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We're going to Costco tomorrow to buy a few things including chicken. I'll be prepared for the shock of the cost. Just watched the Boris video. Yes, the language was salty. Nice weather for walking and yard work.
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Lost a post! But to repeat I've got a conundrum for you girls as you sip your morning coffee. Jilly Bean and I have just been outside watering the veggies, and amongst the veggies we found a pair of rolled up mens socks. Unusual, but this is the 4th pair we've found since May. Where are they coming from? Dropped by passing crows who steal things. Left by playful baby raccoons from their midnight wanderings. My guess is it might be Tony next door lobbying them over the garage and into the beetroot.
Must ask Maria if shes been buying mens socks lately!
Rogers have sorted their difficulties out and Mike is on his way.
Now will I lose this post. Lets see.
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That is odd Anne! All nicely rolled up? And a pair? I cannot imagine Tony being so tidy if he was going to throw a sock. Bizarre!!
Keep your doors locked. 🙃
Jackie, I watched the YouTube video. Oh my gosh!
I found this and got a giggle. Maybe it is not a bit funny if you live in Canada.
Going to run along. A company (one of many) that I use to purchase supplies is having a Live event this afternoon. They don’t do that often so I think I will try to join the presentation.
Be safe everyone.
Lin🙋🏼♀️
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Kerry along with Paddy and Harry are off to Scotland for a vacation. (Don’t know if Angela went along.)
Here’s Paddy slowing down the process of packing yesterday.
And here’s darling Harris, one of Harry’s pups. He is adorable!
Bye again.
Lin
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Happy Saturday! Back from the dermatologist and a short visit with Marisa and Cheryl. The doctor removed a skin tag from under Babe's eye, froze a sore on his head, did a biopsy on his ear and gave us free samples for his excessive dry skin. Results next week and a return visit in three months. Glad that is done.
I lost my cool last night and yelled a lot including saying maybe you should go in nursing home because this is too hard for me. I was afraid he was going to cancel appointment again today so it just upset me.
I did apologize with tears and felt really bad for the things I said. His dizziness is not his fault and I have to remember that it like any other serious disease. I hate when I lose my serenity but much better today.
We have a family zoom call at 2:00 so no pool today, I will run to the furniture store after the call to look at two couches I like online. I also have a return to make at Kohls.
Lin, those dogs are just beautiful.
Anne, ask Maris if she folds Harry's socks and if so let us know if she is missing any. Sounds so odd but yes keep your doors locked. What a mystery.
Barbie, good luck at Costco and with the soaring prices.
Hello to Jackie and Patsy, time is flying by today. Have a great day.
Sandy
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Mikes just departed but when we took Jilly for a long walk Maria was out gardening with one of her sons. No, the socks don't belong to them or Tony and the old chap on the other side is now in a home full time, so he's not lobbing them over. By the way, the Afghans will be gone in two weeks and I wonder who my next neighbours will be. It's raining socks from heaven. A sweet mystery of life.
Maria wondered if someone is sleeping in my garage overnight apart from the mice. Don't think so and why would they leave their socks in my veggie patch?
Not a sniff of a mosquito since the never to be forgotten Harry departed to delight the northerners. I've spent quite a bit of time in the garden with no moskies and consequently I'm turning brown for the first time ever! Our heat continues with little rain and parched earth. Everyones lawns are turning brown and the birds just love the bird bath which I fill with clean water every day.
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Another warm sunny day here. We are to get about two weeks of dry warm weather. That is just enough to scare us here in the coast. Sunshine? What’s that? What on earth do we do when it is warm outside with no flying water?
I really need to dust again. Pollen, doggie dander and hair, pine needles and just plain dirt is starting to stack up and there are places that are hard to reach but very dirty. Time to attack!
It was so warm yesterday we didn’t have our Friday night cauliflower pizza. I couldn’t stand turning on the oven. Tuna sandwiches instead. Tonight I might try the pizza if I can figure out a plan to keep the house fairly cool.
Sorting out things in the dungeon and started a few sketches last night. And so the process starts!!!
