How are you today?

I woke up,to nice sunshine this morning …goodness had to almost get my sunglasses out to eat breakfast as the sun was so bright sneaking through the vertical drapes kitchen window ,which is a huge bay window ….2X 3. trs wide ….and it needs cleaning ..so once it’s warm enough thats a 1/2 day job waiting to get done …not even thinking about it till it’s at least mid 30 c

took full advantage of the bit of sun yesterday ,and prepared my pumpkin patches that are surrounded by a tiny 30 cm x 90 cm ( I x 3 foot ) garden guard as I’ve got a resident sleepy lizard who’s about 40 cm …long and it eats my young plants ..so anything that’s growing at ground level has to be protected from him …

Making an apple pie from scratch today ,neighbours who collect our mail when we are away are coming over for tea
tomorrow nite , I’ve got plenty of jars of preserved apples so I don’t have to prepare the fruit ..just make the butter pasty

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I was looking through appointment cards this morning looking for a phone number. Suddenly I came upon one with today's date on it. I had made this appointment six months ago before I began using my cell phone calendar and there was no reminder. It was 11:30 and the appointment was for one o'clock about 30 minutes away. I ate, took my meds, showered and dressed and got there on time.

It was for an ultrasound of veins and arteries. Lots of prodding with a sharp instrument. The good news was that there was a Captain D next door. I had seen ads for lobster rolls at Captain D. Not quite New England quality but I am enjoying them anyway. A little dry but I added some mayo and lemon. It has been years.
 
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I was looking through appointment cards this morning looking for a phone number. Suddenly I came upon one with today's date on it. I had made this appointment six months ago before I began using my cell phone calendar and there was no reminder. It was 11:30 and the appointment was for one o'clock about 30 minutes away. I ate, took my meds, showered and dressed and got there on time.

It was for an ultrasound of veins and arteries. Lots of prodding with a sharp instrument. The good news was that there was a Captain D next door. I had seen ads for lobster rolls at Captain D. Not quite New England quality but I am enjoying them anyway. A little dry but I added some mayo and lemon. It has been years.
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I use Google calendar that works on Android and Apple phones and it never fails to notify me of upcoming appointments @Babs2u … I usually set mine to notify me a day prior to the appointment 📅
and you can you have it notify you again on the day
 
Sleepy‘s as we Aussies call them …are harmless but they are great snail eliminators:D:D …mine hisses at me …but it’s all show …it’s been in our small backyard since it was prob a year or two old judging by the size it was at the time
it’s in no way trapped in our backyard, they hibernate durning winter , in summer it will go out under our side gate and cross the road to the reserve

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I got back home late yesterday after a week on the east coast visiting family. The time difference and long plane rides wreak havoc with my internal clock, but I'm hoping that today's three hour nap will set me right.

Due to storm delays after boarding yesterday, we were in the plane for a total of 9 hours instead of about 6.

We've unpacked, but I held off on laundry until tomorrow - just not up for it today.
 
I just wanted to say hello to everyone. We're getting geared up for a visit with our Autistic son at the home here. He's 6'4" tall and quite the handful both mentally and physically. I hope you're doing well and as soon as I can, I'll read and respond. You all are wonderful! Tis true.
 
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I'm up and might even be awake. Coffee:coffee: doesn't seem to have done the trick this morning.

After sleeping on yesterday's interview, I'm thinking why get excited/interested? Recent history says I probably won't get a job there or anywhere else. Fooey.

Another hot day here with threatened thunderstorms this afternoon. We can be sure of the heat; the thunderstorms are another story. A late afternoon downpour is always nice because then I don't have to water the garden the next morning.

Yesterday's experiment with moving some flowers to see how they'll look next spring wasn't exactly a flop but not what I'd hoped for so there will be more experimenting this morning. Gotta get it done before the sun moves to that part of the garden. A little later, we're going to visit Clarence at the garden center to see if he's got any perennials that are past their prime. We were going to go yesterday but didn't manage to squeeze it into DD's schedule.

