Jackie, I am sorry for your week coming if its rainy. I hope we have continued spring weather. I really liked being outside, even spent a half hour on the patio lounge by the pool….meditating ad it were😲

Sandy Beautiful family pictures

It’s been a dodging rain showers sort of day but George and Betty enjoyed a local stroll on quiet roads and I continued to sort through more seeds and even planted lettuce plugs outside in a container so hopefully we won’t see any more frosty mornings! I had a long chat with my brother in Spain who is recovering from a bad fall and also had a hospital appointment to check on a spider bite that has left a hole in the side of his head that won’t heal! Needless to say, when he popped up on WhatsApp he was wearing a large bandage!

Lovely photos Sandy.

Anne, new neighbours at last and hopefully pleasant. Do you see anything of the current people in Harry’s? Your dream Yorkshire stone cottage still exists in a few rural areas but sadly most of our green and pleasant land is disappearing under poorly constructed housing.

A gorgeous teapot Lin and looking big enough for a large family gathering,

The pooches have had their last trip outside so time for bed.
Jackie 🥰

Not the best night’s sleep for me because I was woken up about 3.30AM by George barking outside in the garden. He had slipped out the cat flap for an emergency pee break but having got up to let him in and gone back to bed, I couldn’t sleep. Wide awake I watched the clock crawl to 6AM before finally getting back to sleep. I heard Brady go out before returning to curl up against my knees so perhaps it was a feeling of being trapped that helped me nod off. It was supposed to rain all day but luckily I got round the blustery, cold moors with George and Betty, then drove into town for pet supplies and just got home as the rain began to pour down. My cousin phoned as I put the car away to let me know my aunt’s funeral is next Thursday but they don’t expect me to travel so that’s a relief! We had a reminisce about the war experiences of our respective fathers who both ended up fighting Japanese in the Far East but would never speak of their experiences. Then he reminded me about his shared 21st birthday party with my brother Bernie when both were given the bumps out in the street until a large police van full of bobbies screeched to a halt and thinking a fight was taking place, tried to arrest the party goers until an angry Aunt Irene intervened and sent them packing!

I’m still trying to get online with my new banking App but think I will have to phone for assistance. Then there is the passport application to be completed and emails to write so a quiet afternoon in front of the fire.

That does sound like a busy gardening day Anne and a good sign with few aches this morning. Both my brothers are struggling through lack of activity and I’ve noticed it doesn’t take long for my muscles to lose strength when I can’t get my walking in.

Brady just went into the garden room to use his cat flap and take a stroll round the neighbourhood but took one look outside and did a u-turn and headed back upstairs! 🙀😸

Happy Tuesday everyone.
Jackie 🥰

Hello. We have had a hot sunny day. I got to the post office to mail my box of cards. And then I came home to wait for a package delivery. We have a lot of people in the neighborhood now working at at various houses and I just wanted to swoop in and put my package inside. I had lunch and then drove to the garden center and wandered and wandered. They still have lots of empty spaces but there were lots of blooming annuals, all gorgeous, and then I went round and round the displays of vegetable plants. I finally decided to purchase some lovely lettuce plants. I need to set up a place for these but with the temperature expected to be around 85 tomorrow with strong breezes I am not in a huge rush. Maybe by the end of the week.

Sandy, a good day today. And I am happy to hear that you feel like yourself again. That is great!! Will you sit on your deck at all tomorrow?

Jackie, what a trial you are having with that banking app. Frustration for sure. I am glad you had an opportunity to talk about old times and memories. That is pleasant from time to time. I guess you just cannot live there permanently.

Anne, wow, what a day of hard gardening work! Yipes. Perhaps I will need to call you Wonder Woman!

Hello Virruth, Barbie, Patsy, Diane, and Jeri

I hope everyone has had a pleasant day, or at least a partially pleasant day.

Be safe.

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Another wet and windy day with hail thrown in the mix. The wind is so cold and blustery I didn’t drive to the top of the moor which was just as well because walking only halfway up I was nearly knocked over by a gust on more than one occasion and I’m no lightweight! Luckily I could see for miles across Cornwall and recognised stormy clouds coming in our direction and returned to my car just in time. We were all shivering by then until the car heater warmed us but after a visit to the farm shop for a fresh whole meal loaf and pack of locally butchered bacon, George and Betty settled in front of the fire while I munched on a bacon and brown sauce sandwich and caught up on the BBC news App and a few YouTube videos.

What’s all this talk of heatwaves? Betty has just asked to go in the garden and while I waited by the door to let her back in I noticed the thermometer in my garden room reads the greenhouse temperature is only 45F so my seedlings will be struggling! Who knows how cold outdoors but my poor, frozen lettuce plants!