Sandy: I wonder if a therapist would help you sort out what is upsetting you so much? Our son has a therapist that he sees from time to time. He has to deal with some pretty demanding and egotistical people. It helps if you understand what is really upsetting you. I can’t do this all the time but if you could figure out what a person’s needs and their thought process, you can help them or at least understand them. You will not have hurt feelings and be depressed. Knowledge is indeed power. We are all a work in progress until the day we die.
Lin: I have never met a doggie I couldn’t love. We are so lucky to share the planet with this wonderful species. The aggressive ones have a mission and some have been mistreated. Our neighbor’s Rottweiler is big and intimidating. At heart this a huge teddy bear that loves to be hugged. He is a neighborhood favorite. It is very scary because he chases cars. I fear for him. Anyway, it is heartwarming to see the photos of that happy little canine family.
Hello to all sneakers! I will share my pandemic paintings as they develop. Realizing that the images are from my somewhat strange and twisted brain. It isn’t salty language that would upset me…lies and manipulation upset me however. I think I understand the thinking behind these power hungry politicians. We all know a few from several countries.
Patsy☘️
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Yes, it was expensive at Costco but caring for ourselves is a high priority. We don't spend on travel, eating out, furniture, family members, clothing or many of the things that are important to other people Barbie 0
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A beautiful day but very hot so not the best weather to spend hours on Linda’s allotment plot digging up plants and putting into plastic pots and buckets. Early on I had an enjoyable walk across the moors with George and Betty because there was a cool breeze which allowed a steady climb.
Our vet practice posted this chart recently to remind us to keep an eye on temperatures when dog walking.
I covered myself in strong sun screen and at 1030 Linda picked me up and we drove to the allotment together. She told me she had spoken to our local community police officer about the incident number Mr Nasty had obtained, pretending a vandal had cut down her willow hedge. She also told him that her son had been to talk to him and said he would come for him if he upset his mother again and apparently the officer asked if he had threatened to kill him and when Linda said no, he wouldn’t, he told her he couldn’t see her son had done wrong but if he had gone back to threaten again he would have had a quiet word with him! Lin, Mr Nasty has a CCTV camera installed over his front door so Linda’s son guessed he was trying to goad him into making a verbal threat so didn’t!
She was very emotional as we began to dig up plants so I did my best to persuade her to think of her future garden rather than the current unfair situation which is what her GP advised. It was so hot I had to occasionally find a scrap of shade to hide from the sun but still managed to burn the back of my neck even with sun scream! I was there for 5 hours before saying I couldn’t leave the dogs any longer so we loaded up her vehicle with all the potted plants and came home. They are currently along the side wall of my cottage so tomorrow I will move them into my garden because my priority was a cup of tea followed by a hot shower! I’ve just messaged her to let her know there is a documentary on tonight about Ted
Bundy!! I’ve a feeling I’ll be asleep before it’s broadcast.
I roll socks and tuck them into each other when washed but I haven’t lost any! 😄. Such a mystery Anne and the sort of mischief a cat gets up to, not a little chihuahua. Your veggies are looking healthy and I’m amazed how quickly they’ve grown. My friends that live in London, Ontario have mentioned your unpleasant heat.
That’s a funny teapot Lin! 😁. Beautiful doggy photos too.
I’m falling asleep so will stop before I lose my post and finish with a more gentle joke about the departure of Boris.
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Good for Larry the Number 10 Downing Street pussycat. I think when Boris goes his dog goes as well which should further please Larry the Downing Street cat. Not to mention two little kids who are probably a chip off the old block as in exuberant.
There is one clue to the rolled up sock mystery. Whoever owned them had big manly feet. I'm thinking on the lines of one disgruntled wife now. Chucking out "his" socks to get rid of frustrations? but why my yard? The last thing I want is big manly socks. They must arrive in the night because by the time I find them they are wet with dew.
I just hope when whoever runs out of socks they don't start lobbing underpants over!
Shudder, Anne.
