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Thanks Anne I hadn't seen any news about a meteor shower perhaps because the whole of the UK is covered in dismal grey clouds but if the skies should clear this evening I will glance upwards. It's something I often do because living in a rural area away from street lighting I get the most amazing sparkly show and can often watch satellites as well as shooting stars skid across.
Think we were typing posts around the same time so sorry, missed yours until now!
Jackie0 -
Happy Thursday!
Meeting today and I am running late so will just say good morning and come back later.
Have a wonderful day.
Sandy
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I didn't realize this is my 3000th day in a row! I also lost my opportunity to wish you all a Mele Kalikimaka and Hau'oli Makahiki Hou (Merry Christmas and Happy New year in Hawaiian!)! The language has far fewer letters than English, and I'm afraid I've forgotten mst of the words and phrases I used for years when visiting m son in Hawaii. As in everything else, if you don't use it, you lose it!
I actually got no sleep last night but somehow am dragging on today. Slowly, but awake! The mounds of newspapers are piing up and I think I made a mistake resubscribing to everyday delivery!
JERI, keeping my fingers crossed for you, and PATSY, I recall certain positions that were supposed to provide some relief, though never complete! My sympathy to you!
JACKIE, one cannot discuss the orange wonder with his followers without the jaw dropping while listening to otherwise rational people explain his existence! My hope is Pelosi will deal with him, and I pray NY will insist on Income Tax information. The man is such a fraud!
ANNE, poor tiny Jilly! Her belly must be frozen!
SANDY, did you use Instacart for your grocery online shopping? I loved it the 2 times I used them! Then I forgot about it!!!
LIN, you inspire me to start another book now that I have finished,finally, "Portrait of a Spy". It was almost possible to imagine it written yesterday though I think it was about 10 years old. Some things may never change. I find I have problems remembering the names of foreign characters, and this was written about the Mid East.
I'd better grab a banana along with a bit of leftover chicken, as I don't lose weight if I skip lunch! And it is slowly going back down. Again!!!
Buzz
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Back from my meeting and errands, now waiting for groceries to be delivered. Very tired as I got to bed very late last night so I will just come back in the morning.
Sandy0 -
Good evening. After the morning in the library I got tangled up in computer stuff and just finished straightening things out (for now anyway). How can it take so long?
Well we had a sunny and warmer day today. Loved it. I will take all January days in the 40s and no wind. Can you see me smile?
Buzz, I am excited to have started on the new Louise Penny book “Kingdom of the Blind”. Armand Gamache is apparently still in a mess of politics. I do adore these books. I would prefer to read and not sleep but that doesn’t work out well for me. So, I will read for a little while and then go to bed. I don’t know how you carry on with no sleep. Oh my.
Sandy, it sounds like you had a very long day. Sleep well. See you tomorrow.
Jackie, did you look for the meteor shower? Since I live in the suburbs we have too much light to see much of anything. Darn.
Anne, you and the Bean do keep track of the world news. I am still trying to live in oblivion. Sometimes I am successful. I think I do need to check on changes in world leadership.
Jeri, I hope and pray you receive good news from these most recent tests. We will be holding our breath along with you.
Hugs to all. Early Tai Chi tomorrow and then I am visiting my friend who is still recovering from surgery. That will eat up a good portion of the day. It should be a good time though. I talked on the phone with another Tai Chi buddy for a while this afternoon. Time to get some details pulled together for our Chi see New Year’s party.
Lin
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Good morning sneakers. Grey and cold but what's new? About to shower, walk the pooches then a trip to Plymouth for what's hopefully my last eye check after cataract procedures. Apart from a slight smudge in one eye that comes and goes all seems fine. While in the city I will do a little shopping for birthday present for a friend. Too cloudy for the meteor shower last night unfortunately.
Have a good Friday once you're up and about. Thinking of Jeri.
Jackie0 -
I'm stuck in most of the day waiting for groceries this morning and M&S delivery this afternoon. This will not be easy this lack of pup walking because I got weighed today after a Christmas break from dieting and I jumped, well tottered on the scales this morning and I've gained a WHOPPING 4 lbs! No Jilly didn't have a paw on the scales! Just me and greed and lolling about reading books instead of too much duster wielding! Fortunately, not a sniff of a muffin, or a mincepie or a box of quality street candies in this household anymore, well until next Christmas anyway. Mind you, I DID enjoy Christmas this year.
Marie from next door breathed flu germs on me yesterday, fingers crossed. "I've been ever so poorly" said Marie as she crawled out of her car and bent to pat our Jilly.
No meteor sightings JACKIE? Me neither at 5pm and I guess LIN didn't see any either, OR SANDY!
BUZZ, there is ONE thing I'm grateful for as far as Mr. T is concerned. My knowledge of American politics as increased immensely in the last two years. Fascinating stuff. What with wall building, tweets and Brexit over the pond my octogenarian head is spinning!
Thinking of JERI, and hoping PATSYs sciatica is on the mend.
Brekkie, and a meagre brekkie at that.
