Senior Golden Sneakers
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Barbie and Sandy: I recall reading several articles about Apple's Siri, Google's Echo Dot and Amazon's Alexa. One of the drawbacks, is that those devices listen ALL the time and those companies are recording everything you say. It's not just when you tell it to do something.
Google and Amazon first claimed they were only sampling for purposes of improving voice recognition.
Eventually they admitted it was so much more.
At the very least, you'll want to opt-out so they can't (hopefully) listen to everyone within earshot.
These devices are also hackable, meaning malicious characters can spy on you.
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Lin: Yes, Please! I'll join you with my Earl Gray and a bit of half and half.
Jackie: I almost never do block work because I find it tedious to match things up and I'm OCD about it.
Instead, I usually try to design something which doesn't require any fiddly bits. A good example is the quilt I made for another grandson. After I made the rockets which were whatever size they ended up being, I simply added pieces to make them squared -- 90 degree angles rather than wonky. Finished dimensions were not important. I then intentionally misaligned them and added pieces to bring it all together. There is not a single point being matched in it and no one could tell.
Another favorite I have are little quilts, usually typically 36" or less and not necessarily square. They are meant to be decorative rather than used. With these, I get to use my ever growing embroidery collection -- which I really need to stop purchasing as I have no idea how I will ever use all the ones I already have!
I recently did a collection of "Playing Cards." This happened because, believe it or not, I was trying to use up scraps. It all started with a mini quilt someone posted. I liked the result, but once again was not having any part of matching points. The "Love Nest" (Hearts) was the result. I don't recall why I thought of playing cards when I had the result, but it set me on a quest to find the rest of the suits.
The "Jack of all Spades" was an inadvertent (unplanned) homage to my husband -- everyone said it looked like him! Funny part, is that I wasn't thinking that way, only how could I dress up the very plain and boring spade! And the title, also plays to him, even though I was only trying for a play on words. When we met (believe it or not, on match.com when they first started in 1995) his handle was "Handyman" and he really is a Jack of all Trades.
The "Magique Trique" is probably meaningless to most people. The central block is a traditional quilt block called "card trick."
I hope everyone is ok with me sharing my sewing. I've been sewing a lot lately since I've been mostly confined to my sewing area in the basement. I don't just sew quilts. One of my favorites this past year has been to develop various cover styles for 3-ring binders, composition and spiral notebooks, etc. I've made them for adults to use as photo albums -- yes, some people do still have those -- as well as for school and projects. One was made for a teacher to keep track of her students progress though given the pandemic I've yet to have been able to deliver it.
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Jeanne, you can shut the microphone off on Alexa but I have nothing to hide so I just leave it on for different instructions. As far as hacking, I again don't worry, nothing to hack.
Your quilting is beautiful, thank you for sharing.
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I forgot to add that I live alone so there are no conversations going on. lol2
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Partly cloudy and just a bit chilly. Lovely to see that beautiful sunshine, however. Today we will try to chat with our son Damon. I believe I mentioned he recently moved after selling his big house near Portland. He is slammed with animation work so he has had very time to unpack and set up his household. And he is still caring for his two very old doggies. Special food, meds, helping them get up on the couch and bed and car. A busy time for him. I wish we could help!
I will fix a simple dinner tonight, tuna noodle casserole with lots of mixed veggies. John is checking out the dvds we recently got from amazon. He speeds through them to see if they are all there. We have purchased some that were blank or missing part of the movie. Drat! That is awful if we haven’t checked and are trying to watch a dvd we bought months ago. A mindless activity he does while doing exercises.
Jeanne: stunning quilts! Actually they are works of art using fabric as medium.
Sandy: you are a marvel! I would be flat on my face after two hours with three little ones and a puppy. I know your son and his wife realize they are very very lucky you are as devoted as you are. You are a great mom and grandmother.
Barbie: I love gadgets and especially techie gadgets. John does not! And I always need help with them. So we don’t have the latest and greatest. But I would love to have all the new stuff. Our cell phones are really old, I use an iPad and I have a Mac desktop. Love them! You food ninja sounds interesting. No need to fry or sauté. Great!
Lin and Jackie: you have tickled my fancy...I now need to order a couple of puzzles to have at the ready. I never thought about having a puzzle going on one of my tables. But it sounds calming and cozy. Katie might be interested in chewing up a few pieces but maybe we can negotiate.
