What are you doing today?

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Georgiagranny said:
Good morning, boys and girls. Are we all in our places with bright shiny faces?:)

Wouldn't you know? I don't need to be at work until 7ish, but my eyes slammed open at 4:15. I slept wie ein Baby at last since the oral surgeon fixed the denture problem yesterday. Yay. A good night's sleep is a true blessing!

Remember I said only two temps in the South in summer...hot and hotter? Today is gonna be hot. Tomorrow is gonna be hotter and actually break a record for earliest summertime high temp. Other people will say it's not summer, that it's still spring, but that's not the case here. It's been summer for weeks!

After the azaleas were in shade later yesterday afternoon, I pruned another one. Another hour's worth. There are 20 of them. I should be done by Zeptuber 32!

Getting up earlier than necessary gives me time to dawdle so I'm off to dawdle:D
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Good for you , you're a trooper and no mistake missus...:LOL: hope you have a stress and pain free day..
 

Well it's 10.40 am... it's a beautiful sunny day, forecast to be the hottest day of the year high 80's... I've got a dress on for the first time this year.. but I can't go anywhere because I have to wait in for a phone call from the pharmacist at the surgery to determine whether I can continue with my prescription meds. Every year they have to do this .. it annoys the heck outta me.. and altho' I ran out of those meds over a week ago, this is the first day they can call me.. Pre Pandemic I would have got a call the same day.. . and if they couldn't the surgery would have made an interim prescription for the period until the assessment :(..neither of which has happened this time

Not much needs doing in the garden, I should have kept some stuff back to do today so I can be out there in the sun for a while.. I've got my hat all ready..👩‍🌾.. but instead I'll probably sit out with my headphones on, listening to a podcast... 🌞🌷🪴
 
Good Morning Friends! It looks like it is going to be a nice day. Not sure if I can go for a walk in the park yet. Depends on my knees but I want to attempt it anyway. At least a little bit. I had been trying to get out in the sun for an hour or so when I can. Plus I want some exercise so walking is doable for me at this point.

I need to get some laundry done and paperwork for my son. Other than that not sure what I will be doing. Oh yeah, I think there might be Bingo downstairs but not positive on that yet.

I hope you all have a happy day!
 

What i did yesterday......picked up 3, 5 gallon pails of twigs, and small branches in the front yard.
Have an old elm tree in the front, with all the strong winds we seem to be getting, it's a constant job......but....to be technical......not my tree, it's on the town boulevard. Wish it was gone. Elms are very dirty trees.
Then mowed the front yard
Was hoping to mow the backyard today.....but.....just like the forecast said, cloudy and rain today, and wet till the weekend.
Seems we're only getting 1 day out of several, for outside jobs.
May have to resort to inside jobs.
 
We went to the job site for the new fire dept building so hub could inspect it.
He's got a fire dept meeting...and I'm repotting some salvia and combining coffee grounds and cow manure to fertilize the banana trees.

Exciting, huh. Then jumpng in the pool...its hot here. Nice, but we sure could use some rain or even some "sprinkle showers".
 
Also washed up some winter jackets, which i have still been using......time to bite the bullet and get tough.....it is the middle of May.
But.... still using some light winter jackets.....always still a guess as to what to wear outside.....have 3 by the door.....sigh.:cautious::(.
 
Wanted to make reservations on the SAM train to go from Cordele to Plains but they only do this on Saturdays, so it’s a non-starter for me 😔. My grandpa was a railroad man and I’ve always loved trains.

back to reality …. Shop, bake, wash, put away winter clothing. I’ll relax on the screened-in porch later this afternoon with a fruit smoothie and an Agatha Christie I haven’t read in a long time 🧐
 
The plan is to clean out the fridge, wash kitchen/hallway/bathroom floors.

We'll see how this goes.

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Phew, I just happened to look at my Calendar on my iPad this morning. It’s one of the grandson’s birthdays. His mother would have been really upset if I’d missed it. An alert is sent out a week ahead, sure wish it would be repeated on the day of the event.

We’re out of bread and water. Definitely need to go for those. Also need to walk. I’m thinking I should defrost the freezer before the weather becomes too warm. Normally I’d fill a few boxes and set them in the cold garage. Somehow my schedule is out of wack for this chore.
 
Well it's been a hot ,... hot , day... forecast is for rain tonight and tomorrow.. blue skies at the moment 5.30pm...

I drove to the recycle centre in the next town with some very big framed paintings which have been languishing in the barn for ages.. . and some other bits and pieces, including a Christmas tree which I only bought christmas before last ..glad to be rid of all that stuff... Then I drove straight down the motorway to North London , did some shopping in M&S.. and had a cuppa tea in the cafe.. overlooking the car patk.. beautiful day to people watch..

Heard on the news on the radio that for the first time since records began there are more jobs available than there are people out of work.. and you can absolutely tell that many people are not working at all, or supposedly WFH.. because the traffic is astonishingly heavy in the middle of the day. Not something that's ever happened mid-week pre pandemic, one could guarantee to be able to find clear roads before and after rush hour in the morning and the evenings, but now there's no respite from heavy traffic..

Bought myself some silver earrings.. and this little summer top
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.. and got a bunch of canned foods , peas, beans etc, and soft drinks.. coke, orange juice, .. to top up my stock in the barn..

The new clematis I planted at the beginning of April, to accompany my existing Clematis which is in flower now.. has grown from 12 inches.. to 3 feet.. I had to tie it to a longer stake this morning, very pleased with it..
 
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Pepper said:
I was holding on for 30 minutes to re-certify my Access A Ride, spoke to a worker who put me on hold for the same amount of time and I'm still not positive about the results. I will spend the day screaming.

Also in terrible upper back pain so bad I can't straighten up and my hands & head keep shaking. I'm a mess today. I probably don't have the strength to scream. Today feels like a lost day. Hopefully, I'll recoup.
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I'm sorry to hear that you had such a bad/frustrating day! Would it help if I screamed for you? ....anything for a friend! (I'm just trying to make you laugh, I know that pain is not funny. 😢)
 
Out of the heat after helping neighbor with his sprinkler system.
Diagnosed neighbors auto sprinkler system not working. He thought he would need to call a plumber. I showed him how to test the timer to eliminate that as the problem. The valve solenoid was the problem, but might as well replace diaphragm with a kit while the water was turned off. Checked online for parts. Bought solenoid & diaphragm kit for the anti-siphon irrigation valve for less than $20.00 at Lowes with my military discount. His money my discount.

I had him do the hands on of everything. For him learning how to take something apart, put in new parts, soldering the solenoid wires together & using heat shrink to make the connection water proof. PRICELESS for him, especially since it worked like new.
 
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