Senior Golden Sneakers

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  • Sandydur
    Sandydur Posts: 9,322 Member
    Lost my post will try again later.
  • jwubben6600
    jwubben6600 Posts: 1,677 Member
    Cloudy with promise of showers, so it is chilly and no happy sunshine that I can see.

    Today’s big project for John is the undercounted kitchen lights. They seem to be malfunctioning. John loves these lights. I rarely turn them on however. Had a funny chat with Damon about how guys worship light bulbs. On the boat he has something called running lights that Damon is dedicated to keep on whenever possible. I don’t know anything about them.

    Katie’s chicken is simmering on low and I see another mug of coffee in my future. I have done quite a few chores this AM so it is a deserving break. Still need to head into the dungeon for my exercises. I think a CD of cool jazz will keep me company today.

    I will be making an appointment for my eye checkup. My really great Doctor has changed hospitals and maybe even moved to another state. So upsetting to hear this. He is so knowledgeable and explained everything. I have never met the new doctor. But it must be done.

    I had a long fruitless conversation with John about ladders and tree trimming etc. I have created a stubborn resistance that I must back away from. I have entered into the realm of nagging. Not good!

    We are finishing up a second watch of the entire 7 seasons series of Mad Men. An absolutely spot on drams of life in the 60s. Not very pretty. That misogynistic and racist culture was gagging at times. It continues as we know, but some advances have happened. Sort of…. Now we are hunting for movies to watch. Might rewatch some animated movies. Something happy and will bring a smile or two. By the way, the queens tea with Paddington was such a cute delight. Was that really the queen? There are so many look aIikes, it is really hard to know. But I can’t imagine she would even have the discretionary time to do a video. It was charming however and I like to think it was really the queen.

    Jackie: the motorized tools that help us, are wonderful. Noisy? Yes! Smelly? Yes! But they save some strain on the back and knees. I hope you can use these tools to good advantage. Quickly accomplish your tasks so you can enjoy those things that call to you.

    Lin: so glad you keep track of those things like filter replacement. It still happens regularly, trying to cheat a woman…she will not know about maintenance. Makes my blood boil!

    Hope everyone is safe and healthy,
    Patsy☘️🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🏋️‍♂️

  • jacAth3
    jacAth3 Posts: 1,919 Member
    Patsy, yes that is our Queen in the video with Paddington. Wonderful special effects, no doubt carried out in an edit suite that I expect Damon could explain. I’m guessing Paddington was superimposed. This evening I’ve watched the movie Judy about Judy Garland’s last few sad months performing in London before she died aged just 47. Flashbacks told of the appalling abuse she endured as a young actress in an era of blatant misogyny and studio control.

    This evening I had a long chat on the phone with friend Linda who continues to be harassed by the unpleasant individual at the allotments. I hate any form of injustice so had suggested because she suffers with ME she should look at our laws on Equality and discrimination. Well blow me, she has been in touch with a support group who tell her she has a case and with their help is now in the process of writing a complaint. She sounded very cheerful which I’m relieved about because I had felt bad about quitting my plot and not being there to support her. Just need it to stop raining so the long grass I need to cut back with her strimmer dries out, then I can walk away and concentrate on things I love.

    Time for bed. Pooches already snoozing and nocturnal Brady has just disappeared through his cat flap.

    Jackie 🥱💤💤
  • linder4866
    linder4866 Posts: 11,419 Member
    It seems the day just evaporated. I did laundry this morning. A grocery order was placed and painfully shopped with lots of questions to me. I received some items. I wanted a cookie treat. The shopper could not find the cookie display. Only crackers. So they didn’t ask anyone in the store (probably difficult to find anyone) and told me they were giving up. Well, probably a good thing for me. I was off to the library to pick up a book and to return a couple of them. I also entered the weekly drawing. I ordered a gift for the bridal shower and had a long phone conversation with a friend I hadn’t spoken with for a couple of weeks. The normal Thursday morning phone call did not take place.

