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Good Tuesday morning, July 22nd, SF peeps!

Went to lunch yesterday with a couple of GFs who I've been friends for exactly 40 years, give or take a few months. How fortunate I've been to have had these women in my life through thick and thin. No matter the crisis or celebration each of us experienced, we didn't go through them alone.

Today I have some business work to manage, but am otherwise am free to clean my desk area up and maybe purge some possessions. Ugh... I swear clutter and "stuff" breed like rabbits.

Time to feed Ozzy-dog and grab some breakfast. Y'all have a nice day!
 
Had to go for a blood draw this morning.

Both of us are slow getting going today.

Hubby has saw stuff to fix .
I Hope to get some peach jam made today.

Another strange deer happening.
Brother in law called to tell us that a young buck deer had came onto their porch.
Guess it wasn't very afraid of him.

Hope everyone has a good day today.
 

Sliverfox said:
Had to go for a blood draw this morning.

Both of us are slow getting going today.

Hubby has saw stuff to fix .
I Hope to get some peach jam made today.

Another strange deer happening.
Brother in law called to tell us that a young buck deer had came onto their porch.
Guess it wasn't very afraid of him.

Hope everyone has a good day today.
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All the way up to their porch? Guess who's coming to dinner? 🦌
 
Well today is a recoup day. Yesterday went to the project house and put some cabinets in the kitchen and got the countertop installed. A bit of a case of cart before horse… but much like Holly’s troubles with reliable help I am trying to get the drywall/electrician guy finished. You would think after eight months he would be tired of this job…guess not. Maybe tomorrow back at project house…
 
We have had back to back thunderstorms with torrential rain, intense lightning and strong winds. Recently they issued a flash flood warning and it’s no joke. I can’t post the pic (tried) but one of our low-lying parking lots has water 1/2 way up the sides of the few cars stranded there.

I live on a hill so not an issue but I’m checking friends.
 
I did a lot of napping during the day again. When I finally got myself together, I put away some of the items that my son brought home yesterday. I had three small Amazon orders and a Chewy order for Deja. I spent some time here catching up then had to get ready to go out tonight. My Honorary son#3 (HS#3), H-daughter and I went to a venue in our neighborhood to see a home grown band play live Jazz and R & B. The band leader thanked us for coming. I always like supporting them. HS#3 and I got up and danced a couple of times.

There weren't many people there, but apparently I caught some favorable attention for my moves, from the ladies that sat behind us and even one of the young man who was part of the wait staff, who I caught saying something to HS#3 about "your mom's moves" as I walked by. HS#3 mentioned it again on the way home. HS#3 was also surprised but very complimentary. I don't know why he was surprised...I had told him beforehand that I love to dance and am good at it (but maybe because I didn't dance with him at the last event that was held there).

We wound up having conversations with the ladies that were there. HS#3 & HD also talked with the owner, who they both know. A good time was had by all. 🎷🥁🎹🎸🎶🎶💃🕺
 
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AlainD said:
I know I am terribly late replying to all your posts of support. It's horrible getting older and finding that things I used to do easily are so hard these days. I was 70 years old on July 11th and wonder why everything has changed. I used to be a litho engineer and travelled all round the northwest area and into Wales. Now I feel terrified taking the car out, hate going to the supermarket. I know I had a bit of a breakdown being stuck in the house alone because of COVID and wonder if that damaged me more than I realised. Thank you again for your support.
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You share a birthday with my son Alain. It's hard to know if COVID is causing some of your symptoms. It must be very hard to find yourself not being able to do the things you used to do, especially simple things. One of the things I hear most from people in our age range is that they have a hard time accepting change, so you are not alone. I hope you can adjust to your new normal soon or that things will go back to the way they were, even if slowly.

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Good morning. For a change, I got up "early" this morning.

What's on the agenda? There are a couple of pavers that I've been meaning to reset. Will I? We'll see. And a plant that I've been meaning to transplant. Will I? We'll see.

This evening we're going out for dinner for DGS's 27th birthday. I don't know how he got to be 27...wasn't he just born? LOL

According to the weathernerds, it's gonna start getting drier, but not until tomorrow. Will it? We'll see.

I'm gonna shower and then maybe make biscuits and sausage gravy. Get on the Bluestreak @hawkdon and c'mon over.
 
