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Happy Saturday! Very cool night with the windows open, I actually got cold and had to shut one. Today will be low 70's so won't miss pool today as we are going to movie afternoon. Tomorrow we will get the rest of Babe's belongings and our new life begins. We go to doctor Monday and Tuesday we sit for Ewok for two weeks. We will be driving back and forth for different appointments and to check on my house and mail so it will be a busy two weeks.
Jackie, we will be testing the shower chair and hand rails today. I don't expect him to shower daily but at least maybe three times a week. His skin is very thin and he has a purple hand right now and doesn't know how he did it. I will be happy to go to the dermatologist at the end of the month. As far as my back I want to hear what the orho has to say but like you will probably just live with it. Aleve back pain pills help but I don't like to take them everyday.
Lin, I wouldn't mind the two showers a week if he washed up in between but he really neglects his hygiene which is going to change now that he is with me. A change of clothes every day is not unreasonable. SMH
Sorry, here I am venting again. Things will be fine we will work out all the kinks together.
Have a good day.
Sandy
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Good afternoon. I did get my lettuce picked this morning, did a few odds and ends with the little plants and have them all big smiles.
I am working on designing a birthday card now. Surprise, several of my blending brushes were all full of hard ink so struggled through and then washed them up. Now I am looking at sentiment stamps, colors of card stock to add and something to put on the inside of the card. So in essence, little accomplished so far. 😄 Last evening, I looked through some things, I’m search of something that might inspire me to make that card I need for the upcoming bridal shower. My brain needs to kick into high gear. I tend to mull things over rather than taking immediate action.
Sandy, wow, this is it! Babe will be living with you full time. Wishing you the best. ❤️❤️ And also hoping the doctor’s appointments and the Ewok sitting goes without a hitch.
Jackie, I know you have time before your vacation but do you have many options for places for George and Betty? Will a friend pick up your mail, water your plants and feed the cat and the chickens? Wonderful that the rain barrel is full now. A neighbor gave away 2 barrels earlier this year and I almost put my name in for one but then decided that I would need the handyman to adjust the downspout to divert to the barrel and to put it on some kind of solid base. So I passed. And no, my toothpaste is for sensitive teeth and has no fluoride in it at all. They had okay’ed it in prior years. Oh well, everything will work out. 😄. I am so sad that the Queen had to miss attending the horse show. They put on a huge party and she has had to watch much of it on television. I suppose they might have some special video feed for her.
Patsy, I hope you and John are feeling well and that you’re received no more strange letters and/or phone calls. I received a text last evening from my doctor’s practice that I had a message in my account and please login. Well, that was a surprise and I did login, but the letter was a general letter sent out to everyone whom sees a physician in that practice. First time that has ever happened. Makes your heart beat a bit faster until you find out what’s up!
Anne, did Michael come to visit today? Has he seen Jilly’s injury? How’s your garden growing my friend?
Hello to all other Sneakers.
Time to get back to work.
Lin🙋🏼♀️
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A rainy Saturday and a good day for soup. We continue to harvest unseasonable chilly weather. We Andre just now having a full rhododendron bloom. This would normally be happening a full month ago.
Our doctor visit is so much different than .Sandy’s. It has to do with a general trust and our own research. John often tells the Doc what prescription he wants and the amount. He tells the doc what side effects he is concerned about and what he will and will not take! Seriously! It is because there have been several family members who were doctors with differing specialities. To this end we have been privy to discussions concerning health care. Some people prefer to be part of the decisions. Some people prefer leaving these decisions to the doc and have little interest in doing research. Whatever works for you. Once again we came away with the strong feeling that our main health care is in our own hands. John’s weight loss has to do with his overactive metabolism. He has to eat more and more often. In a weird way, that sounds like a burden but a somewhat pleasant one. John finds it tedious! He has to force himself to eat a snack when he isn’t hungry! I am fine but I need to keep watch over my cholesterol. Still in the normal range but it had crept up a bit. And! Surprise! We are getting older!
Anne: I often use a little electric pedicure grinder tool on Katie’s nails. She tolerates it but it tickles her toes sometimes. I will do almost anything to avoid too many trips to the vets office. They are very caring but Katie thinks they are trying to murder her.
Jackie: water conservation is a real science. We often have too much. Then a few weeks every year, we have very little precipitation. I understand about your needed preparation for any trip. Animals are routine loving creatures. Change can be tolerated but it is confusing for our Katie. And there are people she simply will not cooperate for. Why? Who knows?
