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hollydolly said:
I reallllllllyyyyyyyy need some trees cutting back..but it costs a fortune here to get a tree surgeon out to do it.

I have a an electric tree branch lopper, but it's very long handled and far too heavy for me to hold with any measure of safety , this was a job my husband did.. but now he's not here...
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What to the other folks in the neighborhood do? Surely you aren't the only one that needs that done. Maybe one of your neighbors has a teenage boy you could hire or would it be too much to handle for the old adage "get a kid to do it"? LOL
 
Yesterday went to small town near by (8 miles) to get an envelope and mail it, and get a 9V battery for my infrared thermometer. Not for covid. Use it for automotive diagnostics, and for checking cast iron temp for preheat when brazing, and other shop related stuff. Other than that sat and watched an old WW11 movie "In Harms Way", and drank a "We Bit". Winter is back. Was raining when I took the dog out at 4am. Had turned to snow when I got up at 7:00. Just a dusting, but supposed to be colder and snow/rain for the next week, which is a good thing with our drought conditions. May head up north and see some friends, or go back to work. We shall see. Y'all have a great day.
 
Liberty said:
What to the other folks in the neighborhood do? Surely you aren't the only one that needs that done. Maybe one of your neighbors has a teenage boy you could hire or would it be too much to handle for the old adage "get a kid to do it"? LOL
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no-one has a teenage boy around here. aside from the transient rental house next door whose occupants have 3 very small children... everyone else is older than me.. or at the very least my age... and mostly all women...anyway these trees need to have an expert cutting them back, a kid or someone who doesn't know what they're doing could get seriously injured. It's a job my estranged o/h has always taken care of...

Only one elder neighbour has tall trees like me and they can afford to pay the high prices they are much more well off than me, but even then they only have the work done every 5 years

I checked and my big long chainsaw has no body strap that I can see.. .

Anyway it's 3pm now I've got all the new pictures hung, and surprisingly I got them all hung in perfect alignment..not easy on the stairs wall , although the final one is sitting proud of the wall on the top landing , so I'm going to use some double sided tape on the back of that frame to stick it to the wall..... .. Now I'm going to go and mow the lawn while the sun's still warm 🌞
 
OneEyedDiva said:
Star my son just moved back in February 1st, at my invitation after he lost his wife. And thank you for calling him wonderful ❣️ He is and I am so blessed to have him.
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I remember him losing his wife but missed the post where he moved in. You are surely equal blessings and a comfort to one another.

His kindnesses and consideration of you, particularly early in the pandemic, stuck with me. You posted about him stopping at pandemic crazed Costco (early Spring 2020) to buy you extra supplies like cases of almond milk. His thoughtful purchase inspired me to also buy a couple of extra cases of almond milk when I braved the crowds. It was dawning on me that it might be quite a while between grocery store runs and that shelves might not always be fully stocked.
 
DD's family is coming over late this afternoon and will have dinner with us. I'm going to attempt potato enchiladas (made with green enchilada sauce and shredded potatoes). I've seen a few recipes that are inspiring, though none is precisely what I want. Between their guidance and my own experience making enchiladas, I'm figuring that even if they turn out a mess they'll still taste good. What the heck... nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?

My shoulder was bothering me Fri & Sat so I delayed the grocery run until this morning.
 
StarSong said:
DD's family is coming over late this afternoon and will have dinner with us. I'm going to attempt potato enchiladas (made with green enchilada sauce and shredded potatoes). I've seen a few recipes that are inspiring, though none is precisely what I want. Between their guidance and my own experience making enchiladas, I'm figuring that even if they turn out a mess they'll still taste good. What the heck... nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?

My shoulder was bothering me Fri & Sat so I delayed the grocery run until this morning.
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isn't your DD's family...YOU ? ..are you going to your own house for dinner.. ?:sneaky:..sorry to hear your shoulder is hurting, hope it clears up soon.. I pulled my shoulder out last year, couldn't even brush my hair with my right arm for almost 6 months.. it really gets you down when you have a toothache in your shoulder.. 🤗
 
hollydolly said:
isn't your DD's family...YOU ? ..are you going to your own house for dinner.. ?:sneaky:..sorry to hear your shoulder is hurting, hope it clears up soon.. I pulled my shoulder out last year, couldn't even brush my hair with my right arm for almost 6 months.. it really gets you down when you have a toothache in your shoulder.. 🤗
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Good point! Darling Daughter now assembled a family of her own though. She, her hubby and their two kids live about 20 minutes away. We try to get together at least once a week.