    I hope to get back to making cards tomorrow. 🙃. It is drizzling again and I think we may have rain on and for the next several days.

    The Queen and Paddington is my favorite video of the year! I have watched it often.

    Jackie, I am sorry that fellow is a bully and I trust Linda will get some sort of justice in the situation. I would likely back away as he sounds slightly crazy as well as pushy. Wow, you need the weather to clear up don’t you. I hope you do get what you need to finish your outdoor jobs. Kerry has been walking Harry and Paddy as much as possible but it seems it is often between showers. By the way, he has done something to his back again and I heard him say today that he is walking slowly and is on some type of medication. He loses Max and his back gets worse. Poor guy. Oh, and Dan and family seem to have disappeared after reaching Paris. Maybe he is posting to his paying group, I hope they are okay. Oh and Amanda Owen posted on Instagram that she and Clive were announcing their separation. So sad after so many years.

    Patsy, oh dear, I hope you and John find something to watch that entertains both of you. It is sad to run through the end of the series and not know what to pick up next. Take care. All best to you and John and Katie.

    Anne, did you have a good day?

    Sandy, lost post? Oh yes, that happens too often.

    Wishing everyone the best.

    Lin🙋🏼‍♀️
    ❤️❤️

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  • JillyBurg7
    JillyBurg7 Posts: 473 Member
    edited June 2022
    Not a particularly good day LIN. For a start our Jilly hasn't eaten much for two days which is unusual and worries me. Secondly its still raining on and off and thirdly Michael, with Sandy and doggie Amber took off for Quebec because it is the 2nd Mrs Bs memoriam service on Saturday.
    Mike likes to take off early because it is a 7 hour journey. I expected them to arrive at his dads at about 4 o'clock. No word at all so of course I worried. No word at 6 and finally I've just got a short text at 8:30 which says "I have arrived safely". I would have thought he would have said "WE have arrived safely." So now I am wondering if Sandy actually went or was delayed in some way and thats why he probably had a late start. Oh well, I will find out tomorrow no doubt. Maybe the car broke down causing a delay but the main thing is he/they arrived safely.
    It seems to have been a funny day for all of us doesn't it.
    Tomorrow is grocery day, and hopefully less rain.
    Anne.
  • Sandydur
    Sandydur Posts: 9,322 Member
    Happy Friday! 😀 Will try again. Everything is going well. I am taking Babe to attorney to sign the closing papers so he doesn’t have to go to closing on the 17th. Will stop at house for mail and to refill our pills. Sat in sun yesterday but rain expected today.
    Will try to get back later but I am out of time.

    Have a good day.
    Sandy
    One Day at a Time
  • JillyBurg7
    JillyBurg7 Posts: 473 Member
    Hello everybody, today is a much better day! The groceries arrived all intact, the floors are washed and everything dusted, and I've heard from both the lads. No mention why Mike was so late arriving at his Dads. I know they were stopping off at Kingston on the way to the Eastern Townships because Sandy wanted to place flowers on her parents grave. Maybe Mike got to see the Kingston Barracks and the cannons and all the other good stuff from the days of defending Canada from that lot south of the border, lol.

    Who knows, the sun is shining and for some reason I keep breaking into songs I sung when I was Aladdin, [a lad of lowly station, of humble occupation and quite unknown to fame. tra la la.] Maybe its because the wee one ate her breakfast and having yapped at the delivery man and all passing dogs I know she is feeling much better.

    So between singing and dusting etc SANDY I am quite breathless when I read about all your activity with the taking in of Babe.

    Did you get your purple wall repainted JACKIE? and PATSY have you given up on tree trimming and ladders. I'm so glad Mary Jo cut back the tree growing through the climbing rose. Just had a look and its covered in red buds now it can breathe again.
    LIN, up to your ears in card making?

    Its gorgeous here so I will drag Jilly the Bean out and do a bit of weeding.

    Jills just gone woofing and tail wagging to the back door so I think Mark the renovator has arrived.

