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Damon is on the way on this rainy cold day after the official thanksgiving. Really looking forward to seeing him again. I am feeling sort of inadequate to deal some of the issues regarding John but we are working as a family to formulate a plan of action. We can do this! Nothing is impossible if handled with a positive and…

Holidays always bring stress no matter how delightful they can be. We have a soggy thanksgiving but ski season will need to wait a few days. We have snow on the way in the high country. John is nursing his back, hip and it is a misery. Everyday it some interesting new malady. I am determined that we get him a through going…

Rainy but warmer today. I have not accomplished much but I do more this afternoon. Katie has been out surveying her kingdom and has brought in several long blackberry vines to chew up on the living room carpet. As if things are not dirty enough. John decided he felt good enough to drive into the post office to see what has…

Good afternoon. It is partly cloudy and chilly but that’s okay. Sweater weather. We continue to rearrange and re-rearrange our new situation. It is a work in progress. The mail (as you may have suspected) is not going smoothly. But it will eventually get sorted out. A change of address from P.O. Box to rural delivery is…

Thank goodness! Our grandson fixed the iPads. I am so dependent on the iPad. When something goes haywire with it, I am totally distraught. I have an iPhone but it is still a mystery to me. I need to lean more about their features. It remains very chilly. I think rain is coming next week. My current job is to complete our…

Hello! Hello! I am using our daughters iPad. Ours is in trouble…..an unwanted update in the night completely killed our iPads. Trying to reestablish and get Them started again. Aaaaagh! Stairlift guy came and we will be getting one. Expensive but a fall is even more expensive. A tree trimmer company is coming to clear up…

A sunny but cold day. Sweater days now. Thank goodness I have huge supply of every color and condition. Including an old paint stained rose colored cotton sweater. Ugly as sin but I can’t part with it. On cold days like this, I snuggle into this garment, knowing that nothing I do can harm or stain it. It has already…

Overcast and very chilly! Unpleasant damp chill. Sweater is a must. I was up late watching returns. Here is the funny part. Sort of funny….here in Oregon we had three women running for governor. Democrat, Republican and independent. The independent candidate was a friend of ours. We were very conflicted. We really knew our…

Hello! Cold winter weather now that daylight saving has left us for the time being. I seem to snuggle in sweaters even when we have a fire going in the wood stove and it is warm. Somewhere in my reptilian brain is that urge to get warm, even when the house is warm enough. John is progressing but enjoys the fact that I and…

Well! We have a bit of blue sky but we are predicted to have rain and wind starting anytime now. Thank goodness for this break in rain. Hello dear ones! I am fast on the track to get our support team operating. I have our grandson helping with lifting and small tasks that might require a ladder…replacing light bulbs and…

It is a jolly 7:40 am and I have yet to close my eyes. I am so worried about John. I know we will find a solution to his various complaints but when it is your life mate, it truly is happening to the other person as well. He needs a few adjustments , different meds and different doctor-s. As far as adjusting to old age,…

Cold and very rainy here. There was even a clap of thunder to excite Katie. I guess I have to concede to a sweater over my shirt now. It must be almost thanksgiving. Damon is going to come when the stairlift guy is here. John is very emotional about this. Yet he agrees that the stairs are daunting and he stumbles on them…

Hello!!!!!! I rejoined once again and this time I actually got in! I have repeatedly done this! I hope this time things are back on track. Because I have really missed you all. I think I have rejoined at least 4-5 times. Whew! Our big news is that the chair lift company is finally coming in a couple of weeks. It will help…

Hello! I was locked out fir a few days but today I got in but I need to help John with his knee braces. This Acl tear is a misery, for sure! Andrea has been a dear to help us. John doesn’t accept help easily. So it is a double struggle around here. As I have said many times, one fall can change your life forever! Lovely to…

Hello! I am able to jump in again, hooray! Much rain and it is cold. Can’t seem to get going today. I keep wanting to curl up in front if the space heater. Tonight will be veggie soup, almond crackers and applesauce topped with a spoonful of Greek yoghurt on top. I know it may sound yucky but it is really quite good. If…

