What's on your agenda for today?

My son and his partner will be stopping by for a day to load up a U-Haul trailer with antiques I'm giving them as a major phase in my downsizing. They will then return home to Minneapolis where I presume their connection with the gay community will permit them to transform the antiques into some more liquid assets.
 

Josiah said:
I thought it was the grandchildren who are suppose to fix the grandfather's computer.
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Well in my case Josiah, they are certainly quicker at using them, but my background in electronics gives me the edge over the hardware side. The main problem for me now, is that everything is so small and difficult to get into with tiny screws and so much double sided tape holding screens and cases together. Mobile/Cell phones are the worst, screens especially with tiny cables etc. :confused:
 
merlin said:
Hope your meal went well last night, its always sad I find when you are the one left rather than leaving, but you have your trip to look forward to. :sunglass:
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yes indeedy..:D we had a lovely dinner last night in a great restaurant that we all love. Both daughter and s-i-l went their separate ways this morning, him to the Netherands on Business and her up to the Coventry to a seminar..she will fly back tonight to Spain and him on Tuesday..they have such busy lives.


Georgia...wow that was quick getting your son moved and settled, fabulous..I hope he loves his new place and kitty doesn't try to escape back to the old house.. :D

Sunny here today..nowhere near 90 deg...(I wish)...but pleasant enough at about 68 deg f...nothing planned for today except housework..o/h is working on his car and then later he'll give the lawns another quick mow over..only did it a few days ago but it needs cutting again.. Might go out later for a drink in the pub garden if the sun stays around.. :D
 

Josiah said:
My son and his partner will be stopping by for a day to load up a U-Haul trailer with antiques I'm giving them as a major phase in my downsizing. They will then return home to Minneapolis where I presume their connection with the gay community will permit them to transform the antiques into some more liquid assets.
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How far is Minneapolis from Cincinnati Josiah? It'll be nice to have their company for a day I'm sure.. :)
 
Won't be going on any bike rides today - getting sideways drizzle and it's windy.

Husband has gone to mass, swimming, and shopping. I'm doing a workout, some housework, and watching episode 14 of the Outlander series.

Also going to book a package for August in a town called Frankenmuth (Michigan) that includes overnight stay at a two bedroom suite, passes for 6 people at the waterpark, breakfast, and my favourite traditional chicken dinner at Zehnder's. You get about 7 or 8 different dishes brought to your table nonstop. A serious pigout. This is not a cheap package so will be my birthday gift to my two granddaughters, stepgrandson, son and his wife whose birthdays are July, Aug, Sept. It will be fun!
 
hollydolly said:
How far is Minneapolis from Cincinnati Josiah? It'll be nice to have their company for a day I'm sure.. :)
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700 miles!

Can you send some sun my way, Holly? We had it yesterday but it's disappeared.

Josiah, my aunt and uncle live in Cincinnati. Uncle worked at P & G all his life.
 
Oh sounds exciting Annie...:) My 'kids' have a busy schedule this year also...they are off to the Gold Coast in Oz in October for business and they are stretching it out a bit so they get a chance to do a little bit of touristy stuff. Australia is one of the few places my daughter has never visited. Next year they will be in Denver Colorado, Holland, Italy, and a couple of other places on business ...sooo busy all the time.
 
hollydolly said:
Oh sounds exciting Annie...:) My 'kids' have a busy schedule this year also...they are off to the Gold Coast in Oz in October for business and they are stretching it out a bit so they get a chance to do a little bit of touristy stuff. Australia is one of the few places my daughter has never visited. Next year they will be in Denver Colorado, Holland, Italy, and a couple of other places on business ...sooo busy all the time.
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Busy, busy! They will love Australia!
 
hollydolly said:
Okay I'll fedex you some :cool: 700 miles?...wow that must be at least a 10 hour drive surely?
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More than 10. I'm sure most the way will be motorway, and most people will drive at least 75 - 80 on much of it. But when you drive on a motorway that goes through or bypasses a city you have to slow to 55.
 
