It warmed up today. The air conditioner is running. A family in our neighborhood is hosting an end of school year party tonight. The kids will have games and will be making as many s’mores as they want. I was out pulling weeds this evening and saw a very tired looking mom ushering her 3 little kids down the block toward the party. The kids did not look a bit tired.

I think everyone will have fun.

Barbie, glad your eye doctor appointment turned out well. I am at that point of hearing at each visit, probably one or two years to cataract surgery. I can do without it.

Sandy, busy beyond belief my friend. You do get the opportunity to be with your grandchildren often which is lovely.

Be safe everyone.

Lin 🙋🏼‍♀️

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😀 Yesterday was so warm that I stayed out in the yard only to wash one more section of the fence (10 of 22 are done). Today it is cold and drizzly and not at all welcoming. I'll do the fence no matter what, but I'd love to be able to do more. I have a lot of computer and junk drawer related projects indoors and lots to watch on TV so I'll be busy and productive no matter what.

🎵 Barbie

Hello, sorry I didn’t get a post out yesterday. Our weather has turned to hot. High 80’s to low 90’s. What a change.

Due to the warmer weather, I am doing more watering which is taking longer.

Laundry, Zoom classes, church today, and picked up a grocery order. I found out a number of items were incorrect and I was overcharged by $6. So, I spent time on the phone explaining the problems. Ultimately got a refund.

Yesterday afternoon, there was a dance party with music and dances from the 80’s. Lots of fun!

Friday there was a Iine dance celebration with the last eight dances we learned. That was also fun. I would like some kind of dance party every week.

Barbie, excellent step count. Wahoo! You have a very measured approach to many things. I admire that. Take care of your back.

Sandy, a day to yourself? Amazing. I cannot believe how cool your weather is. Wow.

Jackie, I bet George is looking dapper with his short haircut. The neighbor across from me just had their little dog groomed with a short cut. With the hot weather, that was just in time. She looks so cute! Looking forward to hearing more about your new supplement regime.

Take care everyone.

Lin 🙋🏼‍♀️

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Sun and showers yesterday so I did a lot of dodging rain and managed to plant peas and the last of my tomatoes. Late afternoon I was just finishing when my cousin phoned to tell me the sad news that his sister passed away in the morning. He had been visiting her regularly although they were over 100 miles apart and had only just got home Saturday when the hospital called to suggest he return. He was tired so waited until the early hours yesterday when the roads were quiet, then spent a few hours with her until she passed peacefully. Her life had been one tragedy after another so I’m incredibly relieved she is in a better place.

George has got his gizmo back now that thick coat is gone and our walk on the moors this morning was fun as he hopped over tumbling old walls and disappeared into the rapidly growing bracken. He is now sitting on the doormat enjoying the sunshine. Did I mention I lost my favourite sunglasses? No sign of them at home so I’ve bought new Polaroid pair that my favourite postie just delivered. I’m often wary of buying such things online with so much fake goods being sold, but they really are Polaroid!

Lovely to see you posting Diane. I dread to think how much I have spent over the years to maintain my property but like to think it will still be standing in another 150 years when someone will be admiring my new oak staircase or the quaint wood burners! The builder renovating the downstairs rooms a few years ago found a silver spoon dated 1860 in the stonework so I wrote a note with a photograph of myself standing in front of the cottage and placed it under bedroom floorboards. New houses being built in England now remind me of that song about houses made of ticky tacky and they all look just the same!
I messaged Anne a couple of weeks ago and she seems to be doing ok with help from a couple of daily careers but has mentioned again about putting her name on a waiting list to move into a residential facility. Mike doesn’t want her to! I also emailed her last week about King Charles visiting to open the Canadian parliament.

