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Today looks like a nice day so hoping I can get my walk outside in. Making homemade coleslaw this morning. Later I have to rewrite my budget sheet since I messed up the original one I did. After that not sure what I will be doing but if I can get the vacuuming done that would be a plus.

Yesterday I took part in a book discussion on YouTube live. It was the first time I did something like that and I really enjoyed it. We are going to be doing it every Wednesday until we finish the book. Of course, I am almost done with the book already. When you read a book yourself your brain processes it based on your own thoughts and opinions. Discussing it with others presents their opinions and actually opens your mind to viewing it in other ways.
 

CinnamonSugar said:
Yesterday was rough, with taking my cat to the vet to be put down. They were very kind and she went peacefully but I cried buckets.

Today is a new day... slept in, errands in town. Looking forward to daily Mass in our small chapel, then lunch and later afternoon coffee and a good book on the back porch, listening to the birds chirp.

Hope y'all are having a good day. =)
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So sorry about the loss of your cat. I know it is not easy.
 
Sorry about your cat...it's only been about 6 weeks for
mine....miss the heck out of him too!!! Today I woke with
very bad arthritis in right shoulder, so am just taking it
easy...took a strong prescript pain pill which leaves me
a little woozy, so not doing much of anything...got to
refill my weekly med boxes...then just watch the boob
tube I guess.....not feeling the cooking either, had a bowl of
cereal for bkfast, dunno about supper...maybe a cold
sandwich.....tired of this cloudy gloomy weather too,,,,but
oh well cain't do much about anything!!!!! :cool:
 

Pleasant day today, sunny with some clouds, but really quite humid... took some pics in the village of the Ewes with their lambs... I've put pics of the village on the Photo thread.. https://www.seniorforums.com/threads/just-an-ordinary-day-in-my-life-pics.70836/page-3

..here's one of the pics I took today, can't get near them because they're protective of the lambs, so they ran away as soon as I approached the gate...

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Took a drive to the Mall.. and bought a few things in the designer outlet which is a about a 20 mile round trip ... got this lovely bath & shower creme in the blue bottle.. I'll keep that bottle when the soap is finished and refill it... it's from Italy.. It's larger in real life than in the pic, the lemon soap is a huge bar... so it makes the bath soap look small..

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The lemon soap isn't for the bathroom...it's for my smalls drawer.. it's just so fragrant... much more than cheaper soap...

Just gonna go look at what to make for dinner..I got a 3 cheese bloomer loaf today... might have some of that with some cold cuts and salad...
 
hollydolly said:
Pleasant day today, sunny with some clouds, but really quite humid... took some pics in the village of the Ewes with their lambs... I've put pics of the village on the Photo thread.. https://www.seniorforums.com/threads/just-an-ordinary-day-in-my-life-pics.70836/page-3

..here's one of the pics I took today, can't get near them because they're protective of the lambs, so they ran away as soon as I approached the gate...

sheep-lambs-HD.jpg


Took a drive to the Mall.. and bought a few things in the designer outlet which is a about a 20 mile round trip ... got this lovely bath & shower creme in the blue bottle.. I'll keep that bottle when the soap is finished and refill it... it's from Italy.. It's larger in real life than in the pic, the lemon soap is a huge bar... so it makes the bath soap look small..

IMG-3541.jpg


The lemon soap isn't for the bathroom...it's for my smalls drawer.. it's just so fragrant... much more than cheaper soap...

Just gonna go look at what to make for dinner..I got a 3 cheese bloomer loaf today... might have some of that with some cold cuts and salad...
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@hollydolly i *love* the Italian pump bottle… like fine art 😎

changed out the shower curtain this AM… what a tedious job! I really needed three hands…

found two new pairs of sandals on sale… my old ones finally gave up the ghost. These casual ones I’m wearing right now are very comfy

I’ve been to the chiropractor for a second lidocaine injection for my back. Supposed to get them in a series of three. We’ll see how it does.

now sitting on the screened-in porch, sipping a smoothie and pondering what to read. Practicing retirement 😁
 
Continuing my Spring cleaning today. Windows are open, birds are singing. The hummingbirds have finally arrived. I filled the feeders for them a few days ago. I'll change the nectar sometime today. I may even find my way to the basement and begin going through all of those boxes...sigh.
 
hollydolly said:
Pleasant day today, sunny with some clouds, but really quite humid... took some pics in the village of the Ewes with their lambs... I've put pics of the village on the Photo thread.. https://www.seniorforums.com/threads/just-an-ordinary-day-in-my-life-pics.70836/page-3

..here's one of the pics I took today, can't get near them because they're protective of the lambs, so they ran away as soon as I approached the gate...

sheep-lambs-HD.jpg


Took a drive to the Mall.. and bought a few things in the designer outlet which is a about a 20 mile round trip ... got this lovely bath & shower creme in the blue bottle.. I'll keep that bottle when the soap is finished and refill it... it's from Italy.. It's larger in real life than in the pic, the lemon soap is a huge bar... so it makes the bath soap look small..

