Senior Golden Sneakers
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The spring has sprung
The grass is riz
I wonder where the traffic is!
I'm being dreadfully relaxed and lazy, swapping emails and texts. How do we go back to our old frantic way of living? Only bird twitters here, only the sun in a blue, blue sky. Not a plane to be seen.
I must do something, although the saved from the crushers old homestead is looking pretty clean. Me and the old house get to live a little longer. I'll drag the pup into the garden after lunch when it warms up some more. Lots to do in the garden.
Earlier JACKIE mentioned the hugging Italians. Yes, lovely Maria is a hugger. When she sees me she comes over with outstretched arms. Me I'm typical British, I tend to freeze!! Reserving hugs for family and close friends. I was getting used to being hugged but now I have the excuse.
April 1st, all fools day. How ironic!
Good wishes to all,
Annie and the Bean. 🌷🤓❤️🐶❤️1 -
Good morning. Finally settling in to serious paperwork time. I reviewed my tax documents, called my preparer this morning to review a few things. A couple of errors in the letter they sent to me and an unnecessary form included but needed to understand, it gave the a federal government the right to take my taxes directly from my checking account. No!!! All settled. Starting to write checks now. Taxes, prep fees, homeowners policy etc. Guess I will take my time so I don’t make any errors. ❤️
It rained like crazy overnight. Now the sun is out, which is nice but colder today. I guess we have another burst of winter like weather on the way. I will be inside anyway and just won’t sit on my deck or walk around the backyard if it it’s too cold.
Jackie, glad you were able to pick up your provisions. And very happy you live in a quiet place. Hello to all of your darling fur and feather friends. Take care. I know you will.
Anne, not much going on is odd isn’t it? Not many people leaving for work in the morning and most children play in their own backyards. But oh my, we do have delivery trucks!! UPS, FedEx, SpeedyDelivery (sp.), USPS and grocery delivery services (usually in cars). You are spot on with the airplanes, just cargo carriers for the most part now.
Sandy, how are you today? Too chilly to be outdoors? Keeping all your devices working? What. Scare with that email. Ack! You knew exactly how to handle it. That is great!
Patsy, the tower. Oh yes, why do I think that was a ‘bad’ or disastrous type of card? Maybe it was only thought to be so in conjunction with other cards. I really do not remember that much. A lighthouse sounds much better.
Buzz, missing you ❤️❤️❤️
Barbie, again, I adore those daffodils. I saw some as I drove to to friend’s house yesterday. I found some more material and my friend would also like that so I may make another trip if our state does not go on lockdown.
Jeri, how are you doing? Always miss you!
Greetings to everyone I have missed.
All best wishes ❤️❤️
Lin
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Tea in the garden?
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Well,I miss you all,too, It will be awhile before I'm functioning again so don't forget me!
JACKIE, this may be a mess as I am mostly laid up with 24 hour aides! Unable to walk and figured the nursing department would make the most sense until pain meds could arrive so I applied and was told I could not come in there without a night i n the hospital, and I'd have to be crazy to go there now! I'm in the most undignified positions 1/2 the time and since I cannot stand, I cannot do a thing without help! I'm awaiting special pain medications, available only through pain clinics and between this and m......sorry,lost my train of thought and cannot stay up very long!
Anyway, wanted to tell you all I'm still around even though separated from you for a bit. I believe it is still gout,lymphadema,and all my other stuff, so will eventually be back! In the meantime, the orange mask is driving me nuts! Can't really sit long either, love you all....
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Happy Wednesday!
We have a beautiful sunny day with temps going up to 50. Might be a nice day to take a walk. I wish I could say April Fool's Day and tell you that staying in is just a joke but unfortunately this is way too serious. It is breaking my heart to not be able to hold my grandchildren for another month but it has to be done. I will follow the rules even though it gets lonely somedays. We will get through this together.
Buzz, I feel so bad for you and for all that you are going through. Please let your medical staff know how much pain you are in and hopefully things will improve. Praying for you.