    Cheerio,
    Anne.
  • jwubben6600
    jwubben6600 Posts: 1,677 Member
    Good grief, rain and chilly weather AGAIN! STILL! I heard on the weather channel we might have nice weather next week. Hummmmm we will see if that happens……

    I am so groggy this morning. It is taking me forever to do anything. I drop things, spill, forget and knock over almost everything I touch. Coffee and regroup, that is my plan.

    I think it would be fun to watch Alice in Wonderland next. Maybe see both the old Disney version and the one with Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway. Wonderful special effects and art direction in that one. Mad Men, the series, was really well done. I remember those times and the remarkable news/history that was part of the series. Not a very good time for women.

    So what do you make of the new federal effort to research UFOs? Interesting, to say the least. When we lived in Colorado, there were many strange events that were attributed to possible UFO visits. John has no interest at all. Damon is fascinated and saw a couple of things when he was sailing that puzzled everyone aboard. Remember that quote, “there are more things between heaven and earth….” Hamlet? Now I must look up that quote or I will go nuts. I can’t quite remember it. Foggy brain today.

    In another time I would have grown together things to make a beef stew. All in the slow cooker and then tonight it would be ready on this chilly wet June evening. We had to stop eating red meat and that is no longer an option, sadly. Once my brain starts working again, I will plan dinner for dear John.

    Anne: not sure what or why, but Katie has those times when she just stops eating and is very low energy. Then just as I am ready to whisk her off to the vet, she perks up and all is well. A canine mystery!

    Lin: I have not been following Dan and family, but there are people who run heartbreaking scams. Tell stories that touch our hearts and make us open our purse. When in fact, it was all fantasy. I hope this isn’t one of those scams. Since you and Jackie follow this little family closely, i feel sure you know the facts.

    Jackie: it is very sad when a bully with no real understanding can actually ruin a delightful enterprise like a community garden.
    Patsy☘️

  • linder4866
    linder4866 Posts: 11,419 Member
    Patsy….

    “ Hamlet once said to Horatio, “There are more things on heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”

    I believe there could be something out there. I don’t know what.

    Back a bit later.

    Lin
  • JillyBurg7
    JillyBurg7 Posts: 473 Member
    I'm so with you PATSY on your advice on giving cash to hard luck cases. I simply don't have enough cash to give to people I am never likely to meet. However, when I realize a case is very genuine, and the person is in plain view that's a different story. For example I used to stand at the bus stop next to a lady in a very thin summer raincoat, shivering in the middle of winter, as we both waited for the bus each morning to go to work. She was a house cleaner and I felt so sorry for her. One day I saw her in the mall looking longingly at a winter anorak. I quietly paid for the anorak without her knowing. Me and the boys had a lean month I can tell you in those early days of unwanted single life but I had so much private pleasure seeing her wearing that anorak which wasn't that expensive as anoraks go. We moved to this town a few weeks later and I lost complete touch with her. Often think of her though and wonder. She was the separated wife of a man in jail struggling with two teenagers and the daughters illegitimate baby in low cost housing and I knew she was a genuine case.
    Its heartbreaking to read of genuinely nice people scammed out of their lifelong savings by some heartless person in another country.
    JACKIE and LIN - just like Patsy I am sure Dan and family are genuine and God bless you both for caring.
    ❤️Anne
  • linder4866
    linder4866 Posts: 11,419 Member
    edited June 2022
    Hello again. We had a bit of sunshine today. I clipped a few of the plants growing in my containers, actually had to water one that is partially under the roof overhang.. also have been exchanging emails with a friend I haven’t been in touch with for a couple of weeks. They got a wind and hail storm last weekend and her husband is trying to save the flowers and vegetable plants that were damaged. So disheartening for a gardener to see nicely growing plants suddenly wounded by a storm. Yes, I am still die cutting flower petals and foliage in multiple colors in anticipation of making some colorful cards. No designs firmed up yet but I am building up my inventory of pieces!

