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Georgiagranny said:
@hollydolly Out! Out! Damned wardrobe. Well, okay, not exactly Lady Macbeth confessing to regicide, but that's what came to mind.

I used to have a lot of clothes and shoes back in the day when I was still cube farming. Now my wardrobe consists of jeans and tops. I don't even own a girl suit anymore. Or a pair of heels. Not even any pantyhose. Hope I never have to get dressed up again or I'll be in a world of hurt.
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I have tights black 120 denier... but no sheer tights .. ..and you KNOW that I have enough heels for the both of us.. and the rest.. :ROFLMAO:
 

Georgiagranny said:
It's a far cry from the days when just going shopping meant full makeup, hose, heels, hat, gloves...oh, and clothes, of course. If that were still the case, I'd have to stay home forevermore.
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It never really was like that for me.. only when I was little and my mother dressed like that .. , she was born in '34..
 

Today, I took a drive around to see how things are coming around after Ian in my town.

The marina where my sister and brother-in-law used to live on their houseboat 35 years ago is still there.....unfortunately it looks like it's in the middle of the St. John's River. No way for anyone to get to the boats that ARE still there except BY boat.

Most of the Sanford waterfront is under water instead of overlooking the water. The playground that I take the kids to frequently is now a waterpark. Everything stinks like sewage. A woman was walking her little Chihuahua off leash along the edge of the water. I told her that an alligator could lunge out and grab that tasty little snack before she could do anything. She snatched that little yapper up and made tracks.

The municipal marina downtown has water up over the seawall. It's odd to see the boats that you can usually only see the tops of floating level with the wall.

The lovely apartments that are along the river walk are all surrounded by water.

The zoo flooded but all the critters are fine.

BUT, there was very little wind damage otherwise, just water which is damaging enough and the water didn't reach the main business street.

All in all, we were very, very lucky.
 
Every day I know I did a few things but can never think of any by the time I sit down to sum them up. Got lots of laundry done and managed to hem one pant leg and tried gluing the hems on another. I think that’ll be a wasted effort. Only got two walks in today. Won’t be long before it’s miserable and I’ll be lucky to do one. As much as I don’t really like the walks, I’m really addicted to them.
 
I've got the van loaded up with garden rubbish and I'll be off to the "recycling centre" later. Garden waste (and glass) isn't collected here so we have to take it away ourselves. There are glass collection points in every village, but garden waste has to go to the nearest town. I only make the trip when I've got another reason to go to town - like shopping, see the Doc etc.

I do compost as much plant waste as possible.
 
Capt Lightning said:
I've got the van loaded up with garden rubbish and I'll be off to the "recycling centre" later. Garden waste (and glass) isn't collected here so we have to take it away ourselves. There are glass collection points in every village, but garden waste has to go to the nearest town. I only make the trip when I've got another reason to go to town - like shopping, see the Doc etc.

I do compost as much plant waste as possible.
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why is your garden waste and glass not collected ? :unsure: glas goes in our normal Blue recycling bin along with cardboard etc.. and that's collected the same way our Black bin ( general refuse) is... our garden waste is seperate, and for the last 2 years we've had to pay an annual fee for the dustmen to collect that... I haven't a clue why, suddenly out of 3 bins we have to pay to have one collected when we already pay for waste collection from our Council Tax..
 
I slept the sleep of the innocent and didn't wake up until 6. That load of laundry that I "proactivated" last night was forgotten about and is still in the washer. Oops.

All the chores and gardening that I've thought about doing really need to get done today. And after all, a job well thought over is half done. Right?

Remember last week that I said I'd vacuum? I didn't. Maybe that'll get put on the list for today. Or not. It's not like I'm having company.
 
This morning I am getting a pork ribeye roast in the Instant Pot for supper tonight. Then prepping a bunch of vegetables to keep ready to eat in the refrigerator. Going through some of my clutter (including papers) and see if I have stuff I can get rid of. I joined freecycle so putting some items on there because it is easy to get rid of things if the people who want them come here to pick them up.
 
Got a dental appointment for a routine cleaning a 8:00 a.m. this morning and then I'm headed to the roofers office to pay him his second and final payment of $5017.00 for putting my new roof on a couple of weeks back......not sure what I'll end up doing the rest of the day.
 
Alligatorob said:
Did first day of outpatient physical therapy, went better than expected. However I can tell its going to take a lot of this to get my knees and legs back working without pain. The two measurements the use are flexion (how much you can bend your knees) and extension, how straight you can make your legs. I am told my flexion, 110 and 108 degrees is pretty good for one week post surgery, but the objective is more than 120. And it sure hurts to get anything past 90.

Extension is more a problem, its been years since my extension was right, 0 degrees. The physical therapist was not sure I could ever get back to 0, but we are going to try.

Therapist is going to train me on a cane next time, get me off the walker. That will make life a little easier. He also said I could go back to the gym, for upper body exercises only.

