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Howdy y'all. It's marvelous Monday! Supposed to be hot again, with 30% chance of rain. We'll see.
Off to the salt races!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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Good Morning! Its a beautiful morning here. Too bad I didn't get ANY measurable amount of rain over the weekend, or that today will be 90+ degrees for the 38th (?) day. But for right now, right this minute..it is beautiful.
I think maybe part of my jubilant mood is I am PAIN FREE...at least for the moment. It seems to be aggravated by sitting for any appreciable length of time. So, today, I am on a 20 minute computer timer!!!
Also, last night the time of reckoning came, and I had to finish the first weeks lessons in Understanding Vital Signs. OMG! I now know more about our hearts than probably a very large portion of the population. Nothing like a good 'last-minute' cram session to remind you why procrastination is not a virtue! I was Exhausted by the time I finished watching all the vid's, taking 10 quizzes, and the Test over all the material! YIKES!!! You can bet I will do better in this next section....starting today!
Ed....I am laughing my 'kitten' off over here with your explanation of why you used the word 'kitten'. Reminds me of the mushroom days! I wonder if we tried, lets say '*kitten*' (I think that's the way the English spell it....and it works! *kitten*, Fitbit 'dirty word' list makes them look like an *kitten*. Yep, that works...hmmmm, That was way to easy!!! LOL!!! Gotta love the English language. We have more 'redundant' words than I think any other language on Earth! And the other anomaly is, I can say damn....no problem!
Ok, breakfast calls. Left overs...Lentils, cauliflower with 'pimento cheeze sauce', and an apple. I usually don't eat apples this time of year, but Roger keeps buying them! And so I've picked up a few for myself and was reminded of how good they taste! Tomorrow, however, I will be eating the two black plums that are in my refrigerator before they become garbage.
Later...
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Sunday Morning. Sun looks so pretty, cheerful, and welcoming...and will turn into a hot, burning, devil by sundown! PMS or BiPolar????
You guys had a fun conversation yesterday afternoon!
I'm loving the 'Pokeman' pix of little animals that are popping up everywhere. Jack tried to get the kids interested, and Nate's comment was 'looks like they're just trying to get us to exercise'. Kid was right on... Considering the accidents occurring in the pursuit, I think I'm glad the kids weren't interested.
About my issues with the copped off the internet exercise and the actual 'needed' exercise...that was entirely my fault. The web site is a group of exercises being done by a Chiropractor, a woman maybe in her 60's...not some 'Lance Armstrong' 20 year old. What I failed to realize was that I was supposed to be STRETCHING the Psoas, not Strengthening it!!!
I had made an assumption.... and there in lay the problem!
And FWIW, damn thing still is quite troublesome, though not as bad as it had been.
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I am sorry to hear that it is still troubling You.
Benny Hill did skits based on the word Assume broken in the first three letters a space out of the U a space and me:)GardenKatGardens wrote: »Yep Ed, that's exactly right! Never assume, never made into a *kitten*...thought kitten was an interesting way to say donkey!!! LOL!!! Or should that be donkey-ish!!!
I'm celebrating a personal victory today. Accidentally happened upon a recipe to make vegan pimento cheese sauce. It just sounded 'right' so I actually went to the store to get a little jar of pimento! And it is delicious... every good as what I get as an appetizer that I like when I'm at R Thomas...it wasn't quite as thick as his, but that's just a matter of adding less water...and because it was a sauce it was really Gr.r.rate on my steamed cauliflower! Happy Dance happened here today!
Roger, I found a very interesting Q&A about 'critter' damage in the garden, how to I.D., and also some suggestions about what to do about the problem. The web site is: A way to Garden.com. I get Margarets news letter, so it showed up in my inbox today...I believe it is also available as a pod cast...which might keep you company on a morning walk. Hope you take a look, and that its helpful.
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Thank You for the Suggestion on where to look for critter damage.
FWIW I have been having a few Raspberries off the new planting this year, yea!parityanimal wrote: »GardenKatGardens wrote: »Yep Ed, that's exactly right! Never assume, never made into a *kitten*...thought kitten was an interesting way to say donkey!!! LOL!!! Or should that be donkey-ish!!!
I'm celebrating a personal victory today. Accidentally happened upon a recipe to make vegan pimento cheese sauce. It just sounded 'right' so I actually went to the store to get a little jar of pimento! And it is delicious... every good as what I get as an appetizer that I like when I'm at R Thomas...it wasn't quite as thick as his, but that's just a matter of adding less water...and because it was a sauce it was really Gr.r.rate on my steamed cauliflower! Happy Dance happened here today!
Roger, I found a very interesting Q&A about 'critter' damage in the garden, how to I.D., and also some suggestions about what to do about the problem. The web site is: A way to Garden.com. I get Margarets news letter, so it showed up in my inbox today...I believe it is also available as a pod cast...which might keep you company on a morning walk. Hope you take a look, and that its helpful.
Later...
It wouldn't let me say A** even though that's not a dirty word! Changing it to "kitten" rather than donkey though seems rather extreme...one wonders what it would change an actually "dirty" word to, as well as just what words are considered "dirty"...
Yay for vegan pimento cheese sauce!
BTW if You are curious just put the Possible naughty words in a message and only use the Preview button and then cancel the post.
Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's marvelous Monday! Supposed to be hot again, with 30% chance of rain. We'll see.
No real rain in the forecast beyond the usual heat inspired localized Thunderstorms and Hot here too.
