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Swam 5/6 of a mile this morning. Had breakfast with my wife at a local market, then took her to work. Took an online bridge lesson and played piano for about an hour, then walked the dog.

This afternoon we are dropping off our less-than-a-year-old car. The dealership is buying it back as we have issues with the service contract. We are more or less breaking even because used car prices are so high. We're going to try to get by with one car for a few months and see how it goes.
 
The lovely, Nora, the Angel from over the road, this morning asked me to prune some dangerously low branches off a few of her trees.
So, I swiftly got my Superman outfit on, and with my trusty saw I made short work of the offending chunks of trees.
Nora, then asked me to help her pick some raspberries, she on one side of the bushes and me on the other, gazing into each others eyes, when she said, "You're bloody hopeless, Tim, pick them, don't squash them."
Oh yeh, I do like a bossy woman. :)

A little later I was in my front garden when she shouted over to me, "I'm making some cheese and onion omelette, do you fancy some?"
Two seconds later I was there beside her with my tongue hanging out.
We devoured the omelette and we washed the dishes and then sat in her lounge.
Nora said, "Watch the TV if you like, I'm going to read a few chapters of my book."
The next thing I remember was being shaken, "Tim, will you go home, you're snoring like a Jumbo jet, and I can't read my book."
I think we're in love. :)
 
Bought two new phones, series 12 iPhones, my old ones were series 6, I thought they were 8s 😂. Costs 1000 dollars although we had a 1100 dollar credit that had built up. My house money is going fast as I knew it would, be we are not wasting it. Should not need new phones ever again. Also increased out data and memory so instead of 100 a month, it’s 140 a month.
 
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Went out early to the Vitamin Shoppe to buy some probiotics and liquid magnesium. Found just what I needed.

Then to Trader Joe's for some specialty items I don't find at Winco. Then made it back home before the heat killed me.

108* today....altho we're cooling off to 2 digits starting Wednesday. Yahoo.
 
Yesterday I accomplished quite a lot. Bought the new cell phones at the mall, wore our N95 masks as the mall was full of mostly unmasked people. 😮. Took about two hours. Then home. I discovered the phones came with 3 months of free Apple TV.

I managed, after many attempts, to download and set up the Verizon app. Then I managed to change my apple password, after many tries. I set up the Apple TV on my iPad, but the screen is so small and my vision not good. I decided to try and set up the ROKU tv on the internet. I’ve tried this many times and never been successful.

After a few tries and a determination to succeed, I did it. YAY. Then I added the Apple TV. Again, took several tries, then realized I was using the wrong email address, corrected that and finally got it done. This all took me hours 🤦🏻‍♀️.

I am now watching SEE on Apple TV via roku. It’s good but the queen has a strange method of praying 😂😂😂. I wish the creators of the show had not decided on this method as a means of contacting her god. seeing a sexual act, repeatedly, is not necessary or interesting. It is tiresome. And limits who can watch the show, so i think it was a stupid decision.

Our email access did not transfer onto the new phones. Since we are leaving soon for Texas, I will let our daughter set this up on our phones. Learning how to use the iPhone 12 is a challenge. It does not have a button which I liked. You have to swipe for access which I find harder to do and confusing to achieve sometimes.

Today we continue to get ready for the trip. I will be off the forum for a couple of weeks and will miss it.
 
This was yesterday's morning project. We are getting rid of all the junk in our garage. We had a dryer, 2 washers, and and iron wood stove. One of the washers was too heavy for Misa and I so we emailed a friend to come and help ( 18 years younger:)). Got them loaded about 9:30...

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Got to the weigh station

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Unloaded next to one of these monster cranes

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I told Misa that machine is what we need to demolish the garage! :) I wonder what they cost used? :D

Maybe we could make a down payment with the $24 we got. Ha!

The old garage

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Today, I got to fix the dishwasher....seems like there is something to fix around the house nearly every week. A few days ago, the door flopped open while we were putting the supper dishes in, and a little black thing fell out on the floor. There are little rubber "friction pads" on each side of the door, to keep it from flopping open too fast. I found the necessary parts on the internet for $2 each....bought 4...and they arrived today. So. I spent about an hour pulling the dishwasher out far enough...replaced both sides....and now I have spares. With a little luck, if I have spare parts on hand, I seldom need them....Insurance.
 
Today it's been sunny and warm, and although breezy out of the front of my house, it's so enclosed in my back garden with mature trees and shrubs all around the borders, that there's barely a breeze out there.. if any...

Today I spent some time tearing down the bindweed that had wrapped itself around the choisya ...and that in only a matter of a few days..

I trimmed back some of the taller shrubs, to fence level... , and swept all the spiders webs away yet again which appear each night...

Cleaned down the front doorstep and the door and glass , and fittings... I have a very heavy large rubber doormat, and all the leaves get caught up in the cut out pattern of it.. so I have to clean that down most days... I should get the power washer out because that would make much quicker work of it, but it's such a faff to set up tbh.
 
A day pretty much like any other day. Swim in the morning, then do some paid work. Online bridge, then piano. Walking my dog and my unwell neighbor's dog. This afternoon I'm going to look at some volunteering possibilities for the fall as I'm trying to phase out of work.
 
I did two loads of laundry this morning. Have two more, bedding and towels but will wait till tomorrow. I don't like to be tied up all day with laundry, It was my fault for letting it go too long.

It is a rainy day so not going outside. Instead I will watch some videos about installing a program on my new computer. It was crazy to get a new phone right after I got a new computer. Trying to master them both tires my old brain out.
 
@JimBob1952 Do you play on BridgeBase? Our club isn’t back in yet. I miss the people but there’s a lot of be said for playing online.

Got things dusted and ready to vacuum. The cleaner doesn’t want to move on the plush carpet. We had the rugs cleaned not long ago. I vacuumed at least once since then and it was difficult but not like this. Even DH could hardly push the vacuum. Maybe we can find a service man.
 
Kept my appointment to get a bone density test. Result was I have very slight osteopenia in one location. Just keep taking calcium and Vitamin D3 as already prescribed was the doctor's comment. Stopped by Sprout's Market and picked up some almond butter and a few other items. Once home I cleaned the bathroom, straightened up the living room and worked some more in the den. I got out the bread machine and have a loaf of Oatmeal bread that will be done soon. Smells wonderful.
 
I've already had a family doctor's appointment; they drew the 3 months lab work.

Went to return a TV remote at Walmart's.

Then raced to Ross as I hadn't been there in months to see if they had winter jackets out yet; saw none. Bought a table runner (cream colored) and a vase.
 
Why is it that everybody else's house always seems cosier than yours in the dark?

You know when you look out the window at the houses nearby or you're walking along in the dark and everyone's lights are on, and everything looks really cosy ...?..

it's 10pm here and dark, and I just went around to speak my neighbour 2 doors along.. and her hallways looked beautiful in an amber glow, shining out into the dark.......and even the neighbour across the road looked lovely too with an orange light in the hallway and outside the front door...

Mine looks nice enough looking through the windows from outside in the dark but I always think everyone elses' looks nice...anyone else ? :giggle:
 

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