I was waiting for Katie to return after her late night visit to the back yard, so I gave sneakers a try and I got in again. I think there is more to this mfp episode than coincidence. It happens to too many people these days! Jackie: yes labradoodles are a true challenge. Not only that they are intelligent and kookie but…

Our rain arrived. It is quite chilly out as well. Katie has been out at least 20 times this morning. I have to towel her off…which she loves and I suspect that might be the reason for the frequent trips outside. I continue to have great difficulty with MFP. It was a real surprise this afternoon when I could actually log…

Hello! Overcast and rain expected, we need it badly. Our fire in the forested area that is only a few miles from us, keeps flaring up. It is in a very dense forest area with very steep ravines and cliff areas. Very hard to fight that wildfire. It is strongly suspected that it was started by people at a campground shooting…

Overcast day and cool. Thank goodness rain is on the way. Our wildfire isn’t huge but big enough to be a problem. It is near a local lake….Fishhook lake. I can’t even find it on the map. that’s too bad! But it is contained and in the mop up stage. However it was about 2000 acres as I remember from the news. We got smoke…

Lin: once you posted a photo of the wheeled cart you use to haul things around. It had a telescoping handle and a plastic basket for anything to be carried. I ordered the wrong thing from Amazon. I wonder if you still have that photo? I need to do a REDO. Thanks, Patsy☘️

A chilly night but the most frightening thing is that there was a wildfire near a lake here in our county. We awoke to sprinkles of ash on our deck. I have a lot of asthma yesterday and last night. We are having very poor air quality here in Oregon at the moment. Scary and very concerning. We have abundant wildlife here as…

Overcast day to day a just a little chilly. But a good mug of steaming coffee put me “to rights,” as my gran used to say. I contacted MFP about my issues. They responded with an email that was almost laughable! Lots of techno talk using terms I have no clue about what they are talking about. My MFP app does not work and…

Happy birthday my dearest sneaker friend and writing partner! I like the advice given to me by a doctor I had when I was going through my bout with cancer. Age has nothing to do with the days you have been on the planet. Your age is determined by your health, mental and physical. Your attitudes and your abilities to…

Hello everyone. Sunny and warm? We are returning to summer. Sandy: oh my! I guess i didn’t make myself clear. I was wondering if MFP was going to require us to pay a fee and join their premium membership or worse! Discontinue the forums. If that were to be the case, could we somehow start a forum on our own. As for me, I…

Dear Sandy, so very sorry for your loss. I always thought is was remarkable that you remained friends with your children's father and your ex. It sounded like a complex situation. But when a person is suffering, passing brings peace. Patsy☘️

A bright sunny day here. The nights have been very chilly and I suspect things will only get colder from a few months. In answer to your question about my vaccinations….yeah! I did get both ot once. And I did have more reaction although it was mainly fatigue and achy body. That was a couple of weeks ago. This ugly fatigue…

Hello everyone. It is a cloudy day here and a bit chilly. As for me….I am feeling a bit rocky and under the weather. Very tired. Not sure why. I am going to take an aspirin and curl up under a quilt with a cup of camomile tea at my side. Not my fav. You know I would prefer coffee. It is always a fight to the finish to get…

Lovely day today. Sunny but mild. We are doing Sunday things. Taco bowls for dinner. Wonderful music….Sunday baroque. It is such happy music and certainly not boring. I have most of my pumpkins out and I have fall placemats on the dining table. Andrea came for pizza night and we had a great time visiting. I think it will…

Overcast day here. And a bit muggy. Not too bad really. Katie have been out numerous times to bring in sticks and leaves and a couple of small rocks. She is quite the nature girl. I am going to be having a low key day today because my night was rather sleepless. Neuropathy in the feet. Poo! But all is well today, I am so…

Hello again, my dears! We have a sunny mild fall day. And I am very excited that our daughter, Andrea will be coming over for cauliflower pizza tomorrow. John is already grumbling but I think I see a smile under all that gruff and fuss. As he has gotten older, he has become more like an old hermit. I will not allow that!…