Anne: I am planning to check in on the series you introduced. Sounds intriguing. John is watching something with loud explosions and gunfire. I might tempt him with the drama and intrigue of the other series. It could happen.
Patsy☘️
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Wow, JEANNE, wonderful work!
I've just been in the garden for three hours with Mark and Mary Jo, Michael and Bean. We worked and worked and now my front looks really spiffy. Grass cut, Apple tree and bushes trimmed back, weeded and this will make you smile, Mikes friend Sandy sent me seed potatoes from the farmer who lives next door to her and so, just like in wartime Britain when I was a kid, we've planted spuds in the flower border out front! I've already got a few in the back planted two weeks ago, but I wonder how many neighbours will realize I've got potatoes in the front! If this works we will have new potatoes for harvest festival!
Overheard my neighbour Joyce, Harry's wife, telling Mary Jo I was remarkable for my age bending over and weeding at 84. I told her she was a cheeky hound because I am really only 64! Got to be careful here because that would make me 6 years old when Mike was born, lol.
Well, everyone's gone and I can finish Colditz, season 1 tonight.
Jilly and I should sleep well after all the fresh air and her barking at every dog that passed. She thinks she's a pt bull, all 12 inches of her.
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Hello Everyone,
Where does time go. I'm as busy as I always was. I have been organizing my computer and the photos on my computer. A huge job. Plus Ed and I have gone out for drives and walks taking photographs of spring flowers. It is a tradition we have had for quite some time. We both really love it. Then, a new project. I have been identifying the photos and putting them on an app on my phone so I can look them up easier. That can be very time consuming as sometimes you have to look through multiple books or even goggle sites to find the ones that are a little more rare. Fun, but very slow.
Here's some calypso orchids we took pictures of:
We are still self isolating for the most part. We did sit and have a visit with our good friends last week outside on the patio - 6 feet apart. It was nice to see them. Haven't seen the kids for a bit but we've been fighting rainy days so we want to see them when we can visit outside.
We'll get brave one of these days and go over for a visit. Facetimed and lots of pictures being sent tho. Which is good.
Barbie, Ed got an Amazon Dot for a present from our daughter about a year ago. We were hesitant but really love it now. We have a few lights that we turn on by asking Alexa to turn them on and I love Amazon music and Spotify.
Sandy - I read you were babysitting again. Ooooh. We were supposed to be babysitting for a week this week as Melissa and Jack were going to Montreal for a vacation. Cancelled so we'll do it again later. Our trip to Nova Scotia is off too. Just spending time at home. I'm getting used to it.
Barbie - love your pictures.
Jeanne - Great work.
Anne - haven't you been busy planting away. great job.
Jackie - every time you post pictures I am envious. Looks such great fun.
I'm still getting in my walking. I walk about 2 30 minute walks everyday, usually about 12,000 steps unless we go on a nice hike somewhere. I'm trying to be as active as I can be with sore knees and an achilles tendon that acts up from time to time. But walking gives me great pleasure and I'm at a loss not to do it. I guess that is why I never have enough time to get things done. What with making sure I"m up moving every hour and my walks in the morning and the afternoon and either computer work on genealogy I have no time for anything else. Ed has been having lots of fun doing genealogy and he likes to come and take pictures with me too.
Has anyone heard from Buzz? How is she making out? I think about her a lot.
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Oh here's another picture
More pictures from our walks
Keep well,
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Sandy: maybe I'm just being overly cautious, but as a retired systems analyst and computer engineer, I have a different view of technology than most people.
Hacking example: your passwords to your bank accounts or other places you may have stored financial information, may become accessible to someone hacking into your device. After hacking your Alexa, the person can then use the bluetooth connection between your Alexa and any device you connected, such as your smart phone or computer, to snoop in your computer. Have you saved any passwords? Do you have saved any credit card information or bank information anywhere on your device/computer? It's just been compromised.
Listening: while talking on the phone, you tell a loved one or friend something private and/or personal. That information can be heard by anyone on the company side, as well as by those who hack your device. That information may be used against you in ways you can't forsee.
My prior post included a link to at least stop Alexa from permitting the company from listening to your side. Not a perfect solution, but better than none at all.
I'll get off my soap box and say no more.
