took great care in their work and coped well with the weather.
The builder who will lay foundations for my new greenhouse popped in to talk about it’s requirements and coincidentally George from the greenhouse suppliers left a message on my phone saying he can update me. I did call back but he was busy so I’ll find out tomorrow hopefully.
Patsy, what I love about the granite stone is the way lichen grows and seems able to withstand being battered by the elements. Also it keeps indoors warm in the winter and cool summertime. We too have painted properties in need of TLC!
Lin, Betty seems fine now so definitely something disgusting she eat during yesterday’s walk. She certainly found her voice today when telling off one of the tree surgeon’s dogs that wandered into my cottage!
Here’s a teapot put to good use and I will follow its example with an unwanted pot in the Spring
That Victorian dog in your picture looks more like a woolly calf!!
Oh dear Sandy, that flu jab was worth getting but I do hope your family doesn’t suffer too badly. Enjoy your peaceful day.
Brr, I’ve just been to close the hen house door and there’s a real chill in the air. If the ice and wet snow freeze it won’t be much fun on the roads in the morning. I’ve now messaged the supplier of the automatic door to see if they will send a replacement. Also received my refund through PayPal for the
lost coal order so I appear to be catching up with most things.
Now I’m laughing out loud because Brady has been trying to get my attention for the past 10 minutes by scratching and poking at things in the room but just went a step too far because he leaped up to what he thought a solid item but has fallen into the large canvas bucket I was using for stripped wallpaper. George is waiting for him to climb out so he can chase him but I’m not sure Brady knows how. 🤣 I’ll head for the kitchen to prepare their dinners and see if he can get out!
Jackie
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I think it's the latest Windows 10 update, but my PC is doing its own thing !
PARST has it down perfectly . My tests are back and there's not a thing I can do about pain because it would lower my white blood cells even further and the elbow has some bursitis but not worth doing anything, and yes, not only have I gout in my feet, but shoulder and elswhere but the treatment is bad for me so LIVE WITH IT!!! Have I a choice. However, my Nurse Practitioner is a delight so I accept her diagnoses because I really do believe she's correct and age and gees have a lot to do with what is going on!!!
SANDY, hope you all get or stay well ad am sorry to hear about the flu!
Ditto on everyone's comments and as usual I will be late for dinner if I don't get dressed!
Buzz
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Oh dear Buzz, so sorry. What is keeping your white count so low? None of my business. Just concerned. ❤️❤️
Hugs❤️❤️
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A post on Facebook today.
“TODAY is the Feast Day of St. Gobnait, Irish patron Saint of BeeKeepers. She was born in County Clare in the 5th or 6th Century, & is said to have been the sister of Saint Abban. She fled a family feud, taking refuge in the Aran Islands. Here an angel appeared & told her that this was “not the place of her resurrection” & that she should look for a place where she would find nine white deer grazing. She found the deer at the place now known as St. Gobnet’s Wood.
Celtic lore held bees in high esteem, believing the soul left the body as a bee or a butterfly. Gobnait is said to have added beekeeping to her life’s work, developing a lifelong affinity with them. She started a religious order & dedicated her days to helping the sick. She used honey as a healing aid. She is credited with saving the people at Ballyvourney from the plague.
One story tells of how she drove off a brigand by sending a swarm of bees after him and making him restore the cattle he had stolen.
St Gobnait’s well is situated to the North of Ballyagran. It is said that a white stag can sometimes be seen at the well.”
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I live and learn, thank you LIN. Quiet day here, Anne.0
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Good morning. Off to Trader Joe’s in a moment. Nastiness rolling in this afternoon. Wind chill -20 to -40 below zero F overnight. Yes, I will be staying home tomorrow if the forecast is accurate.
Meanwhile, wishing everyone a pleasant day. This memory from 2012 came up on Facebook today from PG Tips. I believe the caption is “that is not what I meant by a balanced diet Al.” 😂
Hugs.
Lin
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Happy Wednesday!
Kiddos getting better, just Max had a fever this morning and Lisa has a severe sore throat. 
No sitting of course but probably won't be going to bingo as they are predicting snow this afternoon. That's okay with me as I am enjoying my time alone and keeping germ free. lol
Lin, I don't think I could balance that diet so will stick to low carb. lol Interesting about St. Gobnait, maybe that is who Violet is in disguise since Jackie used or does she still have bees.
Buzz, it is hard to believe with today's medicine they can't help with the pain and not interfere with your white blood cells. But then again they can't help Babe with his dizziness so some things still need research.
Jackie, cute idea with the tea pot, the birds will love you. So Brady is a comedian?
Patsy, I am not always lucky but I have to admit I do like to gamble. It is a good thing I know my limit and never lose more than I can afford.
Anne, what's going on this morning, you usually are first to post?
Have a great day.
