Happy Wednesday. A cold and rather grey start to my day but at least it’s dry enough for me to wash a load of laundry. George was happy to trot across the moors with a coat on but I did notice him shivering slightly when we got back into the car so turned the heater on full blast! Back home he has enjoyed cooked chicken and is snoozing on my bed while I make plans to prepare a chicken casserole and also make dog biscuits now that a banana has ripened. If it remains dry I will spend time in my garden this afternoon. My laundry is currently hanging on an airer in the dining room but it will go outside if it brightens.

This photo was taken Friday night, enjoying fish and chips at the local with Charmaine and shows how wild my hair was! Cut and tidied yesterday so I’m back in charge!

My hairdresser’s French Bulldog was in the Salon and very subdued so when I told her about George’s teeth extractions and how much better he was feeling, she said she will persuade her husband to book a vet appointment for him because his breath isn’t great!

Good job Lin! Your furnace is serviced so you should be cosy in the coming Winter months. Nearly Thursday! My school friend messaged yesterday to let me know her sister recommended she watch a series on our Drama channel called Harry Wild so I watched an episode last night. My friend then sent a “don’t blame me” message this morning apologising for her sister’s recommendation! A ridiculous storyline and amateurish, even with Jane Seymour playing the main character so definitely one to avoid.

Hello to Sandy and Barbie, plus anyone else checking in.

Take care and stay safe.

Jackie 🥰

😀 I have replanted nearly all of the special iris I pulled up and thinned. There are about ten more tasks to do outside to get the yard ready for winter. If I do one each day, I'll be finished by the end of October. Then I can tidy the garage.

😀 By the time I do yard work for the day, I have no mental energy for calling and making appointments. I need to call for an appointment to have a bone density test. Medicare pays only every two years and my last one was in October two years ago and I don't see my doctor until February so there's no hurry. It's time to call and schedule the yearly maintenance for my furnace and heat pump. It has generally been done in December.

😀 I consistently go to my meetings on Zoom, eat my regular meals, ride my exercise bike, walk, and spend time with the dogs. I have lots of time for reading and have a new book waiting for me at the library so Annie and I will drive over there when they open this morning. I ordered several used books from eBay to fill in series' that I'd started but couldn't find the next book at the library or paperback swap.

😀 Even in our good weather, I see very few people in my neighbourhood outside.

😀 Sandy, I'm am consistently colder than other people. I routinely wear long sleeves and long pants. I often wear three long sleeve shirts and sometimes a hat in the house and keep the thermostat at 72 during the day. Outdoors I have warm jackets and hats and in the winter wear fleece leggings under my long pants.

😀 Lin, when I was doing all my closet cleaning I wondered why I kept so many older towels since Jake stopped bathing the dogs at home about ten years ago. Then when Annie tipped over a giant water bowl and I had towels to mop up the water, I knew why I had them. It has been years since I've had trouble with dishwasher, washer, or water heater, but i's reassuring to have the towels just in case. It must be so frustrating for you to have all that water to mop up for so long.

😀 Jackie, You look great. Going out to lunch is a nice treat.

❤️ Barbie

Finally it is Thursday and just a couple of hours until the techs are to show up. I wonder how long my water will be off?

🤞🏻🤞🏻that I have talented personnel working on this job

Be safe everyone.

Jackie, I love the photo. Your hair looked fine to me. Nice plate of fish and chips by the way.

Barbie, you are on track to completing your outdoors work. Excellent. Hope you picked up your book at the library. The weather here is too severe to wait until December for a furnace checkup unless you are trying to skip a year. My dad did that. He switched the air filter himself and had the furnace folks come to vacuum out the furnace etc. every couple of years. Saved some money.

Sandy, how wonderful to have friend sisters. ❤️❤️

Must keep moving along.

Lin 🙋🏼‍♀️

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😀 I got my new book "We'll Prescribe You Another Cat", mailed a book to another paperback swap member, and did yard work that included using the leaf blower to clean off the driveway, patio, and sidewalks. I had to put Annie in the house because she tried to bite the leaf blower. I was glad I did that yesterday because today started with drizzle and I needed dry surfaces for the leaf blower to work.