Jeri: I'm also into genealogy. Started back in the mid 90's and worked my exhusband's family first. Knew his would be easier than mine and turned out to be right. Was a good learning experience for when I tried my own family. Now I often find myself helping others as I've become stuck with no records to be found for the time/places needed. (WWII did more than destroy the living -- far too many areas were razed to the ground including all records.)1 -
We continue to self isolate so our big adventure today was driving through the pharmacy drive through to pick up prescriptions. It was a sunny day in between many days of rain. I walked with the dogs in the early morning, then with a friend later. We went to a long meeting on Zoom that took up most of the afternoon but got a chance to reconnect with people we haven't seen in a very long time.Anne, I love the idea of potatoes planted with your flowers. Hope they flourish.Patsy, there are a lot of videos on YouTube about how to use the new gadgets. I was nervous about my new phone and now I use it for dozens of things. Our neighbors who are moving to Ecuador had to slightly postpone their trip because the borders won't be open as soon as they had planned to leave. Fortunately the woman who is buying their house is flexible and they can stay the extra week they need.
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Good morning, tea/coffee set for the day
“ 1920’s Art Deco Wedgwood ...Designed by Paul Follot who had designed for Wedgwood since the Edwardian era 1911.”
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Hello all.
Yesterday I was able to make my way through the books that need to go back to the library today. I am also picking up a grocery order at Walmart this morning.
A rummage sale puzzle proved to be less than expected. Thin pieces, poor fit, fuzzy print of the pieces so discerning what you are looking at is very difficult. So I did something I normally wouldn’t consider, after working on it for much too long, I threw it out.
I am now going to work on a bright happy puzzle that makes me smile. Have not started it yet but the box is out and the pieces are ready to be sorted. I seem to have a number of dog related puzzles that I have worked over the last several years. 😁
Barbie, that sounds like a lovely day. I am always excited to go for a drive these days. I am positively giddy if I have to go through the post office Dropbox, or the bank drive up. ❤️❤️
Jeri, it is wonderful to hear from you and I love the photos (as usual). The organizing project sounds extensive. I am sure you will be pleased with the result. I wish some of my friends would consider meeting outdoors but no one has any interest. Lovely that you did have an outside visit.
Jeanne, wonderful and colorful projects! Thanks for continuing to share photos of your work. I love them. I dug out some old quilting fabric and took it to a friend’s home some time ago. She has been sewing masks pretty much daily and sending them to friends both here (the Midwest) and friends in the Northeast (where she grew up). Many people have been taking material, thread, and elastic to her to support her project.
Anne, what a wonderful day for you and Jilly. I have heard little conversation about pods here. I saw photos of a pool party yesterday. A friend has a private pool at her house and she traditionally hosts parties there all summer long. This is the smallest group I have ever seen at one of her parties. Certainly not a pod though. Another family was spending time with relatives that came from Colorado to visit. I guess I am saying that many people I know are not limiting their exposure to others much at all.
Patsy, I will need to think of doing that with purchased DVDs. Although I don’t buy many, I never check them immediately after purchase. I have 2 that I have been saving, but too late now to check. Goodness your son sounds very busy indeed. Much to handle but good to be working I would imagine.
Sandy, you are such a treasure. Your son and DIL receive so much support from you but I agree, I would be worn to a frazzle. A friend of mine has her two granddaughters at their home for a week. Before they arrived she was saying how tired she was just considering the energy she would need to muster for a week of these two youngsters. (And I have heard little from her since last Friday.)
Jackie, you have a lovely place to work on puzzles. So light and pleasant although a bit difficult to work with a kitty sitting on top! 😂 do you ever end up short of pieces?
Must run away now. I love taking a long shower and that is where I am headed.
Wishing you health and happiness.
Lin 🙋🏼♀️❤️2 -
Three hours of gardening and three hours of barking at passing dogs yesterday did me and the Bean in. Too much fresh air had us sleeping in for an extra hour and after a quick rush to the bathroom, me, and a quick rush for her, the Bean promptly crawled under her blankie and fell asleep.
She is just emerging from her slumbers so we will go for our usual early morning trot only a bit later.
I tried to get into Grantchester yesterday evening but couldn't so reverted back to the last two episodes of Colditz of the first series which had me gripping my seat and in a nervous sweat for the two escapees, one American (Robert Wagner) and one British (he of later Dr, Watson fame who I can't remember his real name right now, but he's in lots of British dramas). Oh and in an earlier episode I noticed a younger "Dr Who" playing a captured military catholic priest and the chap from "As time goes by" playing a younger captured doctor. That was almost as much fun as the series. Lots more familiar faces for me, now 50 years later!