Sandy
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That's the problem SANDY.....nothing going on! Lovely pleasant day for me, but when it comes to communicating....nuffin!
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zANOTHER LOST POST! Oh, NO!!!
ANNE's usually 1st, but this is the Tail End wishing you all a good night! Buzz 0 -
Nothing really going on here either Anne. It has been unusually nice out the last two days with temps in the high 60s. Even took the dog for a walk since it was actually pleasant outside. Need more exercise, but our winters make me chillier than I already am. 74 in the house and I am always cool. Very little rain, which is unusual for February so I suspect we may have another drought this year. Not good.
Praying you are able to avoid that flu bug that you were exposed to on the weekend Sandy. When around grand kids often the flu shot seems a requirement I have found, so I too had mine. If we get it it is a mild case anyway.
Sorry to hear that you are dealing with all of the various aches and pains of aging Buzz. Do feel for you. Does a heating pad seem to give you any relief ? My dr says no more Aleve or Advil. Maybe a warm shower might help also. When I wake with a lower back ache I head to a hot shower and it seems to relax those muscles. May tomorrow be a better day than today.
Our crepe myrtle is way past time for its annual pruning. Though we have a gardener 2 x a month he tends to put some things that need to be done on the back burner choosing to blow the minimal leaves in front and back and head out of here ASAP. So we pulled out the long tree trimmer and tackled what we could reach. That took half the day. He will have to finish up next Wed because we know better than to climb a ladder anymore. We will work at it a little bit again between now and then and then it will be his. We are sitting on the fence of looking for a new gardener. After 6 yrs he is not doing the job like has in those early yrs. So hard to find a good one when all we have is scrubs in front and back.
Much to our surprise out 16 yr old granddaughter stopped by with something for us. Just what we needed a Sees candy gift certificate. Supported 3 of our grand kids school and Cheer fund raisers just before Christmas. As if we need candy but Sees is so good. Two down and this gift card will wait until next fall. Nice surprise to see her....she has her license now, so she drove over. Reminded her we aren't far away and to stop by more often cause we really enjoy seeing her. She is so busy between school and Cheer practices. She was accepted on the Cheer Stunt Team, so she will be one busy girl again.
Well it is getting late, so I am going to call it a night. Stay warm and dry and off those nasty slippery roads. Thinking of everyone.
Diane
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Good morning sneakers. I’m waiting for yet more rain to pass through before walking the dogs. Grey, miserable and wet seems to have been my Winter so far but we are flying through February so perhaps it will brighten up soon.
Yesterday I had a phone call from the company I’ve ordered my greenhouse from to tell me that because they’ve decided to move their factory my order won’t be ready until April or May. I screeched when May was suggested and asked how am I supposed to get my seeds going, especially since I’ve given away my old greenhouse. Lots of apologies but no suggestions other than an offer of free seed trays to be added to the order!! It’s not the fault of the young man who phoned and I told him so but asked him to please keep me updated. Later received an email from him adding a free cedar wood water butt so I expect he saw the irony of the seed trays offer!
You may remember I was attempting to recover my dining chairs with bright red and green material. Well, having stripped one down to the wood I realised they need expert attention and found a lady on line running her own business in our local town and she visited yesterday. I do my best to support the smaller cottage industries and she was so interesting to talk to and loved my chairs so hopefully her quote won’t scare me! She’s very busy so the work probably won’t be done until May but the alternative would be me looking at them forever more without recovering them.
Lin, Saint Gobnait was a revelation since I thought Saint Ambrose was looking over bees but looking into it I see he is the beekeepers saint whereas bees have their own saint in Ms Gobnait and she looks looks wonderful in stained glass with her white deer. I’ve copied the picture for my phone wallpaper!
Are you up in the hills Diane that it’s so cold? I always imagined you enjoying a mild climate. My motto these days is “keep moving” otherwise my muscles complain and I’m so glad the pooches drag me out for at least one long walk a day. There are times like today when I look out at the horizontal rain and wish I didn’t have to go out but once togged up I’m fine. As for gardeners, I think some use the title when really they only want to play with their garden toys. I call them slash and burn operators!! I was so lucky to find my gardener Sue last year who very carefully worked her way through required jobs. This is a Camelia she pruned into a lollipop shape so I was convinced it wouldn’t flower this year!
While I’ve waited for the rain to stop I’ve received 2 separate Amazon orders so it was worth hanging about and it does look slightly brighter outside so I’ll get moving. Wow, a sudden burst of sunshine... I’m off. 🏃🏻♀️🌦
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My phone Lin!
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And I like your phone as well JACKIE. Very appropriate for you AND pretty to view.