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    Patsy, I think Dan and family are real people who indeed left Kviv and are trying to figure things out. I also follow a card designer and have for years so I knew she lived in Ukraine. She and her husband are trying to help equip police, medical personnel and fighters with badly needed supplies. I have given most of my support to World Central Kitchen. I am easily duped though. I heard the new research into UFOs is a small program, not spending much money on it. It will be interesting to see if anything is found and proven. Happy video viewing. Alice in Wonderful sounds good.

    Sandy, I hope Babe got the necessary papers signed. My friend who sold her house a while ago did the same thing. She signed all the needed papers for the closing and then moved away well before the closing. It all worked out just fine. Hope to hear from you one of these days. Ewok, be calm!

    Anne, it was nice of your son to make a trip for the memorial service. He’s a kind soul. I hope his trip home is safe. Glad your groceries arrived intact! And very glad Jilly is feeling better.

    I hope everyone has a good weekend. Be safe be well.

    Lin🙋🏼‍♀️
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  • jacAth3
    jacAth3 Posts: 1,919 Member
    edited June 2022
    Hello. There are no concerns about Dan and his family being scammers because I first learnt of their plight stuck in the basement of the school Dan taught at, as Russian troops first headed for Kyiv, when they were interviewed by a BBC reporter. They record videos to place on YouTube that earn them money if they get enough people watching them. Their first few videos driving west to Poland and safety were followed by people all over the world but once they got to England and Dan’s family I think most felt relieved for them and moved on. I did happily donate to his Go Fund appeal, mostly because I wanted to see their cat Pumpkin reach a safe haven but when I did I chose an amount I was comfortable about losing should it happen.

    Lin, I haven’t read or seen anything for about 3 weeks so wasn’t aware they reached Paris. I didn’t get on with Instagram and deleted it from my phone so perhaps missed a message from them. If they bring Pumpkin into England without a problem at Customs I will be amazed and happy but imagine if they had to pay for her to go into quarantine Dan would have made an appeal for financial help.

    It was a showery start to my day but because me and the pooches had long walks 3 days in a row, I kept to a shorter route on the moors then drove into town for pet supplies. By lunchtime the sun was shining through so I had a relaxing couple of hours weeding the flower bed below the new trellis. A climbing rose with small, dark pink flowers, has already made its way across a section where the hedge was destroyed and the rest of that area of garden is looking very healthy in spite of being somewhat trampled when the trellis was erected. Although I planned to drive to the allotment and do more weeding, I decided instead to tend to my garden here and not feel pressured to finish tidying the plot. Perhaps tomorrow!

    Patsy, it seems to me when I stand in my garden in the dark, while the dogs make their last visit of the day, and look up to a clear sky and millions of stars shining bright, Earth can’t possibly be the only one in our vast Universe and beyond, to have created life. There must be hundreds of hoax videos of UFO’s but every now and then the unexplained happens so perhaps governments now believe the public are sophisticated enough to deal with their transparency. The way we sometimes behave, I could easily believe we humans are the Aliens!

    Anne, Betty will never turn her nose up at food but every now and then George refuses to eat and I respect his wish to go without. It normally only lasts a couple of days.

    Whoops, nodding off so best get to bed.
    Jackie 💤💤
  • linder4866
    linder4866 Posts: 11,419 Member
    Jackie, maybe you’ll see this in the morning. I went back to Instagram and checked Dan’s last post in Paris. There have been comments added—they have made it back to England with Pumpkin, no problems getting in, and they are very tired and are resting up. Nothing said about when they might post again.

    Lin🙋🏼‍♀️
  • jacAth3
    jacAth3 Posts: 1,919 Member
    Thanks Lin, that’s great news. ❤️
    Jackie
  • JillyBurg7
    JillyBurg7 Posts: 473 Member
    Great news indeed! and great to know there are genuinely good people out there in the vast world. Anne. ❤️

