Jackie, my deepest condolences on the loss of your brother.
Joy

Jackie sorry for your loss

Good Morning to all. Went to Panera for breakfast today. Ate a bearclaw and MFP sugar and fat is thru the roof already. OMG. Wish I selected a bagel. But I wanted pumpkin and they didnt have it. I will have to try somewhere else. Got our Walmart Grocery pickup. Have to cook some ground meat for tacos, and do some slicing and dicing, too. But enough about food. Hope you all have a great week.
Lin, have loved your last couple teapots. ❤️
Joy

Hello ladies. Thank you for your kind messages. I’m keeping myself busy without overdoing it and remembering the fun, good times I had with my brother before his life took a tumble. His last few years were heartbreaking because It’s true that life is precious but he couldn’t or wouldn’t see it. I think we Sneakers are doing the right thing, filling our days with people and things we enjoy and love.

I must go grocery shopping in the morning then see what the weather brings. When it rained today I dug out an apricot and oats biscuit recipe one of our sneakers, Shirley, shared with us and made a batch to enjoy with my afternoon cuppa. Looking for the right baking tin to use, I found all sorts of shapes and sizes at the back of the cupboard that reminded me I used to be far more adventurous creating meals so will get back to putting more thought into cooking!

Crazy teapot Lin and yes, it made me smile!

I’m off to bed.
Jackie 🥱😴

Another disturbed sleep, mostly due to the pets being restless and George grumbling. The first time it was 1.30am, then around 3am so I will try to get more rest tonight. It’s schools half term so the shops and roads were quiet when I drove to the supermarket. The only thing that seems to have disappeared from our shelves is Ryvita crispbread which might be due to the invasion of Ukraine because shipments of grain are stop/start. I bought bagels instead!
I’ve done some more housework and having borrowed Linda’s powerful drill, am now working out the measurements to finally hang the new electric heater on the snug wall. German technology is sometimes too clever for me but between sips of tea and copious notes I think I’ve got it so will mark up the spots ready to drill holes in the morning.
Rain arrived about an hour ago but before that it was relatively mild so the pooches enjoyed their run on the moors.

Sandy, as ever with my disfunctional family, details about why John was in hospital when he died and who will be making funeral arrangements aren’t forthcoming. I do know it can take days to get a death certificate then up to months to arrange a funeral date in the area he was living because it’s bursting at the seams with the influx of immigrants. Knowing my brother, it could be he insisted he didn’t want one so I’ll patiently wait!
Your comment about pumpkins made me smile because as I waited to be served at the supermarket I leaned into a big box to see what it held and it was a mound of huge pumpkins. Not my thing either!
You’ve got your hands full with the pups but seems you have a great plan in place.

Lin, I think we posted at the same time last night. The style of that teapot and jug was very popular once upon a time. I think it’s called Torquay Ware after the town the pottery factory is located. More useless information!

My cup of tea finished so I’ll finish marking the wall and light the log burner.

Hello to anyone else popping in.
Jackie 🥰

We officially adopted Annie today.

Congratulations Barbie and Jake. Annie is beautiful and definitely fallen on her paws! 🐶

Ive had a busy day after a lovely walk on the moors and after a longer than anticipated task hanging a heavy trellis on the outside wall for a climbing rose, I still didn’t get round to fixing the heater on the snug wall. Never mind; I’m pleased with the trellis and the rose will be happy. One thing at a time! It did remain dry all day and relatively mild. The trouble is the grass keeps growing when usually the mowers have been put away for Winter. I just let the dogs out for their last garden visit and it’s raining!

Wow Lin, lots going on around you and how frustrating when contractors hit the wrong cables and pipes. Don’t they have charts showing them what’s buried in the ground or is that a silly question? Scrumptious teapot!

Gosh Sandy, you must be exhausted! Enjoy your own bed tonight.

I’m off to mine! 🥱😴
Jackie

Good evening…..my vehicle is back home and has had a thorough checkup. Happy to have that work finished.

I hope everyone gets some rest because darn it—-it is needed. Charge your batteries friends.

And as to why so many errors are being made on the cabling project, I do not know. We have a service that when called comes out to locate all the lines and places flags. The quality of the work is poor. It is also widespread.

Nothing else of interest here today.

Lin🙋🏼‍♀️
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Its Thursday! Just got home. Deb and I shopped several stores to get some extra steps. We are on the lookout for Christmas gift ideas. Yikes, I said the word. Yep, not even Halloween. We needed to stop at Dollar store for cards. Then I was tired. Back still hurts from when I broke myT6 over a year ago. I was thirsty. I was hungry. So we stopped at Westwoods….a nice little BbQ place. We both had Cobb salads…hers with steak and mine, chicken. We had the dressing on the side. Servings so huge, we have a big bowl for tomorrows lunch. It will still be crisp and delicious.
Sandy, Jackie, and Lin…..I agree with Barbie’s post!
My grandson is here and leaves on Sunday night. So Sunday we will have him over to play cards and eat Lo’s spaghetti.
For the next two days, I plan to read and do puzzles….the only work I will do is finish my closet cleaning. We are getting some blankets ready to donate and clothes we are not wearing, too.
So happy weekend to all.
LuvJoy

Hi…..I was struggling with getting and staying online yesterday. Internet service was really sporadic Not feeling up to par either my digestion is fighting me. Ack. Went to bed relatively early and will try to accomplish more today. Drinking water and tea this morning. I am not sure I will get to my favorite beverage (coffee).

