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Nine elephants ignored giant hyenas. GIANT

Hi. Temps are still in the mid 60's which is fine with me. We finally got some sunshine the last couple days. I know - we are SO spoiled here in San Diego. It is supposed to start raining again on Monday but shouldn't be too bad. Went to lunch at the senior center today. They served sausage stuffed zucchini. It was very…

Great idea!

I use a lot of Trader Joe's ready made meals in the refrigerated section or their meal kits in the frozen section. They are easy to prepair/heat, have no preservatives and are pretty tasty.

Keep new inventions very elementary. MINTS

Good morning! It's been cooler here but not too bad. Mid 60's with a chill breeze. Went to the farmer's market Saturday before my usual shopping and got a couple gifts for my friend in FL for her birthday which is 2 weeks after mine. It was a beautiful day! I usually cook for Valentine's Day since my birthday is so close…

Stop telling everyone pets stink. STINK

Did the usual shopping this weekend. Had the gardener here too. Still to wet for him to weed the slope so I had him fertilize the roses, azaleas and gardenias and do some light trimming. If it is still to wet next time he comes I'm just going to cancel. Not much for him to do for the other shrubs. Temps warmed up a bit…

Let's open our kites soon. KITES

Good morning! How time flies! I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted. Sorry about that! Having a good 2024 so far. Did my usual shopping Saturday plus went to Ralph's for a few extra things like hamburger buns because Dan only likes Ball Park brand buns. Didn't go as early as I usually do because we had the…

Purple umbrellas really lock easily. LOCKS

Hi Debora, we had a nice quiet week. My Mexican casserole came out good. We will get 4 meals out of it. got all my grocery shopping done and bought all the items for the shrimp broccoli fettuccini alfredo. I bought the shrimp at Trader Joe's this time. Wild caught from Argentina. Hopefully it will be as good as it looks.…

Happy animals visit other countries. HAPPY

Good morning. Did my usual shopping this week except went a bit later in the day because the landscaper was coming and I wanted to be here to supervise. They are forcasting rain this week. We'll see how much we actually get. We have been experimenting with different types of folding chairs in an effort to replace our old…

Hi Debora, Sounds like you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Ours was just the 2 of us. I put a small 1lb rump roast in the crockpot for 4 hours on high and served with mashed potatoes and green beans. Came out very good. Not much new here. I'll go to the farmer's market before I do my usual shopping tomorrow. We are working…

Recently opened cans keep yellowing. TEACH

Not much new going on. Doing the usual shopping and more decluttering. Not much left to declutter. We will probably take another pass thru the house at some point and thin things out a bit more. Disabled vets are coming on Saturday to take our large entertainment center and some electronics. Then we can breathe easier.…

Hi Debora, I'm just popping in real quick to give you a copy of an email I received from Sheryl today. I'll come back in the next couple of days to read your post and post my own comments. Here is Sheryl's email: Hello Isabella, I apologize so deeply for leaving you hanging for so long without a word. I've been in and out…

Teachers always know every story. STORY

Weather has been wonderful! I love this time of year. We got some Santa Ana winds last week but fortunately just 1 small brush fire that was put out very quickly. Thank you Lord!! Still decluttering. Getting rid of a LOT of stuff! Feels good. No one took our large artwork so we donated it to goodwill. Oh well. Not much…

Good morning! Temps have been in the mid 70's. Wonderful! Love this time of year. They will get to the low to mid 80's this coming week but that is nice too. May be getting high winds in a couple days and that is always a concern for wildfires. Dan and I have been spending a lot of time working on the pictures and finally…

Even new tires rotate yearly. TIRES

Good morning! Temps are in the low to mid 80's and even some in the high 70's this coming week. Very nice. My visit with my brother was good. We didn't do any touristy things cuz he has done them all before and Dan wanted me to stay local so we went to the senior center for lunch, played bingo one day, went to a play which…

Let's eat green apples later. GREEN

Not much new. Temps in the 70's this week. wonderful! Did the usual shopping otherwise Working on decluttering. Going thru picture albums (we have 30!). Will keep a few and have them digitized then toss the rest. My brother is coming to visit for 12 days on the 29th. Really looking forward to it. He will stay in a hotel…

Drivers always yield entering streets. YIELD

Good morning. Temps have been in the mid to high 80's and will go down to mid to high 70's in the next few days. It has been a bit humid though. It is usually hotter in Sept so we are happy for the lower temps. I finally used the last gift card I was given for my retirement last year. Dan didn't want to go for various…

I read a book called "Strong Women Stay Young" by Miriam E. Nelson, PHD. Very helpful. Gives you lots of info and exercises. I am a 65yr old woman and since I want to keep good habits for a lifetime I don't go too crazy. I walk 30 to 40 minutes 5 times a week. I go to the gym and work the machines twice a week. I also do…

That greens and beans recipe sounds fabulous! I will try it with chard and kale. Thanks!

Good morning. Not much new here. Did my shopping on Friday instead of Saturday because we had another new landscaper come Saturday morning. We had to call someone new because the other guy we really liked said he was too busy for us and to get someone else. The new guy did a good job but was twice what the other guy…