Hello everyone. I’m relieved but red faced because my phone was hiding in my car all the time. It must have slipped out of my jacket pocket when I put my seatbelt on because although I searched 3 separate times yesterday there was no sign but after driving this morning to the post office next to the car park on the moor I saw it poking out between the seatbelt where it goes into the floor and car side panel. My garage is some way from my cottage so I wouldn’t have heard it ringing when I tried yesterday. It was the whole idea of setting up a new phone as well as the cost that I found traumatic and yes Anne they cost an arm and a leg! I’ve just used my iPad to search in iCloud/find to see if it shows the phone, for future losses, but at the moment because they are both at home I’m only getting one indicator but it looks promising so thank you Sandy, you are an Apple starlet!
I have managed to plant tomato seeds, weed another flower bed, muck out the hen house and shampoo both pooches so a productive afternoon and just in time as the rain has now returned and it looks as if it’s here to stay for the week. 😩. I wasn’t going to but having just opened the door into the garden and felt the temperature has fallen, that will be my next task.

Thank you everyone for your concern. I didn’t realise just how dependent I am on the blessed thing so will definitely take more care of it.

Happy Sunday.
Jackie 🥰

Our sunny day disappeared and it was very warm yesterday. But spring is on the way.

So glad Jackie found her cell phone. That was a big worry. And the loss of drivers license was huge. That gave your phone and address! Scary possibilities.

Today was fill out Walmart order and visiting with Damon. We must try to help John with the family bookkeeping.. a chore that’s beyond him but he hates Giving up that control and losing his position as head of his household. We will of course reassure him that he remains our captain and commander. Delicate subject to John.

Just popping in to say hello because I have much to do and I am behind…..as usual!
Patsy☘️

Mark who’s still suffering the after effects of Corvid tells me spring doesn’t arrive until 5:30. Well, as far as I’m concerned, she’s here with bright sunshine finally. Lol.💥
Anne.

We are supposed to be well into Spring, in fact our official summertime begins next Sunday when our clocks go forward but our weather wouldn’t know it.
I kept our morning walk to a short local one but we still managed to get soaked and after a towelling off both pooches have been snoozing. My friend Pat phoned last night to confirm she will visit on Wednesday and return home Saturday and because it will be her birthday on Friday she wanted me to take her out for lunch. I explained that my car will be in the garage for a full service from 9am so she will have to follow me there in order to bring me home, then we can go out but she won’t be able to drink alcohol!!
I’ve been cleaning and airing the spare bedroom and keeping the dogs out so now just have to shampoo the carpet and hang washed curtains. It will be another room Spring cleaned!
I tried to book an appointment with the vet to get Betty’s nails cut because they are starting to curl towards her pads but Friday was the only day this week which clashes with everything else going on that day. Thursday week is booked and I will ask George’s groomer to nip off the sharp bits when she visits on Saturday. It’s a free service at the vet because I have Pet Plan membership.

Lin, I looked up Longford where the teapot came from! A pretty county in Ireland.


Well, I’ve sipped a cuppa so will fill the Vax carpet cleaner and crack on. I’m cherishing my iPhone and my driving licence!
Happy Monday.
Jackie 🥰

Mark and Mary Jo came over and started painting the basement walls with primer. Mark looked much better but Mary Jo looked unwell I thought. I have been very fortunate to avoid Corvid but all the Ms (including Mike) are having a hard time shaking off the after effects.

One of my favourite stores has just closed down and some are retreating back to the states. It’s getting hard to find decent clothing stores here. MJ asked if I’d like to go with her to The Bay next week and yes I would. I’m starting to feel shabby and I’ve virtually given up on wearing makeup. Just a precious bit of foundation left for special occasions as in Christmas dinner etc. Who would have thought a virus could cause such a disruption to our lives. I have to buy a mobile phone as well if I want to get out and about with Jilly. As Mary Jo said, with both sides of me housing new people I’ve lost my old support group should I need help. Oh well, worse things happen at sea.

Anne.

Sandy, have an enjoyable and safe few days away.
If you can, let us know how you’re getting on.
Jackie 🥰

Another day of dodging rain showers for me. After walking on the moors I drove into town for pet supplies and on the way home stopped at my local farm shop for Jackie supplies! More housework while George and Betty snoozed and a couple of phone chats with friends. One was to let me know 95 year old Les has been in hospital for 2 weeks but his neighbour, who saw my friend knocking at his door so told her the news, didn’t know why and we don’t have a phone number for his daughter so are stuck to find out what’s happened.

Oh dear Lin, sounds like news wasn’t great about taxes to be paid. Sorry! 🥴. Makes you wonder how the big people get away with paying nothing. No doubt a case of who you know, not what! Our forecast is dire with one storm system after another sweeping in off the Atlantic then whoopee, a threat of snow for Easter! When will this Winter ever end?

Anne, if you want a phone for what they were originally designed for, i.e phone calls, you should find one for a reasonable price. The old style flip phones are very popular again in Britain. Did you read that John Lewis stores are in financial trouble, hit by our economy crashing after the pandemic costs. A lot to do with government mismanagement of course. I doubt many younger people would ever shop in their stores because their reputation of being expensive goes before the one about good quality. I’m doing my best to carry on with a few favourites!

Pets snoozing by the dining room fire and I’ve eaten a cobbled together evening meal so will see if I can find anything worth watching on tv or probably relax with my book. On Saturday I watched a movie called Mr Jones, a true story about a Welsh journalist who worked as a foreign policy advisor for our government and PM Lloyd George in the 30’s and snuck into Russia and then Ukraine to investigate rumours of a devastating famine that Stalin covered up. Fascinating and heartbreaking but also a piece of history I knew little about so it kept my attention when initially it was seeing James Norton was playing Mr Jones that drew me to it! It’s a shame it was released in 2020, a month before lockdown so passed me by back then.

Enough rambling. Stay safe and warm everyone.
Jackie 🥰

Hello Friends....

The pouring rain with very strong winds has started up again. We had a light rain this morning, but were told the storm would be here late afternoon. They are predicting hail, thunder and lightening with a lot of flooding happening in the state. So thankful some of these storms by pass us. The bad storms are hitting the coastal areas with a vengeance creating floods, snow and drop offs from HWY 1 closing large areas of the highway. Thankful we are not anywhere with a water problem might be a problem to us. The two days of nice weather without rain was wonderful. So ready for the spring temps. There is so much snow in the mountains that skiing will last into June. Sorry for those people living there dealing with very tall snow depths.

Made my trip to my eye doctor yesterday wearing my mask, which is a requirement then over to talk to the pharmacist still with my mask on. Last Friday it was my luncheon date with the lady neighbors....all 12 of us. Well not sleeping well recently has brought my resistance down and last night I acquired either a bad cold or a virus. Thought it was allergies, but changed my mind on that. I am never sick, so not happy with this. Don't know Covid symptoms, but think I will use one of my testing kits. Don't like colds either because they tend to stay with me and give me problems. The joys of rainy weather.....

Need to run. I suspect it will be a early to bed night. Take care everyone....

Diane