Senior Golden Sneakers
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Hello dearest sneakers. It is a cloudy morning and quite chilly out. I am totally thankful for that. Several neighbors went together to buy fireworks and had a “backyard fireworks “ party. Many loud bangs and big aerial display fireworks. Music, drinking and picnic grills. It might have been fun to attend but even with a mask on, lots of risky behavior plus the loud fireworks scared Katie from afar. Glad everyone had a good time. Now, fingers crossed, none get sick. Katie had a tough night. Lots of barking and pacing. She likes to be cuddled when frightened...not easy for a 50+ pound dog to climb up into your lap. I needed at bigger lap. She is a big sweetie and still our big baby.
Later...
Patsy☘️
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Happy Sunday!
Church service watched and now catching up on computer. We had a great time yesterday with our small family group. We all feel safe with one another because we mostly just stay home and isolate. It was very hot but my son still grilled us steaks, burgers, corn on the cob and baked potatoes. Sue, Lisa's mom made a fruit salad and this other jello side dish which was amazing and me, I brought salad, cupcakes and wine. Sue also brought wine so we shared her bottle and I brought mine back home. Lisa bought a big box of stuff for the kiddos to celebrate, mostly smoke bombs which were pretty but awfully smelly. There were some fireworks going on in the sky so we walked to the corner and watched a few before heading home. I have to say it was a great Fourth.
Today is a rest day except for a zoom call this afternoon and riding the bike. I will also go sit with Joe later this afternoon.
Have a great day.
Sandy
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Happy 5th of July to all! Hope everyone had a great (albeit “unique”) Fourth of July. Not much to report since all the running around yesterday morning, as previously noted. Got my early morning walk completed by 6:30am. Prepped food for a cook-out lunch and went to the mall at 11am to return a pair of jeans I bought yesterday. They had been on sale and there was only 1 pair in my size. I am a “quality at bargain price kind of guy and decided it wasn’t that great a deal.
Late yesterday, Jean asked if I wanted to take a second long walk & I said “sure.” We locked up everything and she grabbed her keys. My phone was in the charger and Jean doesn’t normally bring hers. As we neared home, she realized the house key had separated from the car key chain – we were locked out! I’ll make it short – we walked to a relative’s house and called Blue Link – closed for holiday. Ended up back home and I climbed through bushes and after a long period of time pried open a screen and was able to force 1 window open. If only I could describe getting Jean thru the window LOL.
Every year, we supply each grandchild with an “Old Navy” 4th of July tee…it has been a tradition since the 1st child. Love getting that group photo each year.
Lin – I see those tea pots and immediately think of Robin Williams as Aladdin…guess I am a kid at heart. Here is a pic of today’s lunch :
Sandy – Glad U liked fireworks photo and my headgear LOL... I think Instacart has been improving here as well. I don’t think you are being paranoid at all re: stores. I pretty much gauge everything myself to avoid crowds (Groceries at 6-7am; mall at that 11am-12pm hour many reserve for those over 65 etc.).
My daughter and family have been very “contained” since this all hit – hence drive-by birthday / graduation celebrations etc. I always think people should do what is in their comfort zone. Someday this will be over. If I lived in NYC, my comfort level would be VERY restrictive… the suburb we live in isn’t bad and neighborhood distancing is pretty easy.
Anne – Loved the Scottie story – amazing when those things unexpectedly happen. As for Fireworks – we could hear them late into the night. I should say Jean and others did – I can drown that stuff out. I do worry about dogs…they can be so frightened. Years ago, a neighbor had his Labrador run off frightened – and was never seen again. Sad.
That’s about it… Looking forward to YELLOWSTONE on TV…. That and TCM old movies are favorites.
