Good evening. Last warm day for a while. I am ready to unlock and set my generator to off tomorrow morning. I hope this whole repair of of gas meter goes well. I just read a little post from another person in my metro that had this company repair a leak in their meter. Guess what, they went out and checked recently, the supposed repair several months ago apparently did not work, they could still smell gas. That did not encourage me. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Sandy, so you got to see the kiddos on Valentine’s Day and gave them their treats on the actual day. Great!

Jackie, you are so busy but it sounds as if your band of ladies is making progress in the campaign to let people know what kind of person that man is. Wonderful!

I did quite a number of Zoom meetings today one was the first farm related meeting. Rents are expected to decline as are property values. Well, wasn’t that happy news for landowners? I guess you might as well know what’s up.

The rest were the usual. I keep trying! Maybe someday I will be more fit and strong.

Best wishes to everyone.

Lin🙋🏼‍♀️
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Sorry for the double post. I received an error message that my attempt to post had timed out so Impressed the button again. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Hi! Very cold today with rain last night. Kinda muddy.

Tonight, snow is expected. I am totally tired! Going to try to watch a women’s basketball game. And then, sleep! I may be shoveling snow tomorrow.

Lin🙋🏼‍♀️
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Well, I ended up at the hospital. Hope I haven’t told you this already! I went in an ambulance with three firemen on a med. training course and two medics. We arrived at 11am and I finally got home with poor Mark at midnight. First they thought my symptoms were pneumonia, but after 3 X-rays, going through some X-ray scanner, frequent BP checks, all sorts of other stuff including a very pretty Chinese nurse who wanted to put one of those things in your arms that pumps stuff into your veins. “No, no,” I cried, “I don’t want that, I’m a coward.” “We have to do it Anne” she said. I gave her my winning smile and said, “you are a very pretty girl.” “Flattery gets you nowhere” she said and promptly jabbed the thing in. This made me urinate every two minutes with flying visits looking for washrooms. The final verdict: could be the old ticker. So armed with diuretic pills Mark and I made it home at midnight, because by then I’d had enough of hospitals and pleaded to let me OUT. So here I sit for 14 long days because I have to take diuretics pills for 14 days and darent go anywhere. At the end of 14 days I then have heart tests. What a bummer.
Mike took Jilly Bean home with him for two days and took her to the office all day to delight everyone. She’s back exhausted and asleep in her own bed.
So there you have it, and if I’ve repeated myself, it’s all due to shock and you will have ignored it anyway.

Feeling sorry for herself,
Anne in Ontario.

Oops, almost forgot a teapot!

Another foggy, rainy day and not much else going on! The usual short walk to the next village, an email exchange with Linda when we decided we will attend a council meeting on the evening of the 21st, a catch up phone call with Sheila and chicken casserole prepared and cooked in my slow cooker. As I chatted to Sheila I became aware of a huge, hairy queen bee slowly taking off from my laundry basket where yesterday’s dry washing had been placed after an overnight airing in the dining room. Brady was immediately interested so I had to put Sheila on hold while I took the basket to the door and asked her to leave. She was probably shocked because when she landed in the laundry yesterday it was dry outside but now she buzzed off into thick, damp fog!

Sandy, just like you I have problems with my back at times and that has a knock on effect in my legs. If I sit too long, and that’s quite a short time for me, I have to make an effort to walk far with George and Betty but luckily when I do, I feel much better. Recently I read about yet another new theory on how to lose a few unwanted pounds and that is to make sure there is a full 12 hours between eating in the evening and breakfast. I used to be naughty looking for nibbles during the evening but since reading about what’s referred to as a night fast, I’ve stopped and am maintaining the weight loss from the virus over Christmas and New Year,

A pretty teapot Lin. I love yellow roses but unfortunately they don’t survive in my garden. The air is too damp at the best of times!

Anne, I hope you are improving and getting some decent sleep at night. Having typed that I’m thinking diuretic pills might be disturbing your rest. It’s not been the best few months settling into your new home has it but I think once Spring arrives, life will improve.

Bedtime for me. 🥱😴
Jackie

Another late night! We walked in the rain as usual and the ground was so muddy I put George in the shower when we got home. Betty with her short coat doesn’t get mud sticking to her so a wipe with a towel soon works but poor George gets in a terrible mess. He is very patient as I struggle to bend into the shower cubicle and loves to be wrapped in a huge towel to dry. Once that job was completed I emptied my car of shopping bags, seat covers and loose change ready for a valet and wash tomorrow. While that’s completed I will have coffee with Linda at a garden centre then see what seeds and plants they have on sale so yes Lin, the Facebook picture is very appropriate.
After showering George I drove into town for a couple of items and when I got home could see George was still wet so called him upstairs so he could sit on my bed while I used my hairdryer, which he loves, and he was soon looking and feeling better. I caught up with my brother in Spain to see how he is after catching that awful virus doing the rounds. He ended up in hospital because one morning his throat closed up so he couldn’t breathe. Luckily his cleaner arrived and found him choking so called an ambulance and within 10 minutes a doctor, nurse and two paramedics arrived. He was given what he thinks was an adrenaline shot in his bottom and a five day course of antibiotics so thankfully is beginning to feel better although a few times talking to me made him cough and struggle. He constantly sipped warm water and Spanish honey and that did ease the cough.

Amazing teapot and cups Lin. Very 1930’s!