Today? Woke up to humidity and the sun wasn't even up yet. Humidity drains me faster than anything else.
Extreme high heat again today so I will be having Outdoors withdrawals soon.
Haven't even been on our lake here yet this summer.
Finally won the war with the squirrels over the birdfeeders but now they are drinking my Hummingbird water
due to the heat.
Squirrels should be teaching target hitting, it's amazing how accurate they figure out angles and distances.
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I saw my first raccoon. It walked right past me. I was sitting on the patio. He was walking briskly and purposely, like a lawyer going to court. He finally turned his head and looked at me. Then he turned around and briskly walked back where he came from.

After that, my stepson-in-law gave me a big lecture about raccoons being a vector for rabies. I knew that. Good heavens! It wasn't like I was sitting out there waiting for a raccoon to stop by. I pointed out that I don't drink out of my raccoon mug because every time I do, I remember they are a vector for rabies.

Yesterday I sat on the patio and watched 4 squirrels fight over the bird feeder (no birds go near it, and it's not like the squirrels have taken it over).
By now, the squirrels are used to me. All I do is sit there and read my Kindle and surreptitiously watch squirrels.

One came over and sat at my feet, about 2" away from me and just stared at me. I started to worry it would jump in my lap. Squirrels bite, so I wasn't happy at that thought. After a minute or two, the squirrel left.

Bugs are starting to interest me. Not the palmetto bugs -- I am at war with them. I saw several bronze beetles. For some reason, beetles end up their backs and struggle to right themselves. I've taken on sliding a leaf under them and helping them get back on their feet.

Last night, I saw something that may have been a huge grasshopper. It was bright leaf green, 3" long, about an inch high, had 6 legs. The hind legs went up in an inverted "V", but one was damaged. I observed the bug for awhile, then asked my son if he ought to kill it since it had trouble moving around (it valiantly tried). But he said no, he wasn't going to kill a grasshopper. I mostly kill palmetto bugs, and didn't want to kill the grasshopper either. In the morning, it was gone.

Palmetto bugs are huge (1.5"-2" long) flying roaches, who like to dive bomb when they land on something. According to WebMD, "These pests can carry several diseases, including salmonella, staphylococcus, and streptococcus." I hated them when I lived in GA a few decades ago, and lo and behold, I still hate them.

Frogs, toads, and lizards (among others) eat roaches. We have plenty of toads and lizards around here, so I've decided not to be squeamish about them. Heck, in regard to roaches, maybe I'm an Honorary Lizard. Well, I don't eat them. I just put heavy objects on top of them (they are hard to kill) and squish them.
 
Morning all, on my early walk at 6:50 temp was 63 I wore my sweatshirt as I walked around the building 2x before breakfast
This morning at 9;30, Mary is picking me up our weekly 'road trip' going to local grocery store, Wegmans, need couple of items. In return she'll be getting her usual reading material, last Weds- Fri NYT, Suns{7/20} Bflo News,Mon&Tues NYT. She doesn't buy any papers, loves catching up on what's happening in the world &locally
My close friends, Marcia& hubby Dave{my buddy boy, Tage's parents} are here for lunch today at 12:15,look forward to seeing them. I'm trying to get my food allowance down as far as I can buy the end of the month. Whatever is left after 7/31, I can't roll it over
The rest of my day, take afternoon walk if not too warm, read today's NYT
 
Good morning, sunshine now but later more rain as another system from the Atlantic Ocean is coming across Florida. Good grief, can they just quit coming onto land.

We drove in the rain yesterday and it was coming down hard but made it home okay.

I hope you are all okay and will have a pleasant day today. :)
 
Been throwing up all morning, or feeling like I have to. I don't know if it's nerves or any new medication I'm taking. Today, my son, who is sick, is taking me to cardiologist/surgeon to see about clot in left leg. He will be in three different boroughs today. I really feel badly that he is unwell. Feel guilty, burdensome. The pain yesterday was horrendous when I went outside and met the hard cement rather than my soft rug.

Ozzy dying at 76 makes me quesy. sp? Naseaous. sp? I can't spell worth a darn this morning. He had Parkinson's. A doc diagnosed me with Parkinson, though I am having a second opinion. Feels like bad luck for me Ozzy died. I'm 76 too.

I'm not having fun anymore. I'm sad and worried. Overwhelmed.

I'll try today to be normal. I'll try, but it hurts so bad.
 
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