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Another beautiful Autumn day here. The windows are open to let that cool breeze in. Not sure what I'll be doing today. The past several days have been a bit busy so I might just relax a while and think about nothing.
 

MickaC said:
Going to be another nice fall day.
Would enjoy it more….but still doing the sick days thing.
Yesterday I did manage to take my deck furniture to the shed……sadly, that little bit played me right out…..i HATE being sick.
I do time sitting outside getting some sun and nice air…..doesn’t take long to lose my vitamin D from being outside, the rays are so weak this time of year.
Other than slow morning chores, that’s it for exertion.
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Get better soon so, hmm, you can work more. This seems so wrong, doesn’t it?
 

My walker finally arrived from Amazon yesterday, delivered by UPS. The box was really beat up so didn’t even bother to open it; put it in the car, and back it went. I will buy another walker locally. We like one for the car and one for the apartment.

Went to Doctor yesterday for my medicaid annual physical. Apparently I am going to live despite my recent medical issues. She said I probably had another 5 years. Oh, great 🙄. He has a doctor appointment today.

Took our oldest son out to dinner last night and told him he better not give me Covid. He said if I get Covid it will be at the casino. Hmm. Told him I’d blame him either way. 😂

Friday we go to wendover and are staying overnight. We have a free room at the casino. It’s only an hour and a half drive so I prefer to come home but husband wants to stay. We board Stella at pet smart.
 
This morning I went for short walk at 6:30 around our community garden as I was watering plants/ flowers for the 1st time in 2 days, we've had rain on/off cool temps in mid 50's
After breakfast ,took my long walk of the day 6 blocks to/from grocery store,"Price Rite'. I couldn't find any carts an employee told me they were outside in a rack,cost .25 to use.This policy went into effect 2 weeks ago because the company has lost over 200 carts, people had stolen them from parking lot. I didn't bring any change, started to put things in my bag until another employee gave me a cart, profusely thanked him
When I got home was tired, after putting things away,crashed into my recliner
I may go for a short walk this afternoon though its still a cool, cloudy day temps in the 50's. I can feel the dampness in my knees
 
RadishRose said:
I hope HS and friend will be safe! 🙏 🙏 🙏
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Thank you Rose ❣️ Just spoke briefly with my BFF. She feels safe inside but said the winds are blowing things around like crazy. She has a fairly new car and is concerned about that. Part of the roofing of her condo building is coming down two or three doors from her. She takes such good care of her car...I hope it isn't damaged. Where she lives is mostly populated by "snowbirds" so there are several vacant apartments since many had already gone back to their homes.
 
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MickaC said:
Going to be another nice fall day.
Would enjoy it more….but still doing the sick days thing.
Yesterday I did manage to take my deck furniture to the shed……sadly, that little bit played me right out…..i HATE being sick.
I do time sitting outside getting some sun and nice air…..doesn’t take long to lose my vitamin D from being outside, the rays are so weak this time of year.
Other than slow morning chores, that’s it for exertion.
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I'm late on catching up...I didn't know that you were sick. 😢. I have an absolutely HUGE virtual hug for you! I hope it helps you to feel better! 💗
 
moviequeen1 said:
This morning I went for short walk at 6:30 around our community garden as I was watering plants/ flowers for the 1st time in 2 days, we've had rain on/off cool temps in mid 50's
After breakfast ,took my long walk of the day 6 blocks to/from grocery store,"Price Rite'. I couldn't find any carts an employee told me they were outside in a rack,cost .25 to use.This policy went into effect 2 weeks ago because the company has lost over 200 carts, people had stolen them from parking lot. I didn't bring any change, started to put things in my bag until another employee gave me a cart, profusely thanked him
When I got home was tired, after putting things away,crashed into my recliner
I may go for a short walk this afternoon though its still a cool, cloudy day temps in the 50's. I can feel the dampness in my knees
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Carts ( trolleys) here cost £1... to use.. you get the money back when you return the trolley to it's designated place
 
Yesterday, while I was out of town, my Mom fell down some concert stairs. She landed on her knees and hit her face. She has one of those "button thingies" to call for help, so she used it. She's 90 years old and lives by herself in an isolated area. (sigh).

The 2 ladies that live up the hill from her have adopted her, so when they saw the ambulance go past their house, they jumped in the car and went to check on her.

The good news is that my Mom is ok. The ER Dr checked her out....nothing broken and the CT scan was ok. Nothing worse than a black eye and bruises all over. The neighbor lady took her home. She is very, very sore today, but she is laughing it off as no big deal. (double sigh)

The bad part is that the soonest that I will get to see her is next week, since we both have Dr appointments every day. Well, she is too sore to drive, so I'm glad that her neighbor friend is going to take her wherever she needs to go. I worry about her all of the time, and she refuses to move!

