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Today, responded to some Christmas cards that had been sent to me. Also wrote several other Christmas cards to family and friends. Had to be careful with the ink because if I shut the card too early, the ink would smudge. So I set up a system of preparing one card and letting it air dry while I wrote the addresses on the envelopes. By holding the card up to the light, I could see the glow of the ink which meant it was still wet. Already threw out one card because it smudged. Then I had to think about the postage stamps. What stamp would this person like on their envelope? Have you ever noticed the stamps on your envelopes? I do. So if the person was artistic, I would put a nice stamp with colors or gardens. My book of Christmas postage stamps was already gone, so I sifted through my pile of postage stamps (because I didn't want to go to the post office to get new ones) and found some good ones to use. For those people I know won't care what stamps I use, I just slap a stamp with the flag on it.

Several weeks ago, my basement had flooded, and I was busy with remediating it, drying everything, and renovating it and dealing with insurance company and contractors. Well, today, I officially was finished! The contractor came and took the last bit of trash and I mopped the basement afterward with Swiffer (lavender). Boy, it had collected so much dust! But the lavender smell was inviting. Just glad this is over with. I like the peachy color of the walls with the nice white baseboards.
 

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Kaila said:
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Going to a small coffee hour at my neighbor's home today. Just down the hall. That is in the afternoon,

This morning I will finish cleaning my stove hood, kitchen counter and back splash. Reorganize one cupboard. Wash the outside of the cupboards, stove and refrigerator. All the things my aide never did. She only lasted a little over a month but was out more days than she was here. It is true that if you want something done right, do it yourself.

Putting pork chops and sauerkraut in the IP for supper tomorrow. I like to cook it a day ahead, seems to be better that way.
 
Two doctor appointment. One to get some cancer spots burned off, the other for an ultrasound.

Got the heart test yesterday, ugh. Apparently all my heart arteries are torturous, so instead of being straight they are twisted like corkscrews. Dr. Google has two schools on thoughts on this so guess I have to wait for the real doctor to tell me what this means. 🤦🏻‍♀️🥺😂
 
Son is here, from Ohio. He and hub love to sit on the back deck, son doing his calls and computer work and hub reading his fav book...both of them drinking coffee and enjoying their morning cigars.

I'm still going to wrap presents...put it off from the other day.
We're going out to dine al fresco at Pappadeaux - a big New Orleans style popular restaurant. DIL couldn't come down with son - she is ill with a Hiatal Hernia.
 
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Good idea. It will give him something easy to start with, as he wants to see that he is helping as he'd offered to.

And it's better for you to focus on taking care of yourself, this week, and prioritizing what you actually want to do yourself,
and on having a bit of fun and enjoying the break, as much as you're able to, before your house gets feeling sort of full of other people.
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I am really enjoying being alone (with the dog). Six days before the two come home sometime after midnight (literally the beginning of day 7), since live an hour from the airport.

My iist of things to do is too long; there is no way I could possibly do it all. I am doing the things that are most important to me.
 
It's been thick fog here today... but I needed to go out, I haven't been out properly other than to the nearest Aldi... for over 2 weeks... ,so I drove to the large town in the next county. I'd been seduced by all the pictures in the Media of London, being deathly quiet, now that no-one apparently is going into work after BJ told everyone to start working from home again... last week..

Oh but I totally forgot, that not only is it the week before Christmas, but WFH is a twisted acronym for many, meaning ..go shopping, fill the roads up with traffic, crowd into pubs , cafes' and bars .. and make the shops heave with people so much there wasn't even a basket or trolley to be had ....so you can tell by that , that my journey was arduous..traffic was at a standstill , and not helped by the fog either..

In the event, I decided just to go to the strip mall area of town and not into the centre where all the bigger stores are... because it would be so much harder to get back out..

Anyway.. I got what I went for which was the main thing.. got some groceries too.. and bought a new arched mirror for a wall in the livingroom....my friend got her shopping all in one store which was a great result, so it meant we were in and out of the stores within an hour.. and were able to go and have a pie and a drink at the pub..before setting off home in a different direction through the country lanes and avoiding the motorways
 
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It's the most glorious day here! Sunny and going to hit 70F+. Yay. The rain starts tomorrow☔

I'm gonna go out and cut back the cannas. There are all kinds of things that need to be done in the garden, but just getting the cannas cut back is probably all I'll manage today. I usually look around and make a plan that's far more ambitious than I can accomplish. Then it doesn't get done, and I beat myself up for not doing my gardenkeeping (that's like housekeeping except in the garden).
 
Saw the doctor, had several skin cancers burned off including one on the top of my head. One skin cancer, on the cheek of my face (not to be confused with a cheek where the sun has never shown 😂) had to be biopsied and may require surgery. 🥺

Did I mention I fell on the ice yesterday morning. Few bruises on my arm,-my newly operated on six months ago hip is very sore and stiff as is my shoulder. But no broken bones. Stella has grown so much bought her a new harness today. She now wears extra small instead of extra extra small. 😊.
 
Cold here but sunny..no snow yet. I was planning to do nothing but the sun called me out.
I am off out to library to pick up DVD Prime Suspect 3. Terrific show with Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, lady detective
I have seen the whole series before but Don't remember them entirely so it's like watching new all over again.
Also a book by Linwood Barclay...terrific crime writer....read lots of his books.
Big thanks to our libraries.(y)(y)
 
Wow. We sure are a bunch of travelers in the fast lane🏎️. Read back a few posts. Laundry, haircut, emptying the trash, etc...jussayin':ROFLMAO:

I did start cutting the cannas back, but only got about a third of the way through. There are 20 big plants. 20.
 

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