Wow Sandy, a day off! I do hope you felt rested doing nothing other than what you wanted to. I think we are all getting to a stage when driving has become a chore. Of course, I blame the other drivers! 👀

I will retype my post to you Lin because it seems to have disappeared in mid flow! Love the teapot. You have a busier schedule than me but because of our occasional rain showers I’m not having to spend too much time watering. I must check with Charmaine when I will feel like Superwoman now I’m taking Turmeric!

Light lunch then I need to split and repot some mint. One is a very tasty basil mint and the other is supposed to taste of berries and cream but it is very subtle. I’ve just heard a forecast so have added cutting my lawn to my list of today’s chores. 💨🌬️🌧️

Happy Monday

Jackie 🥰

Hello. Another hot day so things were much like yesterday. Lots of watering.

Nothing interesting. We may get rain/storms after midnight. The temperature should be lower for the rest of the week.

See you tomorrow.

Lin 🙋🏼‍♀️

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Happy Tuesday. It rained in the night and was still falling when I got up so decided not to rush but it was dry by 9am and George was ready to walk so off we went to our favourite moors. Brian was there with his Westie Dougie and we stood and chatted for about 10 minutes but I am aware if he does stand still too long he feels unsteady so I suggested he didn’t go far before heading home. As I climbed the hills I kept looking back to watch that he slowly made it back to the road and was only a short distance from home. On the way home I stopped at the local farm shop for bread and milk, plus a condolence card to send to my cousin from myself, brother Bernie and nephew Sven and his partner. This afternoon I finished planting Sorrel and Parsley in the raised bed and clearing a few fading wild flowers from the borders. David apparently phoned this evening when I was still outside but I didn’t notice my iPhone notification until late, gone 10, so didn’t call back.

I have received a long email from Anne and will let you know how things are with her once I’ve read and absorbed it.

Time for bed. 🥱😴

Jackie

😀 Jackie, I watch a lot of TV shows set in England and many of the charming homes make me think of what your house looks like. I don't envy you all the upkeep challenges. George looks great with his new haircut.

😀 Sandy, you're smart to think twice about moving closer to your son. I've seen people rush into that decision and regret it later. it's no surprise that "move" is a four letter word. Jake used to talk a lot about moving somewhere else but it was clear that he hadn't thought about the process of actually moving. I think he just wanted to be transported to the new location with no effort required. We were a lot younger during the years that we moved.

😀 Lin, I communicate by text with the landscaper who does work for me. Annie is getting more mellow every day. She still has a lot of puppy behaviour but she is more inclined to find a toy on her own rather than depend on me to sit with her or throw the ball. It helps that we have routines and she knows what to expect. Hilariously as I'm writing this, she came up to me and barked. I gave her a single piece of kibble so she'd get close enough for me to put a leash on her and she settled down. Now she's lying behind my chair next to Bessie.

😀 Diane, good to hear from you. I lived one summer in temperatures like yours and spent most of my time indoors. I walked the dog before 8AM and hung clothes on the line to dry but otherwise ventured out only in my air conditioned car to the air conditioned store. I am more active here because of the cooler temperatures.

😀 Bessie who has been quiet and mellow since she came to us in 2016 has found her voice and now barks from the doorway when she sees people outside.

😀 Afternoons are too warm for me now, so working in the yard will have to happen in the morning this week—fence washing, weed pulling, watering. It's too soon to transplant the seedlings from the pots to the beds they'll be in. Yesterday someone offered me a cucumber seedling and I declined because I remembered that in years past I tried a cucumber plant and couldn't eat all the cucumbers it produced.

👀 I got a text yesterday that my new glasses are ready (it's only been six days and they predicted 7-10 days) so at 10:00 Annie and I will get in the car and drive to town. I have two books waiting on hold at the library so it will a very productive excursion.

🎵 Barbie

Hello. Another cool day. We have an alert until tomorrow for poor air quality. Mr friend’s husband tried to work in the garage but he still had breathing issues. His wife had a discussion with him (👀) and he decided to go into the house. She is persuasive.

