The name of my movie was - 'Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House' casting
Liam Neeson as Deep Throat ....Rotten Tomatoes says it seems eerily current! Were you all old enough to recall that period, or am I the only one old enough to remember? Aha, MARIE would recall it, as well!
Luckily, I just remembered it is Mike's dear son's birthday on the 12th; the one who was born in a blizzard and snow storms happen every year since his birth and sure enough, NY had a couple of whoppers again this year!
Sleep well, y'all.................
Buzz
..........................Always Believe Something Wonderful is About to Happen...........................

Dreary is the only description I can come up with for today's weather. Grey, damp and no wind to move things on as my barometer continues to give bad news on the storm front. We walked twice round the woods rather than climb into the muddy fields with my friend having to keep one of the visiting Jack Russells on a lead because she came into season last night. No warning from her owner this might happen but apparently last time the other *kitten* followed suit so my friend is not a happy bunny and has already booked my carpet shampooer!!

Sandy ~ If he hasn't got one already your brother could maybe get a toilet aid off Amazon that sits round the loo and has handles either side to ease himself up. They're not expensive. https://www.amazon.co.uk/NRS-Healthcare-M00869-Standing-Toilet/dp/B003LPUWD6/ref=sr_1_8_s_it?s=drugstore&ie=UTF8&qid=1520854773&sr=1-8&keywords=toilet+aids+for+the+elderly
My rescued hens were named after pantomime characters because of the time of year I collected them from the farm and Cinders is named because she had dark specks on her back as if someone had scattered bits over her. As her health has improved those marks have spread out but because she loves to sweep and tidy with me she's kept her name! Wendy is very gentle and ladylike while Tilly Trott is a rebel and drops her eggs wherever she stands rather than use the nesting boxes!!

Lin ~ Dog sitting has become a favourite business of many here especially as so many responsible owners who work all day don't want to leave their pets alone for that long. The man who will be looking after George and Scruff while we cruise is an obvious dog lover so we feel very comfortable about leaving them in his care although I'm not sure he knows what he's letting himself in for!

Buzz ~ Asked on BBC news recently why he needed an automatic rifle to hunt wildlife, a young American responded because it's fun! Couldn't he do without that bit of fun if it saved lives?
Answer with a big smile.... NO! That's probably a small part of what you're up against!

Time to move on because a friend is visiting for a few days at the end of the week so I need to at least start a few household chores.

Jackie

Good evening. I got caught up in the day once again. I have three boxes of clothing to donate. I am not certain where I will drop them off but I must get them out of my car tomorrow. I have an appointment to have my water meter changed later this month. I have all the paperwork assembled to have my taxes completed and have sent copies to my attorney. I also have an appointment for that later this month. I also have contacted some people at church and will be taking some of my old music in with me on Sunday to see if any of them would like to have it. I have quite a collection of accompaniment tracks, books of written music, the original CDs for many of them and I am not the Youth Choir director now and I haven’t done any specials/solos in years so no need to keep all of this material.

There are precious few of us this week! Now I feel I have nothing to say.

Anyway, it was cold and sunny again today but a warm up is on the way. Wahoo. I am ready for warmer.

I am still working on adapting to this time change. I finally changed the last clock tonight which is the one in my garage door opener. I had forgotten to get to that one.

I wonder if Sandy has won a jackpot by now?

Jackie, I love the names of your newest girls!

Patsy, I did not do any laundry today. Maybe I should have. I always feel I have accomplished something when I have a stack of clean things.

Well, another day for that.

Hugs my friends.

Lin

Awoke to a day full of Spring promise so now I have 2 loads of washing out on my rotary line and after a walk in the woods, across fields, tiptoeing over the granite post that forms a bridge across the stream and to the top of the fields I am hoping to finally finish the footpath round the garden room.
Lots of drama in our news after a Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned in one of our rather sleepy towns and in such a dangerous way several innocent people including a police officer have been affected. It's like something out of a 1960's cold war movie but of course in this instance the man who ordered it will continue to smile blandly, deny all knowledge and get away with it!
It's such a crime that so many people still breed when the world is full of unwanted pups and kittens and I often think we humans are taking backward steps in just about everything we touch these days. Thank goodness for the sanity that is our Sneakers board! Apart from that there's little going on in my world which is probably a good thing! We are threatened with more snow at the weekend just as my friend plans to visit but it shouldn't affect us too much because we usually sit talking for hours on end apart from walking George!!
Patsy ~ It wasn't Doris Day's Move Over Darling for sure!! LOL How about Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries?

Oh dear, now we have fighter jets buzzing round our skies which comes with being so close to the coast on 3 sides so my peace is shattered.... perhaps the Russians are coming!!

Jackie

Where does the time go. I get so caught up in things and poof it’s the next day.

Still helping Ed with his computer. It was a challenge to move photos from his iPad to his Windows 10 computer. You used to be able to just plug in your device and down load from it. Nope, not like that anymore. But I did find an app that sorts pretty good. I sat at his computer with him all after noon working at getting his stuff organized. Wish mine was as organized. Lol

We went to one of our granddaughter’s Spring Calgary Girls Choir concert. It was fun and then Mel and Sean invited us back to their place for supper. What a lot of fun.

Our oldest granddaughter Elizabeth is graduating from high school. Ed and I gave her $300 towards a grad dress and she was so happy. How can she be that old.



Got to run.

Jeri

Hello sneakers! We have had a glorious weekend of sunshine. Now we are back to clouds and rain. But I am just fine with that as long as we have some sunny days to enjoy.

The news is so scary I find my self gasping in terror. Apart from my constant emails to our senators, and their news letters on various issues, I feel like I am thrashing about in a stormy sea.