A toothache in the shoulder is such a perfect description. Thank goodness for ibuprofen and naproxen - I take one of each to keep the pain away. Am hoping it's just muscle strain from carrying my infant grandson. His mom is off this week so my shoulder will have 11 days of rest.
 
Well, I've got the lawns done, even cut back the laurel hedge up to as far as I could reach... I try to keep that trimmed as much as I can manage otherwise it could easily get out of hand . It's 16 feet high, and 10 feet deep from the boundary line , but to face it off above 8 feet I'll need to get someone in later in the summer

Chatted with the neighbour over the back boundary fence .. he's around my age but we rarely see him because he works away...and tbf our gardens are large and surrounded by mature shrubbery and trees as well as fences, so really it's not often I see the neighbours over the back .

He told me that both his elderly parents who owned the house, had died during covid ( but not of Covid).. and I didn't know, I had no idea... Since we've all essentially lost 2 years here, and stayed pretty much within our own boundaries and gardens we've missed a lot of stuff that's gone on within the neighbourhood and with our neighbours.

...Now I've just finished skinning a couple of kilos of chicken thighs , and packing and freezing them ..so now I've got a cake and a cuppa tea, and a heat pad on my back ...still sunny and warm in the sun..at almost 5pm
 
hollydolly said:
these trees need to have an expert cutting them back, a kid or someone who doesn't know what they're doing could get seriously injured
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This is what I thought. Those tall trees really do require the professional, which I know is frustrating, as well as very costly and will have to be budgeted for, somehow, at some point.:rolleyes::confused:
Plus, you surely would not want to chance harming your back further, even if you could manage the job, which is not manageable or wise for you to attempt.
hollydolly said:
now I've got all the new pictures hung, and surprisingly I got them all hung in perfect alignment..not easy on the stairs wall
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That's a great accomplishment! It must look great!(y)🤩🥳☺️😃
 
Geez, @hollydolly ! You put me to shame. I was in the garden at 8 and just came in but there are still plants to put in the ground. And the lawn needs to be mowed. My excuse for not mowing yet is that I'm waiting for the dew to evaporate.

Nothing has been done indoors except for making the bed. Trust me! There's plenty in The Hovel that needs doing. I'd really rather bop on over to the garden centers to see what flowers there are with my name written all over them, but since DD won't be home from Florida for another 6-7 hours... And I have to work tomorrow :mad:. After work tomorrow we have to do our weekly foraging for food at Walmart so no flower shopping until Tuesday when I'm off again.

Wait! WTH am I talking about? There are still plants in their nursery pots out there that need to be planted. Duh. Here I am asking for "seconds" before I've finished what's already on my plate.
 
I planned to check out several real estate agents to discuss selling my house, but one that looked good when I was googling/researching came out today, and I decided I will just go with him. He said because it is a seller's market I don't even need to paint or replace the carpet, just need to declutter.
I'm excited but also terrified, I've been seesawing for a while about selling and now I'm kind of committed (tho he assured me I can change my mind and can even just not accept any offers, something about using a clause like 'contingent on seller finding acceptable residence' to allow me to back out).

So now I have SO MUCH TO DO in the next few weeks, and by the end of the month of May I will be homeless with all my earthly possessions in my car, eek!!
 
HoneyNut said:
I planned to check out several real estate agents to discuss selling my house, but one that looked good when I was googling/researching came out today, and I decided I will just go with him. He said because it is a seller's market I don't even need to paint or replace the carpet, just need to declutter.
I'm excited but also terrified, I've been seesawing for a while about selling and now I'm kind of committed (tho he assured me I can change my mind and can even just not accept any offers, something about using a clause like 'contingent on seller finding acceptable residence' to allow me to back out).

So now I have SO MUCH TO DO in the next few weeks, and by the end of the month of May I will be homeless with all my earthly possessions in my car, eek!!
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Happy for you in your new venture to come.
 
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