It has been a bitterly cold day but I needed groceries so drove early into town to stock up. The roofer messaged to tell me he would arrive once he had seen his GP and did so soon after I returned home. He suffers with asthma so the cold air was affecting his breathing but he finished the work and also climbed his ladder on the other side of my property to check where I thought another problem might exist, then adjusted guttering on a side wall that wasn’t draining properly. All in all a very thorough job that I was happy to pay for. I took George round the block and he practically ran all the way with me jogging alongside! I’m sure it was the cold that did it but had to laugh as we did the circuit in record time! Betty didn’t look at all well early on so I was considering returning to the vet but as the day progressed she eat some food, then with the fire in the dining room lit, she curled up in her bed and slept. I think I see a pattern of her struggling soon after her B12 injection before rallying and tonight she appears more cheerful.
I think Anne has just under 4 more weeks wearing the plaster, so long as the foot bones have repaired. I will report back as soon as I hear.

Gorgeous teapot Lin. A real WOW from me!

I’m sorry you are still coughing Sandy. Stay home in the warm if the weather is bad.

Bedtime for me. 🥱😴
Jackie

Hello friends. It has been a cold windy day but so far, we haven’t received any freezing rain. The next week is a series of winter storms according to the forecast I heard today.

Sandy, glad Byranna will return in July for the reunion.

Hope everyone is doing okay.

Anyone watching the Super Bowl game tomorrow, I hope it is enjoyable.

Lin 🙋🏼‍♀️
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Happy Sunday. It has been a quiet day for me. George was walked on the moors but although it was sunny, there was a cold wind so I only stayed about half an hour. I saw David as I arrived and he had already walked so we had a quick discussion to plan meeting on Tuesday morning to drive to a small town about 10 miles away where a recommended car tyres garage is. I think my car needs a new set on the front and he wants to check them out for future tyres. I had hoped to meet up in a town which is on the way but he wants me to collect him from his home which means driving that awful track again! He is a nice man but needy at times. Both his landline and mobile phone are not working so I hope nothing crops up before then.
Betty still has terrible diarrhoea so I bought a bag of frozen white fish for her and was pleased she did eat some. Now I wait to see what the effect is! I spent a couple of hours in my garden until it became chilly and hope to do more pruning tomorrow.

I hope Sandy and Lin avoid heavy snow. I watched a YouTube video of a storm of record breaking amounts of snow and freezing temperatures in Japan. Wow, I don’t think I have anything to complain about!

Enjoy your Super Bowl.
Jackie 🥰

I’m sorry I missed posting yesterday. After walking George, who is still enjoying having me to himself when we go out, I got a few jobs completed and phoned Sheila to catch up with any news. It seems her 2nd cataract procedure was worse than the first so she ended up in a lot of pain and can’t see to read. Her daughter sent her a pair of magnifying reading glasses and will wait for a follow up appointment with her optician next month. After our chat I called the vet practice to book an appointment to take Betty back for a steroid injection and must say since then she has been more lively. She is enjoying her fish meals so I will continue with them and I also have been given a 10 day course of steroid tablets to be given twice a day. I was warned her appetite will increase dramatically but not to give her too much to start with so after I drove to the tyre garage this morning with David I detoured to a supermarket for more fish so am stocked up! The mechanic told me I won’t need new tyres for another 2,000 miles which was good news, what with the vet bills.

Sandy, you are right about David and I think he caught me on a bad day when I was worrying about Betty. He apologised today for taking me out of my way to pick him up so I told him it is only because I don’t like driving on the roads near him. He admitted he doesn’t like them either! A funny thing happened when I dropped him back home. His mobile phone hasn't been working for a few days so I got out to call it on my iPhone so I could see what message he was getting but heard a heavy farm Land Rover pull up driven by the farmer’s wife who shouted for me to move because she was guiding a very large cow along the road and wanted to put it in the field next to David’s property. I hope they managed without me because I drove off rather than deal with an angry cow!

Gorgeous tea sets again Lin. The floral set is beautiful.

It is still cold and rather grey so I will feed the hens their afternoon corn, light a fire and enjoy a cup of tea.

I have exchanged emails with Anne and of course told her how much the sneakers miss her. She is suffering nose bleeds caused by the air in Mike’s apartment that leave her feeling fatigued and was waiting for a visit from Social Services who will hopefully have ideas to help her. I will let you know what happens once I hear more.