Have a Comfortable Day Working
RogerGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning! Its a beautiful morning here. Too bad I didn't get ANY measurable amount of rain over the weekend, or that today will be 90+ degrees for the 38th (?) day. But for right now, right this minute..it is beautiful.
I think maybe part of my jubilant mood is I am PAIN FREE...at least for the moment. It seems to be aggravated by sitting for any appreciable length of time. So, today, I am on a 20 minute computer timer!!!
Also, last night the time of reckoning came, and I had to finish the first weeks lessons in Understanding Vital Signs. OMG! I now know more about our hearts than probably a very large portion of the population. Nothing like a good 'last-minute' cram session to remind you why procrastination is not a virtue! I was Exhausted by the time I finished watching all the vid's, taking 10 quizzes, and the Test over all the material! YIKES!!! You can bet I will do better in this next section....starting today!
Ed....I am laughing my 'kitten' off over here with your explanation of why you used the word 'kitten'. Reminds me of the mushroom days! I wonder if we tried, lets say '*kitten*' (I think that's the way the English spell it....and it works! *kitten*, Fitbit 'dirty word' list makes them look like an *kitten*. Yep, that works...hmmmm, That was way to easy!!! LOL!!! Gotta love the English language. We have more 'redundant' words than I think any other language on Earth! And the other anomaly is, I can say damn....no problem!
Ok, breakfast calls. Left overs...Lentils, cauliflower with 'pimento cheeze sauce', and an apple. I usually don't eat apples this time of year, but Roger keeps buying them! And so I've picked up a few for myself and was reminded of how good they taste! Tomorrow, however, I will be eating the two black plums that are in my refrigerator before they become garbage.
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Hi Again
There are a lot of sound alike words too.
I made the mistake of buying Cherries since they looked good, However they are not really that tasty
I am however eating them as a Smart Carb with my Dinner since I paid for them.
I have been eating them instead of the oranges as I am pretty sure the oranges will keep better.
The Apples have been tasty lately, Sometimes they can be mealy but not lately. I bought Red Delicious Apples last time as they were 79 cents a pound
Have a Great Week
Roger0 -
Some Minor Humor
Especially For You Valerie
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Howdy again y'all. It's bedtime for Bonzo, me and Lilo.
D has been away for a short while but is coming back tonight. J has a 15 year old cousin visiting. For lunch I made cheeseburgers and fries. She liked that. For dinner/supper I made J's favorite spicy cheesy hash brown casserole, sliced tomatoes, steamed, lightly buttered broccoli, seasoned with salt and pepper, steamed, lightly buttered green beans, seasoned with salt and pepper, and she had an ultimate chocolate chunk cookie for dessert. What can I say? We overbaked at work... She doesn't like broccoli but she liked MY broccoli. Apparently she's never really had properly cooked broccoli. She even sent pictures to her mother so her mother, who was astonished, could see her eating broccoli.
So far her visit is going well. I'll continue to try to feed her suitable foods.
G'night all!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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Howdy y'all. It's terrific Tuesday. Still haven't seen that co-manager who was trying to get me to come back and close last Thursday. Not missing her either. I imagine we'll run into each other eventually, and then we'll see what comes out of it.
Supposed to be 97 for the high today, with 20% chance of rain. Another typical Atlanta area summer day.
Lilo's been fed, and I've eaten. So off to the rat mines!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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I was out walking 6700 steps and no money. Tomorrow I will most likely stop at the Grocery Store while walking for Bananas and maybe a head of lettuce. Then a little later on to CostCo.
Once again it was 76 degrees when I left the house at 6:25 and feeling a little warm on the return to the house leg.
Yesterday Other parts of the state had some storm damage from winds, some near us. As usual it seemed to avoid our town
In the afternoon we had a period where we could hear Thunder in the distance and the skies opened up for a period and then it was done and the street was dry by 7PM. It came down so hard it overwhelmed the gutters running off of the roof.
Have a Nice Tuesday
Roger
Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy again y'all. It's bedtime for Bonzo, me and Lilo.
D has been away for a short while but is coming back tonight. J has a 15 year old cousin visiting. For lunch I made cheeseburgers and fries. She liked that. For dinner/supper I made J's favorite spicy cheesy hash brown casserole, sliced tomatoes, steamed, lightly buttered broccoli, seasoned with salt and pepper, steamed, lightly buttered green beans, seasoned with salt and pepper, and she had an ultimate chocolate chunk cookie for dessert. What can I say? We overbaked at work... She doesn't like broccoli but she liked MY broccoli. Apparently she's never really had properly cooked broccoli. She even sent pictures to her mother so her mother, who was astonished, could see her eating broccoli.
So far her visit is going well. I'll continue to try to feed her suitable foods.
G'night all!
Interesting, I seem to have simple tastes, I like Broccoli too. I tend to just take the frozen vegetables and Microwave them and eat them plain. I have eaten and like it with cheese, With Cheese as a topping on a baked Potato too, Sometimes toss on some crumbled real bacon too.
TBH what 15 YO does not like Cheeseburgers and French Fries If I am doing it at home I might add a strip or two of bacon for a change of taste. I have been taking the NS Hamburger and adding to it in different ways.
Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce
Ketchup,
Ketchup & Cheese
Bacon with any of those,
Or Lettuce Onions and Tomato with Ketchup and or Mayo.parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's terrific Tuesday. Still haven't seen that co-manager who was trying to get me to come back and close last Thursday. Not missing her either. I imagine we'll run into each other eventually, and then we'll see what comes out of it.
Supposed to be 97 for the high today, with 20% chance of rain. Another typical Atlanta area summer day
I was wondering if That Co-manager had been seen or heard from.
The chance of rain is a staple of our weather forecasts in my area too, usually localized and triggered by a column of rising hot air.
Stay Cool & Dry
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Hi
I got out and mowed the lawn I am now up to 8700 steps for the day.
In the sad news area, a second member of the Browns had passed on. From here
http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Bonnie-Brown-singer-in-family-s-popular-8382482.php
Bonnie Brown, singer in family’s popular country trio, dies
Associated Press Published 4:41 pm, Saturday, July 16, 2016
Some of their hits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTkbj56bnYs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZSGxXY3xeQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V9TIMiLehw
Have a Good Day
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Good Morning....its Tuesday. Work day here in Valerie land!!
Cats fed, I'm just finishing breakfast, white/light clothes in dryer, and one segment of Week 2 done for my class. This week is Blood Pressure...I really need to do another 2 or 3 segments, cause Wednesday is Soc. Security check day, and I need (everything! LOL!). Seriously, a trip to Costco, for cereal, Turmeric tabs, Hemp Hearts, flea stuff for the Wild Old Guys, (I kinda like that...'The WOGS!!!) yada, yada! And a trip to Kroger for veggies & fruit..that list isn't made yet. But, it will be 98% fruit and veg. Fairly quick, as its all in one place!, and I need to do a Walmart run...cat food is getting low. Walmart can wait...the rest, not really!
Ever so happy....my Psoas was pretty much pain free yesterday. (and today) Only had to stretch it out 2 or 3 times, and that because I spent too much time sitting at this computer! Note to self.....
Loved the cartoons Roger. I really don't remember The Browns...country music wasn't my 'thing'. Yes, I'd heard the song, but not sung by them. I listened all thru High School to night time music from Detroit...MoTown came thru clear as a bell, which considering it was A.M. radio.....
I still love old MoTown...though many of those folks are now dead... Oh, well thru the magic of the internet & iTunes, I can find most of it when I am in a mood to listen.
Sorry you didn't find coin on your walk today Roger....since your grass is mowed, wanna come mow mine? Gonna be 97, as Ed said... enjoy a day in the south. (I guarantee there isn't gonna be enough iced tea in all of GA to make that temperature feel 'good'.!)
Your rain episode, accurately described our summer rain. Winter time it can slowly rain for days on end...summer is a quick time duration, goodly bit of water! Its crazy.
But right now I'd be grateful for even a 'Toad Strangler' as my MIL used to call these thunder storms!
Ok, Dryer is calling, let the chores begin.............
Oh, Ed....I'd just about bet the staffing issue and the MIA supervisor is long gone from her line of sight. If it was important to her, she'd have found you by now and would have had her say. We carry these 'guilts' around for a long time after 'they' have forgotten them.
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Speaking of toad stranglers, we're having one right now! Started thundering as I was preparing dinner. Last night's leftovers for me, cheeseburgers and lightly salted wavy chips for everyone else. Got to fold the towels and whites in a minute.
I did encounter that co-manager today. Not a word was spoken about last Thursday, as expected. I figured by now she had found out from someone else that I had already spoken to one of the other co-managers that day and they already knew I had no one to cover the shift, and in any case, they couldn't legally ask me to come back to close (less than 6 hours between morning shift end and closing shift start) and expect anyone to open the next morning (less than 6 hours between closing shift and morning opening).
Glad for the rain we're getting, but could do without the thunder. Laundry should be about ready to fold, so off to the laundry room!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday! Forecast online says 98 degrees, 10% chance of rain. That's hot...
Hopefully not too much tagging today.
Off to the salt races!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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Good Morning...Wednesday.
About to get my shopping list on my phone, and get out the door. As Ed said..gonna be hot today.
RAIN!!!! Last evening, beautiful wet stuff straight from the sky!!! Not quite half an inch, in what? maybe 20 minutes! But everything got washed off, and ground is wet! Lots of run off of course.
Glad to know Ed, that your co-manager didn't have anything to say about the closing last week. Check that off your brain's list!!!
Roger, hope you're having a good walk this morning...
Ok...I'll be back...
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I ended up with 11K+ steps yesterday between walking, Mowing and then Grocery store & more.
Today I am at 5K steps with more to come when I run out to CostCo in a little while when they open. So far I have picked up Bananas and Apples and a Orange the Local Grocery Store on my walk. Apples were $0.79 a pound, The Bananas $0.49 a pound and the Orange was $0.40 then that was reduced by the 10% Wednesday Senior Discount
Today is the pick of the litter for upcoming days. It was in the 60s this morning when I headed out the door, The rest of the long range forecast has overnight lows in the 70s and Saturday they are forecasting 95 to 97 for a high depending on which forecast You believe
CostCo might or might not be cheaper for Bananas however their size pack of them would be too big at this time of year and they would go over ripe even refrigerated. The Apples were $1.70 after the discount for four of them. I do not think CostCo's price would be better.
Have a Great Wednesday
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning....its Tuesday. Work day here in Valerie land!!