I'm awfully afraid today is going to be another day of NOTHING. We got up late to a completely Grey and white world. Not a sniff of a car, even a branch on the Apple tree, not a dog walker in sight, not a squirrel in sight, nothing! And to top that the temperature falls from a comfortable minus one this morning to minus eight by noon. A day to stay in my comfy warm old house which I keep at 72F. I'm very glad I have groceries coming tomorrow, but poor Dorio. A grocery delivery man's life can't be a happy one. Sliding and slipping and probably on minimum wage or close.
Lots of disruptions here. The teachers are all on strike and the native people are trying to stop the pipeline being built in BC. Out protesting in the cold and stopping the cross country trains running. I don't blame them, the pipeline is on their land. One old chap is my age and says he will be out protesting if it takes until he's 90. If the protest was close by I'd feel like joining them. They are always having to try and protect their land rights. Indeed this house is built on an old native settlement. What must it be like seeing foreigners from all over the world living on what was once yours!
Must get off the old soap box and get brekky. See how I have time to think and ponder on snowy cold days, lol.
Love to all,
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A photo for our Yorkshire lass Anne.
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Good morning. At 7am the wind chill factor was -30 degrees below zero F. Colder further North of here. And as advertised, starting around the commute time last evening, some snow and drizzle and then rapidly falling temperatures causing what they described as a flash freeze. The relevant part of that is all the brine and salt they had used to pre-treat the roads was rendered totally ineffective. Lots of schools closed today or on delayed start. We were urged to keep lower cabinet doors open last night anywhere we had plumbing to avoid frozen pipes. It will warm again soon and the pipes would likely rupture. Such lovely news.
Well, the former library ladies are apparently meeting this morning but I have reported in as a no show.
Buzz, sorry you lost your post once again! So annoying.
Diane, god to hear from you. I don’t have a gardener but a handyman who takes on all sorts of chores. I am very fortunate to have him to call but he looks after so many people he just does the minimal and the quickest fix on everything so he can move on to the next thing. Some years ago, he had more time to work on a project, make recommendations and even talk for a while. Good luck in finding a replacement if that is what you decide to do. Very nice your grand daughter stopped by. ❤️❤️
Anne, the world is in disruption isn’t it? For example, this new virus. I know a lady (and her husband) who are stuck on that cruise ship. She sends photos and messages to a Facebook group I am in. It seems to me that that ship is just an incubator for disease. I feel so bad for everyone trapped on it. She and her hubby are still well but it is starting to get to her as I dressing numbers of people fall ill. I am happy to just be stuck at home in the cold weather!
Jackie, oh my gosh, what horrible news about your greenhouse. I probably would have popped my cork with that type of news. And would have wanted to speak to someone else. Growl! And how wonderful to find someone to do the job on your chairs. It will be worth the wait I am sure. What a gorgeous blooming plant. The pruning paid off! Oooh, the phone looks wonderful with that wallpaper. ❤️❤️. Enjoy the sunshine.
Must run along albeit indoors. 😂
Hugs.
Lin
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Tea time. A lovely set.
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Re Yorkshire LIN. Yes indeed, tee shirt weather.
I was horrified when the monied started building these gigantic cruise ships. Plague ships and disasters waiting to happen. Greed as usual by the owners. I suspect your friend won't be going on any more big ship cruises in the near future. Meanwhile Mark and Mary Jo are booked on one for March going to the Caribbean. They often asked me along in the past but the thought of being like a sardine in a can never appealed. 4000 on one floating disaster waiting to happen! I'm the type who'd rather cross the Atlantic in a rowboat with my dog for company.
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Good sign Jackie! Probably many Canadians are the same. T-shirts and shorts are always showing up around here. Not on me though. 😉
Now for another sign. I think the person mentioned is a celebrity? Chef?
Lin🌻
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Happy Thursday! Although it is meeting day and I am not sitting after all I still am staying home. We have had some snow with more to come so I do not want to fight the elements. I have actually been in the house since Monday so incubating myself from everyone's germs.
Lisa is keeping Robby home to Monday (presuming he is fine by then) and said they are all getting better except for bad coughs and colds. Doctor told her fevers would last 5 days and cough and everything else longer. Poor Lisa although my son has been home all week so hopefully he is helping her.
Sorry but I don't get the signs, maybe one of those, you had to be there to understand???
Anne, I have been on a couple of cruises and believe me you do not feel like a sardine in a can.
There is so much room and so much to do it is incredible. I usually get a balcony room and when I look out at the ocean it does seem a bit scary. I think too myself if I fall overboard how would they know and how could they save me before a shark eats me, especially when it dark outside. All the food you can eat, a pool, so many other activities all included. The only thing not included is the alcohol and the excursions. I really would prefer to go to an all inclusive vacation so I don't have to leave a ship. I think Mary Jo and Mark will love their Caribbean cruise, I have done that one with my family and loved every minute.
Lin, pretty tea set, more normal than the rest. lol It is very cold here as well, but not as cold as you. Wow, that is terrible news for your friend and her husband, do they mention how long they have to stay incubated? How are they managing to stay well? Confined to their room?