I am so glad Katie is spayed. She is such a wild child, we would have real trouble trying to keep her under control. We have a neighborhood of dogs that are not fenced in or leashed. Trouble! If she had puppies I know she would be the worlds worst mom. Soooo as hard as it was to sit up with her at night, watching to make sure she didn’t disturb her stitches, it was over in a couple of weeks. She went crazy when they tried to put her in that cone of shame. Not happening!!

Spring does bring changes. Our son is thinking of opening a satellite studio in Seattle. That will really make him a busy guy. He is such a great son. I know we depend on him emotionally too much. We are at
that stage when our roles in life have switched. It is an exciting time for him.

So happy Sandy is having a great time. I am such a horrible gambler. I lose my first Penney and would feel robbed and it would not be fun for me. I do love games of strategy and knowledge based games. I adore trivia pursuit. Nonsense facts. As a youngster, summer months playing authors and canasta and of course the checkers tournaments were serious business.

Jackie! The garden path walkway sounds charming and such an emormous project. I am so impressed with your determination. I hope you realize that you are an inspiration for those of us with ideas but flagging energy. We must get on with these tasks. If not now...when?

I did repot the huge jade plant, hung out my Wind socks on the roof. I love the whirling colorful fish-shaped kites.
Patsy

sorry so late. I keep falling asleep
...Buzz

The rain is pouring, wind howling and I'm doing my best to do some housework although just like Lin I've been assembling but mine is a new fold down table for the garden room that required one of those awkward keys that fit into the head of screws to attach the legs. They hurt my hand once the things need tightening so then I try to use pliers to hold the key so can't see the small hole in the top of the screw and my frustration grows! Anyway it's assembled so I can take the old one to a charity shop tomorrow. No chance of doing anything outside while the weather is so awful but that does mean I will concentrate on what needs to be done in the cottage. The footpath is finished and remaining bags of stones transported closer to the property and although my muscles complained in the night I feel better after a walk with George this morning. We both got soaked although staying within the village so I don't think we'll risk another stroll later.
Here's the footpath!


The cold war continues in my part of the world but no point worrying about it, just terribly concerned for the innocents affected by the nerve agent.

Enjoy your Wednesday..... hopefully not as wet as mine!
Jackie

I've sprung a leak! A young man from the garden room building contractors arrived to put back together a downpipe that had been left in pieces when work was completed and his first comment was so where is this water coming from? No, says I, it's a downpipe that needs putting together so he then points at a big puddle of water on the inside window ledge that had built up in the past hour. Downpipe working again, photos of wet area taken and they'll be in touch!

Anne ~ If I was royalty I'd be delighted not to have to attend rowdy football matches especially since Russian youths have promised street fights and mayhem throughout the tournament!!

Jackie

Oh poor LIN! I think I've stopped buying things that require assembly; or pay to have it assembled for me...I try to take full advantage of letting a salesperson know my fingers are over 90, and they equate me with their Grandmothers and really try to help!
JACKIE, how lovely your pathway looks! Sorry about your wicked weather; it's not much better here. And as for the cold war, if you would only listen carefuilly, you would understand it's FAKE NEWS! I suspect we are not the only ones whose heads are spinning! I have never watched reality shows and now I understand why not!
ANNE, I know your assessment of current events is correct and probably hopeless in terms of "change" but I keep frantically looking for answers when I cannot comprehend why make things happen. However, not a single thing makes sense to me now, so I research news, articles, whatever, the print and disseminate them. However, it' really singing to the choir, since almost everything I mention has everyone else scratching their heads, too!
PATSY, the whole business of lab tests was something I tried to avoid, but my new doctor insisted on lab work and some came back and a whole pile is "pending". Cholesterol is 180 without medication..Platelet count keeps dropping , yet the hematologist I saw 3 yesrs ago did not seem particularly concerned, saying "come back in 2 years". I guess it's been 3, and it's down about another 15 points, but it has been running low for several years.. Other than the usual arthritic aches and pains, I feel fine. Just let me eat my daily cup of blueberries, and I'm happy as a lark!
As for that amaryllis, do they tend to get bigger each year they return? I was never impressed with my one attempt.
SANDY, did you hit the BIG ONE?
At dinner tonight, the gentleman next to me mentioned something about his experience with a website he uses online that keeps count of everything he needs to eat well and properly, so of course I asked him if he uses MFP. No, says he, it's called My Fitness Pal! So, without naming our group, I told him how lucky I have been all these years with our forum, and he agreed that keeping tabs on our food intake is not a simple matter, since we have no idea what goes into our food here! But having been an engineer, he's willing to work at it harder than I have been!
I'm late again, darn it. No sense of timing!
............................Always Believe Something Wonderful Is About To Happen!........................

BUZZ, as I watch the whole world seemingly going nuts I'm beginning to wonder if something is being added to our morning tea leaves and coffee granules!
Re: your friend discovering MFP, what's working for me this time round is cutting out everything with even a sniff of sugar, very little bread, rolls, etc, oodles of veggies, and most definitely cutting size portions down. I've lost 5 lbs since the beginning of February but expect to hit a plateau any time soon as I reach a more manageable weight.
Must fly off on my broomstick, this is one busy week for me.
Anne.

Good morning all,

Can you believe we have a snowfall warning for Calgary and southern Alberta. Grrrrrrrr. I’m sick of it.

Lin - yes that was the dress Elizabeth chose. Looks so nice on her. I am exhausted just reading about all you did yesterday.

Buzz - I am terrible at assembling things. But luckily I am married to an engineer and Ed has no problem with such things.

We were at a travel agent yesterday and are ready to book a guided bus tour to Scotland the beginning of September. We wanted to go a bit earlier but they were already booked. If all goes as planned we’ll finalize most of the details next week.

Cheers to all I missed.

Have a great day.

Jeri