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hollydolly said:
no mine isn't thin like that, we used to have those thin ones when DD was little, the ones i have now are thickly padded... and cost £100 each
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I know you don't have them. I was pointing out that they are the ones that I have. I have had these for quite a while. They are a lot better than some.
 

It's close to 11am... my Ikea stuff was delivered at 7.45am... , at 8.30am I was in the barn assembling the stuff. I'm stunned at the quality of these garden items, the same quality in my garden centre would cost 3 or 4 times as much. I've got the flower box all assembled..it's a lot bigger than I imagined it would be.
The trellis is also so much heavier than my willow one, so I've got to try and work out how I'm going to affix it to the outside wall. The willow was quite happy affixed by pins.. this won't be.,

Haven't unwrapped the decking yet, but I can see it's all there.. we're forecast to have rain very shortly..
 

A day off and another day off tomorrow. It's raining hard so I'm glad the African lilies were planted yesterday. It's supposed to rain hard tomorrow, too, but should we believe it? Anyway, this is supposed to last at least all day so a day's relief for the water bill.

Maybe today should be spent cleaning? There's a lot that's been neglected because when the weather is nice, I'm in the garden.

If I could eat "real" food, I'd cook. Eating real food isn't happening yet:(.

DD has spent the past few days cleaning closets so it could be that a trip to Goodwill is on her agenda today.

About that cleaning I mentioned...I have been doing a half-hearted vacuuming a few times a week but can't remember the last time The Hovel was dusted. Maybe that's where I should start? And then there are those kitchen cupboards. Yanno the drips that happen that don't get noticed unless up real close? LOL Maybe those should be addressed, too. And the kitchen floor. Um. "Foot mopping" does the job so that I don't notice how bad it really is. Maybe move the fridge to attack what is probably quite an accumulation of kitty fur?

Now that I've thought about it, I'm tired. It might be that I'm too tired to bother, except that I keep thinking "what if I *assume room temperature* and DD comes over here to clean up before it becomes somebody else's new home?" My mother cautioned me to never pin my bra straps in case I was in an accident and ER peeps would see that I'd been too lazy to sew them? Sort of like that:D

Guess I should take heed of the road to hell being paved with good intentions. Besides, what else do I have to do?
 
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hollydolly said:
that's not very far from where you live is it HC ?... what's going on there today ?.. I'm hoping to get down to Lulworth Cove in the next few weeks,.. looking forward to it ..
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Look on a Dorset/Hampshire map. Look for Ringwood, the A31 has a year long bridge repair going on, tailbacks are inevitable. Then check to see if your journey takes you through Ferndown on the A348. It's another traffic hold up hotspot. Main sewer pipes are being replaced.
You can detour around Ferndown but chances are you will have to endure Ringwood. Good luck.
 
On my early morning walk at 6:30 ,didn't go far, just 2 times back/forth on the driveway,temp was 45 at least there was no wind sun is out
My close friend, Marcia is dropping me off at my dr's office, having Xrays taken of my partial right knee,then seeing orthorpedic surgeon's PA . The knee has been stiff/sore for couple of months can't walk as far as I use ,I had a CT scan last wk showed I have moderate to severe joint effusion aka 'water on the knee' I hope this guy can drain it I had no problems with the knee until 2 yrs ago when I was diagnosed with condition where calcium crystals build up in the joint cartledge making it painful/sore at times. I couldn't sit for long periods of time,I got out of jury duty because of this I'm sort of suprised the knee has lasted this long being a life long walker probably helps
The rest of my day hope to take another walk,read NYT,local paper
 
horseless carriage said:
Look on a Dorset/Hampshire map. Look for Ringwood, the A31 has a year long bridge repair going on, tailbacks are inevitable. Then check to see if your journey takes you through Ferndown on the A348. It's another traffic hold up hotspot. Main sewer pipes are being replaced.
You can detour around Ferndown but chances are you will have to endure Ringwood. Good luck.
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Oh thanks for the heads up.. I won't bother, I'll leave it until next year or whenever the roadworks are finished... :(
 
We had several really nice parties at the rink this weekend. The party on Sunday brought their own food, so they didn't need anyone working in the snack bar....so I got to skate the whole time!

When we go to the rink, there is a Bald Eagle's nest that we have been watching for a few years. Occasionally, I try to get a pix or video of it, but it is in a really hard place to get a decent shot. The nest is about 60 feet above the lake, and the best place to see it is while driving over the bridge. Yesterday I decided to try again. It must have been my lucky day....I got the video just as the eagle came flying in!


