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My son has replied to say that he and Edie can come over on Wednesday for roast lamb. It's the shoulder I bought for John's daughter, and too big for just the two of us, even with leftovers. I will do a Greek salad to go with it for Edie, which she loves, but haven't quite decided on other veg accompaniments. I like a tahini and yoghurt sauce with it. I might do the root vegetables again. The rest of the family are off to the other grandparents, but Edie has two days of football.
I've had a bit of a painful day today, but the last meds I took have helped. The worst thing about waiting is all these drugs. Hate it.
We love our pine floors and had them refinished a few years ago. It only takes a day, all in, for a couple of rooms. No dust. Easy to look after. I inherited carpet in my upstairs bathroom, and would love to replace it, but no cash. At least it's only me up there. Our whole house needs loads doing, but it's not a priority for John, so I just close my eyes and live with it. Yes, it's frustrating, but unless I win the lottery.......
Beautiful, warm, day here. I would have loved to go out for a walk, but no.
Salmon for dinner. Fresh spinach in crême fraiche, and a few home fries. I always put the fries (chunky chips in uk) in a separate bowl. Chilled white wine.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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little guy at daycare !!
Good afternoon...
Just watching the last 2 seasons of Call the midwife.6 -
Yesterday, I dug up bulbs ... some of the bulbs. We have quite a large bulb bed so I only got about 1/3 of it dug. I haven't done a lot of digging in the garden just recently and my glutes are feeling it!
I also pulled weeds at the new place. It's been empty since January, so there are a few weeds around.
Question about flooring:
What is your preferred flooring?
- carpet (thick, thin?)
- vinyl
- laminate
- engineered hardwood
- hardwood
- tiles
- stone
- bamboo
- cork
- concrete
And why?
I'm thinking I would like to get rid of all carpet for allergy reasons and because I see carpet as dirty in the sense that it collects and hides all sorts of things.
Concrete wouldn't work where we are, but I also see it as cold and industrial.
Tiles have grout which (in my experience) ends up looking grubby over time.
Machka in Oz
I like bamboo or laminate. We put laminate in our first house and I loved it then and I still do. I have a friend with bamboo and it looks gorgeous and I suspect the care is similar to laminate.
I'd avoid hardwood because it scratches. I like the look of tile, but unless the grout is dark, it'll look grungy soon.
Tina in CA2 -
I've decided I'm going to check out the cost of renting a power assisted wheelchair for the next couple of months. I'm missing the sea.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
Good Sunday,
Slept 11 hours! That is unheard of for me.
Roombas- I had a shark that lasted 5 years with a pyrenees and a German shepherd. Got the Roomba after dogs passed, it lasted 2 years. Back to Shark. My names are not as inventive, but I love Sharkey! It is nice to come home to fresh vacuumed floors. I also have the bag less, self empty one. Was really great with dogs!
Vinyl plank floor- Barbara mine is over 10 years old and still looks new in spite of big dogs, pees issues, and many spills. No separating, no peeling, and no lifting. Even when the washer died and it had water sitting on it all day. I love it and have put it in one of our rental properties. It is holding up better than the vinyl flooring that we originally had in place. Those are the reasons I am thinking it will go in the master bath when we redo it. It has some grain to it so isn't slippery when wet.
There is currently carpet in the master bath and was in the hall bath prior to remodel. The toilet area however has/had tile around them. Thank goodness! The contractor that did remodel thought the carpet would be gross upon removal, but wasn't as bath mats were used in front of sink and shower. I guess since I am barefoot as much as possible, inside and out, I never think about dirty carpets. Vacuumed often with sharkey, shampoo every few months, occasionally pull out the big vacuum, rarely wear shoes in house. Flooring only has to be safe as far as DH is concerned since he always has slippers or shoes on.
Lisa Congratulations on finishing brick work and skyrizi approval.
Love the artwork that has been shared. Such talent!
Michele Whatever mower you decide to get make sure you know where to get it repaired. The dealers that repair hardware store brands are hard to find in our area. How old is the battery? They could be fully charged but still fall short on a load test. Most batteries only have a 3-5 yr life span though longer for some.
Ginny Yep, a lot of places closed Monday. We are open but have Eclipse glasses for all to see if they want. Oldest daughter may drive up with kiddos if baseball game cancelled. They are on spring break. Traffic is the main concern. I heard hotel rooms were almost sold out and went for $1500-$3500 a night! That is crazy! Thankful I have no highways to be on when I get off work. Just drop off DH for massage at 6.
I really should get something productive done today.....should....hey, I made the bed, talked to oldest daughter, and caught up with you all.
TTYL!
Kylia in Sunny Ohio
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I've checked it out. Too expensive.
Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
Terri - I loved the watercolor - such serenity in it.