Lin: dentists are the one doctor that we cannot argue or make any determination about possible procedures. However John does research even that. I squeeze my eyes shut and pray it will be over soon. I guess because it is so close our brain we are especially concerned.
The festival in England is fascinating. Our since of history and connection to royalty is interesting but totally foreign. The family drama reminds me of a glamorous soap opera.
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A very full day up here although not a great deal to comment on.
The big deal was that after a lunch of mushroom and parmesan quiche followed by ice cream, although a little cool for ice cream, we drove to the vets and Jilly Bean had her long nails cut back and was praised for being such a good little girl. After three long walks and such a traumatic event, my wee girl has slept all afternoon. The vet is still very cautious so we all had to wait in our cars whilst our pets were taken inside by "kennel maids".
I get at least three scam calls per day. One of them is from Amazon to renew my subscription. I've never had anything from Amazon or a subscription. Next, Emails, mainly all about me paying a delivery fee for a parcel to be delivered. These come from two "delivery firms" AND the "post office". The logos used are so close to the legitimate firms logos I'm not surprised people are fooled. Another favourite is all about unusual activity on my visa or debit card. Apparently hundreds of dollars sent to the States which "looks suspicious". You can say that again, lol! A recorded voice with a strong Indian accent tells me this bit of news and I better call them quick by pressing 1. I sometimes look back to those lovely days when I never owned a phone let alone a laptop with fond memories.
SANDY, you would LOVE a bosun chair! After all its not very far to the top of the bath tub and then be swung over and plonked down. I think poor Marie next door wold love one. She's at the stage where she can't get Tony to use the toilet never mind the bath tub. His name is down for a home but there is a long waiting list I'm afraid.
Almost time for the 6 o'clock news so will bore you all no more as I watch what the Royals have been up to. I've just been reading about the queens herd of corgis. Apparently Philip wasn't a great dog lover because he used to say "why do you have to have so many blasted dogs".
Bye. Anne.
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We got up late. I actually enjoyed a late start for once and the only way I could dislodge the Bean off my bed so I could wash the sheets was by saying "would you like a treat". Boy did she move fast with a quick gallop to the drawer where her treats are kept.
Actually she's looking very pleased with herself. After being called a "good brave girl" at the vets and a treat to boot; Darren and Catherine from across from us said their dog, Gracie, is so traumatized by the same vets office that she has to be sedated before getting her nails clipped.
Mark and Mary Jo came over early evening with two more tomato plants to place amongst the flowers and then started attacking a tree which was growing within and choking my climbing rose. I was going to do that today but now all is done I'm washing instead.
Lovely weather here. A bit on the cool side for you hot house blooms but perfect for me.
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Happy Sunday!
Waiting for Mass to begin on TV and then hoping for a chance to go to pool today. We are getting the rest of Babe's belongings today so will see if I have time. Movie afternoon was good and Babe enjoyed it. The shower chair worked great and he felt so good after. So things are moving forward.
Anne, yes I am grateful there are some things Babe can do for himself, poor Marie. One scam to be careful of is if when you answer the caller asks if you can hear them. They want you to say yes so they can record it and use if on credit cards that require a yes answer. I personally don't answer any call that I don't recognize, I feel if important they will leave a message. I get a 101 calls about an extended warranty and I have a new car.
Patsy, most of the time I trust my doctor but I also research things on the Internet. Problem being you can't always trust what you read on the internet. For my general health it is just a routine physical with blood work. But for instance with my back and knees I trusted my surgeons knowing that the therapy after the surgeries was the key to a complete healing. So now with my back I will listen to what the ortho has to say but might consider a chiropractor. I am pretty healthy for my age and only taking one prescription so guessing my doctors are doing their job. lol
Thanks Lin, I appreciate the encouragement. Ewok was wild again with Babe yesterday but I think he will calm down when it is just the two of us. I just worry about Babe's skin since it is so thin and if Ewok should scratch him it would mean some bleeding. I am sure I can handle Ewok and the doctor's appointments as long as I can continue to do the things I enjoy.
Jackie, hope you are out gardening and doing what you love.
Have a good day everyone.
Sandy
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We have a showery kind of day. The sun peeps out occasionally just briefly to say hello.
This is our chat day with Damon and maybe Andrea. Andrea’s car, an old Toyota hybrid, just died. I feel so desperate for her. She makes such bad decisions and suffers so. She is not a child, she is an older woman now. Our children still cause us sleepless nights. But they both have interesting lives and each follow their own star.
