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Today is beer day :) I'm catching the train down to my old hometown this afternoon. My old fave real ale/ craft beer bar has a 40 beer "Dank Holiday Weekend" beer festival on Fri-Mon. So I'll be there from late afternoon until someone pours me onto a train home. The bar is in the old railway arches under the railway station so that's convenient! Hoping to catch up with some old pals too :)
 

Today will b a different kind of day for me.

Got a friend coming for a visit. She is bringing her sick laptop.
In my early days with W98 I used to help seniors with email and easy stuff like that.
Her laptop is W10 and I have macOS now for 6 years but do remember my days with W10 so we will have some fun while I scrounge the net looking for solutions to her problems.

Naturally we will stop for coffee, cookies and chitchat at least twice ...maybe even a glass of wine 🍷...well after the laptop is up and running again of course
cheers
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hollydolly said:
yes I know but I thought you had to be in contact with a flea ridden animal.. or at least where a flea ridden animal has been
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Nope. The first summer I lived in this house, the yard was full of fleas. My dog has never been bitten by a flea, but it was very annoying for the rest of us. I guess the very cold winter that followed took care of them.

The only times I've been bitten by mosquitoes in the last 33 years, I was visiting Atlanta. There were tons of them, and they all loved me..
 
The only planned thing for today is to make a Greek Salad, now that I’ve got all the ingredients. During a wakey period in the night, I started wondering if any of the tomatoes are ripe enough.

I missed the morning stretch when temperatures are cool enough for walking. I don’t deactivate the security alarm until DH is awake; he needs the sleep.
 
It’s Friday…..never start any new projects on Fridays.
Just did my usual cleaning chores……had a pick up for an item sold……Micki, my Corgi, goes for her bath at 11:30.
My groomer has to watch the weight she picks up because of her back……so I’ll lift her into the bath…..go back to lift her out…..to put her in the drying kennel…..then go back to lift her onto the grooming table. Then go back when she’s done.
My groomer not supposed to lift anything 25lbs or more……Micki is on the border line…..don’t mind doing the lifting for her.
All I have to say is…..Micki going for a bath?……so until it’s time to go, she’s glued by the door. 🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶
 
WheatenLover said:
Nope. The first summer I lived in this house, the yard was full of fleas. My dog has never been bitten by a flea, but it was very annoying for the rest of us. I guess the very cold winter that followed took care of them.

The only times I've been bitten by mosquitoes in the last 33 years, I was visiting Atlanta. There were tons of them, and they all loved me..
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In case things are different at the new house, my dogs take a heartworm medicine that has a flea treatment in it. This is Texas and there are fleas everywhere but not on my dogs, not in the house and I treat the yard as well.
 
Well I rested myself all this week, and today, I did loads... ( don't shout at me,) hopefully I won't pay for it tomorrow, but if I do then so be it.. but things had to be done. I vacc'd upstairs and down...

I cut back the branches of the trees that were brushing the side of the house.. . I cut back the Ivy on the brick shed .. swept all that up...

Chatted to my ex on whatsapp for a while.. ( that's the first husband my DD;s dad).. he's just recovered from Prostate cancer.. and has C.O.P.D , scanned in some photos to my computer of his late mother who died when dd was 16.. and sent them to him , he'd didn't even know I had them, so he was happy to have them

Put a tint on my hair and had a shower.. this evening, then got dressed and drove down to Aldi in the dark..to get milk, eggs, & bread.. and ended up with Grapes , Bananas, Butter , Potato Salad, Coleslaw , Bacon , several bottle of Orangeade.. and some frozen fish.. as well. I figured if what I;d done today was going to cause me problems tomorrow , and I have to stay home then I may as well get everything I need tonight..
 
hollydolly said:
Well I rested myself all this week, and today, I did loads... ( don't shout at me,) hopefully I won't pay for it tomorrow, but if I do then so be it.. but things had to be done. I vacc'd upstairs and down...

I cut back the branches of the trees that were brushing the side of the house.. . I cut back the Ivy on the brick shed .. swept all that up...

Chatted to my ex on whatsapp for a while.. ( that's the first husband my DD;s dad).. he's just recovered from Prostate cancer.. and has C.O.P.D , scanned in some photos to my computer of his late mother who died when dd was 16.. and sent them to him , he'd didn't even know I had them, so he was happy to have them

Put a tint on my hair and had a shower.. this evening, then got dressed and drove down to Aldi in the dark..to get milk, eggs, & bread.. and ended up with Grapes , Bananas, Butter , Potato Salad, Coleslaw , Bacon , several bottle of Orangeade.. and some frozen fish.. as well. I figured if what I;d done today was going to cause me problems tomorrow , and I have to stay home then I may as well get everything I need tonight..
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@hollydolly

Girlfriend! What am I gonna do with you? 😣

I hope you're going to have a do-nuthin' day tomorrow!
 
hollydolly said:
I hope I dont have to, tbh, Pinks... I'm fed up staying home, so I'm praying I can get out tomorrow. It;s going to be sunny, it's the last holiday weekend of the year.. ..however if I;ve done too much today and I'm in pain tomorrow, I;ll just have to accept it.. 😔
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I hope you're up to getting out tomorrow. If you must be active, I'm sure you are being mindful of how you are moving.
 
