What's on your agenda for today?

Housework today and muscle workouts. Husband is going to a political meeting this afternoon then watching Scotland vs Australia in the Rugby World Cup.
 

I hear you Annie, house paint is one of the few things I'm not cheap on. :)

It's 3:30 a.m. and I'm not sleepy and I haven't been to bed yet, I didn't take a nap today and I'm not on drugs, I wonder why I'm awake? Maybe I am excited because we have been finalizing our travel plans to make it up to your grandson's wedding in Nov. I'm surprised that would keep me awake though. My husband will be so surprised if I'm still sitting here when he gets up, which could be anytime now. He gets up early every morning and makes coffee, watches TV and cooks and shares his BF with the dogs. Right now I'm at a bar that divides our living room and kitchen, if I'm still here at 4:30 or 5 a.m. he'll think I got up early. :)
 
Linda, did you get some sleep? I never buy cheap paint any more either - only buy the best.
 

It's 4:30 a.m. and I'm still sitting here. My husband and Seth, his dog are in here now too. It's weird because loud thunder has been going on for over 30 minutes. He said he thought, at first, it was a jet taking off till he really woke up and realized it was thunder and lightening. I'll probably go to bed soon.
 
I've been awol for a few days..nothing to say really, and nothing much still to say..LOL...

Annie which gardens was the photo of the tree taken in...it really is beautiful. I absolutely love trees

Linda hope your thunder and lightening didn't turn into a full on storm.

Kadee I don't envy you the painitng job..I hate that. We did ours about 2 years ago..and like you all, I always use the best quality paint I can find, cheap paint is a terrible waste of labour and money!!

Georgia..yeaaaah for the good guys fixing your tyre for freeeee...we like that. :D

My daughter is flying off to Australia this week for 3 weeks...we're going out to Spain next week, so we won't see her this time which is a shame, but she's really looking forward to her trip to OZ. She's very well travelled and one of the few places she's never been is Australia. Her first week will be spent working, and then the rest of the time she will have free to have fun so they're going to be taking in as much of it as they can , hiring a car and travelling around..they have a huge itinerary, I'm so looking forward to seeing the photos !! :D
 
Holly, the trees are in Benmore Botanic Gardens (an extension of Edinburgh Botanic Gardens). We always get annual membership.

Your daughter will love Australia! Did you say she was going to be in Melbourne? I highly recommend a drive down Great Ocean Road on the southern coast. And Philips Island to see the penguin parade at dusk.
 
I know she's going to be initially in the Gold Coast , but after that I'm not sure..but I will pass that info on.. :D


Next time I'm up there I must go and have a visit to those Botanic garden..I've never been...only to the ones in Glasgow which are beautiful, and I used to play truant from school and spend my time in there..lol
 
hollydolly said:
I know she's going to be initially in the Gold Coast , but after that I'm not sure..but I will pass that info on.. :D


Next time I'm up there I must go and have a visit to those Botanic garden..I've never been...only to the ones in Glasgow which are beautiful, and I used to play truant from school and spend my time in there..lol
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The Gold Coast is too far from Melbourne, unless she is flying down. Benmore is gorgeous! I also love Edinburgh gardens.
 
Penguin Parade? I wanna see that! Um...Hollydolly. You? You played hooky from school? Tsk, tsk! I did that a time or two (or three or more) and as a result, I've never been able to determine the value of X. Or Y. And can't conjugate verbs in Latin. Of course, I've never needed to:)

It's a beautiful morning here. Only 43F but no wind and plenty of sunshine. I love fall. Or drop. Drop is when the leave drop off the trees, doncha know.
 
jujube said:
Packing for a trip to Seattle. Put stuff in the suitcase, take stuff out of the suitcase. Put stuff back into the suitcase. Switch suitcases and start over again. Go back to original suitcase. Do I want this? Can I live without that?
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Sounds like me!
 
Yesterday, I had two leaks in my main water line. I had to dig the line up and correct the problem. Today, I am pumping water up into my holding tank and I will travel the line to make sure the repairs are working. Then, I have to cover up the holes I dug. I also had to repair my tractor's air cleaner; so today I have to reinstall the assembly back on the tractor. I have more projects than I can ever get accomplished. But nothing is so important than my noontime naps!
 
Dennis...never ever turn down the chance for a nap when you get the chance..:Dthose tractors will still be there when you wake up . Good thing you knew what you were doing with your main water line , that's the sort of stuff which can cost fortunes to have repaired by an outsider.


yep I know all about taking too much stuff away..I do it every time. I tell myself look you'll only need this and that...and then I think yep but what if the weather changes , then I'll need the other stuff, and so many types of shoes when actually I spend most of the time in sandals or trainers and one pair of heels for the evening ..and what if I need the kitchen sink?..well I better take it just in case.:rolleyes:..and then I get there unpack and half the stuff stays in the wardrobes untouched...and then there's the extra fleece blankets in case it gets cold and there's not enough blankets.. and my favourite cushion for the flight to keep my back from seizing, then my laptop, and the iphones...and then gifts perhaps for those I'll be visiting while I'm away...and before you know it I have enough stuff to last me 3 months!! :bonvoyage:and I get to the airport concerned that I might have to pay extra baggage fees... accch, anyway ...next week when I go I've promised myself I'm going to take half the stuff I usually take......oh wait a cotton pickin' minute what about if I need a winter coat and furry boots...?...what if it snows while I'm there.:winter1:.I know it's 80 degrees at the moment but it could become a big freeze in the next week or 2, or what if it flood perhaps I need to take the blow up dinghy in case we get stranded :shark:...yikes!!!!!!..better get me that extra large trolley case out of the attic.. !!
 