Cats fed, I'm just finishing breakfast, white/light clothes in dryer, and one segment of Week 2 done for my class. This week is Blood Pressure...I really need to do another 2 or 3 segments, cause Wednesday is Soc. Security check day, and I need (everything! LOL!). Seriously, a trip to Costco, for cereal, Turmeric tabs, Hemp Hearts, flea stuff for the Wild Old Guys, (I kinda like that...'The WOGS!!!) yada, yada! And a trip to Kroger for veggies & fruit..that list isn't made yet. But, it will be 98% fruit and veg. Fairly quick, as its all in one place!, and I need to do a Walmart run...cat food is getting low. Walmart can wait...the rest, not really!
Ever so happy....my Psoas was pretty much pain free yesterday. (and today) Only had to stretch it out 2 or 3 times, and that because I spent too much time sitting at this computer! Note to self.....
Loved the cartoons Roger. I really don't remember The Browns...country music wasn't my 'thing'. Yes, I'd heard the song, but not sung by them. I listened all thru High School to night time music from Detroit...MoTown came thru clear as a bell, which considering it was A.M. radio.....
I still love old MoTown...though many of those folks are now dead... Oh, well thru the magic of the internet & iTunes, I can find most of it when I am in a mood to listen.
Sorry you didn't find coin on your walk today Roger....since your grass is mowed, wanna come mow mine? Gonna be 97, as Ed said... enjoy a day in the south. (I guarantee there isn't gonna be enough iced tea in all of GA to make that temperature feel 'good'.!)
Your rain episode, accurately described our summer rain. Winter time it can slowly rain for days on end...summer is a quick time duration, goodly bit of water! Its crazy.
But right now I'd be grateful for even a 'Toad Strangler' as my MIL used to call these thunder storms!
Ok, Dryer is calling, let the chores begin.............
Oh, Ed....I'd just about bet the staffing issue and the MIA supervisor is long gone from her line of sight. If it was important to her, she'd have found you by now and would have had her say. We carry these 'guilts' around for a long time after 'they' have forgotten them.
Later...
Hi Valerie
I haven't heard the phrase Toad Strangler in a while
I was never into Country either, However I believe the Browns were what I would call a crossover group that did well in Country Music and had plays on the Regular stations too. That would have been where I heard them.
I did my Grocery Store run for fruits already and for CostCo I should be out the door in time to be there and get parked fairly close either before or at the time they open. I have noticed that they open early before the official posted opening time. I have a decent size list for CostCo, however I have a nagging feeling I have forgotten to put something on it.
BTW I buy my Veges at CostCo from the freezer as I like the taste and I believe they are probably frozen closer to when they were harvested than veges that have to work their way through the distribution pipeline. The exception to that being what You buy from a Roadside stand where they grow their own produce. My Brother goes to one of them for Fresh Cantaloupes, They are nice and ripe and actually smell like they should unlike those things You get in the Stores. They also run over 9 pounds each.
Your Wednesday sounds a lot like mine except that my Socialized Security came last WednesdayGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning...Wednesday.
About to get my shopping list on my phone, and get out the door. As Ed said..gonna be hot today.
RAIN!!!! Last evening, beautiful wet stuff straight from the sky!!! Not quite half an inch, in what? maybe 20 minutes! But everything got washed off, and ground is wet! Lots of run off of course.
Glad to know Ed, that your co-manager didn't have anything to say about the closing last week. Check that off your brain's list!!!
Roger, hope you're having a good walk this morning...
Ok...I'll be back...
Later...
My CostCo list is on a small clipboard around 4 by 6 in size written on paper, My Flip phone does not do lists. )
My Walk was pleasant.
Have a Good & Productive Shopping trip
Roger
Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Speaking of toad stranglers, we're having one right now! Started thundering as I was preparing dinner. Last night's leftovers for me, cheeseburgers and lightly salted wavy chips for everyone else. Got to fold the towels and whites in a minute.
I did encounter that co-manager today. Not a word was spoken about last Thursday, as expected. I figured by now she had found out from someone else that I had already spoken to one of the other co-managers that day and they already knew I had no one to cover the shift, and in any case, they couldn't legally ask me to come back to close (less than 6 hours between morning shift end and closing shift start) and expect anyone to open the next morning (less than 6 hours between closing shift and morning opening).
Glad for the rain we're getting, but could do without the thunder. Laundry should be about ready to fold, so off to the laundry room!
I'm glad to hear that You now put that behind You completely.
The Cheeseburgers And Chips sound delicious too.parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday! Forecast online says 98 degrees, 10% chance of rain. That's hot...
Hopefully not too much tagging today.
I am not looking forward to temperatures near that for the weekend especially as the humidity is supposed to go back up for the foreseeable future too.
Good Luck having a easy Tag day
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Tag day wasn't TOO bad. There was a bit of outdoor tagging but I got it all done in one round, changing 4 tags at each of 7 pump sets to make 14 pumps updated with 28 tags.
Indoor tagging was light. It wasn't hot out this morning but it was terribly sticky after last night's storm, which also got water into most of the spill buckets at the gasoline fill points, and I had to siphon some and soak some up with pads.
Today is the first anniversary of our courthouse wedding, and I decided it was just too darn hot to cook, so I bought some potato salad, boiled eggs, cheese and pimentos and we had a cold lunch of potato salad, egg salad, pimento salad, stuffed olives (already in the fridge), and yellow grape tomatoes.
I felt stuffed from it, that's for sure.
Might be most of dinner too. We'll see...