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A beautiful dawn so I was up at 6.30 and out with George and Betty in the car heading for town by 7am. Good grief, as I drove towards the allotments entrance there was Mr Nasty on the side of the road doing goodness knows what! I slowed down so he could see it was me, then drove on and I saw him in my rear view mirror standing in the road watching me. I will check my dashcam this evening just for fun to see what he was doing!
Being so early I was able to park on the road outside a bank to use their cash dispenser then off to the moors for a half hour stroll. Just one other walker talking loudly on his phone but we couldn’t see each other between the gorse bushes and my pooches took little notice.
Back home I’ve had a muesli and stewed rhubarb breakfast and will hopefully have a quiet day pottering and probably watching the Wimbledon mens’ final.
A strange thing, my mange tout plants look healthy, strong and tall but there’s not one flower on any of them. It’s a recommended variety and organic so I’m not sure why this would happen because a row of peas in the same bed is producing dozens of pods. Perhaps it is a late developer!
Anne, I’m loving the sock mystery; it makes me giggle! I used to work with a lady whose Siamese cat used to bring socks home but only one at a time so of no use! 😆
Barbie, like you I don’t spend much on restaurants or generally gadding about so much prefer to treat myself to higher quality food, especially the small amount of meat that I insist is reared outdoors.
Sandy, Babe’s health was neglected while he lived with his son and you have had a lot of catching up to do what with appointments and treatment. I feel what you have taken on is heroic and totally unselfish but we all get to the end of our tether at times. Better to clear the air than seethe in silence! Could Babe join you at one of your AA meetings where things get talked over?
Patsy, I can’t wait to see your latest art work! What a shame you can’t meet Veronica, the daughter of the family from Ukraine. One of her latest expressive paintings fits into your category and reveals her nightmares of what’s going on at
home.
Time to potter! Linda’s plants are looking happy and upright so that’s good news.
Happy, safe and peaceful Sunday.
Jackie 🥰
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Never a dull moment here. After another hot hot day Jilly and I toddle off to bed and leave the window air conditioner on. We wake up at 1 am to a strong smell of burning rubber. It can only be the overworked A/C. Rapidly turn it off and unplug. Open all the windows that have screens and go back to bed in a tee shirt and knickers with Bean in her usual fur coat. Wake up at 6am, almost freezing with cold caused by cool dawn air wafting in.
I'm busy cooking Beans chicken now whilst its still cool, and drinking hot tea to warm up. Just the same as PATSY, cold meals today starting at lunch with leftover cold bacon and egg pie and salad.
You know girls despite our ups and downs and as we East Yorkshire North Sea coasters used to say, "there's worse things happen at sea".
JACKIE if any more socks appear maybe I should unroll 'em, wash 'em and start a cheap sock boutique in these tighten your belts days of restrictions instead of giving them away free to the dustmen.
I'm another one who would rather have decent food any day over restaurant food or vacations. It pays off. Before I had that ruddy vaccine which caused all my recent health woes I was disgustingly healthy for an o-o-o-l-die. Getting better daily and rather like not wearing glasses!
Now where's my shorts which I'd given up wearing with me still getting older daily!
ANNE and the yappity one. At least I'll know if someone crawls through my window tonight. Every cloud......etc.0 -
Here you are Anne, rather than that old saying put a sock in it, how about the opposite with this plant holder? 😆
Feet up, cup of tea and a great mens’ final at Wimbledon… a perfect Sunday afternoon.
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Thanks JACKIE!!!! did you read me just above you on faulty A/C? Well here's an update on recent problems.
Out watering earlier, a faint rubber smell was coming from the house at the back. Two aged Newfoundlanders lived there. A son has been clearing the place. Could it be that he was outside at midnight illegally burning rubbish including old bicycle tires? Thus the smell wafting through my air conditioner vents? Back inside I switched on the air conditioner and no problem; it seems fine. the boys will check later.
BUT have I also solved the sock problem? If our Newfie is too cheap to take excess or toxic rubbish to the local dump and pay, could he have also been lobbing Dads old socks over as well?
These are my thoughts of course, not gospel truth.