I am very nervous of joining Facebook etc. I'm not sure why but I am suddenly bombarded with all sorts of ads from Florida on my email. Most very inappropriate (for men, not old ladies), some telling me I've won vast amounts of money if I'll just click the arrow - I don't, or cream to get rid of my skin tags which I haven't any to get rid of and on and on. Can't unsubscribe because they want my email address to send more ads I suspect. I "junk" the lot, but still they keep coming and flooding my email inbox. This started about three months ago after years of nothing. It is most annoying clicking through them to find friends etc.
Anyway, worse things happen at sea I guess but if anyone has any ideas to dislodge, eternally grateful.
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JEANNE, my son Michael is here and I've just quoted your comments on hacking, Alexa etc. He says you are absolutely correct and we should work on the assumption that we are being listened to if you are standing near these devices. Thanks for the info.
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Early morning for Katie and me. Not enough sleep for either of us. It will be a low energy day but I have a few must do chores. It is raining and very muggy, as one would expect.
Anne: I have quite literally hundreds of spam emails. In addition to the ones you describe, I have at least a hundred emails of political pleas for candidates wanting donations for their Champaigns. I am not sure it is possible to get rid of them. Our son even changed his email address, to no avail. On the ipad, be sure and double delete. Once in the inbox and then empty the trash. I didn’t do that for a long time but then I stopped getting any email. My server said it was because my mail box was still full and I needed to delete from the main computer. (?). John deletes from his computer now as well. We still have dozens of spam every morning. Very annoying! I do feel someone or something is reading our email.
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Well, I read the other day PATSY that the Russian hierarchy have discarded their computers and are now back to using the original old style typewriters which I used at work in the fifties!
Apparently if a device is switched on and is close enough to listen in, one can be in trouble if one makes a derogatory or racist comment in what should be a private (phone) conversation. Mike suggests you unplug at night. Meanwhile, I'm learning more about men's lives and cannabis than I ever wanted to know! So far junking it is not working.
Anne.
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Happy Monday! Beautiful day here but also a day to relax after my long day with the kiddos. If I can catch up on the computer I will try to sit outside and of course ride my bike.
Babe told me this morning that his son's wife lost her job due to bankruptcy. Now no one in that house has a job so of course Babe is a wreck. As long as I still get my check that is all that matters to me.
Patsy, I don't open any email that I don't recognize and I trust my antivirus program and my spam program. My son is in the computer business so he keeps me safe.
Anne, do you do a lot of goggling looking for different things? Sometimes that is how you get spam emails. I would not open any email you don't recognize, put it in your spam folder or delete it and then delete all in your delete folder. If I constantly get the same spam emails I go to the bottom of the email to unsubscribe even though I never subscribed. Three hours of gardening sounds like a lot of work to me, no wonder you slept in with Jilly.
Lin, I was exhausted but it is always fun being with the kiddos, they make me laugh. Our state is doing great as far as the virus, we should be moving up to the next phase soon. Of course we will have to wait and see if the protests bring another surge. Love your puppy puzzle.
Barbie, if I had underlying conditions I would not even go see my grandchildren. I do feel safe when I go there and hope I am right. Babe doesn't leave his house for anything except doctor's appointments since he has an auto immune disease and heart problems.
Jeri, great hearing from you and of course admiring your beautiful pictures. I am impressed with you and Barbie's walking. I have a hard time getting 5000 steps a day mostly because I am not a walker which is why I ride my bike daily. Whatever works, right??
Jeanne, I understand what you are saying but the worst that happens on my Alexia is she reminds me to order my pills from Amazon or offers a product I might want to try. I use Last Pass for my passwords so I do take precautions. I appreciate your advice.
Have a great day.
Sandy
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Lots of hours at the allotment yesterday then after a very late lunch I did some gardening at home. I was sure it was supposed to rain today so didn't put any laundry on overnight so of course it's remained dry, warm and quite sunny! I'll put the machine on to wash tonight and hopefully not see any rain until late afternoon. The jigsaw is taking up valuable time, in fact yesterday my plan was to find a few pieces while I enjoyed my afternoon cup of tea but next time I looked at my watch it wasn't far off 7pm so the planned roast chicken had to wait until today!