Jackie, phone looks great, flowers are beautiful. I too, would be frustrated if I was promised one day and then changed to months away. Of course being a little OCD doesn't help because I want things done asap. I am so happy for you that you found someone to do your chairs and that the sun is making an appearance.
Diane, not much of anything going on with winter being here, nice that you had some decent weather to walk your dog. Yes, Lisa is being cautious and not letting me come until the kids are well and I appreciate that. Their Valentine's presents will be a little late but they won't know the difference. I love when my granddaughter stops by but now that she is going to be 25 next week she doesn't come as often as she used too. It's okay though we all have to let go sometimes even when it is hard.
Buzz, sorry you lost your post, maybe write in a document and copy and paste to here.
I booked a trip to Florida in April although I was going to go in May when Rob, Lisa and the boys are going to visit her parents. My daughter informed me my grandson from Hawaii is coming for a visit with his new wife. I haven't seen them since the wedding last March so I decided to go when they are there. The other grandparents will be there as well so it should be a good trip.
And my friends booked my birthday luncheon the end of this month. My March calendar is so full we only had a short window. We will all be going for our casino trip at the end of March so busy times in March.
Geez, I type a lot, sorry, that's what happens when you are home bound.
Have a great day,
Sandy
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Today the scroll was not workng on my laptop, so I could only read the same things over and over! I finally got it working and enjoyed all the photos and news and it's too late for me to add much as I haven't eaten yet today! BUT, my pains seem much more bearable so I look forward to the rest of the day. One of the hoses on my compression boots broke and I've attempted eBay and Amazon but they stopped making the model I own. I'll see if Medicare will replace the whole thing. Love that gold colored tea set, and it reminded me of one I made in sterlng silver many years ago. Will my kids want to polish these things?
I enjoyed my 2 cruises, especially the Panama Canal, but I can't navigate the huge corridors any more. Plus which I sort of feel I'm living on a cruise in many ways. Right now my stomache is growling , so I'll grab a bite. Buzz
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Whoops! JACKIE and LIN. Sorry girls, I see now that Jackie posted me the Yorkshire road sign. Many thanks JACKIE. Outside here looks just the same! !!! Anne.0
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Happy Valentine's Day and it's also Jilly Beans 4th birthday.... plus grocery delivery day.... and Michael over to share Jillys favourite lunch, lamb chops. A very nice day but....
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Not in the weather department. Minus 19 Centigrade. The coldest day for this winter! But....
To give us all hope, short lived and then it starts to warm up.
Don't think Jilly will get very long walks today.
I'm just having breakfast and two things struck me whilst making tea in my little Brown Betty (teapot).
You can get two cups from one tea bag and if you use a teapot you don't get those awful brown stains on your cups. Shows it's only 6:30 to have such profound thoughts of wisdom! Lol.
Hope everyone has a lovely, lovely day with someone they love whether it be friends, family, special people, or beloved pets.......and......DONT eat too many strawberries dipped in chocolate because as well as the saint day it's weigh in day on "lose a pound" post, lol.
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Happy Valentine’s Day
Anne, sending happy birthday wishes to Jilly. What a wonderful day ahead even though the weather is frightful.
I hope everyone has a pleasant day. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hugs.
Lin
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Jillo thanks you, yes honest, she just barked when I told her, of course it could be a passing squirrel but I choose to think she said thank you! Lol.
And what a pretty valentine card you've found LIN to make us all feel warm and fuzzy.
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A very happy valentine day to all sneakers, including our furry sneakers.💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘love and special friendships make us feel good. It is good for the health of mind, body and spirit. It is truly good medicine to care about others. Thank you, dear ones for the dose of happiness and good health.
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Happy Friday and Happy Valentine's Day! I have been in the house since Monday and have no plans on going out today. I am having some tummy issues each morning and then I am fine in the afternoon. Not sure if I picked up the flu bug from the kiddos or just some digestive problems. If it continues into next week I will call the doctor for a colonoscopy even though I hate them with a passion. It would be to ease my own mind as my mom died from colon cancer. Really just hoping it from the brussel sprouts I have been eating. Sorry if that was a TMI post but what are friends for?? lol
Not even a happy valentine's day from Babe but I am also guilty of not saying it to him.
Patsy, I am sure you will make it special for John and Katie, you are wonderful like that.
Anne, I am sure Jilly said thank you as well, they are such smart little furry beings. I hope you both enjoy the day and stay nice and warm.
Lin, thank you for the cards, both are just lovely.
Buzz, I am sure your place will make your Valentine's Day special so enjoy.
Jackie, do you have some sunshine and working in the garden? Give the critters a hug from me and tell them Happy Valentine's Day.
Have a good one.
Sandy
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