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Georgiagranny said:
Well, kids, no weeds have been harmed today. My Self can't handle the pollen. This is the first time in years that it's bothered me, and "bothered" is an understatement. Ah...chooo!!!
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I visit the garden in short spurts and normally would have the windows open but nobody needs all that pollen blowing through the house!

Did a bunch of errand this AM, including paying ahead on the water bill. I started doing that when one of my payment checks went astray in the mail (while I was travel nursing) and my water got cut off for non-payment. So much for reliable mail service.
 
jet said:
been a nice day today,packing is going well ish,,,,,,,,iv unpacked twice,,so far lol,,roll on wednesday,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,hope holly and GGranny are packed ready lol
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been ready and waiting for a week...

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Blessed said:
Hey Jules, I got in the knife sharpener I ordered from Amazon. The one I got is a Mueller UltraSharp Diamond 4 Stage. It was $9.99 on sale. I believe the regular price was $13.99. I used it on a bunch of my Mother's old knifes and it worked great. I also found a meat cleaver in her stuff so know I have that too!!

Now let's see how long it is before I cut myself LOL.
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@Blessed I was just saying I needed a better knife sharpener yesterday, and now I see your purchase. So, I just ordered it for myself! Thanks for the tip.

It was 13.99 but had a 3.00 off coupon and with my little bit of points it ended up just under $10.
 
Pollen???
Here in our area of Penn's woods,, we haven't seen any pollen,,,,,yet.

To chilly for leaves to form, fruit bushes/ trees to bloom.

We went to Walmart,, I was out of milk,, dog needed bag of kibble,,picked up a few other things.

Went to the hardware store for bathroom sink faucet.
Price had doubled since e last year.

I keep hoping that hubby will decide to get the bathtub taken out.
He needs a low lip tub/ shower, surround & fixtures.
 
packleader said:
Happy Easter from all of us to all of you. Only my older daughter was missing.

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Tongue-in-cheek question:
why do have women the tendency to prepare twice as much food on special occasions as the family can possible eat?

Since he could walk, my grandson has been fascinated with my mini gym. Because it was raining today, I also used it instead of
going on my usual walk with the pups. Since I can watch TV at the same time, I am able to endure the boring treadmill for a while.
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Since my grandson was a baby, my 95 pound Boxer was in love with him. My grandson can pull his ears and feed him dirt,
and my big guy will gladly oblige. It's an incredible relationship. My grandson also brought his Beagle pup with him. What
a commotion, LOL. But after half an hour, after the curiosity had worn off, things calmed down a little bit.
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Enjoyed your pics. What a nice dining room. Funny, your family all look alike, :)
 
hollydolly said:
have you forgotten we've got to hide in the hold !:ROFLMAO:
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No. I didn't forget. That's why I think I might have over-packed, but it's all stuff I'll need!

A former sister-in-law came in from Houston with my brother and his four sons. Brother and nephews had one suitcase among the five of them.. She had four, one of which was only shoes. They were only here for three days :rolleyes:. Note that I said "former" sister-in-law.
 
Georgiagranny said:
No. I didn't forget. That's why I think I might have over-packed, but it's all stuff I'll need!

A former sister-in-law came in from Houston with my brother and his four sons. Brother and nephews had one suitcase among the five of them.. She had four, one of which was only shoes. They were only here for three days :rolleyes:. Note that I said "former" sister-in-law.
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The rule in our house was always: whatever you pack, you carry.
 
RadishRose said:
Enjoyed your pics. What a nice dining room. Funny, your family all look alike, :)
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Thanks for the compliment. May I make a few comments?

Living room: my wife sewed all the curtains for the house by herself. I built the large wall cabinet for the stereo and TV. The lamp, as most of our decorative items, was bought in Tijuana/Mexico. Maybe half of our furniture was bought unfinished. We glued the pieces together, stained them, and finished them with a coat of polyurethane. During the last few years, my wife had turned our living room into a playhouse for our grandson, but at age five he doesn't use it anymore. I already talked with my wife about getting rid of all those toys. Well, it has sentimental value.

