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I woke up full of the joys of spring but that has plummeted to ground level. I spoke to my lovely neighbour Maria today because I haven't seen her for weeks and she's not living in the house although her sons are there every day fixing all the damage that poor Tony caused before he died in September. In a nutshell, the…

Jeri, you and Ed have caught Corvid! Oh no! Here's hoping you both recover quickly! Sandy, just want to say Rob is a marvel. I know my two sons at their age couldn't take care of three lively youngsters. Rob will be okay once the routine becomes normal. He must have had quite a shock to the nervous system though. Babe…

Morning all! JACKIE, after rescuing numerous birds and one squirrel we had steel netting placed over all outlets. Big enough to let air or smoke out, but small enough to stop small creatures falling down. Don't you just love nature at times. Mmm. I wouldn't mind being a ghost! I do believe the lady who's moved in next door…

Hi, I've got one of those jar openers JACKIE and they ARE magical. Like you I felt energetic today and because it was so warm and summery I was out in the garden cutting back the last of the foliage. Mark and Mary Jo turned up and she raked leaves again, we have an AWFUL lot of trees around us, whilst Mark was in the…

Great hates SANDY. Me too. When are manufacturers going to realize we are an aging population who've still got our "marbles" and aging produces long sight rather than short sightedness. Another one, milk carton caps hard to open and then when you do manage to get the cap open you are confronted with a plastic thingy which…

Thanks PATSY, but I'm afraid the carpeted ramp I was given for Jilly is in the garage. She, absolutely, positively refuses to use it. Maybe I will give it another go. This house is like the Tardis from Dr. Who. It looks tiny on the outside but actually much bigger on the inside. Thats because it's narrow as viewed from the…

Busy day yesterday. Still in Indian summer so a lot of leaf raking, foliage cutting back etc. Mark did a bit more in the basement and Mary Jo turned up to help me with Jilly walking and gardening. I went back to Standard time this morning. It already feels more natural being in tune with the animal kingdom. I hate summer…

I was thinking, anybody else got ideas about ways of adapting to old age? Mind you, you all appear to be a lot younger than Methuselah here. Its useful to say interestedly "Mmmm" when ones offspring [mumbles] something totally unintelligible. Mind you one can get caught out when asked for an opinion. "you didn't hear me…

Who came as I was typing. Thats the delivery man who is quite elderly himself. Anne.

I'm sitting here viewing ghostly misty trees barely seen through the fog and just eaten my homemade porridge with a handful of sultanas, a handful of walnuts, a hint of salt and a teaspoon of sugar and also reading everyones posts. I think Johns dilemma affected me the most PATSY. How to deal with advancing years and the…

Yes I do that as well JACKIE, put the basket on the stairs in front of me as I follow it up. Great minds. etc etc. AND battery dying here the same, lol. Bye. Anne.

Hi PATSY, I'm so glad you are back! I was getting rather worried about you. The chair lift sounds a great idea, we've only got as far as installing hand rails. I've got my own system for laundry day. Most of the time I can still manage stairs and basket but on heavy duty wash days I simply chuck the lot down the stairs,…

We survived Halloween last night with curtains drawn and doors locked and barred. Not so much because I'm cheap but because I had no candies to give the revellers. Not much going on outside though. The odd door slam and the odd bark from my watchdog. Our TV weatherman appeared on TV wearing a most realistic wolfs head and…

I'm boiling hot because the furnace man turned the heat up to 80 before starting whatever furnace men do. Mark arrived and Jilly actually conned the furnace guy to play her favourite game, "chase me round the coffee table". I'm exhausted already and its only 10:30. Anne.

Its all go here! Hectic but good morning. Mark and the furnace guy are about to arrive and then Michael has to go to his bank here to redo his mortgage. He'll have time to eat with me and Jilly before heading for work with frozen [at the moment] leftovers in the fridge. Jilly will probably have a heart attack she will be…

Thick fog outside. I can't see the houses across from me and the street isn't that wide. I must warn Michael. Maybe he shouldn't drive over today. Anne.

Hi JACKIE, just a comment on Betty who is in the dog house. We have loads of foxes and coyotes around here and many is the cat who get eaten by them. Jilly is cat size so I can't let her out at night without me in attendance. The dark mornings are our problem. Jilly wakes me up quite early wanting to pee. For me to totter…

Hi JACKIE, I posted just before you about the beautiful oak tree. Yes it is an annual thing, roots in the pipe, but SANDY it would cost the earth to have it cut down because its huge and where would the squirrel live and have her babies, lol. Luckily for me if not for Mark who pays the plumber, our town won't let us cut…

Hello early morning - good morning everyone. It was 3 degrees when Jilly and I crawled out of bed JERI so we will soon be joining you! We don't change the clocks until November 6th and I for one can hardly wait. I don't like tampering with the furnace, me being unlike Mark, a complete idiot when it comes to mechanical…

Lovely welcome news for Jake BARBIE. We are waiting for the plumber to arrive soon to drag out the oak tree roots in the pipe. Marks doing a bit of work downstairs whilst we wait. Jilly's chicken is simmering on the stove and I've just put this weeks groceries away. So far all is positive, Anne. Ha, I think the plumber has…

JERI. good to meet up again! You, Ed the grands, and your beautiful photographs! More later, Anne.

SANDY downstairs is being remodelled but Mark can now take his time over the winter.

Bad news for Mike. His old car had the window smashed in overnight and only his sunglasses stolen. The only car attacked amongst much more expensive cars. He thinks the culprit is living in his condo because last night a man knocked on his door to try and get him to sign a petition to get rid of the present committee and…

FINALLY, the outside jobs are done. All the deck building, door replacing, window painting etc etc. Even the stairs and hall are finished, wall painted, skirting boards fixed, hand rails installed, picture back up and I can shut the door to the most definitely "in an unholy mess" of a basement apartment. After making the…

When I just logged in the first thing I realized was I had missed a lot of posts after SANDY'S hilarious photos. Awfully bad news about your friends LIN, and add to that bad news about important appliance replacement. I think Mark has paid out a fortune so far on this old house, but he isn't letting on to me how much. The…

Great pictures SANDY. Glad you had so much fun!!! Mary Jo is cutting my grass for the last time I guess this year and I've been cutting back Siberian Iris's. Not half the fun you had! I had to come in it was so hot in the garden and even in the house it is 75F. What a wonderful Indian summer we are having! Anne.

Our last summery day and I expect Mark and Mary Jo will arrive armed with paint brush and also tools to just finish off a bit of the new deck. Mark is a perfectionist I've discovered. It all looks lovely to me. Me, cooking chicken thighs at the moment but hope to get out as well later to slaughter more of the yellowing…

Well much to my surprise I'm back. How odd. I tried on and off during the day and just now I was suddenly let back in. I can't tell you enough how beautiful our fall is this year and we are enjoying an Indian summer as well. It is really beautiful with a blue blue sky and we have been told the same LIN. Dry summer, warm…

My turn to have trouble posting. I’m not sure this will work. Anne.

Michaels been and Michaels gone but before he left he met my new neighbour. She is called Sarah, is possibly Iranian, has a dog and a cat and her family will be joining her later. So now we know! Anybody with a dog and a cat are okay in my books, lol. Anne.