Heather - I get your objection to the pain pills. I haven't resigned myself to them yet, and I've been on them now for years. They are only better than the alternative because pain does a whole lot more than just hurt. It starts tearing at your ability to think, to learn, and to live.
Barbara - Only if a room is flooded to the edges is there an issue with the LVP, and that's true of laminate and most other flooring as well.
We just got back from yet another trip to get plants. If we have to, we can cover them up for a few nights. I couldn't resist a monstrously huge Boston fern for the sunroom. Hopefully, I can help it survive... Picked up basil and cilantro for the garden beds, plus lots of tomatoes, peppers, and onion sets. Also picked up some carrot seeds and butternut squash seeds. Corey's excited...
Promised I'd go out and tell him where I wanted my herbs in his raised beds. I can't put dirt in my flowerbed yet, want to let that mortar cure for a couple of days. I'll take pics, I swear...
Later, y'all
Love,
Lisa in AR6 -
Rita-Glad you're on the mend.
Same to you Margaret.
Barbie-Great photo!
Lisa-Sending happy gut vibes your way!
Barbara-I also miss Karen in VA. Hope she's doing well!
Heather-I love the idea of Edie and Max discussing cheese. That's brilliant. Cheese is also a great topic.
I don't get the whoop-ti-do over the eclipse either. I'm also kind of a year-round grinch when it comes to going places or doing things that will likely involve a lot of people (which is everything, everywhere around here most of the time).Feeling kind of grumpy in general. I'm really tired of home-related tasks. Sick of taking care of things and the cost that goes along with it. The mister doesn't want to do anything to care for the house, so it ends up on my shoulders and then he gets mad at me for doing it...long history on this. Any time something gets dinged or scratched, he flips his lid. Makes it hard to hire people to do stuff. So, I am giving up.
Fighting ants. Ugh. They just seem to appear out of the ether. I'm cutting food, I look away for a split second and they are just there. Poof. Out of nowhere.
Bored with my neighborhood for walking/running. Bored with yoga too.
We have a concert this week that I had been looking forward to for months. We reserved a hotel room (it's about an hour drive) and planned to check in early, have dinner at a fancy restaurant and enjoy the concert without the worry of driving home on curvy mountain roads late at night. Well, the mister has come down with a cold. Seems his co-workers don't bother to stay home when they are sick. So, we will likely make the concert, but not the other stuff.
I'm just blah all around.
Hope you're all better!
Tina in CA
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Terri - simply gorgeous water color.
Barbara - yes the bathroom faucet shut-offs are easy to get to (though kind of a stretch involving getting down on the floor) once I pull out the cleaning supplies and various shampoos stored under that sink.
Barbie - my sis did say they were going to get a hotel room, and I offered my house - mainly because I haven't seen them in years and I thought it would be easier for everyone if they just stayed here. They will be exhausted after a long flight and her DH is in poor health so I want them to be comfortable. The hotels are next to the freeway and there have been shootings and thefts in some of the parking lots recently.
Believe me, if it was anyone else than my brother or sister - they'd be told to get a hotel room. Over the years, we stopped several distant relatives and friends of friends who were planning to make our place home base when visiting the area by telling them that. We never heard anything more from them, which made me wonder if they wanted to see us or did they want free lodging and a few meals?
I have plenty of time to get Rosie figured out and check more on that doggie hotel if it comes to that. I'll let my sis know about chatty Rosie in the meantime - come to think of it, it might not matter to them, I believe my BIL wears hearing aids and my sis is easy going. They can decide.
Heather - sorry that motorized wheelchairs are so expensive to rent.
Annie - did your dad make it home OK after losing his way to church? There's a case where a tracker of some type would come in handy if you could get it secured on him somehow. If my DH wouldn't have had physical issues which prevented him from walking very much, he would probably have taken off too, it happens to so many older folks. So stressful for YOU. Good job on increasing the exercise!
On flooring -I'm in Barbie's camp. I like the carpeting in the living room and bedrooms. Yes, it traps dust mites and bacteria and can be hard to keep clean. Yes, my carpeting has pet stains and some discoloration from spilled food and coffee over the years. Being an old farm girl, I don't get upset over some dirt and germs tracked in now and then, but I do not like the smell of dog/cat urine. I've been able to avoid it by hitting spots immediately with vinegar water and/or carpet sprays made specifically for that.
In my experience, carpeting is quieter. Warmer. Less slippery and injurious if one falls (my DH experienced many falls during his final years due to balance problems. Luckily, most were on carpeting.) Easier on my own feet and Rosie's hips and feet. My house is similar to Terri's - a mixture of carpeting and some hardwood and vinyl. I could probably use new carpeting - carpet fibers these days are more resilient to stains. I'd also go with hotel or similar industrial type that's easy to clean and sanitize. I did get rid of throw rugs in the bathrooms and kitchen, they were definitely a trip hazard. I often just throw a towel on the floor when I get step of the shower to absorb drips then throw it over the shower curtain rod to dry or into the washer.