So - we got rid of Harry and we got rid of the mosquitoes, and we are getting rid of old socks in our rubbish, could it be our neighbourhood is getting a tad posher as the times are rapidly changing? Mmm. Will let you know who's moving in, lol.
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Happy Sunday! Anne, doesn't have all the fun adventures we had one here yesterday as well. After getting home from visiting Cheryl and Marisa Babe's ear starting bleeding pretty bad. It is a tiny hole where he removed the sore but we forgot to mention that Babe is on a blood thinner. So all day and all night it wouldn't stop bleeding. I wanted to go to the ER but he wouldn't go. I went to the store at 11:30 last night and asked the pharmacist if he had anything to stop bleeding because there is such a thing but he didn't know. He said to just keep pressure on it and use sterile gauze. Once home I put several gauze squares on it and then a big band aid and then put a clothe headband on to hold pressure on his ear. Woke up around 5am and the towel over his pillow was bloody as well as his shirt and neck.
Changed it all with more gauze and band aids and new headband and then put this snake like thing that Lisa gave me that you put in freezer or microwave for different pains. That seemed to put more pressure on it and so far all is good but we are leaving it covered until later to make sure it clots or I am definitely taking him to either urgent care of ER.
So see Anne we all have our ups and downs like you said but we still come up on top.
I am going to the pool to relax and hope I don't fall asleep on my chair raft in the water and fall in. lol
Jackie, just to clarify I go to Al Anon for family and friends of Alcoholics, AA is for the alcoholic.
Not a big deal we follow the same program more or less but in Al Anon we learn to take care of ourselves and to let the alcoholic take care of themselves. Babe will not go to any program because he is too stubborn.
Have a good day.
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How awful SANDY! and poor Babe!
My little adventure was a fun thing and when I realized after turning the a/c off we weren't in imminent danger of fleeing a burning house I began to see the funny side. I sincerely hope Babe's blood has now clotted. Not much fun for you and him though I'm afraid.
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Wow, too many anxiety provoking situations for our Sneakers! I have had a quiet day so far. I watered plants this morning, picked a few green beans, signed up for a free 3-day seminar with a French artist (coming up next week), watched online church and just printed out the supply list (still on the printer). Also wrote to customer service at one of my favorite suppliers, a die I purchased is defective. Wonder what they will say.
Other than that, I have been reading as I have a tall stack of books from the library. Most are new and cannot be renewed. Will clean my glasses and dive back into a book.
Sandy, oh no! That is a huge problem for people who take blood thinners. If you cannot get it controlled, Urgent Care. But I hope all is well now. And that you are at the pool enjoying the sunshine.
Anne, I am still floored by the sock mystery. How many socks in total have been found in your vegetable patch? Amazingly strange. And I do believe you did figure out the other issue, opening burning likely the culprit. The folks across the street from me burn wood in their backyard almost every evening, barring rain. It smells smoky outdoors most of the time but the smell of wood is not the same as trash!
Barbie, at least you were prepared for the price shock. Good for you. And you are prudent with your spending so it is good you do not feel you need to cut back severely on essentials.
Jackie, a planter from an old sock. I’ve not seen that before. Kinda cute. So your Snow peas aren’t thriving? Sorry to hear that. Also sorry you saw Mr. Meanie. He couldn’t be up to anything good. Do you think he is driving people out of the allotments in order to give spots to friends/acquaintances/people paying him to get a spot. I’ve heard the waiting list is over 2 years in some places. Actually it was longer than that when I tried to get a spot here. In fact, I had forgotten about it when I finally received an email. Glad Linda’s plants are doing okay. 👍🏻👍🏻
Patsy, excited to hear you are starting to create again. We will look forward to anything you wish to share with us!
Must run along. Wishing everyone well.
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Ended up taking Babe to ER since urgent cares weren't open. The first tech did a terrible job and when were ready to leave another tech was in the room and I asked for help with his mask. She saw all the blood and then the nurse practitioner came in and changed the whole bandage so it would have pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding. Also has a medicated gauze that clots the blood. Here he is, sort of like the old comics who had bad toothaches. We leave this on for 24 hours and call the dermatologist in the morning to explain what happened. No pool today but tomorrow is another day.