    PS. My ex and I cycling back from his fathers farm one evening watched a strange round light cross the sky. We thought we had seen a UFO. No. The next morning the local paper said the first astronaut Yuri Gagarin had crossed over our skyline. Thrilling enough I can tell you!
    I can't imagine any alien life WANTING to visit this planet!
  • JillyBurg7
    JillyBurg7 Posts: 473 Member
    PS again. As anyone else noticed that the world is a much more violent and chaotic place since the collapse of the British Empire after the 2nd world war? Coincidence? Mmm.
    Anne.
  • Sandydur
    Sandydur Posts: 9,322 Member
    Happy Saturday! 😀 All is still going well with Ewok but I do think he is missing the kiddos and their parents. Today is a rest day except for my family zoom call. It is a gloomy day so no tanning. We forgot the list of medicines at my house for the appointment Monday but Bryanna will go and take a picture and send it to me. I may decide to take a ride home to get todays mail later or tomorrow but will see.

    Anne, my personal opinion is that the world turned wrong when Trump was in office. He changed the world to an awful place. I know we don’t talk politics but it amazes me how his followers are all brainwashed. The hearings on the January 6 insurrection shows just awful he really is. Sorry I promise no more politics. As far as UFO’s I am undecided. Such a huge world it seems unlikely we are the only planet with life.

    The sun is peeking out and I really should shower and get ready for my day. Have a good day.
    Sandy
    One Day at a Time
  • jwubben6600
    jwubben6600 Posts: 1,677 Member
    We also have a gloomy day here, Sandy. But I have a lot of things that need to be done. So I will try not to whine about our lack of sunshine. I have read just this AM about a heat advisory for so much of the west. Scary heat. The kind that kills people not just make them uncomfortable…..

    Sandy: as far as political talk, I am totally in agreement with your thoughts. It is a common discussion around here. We have “dog sat” for our son’s doggies before and they do get distraught about missing their family. And they acted out just like kids do. They Acted naughty, and just had a tantrum in protest, “where is my family? Why did they leave me?”

    Anne: I have distant relatives in Ireland that harbor just bitter feelings about England. After all these years, they still keep the fires of hatred going strong. Telling stores of such cruelty, but that was an undeclared war. I know there were terrible casualties on both sides. Every country has events like that. Our racist history is heartbreaking. Act in the here and now, the past is over but the lessons can carry us into the future. Having national pride is good, while being aware that none of us are perfect. I love England and English culture. I also have shamrocks growing out of my ears!

    Lin: wonderful design on your card. I love the die cuts that you use as design elements.

    More coffee, laundry into the dryer, stuffed ( salmon and rice and onions) bell peppers for dinner.

    I hope I didn’t step on any toes here. Please forgive me. I love each and every one of you. I admit to being the crazy nutcase in our group. I try not to carry around bad thoughts but I fear there is that one man where I cannot find any redeeming value.
    Patsy☘️
  • jacAth3
    jacAth3 Posts: 1,919 Member
    edited June 2022
    What a day! Washing hanging out to dry by 8am then on to the moors where I bumped into Heather with Bella and David with Hattie. We decided to walk together and took a gentle route to the top because David has a painful hip so is a little unsteady. He told us an amazing story about a previous home he lived in where, during a late night storm, an old oak tree blew over and massive branch crashed through the roof and landed in his bedroom within inches of his head. He remained trapped until engineers from the electricity supply company spotted the damage from half a mile away and went to check but assumed he had been killed!
    When I returned to my car with the pooches I realised from the smell that George had rolled in fox poo but didn’t have time to put him under the shower because I was due at Linda’s for coffee and to collect her grass strimmer. We chatted for a couple of hours, then I came home to put both dogs under the shower. I don’t wash Betty too often because she panics! Later in the afternoon when both had dried in the sunshine I became aware George was investigating an area around the pond but assumed he had just spotted the resident toad! Five minutes later George ran to where I was weeding, screaming and trying to shake something off his body so I kept gardening gloves on just in case and felt around while trying to calm him. It was then I saw he had been digging and sniffing so his paws, legs and face that had been beautifully white five minutes earlier were now thick with dirt! Back to the shower room to wash him and dirty yet more towels! I’m hoping he wasn’t bitten by a rat because he’s rather restless this evening,
    A beautiful day so I’ve watered my veggie garden and will now settle down to watch a football match with England against Italy.