Lin, I would love to sit outside and have tea in that area, how beautiful. I am keeping my devices working but with so many people using I think it is just busy all the time. It is mostly because I have wireless internet and TV's. I really shouldn't have responded at all to that email but she made me so angry. All is good.
Anne, there is only so much we can do in our homes and beside who is going to see if we clean or not. lol A day in the garden sounds good, enjoy.
Have a safe day and keep positive.
Sandy
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And we love you BUZZ. I'm so very sorry you are going through such a difficult and painful time! Praying you get well soon.
We here are asked to only grocery shop once a week. That shouldn't be difficult because theres still no free spots on the delivery site for three weeks, by which time I'll be digging the spuds up I hopefully planted. Never mind, I trust my cavalry will come to the rescue in the forms of Michael or Mark before then.
It's bright sunshine here and 8C or 48F I think. Never mind, parka on and I'll drag Bean out into the garden to do some more clearing up.
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Gorgeous out and we've just got in from gardening. Jillos fur was as warm as toast. The hyacinths have doubled in plants with the fairly mild winter and are showing buds. I can only manage a short time these days before my back starts aching, but I'll get there eventually with a couple of hours each day. Looks a lot tidier.
A phone message from the gvt. Health minister. He asks me to isolate, stay home and stay safe. Hobbies like gardening really help to pass the time happily and although the Bean prefers walks and sniffs, time in the garden is the next best thing.
Hope everyone's day turned out as happy as mine. Teatime!
Annie. ☕️🙃❤️🐶❤️🌷0 -
delraybuzz wrote: »Well,I miss you all,too, It will be awhile before I'm functioning again so don't forget me!
JACKIE, this may be a mess as I am mostly laid up with 24 hour aides! Unable to walk and figured the nursing department would make the most sense until pain meds could arrive so I applied and was told I could not come in there without a night i n the hospital, and I'd have to be crazy to go there now! I'm in the most undignified positions 1/2 the time and since I cannot stand, I cannot do a thing without help! I'm awaiting special pain medications, available only through pain clinics and between this and m......sorry,lost my train of thought and cannot stay up very long!
Anyway, wanted to tell you all I'm still around even though separated from you for a bit. I believe it is still gout,lymphadema,and all my other stuff, so will eventually be back! In the meantime, the orange mask is driving me nuts! Can't really sit long either, love you all.... Buzz
Oh Buzz, we would not forget you my friend. Thank you for posting. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Be safe.
Lin
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Today brings Sunshine, rain, partly cloudy, wind, warm and then chilly. I guess we have the entire weather menu for spring.
John took the tax documents in to the tax preparer and that was his big chore for the day. I can see he is planning a nap before our dinner of creamed tuna on toast with a small salad. It is such an enormous task to get our taxes together. You would think we had a lot of money from all the tax info requested, that is not the case however. We have friends who have resorted to delivering instacart orders in Portland because their businesses have been forced to close. One worked at a gallery, another worked at the art museum. Ooooooh this has a very uncomfortable feel about not only the virus but the economic situation. But we humans are an industrious group of animals. We will figure out a way to get the new culture going again.
I think I have the sketch of the tower card ready for paint. I am thinking the entire set of tarot cards would have a color palette of blues, green and gold. What do you think? Too restrictive? Not illustrative enough? Next card I want to start thinking about is the lovers.
I guess I am okay at home as long as I can go out for a drive every week or two. Or I will just walk up our little road/driveway to keep from becoming beset with cabin fever.
Thinking of you all. Sending “get well” air kisses to Buzz. Lin, can I come play in your little playhouse and have a tea party with everyone?
Patsy☘️0 -
Tea before a post
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Feeling energetic. Out in the garden at six am. I expect yellow grass this year! We aren't going far for walks.
Busy making bread with fast acting yeast. I've never used fast acting yeast before! Cross fingers! Tidied up, now what. Well still a lot to do in the garden!
The news continues grim here. Luckily for me I am used to being alone with Bean but less fortunate souls are climbing up the wall.