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Happy Monday! I think the bleeding has stopped but the doctor would like the bandage to stay on until tomorrow. Quite an experience since I am not a nurse and had to deal with so much blood. We do what we have to do I guess, especially women. lol
I thought it would be a sunny day but it is rainy so I will do some errands before therapy this afternoon. I was going to cancel therapy but decided to just do it since I don't like taking the pills. My back pain comes and goes but with the kiddos being home and I will be sitting again I thought it best to follow trough.
I get a mani/pedi tomorrow and after my yearly physical Wednesday I will meet my friends for an early dinner followed by a little gambling. I really need a girls night out so Babe will be on his own. I did tell his DIL he would be alone and she told him to go to her house to watch the baseball game but he insists he will be fine by himself.
I ordered a new Alexa so I am going to attempt to set it up to handle my lamps in my living room. My old one isn't co-operating and Amazon had a great sale.
Have a great day and keep staying safe.
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A very warm day today! We are watching the temp go higher by the minute. I can see Katie will enjoy an ice cube in her water dish. She loves ice but I have to make sure it is small pieces in case she decides to swallow the whole cube. Yeah! She is a total piggy.
A quick note here concerning the high price of everything. I have done a lot of research on homemade dog food and Katie has always eaten home made. But now I am adding brown rice, a few more veggies (carrots, sweet potato, broccoli, peas) and her beloved chicken. I know doggies are meat lovers so protein is important. Any advice on this from you who have raised dogs on homemade dog food? Katie is persnickety about her food…aren’t we all?
Sandy: I can imagine Babe would enjoy a quiet time at his new home. Resting, watching his ball game, hopefully there will be something easy and ready for him to eat. Have his phone near by and Alexa can dial help if he needs it. A walker at the ready also if he feels unsteady.
Anne: I just remembered a cat that Damon had for years. That cat slept in his sock drawer. And he would carry balls of socks to his water dish. Damon found this cat as a little kitten hiding in the weeds as he was helping his dad now the grass. Also odd that years later he found two newborn feral cats in a dumpster behind his studio. He had those cats for 22 years! Those cats also played with his socks! So your sock mystery might have a cat involved.
Lin: reading library books on a hot summer day is a perfect pass time. Also your veggies are amazingly heathy. I can tell you have given them great care. You, Anne and Jackie can grow anything.
Another salad for dinner. It is important to avoid turning on the stove to cook anything. John will fuss a little bit but he also hates the heat. We continue to watch an episode of Monk each night. Fun!
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Hello girls! A busy day and another hot one but now I have my days to myself I feel I can be sensible and take breaks between chores. George and Betty were a bit shocked when I put their leads on at 6.45am and took them out to the car then drove on to the moors. We weren’t alone because several dog walkers were already out, making the most of a gentle breeze but because my usual friends weren’t there, I managed to find a quiet route to climb to the top where George ran zoomy circles and Betty trotted behind my heels. They were later dropped home where I hung out laundry to dry then drove into town to shop at the supermarket for a few supplies. Our shelves are full so no sign of shortages but items like frozen fish and vegetarian meals are now very expensive. I did find a bag of wild salmon steaks that will make some delicious meals; expensive but I think worth it.
Ellen the nurse who gives me a pedicure arrived at midday and she told me about David, my dog walking friend’s renovated cottage when she visited him last week. He’s so off the beaten track it took her a while to find him but apparently he’s done a wonderful job making a home for himself and she also found him sweet so I needn’t worry that I recommended her! My feet were in a state after working in the heat on Saturday wearing leather shoes but I rested them after my pedicure until cutting the grass once the temperature dropped slightly this evening. My feet are now up again until I water Linda’s plants before it gets dark.
Anne, if I ever smell oil or exhaust while driving I tend to assume it must be my engine but it turns out it isn’t so I understand why in the night, you would assume your A/C was about to blow up! Another family moving out! I hope you get decent neighbours and no more sock lobbing, funny as it is!