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Holly Gold Coast to Melbourne is about 1800 km, Melbourne is a little confusing if driving in the city area .....We go into the right hand lane to turn right ......in Melbourne City you go into left hand Lane to turn Right ...we drive on the left hand side of the road in Aus ..right hand drive cars .. We have had a spate of tourists being killed because they drive on the incorrect side of the road ...Surfers Paradise ( Gold Coast ) has a tram in the middle of the road .so you have to be aware of it when driving in and arround the GC area it's new .. Painted bright yellow so you notice it ... hope she enjoys herself while on holiday, think I have mentioned before if she has time / interested Sea world is worth spending the day at they also conduct whale watching tours
 
hollydolly said:
Dennis...never every turn down the chance for a nap when you get the chance..:Dthose tractors will still be there when you wake up . Good thing you knew what you were doing with your main water line , that's the sort of stuff which can cost fortunes to have repaired by an outsider.


yep I know all about taking too much stuff away..I do it every time. I tell myself look you'll only need this and that...and then I think yep but what if the weather changes , then I'll need the other stuff, and so many types of shoes when actually I spend most of the time in sandals or trainers and one pair of heels for the evening ..and what if I need the kitchen sink?..well I better take it just in case.:rolleyes:..and then I get there unpack and half the stuff stays in the wardrobes untouched...and then there's the extra fleece blankets in case it gets cold and there's not enough blankets.. and my favourite cushion for the flight to keep my back from seizing, then my laptop, and the iphones...and then gifts perhaps for those I'll be visiting while I'm away...and before you know it I have enough stuff to last me 3 months!! :bonvoyage:and I get to the airport concerned that I might have to pay extra baggage fees... accch, anyway ...next week when I go I've promised myself I'm going to take half the stuff I usually take......oh wait a cotton pickin' minute what about if I need a winter coat and furry boots...?...what if it snows while I'm there.:winter1:.I know it's 80 degrees at the moment but it could become a big freeze in the next week or 2, or what if it flood perhaps I need to take the blow up dinghy in case we get stranded :shark:...yikes!!!!!!..better get me that extra large trolley case out of the attic.. !!
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:lofl: Oh good grief - how well I know about that infernal kitchen sink! I get down to some remote location, ready to fix whatever - thinking I had brought all I needed, but that is never the case. Something unexpected always seem to popup which requires my hoofing back to the shop. By the time I have everything needed, I'm bushed! I need to put my whole shop on wheels! ........ hmmmmmmm ... that may not be a bad idea.
 
Okay, those of you traveling...meds, toothbrush, clean unders, a change of clothes, cords for your devices of whatever nature. Done. This will leave lots of space in your luggage for gifts to take home and for clothes you buy because you like them better than what you would have brought along and didn't.
 
Ameriscot said:
Dennis, busy busy! My brother is always rebuilding old tractors. Loves it!
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I'm new at these tractors. My working tractor is a Ford 340B, but the one that I like to run around in is an old Ford 9N. I live on hilly country, and I can't trust the 9N's parking brakes. I need to come up with a better brake.
 
I just came back from a trip that took me to Colorado, California, and Nevada. Since I had never taken a vacation before, I let a friend pack for me. Bad mistake! I didn't wear 1/3 of what I took. I had eight flights before the whole thing was over, and ended up spending over $400. in cost for extra baggage, and I spent over $100. in postage to send souvenirs home, because there was no room in my luggage. It would have cost more to transport the gifts in my luggage, from place to place.

I now know I could have taken less clothing, and if I had needed anything, that extra $500. would have more than been enough to purchase whatever I might have needed.

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I hate packing. In spite of my best efforts, things still come out wrinkled. Today's big thing, voting--today is Canada's federal election. With luck it will be goodbye Conservatives. Then I will party!
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
Okay, those of you traveling...meds, toothbrush, clean unders, a change of clothes, cords for your devices of whatever nature. Done. This will leave lots of space in your luggage for gifts to take home and for clothes you buy because you like them better than what you would have brought along and didn't.
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I wish I could pack like that, Georgia! I can pack fairly light for the US, but otherwise.... I also have to pack my plantar fasciitis stuff to prevent it returning - nightime splint, slippers, sandals and trainers.

And for the next trip - winter in Thailand - I will also be packing a jar of my favourite unsweetened peanut butter, my food scale (not gaining a ton like last winter!), one ankle weight, gym clothes, non-perfumed toiletries, one piece swimsuit and a bikini, butter knives (can't find any in the shops and the house only has steak knives), as well as camera with 3 lenses, laptop, kindle, ipod for workouts, phone. Fortunately, we left a huge case of stuff in storage there of all the household items, water shoes, mozzie repellant, sunscreen, drying rack etc that we bought last winter.

As for gifts, I have requests from 3 ladies who want some of those elephant pants, and one wants an embroidered handbag. Of course, I need to add to my collection of Buddhas.

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