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😀 Son called yesterday to tell me that he and long time lady friend had gotten married. They came for a visit last summer and again right after Jake died. They met originally in grade school and they reconnected a few years ago after her husband died. They are good together. They plan to visit me for a few days at the end…
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😀❤️ Carol, how scary for your husband and you. Hope the doctors find out what's going on and how to improve things for him. 😀 Until I was in my 30's I shared rooms with other women until I traveled with a friend who told me that she'd love to go on the trip I planned, but she never shared a room. I got my own room and…
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😀 Here is the link to the new thread for September. Be sure to click on "View Post"
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😀 😀 Sandy, you're right, even the best of dogs gets into stuff. Shilo, the golden retriever who was the Mary Poppins of dogs (practically perfect in every way), chewed on a piece of furniture and stole bread and sandwiches off the counter in our house, our RV, and at a friend's house. My darling Sasha chewed up one of…
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🌻 Here is the first sunflower to bloom. Others are getting ready.
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😀 Debbie, your tomatoes are beautiful. I've grown only cherry tomatoes because our growing season is short and the sunshine in my yard is limited, but I love what I've grown. 😀 Lanette, congrats to you and Fairy for the egg. 😀 Lisa, all your remodeling is inspiring. 😀 Machka, I agree. I liked lockdown and having nowhere…
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😀 Ginny, Good decluttering takes time. Some things have to go into a holding area while you think about them. i scanned photos a few years ago and I'm so glad that I did. I set aside 15-30 minutes a day for the job and eventually it got done. Now I have a great file of photos on my computer (and on a thumb drive as back…
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😣 Famous last words about Annie. I came home from my afternoon walk and found the TV remote chewed into three pieces. I got out the extra remote and ordered a new one from Amazon to be delivered today.
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😀 I had a successful experience with the battery powered trimmer. When I cleaned up the debris, I noticed that the lavender plant looks like it was trimmed by a beginner (like a six year old using scissors for the first time). I have more trimming to do later in the summer so I'll have the opportunity to improve my skills.…
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😀 I had a successful experience with the battery powered trimmer. When I cleaned up the debris, I noticed that the lavender plant looks like it was trimmed by a beginner (like a six year old using scissors for the first time). I have more trimming to do later in the summer so I'll have the opportunity to improve my skills.…
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😀 Hooray for me I went to the dentist this morning and left Annie at home. She was a very good girl but was beside herself with delight when I got home. Besides the cleaning, they did x rays and the dentist looked at my teeth and said maybe next year he'd consider extraction of my other wisdom teeth. 😀 Another hooray for…
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😀 Carol, Happy Anniversary, 😍 Allie, Hope you feel better soon. 😀 Hooray for me I went to the dentist this morning and left Annie at home. She was a very good girl but was beside herself with delight when I got home. Besides the cleaning, they did x rays and the dentist looked at my teeth and said maybe next year he'd…
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😀 Food Banks, When I went to the Elk's Club for line dance, I saw that they collected food for the food bank. Each month it was different—-tuna, cereal, peanut butter, soup. They tried to gather the basics that people need. 😀 Food Safety, In the same way that restaurants can't give away food because of food safety concerns…
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😀Barbara, I found out about reading an eBook on my phone the year I had a fracture in my spine that was treated with a drug that I had to inhale and the directions to spend almost all dah in bed for 30 days except for some brief walking to keep my muscles from atrophying. I used my walking time (about 25 minutes a day) to…
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😀 Machka and Rowan, Happy Anniversary. Looks like you had a lovely day. 😀 Heather, congrats on your successful walk. That was a interesting article about grandparent child care. 😀 Kylia, that's a great stack of books. I have read books by two of those authors but not the books in your stack, 😀 Michele, I'd like to think…
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😀 Tomatoes The tomato plant is producing well. It is a good bending and stretching challenge to pick them In addition to having enough for myself, I was able to give a snack bag of tomatoes to each of several neighbours. Each snack bag holds about 20 tomatoes. 😀 I bought two bags of garden soil this morning. Annie wasn't…
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😀 Annie, I love to read just like you. I get my books from the library or papeback swap or ebay. I don't buy books new so that keeps the cost down. I am usually reading several books at the same time—an e book that I can read on my phone in the dark at night, a regular book that I read in the bathroom and at bedtime, and…
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😀 Red car I finally got the red car I wanted two years ago when we bought the Tesla. it was a prevously owned car and Jake searched for a long time online to find the model he wanted in the color I wanted at a price we could handle. I would have been happier continuing to drive the car we already had, but having an…
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😥😥❤️ so sorry about Tucker.
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😀 I've never been to a state fair but I was a fan of county fairs for years. I liked looking at things and Jake liked all the fair food and the opportunity to eat things he shouldn't eat. I danced with a line group as entertainment on Saturday mornings at the county fair for years. I had the same feeling about the annual…
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😀 Sandy, I don't think you jinxed anything by making funeral arrangements and paying for them. We did that for the first time in the early 90's and then changed them when we moved up here in 2004 and it just provided a sense of comfort. ❤️ Barbie
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😀 I attended an event yesterday afternoon that I haven't attended since before the pandemic. I saw a few people I know and a few I know primarily throught Zoom. It was pleasant, like going back to a familiar place after years away. There was a giant spread of food, but I resisted the natural impulse to eat to cover my…
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😀 I attended an event yesterday afternoon that I haven't attended since before the pandemic. I saw a few people I know and a few I know primarily throught Zoom. It was pleasant, like going back to a familiar place after years away. There was a giant spread of food, but I resisted the natural impulse to eat to cover my…
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😀 Lisa, your crochet creation is magnificent. Making something that fits is a laudable talent. Learning the stitches is the easy part and only the beginning. ❤️ Allie, your daughter is having a tough time. What a shame that she has to lash out at the person who has been her greatest supporter. 😀 Kylia, the views in your…
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😀 Lin, I'm glad to hear that your driveway and sidewalk work got completed Some people in my neighbourhood had similar work done so I saw what a lot of work it was. 😥 Jackie, oh no, phone and internet both having trouble. 😀 Sandy, I like being home alone with the dogs, the computer, and the tv. I go to meetings on Zoom…
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😀 I thought about dancing at home by myself even though my dancing friend wouldn't be here and then I remembered that there is a Fit and Fall Proof class at the neighbourhood clubhouse so I walked up there and joined the class. The last time I went was just before the pandemic. It's a fun class with stretches, movement,…
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😀 About feeling like an adult During especially stressful times, I've related to the phrase "put on my big girl pants". When Jake and I split up for awhile in 2001, I frequently thought I'd like to move into assisted living and not have to deal with all the things I had to do. I got through it one task at a time. One day a…
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😀 It's much cooler here today. There was a neighbourhood ice cream social with live music this afternoon. I left the dogs home and went hoping to have a chance to practice my social skills and eat some ice cream. Because of the heat and ice cream, all the seating was indoor along with the man playing a guitar so it was…
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😀 It's much cooler here today. There was a neighbourhood ice cream social with live music this afternoon. I left the dogs home and went hoping to have a chance to practice my social skills and eat some ice cream. Because of the heat and ice cream, all the seating was indoor along with the man playing a guitar so it was…