After walking the dogs to the Quoit this morning I too took a drive for a 30 mile round trip to the quiet supermarket I frequent. (Yes Anne that's my jalopy parked on the road in the photo.) Hmm, a few more people and some behaving as if the virus has miraculously gone. A face mask was in my pocket and in retrospect I should have worn it to at least remind them to keep a distance. I spent more than I intended but hopefully won't have to return for at least 2 weeks. More gardening achieved this afternoon and now the oven is on to roast the chicken pieces. I walked past the jigsaw because I knew once I got started I'd be there far too long! That doggy one you are about to work on is delightful Lin. My struggle with the current one is too many similar flowers in different parts of the picture so although I collect them out of the box some will hang around until I work further round. Never mind, it's not supposed to be easy and I'm in no rush! Brady tends to give the game away when he knocks anything off the table Lin because he bats it round the floor until I check what he's got! The Art Deco Wedgwood is an amazing design and I always think those designers were incredibly brave to make such huge changes following the art nouveau era.
The more I hear about the misinformation and lies spread on Facebook the less inclined I am to register. The helpful gardener who moved away at the end of last year keeps in touch but insists on telling me what's being reported on Facebook even though she knows how cynical I am. Her last comment was "...and what about our dear Queen and Phillip?" and I feel like asking have they been abducted by aliens but think it best to ignore the subject!!
I've mentioned before that Alexa is definitely not for me because I'm too independent and stubborn to have a machine suggest what I should be doing, never mind someone sitting in a dark room with headphones on listening to everything said or done! Siri on my Apple ipad tried its best to get involved in conversations in spite of me telling it to mind its own business so it is now switched off!
Outlook on my old desktop sorts my emails into focused and others so all I have to do is occasionally whiz through the others before deleting. For some reason my iphone and ipad aren't so helpful. PerhapsAnne you inadvertently let Malware in but I'm sure Sandy and Jeanne will advise you how to remove it.
As ever, beautiful photos Jeri and I'm pleased lockdown hasn't interfered with that hobby. Buzz is in the medical hospice area of her community and is giving up her apartment and her children will take what they want. Not sure they are allowed to at the moment but I told her I would phone regularly to keep in touch and will obviously let the Sneakers know. It's her birthday next week if anyone wants to send a card.
Take care
Jackie
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SANDY, no I don't google much if ever. This only started a few months ago and everything I get from "Shoppers Drugmart" to "how to make my partner happy" to "gummy bears" is sent from Florida. Tried unsubscribing to no avail. Still hopefully junking the c..p because trash doesn't work. Anne.
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Anne I use this for spam.....I pay but they have a free version to download.
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I had a Facebook account for awhile so I could see the pictures my friend in California posted of her dogs. Then Facebook started to annoy me so I quit. Now my friend texts me pictures of her dogs from time to time. I don't know if it's windows 10 security or gmail or something else, but I get only a few stupid emails and they go to spam. Barbie 0
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You know SANDY you could be right! Thinking about it my problem with unwanted ads started after I looked up a company in Florida and that's where everything is coming from.
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From time to time I get more spam. Usually happens after I sign up for a newsletter.
Sandy, the Walmart app worked fine for me today. I got there and an associate came out and asked me who I was, HER app wasn’t working consistently this morning. 😂😂
I am doing two more curbside pickups tomorrow for things I cannot get at Walmart. Orders are placed. Several cards are finished and will be dropped off at the post office tomorrow. I am doing very simple cards now as I am not comfortable in standing in line in the post office for the non machine stamp processing. Good for fancier cards with layers and embellishments. So it is flat cards that can survive machine handling for now.
A flat card is better than no card, well, that is my motto now. 😁
I will be leaving quite early in the morning. I took the early pickup time for older folks. Order should be ready no later than 7am. 🙋🏼♀️❤️
Wishing everyone well.
Long distance good wishes.
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Good morning. A colorful set. ☺️
Royal Winton Jazz Pattern Coffee Set, 1934
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My morning coffee would give me an even bigger smile if it was in a jazzy cup and saucer like that Lin which has me thinking I must bring some refinement back to my mornings! Good luck with your shopping trips!
A frustrating morning spending too much time trying to book an appointment for a repair of my washing machine that has decided to malfunction. I loaded it last night but when I tried to set the timer nothing switched on. As suggested on the Bosch website, I've changed the fuse in the wall switch and checked the cables are still connected but still nothing and a message on their customer help phone line tells me they are too busy to answer and the booking page on their site is blank! It's taken an age but I've finally managed to leave a message on the site and received an email that a service engineer will be in touch. At least it didn't happen halfway through a cycle and if I have to wait too long I'll ask my neighbours if I can put a load in theirs for the price of a bottle of wine! I only bought it in January last year so still under warranty but I'm disappointed because Bosch has a great reputation but you pay extra for it!