Note to self: Don't forget to eat🍽️
 
I joined The Ocean Liner Society a couple of weeks ago. They provide monthly talks, and today will be my first one. The group is based in England, so I can't go in person (darn), but I can "attend" via Zoom and squeeze it in between work projects. So I'm looking forward to that.

I also woke up to an email from the North Dakota lottery saying that the ticket I purchased yesterday for the Powerball drawing (grand prize something like $250 million) had won. But I had to log in to find out the amount. It was $21, not $250 mil. But still kinda nice.

I buy one Powerball ticket every few months. I never did this until a couple of years ago because I've never really believed in lottery tickets. Seems like a waste of money to me. But you never know, right?
 
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KSav said:
I also woke up to an email from the North Dakota lottery saying that the ticket I purchased yesterday for the Powerball drawing (grand prize something like $250 million) had won. But I had to log in to find out the amount. It was $21, not $250 mil. But still kinda nice.

I buy one Powerball ticket every few months. I never did this until a couple of years ago because I've never really believed in lottery tickets. Seems like a waste of money to me. But you never know, right?
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That's $21 more than you had when you went to bed last night! Just don't spend it all in one place. Better yet, put it aside for your heirs' inheritance:ROFLMAO:
 
KSav said:
I joined The Ocean Liner Society a couple of weeks ago. They provide monthly talks, and today will be my first one. The group is based in England, so I can't go in person (darn), but I can "attend" via Zoom and squeeze it in between work projects. So I'm looking forward to that.

I also woke up to an email from the North Dakota lottery saying that the ticket I purchased yesterday for the Powerball drawing (grand prize something like $250 million) had won. But I had to log in to find out the amount. It was $21, not $250 mil. But still kinda nice.

I buy one Powerball ticket every few months. I never did this until a couple of years ago because I've never really believed in lottery tickets. Seems like a waste of money to me. But you never know, right?
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Just curious, how did the North Dakota Lottery know you bought a ticket? I don't play the lottery but have seen a lot of people buy them while standing in line behind them. I have never seen anyone give information that identifies them to the lottery system.
 
KSav said:
I joined The Ocean Liner Society a couple of weeks ago. They provide monthly talks, and today will be my first one. The group is based in England, so I can't go in person (darn), but I can "attend" via Zoom and squeeze it in between work projects. So I'm looking forward to that.

I also woke up to an email from the North Dakota lottery saying that the ticket I purchased yesterday for the Powerball drawing (grand prize something like $250 million) had won. But I had to log in to find out the amount. It was $21, not $250 mil. But still kinda nice.

I buy one Powerball ticket every few months. I never did this until a couple of years ago because I've never really believed in lottery tickets. Seems like a waste of money to me. But you never know, right?
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Geez that would give me a heart attack if I got that email!
 
Tom52 said:
Just curious, how did the North Dakota Lottery know you bought a ticket? I don't play the lottery but have seen a lot of people buy them while standing in line behind them. I have never seen anyone give information that identifies them to the lottery system.
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You can actually buy them online in North Dakota via the state lottery website. That's the only reason I bought a ticket, because it's so easy to do.
 
Good morning everyone.

Early morning was nice so, decided to have breakfast outside - coffee and toasted muffins. I only have breakfast if I am going out. I have watered the plants and put the washing machine on. I need to pop out and pick up some things I ordered for mum and buy some fresh fruit and salad for later. I will probably browse a bit and then take the scenic walk home. I started making a summer dress yesterday so, this afternoon, will probably finish that.

So, that's my day planned - hope you all have a good day :)
 
@Trish Wait for me! I'll just throw on some clothes that are presentable in polite society and stroll along with you🚶‍♀️

It's going to be a nice day here, too. Not quite as hot as it has been the past couple of days.

I didn't win the lottery so that means I can't hire somebody to clean the stove and will have to do it myself. Yeah. Gonna get right on it after a visit to the credit union to "buy" some cash.
 

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