We continue to have cold wet weather. Everyone is so tired of this weather that feels like fall. I don’t think we are going to be able to keep up with the upkeep on this place. I hope more help is available soon. However all the rhododendrons are in bloom now at last. Other much overgrown perennials are also in bloom and growing way too fast.
Sandy: I am so happy to hear you are in good health. You are such a disciplined person and the way you take good care of yourself and others is a good lesson for me. You are right about the internet having a lot of misinformation and just plain bad info. Good to be reminded of that. We leash up Katie when there is company that she wants to jump on continually. It is a very long leash and she can still be in the Irving room, chatting with everyone. Ewok sounds like a very sociable little guy. “Hello! Who are you? Did you bring me anything? Do you want to play ball? Etc etc”. Katie has accidentally scratched me and I almost had to have stitches. My skin is quite thin also. Good to be careful around big playful doggies who don’t know their own strength.
Anne: lucky you! Sounds like Mark and Mary Jo are looking out for you. I suspect they enjoy being around you. It is a fact that people go often where they feel comfortable and love the people within. Jilly is a brave little girl. Katie is terrified of the vet and the office. She refuses their treats. It is an ordeal every time.
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Good evening friends. I attended online church this morning. I did a bit of container gardening and a bit of watering about a half hour before it rained. 😁
I also read a book, decided to stamp the envelopes for my 4th of July cards, and spent the remainder of my time hunting online for a mouthwash and toothpaste that won’t make me ill. The new mouthwash is not working very well. It has blue die and two artificial sweeteners. You aren’t suppose to wash out your mouth with water after using it but I am getting a stomach ache and my eyes are swelling. Got to find some different to use.
Well, the party is over and I did not see the performances last night. Just a couple of clips later. So the Queen asked Rod Stewart to sing a Neil Diamond song? I did love the Paddington video where he is having tea with the Queen. It was entertaining.
Otherwise, I found this lovely display.
Be safe everyone.
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Well I for one thoroughly enjoyed the celebrations. Wouldn't the world be a gloomy place if all the anti royals got their way and kicked the British Royals out! I wonder how the Queen felt as she stood on the balcony at the end and thousands of people below sang the national anthem to her. Teary eyed if it was me!
It was a quiet do nothing much sort of day yesterday. Well, I did the laundry and watered the plants at which point we had another downpour to help me out.
I bet Ewok senses Babe is a dog lover SANDY. LIN, how awful that even toothpaste can cause your allergies to break out. You must be awfully sick of the hunt for benign products. I don't think we had toothpaste when I was a child. Didn't we use baking powder or some such substance JACKIE? Or more likely - nothing at all. PATSY, I'm so sorry that you are having such a hard time finding help! I still totter along but like the Queen have mobility issues to some degree in the form of knees. I don't need a stick but I cannot gallop along at the pace Jilly Bean would wish. Mind you she tires my 60 year old Michael out as well. He comes back in after a walk saying "boy Mom is she ever fast". Mary Jo is the best for Jilly and her exercise. I mean to join them but usually get to see the pair galloping down the street in the distance.
So what will today bring. Probably Mark to work on the basement if his back isn't troubling him.
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Anne, Colgate tubed toothpaste was the only brand available when I was a child, rather like Easter eggs that only Cadburys produced… no decision, decision back then! I do remember mother dipping her toothbrush in a screw top tin of powder but can’t remember the brand.
Lin, I looked up Colgate ingredients and admit I don’t know what some are! Any good?
Colgate® Total Original Toothpaste
Glycerin.
Aqua.
Hydrated Silica.
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate.
Arginine.
Aroma.
Cellulose Gum.
Zinc Oxide.
I walked a couple of miles with George and Betty yesterday but stayed off the moors because there was a threat of storms. As it turned out, no rain so I spent a couple of hours weeding the raised beds and tying the tomato plants to stakes, then stripped my bed ready to wash overnight and even dusted! Sunshine today so my laundry is almost dry and it’s only 1230. We set off on an amble over the moors about 9 this morning when it was barely 12c but by the time we returned to the car an hour later I was ready to take my fleece hoody off, except the car park was busy and I knew it would pull off the t-shirt underneath and possibly bra so remained hot until we got home!! 🥵. Having washed my car last week I felt the interior needed some attention so have brushed mostly Betty’s hairs out and cleaned the dashboard. Even topped up the windscreen wash although the visiting postie pointed out it was labelled “winter wash”. What’s the difference? He had no idea so we agreed it was probably the same as Summer but cost more!
