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Happy Mothers Day to all of you Moms. Sounds as if many of you had a wonderful day. I heard from my son in Tennessee early, which was a nice surprise and we had a great conversation. My daughter, who lives 1/2 hr away, texted me Happy Mothers Day remarking we will have to get together for lunch soon. And that was my…

Hi Friends......All you dog lovers there I really need some suggestions. Our toy poodle 8 lbs has decided that he doesn't want to eat his heart medicine, which he must eat 2 x a day. We already cut them in half. Have tried crushing them then mixing with sweet potatoes and peas. Both which he used to eat with no problem.…

Never a dull moment it seems around here. First off Sandy, my husband and I are still together living in a senior community not far from where we raised our two kids. Both married, our daughter and her husband live about 1/2 hr away in a rural area. Two of their 3 kids are still at home...17 and 12. Our son, wife and 2…

It sounds as if everyone is starting to get spring fever and I am as well. Love looking at all of my fotinea lining my back fence with its beautiful red leaves. Lots of work ahead pruning all of that in the coming months. Our gardener starts the job, but since he comes 2x a month it takes forever to complete the job. Guess…

Hello Friends.... The pouring rain with very strong winds has started up again. We had a light rain this morning, but were told the storm would be here late afternoon. They are predicting hail, thunder and lightening with a lot of flooding happening in the state. So thankful some of these storms by pass us. The bad storms…

Finally I am sitting down to catch up on how things are going with everyone. Not that I am very busy, but my computer is calling me....LOL Sandy it sounds like you have been quite busy doing what all that you had to do and now looking after the grandkids a couple of days a week. It gets you out of the house too. Sending…

Well it felt like spring was coming today. 73, but now they tell us rain off and on for the next 4 days with much colder temperatures, plus more snow in the mountains. Ventured out for my walk once it became 63 since I was sure we were at the warmest part of the day. Enjoyable walk admiring a few trees starting to blossom…

Looking for ideas for meals other than eggs, fish, chicken, veggies, salad and fruit. A regular drs appt Friday turned into a somewhat scary thing. Never in my life has my BP been this high. Meds increased and I am being watched. So now it is a low salt and low sugar diet. And I thought it was a annual routine appointment.…

Sweet friends....please take care of yourselves and get some rest. This has been a hard winter for everyone. Praying that John and Babe get the help that they need right now. It seems it is one thing or another for all of us. Everyone has been touched with something this winter. Spring can't come soon enough this year.…

Chilly here, but with no rain this week it is pleasant just seeing floating clouds scattered here and there. Three out of four days I have bundled up for a 35 min walk, which does wonders for making my lower back feel better from too much sitting. It also does wonders for putting a more positive spin on life too. Had to…

Sandy I have you and Babe in my thoughts and prayers. Thinking of you at this time.

Back to whether I liked my name...Never knew of another Diane in elementary school though there were a few further up in the grades being a version of Diana, Dianne or Diane. To this day I am rarely spelled Diane by anyone unless you know me. Everyone seems to think it is another variation. My Dad named me after an old…

I have spent some time watching tv and looking on my tablet of all of the flooding that has been happening in this state. Just leaving out of our community we saw two large trees down at 7:30 am. The rain did stop here for the day in our immediate area, but going further south in the state there is still heavy rain and so…

Good evening friends, Lin....Before I forget I must tell you I love that tea pot above, but then again anything with grapes on it appeals to me. I have a soup tureen that is white with grapes on it. Never used, but found it at a garage sale and I had to have it to go on top of my kitchen cabinets. Jackie....I am hoping…

Happy New Years everyone !! Well our New Years Eve brought us a rain storm with torrential rains as well as very strong winds giving us the most unusual weather that doesn't happen to us. 9 inches of rain about 40 minutes away, plus 36 inches of snow up in the mountains at Lake Tahoe. Plus a 5.4 earthquake a couple of…

Wishing you all a belated Christmas ! Inspite of the various weather problems for several of you I am glad you were able to make the best of the day. Just being with each other is what we all really enjoy doing after all. Sandy.....Sorry to hear about your 911 visit back to the ER with Babe. Hopefully they will finally get…

Hello everyone, Sorry it has taken so long to get back to everyone, but it is that busy time of year for me too. We struggled to put the tree up earlier in the week, but had problems with light strings not going on. After 3 hrs and getting nowhere we headed to bed. Seems it is the best time to think and my husband recalled…

Good Morning! Bright and sunny day until the rain is due here on Thursday. Struggle with trying to stay warm with morning temps in the 36-42 range. Heat to 73 then the layers go on. Sure miss our fireplace from our last house ..... Sandy...Glad you are on the mend after your medical test. When they did mine the first time…

This day has disappeared quickly, but then it is wash day for me, I had a late start because I am wrapped up in a book and almost done with it. Not particularly a topic I would get a book on, but it had so many "Great reads" I decided why not and I am glad I got it. Shall have to look for another book by her again.…

As our chilly evenings are setting in I am again learning how to dress. LOL Toasty feet no problem with some great slippers, but had to pull out my bulky zippered sweatshirt to put on over my top and comfy jeans. Legs cold now, so grab what is near by (my husbands robe) and I am finally warming up. 73 inside with 45…

Good evening everyone.... Finally got caught up on every ones messages. I have gone from one season to the next at least in your worlds. We are on about day 6 with temperatures in the 50s and down to about 36 at night. Our mountains actually got their first snow leaving behind enough for the slopes to open up for the first…

Started my day off with us going for a 40 minute walk thru some of the neighborhood. Now that it has cooled to the mid 70s the plants in every ones garden seem much happier. Even have some pretty roses coming out again. Love this autumn weather. I think the hot summer temps are gone for the season. Yea !! Still trying to…

Enjoyed hearing stories about everyone many years ago. The ac still comes on occasionally, which is set at 76 right now. It is in the high 80s during the day, so I am still in my capris. However that will change to the low 80s this next week. Loving that our evening temps are dropping too, which means I have a good nights…

With the seasons changing for all of you I can see everyone is starting to get ready for the cooler weather. My day begins with opening up all of the screened windows to allow the wonderful fresh air inside. It may only be 65, but cooling it down without having to use the AC is where we are at right now. Once it reaches 80…

Today is another one of those days that just disappears and you don't quite know what you accomplished, but some how I managed to keep busy. Oh yes a trip to two grocery stores. Not very exciting, but I was able to get what I needed and also a cross rib roast for the same price of a chuck roast. A nice change along with a…

Good evening Sneakers.... Another day almost gone and I don't exactly know where the time disappeared. I headed off early this morning to get a much needed haircut again. Finally found a gal that isn't afraid to cut my hair short. I laughed when Jackie said her pink hair dye is sitting in the closet. So is my old hair dye,…

Good evening friends.. Finally got caught up with what has been going on with all of you wonderful sneakers. I was so behind and I felt if I didn't catch up gradually I would miss so much not knowing about what all has gone on with everyone. So pleased to read that basically all is well with everyone and life is chugging…

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Hi Friends, Time has a way of getting past me and before you know it I have lots to read. Back to that point again. Back to another beautiful spring day. We are anticipating 80 today, but I don't think we will make it. Scattered clouds tend to cool things off a bit, but possible 90s next week. Not ready for that. With the…

Before the evening ends I thought I would say hello to everyone and catch you up on the happenings in our life. We have actually had about 3 days this week with temps in the 78-85 degree range. Brought out the wicker rockers and tables from the garage placing my printed bird cushions where needed. So love this great…