IMG-3541.jpg


The lemon soap isn't for the bathroom...it's for my smalls drawer.. it's just so fragrant... much more than cheaper soap...

Just gonna go look at what to make for dinner..I got a 3 cheese bloomer loaf today... might have some of that with some cold cuts and salad...
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These are all lovely items!
 
Hot here. Pushing 90 and humid. It's a swamp out there...air you can wear. Tomorrow is going to be nasty with a 100% chance of rain and thunderstorms. Swell.

I stayed away from SF yesterday because I knew the abortion thing would be front and center and wouldn't be able to sit on my hands. Today I didn't sit on my hands, but at least I kept it short.

So...yanno how "nobody wants to work"? Well. We have a person who transferred here from a store in Texas where she worked for a year in their deli. She "wants" to work 40 hours, but wants hours that don't exist...mostly in the middle of the night. Our store closes at 11pm, opens at 6 am. She was scheduled today at 6 am. Didn't call. Nobody heard from her. Supervisor texted her at 9 am and was informed that "something came up" so she wouldn't be in.

In the olden days, if you couldn't bother to call your supervisor, you no longer had a job. Now? The attitude seems to be that since we're so short-handed, there's no need to bother to call because nobody will get fired for not showing up.

Said employee also has two other jobs, one is scheduling for her own business (catering, I think) and the other is home health care. Until last Saturday, whenever she was at work (whether in the deli or with us in the bakery), she was On. The. Phone. The. Entire. Shift. That's not an exaggeration...wearing the phone in the ear made it possible. She spent a lot of time scheduling her business and a lot time having to do with her home health care job.

So. Last Friday a bulletin was posted next to the time clock reminding employees in general, but the bulletin was aimed at her, that when they're on the clock, they're Kroger employees, and that personal use of their phones is absolutely not permitted except in case of an emergency.

I'm wondering why adults need to be told that stuff.

Our 40/hr/wk student announced yesterday that he can now only work three 8-hour days/wk. He's also leaving at the end of July because he's going to go to college in Ohio.

I worked an extra hour today. Supervisor pleaded with me to work this Sunday and next Sunday. Next week I'll be off Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday recovering from oral surgery, and since our pay period starts on Sunday, it'll help me on payday. The following Sunday, The Phone Employee and the student both have to be off. I'm such a pushover...said yes. Supervisor is just one person.

Sigh.
 
Went up to our old plant and flower nursery to get some advice about our plants outside. Son-of-a-gun, there is a gas station there now. Been a few years since we been there. :sneaky:

Had to drop off a package to return to Amazon. I bought a nice microwave egg poacher and when I got it, it was just thrown into a envelope. No packaging, no instructions and no lid. Getting a bit tired of the service from Amazon lately. :mad:
 
I had my 'welcome to medicare' first checkup this morning, along with a pneumonia shot, a screening-for-hepC, misc other blood tests, and a prescription for blood pressure. My bp readings have been high for at least a few years but I never mentioned it because they were normal at my doctor appointments, but it was a little high today at the doctor's office so I mentioned the readings I usually get so now poof I'm on meds.

They are also supposed to call me to set up a bone-density test and a mammogram. Oh the joy of getting old!

Since I had to wait for my prescriptions at the pharmacy, I used the time to go get my first real haircut since the pandemic started. All this time I've been cutting it myself, so it was a wee bit uneven (understatement!). They shampoo'd me with a lavender-mint scented shampoo and every once in a while I suddenly get a whiff of the scent which was confusing while I was eating my lunch before I realized what the smell was.
 
HoneyNut said:
I had my 'welcome to medicare' first checkup this morning, along with a pneumonia shot, a screening-for-hepC, misc other blood tests, and a prescription for blood pressure. My bp readings have been high for at least a few years but I never mentioned it because they were normal at my doctor appointments, but it was a little high today at the doctor's office so I mentioned the readings I usually get so now poof I'm on meds.

They are also supposed to call me to set up a bone-density test and a mammogram. Oh the joy of getting old!