Sandy, it is so good to read that you are enjoying child minding again. It sounds like the kids are a perfect antidote for bronchitis and grief! My aunt was 102 when she passed so nothing to be too sad about although my cousin that lived close by for many years and gave so much of her time to ensuring she was cared for, is already missing her terribly and her brother told me yesterday it will hit her hard when everyone leaves after the funeral.

Another stunning teapot Lin. You are right of course; no point living in the past and tomorrow is always a mystery until it becomes today! My today is a lazy one!

Cup of tea finished so I might vacuum upstairs while the pets snooze by the fire.
Jackie 🥰

JACKIE it’s 25C here at the moment and could get up to 29C later this afternoon. I’ve been sitting in the garden and fortunately a cool breeze is blowing. So hang in there it will reach you eventually.
Next week we drop to 7C again. What a roller coaster! The TV weather man at lunchtime said he didn’t want to hear anybody moaning about it being too hot.
Anne.

Also, where abouts are you, Anne?

Well, after my last comment about where Cornwall is, I went to Google maps to check out locations and saw your area. I looked up your time, too. Its now 10:15 pm there. 😎 and I am in the San Joaquin Valley…..lots of farm land….but also a large metro area…its 2:15 here. I am in the middle of the state, a couple of hours drive to Yosemite National Park.
I was in the San Francisco Bay Area. My daughter actually moved in the middle of Covid! Didnt even see house - at least not in person. Her sister said its perfect for you and Mom and come and live near me as we age. Both Debbie and Lori are just retired, 66 and 65! So Deb made appt. For viewing and with her Iphone showed us the house and that was that.

Patsy, I so enjoyed your newsy post. Being new here I am just picking up info about everyone in bits and pieces.
I am really sorry to hear of the struggles of your husband. I will say prayers for a blueprint of sorts for you. Wow, it sounds like you had wonderfully interesting careers. I started my family just out of high school and had six children so no time for career. Then, when our youngest was two….he told me he didnt want children after all. Huh. So i struggled with clerical work to put food on the table and shoes on the feet. 😍
Hoping you son soon finds a house to buy. That seems like a good idea. Family support can do wonders.
Joy

Hello everyone. It was a hot extremely windy day. I drove out to REI to return an online order. My car was blown around on the road with the gusts. After returning my item, I spent a bit of time walking around the store looking at things. It is such a huge store! I didn’t make it through all of the aisles.

I cooked another batch of beans this afternoon. Cooking small amounts of beans is working well for me. Do not have to worry about them going bad and I also do not have to make up little packages to freeze. Another batch of fresh broccoli sprouts were ready today. They are now in the refrigerator, ready for tomorrow.

I spent the rest of the afternoon (until I was super heated) cleaning and scrubbing the garage floor. I got about half of it looking better. It was where my Prius was parked. There was dirt, grease, and rust stains. Not perfect but better. I will work on the other half of the garage one of these days. Maybe when it is a bit cooler.

I put in a grocery order to pick up tomorrow morning.

Joy, I live in Central Iowa. It’s the metro area of our state capital. I am in a suburb, on a short cul de sac of 2-story houses. We are close to a walking trail which I used every day when I had dogs. I have no immediate family. I raise a few pots of vegetables on my deck in the summer. I make cards year-round and take art journaling classes online from time to time. Oh, and I worked as a research analyst and statistician in my last job before retirement. I was married for 25 years and we lived on various farms during that time.

Goodness, how boring!

Patsy, I also hope your son finds a house soon. It is frustrating to not be able to find what you are looking for. Did he ever find a car? I am receiving an email every few days now from the car dealership asking if I have questions, etc. I am hearing from the salesman I visited with and now his supervisor as well. 👀. What a good idea to spend some time on your deck.

Jackie, your weather is just totally crazy. I hope things get back on track soon so your garden is successful.

Sandy, so good to hear you had a day of relaxing. Wonderful.

Anne, so will your DIL provide you with some plants this year? Or will someone give you a ride to a garden center? I know, it is only mid-April so there is plenty of time. I ordered 3 tomato plants and the company said they estimate delivery around May 20th.

Barbie, good for you. Excellent start to your yard work season.

I need to get moving. Just remembered I left a couple of things off my grocery order. I still have time to add them.

Be safe and happy everyone.

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Barbie…you live in beautiful area….I always wanted to see snow covered mountains from my window, but never did. I dont consider myself a social person. Your yard seems lovely and zucchini is my fav. Also tomatoes, but usually pair those with bacon and mayo sandwich, which course is unhealthy. We do luv a tomato and lettuce salad, tho. My friend has one every evening.
Joy

Anne, I have had cataract surgery and had some light sedation. My doc told me it is a bloodless surgery and for it to be successful, the new lens has to be placed exactly in center. He wanted me to be able to talk and answer questions. A funny thing, at my follow-up appointment, I repeated a story he told during my surgery….word for word. And, he was quite surprised I heard and remembered his story.