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hollydolly said:
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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No lovely amber glow here. lol Even at night. It's BRIGHT as hubby turns on all the lights and I walk behind him and turn them off. It's too bright here to be cozy.
 

PamfromTx said:
No lovely amber glow here. lol Even at night. It's BRIGHT as hubby turns on all the lights and I walk behind him and turn them off. It's too bright here to be cozy.
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awww that's a pity...Pam.I love soft lighting. I have all lamps on in my home..and although I close the blinds at the front of the house, I leave them open at the back of the house facing into the garden, and when I go out into the sheds or the barn at night, the livingroom and bedrooms look lovely in the different soft glow of the lamps..but I still always think other people's houses look even cosier for some reason...:D
 
It has been raining for 12 plus hours with light hail on and off. Thunder and lighting since 2am. Flash flood warnings. Still we got stuff to do and we went to Red Lobster for lunch as we are in vacation mood. 😂

Left Red Lobster headed to target
Me: did I bring my phone?
Him: Idk
Me: Did I have my phone at Red Lobster?
Him: Idk
Me: Did you see if I left my phone at home?
Him: Wasn’t looking
Me: My phone is not in my purse
Him: It’s not?
Me: No
Him: Should we go back to Red Lobster?
Me: No, I have to go potty
Him: Me too
Me: Well, let’s go home, go potty, see if my phone is at home, then go to Target if it is
Him: K

Left phone at home. Old age is just great 😊. As my daughter says “not sure you should drive to Texas.” Me neither. 😉
 

Jules said:
@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.
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I take lessons from Joan Butts Bridge. Since Covid I have played in local club tournaments on BridgeBase. You're right, there are some advantages to it.
 
Not done much today...been out just cleaning up leaves around the garden.. ...took a long extending pole and cleaned the spider webs from under the guttering.. and the fascia
Made a light lunch...washed up.. did some laundry.. ..really wanted to go out, but I've been waiting in all day for a return call from an important source, and I need to be home to have access to paperwork , so I've been stuck in on a lovely summers day , when I really needed to go out..
 
Going to the Podiatrist this pm. I got up in the middle of the night for a trek to the bathroom and stubbed my little toe so hard I thought I'd faint. This morning, the whole side and top of my left foot is swollen and black-and-blue and very painful Last time I hurt my right foot was on my trip to India when I fell over a Hare Krishna and broke my 5th metatarsal in three places..

I think something is broken. Rats!
 
No appointments or need to get out today and that is good since it is raining off and on. I do need to put some sheets in the washer. Almost finished with organizing the den. I have about decided to put the indoor/outdoor rug I bought a couple of weeks ago in the den over the stained indoor/outdoor carpet. The den once was a two car garage which previous owners of the house enclosed and added a half bath. It has an exterior door to the driveway and is the main door I use. Over the years it has become a "catch-all" for stuff that I didn't really need or that needs to be taken out to the garage. I'm trying to get rid of the junk and make it a little more cozy and comfortable.
 
Paco Dennis said:
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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I enjoyed reading that post and your photos, along with it,
both the facts and the humor you included. :)
 
Hardwood floors cleaned/polished. Laundry & dishes done. Going out for a drive in the country and an ice cream cone from Kawartha Dairies 😋

Might pick up a few groceries while we're out.

Our elevators are being worked on, so, we have to walk over (inside) to the adjoining condo to use their elevators. A bit of exercise. We've had speed bumps installed in the underground garage levels, as some people just won't slow down.
 
jujube said:
I think something is broken. Rats!
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Yep, as I suspected, there's a fracture. Not a "displaced fracture" like last time, so it will heal faster. I'm in a lovely little black orthopedic bootie that's a bitch to waddle around in and I have to tape up my little toe to the next one every day for the next two weeks to stablize the fracture that's in the 5th metatarsel just below the joint. I'm supposed to wear the bootie for eight weeks......no way, Jose! He's going to look at my hiking boots in two weeks to see if they'll suffice instead of the bootie. I'm going to North Carolina in three weeks and I had planned to do a lot of hiking. Maybe I'll just sit and look at a waterfall instead.
 
Today albeit no sun like yesterday when I couldn't get out, I got going to do some shopping..and sort out some banking in the bricks & mortar Bank...

There's usually only one cashier and a queue, but I was in luck today not a soul in there , so I was able to do my business without being concerned I was holding up a queue..

Usually if I got shopping I'll stop for a coffee, but I'd managed to find on street parking, and it's only for an hour lest you face a £70 fine.. and the Parking wardens are constantly around ..so by the time I did my banking, I wanted to go and browse a couple of stores in the mall..
so didn't have time for my Latte.. but I did manage to get 2 nice things from the mall, and in the sale, and still be back with 15 minutes to spare before my parking time was up..

From there I drove out of town to the supermarket for the groceries... where it's free to park..( some supermarkets charge for parking)... and got most of what I needed. No empty shelves this week, but few varieties of anything... Only Back bacon for example.. no streaky ..but I got enough food to be going on with...
 
Sliverfox said:
Finished the weed whacking,
Came in & took a nap,, Before lunch!

What heck,, I can't be "old" can I? :eek: 🙄
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don't worry I did the same thing this afternoon. I know yours was still morning, but I was so whacked when I got home from shopping because I haven't been out or driven for a while ..I sat on the sofa after I'd put everything away , and dropped off for an hour around 1.30pm ...
 
Well.. the insulation sheet inside the roof of one part of the barn has fallen almost completely off onto the tool bench .. It's absolutely pouring of rain, and I'm afraid that things will get damp , although I do have an electric de-humidifier running in there... but I need to try and stick that back up...somehow

decided to wash all my jackets and Down Bodywarmers ( Gilets).., that I've not worn since last autumn.. in readiness for this autumn ..... not that they were dirty , but some have been hung in the hallway all this time and were bound to be a little dusty after a year..

Couldn't sleep.. got about 3 hours, didn't get to sleep until about 4am and then up again just after 7.. so now at just past 1.30pm I'm starting to feel a bit weary... especially with the rain pelting down out there..

Might make some chicken recipes later today to bulk freeze if I get the energy...
 

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