Yesterday would have been my Dad's birthday, so Mom told me that it was a day to remember! (more sighing)
 
As most of you know I keep a regular diary which I write in longhand every day. I have boxes of them from over the years..decades in the loft... The last 3 years of completed Diaries have been kept in one of my office drawers and I've been meaning to go through them and get them put away .. which I've finally done today... thank goodness..

TBH I don't know why I keep them.. my DD won't go through them when I pass this world.. almost certainly they'll go on a bonfire immediately.. but I can't bear to part with them. On occasion when I read a few pages of a random one.. I never fail to be surprised.. at how long ago a certain event happened ..

I've tidied up in the garden, got the roses cut back, we're forecast to get torrential rain by Thursday night and right through Friday, tail end of storm Ian ...so I wnated to ensure everything is neat in the gardens back and front

taken delivery of my new Electronic cable boxes that I posted pictures of here the other day . Finally got a new cable for my Phone Charging Bank and got that charging up.. This is a house where I have cable which will fit absolutely everything.. but could I find one for the charging Bank ?.. no.. so I had to bite the bullet and buy one..

Vacc'd through the house, bleached the sinks..

..and now I'm going to make Dinner of chicken noodle soup with Porchini and Black Truffle Mezzelune Ravioli... .
 
This morning I took a free snowblower that was and is on Craigslist back to the house driveway I got it free from. It said just come over and pick it up and I did yesterday. The snow blower did not work at all, and I did not want to spend any big-time money on it. I took it back to the house that I got it from leaving trouble shooting notes on it as well as a new roll of electrical tape saying it is to help keep the peace.
 
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hollydolly said:
awww @Trila... what a worry for you.. but thank goodness your mum is ok, and that she has 2 people watching out for her.. she must be a tough lady to survive a fall like that with no serious injuries , hopefully her bruising will fade soon ..bless her heart.. give her hugs from your Invisipeep friends on here 🤗
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Thanx @hollydolly She's tougher than I am....I still have a cast for my wrist!
 
Welp, back from urologyist.....that was fun (NOT)....showed me
a spot in bladder abt 1cm in size...sez poss cancer, but regardless should be removed, not a big deal he sez...gonna have it done in local hosp instead of 25miles south where I went today.......so that answers that, but still need answers on
the pain in left side and black stool business....ah well......don
 
Yesterday I washed my car at the car wash, and bought some liquid car wax. In the evening I waxed the roof and the hood. I started there, because even though we have fabulously fresh air here, there is a lot of fine dust and it covers surfaces quickly.

This morning I waxed one side of the car, and the front bumper. This evening I'll do the other side and the back.

I have a small car, but I knew I'd have to break the task into 3 parts. I also need to vacuum my living room and do some paperwork, so I might skip my exercises today.

One funny thing about getting older is, I can still do almost everything, but not very much in one day. It's not even physical tiredness. More of a mental overwhelm. Hard to explain, but I think some of you understand!
 
It has been a busy day:
I took a 1.4 mile walk this morning.
Kept my weekly date with Meile the vacuum cleaner and vacuumed the entire house.
Started getting ready for the hurricane and have worked my way through most of my check list:
- Outside umbrella came down
- Birdfeeders and wind chimes down and stored.
- Anything that could be picked up by the wind and become a projectile taken care of.
- Gas tanks full.
- Windows checked (I put in hurricane resistant windows a few years ago.
- First aid kit checked (I do have neighbors)
- Extra ice, extra drinking water, extra bathtub filled with flushing water.
- Plenty of cat and dog food.
- Extra batteries, extra food that does not have to be cooked.
- Flashlights, lanterns and portable radio checked.
- Checked my supply of good whiskey and beer.
- Checked on my neighbors.

I was the Typhoon Duty Officer when I was on Okinawa and went through three of them during my 2 1/2 years. At this point I would have inventoried the "Sea Rations (MRE's)" for the 90 sailors who would have been inside the ops building with me. Inventoried the cots and blankets. Inspected the outside grounds for possible loose junk that might be laying around.

Ian is a big dangerous hurricane, and I worry about the people down in Florida. I expect this hurricane to have weakened considerably before it gets here, but I am a cautious guy.
One time on Okinawa, I had to stay inside that building for three days. (I played a lot of cards.)
 
hollydolly said:
how is your hip now Marie ?...
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Better. Still doing my exercises and they help keep the muscles strong. I will always need my walker...but I find I need it most for balance..which has never been great. I am walking more...go with a friend from the building when she walks her dog around the block. My walker has a seat, so I can stop and sit if I get tired.
But no real pain any more. I am glad I did the surgery,
 
Nothing. I work tomorrow. Just feeling down and worried.

I went and fed the cats at work before 6 because it's gardener day. They show up at 7 and of coarse the cats get scared. I assume they go into the gulch. I considered going out again but I'll wait until Friday when I need to go to the bank anyway.
 

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