We are wondering now if the really, really bad "flu" suffered by Mike and the bride and groom caught we think on the plane back home from their Dominican Republic wedding was actually the virus.!! All three say they've never ever felt so bad, and were off work for over two weeks and missing out on Christmas. Mike says the hotel was full of Chinese and Russian guests. Makes you wonder and thank God if it WAS the virus, Mike, Rob and Nicky had it so called "mild". China maybe had the virus much earlier than reported.
Meanwhile another wedding guest, purely councidentally I think, is now critically ill in hospital with coronavirus and pneumonia. He's only 30 years.
So please ladies, do stay safe, away from folks and as suggested here in Canada only shop once a week or every two weeks if possible. This thing is DEADLY.
Thinking of you all with affection,
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Hello, looks like rain a bit later. Going to run a couple of errands from the car.....
Back later. Plan to bake sweet potatoes today! Sounds like fun to me.
Good to see you Anne and Patsy.
Patsy, the color scheme you described seems calming and good for water/ocean related cards. ❤️
Later.
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Happy Thursday! We will have another zoom meeting today for which I am looking forward.
It is going up to 60 degrees with sunshine so again I will try to get a walk in which I don't seem to be getting done. I don't know why but I am nervous about walking. Am I paranoid??
Lin, Bryanna should be bringing me groceries today that they ordered online for me. She is so adamant about me going to the store myself. It looks like I won't be able to get my Easter cards which will be a first for me in not sending but I am sure my family will understand.
Anne, I think I agree with you about Michael, it does sound like he might have had the coronavirus. Thank God he recovered and did not have to go to hospital. I sometimes think that cough I had and couldn't get rid of was also the virus but I had no temperature. It is indeed deadly and we all have to be cautious.
Patsy, for the most part I am okay with staying home also. My days seem to be going so fast but I have such a routine and probably watch too many updates from our mayor, governor and the orange man. I keep saying this is like a movie and just can't be real but unfortunately it is.
Buzz, thinking of you and hoping your days get better.
Jackie, must be out in your garden with some nice weather at least I hope so.
I told Babe that I want half of his stimulus check since we file jointly, we will see if he does.
Have a nice day, sure is nice with the sun shining.
Sandy
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Yes Sandy, I’m in the garden and at the moment sitting on my swing seat with Betty and a cup of tea! The sun is shining and it’s beginning to feel like proper Spring.
After an enjoyable hour long walk with the pooches I did a small amount of housework then whizzed round the lawns with my mower so the garden is looking tidy. I’m having to grow veggie seeds in trays in the conservatory because that beautiful greenhouse I ordered back in November hasn’t arrived and probably won’t now until the end of summer. I’ve now planted onions, a variety of beans and beetroot that hopefully won’t grow as large as those being held in Lin’s picture!
Sandy, from what I’ve seen going on in your country I’d hope you certainly don’t venture out until your government gets a grip unless you can walk somewhere quiet so you avoid getting close to anyone. The UK is no better with Boris telling us one thing while doctors and nurses tell a different story and I know who I believe! On our news today I saw your president standing at a press conference with a line of men behind him, some in uniform, so close together you couldn’t get a sheet of paper between them... crazy!
Anne, I know of 2 people who were extremely unwell over Christmas with similar symptoms and understand the Chinese government knew they were dealing with a nasty virus long before they let on so could well be! 🤔. Thank goodness it’s Spring and not Winter otherwise we would soon all go stir crazy. As I sit in the last of the sunshine I can hear the loud, grumpy neighbour’s dulcet tones wafting over the hedge and know if it wasn’t for the presence of his daughter’s tall sporty boyfriend he would have kicked off within days of lockdown!
I phoned the vet earlier to ask them to put a package together of flea and worming treatment for George, Betty and Brady so I can collect in the morning without hanging about. Not a problem but I have to phone when I get to the car park because their door is locked. I will then drive to the farm supply store for a couple of essentials but know they are very organised about keeping customers apart.