Great celebrations over our Bank holiday that I dipped in and out of. Loved Paddington’s visit with the Queen, especially when he drank from the teapot spout and Prince Louis who behaved like a typical naughty boy! The other naughty boy with his wife wasn’t seen again after their one appearance so possibly flew in their private jet back to California!
Neil Diamond was appearing in his concert in Plymouth Saturday night and my friend Linda was offered a ticket so I’ll hear all about it this afternoon when we meet at the allotments. I must take a flask of tea! A wonderful, patriotic tea collection Lin with its ‘Cornwall’ mug that I spotted!
Time for some lunch although I’ve just noticed a shrub outside my garden room door called Bridal bush Spirea has gone made with all our recent rain so a bit of pruning first.
Happy Monday everyone.
Jackie 🥰
P.S. Lin, an all natural toothpaste… they do exist!
https://www.peacewiththewild.co.uk/product/truthpaste-fennel-15ml/?gclid=CjwKCAjwy_aUBhACEiwA2IHHQJY3VECoUxMi5oX_Trfa2X-wbTn2WSu2QDHregZXzBJRhl6dQ__lehoChngQAvD_BwE0 -
Oh, I now remember the first toothpaste that appeared after the war. It WAS Colgate JACKIE, but rather than a tube I remember a flat round tin which you scraped your toothbrush across. Pink in colour if memory serves me right.
We didn't see much of Paddington, not the bit of him drinking out of the teapot spout anyway, just the marmalade sandwich which the Queen hauled out of her handbag.
I didnt spot a Yorkshire mug LIN, but did see a Norfolk one. Up to my great great grandfather the Bs lived in Norfolk and my Great grandfather moved up the coastline to Hornsea for a job where he met my great grandma who had travelled down from Scotland.
Moms side of the family are a mixture of true Yorkshire and Scot.
After that bit of useless information for you dear Sneakers, once more goodbye,
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Hello, we are in the midst of a stormy afternoon, complete with loud thunder!
My laundry is in the dryer, must go to rescue it soon.
Tomorrow is the annual trash pick up day. However, many things are now disallowed. And the amount of what is allowed, if you have permitted items, has decreased this year as well. I am not planning to put anything out as any individual item I have that might be allowed will fit in my weekly cart (without any normal trash of course) so I will pass. I did finish box crushing and cleaned out newspapers and magazines from my magazine rack. The two carts are ready to roll out later.
Thanks for all the hints on toothpaste and mouthwash but I have decided I will try to make it through the nasty mouthwash coupled with my current toothpaste until the container is empty. Or until I cannot tolerate it any longer. Haaaa. My dentist told me a story of his hunt for a deodorant that wouldn’t cause him discomfort or a rash. He hunted and hunted, read every package and finally found one product that had nothing that should cause a problem. He purchased it and within a couple of days he had a red oozing rash. Eeeeck!
Anne and Jackie, I grew up on Colgate toothpaste. It was what my mom purchased and that was all that was in the house for decades. My ex-husband’s family used only Crest. I did the shopping, we had Colgate. 🤭
Louie was a naughty little boy wasn’t he? Everyone thought him adorable but a little of the faces went a long way with me. I enjoyed everything I saw, and I think it was great to have a celebration. Everyone needed it, even we heathens in the U.S. Here, we just shot people repeatedly over the weekend. ☹️
I looked at that photo I posted yesterday and I doubt it was a display for this year as the teapot says 2012 I think. Anyway, it was lovely, even if old.
I hope everyone is safe and all is as well as can be!
Must rescue the laundry now.
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Here’s an odd teapot!
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Anne, hopefully you are allowed to view this video. If not, let me know and I will email the link to you.
Jackie
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Oh JACKIE, I LOVED the queens tea party video. Thanks for sending it to me and us all.
Makes such a change - a bit of whimsy after all the goings on in the outside world.
I'm wondering if Boris survived? My guess is he did.
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Happy Monday! Thank you for sharing the Queen's tea party Jackie, I only saw bits and pieces of it on TV. Babe has his heart monitor and will wear it until Wednesday afternoon and stop it at 2:15pm when we will return it to the hospital. We will be doing a lot of driving while dog sitting as Rob and Lisa are a half hour from me and all our appointments are near my house. I will pack a small bag for us with a few days of clothes but can always stop at home for fresh clothes on our driving days.