My wife from Asia (my second wife) had no idea about house work. So, she burnt the turkey for our first Thanksgiving, and burnt a hole in the carpet with a hot iron. But she took home-economic classes and has become a perfect housewife. Her help was essential for improving the house that we had designed ourselves. A college grad student drew up the proper architectural designs, and a contractor (a friend of a co-worker) did the rest. My wife also took pottery classes, and I am using one of her cups to this day.

Well, I could write a book about buying the land, dealing with the bureaucracy, getting the percolation and compaction test done, hiring grading contractors, and all the rest. The builder suggested having the living room ceiling slanted for $500 extra, and I accepted. It makes the room look much more attractive. BTW, I spent $2K for extra insulation, like double pane windows, urea formaldehyde foam in the outer walls, and solid doors. On my own, I doubled the insulation in the attic. The money was spent well because it has saved us in utility bills many times over.

The final costs for our place were $18K for the 2 1/2 acre land and $52K for the house. Thanks to Proposition 13 of 1979, our annual property tax bill has barely doubled in some 50 years and is still less than $1.500. Each of our essential insurances cost more. And our utility bills have increased from $20 a month 50 years ago to about $400 last month (water, electricity, natural gas, telephone, and nowadays also the Internet. About 160 TV channels over the air are free of which maybe 1/3 are non-English speaking. For example, we have 4 Public Broadcasting Service stations with 14 channels.)

Top right picture: we are living sort of isolated, and security was one of our concerns. For example, I took a welding class, and during a practice welding class, I spot-welded all the wrought-iron work to protect the windows around the house. My wife did the rust-preventing painting of the iron work. --- About the center picture: my wife crochets this beautiful wall decoration by herself.

Bottom left: our original access road was poor, especially after rain. To have access to a better road, I had to build a bridge. I channeled the creek into a drainage pipe, laid the concrete foundation, had the driveway graded, dug out the bridge part, pulled up the sidewalls, and covered the job with railroad ties. That was 40 years ago, and we are still using the bridge every day.

With the help of my wife, I built carports for 5 cars, the original garage being first a game room and now a storage place. When my kids went to college and my wife studied for a graduate degree, we had six cars and P/U's and drove jointly about 150K miles a year. That's California where cars are a life necessity. My children got their first cars at age 16 and did some nonsense, like having unauthorized a boy in their car and driving over a fire hydrant. The water company charged me $1K, and most of the car repairs were done across the border in Mexico.

Well, our kids will inherit our house even though they already have their own houses. At that time, our house will need a *major* renovation because we hardly have done anything for the last many years. As a senior, I sort of slowed down a little bit (running out of steam.)

BTW, nothing is left of the original vegetation. Everything you can see has been planted by us, mostly in the late 1970's. That includes 200 Eucalyptus trees that we bought 6 inches tall for $80. In hindsight I regret it because I didn't realize at that time how tall they would grow. Yes, I made a few mistakes even though I did all work with proper permits.

Some building inspectors were a joke. When I dug in our 200 feet gas line 4 feet deep from the house to the meter at the gate, the inspector didn't even get out of his car and look before signing off on it. Otherwise, he would have noticed that I forgot to also place a metal wire next to the gas pipe, so the gas line could be traced in the future for leaks caused by growing tree roots or an earthquake. Well, everyone makes mistakes, LOL.

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My neighbor woke me with his noise again this morning. But I was able to get back to sleep and got up feeling slightly hopeful. I was happy about my dusting yesterday and doing some coloring.

But the day turned negative with technical glitches at Walmart first getting fixed then breaking again.