Anyhow, for now, I'm content with the carpet. I might change my mind in a few years.
Reminder - please send me weekly check-in stats by noon tomorrow. Thank you!
Lanette
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Lanette yes my dad did finally find his way to the church, albeit quite late. My aunt was there and she drove him home afterwards.
I asked him what we should change, and he said he needed to leave for church earlier. He doesn't see a need for me to find him. He thinks he is doing fine wandering around. So he wouldn't wear a GPS tracker. I at least got him to put my phone number in his wallet. He doesn't carry a phone because he couldn't remember how to turn it on.
This is going to get really bad in the fall when it gets dark early.
Annie in Delaware
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On flooring -This house has a mixture of hardwood (living room and formal dining, main guest bedroom and my office), bamboo (the master bedroom and master closet), tile (the kitchen, den, breakfast room, guest bathrooms, half bath, our master bath and the laundry room) and carpet in the other two guest bedrooms. I would love to replace ALL of it with one uniform flooring, but I don't want to spend the money to do it. We also don't agree on what to replace it with. Hub wants wood look tile planks, I prefer engineered wood (real wood but prefinished and you can sand/refinish 1 or 2X depending on the thickness of the product).
Okie in the TX Hill Country3 -
came home from church and heard dh at the kitchen sink washing dishes(front door is right by the kitchen window(faces the porch). I think, NICE. He rarely washes dishes. Maybe once every six months. I had left them last night, not feeling like washing them and knew they would be waiting for me when I got home. Came in the house and he had washed just a couple of the cats dishes- moved the dirty dishes from dinner out of the way so he could wash their dishes but not one of his dishes. Just shook my head, made lunch for us then, yep, did all the dishes.8
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Good afternoon ladies.
Terri, beautiful painting! You have a talent for sure.
Heather, so happy that you have your two surgeries set. I'm sure you will be glad to get rid of your pain.
Machka, on the subject of flooring I'm sure there are many different opinions and I'm sure you will select what is best for you. We have hardwood flooring in our living room and I had posted some pics of it after we sanded and refinished it. It has been down for a long time and is still beautiful. We have pets and I have allergies so we stay away from carpeting. The rest of our flooring is parquet in the 3 bedrooms and the hallway. We installed porcelain tiles in the kitchen, entryway and bathroom. We got the tiles and grout from Home Depot and it was very easy to install. I did it myself as hubby has a hip issue and finds it difficult to be on his hands/knees. It's been down for about 25 years and still looks very good. It was a fairly new product when we got it and was advertised as a floating floor....no nailing....no gluing. The tiles snapped together and then the grout was applied. When it first came out some "experts" said it would not stay down and would lift in time but it certainly hasn't. I'm sure there are lots of newer options out there.
We are going to have to replace our parquet flooring sometime in the future and I think we may go with cork flooring (plank or tile).
Joy
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Lanette Your explanation of family staying with you was perfect. It will be a great visit. Also your feelings about carpet are just like mine You expressed it so clearly. Comfort is important to me Barbie in NW WA 5
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As promised!
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Lisa - so are you able to get the extra mortar off? or is it just that style? I have never done anything with bricks except setting them in sand to make a walk way.
Kim in N. California2 -
Kim - Yep, a wire brush and some water will take most of the mortar cement off, which is what's making it look quite white right now. The mortar itself (like the grout between tile) will stay lighter than the brick, which is a mellowed brown/red. I find myself amazed every time I touch it and it's a wall. I built a wall. A small, wiggly wall, but a wall. Absolutely wigs me out.
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Lisa - another thing on the resume!!!! Words, quilts, painting, wall builder, cat mom, wife, Sous chef, locater of public restrooms, hauler of branches, driver of a zero turn mower - a variety of skills. And I know I have missed some!
Kim
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Lisa: Love the brick planter. I quite like the aged look that the mortar gives it.
Time for bed. I’m working on improving my sleep schedule, so shutting down tech.
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☘️ Terri4 -
Lisa - another thing on the resume!!!! Words, quilts, painting, wall builder, cat mom, wife, Sous chef, locater of public restrooms, hauler of branches, driver of a zero turn mower - a variety of skills. And I know I have missed some!
Kim
Thank you, dear heart. You're no slouch yourself, from dog whisperer, gourmet cook, determined and tenacious daughter, talented gardener, serial entrepreneur, to loyal friend, and best aunt EVER, as well as more that I've missed! 5
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