I am trying to sell an IPhone on Ebay but it is so confusing and there are scammers out there. My cousin is knowledgeable on this so she told me to not sell to anyone who doesn't want to buy through EBay.
I hope she is right because I had two offers that wanted me to send them requests for money through their emails. So I probably won't sell anything because of user error. lol
Almost time for dinner and now I have to go to Amazon to request two returns. Will talk tomorrow.
Sandy
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What's it like up here? Well, it rained last evening, it rained all night, and we can expect it to rain all of today. I am wearing my winter polo neck sweater. 'Nuff said!
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Yes Anne, Boris survived but it’s not all over by a long stretch in sprite of him saying a line must be drawn!
A grey but mild day so a relatively short walk on the moors. Yesterday afternoon I began the final tidy up on the allotment plot as so many beautiful wild flowers have now gone over. I had a cup of tea with Linda on her plot where she told me the show she saw Saturday night was not the teal Neil Diamond but a tribute group. Still very entertaining!
There’s a threat of rain between now and 4pm so I will hold off visiting the allotments for a couple of hours. I have vacuumed upstairs and am again horrified at the amount of Betty’s fluff clogging up its container… she should be bald for the amount she spreads about the cottage!
Yesterday’s teapot was crazy Lin but very funny.
Yes Anne, the Paddington and Queen video is a classic. Sorry you are getting so much rain but it at least saves you a job of watering your veggie patch!
Sandy, there are so many scams it’s difficult to know what to do for the best. I stick to either PayPal or credit card so know I can get a refund if it all goes wrong. I read the other day about a large number of people who purchased gym equipment to set up at home during lockdown only to find when they chased up non delivery, the website had disappeared only to be set up under a different name to catch out more victims!
No rain yet so I will go outside to finish collecting all the branches cut off the Spirea yesterday.
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Still raining and I went outside to check and I'm sad to say the tomatoes are standing in a pool of water in danger of being flooded out. Only the broccoli looks fairly happy. I've never had standing water in the garden before. The weather like the human race seems to be going bonkers!
We are amazed Jilly isn't a bald dog JACKIE. Like you I've never had a dog shed so much. However her fur is very shiny and glossy and she looks in the best of health. I guess if it doesn't warm up soon she will be back in her winter coat just like me in my polo neck. Brrrrrr.
Off to make fish cakes. A salad does NOT appeal on such a cold greenish looking sky day.
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strange weather indeed, But in truth, Oregon weather is always strange.cold when it should warm and warm when it should be cold. Too much rain or it rains icicles. or or or! You get the picture. It is now high thin clouds. We were to get sun and warm weather today. Not yet…..
John mowed for 4 hours yesterday. The grass looks pretty scruffy right now. Some it was pretty long. A bit of sun and it will green up, I am sure. Still lots of work to be done. We will press on while trying to find reliable help. Damon is coming to help John with replacing some rotten deck boards. Damon wants to try to get a few other things done here. He also worries about his dad taking on too much.
Katie does not shed. Instead she mats up in a heartbeat. That’s why we have monthly big grooming sessions and weekly brushing. She is bored and impatient with grooming and as you all know, nail trimming is a major effort every month. She is a love but she has her moments.
Sandy: I have never tried selling stuff on eBay. Damon does all the time. IT stuff mainly. Although he buys some boat stuff as well. This is why we have a house stuffed with too much. We need to get rid of a lot of things we don’t need or want. We are at that point in life, “less is more!”
Jackie: doesn’t George mat up easily? I look at that beautiful coat of hair and it is so much like Damon’s doggie. Miski must have regular grooming. She mats up easily and is also uncooperative. But she also sheds a bit. I find strands of her hair everywhere when they leave.
Anne: I am so sad about your garden. I hope the rain stops soon. Can you put the tomatoes in a big pots and create a pot garden? I have ever tried to have a veggie garden. I only grow herbs. Mint and rosemary, I try to grow basal without much success, however.sage and few other things that catch my fancy.
Washing off more deck furniture, chasing spiders away from the big umbrella.
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Hello! We have been enjoying sunshine today with mild temperatures. It has been noisy in this neighborhood the last few days with people putting out trash for the annual pick-up day. Lots of big pickup trucks have been circling like vultures and picking up a good portion of things at the curb. Well, finally everything is gone now. Rain showers are forecast to arrive later today.