Have a great night . Bob
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Nearly midnight so I should be in bed but sat up watching the movie Dead Man Walking with Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn. A thought provoking subject, the death penalty! My day was a gentle one with a bit of all sorts thrown in including of course gardening. I also had a great long chat on the phone with my old school friend then, as my evening meal cooked, called Buzz to catch up on her news. Politics came into the conversation of course but I also asked about her current health. The pain relief certainly does help so she is doing her exercises In a bid to strengthen her leg muscles and is planning to walk again. An appointment to see a doctor at the hospital has been offered but because the situation in Florida is so bad with regard to the virus she feels the risks outweigh anything that might be done to improve her mobility. Of course she sends her love to everyone. ❤️❤️❤️
Yes Lin, tens of thousands of people heading in my direction over the weekend so any thought of relaxing out of lockdown is out of the question for me. We have one small hospital with just 15 ICU beds in Cornwall and also an ageing population so I hate to think what’s going to happen over the next few weeks. The vast majority of the country feels this is happening too soon since the virus hasn’t gone away but it seems the economy is more important!
Another great photo Sandy. Just take care out there! ❤️
Poor Katie Patsy but hopefully celebrations are over along with the fireworks.
Now gone midnight so I must get to bed.
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My day yesterday was a day mostly spent inside because of the heat. It's here fòr another long week and it hasn't been this hot since 1957. Well I did manage to water the clay once called soil. A day of washing and there's not much to report on washing.
Aladdin ah yes I vaguely remember being Aladdin in the British pantomime hilarious romp when I was young. All of 41 yeas.
Seems a long time ago! Wish I'd appreciated my legs more.
Letters halting when typing so must away. Must be the heat!
A very sticky
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A real blast from the past there my friend. And you were singing? Wow....
Meanwhile, here’s today’s mystery teapot.
Waving 🙋🏼♀️
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Yes, "singing" I was. To the tune of "A wandering minstreI I" from Gilbert and Sullivan - Aladdin is my name, a lad of lowly station, of humble occupation" sung to the poor folks who paid to watch this spectacle! Wouldn't dare today!
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Oh Anne, lovely indeed 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 brave of you. ❤️❤️
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Another weather oddity here. Chilly and cloudy with showers on the way. The showers are part of living on the coast but not normally this chilly in July. Oh well, the world is still spinning and the sun is still shinning. God is in his heaven, etc etc etc.
I had a wonderful little treat yesterday. There are a number of little home-based e-commerce companies that have been springing up. A friend who is delightfully creative and handy has made a career of her Fabre art. She designs fabric designs for material manufactures and she makes and designs toys and soft sculptures. All from her attic studio! She sent me one of her original little toy birthday-animal cards. So delightful. I love to see people use their talents to follow their bless. her toys are displayed at the Seattle art museum and in several galleries in Seattle and Portland area. She has an amazing sense of whimsy.
Patsy☘️
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Oooooops! Me again.
Anne! You are a stunningly beautiful woman. Those gorgeous legs and glorious hair, who could resist your Aladdin. I hope you know, you are still that magical person you always were. Stay in your bottle (home) this week. Stay safe and keep your little buddy cool and off the scorching pavement.
Lin: your tea pots always make me laugh out loud. I love them all. Especially the ones that are more a collectors item than for practical daily use.
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Happy for Bessie and me that there were no fireworks last night and we both slept comfortably. 0
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Happy Monday! Another scorcher here as well Anne. The A/C is getting a workout and I am sure so is my future bill.
I got a text from my landlord yesterday asking to meet about my lease. I told him I am home everyday so just let me know when. And I wait..............
Nothing exciting going on here, same old, same old. My dentist office called and asked me all the virus questions and told me the dentist is probably the safest place to go so I am keeping my cleaning appointment for Wednesday. Wish me luck. I will probably keep my other appointments later this month even though I am still not that comfortable. Illinois is still at 2.6% positivity which is much lower than some other states so I hope we keep this up.
Patsy, the card sounds very cute, can you post a picture?