This morning we will go into town for Dio's dentist appointment. The rest of the day will be spent taking it easy, except for my PT, of course. Tomorrow we have a school party at the rink. That means that we have to be out of the house and on the road, no later than 6 a.m. 😴
 
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I've been up since 1:00 a.m. I had a cheese blintz, some tea and took my meds while watching a little of World News Tonight.
~I sorted clothes and did a load of laundry around 2:30. While waiting for them to wash, I disinfected the bags I bring them up in. After I brought them up, I made my prayers.
~I had taken down all my Space Bags yesterday, so I started going through certain ones to rotate the seasonal clothing. I have 8 Space bags with clothes and I updated the color coded system (including listings for each bag) so I'll be able to find what I need fairly quickly.
~Then I started rotating the clothes, including coats, that are in my walk in closet and coat closet. I hadn't planned to do this today but as my mother used to say, gotta do things when you're "in the notion". I added a blazer to the other items I have here to be donated
~I started drying the clothes at 8:00. I don't like to use my dryer too early in the morning even though I don't think my next door neighbors can hear it through the kitchen wall. I'll put the clothes that go on hangers away today; I may leave the rest for tomorrow.
~I'm going to try and relax for a bit this morning and watch T.V.
~I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon. It's not that far but I think I'll take an Uber there and walk back home.
~After that I'll continue trying to catch up with my social networking. :D
 
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It's close to 11am... my Ikea stuff was delivered at 7.45am... , at 8.30am I was in the barn assembling the stuff. I'm stunned at the quality of these garden items, the same quality in my garden centre would cost 3 or 4 times as much. I've got the flower box all assembled..it's a lot bigger than I imagined it would be.
The trellis is also so much heavier than my willow one, so I've got to try and work out how I'm going to affix it to the outside wall. The willow was quite happy affixed by pins.. this won't be.,

Haven't unwrapped the decking yet, but I can see it's all there.. we're forecast to have rain very shortly..
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It sounds nice....can't wait to see how it looks when you are done!
 
I retested this morning and confirmed that my symptoms are from Covid-19, along with 5 other close family members who gathered to cuddle with the visiting 6 month old twins. Now, I'm isolating from my dog, who loves to share my pillow and breath my air in the morning (nose to nose). I'm masking around her and using gloves to play fetch, but she will not be a happy camper when she has to sleep away from me. In truth, she has probably already had a lot of exposure. /-; I am not well, but I think about how much worse my symptoms would have been if I had not gotten the shots. It's my own fault that I didn't get the booster as soon as I qualified. Dumb!
 
Trila said:
We had several really nice parties at the rink this weekend. The party on Sunday brought their own food, so they didn't need anyone working in the snack bar....so I got to skate the whole time!

When we go to the rink, there is a Bald Eagle's nest that we have been watching for a few years. Occasionally, I try to get a pix or video of it, but it is in a really hard place to get a decent shot. The nest is about 60 feet above the lake, and the best place to see it is while driving over the bridge. Yesterday I decided to try again. It must have been my lucky day....I got the video just as the eagle came flying in!


This morning we will go into town for Dio's dentist appointment. The rest of the day will be spent taking it easy, except for my PT, of course. Tomorrow we have a school party at the rink. That means that we have to be out of the house and on the road, no later than 6 a.m. 😴
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It's great to see this update of yours, and wow, that is a very exciting video! Thank you for sharing that, here! (y)🤩
 
Well it's 7.15pm now, and I've had an eclectic day.

Put together the wooden flower container as stated above this morning.. then it was supposed to rain.. and so I came in and cleared out another bunch of stuff belonging to the estranged O/H , and boxed it up. He probably doesn't want the stuff, but I'll give him time to collect it..

Then I cleared out the big medicine cupboard completely, checked all the dates, and threw away any and all expired stuff.. .

It didn't rain after all, so I went back to the barn and brought the decking out, then slotted it all together and put it in situ. It's not for a deck.. it's for a corner of my garden where I want to put some colourful big pots and some garden ornaments , so that's done , and I've just got to get some more pots soon... .. still can't work out how I'm going to attach the trellis to the wall but I will..I hope..

Daughter sent video of her newly renovated bathroom.. top of the range ultra modern and it's beautiful.. also she had a carpenter in today who built 2 mirrored standalone wardrobes for her.. in 2 different rooms.. so she's chuffed, everything is coming along nicely in her new house

Still threatening to rain.. and the wind has go up now, so I don't think it's far away...

Ordered some new curtains from Ebay and I accidentally sent for the wrong length. I realised the second I pressed 'buy now,''.. so I contacted the seller ( a company in Mid - England ) , and he was super nice and refunded my money immediately so I could re-order.

Just had a sandwich and a cuppa char... and it's looking very dark and overcast out there so I expect it to rain very soon...
 

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