It's wonderful you were able to do two laps! I am glad you enjoyed it with your friend/neighbor!Aide called in sick of course, on the first day. She sounded sick.
The elevator engineer and repair guy showed up and have been working on the elevator all morning now.
One of my friends/neighbor and I walked the hallway together. It went fast having someone to talk to. Yesterday I only did two laps, today three. We could have done more, but I have to be careful when my knee starts hurting. Maybe we will do it again later in the afternoon. I have done this three days in a row. It is good for me.
What a beautiful and touching poem about you and your dad! Loved it!Daddy
He always said I was the apple of his eye,
I ran home crying, as fast as my legs would carry me.
My friends ganged up on me,
because I was the littlest, the youngest,
picking on me, causing my tears to flow,
"Oh Daddy, Daddy," I cried,
"They were so mean to me!"
He dried my tears with his handkerchief,
and said, "Come with me."
In the middle of a big project,
building a gas station, which would
become our family business.
Took me across the road,
gave me a candy bar and a bottle of pop,
then a big spoon to dig in the dirt,
while he set to work on the building.
Pretty soon he took a break,
took me by the hand, carrying a minnow bucket,
that fishermen use. We crossed the road again,
followed the path beyond our house,
to the creek that ran along the back,
climbed down to the edge of the water,
he said, "Look at the fish!"
"Oh Daddy, there are so many!"
"Let's catch you a few."
"Will I cook them to eat?" I questioned.
"No, we will set up a home for them,
in your bedroom, so you can watch them,
take care of them and spend time
getting to know them." I was excited,
to say the least. I loved fish and couldn't believe
I could have them in my bedroom!
Then we picked out some gravel from the bottom
of the creek, some rocks and some seaweed and plants.
Back at our house, we put the minnows in a big glass jar
with the gravel, the rocks and the plants.
"Let's put the minnows in now," said Daddy.
We watched them swim, then scattered some crumbs to eat.
I remember for years and years,
always having a minnow tank in my bedroom.
Something my Daddy and I did together,
every time the last minnow died.
Thank you!What a beautiful and touching poem about you and your dad! Loved it!![]()
I have a online course for it but haven't actually studied it much. I need to make time for it.Just for today. Do you practice Reiki?
In my building the ground floor is called the Lower Level. Then the one above the ground is the first floor.It always confuses me for a second when I read mention of the ''first floor''.. in the UK the first floor is the first one Above ground
The bottom floor where no stairs are need for access is the Ground floor.. then 1st..second , third etc..![]()
I understand that's quite unusual for the USA isn't it Kat?.. I'm led to believe that most other buildings call the ground floor the first floor there..In my building the ground floor is called the Lower Level. Then the one above the ground is the first floor.
Well, as I said I lived for over 23 years as a "modern homesteader" and we were off the grid for the last 20. I did not have running water or unlimited power. I washed all the laundry by hand and hung it outside on clotheslines. It was not easy because the water was very cold having come directly from my shallow well. It is nothing new to me. Right now I have a bunch of things hanging in my shower. I just ordered a type of plunger that (I used to have but left it for my husband to use) is used for washing laundry. And a drying laundry rack, the kind that folds up. I didn't bring the ones I had because I didn't think I would EVER be washing laundry by hand again. I can do this. It will save me the money for the washing machines downstairs.Glad you're exercising! If the stairs are an issue, maybe if it's in your power, in the future, to move to an apartment on the first floor so you don't have to deal with stairs?
Also, when we used to travel in Europe and didn't have a way to wash our clothes, every evening I would wash them in the sink and hang them up in the bathroom to dry. The bucket in your case could be useful. You could let your clothes sit in the soapy water, scrub them a bit, then rinse 2x and hand squeeze dry.
Not around here. Even the hospitals call it the ground floor, basement or lower level and where I go to therapy I go to the 2G floor. The first floor is where you usually walk in from the street or outside entrance stairs.I understand that's quite unusual for the USA isn't it Kat?.. I'm led to believe that most other buildings call the ground floor the first floor there..
