Lin, i luv you little hobby. The teapots are cute. Alas, i just drop a bag in a cup of water…but like looking at “yours”

Another wet da, chilly day. The incredible thing is that our neighbor is out in front of our house pressure washing the house. Katie is barking non-stop. John is off getting the taxes done. (This is a heart stopping thing. He insisted on doing it himself as always. Hoping he can get through this. He seems okay today but not great.)

I am feeling just fine.other than dealing with all the noise from Katie, pressure washer, phone ringing from daughter and our son and a friend. The day has been crazy chaos filled. Also a realitor dropped by with an idea for our son. It know the house. It is inhabited by a horder. Kind of sad. It is a nice house but the cleanup will be massive!

Lin: I do love seeing the daily teapots. I drink mainly coffee. Some tea. Mainly flavored teas, the kind no English lady would ever drink. Orange/cinnamon/clove sweet tea. And to make matters worse I use Splenda instead of sugar or honey.

Barbie: We use Walmart curbside pickup. Also Fred Meyer and occasionally we go into costco. But this is becoming very difficult for John and for me. But we are doing okay. You are right, there are things in Costco that are not available anywhere else.

Sandy: I am so glad you went to see the doctor. You are very good about checking with medical professionals. I wish I could adopt your good attitude.

Jackie: we have lived in this house also about 30 years. Things have changed here also. We have changed! We have a huge area to take care of. But John would not be happy anywhere else. We have talked about aging in place. Our kids can’t imagine us anywhere but here. I dream of a smaller place with less stuff. Instead I will get rid of as much stuff as I can. Simplify!

Hello Anne, Jeri, Diane, Viruth and all sneakers.
Eat your chocolate bunny ears first. Never start t the toes! First warned me by the sales person at Woolworth many many years ago.
Patsy☘️🐰🐣

Lost my post even after selecting Save Draft!



A glorious morning walk with views of mist rolling over the River Tamar.

Still struggling to type so will come back later when fewer chores queuing up.
Jackie 🥰🐥🐥🐥🐰🐰🐇

Good afternoon. I too am having some difficulty with MFP loading pages, conversations and posts. Never know when something will work! Or when it will not.

I did some laundry today, cooked some nice beans (cranberry beans), got some tofu into the press to get the water out, soaked some more broccoli seeds to start another batch of sprouts. I did get my return package dropped off and spent a bit of time looking around the store while I was there. Walgreens is my closest FedEx return location. This afternoon I was able to place a small grocery order and got it picked up. Now I have a nice supply of frozen blueberries, yogurt and a few fresh zucchini. 👍🏻👍🏻

Sandy, you have much to consider. Moving is a tremendous amount of work. I will pray for you as well. Sorry, I didn’t see your request until after 3pm. Many blessings. ❤️🙏🏻❤️

Virruth, good for you, sticking with your PT exercises.

Barbie, I love to look at photos of other beautiful locations every day. I don’t want to move, it is just so interesting to see these images.

Anne, enjoy your busy Easter weekend. And I hope your logins work next time you try.

Jackie, so in your area are folks with dogs asked keep them on leashes during lambing season? Kerry has said many times that dogs can worry sheep and that can cause much harm in lambing season. I hope MFP is working for you now. Every time I hit post, the square appears that it is going to post but it just hangs there for an indefinite amount of time before it decides whether or not to complete the task.

Patsy, I hope the tax appointment went well and John did not have too much stress with this task. Are your children going to stop by your home this weekend?

Time to get back to my chores. Hope to see the Good Friday service this evening.

Be safe everyone.

Lin🙋🏼‍♀️
❤️❤️

Look at this assortment of teapots!

Well, I’m here, but MFP is being cantankerous today for sure. Difficulty getting on, difficulty posting.
Simply can’t get onto the calorie recording part. Oh well, I guess we all have bad days.

Today was a good day especially early on then it sort of went downhill a bit. Michael turned up and took Jilly for two long walks which made her happy but also tired. She slept all afternoon. Anyway he had lunch with me and then took off for home to spend the rest of the afternoon doing his taxes. Then the day went downhill a bit. He phoned to say his friend Sandy had tested positive for Corvid. He should be okay because he hasn’t seen her for seven days and she thinks she picked it up at a funeral on Monday five days ago. Mark and Mary Jo came over to spray the fruit trees and when they heard this bit of news positively refused to come near me. Totally paranoid about getting it again because they were so ill with it a couple of weeks ago and especially Mark. We talked through the glass outer door and they did spray the trees and put more renovation garbage out to add to tree branches and my bins for the poor garbage men tomorrow. Hope they pick it all up!

So that was Good Friday. My posts are pretty boring but in actuality there’s hardly ever a dull moment here. What happened to the days of shawl clad granny dozing by the fire?

Off to try and get onto the MFP food recording page but don’t hold out much hope.
ANNE.

Hello everyone. It has taken an age to get on to this page so I dare not go back to remind myself who commented on what! Yesterday was constructive because my beekeeper friend arrived to collect empty hives, then inspected the bees I had set up in a quiet corner. They are healthy and just starting to build brood (babies) and food supplies so he will pop back one day to set up a special carrier so when it gets dark and all the bees are home for the night he will transport the colony to our local apiary. When I told him I didn’t want payment he said he will give me some jars of honey which seems a perfect arrangement. I was finally cutting my lawns when Linda arrived to give me a plant she collected from her sister in laws porch. I’ve mentioned before that the lady’s son and DIL have power of attorney but aren’t taking care of her so Linda is doing her best by seeking advice from a variety of charitable organisations and reporting to the GP involved. When she went home I cut the final piece of lawn then collapsed in a heap although did manage to cook a tasty chicken stir fry!