Midnight so I must get to bed.
Jackie 🥰

It’s been a mild day and even the sun came out for a while. After walking with George and Betty I drove to pick up Linda and we went to a garden centre that has the car wash and valet set up. We had coffee and cake then looked around the plants on display. Spring flowers were blooming and attracting bumble bees so we felt it was finally Spring although that was probably premature! I did buy a bag of seed potatoes and some green beans to plant next month so it was a start. My car now looks as shiny as it was when I bought it but so clean inside I won’t want to put the pooches in it! Linda’s neighbour was clearing out his garage and gave me lots of dry wood to burn at home and I tried very hard not to be precious about stacking it in my clean car!
Tomorrow I have an appointment for my annual eye test and will also get some groceries. I forgot to buy milk today and what’s in my fridge is about to go off!

Sandy, I think these procedures we are offered as we get older are wonderful if sometimes scary. I’m sure you will weigh up your options and in the end feel right about a decision. Enjoy your day at home.

Hello Lin, Anne and all our other friends. Gone midnight so I’m off to bed.
Jackie 🥰

Hi, sorry I didn’t post yesterday. Lots of Zoom classes and then the evening YouTube Live went well over 2 hours. At that point, I fell asleep.

Nothing of interest I guess. We have warmer than usual weather. Yesterday we also had sunshine. Today is overcast and same expected tomorrow along with wind and perhaps rain.

Jackie, great shopping trip. Not so great appointment with the eye doctor. Glad you have new glasses ordered.

Sandy, I hope Charlie didn’t get ill at school yesterday. Hope today is a happy day and that you have the sunshine we had yesterday.

Be safe everyone.

Lin 🙋🏼‍♀️
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Happy Thursday. Torrential rain hitting my roof woke me around 6am and I couldn’t get back to sleep so got up, followed by Brady wanting his breakfast. Barney messaged to let me know he won’t be visiting to prune a couple of trees because he has caught a nasty cough that’s doing the rounds so at that point I went back to bed and slept until nearly 9.
Last night’s meeting was an eye opener on how not to run a local council meeting. I politely asked my questions, although no one is allowed to mention what happened to Rachael until the police finish their investigation. Before long it was discussed in a roundabout way leading on from a question from the councillor I’ve been in touch with, so awkward comments were made while Mr Nasty sat in silence pretending to write something. The rest of the meeting we the public weren’t involved in was bad tempered and showed how little they know about recognised procedures. I was more concerned about leaving George and Betty too long as I had been out most of the day but after 2.5 hours we escaped because they went into a closed session (no public). I had a mug of hot chocolate when I got home and an early night! Betty had pee’d on the carpet in my spare room but I can hardly blame her!

Nearly 11am and we haven’t walked yet. I’m hoping the rain will stop at some point!

That sounds like me Lin; falling asleep in front of YouTube!

Sandy, if I wasn’t desperate to trial a drug with those percentages, I’d probably decline. Especially if an already trialed and safe one was available. Our eyes are too important. The optician I saw on Tuesday offered an option of bifocals but I told him at my age I didn’t want to add a risk of tripping. It was all good humoured but I prefer to stick to what I know.

It’s looking a bit brighter outside so I might risk a doggy walk.
Take care.
Jackie 🥰

Happy early Spring at least for a few days. We have had so much rain this year as we did last year. It makes me wonder if they are seeding the clouds. Southern California has had lots of flooding, plus lose of property from high waves not to forget the number of trees that have come down.

Full sun and 61 degrees right now with no wind or clouds. I need to get outside to prune a few of my roses though it is a bit late. Some of my other roses are getting new growth already. We accessed the damage to the wood fence that took a hit from the very strong winds again. The 2nd this winter. We have to replace two posts and 2 eight foot sections. Last year we had to replace about 4 sections. Wished I could say it was all completed now, but some still standing.

Sandy....Dealing with eye injections doesn't sound like something I would do, but then sometimes we have no choice. Plus being able to see to be independent is important. i have glaucoma, which I take 2 different drops each day. My mom became legally blind at 65. So far the drops seem to be helping....well I can say they haven't gotten any worst for quite a while. I get followed 2 times a year by a specialist and get my eyes checked by my optometrist annually too.

Jackie....Hopefully you are starting to build your stamina after having to curtail your walks somewhat. Between the rain, the winds and the temperature I haven't walked as much as I am supposed to. My doctor reminded me it was something I really needed to do. Bathing your dogs almost everyday would be the end of me. When I did it to Jacque about every 6 weeks with his groomer in between my back about did me in. Thankfully I didn't have to deal with the mud, but we do what we must for out pets. I miss our dogs and kitties every day.

Lin....Hope you have gotten your bathroom water issues resolved by now. I am also concerned about the slick walkway down your drive and shoveling all of that snow. A change in weather I am sure would be much appreciated by you. Happy Easter card making.

Anne....So concerned about you. This hasn't been a good winter for you. Plus the trip to the ER I am sure wasn't anything you enjoyed. Sounds like you got quite a work up while there. Obviously they were very concerned. Diuretics aren't fun especially when you it is 14 days worth. Hopefully you are starting to feel a whole lot better, your breathing is better and you are able to get naps in between the above issues. Thinking of you.

Me....I was talking to my 3 siblings at Thanksgiving. The topic of cardiologists came up. All of them were seeing one with various heart conditions and medications. They are between a span of 8 years from me with me being the eldest. Dad passed at 60 with a heart attack. This was a wake up call for me, so I made an appt to see my Internal Med doctor. I had EKG done last November while in an ER. That was an eye opener. Now on various heart meds also with a few symptoms, so must take my bp 2 times a day. Had a Stress Test done a week ago and have a Holden Monitor (at home ekg test) for 24 hrs to see if anything else appears. Plus a colonoscopy next month. Eye exam in April.....I will be so glad to get this all over with. So I guess I have joined so many other seniors with "health issues". Just thankful I have gotten this far with issues I can still deal with.

Hope everyone is having a great day today. Thinking of everyone.

Diane