I missed that question.......no, I do not want to leave my apartment. They will fix it. How can you have a seniors/disabled apartment building with no elevator? I have the best apartment in the building and I will not give it up so easily.Glad you're exercising! If the stairs are an issue, maybe if it's in your power, in the future, to move to an apartment on the first floor so you don't have to deal with stairs?
Oh, now I understand. This is a special apartment building. Sorry if I misunderstood.I missed that question.......no, I do not want to leave my apartment. They will fix it. How can you have a seniors/disabled apartment building with no elevator? I have the best apartment in the building and I will not give it up so easily.
You do not need to apologize. You said nothing wrong. I was just explaining because everyone keeps telling me that and I am willing to wait for them to fix it. I know it is not a quick fix. Moving out would not be any easier for me having to take all my furniture and stuff down the stairs. And here............I can have my bunny.Oh, now I understand. This is a special apartment building. Sorry if I misunderstood.
that's what I'm saying... the floor where we walk in from the street is the Ground Floor here.. so the apartments on that floor just inside the street door are called ground floor flats...Not around here. Even the hospitals call it the ground floor, basement or lower level and where I go to therapy I go to the 2G floor. The first floor is where you usually walk in from the street or outside entrance stairs.
So what do you call the floor below that? In my building you walk into that from the street at the back of the building and that is where the ramp is. That is called LL (lower level).that's what I'm saying... the floor where we walk in from the street is the Ground Floor here.. so the apartments on that floor just inside the street door are called ground floor flats...
I really like animals, more than most people except for my wife and daughter...View attachment 91189
Meet "Rabbit" My House Rabbit Companion
Where I live we are allowed to have one pet with no deposit, as long as you have a doctor's slip. My doctor asked me what to write and he wrote it out. If you have another pet, you have to pay $100. deposit on that one. Rabbit is quiet and doesn't make any noise, unless he hears an unusual noise, then he gives me the rabbit warning sign of stomping both back feet loudly.
I never planned to have a rabbit much less a "house rabbit" at the time I got him, I had 3 horses and 2 cats. My other animals had died off by then. In 2014, my husband came in the house from the barn to tell me there was a rabbit in the barn. When he said it was white, I asked if it was a cat and he thought it was a rabbit. I thought that because we had a stray tomcat that came to our house and acted like he lived there, so I thought it was him. I went out to the barn with him and yes, there was a white rabbit!
He was digging around in the hay and didn't seem to be scared of us. But if I tried to get near him, he scooted out of sight. He had made a bed hidden under a pallet of hay. Now I have been writing and attending homesteading events for some time so I was familiar with rabbits. My brother had one as a pet when we were kids but she was kept outside in a shed. I sat on the bench watching him and I instant fell in love with this little guy! When I saw his side though..........it was clear that an owl had picked him up somewhere and he must have gotten away somehow. He had marks on his side. I wanted to doctor him, but he would not let me that near him.
He ended up living out there from Sept to early Feb. Some nights he'd go off and wouldn't come back for 2 or 3 days. I'd go crazy with worrying knowing something would get him. We lived in the middle of the state forest and there were a lot of coyotes and other critters out there. I heard owls every night and baby rabbits screaming right after that hoo hoo. So I was scared and wanted to bring him inside if I could get a hold of him. Plus that was a very cold winter with temps -26.
Well he healed on his own. Eventually, I caught him (but that is another story to tell) and brought him inside. I researched online about caring for a pet rabbit and discovered the world of "House Rabbits" and that is what he is. I had him neutered and he uses a litter box, but I didn't even have to teach him. Pretty much like a cat, just did it. When I moved from my house, I took him with me and he is the talk of the apartment complex. Everyone calls me "the rabbit lady." But lots of people have house rabbits, just not here.
I guess you are my kind of people! I love animals of all kinds.......except for bears.I really like animals, more than most people except for my wife and daughter...
there's no floor below ground floor in most places here , in the few places there are they're called Basement flats.. .. but if for example we're going to the floor under ground in the car park it's called lower ground.. or in the Lift the button says -1So what do you call the floor below that? In my building you walk into that from the street at the back of the building and that is where the ramp is. That is called LL (lower level).