What are you doing today 2023

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hollydolly said:
Still waiting for the delivery to arrive.. started off it was supposed to be here between 12.15 and 1.15..then that changed to ..the driver has had to make more stops.. expect parcel between 2.45- 4.15pm... then that changed again..saying 5.30pm and 7pm...

Now the tracker is saying he's about 4 roads away... but no updated ETA... ( it's 5.30pm now)
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I had a delivery scheduled for yesterday afternoon. Now it shows "Deliver Delayed." Maybe all the black Friday deals clogged up the delivery system.
 

I finally got over a cold and had a nice Thanks giving, then I went to the closest food store yesterday and didn't buy much or spend much. Although the prices were all too high....

As I got ready to go out the sky darkened around 2 PM, and about an inch of snow had fallen. They predicted more snow for today and tomorrow but apparently Buffalo and Upstate NY will get it.

A friend of mine called me to commiserate about what we are both trying to do- to get rid of the things we don't need.
She said it is a heart breaking task because ,like me ,we have special treasures, usually bought at yard sales, that mean more to us then any of our other stuff.

I hope I can donate many books to th library soon...but I hate too part with them.,I always wanted to re read many of them when I retired but there never seems to be enough time to do that as it is so challenging sometimes -to be alone.


And I realized that much of the stress we probably get comes, not from ourselves, but from others.

I still have not gone to amazon yet to get the bottle opener HollyDolly recommended.
I always have a December list at amazon and try to order everything at same time.

I forgot to leave any lights on for the USPS 2 weeks ago and was startled to hear a truck in my driveway, hours after it got dark, - but he had a flashlight and a small delivery for me. They sure have been trying to get Prime orders out fast. I think Prime delivery is now 139.00 per year.
 

Hard Frost everywhere at 8am this morning. Temperature was -3°C with Real Feel of -1°C. Wherever the sun shone, the frost disappeared, where it didn't, well you get the gist of it.

Had to go to B&M to pick up treats & catnip for Kitty Kat. Boon find... A Snow Carpet Roll... Amazing! The tree will be complete this year.
 
Larry and Gretchen
My kitten Louie, as a foster, was called 'Prince.' Then I named him Ringo. Then he didn't look like a Ringo, so I thought, since he has the coloring of a mountain lion, why not Leo? It suited better for a day, until I accidentally started calling him Louie. I thought there must be a good reason for that, that he kind of named himself, so he is Louie.

His sister, as a foster, was called 'Ivy.' She is the runt of the litter, by far, so the name Gidget fit her personality and especially her size, so she is Gidget.

After deciding to adopt them, but before taking possession, I decided his name would be Kafka, and hers Simone, after Simone de Beauvoir. Both were my favorite authors in my twenties and had great influence on my life.

My DIL put her foot down immediately: NO! No, no, no. She was so vociferous in her no-ness that I acquiesced begrudgingly, knowing if something happened to me they would be hers, and if she couldn't deal with it..........

So, they are Gidget & Louie. I like those names, it suits, and they learned them right away. For the last two days, by mistake, I've been calling them Gretchen & Larry. I really like those names, but I've been trying to restrain myself. Sometimes, when I want to call them I kind of forget their names completely.

That's one of the very few things I did today. It's much better than the other thing.
 
Georgiagranny said:
Yo, Brit friends. Wudju post your way of making tea? Boiling water? Merely very hot? Leaves in a pot? Tea bag. Steep for how long?
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I'm the very last person to ask..because I'm a make it in the cup with a teabag, drinker....

I will say tho' that the water HAS to be boiling unlike when making coffee...

When I was a kid we had tea in a teapot..hardly anyone does that these days.. but it was tea leaves.. 2 scoops.. boiling water..leave to steep (mash) for 5 mins.. then pour out to taste.. we all had milk and sugar..mum had hers black
 
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Well I went out in the freezing cold to the town Christmas market.. what a waste of time tbh... very little Christmas feel about it. the stalls were very poor with little stock, just some little artisan sellers. Most people didn't stop to look, just walked through.

If they charged for people to go into the Xmas market everyone would have been demanding their money back. Vast majority of space was taken up with kiddie rides..

Town was completely packed with people with high expectations of fabulous street lights and the market, instead we got a very poor show. Needless to say every pub and restaurant was packed to the gunwales outside the market as people searched for somewhere else to go...

We ended up getting a drink in one pub, after visiting lots which had huge queues waiting to be served.. and then going to a Chinese restaurant...