Anne, the deprived one.0 -
I gave myself extra time to journey to the big city expecting lots of holiday traffic and now sitting in cafe area of hospital with half hour to spare!! A black coffee but managed to avoid even looking at muffins!
4 lbs ANNE, that's 8 between us... over a stone!! Oh well, like you I enjoyed myself so no regrets but I'm guessing it won't come off as easily as it went on!
Ah-ha, sunshine outside, that's promising.
Jackie1 -
Let's be positive JACKIE, at least we are firmly anchored to the earth and won't float away if a gale force wind arrives! Sigh....
Annie the rotund0 -
Happy Friday!!
I am right there with you, Jackie and Anne. The holidays were not kind to me as far as weight and now I am almost 7 pounds from my goal weight. I have to lose it by the wedding so I really have some work to do. Won't be easy with my son and DIL coming today for 5 days but once they are gone I will be disciplined. Like Jackie said it won't come off as easy as it came on but I am determined.
My grocery order was fine except that the grapefruit juice I ordered for my son was out of stock and I ordered two packages of six ounce filets and only got one. I spent my whole evening playing phone tag until I finally emailed them and they answered by saying they would give me a refund and a credit on my next order. Not sure there will be a next order.
Jackie, I am wondering if you have secondary cataracts like I did. If so they will lazer them which should clear up the blur, just makes it difficult to drive with floaters as big as dimes.
Anne, I hope both of your orders come early so you and Jilly can take your walks. BTW, I went to tip the guy and he said company doesn't allow tips and even though I said I won't tell if you don't he didn't accept my tip.
Lin, you are indeed a good friend to spend time with your friend. I am sure she appreciates your kindness to no end. Enjoy Tai Chi.
Patsy, I have had sciatica as well but nothing worked so I ended up having surgery to remove the bone off the nerve. It was an easy surgery and I am so happy I had it done. I do have a little arthritis so lifting the kids still brings me some back pain but not like the sciatica.
Jeri, a cousin of mine just had 7 biopsies on her breast and all were benign so I am praying for the same results for you. She has this done often as she is prone to cysts.
Buzz, my groceries came from Jewel Osco which is a local grocery chain in Chicago area. I think the deliver service was Safeway which must be a part of Jewel. I loved that he brought them up the stairs and into the house but was disappointed for the reasons above.
I am getting my hair trimmed, then to Jewel to get the missing items and later cooking the filets for my kids. Tomorrow Max's 2nd birthday party and Sunday my son and dil anniversary.
Busy days ahead including some game nights. I hope I don't blow up from all the extra weight.
Sandy
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Hello ladies! Not much from me today. Feeling terrible. Sciatica is a mean old nerve. If pinched in the wrong spot it can show me some misery. I know I have a week or more of hobbling around, wincing in pain, growling at poor John and Katie. Forgive me...I am a poor correspondent these days. I will try to keep from spreading my misery around. Thinking of you all and wishing you a happy weekend.
Patsy0 -
The appointment at the hospital didn't take long and it seems the cataract procedures went well but there are signs of mild dry eye so the advice was more Omega 3 in my diet as well as less coffee and more drinking water. I do eat lots of oily fish but am going to buy flax and Chia seeds to increase the amount and even brussel sprouts! The intermittent blur is something called Pterygium and when the specialist asked how long I'd had growths on my eyes he scared the life out of me until he explained what it is. It seems my outdoor lifestyle has had its downside but he's told me not to worry because they can be removed if they ever badly affect my vision. Now back to my optician for a new glasses prescription.
Oh dear Patsy, I hate to read of your suffering and do understand that you don't feel in the mood for communicating. I can offer no advice other than take care of yourself.
Sandy, I expect your grocery delivery man would have to be careful accepting a tip in case you were a secret shopper but frustrating you have to shop for missing items. I do hear that sort of thing can often happen and have been impressed Anne's deliveries work so well.... hope that's not jinxed things! My clothes are tight so recognise that blown up feeling!
Anne, definitely no chance of me floating anywhere at the moment!! I had meant to type we but on half a stone between us in earlier post. Bad enough without doubling it!!
Time to prepare an evening meal of brown rice, pulled pork and a green salad. Probably go to bed feeling hungry but determined to leave the other half of Apple cake in the freezer.
Jackie0 -
I DID think I was losing it JACKIE when you mentioned a stone between us! I was sat muttering 16 oz one pound, 14 lbs one stone. Maths was never my strong point. Such a relief it was a typo and I've ONLY gained 1/4 stone !
My groceries came, only one problem, I ordered a 10 lb bag of spuds. I guess they'd run out of the potatoes I like because instead of a bag I got one lone potato for a few cents. More importantly I did get Jilly's 4 yams and everything else. Everything great as usual otherwise and Jill got to play chase with her now Jamaican pal. The grocery delivery is Grocery Gateway which is part of Longos food chain.
Then the stuff I ordered from M&S showed up. Again no problems. Am I lucky or what?