Lin, I genuinely think Mr Nasty has some disturbing personality traits that show as being controlling and the local authority isn’t minded to deal with the problem. Apparently his last job was Health and Safety Officer with the Catholic Church in Plymouth but he didn’t stay long. It’s a small community so I expect I will hear how things progress!
Oh Sandy, what a weekend! The doctor that carried out the procedure on Babe’s ear should have asked about blood thinners considering Babe’s age but anyway, we’ll done Nurse Sandy for dealing with the mess. I’m pleased to see you will be getting some me time.
Patsy must be deep in her dungeon creating masterpieces! 👩🏻🎨
I’m doing my best to ignore a need for chocolate!
Jackie 🥰
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Hot, hot, hot here but storms are forecast overnight. The ground is parched with so little rain lately. Never mind the broccoli will soon be ready to eat and beetroot from the first few disastrous seeds Mary Jo passed on. The new seedlings are flourishing. I had to thin them out.
PATSY, Jilly Bean has sweet potato and peas which she loves with her chicken. Sometimes a little mashed potato. She will eat rice but isn't thrilled and carrots are chucked out of her food bowl. Can't stand carrots. Other than that she will scrounge any people food she can. She loves people food. I wonder if your sock theory is right? However very few cats are let out now the foxes have moved in. The latest casualty is a puss called Pussywillow. The owners have put up posters but I fear poor Pussywillow is the latest casualty. The hawks flying overhead are another hazard and I can't let Jilly out in the garden alone.
I did an age survey today. Good grief it says if I don't get my neck wrung or any other hazard I could live to be 97 and have a 25% of living to be 105! What!!!!!! This might make the Bean happy but I'm not so sure about sons and daughter in law! Me neither. Who wants to be toothless and infirm no doubt. My Auntie Alice, Helen in Australia mom, lived to be 96. She had gorgeous chestnut red hair, and was slim and active all her life as in walking everywhere after her car got confiscated.
Gosh don't I twitter on. Must stop and check where those storm clouds are. There's a wind getting up.
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Good afternoon. We had early morning storms but strangely we had lightning, thunder but just a few drops of rain so I was out watering all my containers after there was no more lightning. It seemed sort of okay did but we have clouded up episodes several more times but again only a thimble full of rain so glad I watered this morning.
I have eaten most of the Celtuce I harvested. I don’t think I harvest or eat it as directed but when it looks like it is going to bolt, I cut it down to the soil level, soak it in a sink filled with water and spray it a bit with vinegar to hopefully kill any bugs, then wrap it up and put it in the refrigerator no eat pretty much all of the leaves and prefer to eat the center stem where it is not too thick and I do not peel it. Anyway, I have enjoyed these even though I only planted a few. But with only deck space, I don’t plant much of anything. I have another variety of lettuce that need to be cut down. It was new to me this year and I find I do not care for it at all. The first red lettuce was the best! But thankfully, no socks have mysteriously appeared around here. 🤭
So I have spent my day talking about on the phone, trying to get my ancient Mac updated and writing some emails.
Anne, well goodness, set to live a long time! Good for you. 👍🏻❤️👍🏻
Sandy, that photo of Babe made me a bit sad. Poor guy, head all wrapped up. What doctor in the universe does not get a list of current medications? Big mistake there. I hope you have a good time tomorrow. You need some decompress time!
Patsy, sorry, I don’t currently have a doggie so no hints on dog food. Best wishes on finding the best possible for Katie. And Katie, DO NOT swallow the ice whole!
Jackie, this sounds like a nice day for a change. No high speed running about, some great foot care, and lovely groceries. And no one seems interested in handling mental health issues these days. Stay clear of that man! Are you planning on trying to visit the friend with the renovated cottage. So very hidden away? Sounds heavenly…..
Well friends, must gather up the trash to put out and get my mail.
Be safe everyone.
Lin🙋🏼♀️
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Morning. We had a bit of rain I think but it mainly dodged us travelling further north. M and M came over on their way back from the stores. Mary jo can't believe my broccoli heads which are now the size of tennis balls, hers have yet to flower, or the beet which she pronounced ready for eating in a couple of days. Loads of flowers on the tomato plants.