Since I had to wait for my prescriptions at the pharmacy, I used the time to go get my first real haircut since the pandemic started. All this time I've been cutting it myself, so it was a wee bit uneven (understatement!). They shampoo'd me with a lavender-mint scented shampoo and every once in a while I suddenly get a whiff of the scent which was confusing while I was eating my lunch before I realized what the smell was.
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Good. Take care of yourself! :)
 
Pappy said:
Went up to our old plant and flower nursery to get some advice about our plants outside. Son-of-a-gun, there is a gas station there now. Been a few years since we been there. :sneaky:

Had to drop off a package to return to Amazon. I bought a nice microwave egg poacher and when I got it, it was just thrown into a envelope. No packaging, no instructions and no lid. Getting a bit tired of the service from Amazon lately. :mad:
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Remember Amazon is not a store... it's made up of thousands of stores...:)
 
Did laundry this morning. Waiting on firewood delivery now. Nights still getting down near freezing. Most days beautiful but windy. Which raises worry about wildfires. So far so good. Bigger fires far south of us and over eastern ridge so so prevailing winds mostly away from us.

But even when nights warm enough we don't have a fire we'll keep getting wood every 4 to 6 weeks. That way it gets more 'seasoned' and hopefully will get thru next winter without having any anxiety about getting delivery. Tho current guy most reliable we've had.
 
HoneyNut said:
I had my 'welcome to medicare' first checkup this morning, along with a pneumonia shot, a screening-for-hepC, misc other blood tests, and a prescription for blood pressure. My bp readings have been high for at least a few years but I never mentioned it because they were normal at my doctor appointments, but it was a little high today at the doctor's office so I mentioned the readings I usually get so now poof I'm on meds.

They are also supposed to call me to set up a bone-density test and a mammogram. Oh the joy of getting old!

Since I had to wait for my prescriptions at the pharmacy, I used the time to go get my first real haircut since the pandemic started. All this time I've been cutting it myself, so it was a wee bit uneven (understatement!). They shampoo'd me with a lavender-mint scented shampoo and every once in a while I suddenly get a whiff of the scent which was confusing while I was eating my lunch before I realized what the smell was.
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Congratulations on having your "Welcome to Medicare" checkup. I had mine last year. You're right...the joy of getting old :giggle:
 
I went to the gym, then I hand-washed my car. I use a leaf blower to dry my car, so I'm sure any neighbors passing by are are thinking WTH. My car is my "garage queen" so as long as I'm physically able I will save $20 and hand wash her. She is almost 6 y/o, paid off, with 26k miles, so I guess she will be my last.

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After reading the thread on decluttering it has inspired me to work on cleaning out and organizing my kitchen cupboards and three dresser drawers this week-end.

Since I did not make my coleslaw or a number of other things on my list for yesterday I will be doing those today.

Our weather has been really nice and I am hopeful that it will stay that way for a few days. Yesterday I went to the park across the street and sat in the sunshine. Since I am not able to use my mobile chair right now, I am walking with my walker so I usually can't walk to the park two days in a row. I will see how I am later today. Maybe I can do it.

Hope everyone has a nice day!
 
Glorious sunny hot day .. despite the forecast being for heavy cloud.....


This morning I got the Ivy cut back which has grown tremendously in the last 2 weeks even tho' we've had very little rain.
I also got the bird feeders cleaned and refilled , and the Bird bath emptied, cleaned , and refilled...

I noticed on my bank statement that TkMaxx charged me twice yesterday.. very weird situation, on my statement for yesterdays date.. the amount I paid which is correct but then next to that is an amount for £11.98 for the same day.. on my card, which I most certainly didn't spend ... ..so I've called them, the manager is flummoxed because as he rightly says the card would need to have been present for the second item to have been charged to it ..but of course it wasn't., so he's taken the transaction number and till number.. and he's supposed to be calling me back this afternoon.. .:unsure:
 
Got my mower all serviced up yesterday, ready to go, my mower is a walking kind, but the front wheels are self driven.
My front and back yard is officially snow free, as of yesterday.
Going to start yard cleanup today, really late this year, because of all the crappy weather.
Might only get today in, maybe only a short day, forecast for rain for this afternoon and tomorrow, wind up to 80 winds tomorrow.🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️.
 
dseag2 said:
I went to the gym, then I hand-washed my car. I use a leaf blower to dry my car, so I'm sure any neighbors passing by are are thinking WTH. My car is my "garage queen" so as long as I'm physically able I will save $20 and hand wash her. She is almost 6 y/o, paid off, with 26k miles, so I guess she will be my last.

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My husband has always used his leaf blower to dry the truck. Works like a charm :) We're also paid off and our 6 year old truck is in tip top condition. We brought it here to PA from AZ so no rust and low mileage, too :)
 

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