Mikes just left after rough housing with Jill and she's fast asleep exhausted.
Me too. My eyes are drooping,
Annie.0 -
Hello friends. Finally home again and doing laundry.
Jackie, I don’t think I comprehend all of the information regarding your eyes. I also have dry eye. I was told to use a specific over the counter eye drop. He considers it to be the best on the market. Four times a day (never happens), warm wash cloth compresses twice a day (also doesn’t happen), always wear sunglasses when it is bright outdoors. And don’t rub the eyes. That was all. Oh, and let him know if it gets more troublesome.
Anne and Sandy, my first grocery orders were not too good. The last order was very good. For each item in the order, there was an option to allow substitutes and to specify what if anything would be acceptable. While they filled the order they texted me on one item to ask if I would authorize one substitute same price organic item. A small tip was built in on the order but I could remove it if I so desired. Best thing, they were on time, groceries were well packed and they were very fresh and in good condition. I am thinking of placing another order based on this good experience. I do not have a $$ off coupon this time however. It is nicer than trudging through the store after hunting for a parking place.
Patsy, I am so sorry for the continuing sciatica problem. Very tenacious issue to deal with. I hope you find a way to combat it.
Hugs all around. Must go to check on the washer. Oh boy, clean undies on the way. Wahoo!
Lin
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The place I order from is exactly the same as yours LIN. I can substitute if I wish but it didn't occur to me that they wouldn't have the common or garden potatoes I ordered so I didn't tick "substitute is okay". I can tip or not, it's not expected but the delivery man is so pleasant, likes Jill and hauls everything onto my kitchen counter I give him two dollars to buy a coffee.
The veggies are very fresh and I order organic.
Each time I order I get points and when I reach 2000 I can claim $5 and so on upwards. I average about 200 points per order. Depends on the cost, the 200 points was for a $76 charge.
The name of the packer is on the bill and also the delivery man's name.
Anne0 -
Hello All,
More waiting. The mammogram and ultrasound really didn’t show anything. I have a bone scan scheduled for Tuesday and a biopsy scheduled for Thursday. Another week of waiting.
Hope you all have a great weekend.
Jeri1 -
https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-q-and-a-fish-oil-supplements-and-dry-eyes/
Lin, I found this article on omega 3 and dry eye which seems to follow the advice the specialist offered but although he mentioned eye drops and sprays being available didn't think I needed them. He showed me his 2 litre flask he filled with water to drink each day and suggested I cut down tea and coffee and follow his example. I suppose I can cut down but certainly won't cut out as I enjoy too much.
Jackie1 -
Bump! Blue Bloods just went on and I haven't seen it in years! Bye! Buzz 0
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Another chilly morning but I was out early to the local supermarket to stock up on what I hope is a healthy diet. I don't know if it's the same in the US and Canada but in England healthy food means a more than healthy bill too! Sea Bass, Norwegian Gravadlax, smoked mackerel and a couple of tins of line caught pure Albacore tuna has put another 20% on this week's bill so I will definitely have to find alternative Omega 3 plant sources. Found chia to sprinkle on my cereal and also spinach, kale and brussel sprouts to enjoy with the fish but don't worry, I'll soon calm down and work out what I need and more importantly, what isn't necessary.
Jeri, I'm thinking finding nothing was a good sign if it was based on an original mammogram but wise to double check everything. A horrible wait for you I know. Hang in there!
This afternoon while the pooches are being walked on a local beach with my neighbours and a friend of theirs who owns a chocolate Labrador I will get into town to purchase my new washing machine, which reminds me there is washed load ready to be hung out out.
Have an enjoyable Saturday whatever you do.
Jackie0 -
Jackie, thanks for the link. I will be more conscious of using my vegan omegas. Trying to change an element of our nutrition often ends up with much higher spending initially doesn’t it? I am glad I am not the only one who has trouble with this. Really, you are the busiest person. Purchasing a new washer today. Yipes, that decision would take a very long time to make. Happy shopping.
Jeri, nothing more showing up sounds very good although I am sorry more tests were required. All best wishes, prayers, fingers crossed, whatever works my friend, we will await more good news. Hugs.
Buzz, I never watch the new Blue Bloods for some reason but I will binge watch episodes on the TV station ION or anything I can find for free on Amazon Prime Video. I hope you enjoyed it.
Sand, happy company!! See you whenever.
Anne, I specified for every item. Potatoes can obviously be of various varieties. Here usually Russet, yellow or red. And with the store I used, you have to state organic or conventional so sorry about your spuds. Wow, points! Well done. We do have an all organic store that offers points and I note that recently they jumped on the delivery bandwagon. But they often do not have what I am seeking as they don’t keep things in stock all that well.
Patsy, hoping for a better day for you.
I have tons of card making duties today. Not necessarily fun. Cutting card stock, running things through the Sizzix diecut machine and finding the “right” stamps and sentiments for birthday cards. Just finished some cutting for the Chinese New Year’s party. But by bit I guess!
Hugs.
Lin
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