Anne, I am more than impressed with your picture, you were and probably still are "hot"!! Those legs were indeed a huge asset!! And then to top it all off you sing, I am just so jealous.
The one thing I have always said if I could have one talent it would be singing since I can't carry a tune at all. lol
Lin, waving back!!
Jackie, thank you for the update on Buzz. I have sent another card to help cheer her up.
I am trying like all of you to stay safe and healthy. Being very cautious even at my son's house although since we are outside we do not wear masks. I am sitting tomorrow for their volleyball game unless it rains, which a little bit of me hopes it does. Her mother and I are not that comfortable with them playing volleyball even though it is the same two families but neither of us is refusing to sit, just praying we keep safe. Strange new world.
Bob, wow, breaking and entering, should I make a citizen's arrest? Glad it all worked out and you got back into your house.
Just got a text my landlord is in the office and we can meet about the lease. I better eat and shower. Have a good day.
Sandy
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Nothing new here. Hot, hot, hot. Made a trip to the post office to drop off some mail. Going to spend the afternoon doing some paperwork. I have signed up for quite a few webinars/zoom meetings this month. Getting them all on my calendar and am setting up some reminders since the days all melt together.
Wishing everyone well. Loved reading all the updates.
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$50 raise and a two year lease. He showed me a tax bill which went up a thousand dollars and asked what I thought was fair, I said $50, should have said $25. lol0
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Here is the little birthday card animal from my fabric designer friend.....too cute!
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Very Cute Patsy0
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Drat! Lost my post with the sneakers page skipping about before disappearing. Gone midnight and must get to bed as it has been a busy day. Will catch up tomorrow but have to comment on Patsy’s little toy card... how adorable! It gave me a big smile. 😁
I don’t think I mentioned yesterday that Buzz told me she is loving the cards she’s receiving. It really does brighten her days.
See you all tomorrow.
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JACKIE, I think you are experiencing what I'm experiencing with this site. It's very frustrating and I wonder if it's connected with the extreme heat. I won't linger. I have some trouble with BBC news as well. Normal for everything else.
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Tea time
“This is a Keeling Losol Ware porcelain (I think) Andes pattern teapot produced somewhere between 1912 and 1936.”
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Lin
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Happy Hot Tuesday! The heat wave continues so the A/C is still running. I am going to sit later with the kiddos for their parents to play volleyball. I think we will be staying in the house unless it cools down a little. Not sure how they can play volleyball in this heat but they are young. Nothing else exciting going on here so have a nice day and stay safe.
Sandy
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It was a very hot morning. Pant, pant. After watering everything I got in the car and actually made a trip to the gas station at Costco. There were people there but not every pump was busy so I did all the stuff. Put on gloves grabbed a disinfecting wipe and my cards before getting out to fill up. When finished, I cleaned off my car’s door handle, tossed the disinfecting wipe and gloves in the trash and headed home. It was a nice long drive home as there is quite a bit of road repair underway.
I decided I should give a couple of plants another fertilizer spike but wow, suddenly there was an aggressive carpenter bee not letting me out on my deck. I thought this was a spring thing, not in the heat of the summer. Wow, what a fast little critter. I hope they didn’t build a nest, I do not want to deal with this each time I go outside. Or try to! The mosquitos are also flitting all over looking for a bit of blood I guess.
Back to playing with card stock this afternoon, maybe finishing a book and still only thinking about putting the current jigsaw puzzle away so I can start another one.
The air conditioner is running full time again today. Thankfully.
Stay cool, be safe and wishing all best health.
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Michael came over because he had an appointment with his barber. One customer at a time. He's looking very spiffy now I must say. Then Mark came over and my two lovely sons took out the small A/C in the LR and put it in the bedroom. After that, up the basement stairs came an older bigger unit and they put that in the LR window instead. So for the first time in days I am comfortable. Actually comfortable! It's bliss and I think Bean and I will get some sleep tonight!