Gritters were gritting the roads as I drove home at 7pm zero degrees... ... pitch dark at 5pm...seemed much later than it was...
These pictures were taken between 4.15pm and 4.30pm different pubs
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Georgiagranny said:
Watching the 1938 version of A Christmas Carol, the one with Reginal Owen. I like the 1951 version with Alastair Sim but haven't found it on TV in years.
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funny you should mention that.. the Alistair Sim version gets shown every year on our channels.. in fact it was on just last week... I remember because I prefer the version with Anthony Hopkins in the lead... so I'm always irritated when it's the Sim version..
 
In the early afternoon, I started readying myself to go out tonight. I had to choose an outfit. Turns out my butt has gotten too big to wear the pant suit I wanted to wear. That's it ! Time to get serious about losing weight (again)! So instead of the black suit, I wore a charcoal gray pant suit with a coral mock neck top and coral scarf I wrapped into a turban. I also had to give myself a manicure and shape my eyebrows. My hands look like they belong in a horror show, they've gotten so dry. My thumbs are almost splitting (again)! Shea butter and a pair of polyester blend gloves for 1/2 hour did wonders.

I was on the phone several times with my BFF today. She was keeping me posted as to whether or not she'd be able to join us tonight. I'm so happy her childhood friend was able to bring her, because this is the only time we had to get together before she flies home Wednesday. We went to see my dear friend Hunter. My son's new friend "TC" took me. She isn't even 50 yet, but when he came over to talk with me during break, she told him he was fabulous and he was. He's always so humble and appreciative. I love it when the "young-uns" appreciate good music.

He did everything from the classics, to Frankie Valli, to R & B (slow and fast) and had the crowd dancing. He fills the room with such great energy each and every time I've seen him perform. When the Latin jam played during his break, I couldn't sit down any longer, so I got up and started dancing. There was not much room on the floor though. We also enjoyed our meals; as usual I had to bring some of mine home. "TC" and I had very nice chats while in the car. It was a lovely, invigorating evening.
 
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Yesterday started out hideously horrible. In fact, the last four days, Wed/Th/Fri/Sat have been too overwhelming, too much. I thought at one point I'd have a heart attack, that's how bad things were.

All I want today is a peaceful day. The holidays are fast approaching and I need all my strength, all my humor, to get through it.

All I want today is a peaceful day.
 
Yesterday, I spent the whole day doing laundry and cleaning. I am cleaning off all the surfaces of my furniture and trying to make them look neater and not cluttered. Today I will do the vacuuming. Must be I am not able to do laundry and vacuuming in the same day because I always plan on it but never do it. This morning as soon as it warms up a bit or at least the sun is brighter, I am driving my mobility chair to the Grand Union to get more spring mix for my bunny boy.
 
Overnight it was freeezing. 🥶 ..minus 2..so I took a hot water bottle to bed with me. It was still warm this morning..it made such a difference and unlike an electric blanket it's free to use.... Now it's 6 deg c... and overcast.,,

I'm waiting for 2 deliveries one was supposed to have arrived before 12.30 ... its past that now... and the other is supposed to be here before 9pm. I hate when they give that ETA, because I'm afraid to do anything like shower..in case they get here while I'm in there...

Saw on Next Door this morning..someone get their parcel stolen from their doorstep.. brazen as anything in daylight in full view of the camera.. nothing unusual in that you may think... but this was an Old Man who was the thief... :rolleyes:

It goes to show ...thieves never get better, they just get older... ....
 
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Sunday is usually washing day, but it's cold and no wind. After the recent storms, I checked round the garden and started to gather up the twigs and branches that had fallen. The branch that held the bird feeder had broken, so I had to find a new one to hang it from. There is a resident blackbird in the garden and as soon as I put out food, it hops along and starts to stuff itself. Loads of other birds seem to emerge from nowhere which reminds me, I must buy more bird seed. I once bought a large bag of cheap seed, but the birds just scattered it round and only ate some of it. I've found a seed mix that they like - dearer, but no waste.

The cover has come loose on the polytunnel, but no real damage done.
 
Pepper said:
Yesterday started out hideously horrible. In fact, the last four days, Wed/Th/Fri/Sat have been too overwhelming, too much. I thought at one point I'd have a heart attack, that's how bad things were.

All I want today is a peaceful day. The holidays are fast approaching and I need all my strength, all my humor, to get through it.

All I want today is a peaceful day.
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@Pepper, wish I could take all the worry and anxiety away. ((Hugs)) friend

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It's me, it's my personality, @CinnamonSugar. I take things so seriously, things jump right to my heart, and it's hard for me to control inwardly, although I'm getting (a little) better outwardly. It's what I do to myself, in reaction. Obviously, I'm not high on my list of things I must protect.
 

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