Happy Mother's Day to us!

Getting ready to drive down and have brunch with my son.

Ameriscot, are you going to go to Bronner's? I loved wandering through that place. And Birch Run used to be a favorite place to shop, even though it was an overnight trip for us. Well, two overnights:)
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
Happy Mother's Day to us!

Getting ready to drive down and have brunch with my son.

Ameriscot, are you going to go to Bronner's? I loved wandering through that place. And Birch Run used to be a favorite place to shop, even though it was an overnight trip for us. Well, two overnights:)
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I've been to Bronner's many times as we've always just done daytrips for the chicken dinners and a wander around the shops and Bronner's. I'm sure the grandkids will want to go in, although they might prefer having more time at the waterpark as we've got the package which covers noon on check in day to 4pm the next day! Might need earplugs as this is going to be a very noisy place packed with screaming kids going down waterslides, etc! Be a lot of fun with the girls though.

Enjoy brunch with you son, Georgia! :)
 
A whole day with no agenda on Monday?!

Doing my muscle workouts today and then starting deep cleaning on a guest bedroom.

My cousin who is visiting this summer is asking me questions about renting a car vs train and apparently he hasn't even booked his flights or any accommodation. I don't think he even has any idea of an itinerary. Doh! He doesn't seem to realize that it will be peak tourist season and he's unlikely to find any accommodation at the last minute.
 
My day almost finished,it's 7 Pm here , Going to Adelaide in the morning to have the lazer on my left eye I mentioned in a post about three weeks ago. I will be glad when it's all over with, I know some members said at time I posted about the lazer eye treatment that it's not all that bad but I have very sensitive eyes .
 
Getting ready to go to the Medical Center for a bunch of tests. Not the way I would choose to spend a chunk of time but if the doctor's set everything up already, I expect it's a good idea to go.

I couldn't send any messages yesterday to the Forum because my laptop had some trouble - so I called Apple and they found a virus had infiltrated my machine and so they fixed everything back to normal. However, their fixit methods caused a wipe-out of the passwords I used for several sites and that took me ages to get re-passworded (this maybe isn't a verb) - this Forum was one of those sites.

I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day!
 
Kath, if re-passworded wasn't a word, it should have been. And it is now!

I think I forgot to post yesterday. It was a busy day what with gardening and tidying up my 300sf and stuff.

Today's commute is going to take me all the way across the street. And tomorrow and Thursday will be just as "bad" because I have to go two whole blocks to get to work!

Ameriscot...maybe he thinks the US is the only place where thundering herds descend in the summertime. You're right that he'll be in for a surprise...maybe he should rent some camping gear.

Kadee, I understand how you feel about having somebody monkeying with the eyes. Eeek! And Kath? Yes, if everything is already arranged, it's probably a real good idea to show up.

Off to work with me...
 
Annie, what a wonderful idea for the family birthdays. I am sure the children will remember it forever.

Kadee, hopefully your apprehension will be more difficult than the actual procedure. At least it was in my experience.

Kath, did they resolve the virus problem remotely or did they have to make a service call? Glad you are back online. Tests are so annoying, especially the sitting and waiting part.

Georgia, envy you the 300 sf. Did it take awhile to get used to living in a smaller space? You must be very organized.

Today I shall try and do some weeding. Two years ago I started a jasmine ground cover in a rather large area. They are spreading quite well, but the weeds want to take over. Hate to have all the money and hard work taken over by the weeds. Then have to try and resolve a drawer problem in a beloved antique bureau. Pray that my legs/back will allow me....

Everyone have a magical day......
 
I've been in Orange Beach, AL for the last several days. Will ride my bike this morning, clean up the condo and drive 3 hours back to my MS home. Nice sunny day this morning so should be a good day. :)
 
Flying the Vice President to Cleveland this afternoon and coming home late tonight. Just checked the aviation forecast and the weather looks good for flying. Clear, dry, cool and light winds. My flight mileage calculator shows this to be a 278 mile flight. Takeoff to touchdown should be about 48 minutes.
 