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No point in repeating yesterday’s lost post. It was busy with everything from gardening to a visit from my lovely pedicurist for the first time since lockdown. Although I had managed to reach my toes with scissors over that time my back complained a lot so I tended to leave them as long as possible! The foot massage at the end of the session was bliss! After walking across the moors this morning I caught up with a few chores before deciding to have an early light lunch then cut the lawns and trim the footpath before popping to the post office. The best laid plans and all that... a friend Skyped and after 2 hours catching up I knew I wouldn’t achieve everything so managed to get all the grass cut and tidied. It’s now raining and apparently will do for the next few days so back to decorating!
That’s a pretty teapot Lin and a pattern similar to wallpaper I found online that I may use on the walls in the alcoves of the room I’m working on. It’s designed by a Canadian artist and very expensive so I’ll definitely get a professional decorator in for that job! The midges have left me itching like mad after cutting grass but nowhere near as bad as mosquitoes thank goodness. I looked up your carpenter bee and read it’s mostly the male that hovers closely to people but doesn’t sting. Females only when provocated. You know I had to say! 😊🙃😉. For all that, I wouldn’t like the damage they cause.
Great news Anne about your a/c. Your weather can do whatever it wants now!
I was admiring Bob’s latest meal earlier so made a point of chopping cucumber, peppers, spring onion and tomato into small pieces before scattering on a few lettuce leaves. That with a handful of wholewheat pasta, fresh basil, chopped smoked ham and Parmesan was delicious and I enjoyed the preparation as much as the eating!
Sandy, when I was young I loved the heat, except in Toronto’s humidity but these days I’m always quick to find shade. When I last visited friends in Canada I noticed a huge tree that grew long pea pods and picked a couple to bring home. I managed to produce young trees from the peas but one I kept for my garden didn’t like my acid soil so didn’t survive but my friend I chatted to on Skype earlier has one that’s turning into a monster tree. She told me she loves to sit in it’s shade on a hot day and listen to the rustling leaves rather than be out in the sunshine. We’re all getting a bit older!
I see Brazil’s President has contracted the virus... not surprising! Here in England we are already seeing businesses having to be locked down again, just 4 days since Pubs and restaurants reopened. I just hope we don’t all get locked down again before I get my hair appointment!! 💇🏻♀️
Take care friends and stay well. ❤️
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Wow! You would not believe the process I just went through to get to this forum. I guess they really would prefer I not be a part of this or any forum. The rigamarole was very off-putting. I am still fuming and I need to do something more positive right now. I love being a part of the sneakers. I don’t understand this new process. I have to go to extraordinary efforts to find the sneaker forum, then to comment I have to log in with password. Doesn’t sound too arduous but believe me the back and forth and back again was maddening. Never had this happen before. As you all know, I am a low tech person, but this is ridiculous!
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Sympathy PATSY. I was beginning to think "they" wanted me gone. Actually I wondered if they wanted all "furriners" gone. But then perhaps the heat was making me a bit paranoid. And is it ever hot! The worst since 1957! which broke all records then. Even with the two A/Cs it's still very warm and humid inside. Bean and I haven't ventured out so far since Mike took her for a quick walk at I:00.
Anyway, I now wonder if MFP have people off work sick with this virus hence everything going crazy.
Back to the heat we have reached 90F but the humidity makes it feel like 100 and Thursday and Friday are worse at 95F with humidity feeling like 108. Yikes. I long to sit in the North Sea which is supposedly the coldest on earth. We've had hardly any rain in June and none so far in July.
Mike looks like a convict. He got the barber to cut his wavy hair back to the scalp in case we have lockdown again. Mark looks like a film star. We all admired his longer locks so much he got the barber to give him a rather romantic swashbuckling look. I think Mary Jo had a hand in that!
Because of the heat all cooking and baking are gone for now. I've just been shoving potatoes and veggies in the microwave.
And I'll get back to the novel I'm reading but wanted to tell Patsy she's not alone! Hang in there!