Anne, I am sorry your tomato plants are being flooded. Hope everything hangs on. Can you dig some shallow trenches to get the water to drain in one direction or another? Hummmm, fish cakes? Interesting and I hope they were satisfying. Hello to very furry Jilly.
Jackie, a threat of rain for you as well. I hope you were able to get to the allotment to tidy things up. And I hope you have removed everything of value to you and your garden! Hello to your furry Betty.
Sandy, it is difficult to decide what to do with selling things. Any chance of listing on Facebook with accepting only cash? Or too dangerous to meet someone these days? I do purchase from time to time on eBay and pay through PayPal. So far, no one has scammed me. I have always received the merchandise. Best wishes! Just one thing, a friend and her husband have sold on eBay for years. They have had several instances of disputes with buyers who say the merchandise was not as described and want refunds and according to her, the buyer was just trying to scam them. They sell on Facebook marketplace as well.
The air conditioner service appointment is scheduled for tomorrow between 9am and noon. If it isn’t raining or storming. We will see. I think I will mess about with the vegetable containers again. Going to add some fertilizer spikes.
Be safe everyone.
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Our threat of rain has been overtaken by the early arrival of a tropical storm named Alex that’s travelled all the way from Florida bringing with it thunder storms, high winds and torrential rain. Whatever happened to ‘flaming June’? My veggies might end up in the same state as Anne’s tomato plants but at the moment the garden has disappeared into thick low cloud so it’s as well it’s almost time for bed!
Patsy, thank goodness, George’s coat doesn’t shed and while he wears what I call his summer style, I can easily keep it brushed and untangled. Here he is snoozing in his bed next to my feet.
Winter time is a different story because he grows an undercoat that makes it difficult to push a brush through and mats appear daily. When first adopted it was a struggle because he was scared and snappy but now he loves to be groomed.
Lots more to be done at the allotment Lin because the wild flowers have gone to seed. Luckily, being annuals the roots are shallow so not difficult to pull up but lots of bending is wearing on my back. So long as the storm doesn’t hang around too long I should find the time.
A pot of yogurt then bed.
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Just to let you know that my tomatoes straightened up again after wilting in the water and then overnight as the. water slowly drained away. The only things that really suffered were the seedlings and I LOVE beetroot, but there's always next year and the grocery store!
Just a note from me for now as the sun shines through the front window. Bean and I have had breakfast, all's right with the world.
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No thunder in the night but more torrential rain so I took my time showering and washing my hair this morning then, as the rain eased, walked George and Betty round the block. Neither wanted to go far which suited me and I’m now having late coffee after an hour propping up flower stems and throwing a few more slug pellets on safe areas under veggies.
My plan is to clean out the hen house, a job I still haven’t achieved, blitz the shower room then, if it remains dry, drive to the allotment.
Anne, it might not be too late to plant another row of beetroot seeds if MJ has some spares. Debs and I were always late with root veggies but they soon caught up.
Patsy, I do hope John has a sit on mower to cut your grass otherwise 4 hours is far too long!
Onwards and upwards. I’ve just read a fascinating article in the NY Times about the origins of the chicken. I knew they were once jungle creatures which is why most pets give them respect but their journey round the world was news to me. Apparently when the Romans arrived in Britain they were already eating chickens but not us Brits. Perhaps we should rename Kentucky fried chicken Caesar’s!
Stay safe everyone.
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I think the grouse, partridges, pigeons, ducks and the odd swan breathed a sigh of relief when the Romans took over JACKIE. lol.
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Happy Wednesday! 😀 Our first day with Ewok went well so hopefully all will. We have to return heart monitor after 2:00 today and I have a few things I have to do at home. Babe’s bank messed up two payments and had to cancel checks so I have to call in the payments but don’t have the information here. I got an email the phone was sold on EBay and funds will be deposited so ship to buyer. The buyer went through EBay like she was supposed too so it was a safe transaction. EBay took out $59 for using their service but at least I wasn’t scammed. If Babe goes with me to my house Bryanna might be there doing laundry and will cut my hair. If Babe doesn’t go then I have to wait until 2:15 to take monitor off and then return it so will probably be too late for Bryanna. It is raining here so not a pretty day.
I really have to take a shower and get moving so sorry for not responding to all of you. I miss my computer, the IPad is just not the same. Have a great day.