Well sneakers, another week nearly over and it seems we are all doing just fine. I just wish Buzz could get the pain relief needed to make her life more comfortable. Never, EVER forgotten dear friend. 🥰😍😘
Avocado and prawn salad for my tea... no effort required!
Stay safe. ❤️
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/quizzes/bp-hedgehogs
A time waster for a few minutes....
I struggled amongst the flowering bulbs!!
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Sorry JACKIE, the video doesn't show here. Off into the garden with Bean.1
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First little flower of spring.
Annie.1 -
Sorry about the hedgehog game... mean BBC!!
That's a beautiful flower Anne. Is it a Crocus? Unusual colouring if it is.
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Yes, a crocus it is. The hyacinths are in big green buds.
Three large brown gardening bags filled so far after last year's neglect. That's just the back garden.
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Hello Everyone, where does time slip away. Even in these days of isolation, I seem to be on the go all the time.
I am so sorry that BUZZ is having so much medical troubles. This is just awful. Big big hugs.
Annie - your flower is so pretty. Still have snow here and it's been cold, Not supposed to warm up until next week. I can't wait.
Having said that, I have been going outside despite the cold and walking one to two times a day. I've been trying on all my old winter coats to find one that is light and warm enough to walk in. it's the wind that is especially cold. I try to stick to sidewalks that are clear of the snow and for the most part, they are. I guess exercising is how I am coping with all of this.
Jackie - I love your photos of your walks. One good thing about our cold weather is that it is keeping people inside. Not everyone is as courteous as they should be when it comes to keeping 6' away. I do a lot of stepping out on to the street just to keep a proper distance.
Sandy - when I read about the visit you had from your daughter-in-law and grands I was so happy for you. I thought about you yesterday. I have been doing Weight Watchers for quite some time. I've switched to Maintenance Mode as I am quite stressed and needing more room in my daily points allotment. I decided the best way for me to fit in my daily glass of wine was to pretrack my glass of wine into my daily food allowance. I don't know if you still look forward to your daily glass of wine but I remember years ago it was something you enjoyed treating yourself with. I've now switched to 2 to 3 oz of wine with diet tonic water. Works very well for me. LOL
I miss seeing the kids so much. Everyone is doing well though. Melanie's kids are busy with school work and so are Melissa's. Poor Melissa she is working from home. She was promoted to management about a year ago and has lots of responsibility. Working from home and trying to help the kids with homework too.
Lin - baked sweet potatoes. Yummy. I am making chicken soup today in my instant pot. The kitchen smells delicious. I love the tea pot pictures you post. I'm sitting here with my cup of tea. It certainly is relaxing. Thank you for asking about me. As I mentioned earlier, at times I don't know where the time goes. Reading lots of books, exercising, cooking, watching tv.
Patsy - walking outside is how I cope with cabin fever. Just getting out of the house for a bit really helps.
Thought you might enjoy these pictures of the boys and a cute one of Andrew trying to figure out how to smile. LOL
Keep well everyone.
Jeri in Calgary, Alberta Canada
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Fantastic photos Jeri!! Thank you. Wow, you are a dedicated walker! Good job. You are keeping yourself on track. I finished my leftover soup and I am thinking of what I might make tomorrow. I am thinking of making an Instant Pot of quinoa. I eat it cold as cereal. Or add it to veggies. Good stuff. Okay, I have talked myself into it!
Anne, a big thanks for the photo of the lovely flower.
Jackie, it must be me but the video will not okay for me, it says it is restricted to U.K. hummmmm. I am sure I missed something wonderful.
Sandy, I am glad your dear Bryanna is doing all of your shopping. My outing today was a drive through at the post office, a drive through at Walgreen’s where they did not have what I was looking for and finally a drop off at my friend’s house after finding more material for masks. So, I did not go into any stores and didn’t get close to anyone. We thought our governor could shut us down and I wanted her to have the material to continue making masks. She is actually sending them to medical personnel in Massachusetts and other locations in the East who have contacted her. She is from that area and has kept in touch with them.