Anne.
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Same for me Patsy. I have to click on the box agreeing to cookies, click log in, fill the next box that pops up with name and password, use finger touch, select log in again then, if lucky I’m in.... not always though!! Oh yes, there’s also a free trial of their latest dietary offer pops up that I must have declined a hundred times. 😤
Nearly midnight and midge bites still itching on arms, shoulders and neck. Should have wrapped myself in cling film to cut the lawns!!
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Mornin Gang ! Glorious day ahead. Mid-70’s before 7am and headed to 92 with a feel-like of 99F. Even at 5-6am people in the neighborhood are very friendly with waves and a verbal “good morning.” Very fortunate. (pic from this mornings walk and yes – that’s Jean on the camel.
Jean has plans with one of her girlfriends today (the one she gets lunch/ice cream with every couple months). Feel bad for her… she hasn’t had a “girls night” with her life-long friends in ages because of COVID…they have one place they’d go to dinner etc. and talk for 4 or 5 hours – they love it! I’d shoot myself. LOL – men / women so different. Great bunch.
Jean has her 68th birthday next week and I only bought 1 thing so far, so I might see what I can do while she is gone today…
Jackie – thanks for the reminder of “Dead Man Walking.” Haven’t seen it in many years and might rent. As for death penalty…I have always been against it…but have mixed emotions at times. When a child is hurt etc and the guilty person is caught, goes to prison and “something happens” I then think “oh well.” What can I say… As for your meal – and adding wholewheat pasta, fresh basil, chopped smoked ham and Parmesan…sounds great! For me, cooking is like photography… fun and enjoyable.
Anne – Love the photo! You said you wished you had appreciated your legs more and I am reminded of the quote: "If I knew I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself." – That’s how I feel. I can hear you singing now.
Lin – Love the mystery teapot. Actually have found all your teapots interesting to look at and I never gave them a thought until seeing your collection. Beautiful. The Keeling Losol Ware porcelain was awesome.
Sandy – Hope that A/C is chugging along for you. Good luck at the dentist…I am overdue myself and always did that 6 months cleaning – but my dentist of 25-30 yrs retired (heck he was almost 60! lol)…not thrilled with 1st replacement and haven’t been able to “shop” around obviously. As for B&E… it was funny and NEVER will I leave without triple-checking us both for either keys or a phone. Stay cool. On the tax bill… you are like me…I always end up feeling for the other persons pain.
Patsy – cute card!!!
It’s 7:30am and I need to get dressed and pick up some groceries and an RX… so signing off for now.
Everyone HAVE A GREAT DAY, if at all possible! Bob
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Good morning. What a great surprise to see a terrific post from Bob! Love it. All of it. Interesting photos for certain. Heat advisory starts at noon today in this locality but it is darn hot already. Happy shopping for you dear wife. I saw photos last night of the pool party I did not attend on July 4th. Looks like everyone had a good time and as usual there was a long table of potluck food and beverages. You wouldn’t think there was a thing different in the world from last year to this. 💔
Well, here’s my offering for a daily teapot. The web and Facebook are just great. I see so many things that I would never have found IRL. 😃 yes, blue!
From the original poster: I bought this teapot from Amazon with the assistance of a gift card I had for my birthday. I love Burleigh products, I love popping over to Middleport Pottery, Burslem, where their products are made and rummaging around in their shop for seconds (or firsts if I have enough money) This is my 4th Burleigh teapot, great solidly made earthenware teapots in beautiful Victorian patterns.
Must water plants. 🙋🏼♀️
Be safe.
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Quickie from me because we are bouncing around an awful lot! Typing that is. The worst time for me for weird disturbances!
Wanted to tell JACKIE, I'm finally watching Last Tango in Halifax and really enjoyed the last episode of the wedding and the grooms speech or rather song to the bride. Had a real good laugh. Typical Yorkshire!
Anne0