😀 Lin, fingers crossed for success with your water repair.

💓 Barbie

Hello. The techs were here yesterday afternoon but only one of two tanks had arrived. The other is on back order. The one they had was installed and has stopped the leak for now. They have no idea when the other one will arrive. They have none in stock so many people may be in need of repairs and they will all be waiting. Now I can catch up on my normal laundry.

My friend who had surgery in Iowa City on Monday did get back to town on Tuesday evening. I tried to get in touch with her and she did finally respond to a text message saying she really did not feel at all well. I called a mutual friend and she told me she had called her and it was unusual but she didn’t want to talk and didn’t want a visit. That was upsetting. This morning I found out her family had taken her to the emergency room. They kept her and she is being treated for very low blood pressure and is receiving blood transfusions. I am very concerned for her.

Sandy, a busy few days on the way. I am sorry Laurie had Covid recently. Hope she is feeling well.

Jackie, hello to you and George. I hope you do not have a rainy weekend.

Barbie, glad you got your books sorted. Now are you expecting a rainy weekend? It’s big deal Friday night high school football game matchup. Meanwhile, the forecast indicates rain may be rolling in later this afternoon. I am sure all the friends and family will ignore the weather in order to root for their team.

Time to work on a birthday card.

Be well everyone.

Lin 🙋🏼‍♀️

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Happy Sunday. Nearly midday but I haven’t walked George yet because there is a gale blowing rain in a horizontal direction! Nothing more than some housework planned and a Google search for a few Christmas cards. I try to start looking early each year but always end up in a rush so let’s see what happens this year!

Another teapot full of Eastern promise Lin!

Enjoy time with your family Sandy.

Take care

Jackie 🥰

😀 I continue to check off items on the list of things to do to get the yard ready for winter. During the rainy part of the day I worked in the garage. Making good progress. My walking friend is back from two weeks in Texas so we walked together in the afternoon. Annie walked with us but the wind and two little white dogs made her crazy so we took her home and walked more by ourselves.

❤️ Barbie

It has been a windy and wet Monday so George had a walk round a local field with its historical burial stones. I accidentally timed it right because it stopped raining while we were out. When we came away from the site I cut through the edge of the village on a very narrow lane for a short cut to the local store and although I hadn’t heard one vehicle drive past the field as we walked, I met a car on the narrowest bend. Over the years I’ve come to recognise drivers who have no intention of reversing because they nudge forward to get ever closer so back I went and once he got past me on a wider section I raced on before anyone else came along!! The rest of my day has been quiet but I have been looking at indoor jobs and will get myself organised in the morning to start because it looks like we are going to have a wet and windy week.

Take care everyone.

Jackie 🥰

Here I am Sandy! Yesterday turned out to be busy because we were forecast a dry morning so, after hanging laundry out to dry then walking George on the moors, I drove to the town about 10 miles away where my hairdresser is based. A new store was advertising all sorts of bargains as well as Crown emulsion paint the colour I used in my snug. I need to freshen up the walls! They also sell deep fitted sheets that I use on my bed but I thought it very disappointing and actually in a mess with rather tacky Christmas items stacked high. I did manage to find the last pot of paint of my required colour but the bedding was mostly poor quality. I found one pack, double the price of all the others, made of bamboo cotton that feels soft and is apparently “thermoregulating”, whatever that means!! I picked up groceries at another store then freturned home just in time to take my laundry in because within 10 minutes it was raining again.

This morning I have been waiting for heavy showers to clear so George can have his walk. It is turning colder some won’t go far. Charmaine has messaged to let me know Aldi stores have the comfortable walking socks in that she once gave me, now twice the price, so I will drive into town and hopefully find they have in my size.

The sun is shining so I will again attempt to go for a walk. Every time I put my coat on another shower arrives!

Gosh Sandy, you are busy!

Similar weather Lin! Take care and keep warm.

I’m off to test our weather!

Jackie 🥰