Our version of retirement: Living a childhood dream

[Aunt Bea]

Stay frosty, my friends

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Gary,

I can’t remember, does the town house have a fireplace or wood stove?

May be time to put one on the honey do list!

At least this time of year there will be many good things coming out of the oven!

Stay warm!

 

[Trish]

Stay frosty, my friends

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Wow! We get frosty weather but, not often as frosty as that! Stay warm @Gary O'

 

[Gary O']

does the town house have a fireplace or wood stove?

Nada

and wood is too expensive down here anyway

If we loose power, we have some propane heaters
and plenty of propane

I'm good with that

 

[Twostep]

Let me know when the pool opening party is. I will bring food and wine. As long as this white stuff is around I claim bear clan and hibernate.

 

[RadishRose]

How was Thanksgiving for you guys @Gary O' ?

Was it last year you had beaucoup company? I recall you put up lots of family for the night.

 

[Gary O']

Was it last year you had beaucoup company? I recall you put up lots of family for the night.

Yeah, last year was busy

Our son and the girls were coming over, but they are snowed in up at the cabin

They are really enjoying it
and we are very thankful for that

So, it was quiet here, and we enjoyed every minute
munching out
and watching Scrooge and a mess of other Dickens vids

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Yeah, last year was busy

Our son and the girls were coming over, but they are snowed in up at the cabin

They are really enjoying it
and we are very thankful for that

So, it was quiet here, and we enjoyed every minute
munching out
and watching Scrooge and a mess of other Dickens vids

Glad you enjoyed your thanksgiving Gary.
Sometimes it’s nice to just have core family. I hope you are doing well.

 

[Gary O']

I hope you are doing well.

Doing quite well

This blindness gig has taught me patience

and

humility

Very thankful for those lessons

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Doing quite well

This blindness gig has taught me patience

and

humility

Very thankful for those lessons

GARY!! You are such an inspiring soul!

 

[Gary O']

You are such an inspiring soul!

It's not me, little sister

Whatever good in me is of The Lord

Whenever someone would say things like that
I considered it bullshit

I was never so wrong

 

[Gary O']

Socked in for a second day

My little friends are extra ravenous

 

[Gary O']

This heavy fog in these low temps begets a continuous dew of crystals that cling to wherever they land

Turns the ordinary to extraordinary

 

[RadishRose]

This heavy fog in these low temps begets a continuous dew of crystals that cling to wherever they land

Turns the ordinary to extraordinary

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Beautiful!

 

[Meanderer]

Hey Gary, hope all is well at your place! How do the chipmunks survive the Winter? Do they go "down, under"?

 

[Gary O']

The Golden mantles hibernate for the winter

the ground squirrels tough it out

doing well

Thanks for checking in

Merry Christmas, ol' pard

 

[Twostep]

Gary, our feathered friends are eating us out of house and home. They took the switch from song bird food to chicken scratch (not cracked corn only) in stride.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

The Golden mantles hibernate for the winter

the ground squirrels tough it out

doing well

Thanks for checking in

Merry Christmas, ol' pard

That’s the same with our area. The ground squirrels tough it out. We see them occasionally. Chipmunks hibernate around here too. We were confused for the longest time. The ground squirrels look a lot like chipmunks.

In case I don’t see you , have a fabulous Christmas Gary.

 

[Gary O']

Gary, our feathered friends are eating us out of house and home. They took the switch from song bird food to chicken scratch (not cracked corn only) in stride.

Our little guys love the cracked corn.

I buy it in 50 lb bags
$12

 

[MACKTEXAS]

Our little guys love the cracked corn.

I buy it in 50 lb bags
$12

I like birds, so I'm glad to know you're taking care of them.

It's nice to see you posting again.

 

[Trish]

This heavy fog in these low temps begets a continuous dew of crystals that cling to wherever they land

Turns the ordinary to extraordinary

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Looks magical @Gary O'

Good to see you posting. Happy Christmas to you and yours. Keep the fire going, it looks chilly

 

[Gary O']

Good to see you posting.

Thank you @Trish

My big concern is missing a quote

It's getting tougher to see everything

 

[Trish]

Thank you @Trish

My big concern is missing a quote

It's getting tougher to see everything

No worries. It's just good to see you posting

 

[PeppermintPatty]

No worries. It's just good to see you posting

I AGREE! It’s GREAT seeing GARY posting.

 

[Meanderer]

How do the chipmunks survive ?

Hey Gary, If you click on the above link, They mention food caching, their sense of smell, spatial memory & awareness, thicker coats, sharpness of hearing & vision, and of course hibernation. We could all use these handy attributes to help survive in life. ....well, maybe not hibernation!

 

[Meanderer]

@MACKTEXAS Good to read your post! Welcome to Senior Forums, from Pennsylvania.

Texas State Bird: Mockingbird