Oh dear, our campaigns just get worse and worse and I surely agree with JACKIE about deselecting the candidates once the paranoia becomes too obvious! Yes, ANNE, I heard the slam about Canadian health care, and indeed I winced, since I have friends on it who do nothing but rave about it! Many of us are quite frightened about the possibility of this important office being won by a bully who never matured! Our Medicare works quite well, and perhaps the entire population should be on something similar, but much work needs to be done regarding the big Pharma companies who charge outrageous prices in the good old USA! I often wonder how many people are aware of how much more we pay for prescriptions than other countries. And our country cannot negotiate prices due to a ban on doing so agreed to years ago! Something sure went wrong somewhere!
SANDY, there you go again! Vent as often as you need, since you won't ever refuse to do what others expect of you! Since you already have important plans for 10/24, they can change the testing dates so you can take care of both without stretching your own needs! OK, St. SANDY, I'll mind my own business! You know we all adore you and are here for you whenever!
Dear Grasshopper LIN! We have the ladies who play Mah Jong here and they just love their daily games! Great for socializing, too!
Oh my gosh, PATSY, you really do sound like you have a new baby! I'm trying to recall if I was as concerned when I had new pups, but I think I also had kids still home so probably just threw them in with the rest of the family! They amused us with their antics, and Gamine and Coco did have each other for play!
MARIE, what is your most recent diet change...and why did you change it when you liked the other with all the potatoes so much? Was your sugar affected?
BARBIE, delighted to read how well your recovery is going!
Mike doesn't know we are eating in the main dining room tonight so I'd better go up and help him dress.
Today my first baby daughter turned 67 years old!!! How, when, where????? She'll always be my "baby" despite her wonderful abilities and care for her entire family...and friends!
Buzz

Looking out of my window this morning at the last of our sunrise the sky has a glorious golden shine to it that hopefully heralds a pleasant day. After our walk this morning we plan to take a shopping trip to Plymouth, our nearest city to check out winter clothes since my doggy walking friend has lost over 70 lbs this year and her old wardrobe is being replaced. Then I'll be back in the garden!
Worrying about the young additions to our family pets is I think an age thing. When I adopted kittens over 25 years ago I didn't give much thought to how they'd slot in to my lifestyle or what they got up to but now I find myself watching every little move that Brady makes as he does his high wire act across furniture or disappears on to the surrounding farmland hunting who knows what. Friends who pop in for tea or coffee say they find their nerves frazzled by his antics as he clambers up the back of their chairs or jumps into a lap from a great height neither of which would have bothered them a few years ago!

Buzz ~ A major problem in our health care system is the extortionate cost of drugs so we all get held to ransom. News on tv in the other room just showed one of your candidates referring to a "little asterix" moment so there's a thought to hang on to!

Lin ~ Unless the gardener has tried to visit at 9 am when I'm dog walking, there's been no sign but as my energy levels continue to increase I'm not too concerned. The work will be finished one way or another!

I must get myself ready for our dog walk as well as check what that crazy kitten is up to as I can hear him charging about upstairs so will finish here and wish everyone, Anne, Sandy, Phoebe, Patsy, Barbie, Marie and any others I've missed a wonderful day.

Jackie

Good morning, congratulations to the Cubs!

Tai Chi is cancelled today as the large room is unavailable all morning. Darn. Well, will do a load of laundry, make a trip to the store for discount day, chop vegetables, etc.

Busy day Jackie. I have attitude issues from time to time when someone says they will do something and then does. Or get around to it. Glad you are able to work through this on your own.

Co,orang was fun yesterday. Large group of people and I loved the pumpkin I worked on.

Hugs.

Lin

Lin ~ Gorgeous pumpkin.... if only they grew that way! The gardener gave the distinct impression he was as overwhelmed as me looking around at all the jobs to do so perhaps was put off although it is a career he's chosen for himself. Asking someone to help went against my natural instincts to remain independent so right now I'm happy to continue by myself although on our morning walk today we came upon a man struggling to walk with 3 dogs on leads and using a walking cane and during our chat told us he had recently moved house because his previous garden had been too big to handle so I'm aware the day will come, just not at the moment!

Anne ~ One of the 3 dogs we met on our walk was a tiny Jilly look-alike except ginger in colour. Her name was Poppy and she had far more grumble in her than the other two put together and did make us laugh! As we dog walkers chatted they all ran around playing tag so we told the gentleman that should have saved him from a long walk because they tired themselves out! I adore Leonard Cohen, in fact one of the first albums I bought as a teenager was his so I know how depressing they are! Will have to check out the latest and have a good cry!!!

I'm sitting here at my desk putting off the job of grass cutting but can't do that any longer so will get myself outside. Over £80 was spent on some new clothes and I'm delighted with what I found... a jacket, check shirt, soft amber jeggings and a dress-come-smock to wear over jeans. Oh yes, also packs of socks and knickers!

Jackie

i DON;T KNOW WHere going . but going to type here anyway

My computer and my I pad both are out of quake LOg in not working , mouse is not working I go dto the pain clinic this morning. weill report on it if I can get on here. I will just wait and let Alice fix it this weekend.
Marie

what
a pain

We all speak English but certainly different dialects! I am southern and there were times John used to think I was really from outer space. My family used to say John talked like a Yankee. Southern roots run deep. Especially southern and a big Irish Catholic family. That's a scary combination! Differences are great! That's one of the reasons we all love to go somewhere else for a vacation.

Can't look another minute of the political news. It is total soap opera now. The international situation has me shaking in my boots!

Katie is doing okay. She doesn't like the rain but she loves mud and mud puddles. She miffed that she got her face and feet washed off.
We have sunshine for the moment but some rough weather is heading our way.
Patsy

Good evening friends
Marie, how are you feeling and tell about your diet.
Not much going on here today. Lunch made. Cleaned house taught Bible study, dinner taco salad.
We had a lot of apples on the tree this year, honey crisp. They are so big and Mike and I split one every day.
I have squash, onions, garlic, tomatoes and about 40 lbs green tomatoes. All from the garden. My mums are so beautiful too.

Tomorrow DD coming over to sew. First taking DH to breakfast with her.
Phoebe, hope you can relax while you are off.
Sandy, win at bingo.
Buzz, how are you feeling these days. Hope your legs get better.
Shirley, just have fun.

Chris

Lin, is that the book where you are challenged to find the liar?
Yes, Marie posted on Facebook that she fell at the doctor's office. Bless her heart!
Yes Chris, except for the dentist, I'm going to rest and enjoy being at home
Phoebe