Sandy
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We have a cool partly cloudy day here. And strange cool weather continues. No real complaints but it feels so odd, I wonder how this will effect summer and fall and winter. The seasons are certainly mixed up here.
John and I have such a difference of opinion on the eternal lawn care issue. It is so interesting about hang ups and personality traits. There is no changing what is in our DNA. We are what we are, to paraphrase. John is an introvert and very territorial. I am an extrovert and social. So of course we are married well over 50 years now. We have funny fusses. And I think of Sandy and Babe back together. Living with a member of the opposite sex is interesting and frustrating, and at times quite wonderful.
Jackie: yes, John has a riding mower because we have over 5 acres of ground, a sort of lawn area, a small road with areas on each side that have to be cut back, lots of areas that seem to be a special area for blackberries. John has to jump off his little mowing tractor and cut back the blackberries, trim various bushes and wayward tree limbs. It is a huge undertaking. Believe me, I worry constantly about him while he is doing this. Next comes some tree trimming! He is 83 and in fairly good health. One fall could break a bone, then life will change forever. Can you tell I am a total worry-wart?
Anne: oh I am so glad your tomatoes made it through the rain. One thing I am curious about. We have beets here in the US. Is that the same as beetroot? The veggie that we use to make borscht? I love beets also. I even buy canned beets and serve a few slices beside a dinner salad. John will eat a couple of slices under great protest.
Damon will call today. He will be coming soon to help with the deck repair. John and Damon get along so well and each love tools and working together. I understand many father and son relationships are not that great. My dad and my youngest brother didn’t see eye to eye on anything much. Yet they had an affection for each other.
Of course, I rattle on far too long!
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Yes PATSY, big lovely red beetroot. My favourite veggie. A.❤️0
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Hello Sneakers! We had a sunny day once the clouds cleared mid-morning.
The service tech arrived and messed with my air conditioning unit and my furnace for quite a while this morning. Nothing broken but there was some discussion on the changing of an expensive filter that had only been in place 3 months when it doesn’t need to be replaced for 6 months.
Anyway, I spent a few hours on the phone with several friends calling this afternoon.
I am fighting some big fat aphids who think my zinnias are delicious. 😞
Jackie, I found that article on the origins of chickens and how they turned into a food source. Never trust people!
Anne, I am glad that your tomatoes will survive! I was reading a short article from one of the sellers of seeds and plants—they said it is time (in the U.S.) to plant another sowing of green beans, corn, beets etc. for fall harvest. Have room for more planting?
Patsy, your property needs more weekly attention than I realized. Cheers to Damon for coming to help with some of the bigger jobs. I know you will keep your thinking caps on to figure out how to make things work.
Sandy, yippee, a good first day with Ewok. I hope all worked out today in your schedule and you accomplished everything you wanted to. Best wishes!
Be safe and well everyone.
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Hello lovely people. Every part of me is aching after a couple of hours pulling up the wild flowers at the allotment but I did make good inroads (or footpaths!) and will take up friend Linda’s offer of her battery operated grass strummer once a few old veggie stems from last year’s Brussels sprouts and sweet corn are removed. Today is overcast and threatening showers but mild so after an early expensive grocery shop and fun walk on the moors I’m now finally preparing to paint that wall, a job I’ve been wanting to do for weeks. No allotment today to give my aching muscles time to recover.
Patsy, I can imagine 5 acres of grass would definitely require a sit on motorised grass cutter. My friends Christine and Richard own a couple of acres so I have a mental picture of your land and have great admiration for John continuing to carry out that job!
Lin, i do wonder if an unfortunate chicken accidentally fell into a fire thousands of years ago and the smell was to good to ignore. Perhaps that was the beginning of barbecues too! 😆. Naughty engineer trying to persuade you on a change of filter. So what have you living in your garden that likes to eat aphids? I know ants milk them and ladybirds feast on them but sounds as if you need a larger predator!
Gosh Sandy, you are being kept busy. Hopefully not long before Babe’s results from the heart monitor come through so you get a better idea of what he needs to help with the dizzy spells.
Aah, rain has arrived but I’ve already checked my veggies and pulled up a lettuce. The 2 hens that Chrissie gave me continue to be broody as does storm but in a way it’s good because Misty and Mizzle tend to get bullied away from fresh green leaves but a large bunch of Spring greens I hung up for them yesterday has been eaten so a treat for them.
The day is flying by and already 1pm so I’ll make a sandwich then get that painting started.
Take care everyone.
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Raining! Anne❤️0
