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Della said:
It was hot this morning so I started about 7AM and hosed down the front porch which was about covered in robin doodle because I had let her raise her clutch in a transom window over the front door. She's fledged the little fat things now so I got my porch back now.

Once started I hosed down the front brick, then the siding on the rest of the house and back porch. Then cleaned the north wall green fungus off with vinegar, finally washed all the windows, inside and out.

Now it's raining, of course.
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that's something I'm going to do soon... power wash the paths.. Rain is forecast for at least the first 3 days of next week so it won't be then, but hopefully soon.

It's almost 9.30pm here, I had to go out and refill the Bird feeders which were totally empty. I couldn't believe it because I only filled them yesterday.. that has to be some kind of record..
 

We had a massive storm around 11am which knocked out hydro for almost six hours...
Building elevators were out of commission and walking down and up 8 floors did not appeal to me
Wow, what a quiet day I had!
No TV, No Internet, No Radio, No Home Phone, my mobile is strictly for phone and text so no access to the net with that.
Also no hot cuppa coffee or tea.

Tried to read but my non-existent thumb keeps jabbing at me when I am still.
Anyway, here I am but it sure took a long time for my Mac to get fired up as it was blanked out in the middle of a couple of applications and of course this forum.

Think I am gonna treat myself to a good old fashioned battery powered Boom Box. Had one years ago and loved that I could take it anywhere in the house without worrying about plugs.

Nice Evening all..
 
I put in window screens today and made a Crustless Coconut Pie.

Impossibly Easy Coconut Pie | Recipe | Coconut pie, Coconut custard pie ...


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Geezer Garage said:
Well, let's just say you never plant anything other than root crops before June 1st. We had 6" of snow once on the 4th of July. All part of living at 7200' above sea level, but I wouldn't trade it for anywhere else. That 10" is mostly gone today, and it will be back in the 70's in a few days.



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Breathtaking......looks like you live in PARADISE. LOVE IT.
 
Mizmo said:
We had a massive storm around 11am which knocked out hydro for almost six hours...
Building elevators were out of commission and walking down and up 8 floors did not appeal to me
Wow, what a quiet day I had!
No TV, No Internet, No Radio, No Home Phone, my mobile is strictly for phone and text so no access to the net with that.
Also no hot cuppa coffee or tea.

Tried to read but my non-existent thumb keeps jabbing at me when I am still.
Anyway, here I am but it sure took a long time for my Mac to get fired up as it was blanked out in the middle of a couple of applications and of course this forum.

Think I am gonna treat myself to a good old fashioned battery powered Boom Box. Had one years ago and loved that I could take it anywhere in the house without worrying about plugs.

Nice Evening all..
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@Mizmo - W:oops:W! It sounds like you need to treat yourself to a drink! 🍷
 
Georgiagranny said:
@Mizmo What a crummy way to start your day. I've been think about you and the phantom pain. Have you found anything that works for the pain?
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There are meds that work with nerve and phantom pain but I just cannot tolerate them. Been through several of them but all have pretty much same effect...make me silly in the head but even worse make me have double vision...not nice.

I am told the phantom pain could go away in a few months but more likely a few years but hey I doubt I have a few years to find out. These young Docs make me laugh when they say things like thatLaugh good.gif
 
Bella said:
@Mizmo - W:oops:W! It sounds like you need to treat yourself to a drink! 🍷
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I wish !!! but alcohol is the worst thing if you have nerve pain. It stimulates bleh bleh bleh.... doc talk so I cannot even have my vodka and tonic before dinner any more. I did try it out with a glass of wine and did enjoy that but was sorry for it about an hour later.
so....have one for me y'all
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The thunderstorm that went through, did a lot of harm outside of our area. A woman died when a huge uprooted tree fell on her. How sad. There was an alert out about the coming storm earlier in the day. It was short, but fierce. We were fortunate to only have a 20 min. loss of hydro.
 
I finally finished going through the boxes in my garage that were full of my parents' and grandparents' stuff (plus a ton of pictures, have not finished dealing with those yet). I had some excitement when I found an old locked metal piggybank that was heavy with coins. Had rather great luck finding the key in a tiny cedar box that had jewelry (assuming all costume type). There were lots of coins mostly not of much value, quite a large percentage too worn to be able to read the year on the coin, but there are about 20 that at least have melt value worth taking to the coin dealer.

The best find was in a little congratulation note in some very old correspondence (I couldn't tell for which baby or when) that said something like 'here is a treasure for the baby'. I thought it was a shiny penny, but once I had it in the house and got a good look at it and googled it -- turns out it is a 1908 gold two and a half dollar coin. I had no idea there ever was a coin like that, but from googling it the melt value is over 200 dollars, and it is in good shape so maybe worth more to sell. Of course the coin dealer will only pay a much lower percentage of the value, but still, I had so much fun finding all the treasure.
 
Love the car :love:. It's been nearly 20 years since I've been down that way - since I left Hampshire. I expect it's pretty busy.
We have an annual vintage vehicle rally in the village and I think it's back on this year after a break due to Covid. Actually, it seems to be more of a get together for owners that a show for the public.
 
My plan for today is to stay cool as much as possible. I do have a pork shoulder roast I thawed out so must cook that. I will make it early while still cool. In the Instant Pot. So not really that much involved.

Moving photos from my old external hard drive to the newer one for awhile this morning. It is something I need to do so may as well do it now as I can stay cool doing it. I usually get a lot of computer work done on the hot days of summer (or spring). Also have a small pile of papers that need filing. Why can't I file them as soon as I get them I don't know.

I noticed yesterday when I took my walk to the dumpster that most of the other apartments now have their air conditioners in. I am thinking that the maintenance man did not install them since he does not work on Saturday. Just a few of us keep them in year round. It surprises me when I see people who do not have one. I lived without one and believe me it is not fun in the hot summer. This building can get really hot.

I hope everyone has a nice day!
 
No AC here Kat... and 99 % of people in the UK don't have AC in their homes.. I hate not having it, because I have it in the Spanish house, but it;s extortionately expensive here to have installed.

Hot today.. I've just been outside putting up my new garden lounger. Had to strip the big box it came in, into smaller bits to get it into the Recycle bin.. ..

Late yesterday afternoon I refilled the bird feeders from empty.. and now at 11.30am, it's almost empty again.. either those birds are revenous and I can't see why they would be.. my neighbour also has bird feeders... or I'm putting something in there they can't get enough of...
 

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