It was like a Winter’s day on the moor this morning with a bitter wind blowing so after handing over the container of growing potato plants to David who had finished his walk with Hattie, I took George and Betty on a shorter route and we were all pleased to get back to a warm car!

Lin, I think the ban on off lead dogs on moorland between March 1st and end July is now nationwide. We have signs posted in car parks spelling out the By Law so anyone disobeying will be fined. George has one of those extendable leads and since Betty is a Velcro dog to a point where I’m often tripping over her, hers is short. Sadly it is during busy holiday times when visitors with dogs are unaware that lambs get killed. So many teapots, they make my small Brown Bessy on the kitchen window ledge look lonely!

Oh dear Anne, I would imagine a dose of Covid would leave one immune for a few months at least but if Mark and Mary Jo suffered badly they won’t want to test that theory. I’ve heard of many cases in my area recently and think it’s something we have to live with now. Some are out and about and call out “Covid, don’t come close!” when they meet anyone. Quarantine is definitely out the window!

Sandy, my ideas about moving are changing just because I can’t cope with the trauma that goes with it and I would have to sell my house first. Now I’ve got things to be doing outside my wanderlust is diminishing!! From what I’ve seen from photos, your apartment is lovely and if it’s quiet, that is definitely a bonus. I can remember the previous place where wacky baccy was being smoked below your balcony!

Patsy, I hope John got on fine with his trip out to sort tax returns. Has your cleaning lady visited yet? With her help and your wonderful neighbour giving Katie plenty to shout about, life sounds wonderfully interesting!

Hello Barbie and Virruth. Happy Saturday everyone.
Jackie 🥰

Hello Jackie, Lin, Anne, Jackie, Patsy…..and anyone I missed! Just back from the meat market and grocery store for our Easter. Now, to do some food prep…..I am only making macaroni salad and fruit salad. My SIL will be manning the BBQ tomorrow. We are expecting 70s, so right now he is helping Lori get our yard un-winterized…tarps off, furniture and fire pit cleaned. Pool swept……tho, the water feels lime ice water! Charlie is such a sweetheart and always ready to help anyone in need.
Its going to be a low key Easter with only the four of us. My great grandkids are staying home in San Diego. My grown granddaughter in Cali cannot make it and her sister wants to move here but still lives in Georgia. One of my sons is in Georgia too and grandson (3) scattered. We usually try once in summer to get everyone together. I am a tad achy and will take a breather from my PT exercises….but get back on track on Monday. I am ashamed to admit I did not keep all my Lenten vows. I think this month will go quickly, the four of us have many doctor checkups and PT and lab appointments…wishing all a Happy Easter or Passover or Ramadan.

Good afternoon everyone! A rainy cold afternoon.

Our neighbor is out in the rain pressure washing our shop and garden shed. He is such a sweetheart! John decided to give him our old van and he was so appreciative. But we never use it and it was a chore to keep the battery going and the mice away from the wiring. Plus the required insurance was annoying. This was not exactly a bartering arrangement because John saw that the truck our neighbor uses was decidedly ancient and faultering. He needed a van!

Speaking of John, he got the taxes done and got back home. Yea! He does pretty good doing the early part of the day. Evening is usually hard for him. The family (Andrea and grandson and me) are keeping a close eye on him. He does get frustrated when he cannot express himself. Brain fog and depression is also part of his symptoms. Not an easy thing to Diagnose or treat. No doctor has put a name on this yet. Tests and head shaking mainly! We are so glad to have a small but great family and friends. I say a prayer of gratitude many times a day.

Trimming my hair today. Katie and I have hair in our eyes! Also ordering some new jeans. My fancy jeans with rhinestones seem out of place these days. But still wear them when not cleaning house. Making an Easter dinner for John and me. Lemon chicken and pasta, tossed salad, asparagus and a sugar-free chocolate pudding for dessert. Not exactly a huge feast but I know John will like it. I baked muffins instead of hot cross buns. I mashed a cross in the center and I will fill the cross area with sugar-free marmalade. Calling all the family on Easter. Andrea and grandson will pop by for coffee and dessert. Remember that woman (can’t remember her name). She used to say “and that’s all the news that is fit to print!” Hahaha I need more news of any kind.
Be good little bunnies,
Patsy☘️🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐣🐰🐰🐰🐰

Virruth! Kitchen stool Is what you need- you can perch on one and chop and stir to your heart’s content.
Patsy☘️🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣🐰🐰🐰🐰

For us, this is just another Sunday. Dog walking, grocery pickup at 8, walk with friend at 9:30, lunch at 10:30, maybe a nap, some TV in the afternoon, and maybe a bit of yard work.

Barbie

Happy Easter everyone, and also happy pagan springtime when the world wakes up,

I’ll be back later because like everyone else I am busy preparing a very mixed salad to go with a vegan pizza.
ANNE.

Enjoy your day my friends. ❤️🐇🐇❤️

Lin 🙋🏼‍♀️

I’m jealous Virruth but happy Springtime to you! A week of rain predicted for me! 🐳🐬🐠🐙🐋
Jackie

Happy Easter dear sneakers! We have rain as always. But that is an ever present condition here on the north coast. We are used to it but that doesn’t mean we have stopped complaining about it.
Sadly no Easter egg hunts here today. I loved dyeing the eggs and hiding the eggs. I went all out and doned a rabbit suit with ears as I hid the eggs. I had a basket at the end of the kids bed each Easter morning and a carrot was nibbled for them to find beside the basket. What a hoot! I don’t think I fooled anyone. We all had fun. One Easter it was snowing in Colorado and we hid the eggs in the snow.

I have a bit more to get ready for our Easter dinner. So my loves, have a lovely Easter. Or a lovely spring day regardless of how you celebrate this day.
Patsy☘️🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