    Lin, thanks for confirming that I’ve missed updates from Dan and family because I removed Instagram. I had thought Victoria and Veronica were getting tired of the constant video recording so am glad they probably agreed to stop and get themselves back to Brighton.

    Sandy, I agree with you, Trump had a terrible influence on world political leaders who saw how constant lies and misinformation works to control people. They are all at it now whether in Britain, Brazil or China and Putin is worst of all!
    Anne, I think the British Empire was all about control too, much like the Romans and Ottoman empires but at least they had their own truth and other nations knew where they were with them!

    Football started and fast moving so need concentrate…. Come on England!

    Jackie 🥰

    P.S I did paint the wall in my snug but decided I’m not happy with the colour in there so back to the drawing board. I might use it in my spare bedroom instead. 🙃
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,197 Member
    :'( Today will be Sasha's last day. She is not eating or drinking and is completely disoriented and doesn't want to go out for her walk. Our regular vet is closed on Saturday so we called the 24/7 emergency vet about an hour's drive away. They will let us know when we can come over. They deal with crisis emergency so it's like waiting in the ER behind heart attacks and gunshot wounds. Bessie and Sasha will be afraid being left alone for a few hours when Sasha leaves so I am going to stay home. My Sunday walking friend is going to ride with Jake so he won't be alone and I'll stay here so the other pets won't be alone. Sasha is the last of her litter and would have been 15 years old next week.

    <3 Barbie
  • linder4866
    linder4866 Posts: 11,419 Member
    Good afternoon. The morning started out with drizzle and a bit of actual rain. But the sun came out and it is very hot and muggy. Thunderstorms likely later on. Seems we can’t go through a muggy patch now without brewing up storms! I took a few photos of my veggies, just in case they are decimated tonight. My friend wrote to me again about the hail damage. She has lost some of her favorite flowers she says. That is too bad.

    Jackie, I was glad to find the Bakers are home now. Each of them has an Instagram account now but I think they may make them private meaning they have to approve you to Follow them. That’s fine. Whatever works. Meanwhile, goodness, George is having quite a day. I hope he was not bitten by a rat. Ouch. Enjoy the football.

    Patsy, many areas of the country are scary hot. Gosh, we aren’t even to July/August yet. It may be a long summer. I find it difficult to keep a happy attitude when it is overcast and stormy. I hope Katie cheers you up.

    Anne, that is true, who or what would be interested in this planet? Funny story about the Soviet cosmonaut. How is Jilly today?

    Sandy, did the paper signing get accomplished yesterday? Enjoy a slower pace for a day or so. You deserve it. I am sure Ewok misses his people but his situation is much better than having to stay in a kennel. You are a good dog sitter!

    Time to see if my mail has arrived. We have a tornado watch now until 10pm. 🤦🏼‍♀️ I may cook something for supper a bit early just in case I will be sheltering later.

    Be safe everyone.

    Lin🙋🏼‍♀️
    ❤️❤️

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  • jwubben6600
    jwubben6600 Posts: 1,677 Member
    Oh dear Barbie! I am so very sorry to hear your sweet Sasha has come to that time when she is ready to say Goodbye! We miss them terribly and they always bring us such joy and companionship. It is so hard to say goodbye.

    I am thinking of you and Jake. I hope sasha’s passing is easy and pain free. I wish I knew of something to make it easier, I fear that is not to be. We all understand what you are feeling.
    Patsy☘️
  • linder4866
    linder4866 Posts: 11,419 Member
    Barbie, I just saw your post. I am incredibly sorry for you and your family. Our dear dogs never live long enough. Sending all best wishes.