Pinky said:
I hope you're up to getting out tomorrow. If you must be active, I'm sure you are being mindful of how you are moving.
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Oh I am... but I do want to get out tomorrow if I can. I do find driving any real distance causes a lot of pain, so if I do get out tomorrow, then when I get home I might be in pain, in which case I'll stay home again for a few days, but at least I've got the trees and Ivy cut back so I don't have to be concerned about them for a while.. and a good thorough Vaccuming throught the house with the Miele .. so for the next week I'll only use the lightweight cordless vac when needed..
 
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@WheatenLover Are you really gonna leave tomorrow?

Well then. I worked. We were supposed to get a truck from the warehouse on Tuesday night. Some other store got it. Then our stuff was supposed to be delivered Wednesday night. Nope. So last night the stuff that went to the wrong store was delivered. And the Wednesday night delivery was made along with last night's truck. That is to say, we got three nights worth of deliveries last night. Yup. I worked. Supervisor worked even though Friday is his day off. The bakery manager from another store came to ours to help out. Our student was there. We all worked our little behinds off.

All that stuff and no croissants 🥐! No croissants. Far and away the biggest seller in the bakery. We are selling from an empty wagon. Actually, we aren't selling because we can't sell what we don't have.

Tomorrow's another day.

This afternoon DD and I went to Home Depot's garden center. Some plants followed us home. Funny how that happens every time we go there. Then we had to visit Lowe's garden department where I found allium bulbs. Gotta get 'em when I see 'em because they don't last long. Iris bulbs...three of them each in a different color. Those things cost $5 each. Guess I'll have to ask DD to take out a second mortgage so I can get more. $5. Each. Those things damned well better bloom in the spring and be spectacular! If not? I may be compelled to throw myself off a cliff.

Part of our visit to Lowe's included sashaying through the clearance section where there are often real bargains to be had. Sure enough, we found gomphrena plants for $1 each that merely wanted to be adopted and loved so I adopted two. They've already been planted.

Now I'm gonna go forage for food in my kitchen. There must be something edible...
 
Almost forgot to mention that even though nobody provided an email addy for Mother Nature, my loud and long complaints about the rain and gloom must have reached her. The sun came out today and has stayed out (knock wood!). It's beyond hot and humid, but the sun is out and might even stay out for the next couple of days. Imagine!
 
MickaC said:
It’s Friday…..never start any new projects on Fridays.
Just did my usual cleaning chores……had a pick up for an item sold……Micki, my Corgi, goes for her bath at 11:30.
My groomer has to watch the weight she picks up because of her back……so I’ll lift her into the bath…..go back to lift her out…..to put her in the drying kennel…..then go back to lift her onto the grooming table. Then go back when she’s done.
My groomer not supposed to lift anything 25lbs or more……Micki is on the border line…..don’t mind doing the lifting for her.
All I have to say is…..Micki going for a bath?……so until it’s time to go, she’s glued by the door. 🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶
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Haha @MickaC ...same with my dog.
 
Blessed said:
In case things are different at the new house, my dogs take a heartworm medicine that has a flea treatment in it. This is Texas and there are fleas everywhere but not on my dogs, not in the house and I treat the yard as well.
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My dog takes Bravecta and Sentinel. I think I spelled those right. They work great!

The fleas in my yard here, and in Boston, came from large dogs the people that lived here before me had. In Boston, we moved right before my daughter was born. I came home and the house was infested with fleas. We, the kids, and the cats moved to a hotel until the fleas could be eradicated and it was safe for the kids to go home.

The previous owners had had 3 very large dogs who stayed in the basement. Obviously, they weren't well cared for. Same with the people who lived in this house briefly, and that was five years, for 9 months, before I moved in. I have not seen wild fleas in the yard before, anywhere I've lived.
 
Georgiagranny said:
Yes! They are one of the reasons I say that Florida was never intended for human habitation. The other is the gators!
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And the flies. We were in Sanibel, and my mother wanted to take a long walk on the beach. I was up for that, and we walked about 5 miles. Those biting flies were swarming, and I promised myself to stay out of south Florida in June. I had over 80 bites!
 

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