Take care, especially if you do get a lot of snow.
Jackie 🥰

God evening. It has been an overcast and very cold day. There have been numerous watches and warnings issued for the upcoming storms. The latest is a warning that removing the accumulation of snow may be very difficult so drive very carefully. All the schools have issued closure notices for tomorrow. More snow is expected after this storm passes with the forecast showing no precipitation next Tuesday. 👀

The wind is very cold as it is infiltrating my house. Brrrr. I did get in touch with my insurance agent today. My homeowners policy is up for renewal and they want the age of all elements in the house now. Also are systems the newest updated energy efficient products. They would give a discount for an integrated whole house alarm system. Do not have that. But they seemed happy to hear I have the newest HVAC system components. I also got one new endorsement to cover my house for 150% of insured value in the case of pretty much total loss. Replacement costs keep going up so it seemed liked a good idea.

I have a live new product video to watch this evening. She has teased several new products that sound very interesting. But then, when it comes to making cards, there is also something new and better…..

Sandy, it is kind of you to see your friend more often and to take her to the activity she likes the most. I hope you have plenty of supplies in case you are snowed in for a couple of days.

Jackie, good news that your tires do not need immediate replacement. 👍🏻👍🏻 I hope Betty continues to improve or at least to hold her own. Wow, I am thinking of all the fish you purchased today. I have visions of your refrigerator packed with packages of fish filets. Poor Anne, it can be very uncomfortable to live in the dry air produced by our central heating systems. We have so much flu around here, I am glad she is not in a care center right now but maybe respiratory illness is not as bad in Ontario.

Barbie, sending a big hello to you and your pups. How is Annie?

Take care everyone. Must run along.

Lin 🙋🏼‍♀️
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Hello. Yes, it is snowing. It started about 9pm last night and it is still snowing now. Winter storm warning doesn’t expire until midnight. All the libraries are also closed and the plows are working hard on the main roads. Lots of accidents and stuck vehicles. A friend called me as she had to take her husband in for some follow-up tests this morning. She said she could only go a max of 30 mph and you couldn’t see where your lane was. She got to the destination safely. Thank goodness. They had several more stops before they could go home.

She had an appointment with her financial advisor (her husband won’t get involved) and they set up a plan to move their IRA to an account where the advisor can help monitor balances, change monthly withdrawals for her if asked and calculated about how many years of withdrawals are remaining. Sounds like a lot of help but she doesn’t seem to know what type of fee she is paying for it. I think that would make me nervous. I sometimes wish I had an advisor.

Sandy, glad the weather isn’t horrible in your area and that you have groceries ordered. And a good attitude about staying in if necessary.

I hope everyone is okay. Watching the flakes, they are huge!

Lin 🙋🏼‍♀️
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It’s cold and wet after a couple of dry weeks but at least we had a break.
Yesterday evening I took Betty into the vet for her B12 shot and consultation. She was pleased to hear Betty is more active and her tummy back to normal but has advised me to try to re-introduce the special hypoallergenic food with its protein and even cranberry, pomegranate and green tea extracts! She is terribly thin so feels the cold, but I’ve bought her a new waterproof coat with a fleece liner for when she starts walking again. I’m to continue the steroids for a couple of weeks and the vet also gave me a pack of probiotic capsules so all that fish in my freezer might soon be offered to Brady!

Thank you Barbie for your good thoughts for Betty. Looks like they are working! I think I will have to prove my ability to drive when I’m 80. At the moment we renew with a tick box application although Opticians and doctors have the power to remove a driving licence if deemed necessary.

Sandy, David is a year older than me, so 77. He is very private, reserved and apparently had bad experiences in the past with rude neighbours so tends to isolate himself but I can see he is beginning to realise that brings added problems as he gets older. I only get snippets of stories about his past but don’t pry. The next time I drive to his cottage I will take a photo of the roads so you can see why I hate the journey!

Has your snow melted Lin? Anne mentioned Mark visited with chocolate muffins but couldn’t stay long because a snowstorm was due and she later heard he was out clearing the drive. I have been peering at the latest tea cup, trying to work out what is going on in its bottom with something lying over the gold spoon?

Other news from Anne is that a daily morning visit from a carer has been arranged and so far so good! Jilly is behaving herself but one lady was wary to begin with until The Bean charmed her!

George didn’t want to walk this morning but did visit the garden with me when I checked the hens were ok. He and Betty are now snoozing by the fire while I Google search a new wrist watch after knocking the one I’m wearing. It seems the shock was too much for it, but it was cheap because it’s something I do quite often!

Take care everyone.
Jackie 🥰

Congrats Sandy.

Barbie, I always figure that I need to check on what the rules are when I am close to needing to know.

Jackie, hope you found a new watch. 👏🏻👏🏻

Some of our snow disappeared but we are getting more now.

Anne said today is Jilly’s birthday. ❤️❤️

And I hope you are able to coax Betty on to that special food.

I pulled out my supplies for St. Patrick’s Day cards. I started to look through things but haven’t found anything that stimulates my creative brain cells.

Be safe everyone.

Ln 🙋🏼‍♀️
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