    Lin
  • JillyBurg7
    JillyBurg7 Posts: 473 Member
    edited June 2022
    Barbie, I am so very sorry to read about Sasha. Our darling pets never live long enough. Thinking of you and Jake at this awful time and I know exactly how you are both feeling.
    ❤️ Anne.
  • Sandydur
    Sandydur Posts: 9,322 Member
    Barbie, I am so sorry Sasha will be leaving you and sends hugs to you and Jake. She had a wonderful life with you and gave you and Jake much happiness. She will be missed but always loved.❤️
  • jacAth3
    jacAth3 Posts: 1,919 Member
    How terribly sad Barbie and I know no words can comfort you and Jake right now. Sasha was family and had a wonderful life with the two of you so when the pain eases you will be left with amazing memories which will keep her near by. ❤️
    Jackie
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,197 Member
    Here's the story about Sasha and yesterday. After an entire day of waiting behind critically injured and very sick dogs and cats we got in touch with the emergency clinic again at 5:15PM and were told that the earliest we would hear from someone would be after 7 PM. We took Sasha off the waitlist and we went to bed. The trip is an hour and a half each way through mostly wilderness and Jake didn't want to make it at night.

    Last night she was able to eat two hot dogs and also this morning she had a couple more. She is drinking more water today and has a little more energy. This is obviously just a spike of energy and we are still going to have to help her get to the Rainbow Bridge this week, probably sooner rather than later, but there won't be the incredibly stressful replay of yesterday for any of us or my walking friend, who was going to travel with Jake so I could be with Bessie and Bernie.

    We will call our regular vet tomorrow morning and decide on the next step.

    Thank you all for your kind words.
  • Sandydur
    Sandydur Posts: 9,322 Member
    Happy Sunday! 😀 Babe is extremely dizzy today so I am happy we are going to doctor tomorrow. I just pray they can help him, not only for him but for me. I did some laundry, took Ewok for a walk and the sun came out so I sat in the sun for an hour and a half. Almost cocktail hour 🤪and then dinner.

    Barbie, we totally understand your situation, I think we have all been there. Your heart will tell you when the time is right.💕

    I hope you all had a great Sunday and had a little sunshine in your lives.🥹

    Sandy
    One Day at a Time
  • jwubben6600
    jwubben6600 Posts: 1,677 Member
    More showers today. Still chilly also. It feels so odd reading about all the intense heat in other parts of the country. Even in Alaska. It is certainly unsettling! What on earth is this?

    Today we have our regular Sunday call to Damon. And I spoke to Andrea at length yesterday, so I guess we will just settle for our daily checkup text. Our small family depends on these contacts. Especially since we are all concerned about the increased Covid cases here. Now the worrying prospect of monkey pox. This feels like another horrible virus threatening us in a really horrifying way. We need to stay alert my dear sneakers. I think this will be the way we connect with each other. I do like they way Jackie and her friends still keep in touch…in person.

    We have several flea traps devices hidden under a couple of pieces of furniture. Yuck! Spiders, small fruit flies and a few fleas. We hate putting those flea drops on our dogs. All of our doggies have died from old age and cancer. I do regular grooming and I check for fleas constantly. So far we have been lucky. Katie is aging but still in good health. Large dogs age faster, generally just like large people.

    We are going to watch another older series called Monk. Sort of funny and interesting. Sadly my eyes get tired at night so I opt for TV because my energy is low at night. I read a bit in the morning before John gets up. I have not read any reviews lately on new books. I read the news on google and BBC…that doesn’t count as real reading.

    Lin: I hope you have identified a nook or area with emergency supplies so you can “decamp” to a safe area to wait out those storms. They are so terrifying and dangerous. Be safe my friend.

    Barbie: sad heartbreaking times for you and Jake. You are in my thoughts and I wish you both strength and peace during this time of grief and loss of a dear companion.

    Jackie: my dad used to have great fun cross pollinating. He also ordered a collection of unusual veggies to try. I remember he had such fun growing green beans that were a full yard long, also tiny little eggplants. He would collect seeds from different veggies he decided were exceptional. He had packets and envelopes containing his seed collection.

    Hello all sneakers, stay safe and healthy and careful!
    Patsy☘️





  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,197 Member
    <3Sandy, I admire you so much for being there for Babe and all his challenges.