I won't live to be that age LIN! The survey was somewhat flawed. For instance it asked if I consider myself in pretty good health, well yes I do, but it didn't ask if I was on meds for high BP. It was a survey for insurance, but a bit late in the day for me because you had to be a young thing under 85. Not that I could afford it anyway.
I might be off to Home Hardware today. I need potting soil and fertilizer and maybe an African violet to replace the huge long living one I had a couple of years ago. And I'd like to repot a geranium or two from the basket Mark bought me for Mothers Day once the cooler weather returns.
Unless one loves hot, humid, sticky weather [from the effects of lake Ontario] and icy, fall on your bum conditions I've decided this area is not the best in the world for climate. However, beggars can't be chooses and I'm wearing my shorts regardless.
Off into the garden to see if I can get away with no watering.
Come on Bean,
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Good afternoon. I don’t see many posts today but my iPad sort of froze up a while ago which is not a good sign. We have nothing but sunny and increasingly warmer weather in the forecast. So daily watering is in my future. While watering this morning, I found a broken bit of celery so I grabbed it, brought it in, cleaned it, and gave it a munch. Oh dear. Strong, strong flavor, and very tough! I guess since it was called cutting celery, maybe I should have cut some earlier. 🤭
Second crop green beans are looking happy right now 🤞🏻And I hope they continue to thrive.
Anne, who knows what time we have left? I doubt my Grandmother ever thought she would live to be 100 (and a half). Others in my family died very young and no one saw that coming either. So just keep on living your healthy life and hug the Jilly Bean each day. ❤️❤️
I see no other posts right now so I will go back to my chores.
Wishing everyone well.
Hugs.
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And I love this teacup, wish I knew something about it.
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Hello dearest ones! We are in the midst of our strange weather. Our deck makes its own weather…regardless of weather predictions. On days that is to be around 65-70 degrees, our deck shows 85-90 degrees. The same is true in winter. We have an Extreme weather deck. It will be cy cold and frozen on our deck in winter. Elsewhere is sun or rain! (?). It is to 60-65 here today. Who knows what will end up on our weather deck.
You gardeners are so wonderfully positive. I love that. Each day examining your plants and nurturing them toward giving forth a veggie of some sort. I can think of nothing more positive. I have heard about progressive prisons that use gardening and or pets to instill a sense of responsibility and learn to give and receive affection.
Today will be another warm day so I will fix another salad. not too imaginative but my brain is still cooked from yesterday. We have fans and a small room air conditioner. Not too effective but
helpful. It is interesting how all energy and plans just ground to a halt during hot weather. How do people get along in the south? No wonder they live on pop and sweet tea.
Later alligator,
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Happy Tuesday! I had no time to post this morning as I went for my mani/pedi and then came home and went to pool for a couple of hours. The pool is my happy place so I love going and just relaxing.
I was going to go see the kiddos tonight but Lisa is too busy running errands with them. Tomorrow is my yearly physical with my new doctor. I have a letter from where I get my mammograms and they said if you are 80 or over to get an order from my physician. Who knows why. I will also get blood work and once I get my mammogram I should be good until next year. I do want to schedule a colonoscopy as soon as I can find someone to drive me and pick me up. Probably in August or September.
Babe's ear has finally stopped bleeding although when I took the bandage off this morning it started a little again but I bought some BleedStop which Babe's niece told me about and sprinkled a little powder on it and it worked. Dinner time now so will try to get back after my doctor's appointment and before my early dinner with friends.
BTW, I went to therapy and know the therapist for years and he feels my pain is more muscular than anything. They gave me an ultra sound that felt wonderful and he gave me a deep massage. He also gave me four exercises to do at home which are quite easy. I am glad I went and will continue to go .
Have a good Day.
Sandy
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Oh dear, gone midnight and I was going to post earlier but fell asleep watching a Netflix documentary about why drugs like Ecstasy and LSD were banned just as medical research was proving their worth in treating mental health problems. Politicians getting involved where they shouldn’t again!