I did attend a few Zoom classes today and joined in an author’s presentation from a local library on Zoom as well as part of an AARP presentation from a couple of weeks ago. The exercise classes were very good, the rest quite uninteresting.

I purchased a bread mix from an online source which has none of the most common allergens. I would like to try it but it is complicated. I have the Apple Cider Vinegar and the Avocado oil (which I’ve not tried) it is a 10 step process with specific timing on a number of steps. Wish me luck.

Sandy, I hope you enjoyed your day. And I trust you will have a safe trip to Florida. Not much time until you leave. I hope the weather is not too hot.

Barbie, wow, your glasses really did arrive quickly. I hope you and Annie had a good trip to town.

Diane and Jackie, hope all is well with both of you.

Yes, I think we are all having severe Anne withdrawal. ❤️❤️

Wishing everyone well.

Lin 🙋🏼‍♀️

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Hooray, I’m back on Sneakers after all sorts of issues! I must get to bed and will return, hopefully, tomorrow which is supposed to be a quiet day for me.
jackie 🥰

Good evening.

I made it through the tedious steps to make the loaf of bread. Overall, this is not something I would care to do often. I was crazy to have fresh bread. But it is not sitting well. The ingredients were all acceptable but there was no nutritional information. I judge it to be salty. I do not care for salt. My stomach is not liking it.

Barbie, how wonderful that your glasses are so perfect. Wahoo! And you were able to get some bread at Costco was well. What a useful trip (not to mention the books at the library).

Sandy, I would feel the same way but it doesn’t do anyone any good for you to beat yourself up. All turned okay. 👍🏻👍🏻
Jackie, sorry you had problems with MFP. I hope you re getting a good night’s sleep.

In addition to the bread project, I cut fresh lettuce leaves, got them washed and put in the refrigerator. I also watered my grass seed. I am working on a sympathy card. A lady from my church who I regularly sent cards to, passed away earlier this week. I also wrote checks (which I plan to take to the post office tomorrow).

Need to get started on birthday cards again.

Be safe everyone.

Lin 🙋🏼‍♀️

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Sandy, I hope you get everything accomplished and that you will get needed sleep before the long drive to Florida.

Hope everyone’s well. It got much warmer today and I did lots of watering again. It may rain tomorrow. I have laundry and cooking on my schedule.

See you all another day.

Lin 🙋🏼‍♀️

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😀 Lin, I used to make bread but I stopped when I drastically changed my eating habits. A few years ago Jake bought a bread maker with the plan to make his own bread because of his need to lower his sodium consumption. Instead he started making all sorts of interesting bread that appealed to me and I ate too much. I was delighted when he decided to give the bread maker to a friend. The bread I buy is whole grain and filled with seeds. I can keep it in the freezer and take out only the slices I need for a planned meal or snack. I am fortunate that the only foods I can't safely eat are avocados and some nuts in large quantities.

😀 Jackie, I've read a lot about highly processed foods. Because of that, I've changed a lot of how I ear. It helps that I cook my own meals and only for myself.

😀 Sandy, best wishes for a safe trip. With such a long day of driving, I hope you'll stop often to get out and stretch.

😀 I found a few more things to throw away yesterday. One of them was a moveable Bill Clinton figure playing the saxophone. Jake bought it at the Clinton museum in Little Rock on one of our RV trips. It was so dusty that it could probably couldn't be cleaned and when I found that the batteries were a mess, it was easy to drop it into the garbage can.

😀 It promises to be a hot day so I plan to do my work outside before 11 AM. I want to mow the grass and to transplant some of my little seedlings to their new homes.

❤️ Barbie

🎃 I was so excited about transplanting the pumpkin seedlings into the ground that I forgot to start the rice for my lunch or wash another fence panel so I was pretty tired while doing the fence and have a long wait for lunch but the yard chores are done before the heat comes I also forgot that I had planned to mow so that will wait until tomorrow. 🌞😀