Nap time!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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Happy Anniversary Ed and Jason!!! Really a year, already?? WOW! Time's flown by!
Hugs to you both!
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Roger, you'd have loved my shopping today! LOL!!...Got out of Kroger with all the produce I needed except for the bagged spinach..that I prefer from Publix. Need to go there on Wednesdays anyhow, to put my Blood Pressure Check in my phone for Little Doc...
So, most expensive thing on my $41 dollar register tape, (don't faint Roger...$8.99 for a small bottle of nail polish!) LOL!!! The tab at Publix was $20....not bad for a weeks groceries.
Bought escarole this week, they didn't have any last week, and I was afraid it was gone for the summer. So today was a pleasant find. Also bought a big bunch of turnip greens. Don't think I've ever cooked, or eaten them...will let you know how that goes!
I have to tell you how I scared the stripes off the raccoons tails Monday afternoon.
So many domestic animals are afraid of vacuum cleaners...so I set my Dyson by the back door, and she showed up....with FOUR babies!!! (maybe she's running a day care?) Anyhow, you never saw such scrambling. And who was off the porch first???? The mama! She ran from the scary machine, and left her babies. 3 made it off the porch, and the 4th, poor little guy, went the wrong way, and couldn't find the 'cat windows' to get out...so I did the stupid thing, and went out onto the porch to 'urge him' in the right direction....little beggar was gonna charge me!!! So I poked the sweeper in his direction, and he finally did get off the porch...nobody waited for him either!!! I can't tell you how very cute 4 baby raccoons are. BUT, not welcome on my porch. They haven't been back since, but MaMa did show up today, and I had her running before she was even half way across the porch.
Chiro tomorrow...I need it. And I thought I was going to the mountains with my buddy on Friday, to buy the biggest, sweetest, most perfect peaches...but she's going Next Friday, and I have an appointment that day...so no trip to the mountains for me.
And, the manager at the gym called and very nicely asked if I could work for about 3 hours some Saturday in August...they all need to have their CPR certifications renewed... I said sure, thinking it might be fun for 3 hours. Well, text today said only date she could get was for a Sunday, at 7 a.m......like noooooooo. That would mean I needed to be there at 6:30 to open...heck, I'd need to start the computers, and I have no passwords, no key to the front door even. (gave that back!!), Also I'm pretty sure I don't even remember how to ring up drinks, etc. I really feel a bit bad for not doing it....but, noooooo. Last time I worked it cause I was off the schedule of the others, and ended up having to get my certification online. So, noooooo!!!! I don't need that kinda stress, not even for 3 hours.
OK, I't well past dinner time, and I need to eat!
In the morning guys...
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Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! Online forecast says 94 for the high, 50% chance of rain. Telephone forecast says 89 and shows rain late this afternoon.
I'll take the latter, please.
Woke up this morning to find that J and cousin had "cleaned off" the table and put all my bananas together in the fruit dish, not considering that there might have been a REASON they weren't already physically close together in the fruit dish...though I'm pretty sure I told J why I separate them. He may have forgotten. Don't know how long they were together or how much extra ripening they did while together.
Oh well, off to the rat mines!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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Hi
It was 69 degrees out the door with 93% Humidity this morning + 6100 steps. Despite the humidity it was not too bad walking, out the door at 6:25 with a slight breeze that sadly went away
I walked past the Wild Berry patch looking for Raspberries, Not much luck this year the few that are there are small and Bitter this year, Last year the were delicious. I am lucky to be getting a few from the newly planted in the back yard Raspberries. Not super huge but tasty and since this is the first year nice to get. Yesterday I 7 or 8 from there to go with the others I have had from the plants recently. It seems they like the soil as some of the are really tall. They started out short and the tallest is now over 6 feet tall I think I got lucky with the one that some critter broke over. I Planted a stake and tied it up and so far it seems to be doing OK.
I had about 60% of my daily Banana before I left for the walk, Right now I am drinking my Strawberries & Cream Protein Premier Protein Shake Bought at CostCo on a previous trip, 30g Protein, 160 Calories and 5g carbs. Yesterday I had a NS Vanilla Protein Shakes with a really ripe Banana blended in as a My Mid-morning PF + SC Snack. Later on around 9:30 I plan on having the balance of my Banana in my Breakfast Cereal. In case anyone is interested that will be Multi Grain Cheerios with Sweetener 110 Calories and 50 Calories of Dollar Store 1% milk
Have a Nice Thursday
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Tag day wasn't TOO bad. There was a bit of outdoor tagging but I got it all done in one round, changing 4 tags at each of 7 pump sets to make 14 pumps updated with 28 tags.
Indoor tagging was light. It wasn't hot out this morning but it was terribly sticky after last night's storm, which also got water into most of the spill buckets at the gasoline fill points, and I had to siphon some and soak some up with pads.
Today is the first anniversary of our courthouse wedding, and I decided it was just too darn hot to cook, so I bought some potato salad, boiled eggs, cheese and pimentos and we had a cold lunch of potato salad, egg salad, pimento salad, stuffed olives (already in the fridge), and yellow grape tomatoes.
I felt stuffed from it, that's for sure.
Might be most of dinner too. We'll see...
Spill Buckets? I am guessing something to wash down where careless people spill gas when pumping. Here in NJ so far self serve is not allowed at gas stations. I have noticed that some attendants are in such a hurry they pull the hose while it is still dribbling, That make a mockery of the Vapor recovery systems.