Pain is not too bad, still managing with Tylenol and lots of ice. Biggest problem is much more than an hour of being upright without ice and it starts hurting, more anyway, it always hurts...
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You’re doing fantastic !!!!!!! Your degree of bending is coming at a very fast pace. You’re right, with the straightness….it will take longer, but still going well. I mentioned a cold therapy machine…..it’s a great help with pain and swelling, not just exterior swelling, but interior swelling.
Exercises are very important, now and in the future to keep from stiffing up.
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im having kittens here try to work out how to sort out finance forms for my new car being delivered 3 months later than planned
i cant do scanning or water signatures Grrrr
this is a job for my son to help me sort.....when he decides to pick up his phone ...
 
hollydolly said:
why is your garden waste and glass not collected ? :unsure: glas goes in our normal Blue recycling bin along with cardboard etc.. and that's collected the same way our Black bin ( general refuse) is... our garden waste is seperate, and for the last 2 years we've had to pay an annual fee for the dustmen to collect that... I haven't a clue why, suddenly out of 3 bins we have to pay to have one collected when we already pay for waste collection from our Council Tax..
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yes the same as you here holly.....
and yes we pay for bags of grass to be taken away.....but when it suits them down here.....friday should of been pickup garden refuse
its still sitting outside waiting grrrrrr
 
Yanno that saying about that which does not kill us makes us stronger? Welp. I'm tired of being made stronger. I'm old. I don't need to be made stronger; I'm plenty strong enough. I just wanna enjoy stuff and rest a bunch. P*ss on that stronger cr@p. So there.

Maybe I'll go out and deadhead some flowers and water the chrysanthemum and the petunia and the dipladenia. Then I'll sit a while and contemplate my navel or something.
 
Georgiagranny said:
Remember last week that I said I'd vacuum? I didn't. Maybe that'll get put on the list for today. Or not. It's not like I'm having company.
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It really comes in handy to have company occasionally, doesn't it? Then I get to the cleaning chores I keep putting off....you know, like dusting the top of furniture I don't ordinarily see because it's tall...LOL.
 
Georgiagranny said:
Yanno that saying about that which does not kill us makes us stronger? Welp. I'm tired of being made stronger. I'm old. I don't need to be made stronger; I'm plenty strong enough. I just wanna enjoy stuff and rest a bunch. P*ss on that stronger cr@p. So there.

Maybe I'll go out and deadhead some flowers and water the chrysanthemum and the petunia and the dipladenia. Then I'll sit a while and contemplate my navel or something.
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what's got into you Old woman ?... you're usually so full of vigour and Vim... :sneaky::unsure:
 
@hollydolly I dunno. I went out and deadheaded and pulled up some dying zinnias and cut back some curcuma and watered some things. Then I came in and heated up some chicken tortilla soup that DD brought home yesterday...after I picked out the chicken because...all precisely uniform sizes like it came out of a package of frozen chicken pieces. Anyway, I feel better for having had something to eat and getting my garden chores done.

Still thinking about the vacuuming. Might even take a page from @jujube's book and...dust. Yup. That's what I said. Dust.

Full of vigor and Vim? Did you mean p*ss and vinegar? I'm not feeling it today. It's because it's overcast and cold. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
 
Been a gloriously warm sunny day here.. still is at almost 4pm...

Just been out to have my nails done.. got a bronzy red this time..
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it's not photographed well for some reason... and then to the pub for lunch with some friends.. we ate Al Fresco , so warm in the sun, yet the forecast said it was only 60f...
Really nice lunch.. some Superfood Salads, and hot rolls...

Bought a new Gold Cuff bangle .. today.. and also got myself a new blue Merino Wool V neck sweater, ready for the colder days indoors..
 
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Georgiagranny said:
@hollydolly I dunno. I went out and deadheaded and pulled up some dying zinnias and cut back some curcuma and watered some things. Then I came in and heated up some chicken tortilla soup that DD brought home yesterday...after I picked out the chicken because...all precisely uniform sizes like it came out of a package of frozen chicken pieces. Anyway, I feel better for having had something to eat and getting my garden chores done.

Still thinking about the vacuuming. Might even take a page from @jujube's book and...dust. Yup. That's what I said. Dust.

Full of vigor and Vim? Did you mean p*ss and vinegar? I'm not feeling it today. It's because it's overcast and cold. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
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lol.. no I was giving you the polite version.. Vigour and Vim... your usual energy.. .. :D

Anyway I'm pleased you've bucked up a bit.. can't have us being concerned about you now.. can you?...

Dust away.. I do it every other day... and if you're not in the mood for dusting with a cloth, get yourself a fluffy wand ..and just swipe over it like the Queen of Sheba.. :ROFLMAO:
 
charry said:
yes the same as you here holly.....
and yes we pay for bags of grass to be taken away.....but when it suits them down here.....friday should of been pickup garden refuse
its still sitting outside waiting grrrrrr
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our garden waste..the grass and tree cuttings are in a separate bin... the grass bin and the recycle bin are collected on one week and the general waste bin on the following week.. ..I'd be furious if I was paying for garden waste to be collected and it wasn't..
 

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