I spent the afternoon hunting on line for a few supplies to try to raise a couple of tomato plants in pots on my deck. Lots of things sold out. I will give it a try.
Have a great evening.
Lin ❤️❤️0 -
Well hello. It’s quite the morning with freezing drizzle. Spring where are you?
I plan to get cards ready to mail. Thankfully I have plenty of stamps as I plan to mail about 30 local cards for Easter since no one can get out to church services. I think this is going to take a couple of days, depending on how much I write in each card.
I hand washed a bit of laundry this morning and am ready to rinse the quinoa to put in the Instant Pot. While I was in the basement, I notice I need to make a few mashed potatoes soon as some spuds don’t look great. Don’t want to lose any of them. I am also freezing more banana chunks, they do come in handy.
Wishing everyone well. Looking forward to the return of sunshine one of these days.
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Lin 🙋🏼♀️0 -
Morning tea
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I've just baked a bacon and egg pie. The PM is coming on tv soon. Our provincial premier says we all should know what he knows and it isn't good. Oh oh.
Annie.0 -
Another quick Hi Every Dear One of you. Had problems last night with a replacement Aide who forgot her ID and was not allowed in. Eventually, 3 replacements later someone came in and, while adequate, made me very appreciative of the 2 ladies taking care of me round the clock! I am now finding it possible to stand shortly after the first attempt and most important, I can use the bathroom almost normally!!! Pain medication finally kicking in and I can smile again. Must not sit long at desk, so am sending love to you and all the gorgeous families you share! Just received a call to remain BEHIND our own doors at all times! NO SHOPPING! Something must have come
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Happy Friday! Laundry has been started and I plan on some house cleaning. It is going to be a beautiful day so I will sit on my balcony and enjoy some sunshine. Bryanna brought be my groceries so I am set for a while. They called to change my mammogram appointment again so I made it for the end of May just to be safe. I am sure my primary doctor will be calling as well and I will try for the same day.
Anne, trying to stay positive is hard but as long as we stay in things should be fine. Dr. Fauci has said he doesn't understand why everyone is not under the stay at home order and I agree with him.
Lin, I can't believe your weather is so different than ours, it is a beautiful spring day. Did your governor give the stay at home order? I thought I read your state is one that is not under the order.
Hello to all but I really have to move faster today, my days just run into each other and I would like to accomplish something today. Have a good day and stay safe.
Sandy
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We have a chilly partly cloudy day. There was a frost warning last night but I don’t see any frost on the deck this morning. Spring is here...sort of.
Today is our anniversary and I will be making our dinner. I have frozen cake from new year’s Eve that I will bring out to defrost. Shrimp with Cajun rice and a glass of red wine. That will be a nice anniversary dinner and we will most likely watch a movie. Dinner and a movie...a good date night if you ask me. Miss the kids and would be nice to have gone out but this will be fun as well. The best anniversary gift I could ever wish for is that we all escape this evil virus.
We watched the Downton Abbey movie recently and it was artistically stunning. Maggie Smith was the real star and she had all the good lines. She pulled it off with her usual understated wit and delivery. I will say, for me, the movie that captivated me more was Gosford Park. John even stuck with me to watch Downton Abbey. He loved the cars and the train scenes.
Lin: must say you are a real treasure! Easter Cards! Hand made Easter cards at that. I know these people will feel very special to receive one. You have a good heart my friend.
Sandy: so glad you are taking good care of yourself. You are extremely important in your family. I know your little grands miss you terribly.
Buzz: dear one! Glad you have aides to see you through this. There are times when I think an aide would be wonderful. John thinks that would require an army to get us squared away.
Anne: your gardening really puts me to shame. Things around here are in bad need currently. I guess I will try to peck away at things in a gradual but constant fashion. A bit of time gardening makes more than a back ache for me. I have total body ache. Seriously!