I have AVG internet security and never pay until the last minute so get a good discount. It stops malware and a regular scan clears any nonsense that creeps in under their radar.
I need to drive into town for a couple of items and to post a card so hoping the queues aren't too long. Will have to check if car park charges have been reinstated too because it's been nice not to have to pay but I don't imagine the local council will let that go on too long.... don't want to get a parking ticket!
Happy Tuesday. Stay safe....
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Lin, there is a small post office near me where there are few people except on Mondays or near Christmas. I go there about once every ten days because I pick up mail for a friend who is at her home in another state and mail it to her. Also I send books as part of my Paperback Swap membership. When I go, I wear a mask, distance from the few other people who are there, and then launder all my clothes and shower and wash my hair when I get home. The post office is on my list today. Thanks to Paperback Swap, I have lots of books to read so I'm not concerned about when our library might be open again. Barbie 0
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I am between curbside pickups right now. Unfortunately about 2/3 of my order was unavailable. I was trying to get softener salt for my water conditioning system. They said it was unavailable but when I got my tiny order, there must have been 30 bags of it sitting on a pallet. That is always where they store it. Happened last time I tried to order as well but that time there was only one bag. But certainly not zero.
Odd thing. I heard a Big Bang about 5 or 10 minutes ago, the power went off and my generator cut in. I wonder what blew up?
I hope the health food store pickup goes more smoothly. Although they forgot to get my billing information so I am taking gloves and masks (routine anyway) in case I have to go into the store.
Barbie, we have a tiny post office but I have never found a time to be assure they will not be swamped. Many businesses apparently use that post office. I have been ordering postage online.
Well, onward.
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Drat! Strolled around town, bought a birthday card to post, eye drops, slippers and a new kettle and tea mug but forgot the post office is currently closing at 3 and reached their door at 3.04pm. I'll have to return tomorrow for stamps and keep fingers crossed the card arrives in time! Incredibly quiet everywhere so although shops only allowing 2 customers in at a time I only had a short wait outside one. As soon as I drove into the car park I guessed it would be quiet because very few cars but these 2 seagulls enjoying the peace and quiet... normally they wouldn't have an opportunity to land never mind settle and rest!
Enjoying my tea in the new cup and will then whip round with the vacuum cleaner.
Jackie
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Good news......so far. I did as Michael suggested, put all the ad emails into my junk folder and once there deleted the lot. So far I've had nothing this morning and am keeping my fingers crossed!
So very sorry to read of LIN and JACKIEs washing machine problems. I'm keeping my fingers tightly crossed yet again for mine! They don't seem to make it to ten years any more!
Did a small repair in the bathroom so feeling smug that I didn't have to call Mark!
Other than that a very busy morning doing housework. The works, furniture polished, floors vacuumed and washed in the bathroom and kitchen. Mirrors cleaned, well you get the picture, and Bean and self are about to settle down for brunch.
The heat returns tomorrow, so today was good for chores.
Anne.
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Happy Tuesday! It is going to be a hot day today so probably to hot to sun. I have an order from Walmart again which amazes me because before the pandemic I never bought this many groceries or supplies. Of course I am home much more now which is why I try to ride my bike everyday so I don't blow up like a balloon. lol
I got an email to renew my car registration which went up $50 and I need an emissions test on my car since it is a 2012. The good news is that I have a 90 day extension because of the lockdown. I think the emissions testing places are just opening this week so it told me to wait until September to get my test. I would really like a new car but the expense is out of the question.
Jackie, sorry about the post office, it seems we have a new way of life these days and it is hard to keep up. Love the seagulls just resting. That is terrible about your washer, I do hope they can get out there sooner than later. I use Eset Nod 32 for my anti virus and pay a yearly fee. It was recommended to me by my son and so far has protected me from some virus.
Lin, can you check in with us again to let us know the big bang wasn't something in your house? Lucky for you that you have a generator. I think that if you order before they stock the store your items can be out of stock but might be stocked the day you pick up your order.
I think that is why I order so much trying to find certain items and then you have to spend a minimum of $30 so it adds up.
Barbie, I think that is why I don't go into stores yet, the removal of clothes and the shower etc. It is easier for me to just have the groceries put in my trunk and then I spray the bags with lysol and once in the house I wash every item down. So far it is working.
Hello to everyone else. Enjoy the sunshine if you have it and be grateful for another day.
Sandy
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