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Hi MARIE, there are a lot of commercial apple, peach and cherry orchards here, and of course all the vineyards. Oh and fields of strawberries etc. If anyone's interested here's the full tree and I'll try and show the apples at the back. Anne.

I'm exhausted just reading all your doings! JACKIE.

You are so right Marcella, and truthfully I'm glad people are enjoying the apples. I loved a cheerful plump middle aged Jamaican lady who passed by on her way to the corner church, "would you like some, I asked". She would, so off she went clutching a plastic bag full. She raised her eyes to the skies, spread out her arms…

Hello fellow sufferers. I didn't weigh in all summer, and changing into winter clothes, found my pants a LITTLE tight. A jump on the scale, and a horrified 4 lb increase, here I am back. Aaaargh. So, although starting the 1200 cal limit 3 days ago, NO CHANGE this week. Anne.

Well here I am one day later, and waking up to the reality of making it to 80. Unbelievable, and to be honest, I don't feel 80! What does 80 feel like? What does 80 look like? I can remember the day after turning 70 and having the same thoughts. Will I be like this in maybe 10 years time, waking up bewildered and wondering…

Oh sneakers, I am absolutely overwhelmed by the wonderful "cards" and well wishes. Thank you all so very much, you've made one old gal very, very happy. I had a super day with my old friend Flo. She doesn't like driving any more, but she risked the traffic to spend several hours with me, and it was great catching up on all…

Yeah, MARIE. Couldn't be happier for you! Anne❤️

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It's not you PATSY, I tell you girls, THE GREMLINS are BACK. Lol. Anne.

SHIRLEY, I've remembered! Peller Estates. The liqueur last night must have addled the little grey cells. Morning everybody, Anne.

SHIRLEY, I can't for the life of me remember the name of the restaurant. Been there before too! I've put a text out to MJ and she hasn't responded as of yet. However it is located in Vinland, just down the road from the peanut store, and close to the new outlet mall. Lucky you getting brand names a little cheaper! I can…

Oh yes SANDY, I've celebrated thanksgiving here in Canada for 45 years now, prior to that Harvest Festival in the UK. It is my very favourite festival and favourite time of year in both countries. The weather today couldn't have been more perfect. Beautiful setting and beautiful restaurant and food. I was treated which…

Must ask JACKiE one last question though. Since thanksgiving here and harvest festival in Britain are presumably entwined and originally an October festival to give thanks for the harvest gathered in, do the churches still decorate with flowers and wheat sheaves and are "corn dollies" still fashioned to ward off evil…

Guess what the gremlins are back. I've just lost half of the above post for no apparent reason!!! Posted it and only the top half showed up. I was chatting to all so apologies, but I won't press my luck further. Happy thanksgiving! Anne.

Today we have our outing to the wine district restaurant and an outlet mall afterwards. I shall take note of JACKIES cold blast warning and enjoy my favourite light coloured pants etc for the last time this year because today is promised to be a glorious 23 degrees with lots of sun and falling leaves and ripe vines. I…

MARIE, Roy is my late cousins husband. We just like to keep in touch now all my family of our age are gone. So no SANDY, romance is most definitely NOT in the air, lol. He used my lucky number in his winning ticket, hence the %. He won on 7 lines and two more numbers and he would have been a millionaire. I said, "no you…

My lucky day. Talked to Roy in UK and he never mentioned soccer once because he's won $400 on the lottery and he was full of that, plus how to keep geraniums which he finds difficult. He's sending me $80of his winnings! Like I said my lucky day! Just like you LIN, I too keep potatoes, onions etc in the cold room. Cold…

Good morning, it promises to be 20 deg today! It really is the perfect thanksgiving weather here. The flowers still blooming in the garden and the trees turning to glorious reds, yellows and oranges. We celebrate tomorrow, and I had to smile at your cartoon JACKIE! Wonderful suggestions for winterizing geraniums. I'm going…

I read the full article PHOEBE, and yes, a good idea to try both methods. I like a little challenge and these are beautiful, big, healthy plants. Maybe I'll have more success than I do with computers! Thanks on behalf of us Canucks for the thanksgiving wishes! It's Harvest Festival about now in the U.K. That's one happy…

PHOEBE, how did I know you would help out. I did wonder if you could with you living down south and probably not having the same problem, but the article you found is most helpful and I will give it my best shot. These plants have produced all summer masses of foliage and flowers. They are a beautiful orangey red. I have a…

Happy birthday Libra boy Jake. I've got a question for anyone in the know about northern climes and geranium keeping. Mark bought me the most beautiful geraniums back in May. Pretty, pretty colour. Back in the UK we would keep them in our cool porches over winter for replanting out in the spring. Over here, I've tried and…

Whoops, I was too quick off the mark, you beat me to it! Congratulations and erase the above!!! Anne

LIN love, of course you are depressed. I can only suggest you have a cup of tea, read a book, watch a movie, just try to forget the damn thing until the morning. Things always seem better after a good nights sleep and you must be exhausted with all the stress. I'm really sorry LIN, I know I felt like throwing my iPad into…

Oh my, if only! JACKIE. I'd have needed to borrow your wheelbarrow though. Apple cider sounds good for a real old fashioned boozy Christmas! Guess what, I've been invited to go with my younger sons family to thanksgiving dinner at a rather posh winery restaurant near Niagara on the Lake. Problem, gals, what to wear seeing…

Hello everybody, I hardly dare say it but I appear to be back in business. Michael came along, I left him fiddling with my iPad, goodness knows what he did, but it appears to be working, because suddenly three lovely long newsy emails burst forth. He says MFP has nothing to do with the mail and message system, and I must…

Good morning, Anne here. Just letting everyone know I won't be around for the next few days. MFP is coming through occasionally but I've completely lost the EMAIL and the MESSAGES. I get a pop up that says wrong user and password information and yet, in settings, all is as it should be. Like you PATSY and SHIRLEY I feel…

Either the iPad or its me that is possessed PHOEBE. Is there an exorcist amongst the Sneakers! Annie.

Hello everybody. Thanks for the tip JACKIE for Apple rings. I'll give it a go. Up to now I've been parboiling them slightly before putting them in the freezer for future snowy day apple pies. The piece about the couple with the golden retrievers and baby spaniel had me moist eyed. Oh boy Sneakers, your animal tales and…

PATSY, sad news. I'm just so very sorry that you are going through such anguish. Anne

Beautiful picture BUZZ, beautiful little Grayson MARIE, beautiful words SANDY, boy I feel quite weepy. I sympathize JACKIE, batten down the hatches! We used to get those drizzly, drizzly mornings in Yorkshire, when cloudy was the weather. The only good news for George at least, he didn't t need another bath, just a towel…