Ndynt...since it's only me and my perfectly good cat, living in my wee space didn't take much getting used to, and I have the option of just walking through the back hallway into my daughter's place if I ever feel claustrophobic. I downsized and downsized and downsized again to where I now have just five pieces of furniture in the entire place (seven if we count two bookcases). I've been here six years so it's "normal" to me.

Working in the neighborhood again today so only have to go two blocks to get to work. The house I'm cleaning is a small one and only have to clean the master bedroom/bath, hall bath upstairs and living room/dining room/kitchen downstairs. That'll take about four hours.
 
Georgia, I certainly admire your boundless energy. I suspect it comes naturally to you but if you have a secret motivator such as a vitamin regimen, please share. :) I'm going to yoga class today, then shopping for a get well card for a friend who had an emergency gall bladder operation and birthday cards for two other friends. It's partly overcast in San Diego now but I expect it will burn off within the hour. :cool: I hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday! :D
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
Ndynt...since it's only me and my perfectly good cat, living in my wee space didn't take much getting used to, and I have the option of just walking through the back hallway into my daughter's place if I ever feel claustrophobic. I downsized and downsized and downsized again to where I now have just five pieces of furniture in the entire place (seven if we count two bookcases). I've been here six years so it's "normal" to me.
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Sounds like heaven, Georgia. What I need ....if only I could physically do the downsizing.
 
Went to the gym this morning, then went out with hubby for a very long, lovely bike ride. We stuck the bikes in the car and parked in a rural area so we could ride on quiet country roads. We stopped at a cafe for lunch and at the turn around point we stopped at a restaurant and sat outside for a pint of beer. Much of the ride was along Loch Fyne and we also stopped at a castle ruin which is being repaired. We also stopped at the ruin of a church and wandered around the graveyard. It has the graves of the chiefs of Clan McLachlin.
 
Ameriscot said:
Went to the gym this morning, then went out with hubby for a very long, lovely bike ride. We stuck the bikes in the car and parked in a rural area so we could ride on quiet country roads. We stopped at a cafe for lunch and at the turn around point we stopped at a restaurant and sat outside for a pint of beer. Much of the ride was along Loch Fyne and we also stopped at a castle ruin which is being repaired. We also stopped at the ruin of a church and wandered around the graveyard. It has the graves of the chiefs of Clan McLachlin.
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AS - Thanks for the beautiful description of your bike ride with hubby...it sounds lovely, serene, romantic and a whole bunch of other awesome adjectives! You may not know this but you are living my dream life...the one I always fantasized about over many years. You paint such great word pictures of your surroundings that I can close my eyes and visualize what you describe, like the castle ruin, the church ruin, the graveyard and even the pint of beer. I hope I stay plopped here on Earth long enough to make my UK dream come to fruition. I'm planning and hoping and leaping each hurdle the best I can!
 
Kath said:
AS - Thanks for the beautiful description of your bike ride with hubby...it sounds lovely, serene, romantic and a whole bunch of other awesome adjectives! You may not know this but you are living my dream life...the one I always fantasized about over many years. You paint such great word pictures of your surroundings that I can close my eyes and visualize what you describe, like the castle ruin, the church ruin, the graveyard and even the pint of beer. I hope I stay plopped here on Earth long enough to make my UK dream come to fruition. I'm planning and hoping and leaping each hurdle the best I can!
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Thanks, Kath! It was really nice. We haven't done this bike ride in many years. It was 20.5 miles roundtrip. I didn't take my camera but did use my phone camera to get some pics. They aren't great, but I'll upload them to an album here and call it Castle Lachlan.

I was very disappointed to see the graveyard in such a mess. Lots of fallen tombstones. And many of these graves have the ancestors of the Clan McLachlan. The castle is a ruin but had some construction going on, and the huge family mansion is not far away. I'm sure they have the money to maintain the graveyard. Probably looking for free money to maintain from Historic Scotland.
 

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