A Belated Happy Anniversary
I have had times when I did not feel like cooking anything in the past so in my case that meant Diner or Fast Food or the Hot and Cold grocery Store Food Bar.
OTOH Tag is now behind You for another weekparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! Online forecast says 94 for the high, 50% chance of rain. Telephone forecast says 89 and shows rain late this afternoon.
I'll take the latter, please.
Woke up this morning to find that J and cousin had "cleaned off" the table and put all my bananas together in the fruit dish, not considering that there might have been a REASON they weren't already physically close together in the fruit dish...though I'm pretty sure I told J why I separate them. He may have forgotten. Don't know how long they were together or how much extra ripening they did while together.
I have kept them in the Vegetable Dish with Onions, Potatoes and Tomatoes in the past, Then I realized that was not a good thing and started keeping them separated and that worked until Summer set in. Now they go in the refrigerator until the night before I plan to have one and that helps.
Have a Nice Day
RogerGardenKatGardens wrote: »Happy Anniversary Ed and Jason!!! Really a year, already?? WOW! Time's flown by!
Hugs to you both!
Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Roger, you'd have loved my shopping today! LOL!!...Got out of Kroger with all the produce I needed except for the bagged spinach..that I prefer from Publix. Need to go there on Wednesdays anyhow, to put my Blood Pressure Check in my phone for Little Doc...
So, most expensive thing on my $41 dollar register tape, (don't faint Roger...$8.99 for a small bottle of nail polish!) LOL!!! The tab at Publix was $20....not bad for a weeks groceries.
Bought escarole this week, they didn't have any last week, and I was afraid it was gone for the summer. So today was a pleasant find. Also bought a big bunch of turnip greens. Don't think I've ever cooked, or eaten them...will let you know how that goes!
I have to tell you how I scared the stripes off the raccoons tails Monday afternoon.
So many domestic animals are afraid of vacuum cleaners...so I set my Dyson by the back door, and she showed up....with FOUR babies!!! (maybe she's running a day care?) Anyhow, you never saw such scrambling. And who was off the porch first???? The mama! She ran from the scary machine, and left her babies. 3 made it off the porch, and the 4th, poor little guy, went the wrong way, and couldn't find the 'cat windows' to get out...so I did the stupid thing, and went out onto the porch to 'urge him' in the right direction....little beggar was gonna charge me!!! So I poked the sweeper in his direction, and he finally did get off the porch...nobody waited for him either!!! I can't tell you how very cute 4 baby raccoons are. BUT, not welcome on my porch. They haven't been back since, but MaMa did show up today, and I had her running before she was even half way across the porch.
Chiro tomorrow...I need it. And I thought I was going to the mountains with my buddy on Friday, to buy the biggest, sweetest, most perfect peaches...but she's going Next Friday, and I have an appointment that day...so no trip to the mountains for me.
And, the manager at the gym called and very nicely asked if I could work for about 3 hours some Saturday in August...they all need to have their CPR certifications renewed... I said sure, thinking it might be fun for 3 hours. Well, text today said only date she could get was for a Sunday, at 7 a.m......like noooooooo. That would mean I needed to be there at 6:30 to open...heck, I'd need to start the computers, and I have no passwords, no key to the front door even. (gave that back!!), Also I'm pretty sure I don't even remember how to ring up drinks, etc. I really feel a bit bad for not doing it....but, noooooo. Last time I worked it cause I was off the schedule of the others, and ended up having to get my certification online. So, noooooo!!!! I don't need that kinda stress, not even for 3 hours.
OK, I't well past dinner time, and I need to eat!
In the morning guys...
I hate to admit it but my CostCo bill was $163.06. Those Pesky paper Goods add up Case of Charmin $22 and two cases of Kleenex $17.69 each, add in the AA & AAA Duracell batteries. Add in four large bags of frozen veges etc.
BTW I saw that they have a Organic Foods sale until August 7, if You know anyone that uses them, it might pay to look for their booklet showing what is on sale.
Interesting method for dealing with the Raccoons, as I remember You had Cat food on the porch for cats not as a Raccoon buffet
I am sorry to hear You will miss the fresh Georgia Peaches. I can understand why You turned down that offer of work too.
Have a Nice Day
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Hey There! I'm home, and have had my Lunch. (@ 3p. Gonna be a late dinner again tonite.
My poor chiro...I gave her a work out! Adjusted my lower back, adjusted my right hip, released my psoas muscle, 'thumped' the muscles at about C6 (what that thing is called I do not remember, but it is a trigger release thing, that give just a slight thump to a muscle to stop the muscle spasm) and she adjusted C3 or 4 couldn't tell. So there wasn't much she didn't have to do!!! But she said I was good for 2-3 weeks, my choice. I opted for 2. Keep everything in alignment and after a bit it tends to STAY in alignment!
I trouped thru Whole Foods...needed their little bottle of 365 Lemon Juice, saw a little pouch thingy of concentrated Veg. broth...makes 2 quarts, or less, nice for days when I just need a couple tablespoons of broth and not open a whole big box of it. Of course I also picked up my chicken fried tofu, enough for todays lunch protein, and for tomorrow too!!
I'm just curious Roger...do you ever figure out how many grams of protein you are getting per day? No matter what Mens Health, your fav. trainer, etc says....this is a case where you need to find out how much you actually NEED, and stick close to that number. More is not always good...be kind to your kidneys, they have enough work to do without the extra portions of protein.