Okay, temperatures dropping all day wet weather over the weekend with a possibility of a bit of the white stuff. And a hard freeze. Just in time for the kids to freeze if going out to trick or treat.

Jackie, what are Wallflowers? I am drawing a blank. I will look it up later. Sorry about the cucumbers. End of the season produce can be the most appreciated. I hope you will be able to go for a walk with Sheila on Saturday. Hello to George and Betty.

Sandy, my vehicle is quite old and although I do have synthetic oil which means more miles between changes I have gotten in the habit of taking it in annually for an oil change, fall check up, any maintenance required per mileage. It has turned into a pre-winter ritual. My service advisor told me that the technician told him he got kind of shocked when it was time to change the oil, he said it looked like it had just been changed. 😄😁 I did have a new timing belt installed so I have new coolant. Anyway, that’s the best I can do to try to keep it on the road! Are you over your cold now? Keep getting your rest.

Joy, I haven’t donated any blankets. I have thought about it but it can get crazy cold here so I tend to hold on to those and all my quilts. I do my best to stay warm! I may get rid of some afghans though again, a hard decisions as they are made handmade by either my mom or myself. 👀 Enjoy your reading and the puzzles. Good activities.

Barbie, are you getting any rest? Or rather is your pup letting you get any rest? Glad the adoption is final. Happy for you and Jake.

Hello Diane, Anne, Patsy, Jeri, and all other Sneakers.

Hopefully a productive day here. I did setup my InstaPot to cook quinoa. First time since I did my best to fix it. It seemed to cycle all right (just heard the end of cycle beeping) but when I finally open it after the pressure comes down, we will see. 🤞🏻

Best wishes friends.

Lin🙋🏼‍♀️
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Happy Friday. It turned out I wasn’t offered Wallflowers but Sweet William! Just as colourful and probably easier to care for. I walked with David and Hattie for an hour on the moor but not too high because rain clouds were threatening. On the way round he mentioned how painful one of his hips is and he can’t bend to pick things off the ground so when we returned to our cars I gave him a grabber that was in the boot and also offered a shoe horn that I was given by the physio at the hospital when I had my hips replaced. So, home again and my first job was planting the Sweet William then more pottering.

Erysimum is another name for Wallflowers Lin and they were very popular in gardens about 50 years ago. These so-called old fashioned plants are becoming popular again and David is apparently growing dozens each year to cover ground as he clears it, along with Sweet William! When I phoned Sheila earlier to make a plan for the morning walk she didn’t sound too keen although it was originally her idea, so I’ve told her what time I will be in the car park and left it open. I hope you got to enjoy at least one coffee but I know from experience it’s the worst beverage when feeling icky!

A trainer is a great idea Barbie and I hope it goes well. Friends who took on a Labrador puppy a couple of years ago didn’t and are still struggling to control her!

Hello to everyone. My log burner is lit and feet are up so time to relax.
Jackie 🥰

The dog trainer came yesterday for her first visit. She spent time talking to us about what goals we had for Annie. Then we spent an hour learning and practicing techniques using the clicker, hand signals, and one word commands. Annie is a fast learner and Jake and I were almost as fast. She gave us clickers to use and e mailed us a training plan so we have it in writing. She'll be back again next week for another hour of training and practice. It's more expensive that the group training that's available at Petco but fits our needs of staying home and getting personalized help. Training us is as important as training the dog.

Jake and both dogs slept nearly all night and there was no middle of the night walk. I was awake at midnight and for awhile after that but no one else woke up until about an hour before our usual wake up time. That extra hour has allowed me to have some time to do things before my dog walking friend comes for our usual walk.

Barbie

Good super cold afternoon! It was our first official freeze last night. I am wearing my winter parka every time I go out of my house. I think there are snow flurries North and West of us. I put some mail out this morning, made a trip to the library and now I have to go back out to pick up the mail that was delivered a while ago. I was hoping the winds would die down but maybe not. Brrrrrrr.

Sandy, have a good evening. Wow, you won some money?! Lucky lady. I am impressed that you could get an appointment for your car so quickly. Something must be wrong in this area, cannot get any service quickly.

Jackie, how was your day? Did you go for a walk or not? I looked up the Wallflowers and they are lovely and very colorful. I have heard of Sweet Williams.

Barbie, the training sounds like a sensible approach. Good for you. Lots of practice and repetition!

Hugs!

Lin 🙋🏼‍♀️
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