Stay safe my dear sneakers,
Patsy☘️
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We have been put under even more stringent measures in Ontario. Many more businesses to close down, all construction to stop (I really am here for some time!) only one person to shop for groceries per family and no popping to the store, rather get two weeks of groceries. This means I have to wait until next Wednesday for Mark or Mary Jo to replenish me. Sobering thought, so far 20% of all deaths are over eighty. We have been given a projection of what will happen if we all behave ourselves compared to what will happen if we don't. I took a photo from the tv and I'll post it so it shows everyone what social distancing might obtain. If we don't follow the rules, very sobering figures indeed.
They think this thing will last from 18 months to two years.
Otherwise, we are doing okay. Like PATSY, I'm amazed how quickly the days are flying by. Maria tells me the altzeimer people have dropped off a big box full of puzzles, jigsaws etc to try and entertain Tony. She tells me she will enjoy them as well. When she went shopping she had to take Tony in with her because he escaped the car seat belt the last time and wandered off. She gets the message now. No socializing over Easter etc.
BUZZ. Some good news from you. So glad.
Anne.
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Hello, I may have watched too much today.
Anne, I got on the CBC app and watched that conference. Sobering indeed. I also watched our governor updating the number of cases and then a lot of questions from reporters on why we aren’t on lockdown when Dr. Fauci said all states should be. And again, why did she allow a horse auction at an Amish Farm yesterday with hundreds of people attending from 6 states. Well, that was the last one. Today she shut down further livestock auctions. Harm has been done no doubt.
Patsy, happy anniversary staying snug as a bug in a rug! Happily alone together.
Sandy, yes very different weather. It is cold and blustery now. Hoping tomorrow’s weather is much better.
My friends think since the National Guard is deployed that we will be forced to stay home. So get 2 weeks of all supplies now. I said, I don’t believe that. I got one admission from a friend that this rumor has been circulating for weeks now. Just gets people more whipped up. I looked for fresh vegetables on Whole Foods, pretty much everything is unavailable at this point. Now if vegetables are gone......
A friend called me this afternoon. She had a service check on the sump pump in her basement earlier in the week. The service person wore disposable shoe covers, gloves and a mask (although I do not know if he put all of them on at her home). Anyway, he called her today, he has put himself in quarantine as he has felt unwell the last two days. Wow. Now she is somewhat concerned even though he had on some protective clothing and she said she cleaned down what he touched. I think it will be a long 2 weeks for her to make sure she is still well. But she will continue to go to the grocery store and the drug store as she has no one to go for her. I really hope she stays well.
I have accomplished next to nothing on the cards as I did cook my quinoa, made broccoli slaw and kept in touch with people.
Got to get those cards in the mail on Monday so I had best pick up the pace.
Buzz, waving to you❤️🙋🏼♀️❤️
Best wishes.
Lin
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Another crazy day wasn't it.
But so glad to hear from BUZZ. BUZZ I am glad you are starting to feel somewhat better. Big hugs to you.
Anne - Living in Alberta, I saw all those figures as well. Scary scary stuff.
Sandy - the hospital phoned for me today to cancel my ct scan as I mentioned earlier, just like changing your mammogram. So many things being cancelled. As scary as it is to have these appointments being cancelled, it's just much safer to stay home.
Today we FaceTimed Melanie's inlaws. It was her father-in-law's birthday. We talked for almost an hour. It really was nice to sit and have a conversation with them.
Later Melanie send us a great video and pictures. They drove out to the town that her in-laws live in outside of Calgary. The whole family stood outside the house and sang Happy Birthday and brought cards and a gift. It was so nice. Quite the choir - 11 of them singing Happy Birthday,
Lin - your friend will certainly be on edge for the next 2 weeks. How could you not be.
We got more snow today. Darn it. I still went out for my walk and did see several people out walking their dogs. I saw someone post suggesting if you want people to give you some space pretend to cough in your arm. LOL Sounds like a good idea to me.
Time to head off to get ready for bed. Hope everyone has a great day tomorrow.
Jeri in snowy Calgary
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