I think I'm giving up on the day.
 
well living in a forest is very calming and soothing but the same cycles keep turning - I am always amazed at how untidy and dusty this place gets with just me and the dawg - but he is a big one and if he gets his paws damp outside ?? - well say no more - big wok of noodles/onions/ mixed vegies/spices and lamb mince - all churned up into a mix in me wok - the first hot plate always tastes the best - should eat it all at once really but no one plate and the rest in the fridge - I reckon if freezes the flavours and don't release them again?

bottled a crate of homemade beer - nice to drink but so boring to prepare!! - ah well forest living such fun! stocked up with mozzie coils too!! ahah
 
Yesterday (Monday) I went down and did laundry about 2:45 a.m. I dried a quilted mattress cover and a sheet downstairs, something I rarely do. That left me with half of what I usually have to dry in my dryer. I was going to walk to Wendy's to get a hamburger for lunch and a couple of frosties (one to freeze) but it was raining, so I had my son pick up the frosties for me. I made a turkey cheeseburger for lunch.

While looking for a more secure container to put the second frosty in, I wound up purging and reorganizing items I am storing in boxes under the counter. Part of it extends back along side the stove and items can be hard to reach. I improved on the system I already had in place.

This evening, I was happy to talk with my middle grandson who called from Medina, Saudi Arabia. He's there with a group for Umrah, the pilgrimage to Mecca. He said they will leave for Mecca tomorrow. He's increasing his knowledge, faith and having a nice time too. This is a two week trip. I ask for your prayers and positive vibes (if you don't pray) that my grandson and his group will return home safely. Thank you❣️

At midnight, before I could get on the forum, I had to troubleshoot a problem with my "new" monitor. It would not show the computer log in screen. This thing, a gaming monitor, is so complicated that I could not figure out just what to do. The onscreen support feature was no help. So I reattached the Dell cable that is still connected to my TV and am temporarily using that as a monitor again.

At first I had to turn the computer off, then back on, which I did after reattaching it to the TV, because the TV didn't show the computer screen either. So the problem must've been that the computer went to sleep, which was causing the monitor not to receive the signal on any of it's display options. But the monitor always responded after "waking up" the computer in the past. I'll reattach it to the computer later. I have no special plans for the rest of the day other than light house cleaning and restocking my cabinets from my supply stash.
 
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overcast morning,been for my breakfast,,gonna finnish packing,get the dogs stuff sorted for kennels,have a shave,so i look somthing like my passport pic,lol,
grandson coming this afternoon,,take away this evening,no cooking,,,,,first 2 days staying at friends in Sussex,,,,,,,,,then will meet up with holly and Gg for evening flight to Marseille on friday............................
 
RadishRose said:
@Blessed I was just saying I needed a better knife sharpener yesterday, and now I see your purchase. So, I just ordered it for myself! Thanks for the tip.

It was 13.99 but had a 3.00 off coupon and with my little bit of points it ended up just under $10.
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I just ordered it after seeing your post. I got the $3.00 off coupon too. Thanks for the heads up on this. I wasn't looking for one but I really needed one.
 
I am in the process of organizing my kitchen again. I am buying a like new convection Magic Chef glass bowl convection oven from a seller on Marketplace for $10. I was going to walk to her house which is 3 blocks away but when I said I would walk she offered to bring it to me. I use a NuWave convection oven and it is old and I am afraid it will break soon. So when I saw this for ten bucks I thought I'd get it for back up. It is $94. on Amazon and doesn't have the best reviews. I don't always believe that people know how to use a product and then leave a bad review. So looking forward to getting it.
 
katlupe said:
I am in the process of organizing my kitchen again. I am buying a like new convection Magic Chef glass bowl convection oven from a seller on Marketplace for $10. I was going to walk to her house which is 3 blocks away but when I said I would walk she offered to bring it to me. I use a NuWave convection oven and it is old and I am afraid it will break soon. So when I saw this for ten bucks I thought I'd get it for back up. It is $94. on Amazon and doesn't have the best reviews. I don't always believe that people know how to use a product and then leave a bad review. So looking forward to getting it.
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a bargain at twice the price!
 
My condition is very bad. It seems I should have died but didn't. Surgeon can't figure out how I'm still here, but I am. In agonizing pain left leg. The scariest part is I must take myself, without help, for various tests for my heart. Part of me wants to just stay home and die. Probable surgery again next week.

Sorry to be a downer, but that's the truth.
 


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