What a day! I’ll skim over quickly now I need my bed but we’ve had a very warm but cloudy day, ideal I thought for gardening but not to be. I took George and Betty to one of our favourite spots on the moors before 7 am and just as we got back to the car park saw a dog walker I’ve occasionally bumped into since first walking George 8 years ago. When I asked how he was he pointed at his head saying not good and there then followed over an hour of him telling me about what does sound like a lot of stress related pains, the lack of medical support available to offer someone for him to talk to and how he feels he is letting his wife down. It was one of those conversations where it would have been uncaring to walk away and I’m guessing that talking to a stranger was better than nothing for him but I knew Betty and George were beginning to get hot by about 8.30 because the temperature was already 23c when we had arrived. He did apologise when he finally felt ready to take his 2 dogs for their walk!
I was just finishing breakfast and coffee when Linda phoned to ask if I could return to the allotments with her to retrieve more of her plants because she didn’t want to go alone so although my heart sank, I said yes if we could go immediately. She picked me up but as we drove into the car park and she spotted Mr Nasty’s car she began to panic but I was very firm telling her he’s just a little man and can’t hurt us so let’s get on with collecting her plants but did switch on my phone video recorder when we walked on to the site until we knew where he was. It looked as if he was clearing another empty plot so we got on digging up fruit bushes and more flowers. Just once when Linda was working away from me I saw him looking at her and I thought was about to approach her so I gave him a glare and walked over to her but he kept away. We spent a couple of hours there then loaded up her car and brought them back to add to the collection I’ve placed in a corner. I made us a cup of tea before she went home and hopefully her sons and a couple of kind helpful men who have plots on the site will clear the heavier items she wants to keep and take them to her new garden. It was 2.30pm by then so a quick snack and finally into my garden to pot up the new arrivals but nothing achieved in tidying my flower beds that have a lot of
tired perennials needing TLC. Maybe tomorrow although our temperatures are continuing to climb so I won’t make plans!
My water butts of collected rain water are nearly empty so I’ve run a hose pipe that’s attached to a tap on the side of my cottage, into the garden to make the job of filling watering cans easier. My tomato plants, peppers and cucumber are needing twice daily watering but I’m being selective about what veggies need any. I’m trying to eat the Pak Choi before they go to seed and a container of cut and come again salad leaves has already gone over but I’ve another on the way. 👩🏻🌾
Lin, David is definitely a loner. An example is when he was telling me about growing trays of wallflowers for the Autumn, he offered some for my garden, said he would drop them off but quickly added he would hand them over my garden gate and not come in! Of course that might be to do with Covid concerns but I can tell it will be a long time before I ever get to see his property, if ever!
So much for skimming over!! Must get to bed and hope for a non eventful day tomorrow!
Jackie 🥰
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Well here I am 12 hours later having enjoyed 5 hours sleep, a long, cool walk on the moors before 7am and a trip into town to buy a couple of larger, plastic plant pots because I had finally run out! Linda has given me a beautiful bright yellow plant that I should be able to name but steaming heat has gone to my head because I’ve spent 15 minutes in my greenhouse in 33c with door, windows and roof vent open! Self explanatory photos just taken.
I’ve checked on the phone that Linda is alright and she is more concerned about her son who is so upset about what’s been done to his mother. I know of one harmless plan he and his brother are cooking up at the allotments to do no more than make Mr Nasty extremely annoyed but hopefully they will then walk away. 🤐
High clouds drifting in so after lunch I will ignore all potential interruptions and at least prune my roses. Oh yes, good news, my row of mange tout is finally showing at least one flower when they are already 5’ tall so longer support canes will definitely be needed!
Happy Wednesday everyone. Keep cool and safe.
Jackie🥰
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Happy Wednesday! Back from annual physical and blood work. Scheduled my mammogram for next Tuesday and will call for an appointment for a colonoscopy when I have time. Meeting friends for our girls night out in another hour but wanted to check in and say hi.
I hope all are doing well and staying healthy. Have a good day.
Sandy
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