Thunder and dark here...does not of course, equate to rain til the weather rock gets wet!!!
Roger that squirrel down in the feeder really made me laugh! I have a squirrel lovin' friend in Detroit...must share!
Ok, so there is a problem with the weather rock.....It was wet, I saw it, but by the time I fed the cats, and came back here to finish up my post, the rock was dry. That must have been one hot rock!!!
Later...
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The holes where they fill the tanks during a gas delivery are two or three feet deep, with heavy (but not totally watertight) metal covers. They are called spill buckets because sometimes a little gas will spill into them during the process of filling the tanks from the big truck. A heavy rain will inevitably get some water into some of them as the water flows across the pavement. Morning shift is supposed to check and clean them every morning to keep them clear of spills, water, and debris. If they have fuel in them, we have to soak that up with pads, treat the pads with a fuel neutralizing solution, and then dispose of them. If it's just water, like after a storm, we can siphon most of it out and soak up whatever is left.
This morning had some water, and one had some spillage from the overnight delivery. Took care of that, no problem.
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Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday! We got some nice rain yesterday. Today is supposed to be 94 with 20% chance, as usual.
Off to the salt races!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
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Good Friday Morning!
I was thrilled with the beautiful rain yesterday. It was 'real rain'...not a downpour! My rain gauge showed an INCH of rain!!! WooooHoo!! Happy Dance! There was a 20+ degree drop in temperature! Rain rock stayed wet! LOL!! And the result of all that lovely rain, is a somewhat foggy morning! No complaints here. Everything looks refreshed and healthy when I look outside, lack of storm means there aren't any branches, twigs laying around!
Maybe coffee later today. Will depend on Marietta's charges, and their degree of 'neediness'.
Remind me to take really good care of my brain. And to have the dignity to at least be open to the idea of 'Assisted Living'. (her MIL won't hear of it!) That when I can no longer follow a recipes directions or cook my own food, don't remember how to work an ATM machine, can no longer drive, (and that debilitative state is her MIL. The old guy with Alzh. is content with whatever. ) That I have the willingness to sell my house and make other living arrangements. Geez. Marietta has now been 'robbed' of 2 years of HER life because of the stubbornness of her MIL.
I think I'm about ready for breakfast! I have a lovely container of falafel that Whole Foods carefully prepared for my enjoyment! Think I'll add some tomato, cuke, and onion salad, add a banana and enjoy the beautiful morning. Ok, so I may do some laundry, empty the dishwasher, etc along the way! I also NEED to get to Costco....keep putting that off! Bad Idea!
Roger I do not think your $160ish checkout is unreasonable. You've obviously stocked your home with the items that one has to buy to 'function', and usually its a good buy. My DIL swears she can't leave Costco for less than $150! And like you she goes infrequently...it all 'comes out in the wash' so to speak.
Ed...thanks for the explanation of 'spill buckets'...I had several 'ideas'...none of which were correct!! LOL!
I need coffee and breakfast...
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Hi
I got out somewhat late for my walk + 8100 steps, Happily no pain today so I went further
It was 74 degrees out the door and for the overnight low temperature. I did work up a light sweat on the inbound leg.
Here are a couple of versions of this song. I like both of them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSb273c9tm4
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfo1kwtQOeQ
Here is a clue to the Singer of the second version.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/P-rlSJ_39g0?list=RDCajPifzYyRs
Have a great Friday
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I am just sitting here listening to Paul Robeson singing, currently He is singing Loch Lomond
FWIW They come up to select when the first video link in the previous post ends.
Roger
Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Hey There! I'm home, and have had my Lunch. (@ 3p. Gonna be a late dinner again tonite.
My poor chiro...I gave her a work out! Adjusted my lower back, adjusted my right hip, released my psoas muscle, 'thumped' the muscles at about C6 (what that thing is called I do not remember, but it is a trigger release thing, that give just a slight thump to a muscle to stop the muscle spasm) and she adjusted C3 or 4 couldn't tell. So there wasn't much she didn't have to do!!! But she said I was good for 2-3 weeks, my choice. I opted for 2. Keep everything in alignment and after a bit it tends to STAY in alignment!
I trouped thru Whole Foods...needed their little bottle of 365 Lemon Juice, saw a little pouch thingy of concentrated Veg. broth...makes 2 quarts, or less, nice for days when I just need a couple tablespoons of broth and not open a whole big box of it. Of course I also picked up my chicken fried tofu, enough for todays lunch protein, and for tomorrow too!!
I'm just curious Roger...do you ever figure out how many grams of protein you are getting per day? No matter what Mens Health, your fav. trainer, etc says....this is a case where you need to find out how much you actually NEED, and stick close to that number. More is not always good...be kind to your kidneys, they have enough work to do without the extra portions of protein.
Thunder and dark here...does not of course, equate to rain til the weather rock gets wet!!!
Roger that squirrel down in the feeder really made me laugh! I have a squirrel lovin' friend in Detroit...must share!
Ok, so there is a problem with the weather rock.....It was wet, I saw it, but by the time I fed the cats, and came back here to finish up my post, the rock was dry. That must have been one hot rock!!!
Later...
I never worked it out however the amount does fit the NS 1800 calorie plan, That would be One serving for the breakfast entree and lunch Entree and two in the Dinner entree along with the Protein shake per plan with breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and morning snack. So that would be 8 servings of protein and 7 SmartCarbs.
FWIW You can just use the URL from my post as I have them online at a image serve site. Easy way just click quote and copy the URL and then Cancel the edit.
Weather Rocks are so passe
Congratulations on Your successful Chiro visit and the shoppingGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Friday Morning!
I was thrilled with the beautiful rain yesterday. It was 'real rain'...not a downpour! My rain gauge showed an INCH of rain!!! WooooHoo!! Happy Dance! There was a 20+ degree drop in temperature! Rain rock stayed wet! LOL!! And the result of all that lovely rain, is a somewhat foggy morning! No complaints here. Everything looks refreshed and healthy when I look outside, lack of storm means there aren't any branches, twigs laying around!
Maybe coffee later today. Will depend on Marietta's charges, and their degree of 'neediness'.
Remind me to take really good care of my brain. And to have the dignity to at least be open to the idea of 'Assisted Living'. (her MIL won't hear of it!) That when I can no longer follow a recipes directions or cook my own food, don't remember how to work an ATM machine, can no longer drive, (and that debilitative state is her MIL. The old guy with Alzh. is content with whatever. ) That I have the willingness to sell my house and make other living arrangements. Geez. Marietta has now been 'robbed' of 2 years of HER life because of the stubbornness of her MIL.
I think I'm about ready for breakfast! I have a lovely container of falafel that Whole Foods carefully prepared for my enjoyment! Think I'll add some tomato, cuke, and onion salad, add a banana and enjoy the beautiful morning. Ok, so I may do some laundry, empty the dishwasher, etc along the way! I also NEED to get to Costco....keep putting that off! Bad Idea!
Roger I do not think your $160ish checkout is unreasonable. You've obviously stocked your home with the items that one has to buy to 'function', and usually its a good buy. My DIL swears she can't leave Costco for less than $150! And like you she goes infrequently...it all 'comes out in the wash' so to speak.
Ed...thanks for the explanation of 'spill buckets'...I had several 'ideas'...none of which were correct!! LOL!
I need coffee and breakfast...
Later...
Hi Again
I hope I can do that too and not end up on the floor waiting to be discovered as had happened in the family. They did survive but they were both there a couple of days before being discovered
My Brother has been eating Zucchini from the garden and I have been eating Cherry tomatoes from there too. Yesterday we finally got some large tomatoes, They have been prolific but not ripening
MY Brother cut one into his lunch salad and commented it tastes like a tomato unlike the ones in the store
Lucky You getting rain, I turned on the drip hose on my return from the walk to water the garden.
Have a nice Day
Rogerparityanimal wrote: »The holes where they fill the tanks during a gas delivery are two or three feet deep, with heavy (but not totally watertight) metal covers. They are called spill buckets because sometimes a little gas will spill into them during the process of filling the tanks from the big truck. A heavy rain will inevitably get some water into some of them as the water flows across the pavement. Morning shift is supposed to check and clean them every morning to keep them clear of spills, water, and debris. If they have fuel in them, we have to soak that up with pads, treat the pads with a fuel neutralizing solution, and then dispose of them. If it's just water, like after a storm, we can siphon most of it out and soak up whatever is left.
This morning had some water, and one had some spillage from the overnight delivery. Took care of that, no problem.
Loved the pictures, especially the squirrel in the bird feeder.
Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday! We got some nice rain yesterday. Today is supposed to be 94 with 20% chance, as usual.
Thank You for that explanation, I just assumed they were some sort of actual bucket
Your explanation makes sense. When I worked a gas station back in the 60s we did not even worry about spills.
Our weather is supposed to be a copy of Yours. Tomorrow warmer and more humid
Have a Good Last work day for the week
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Back from Costco....Honest Roger I did not set out to shatter your last Costco trip...but...
$206. ARG. Had to renew my membership, and bought Frontline for the cats, to last for 3 months, I did get cereal for me, and 2 bottles of my Turmeric, a bottle of Aleve for the next time I make a mess of my body!!! (LOL) The Turmeric keeps my knees in check, as an anti inflammatory, but on occasion the body hiccups and I need to get it back on the program!!
Ok, off to Marietta's.... We're having afternoon Shaken Tea... nice cold refreshing BIG drinks!
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Howdy again y'all. We had hoped to have dinner out tonight, but J was really worn out so we decided to stay home. J is having Noodles Eduardo, using some of the Kluski noodles made for the rest of us. Since cousin D is still here, and roommate D is home too, I made chicken Marsala for the rest of us, served over Kluski noodles with organic, steamed, lightly buttered, green beans on the side.
Opened a bottle of Tempranillo to complete the meal.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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Howdy y'all. It's sensational Saturday! Pool party again, so I need to get my baked beans going shortly. Not about to bring cousin D to that affair, way too many scantily clad men (some young enough to be of interest to her, but she's ONLY 15 and this party is always all adults) but she can do well enough for herself at our house. There is bread and plenty of sandwich fixings available, as well as chips.
We would probably have skipped it ourselves, but had already committed before the dates for her trip changed. So, on to the baked beans!
Update:
Beans are in the oven. I made a much larger "recipe" than ever before. The sauce tasted OK to me. A little bit sweet, little bit spicy, little bit tangy. Just what I was hoping for. Didn't really have time or inclination to soak that many beans so I bought and used 8 cans of beans for this time, 7 different kinds. As always, the beans are vegan.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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