I'm up, nice & cool here by the door but must eat before going back to sleep. Hope to get things done better today.

Jenny, my boys will be heading back to the mountains this next week. Andy goes out a few days ahead of their reservation to see if one of the non-reservable sites empty in hopes of trading. Usually the camp host is nice about that & always someone eager to use that one they reserved. After this many years they have favorite spots leading the the creek or to the land across the road where all the dead trees are ready to be used for firewood. Each of them has the battery pack saws & having a fire at night is what camping is all about. I will be with them in spirit & they will send photos.

Better get busy, about to fall asleep sitting. Have a great day where ever you are. Sure hope you cool down, Bubble, I'm with you about not liking AC but I can't take the heat.

Thank you for your warm welcome. I won't leave you again

Don, what a pleasure to see your name crop up in here and to read your nice message.  You were definitely not forgotten but you were missed.  Hope you can come in and tell us how you are doing often.

Hi, Jackie.  Are you doing OK?

Shirley, I miss going to the mountains, too.  I have missed living there in Loveland, CO., 70 years ago.  Always wished I could go back for more than an occasional family visit or event.  And, when we moved to North Carolina, Tom and I went to the Blue Ridge Mtns. every chance we got. Now Tom is gone and I am too old to travel but, I still have a whole trunkful of memories of those wonderful times.

Hazy here today and we are under an air quality warning.  I doubt if we are getting smoke from Canada but perhaps the Virginia and eastern wildfires are affecting us today.  And it is hot and very humid, as well.  Whatever.....it makes my breathing hard so I am trying to take things slowly, rest a lot, and stay inside like they tell us to.  My asthma level is kind of high and I've already used the inhaler the number of times that I am allowed to.  But enough excuses for being my lazy self.  David and I just finished folding the household laundry so hopefully that chore is finished for this week.  Unless I think of something else that needs to be washed.

Lunch time so I'll just say....

Take care, All.

Phyllis..
...thank you for asking, i am doing whatever it takes to survive, re, my auto immune disease...
It is always good to see a posting from you...

Repairs are done and now my wallet is starving!! Good to not have to worry about the van now.

Phyllis, air quality here has gotten worse ,it is now making my eyes water. Kyle also has lung problems and this smoke is no help. We now have another fire to the north and winds are high so goodness knows when the firefighters will get it out. Now there is a total fire ban on in all the townships.

Jackie, after I posted I also was thinking about you & how you are doing. I admire your go get 'em attitude! 

Phyllis, I have a gr-daughter that lives "in your neck of the woods" but keep forgetting what town/city they are in. She & husband both work for Boeing & needed to be in D.C. area. They have a huge house with plenty of room for 2 kids to grow up & play inside during these covid years, also a park in front of their house. My daughter is flying out to see them next week, been nearly a year & while the oldest of the 2 kids(7) knows how to "facetime", not like hugs & kisses. Daughter was always a working mom but managed to be available when each of her grands born so really bonded with them & they her.

Okay, past noon & have a list of things I hoped to get done before. Only thing done was trimmed my hair, shower & dress. Have a great day, pool is sparkling already & amazes my son that I use no shock or any chemicals except the floating chlorine tablets. Last year I spent hundreds of dollars because I had the water analyzed at 2 different pool places, bought all the chemicals each said (water looked awful after the first batch)... fought most of the summer until I got all that stuff out. Hopefully it won't need a lot of work this summer 'cause I ain't got a lot of steam to work with it. Pool service means being here to unlock gates or giving keys to someone that does pools & trustworty to lock up when done. We do have quite a few kids in the area now & would hate for one to get in & drown. I really do gripe a lot about this, don't I?

Oops, you popped in, Amy. Sorry about the smoke problems. Glad the vehicle is running & know what you mean about your wallet starving. I insist on paying my sons for the extras they do & never realized how much money I was saving my husband & self!!! They all try to refuse so I just explain I will hire the jobs done & they know it won't be done right. And they know I will do it.

What used to be a 45 or 50 dollar trip to the mechanic is now 450 or 500. The only thing that doesn't go up is Pensions (at least not some)

Good Afternoon Everyfriend!  It was so nice to stop in here and find so many of you making use of the Soda Shoppe!

I had just opened up this morning and the kids and Ali showed up so I had to close up and go play!  Ali left to go do some errands and when she came back she had some lunch, a bit of chatter, some play time and left in time to get the boys in bed around 2 p.m.

She was hardly out of the driveway when Cindy looked in my direction and said, "Christy wants to go shopping. Are you ready to go?"  I told her to give me 5 minutes and I'd be ready.  We've been back about a half hour now.

As I said before, It wa so nice to see all ou you milling around in the Soda Shoppe....SHIRLEY, ANY, PHYLLIS, PATRICIA, JACKIE, RICK....If I missed anyone, I'm sorry!  I love you all and when you're not around, I miss you!  Enjoy the rest of your day!

Jane, --- I don't know if you caught it or not, but Don Reid has posted a couple of times. If it wasn't here, it might have been in Norm's B&T.

Rick, I would love a bill like that but the one part was $499.00 !!  Being where we are we do need a vehicle plus due to my husbands health we need a reliable one.  Before the Drs pin pointed his problem we were at emerg all hours of the night. Then on the road to the city for chemo treatments plus he has no immune system due to meds. I always keep my vehicle gassed and ready to go. That said, life is good!

Jane, David is off to Wisconsin,I was just talking with him and forgot to tell him that the cheese,especially the smoked cheese is so good from there!! Friends went down to a fly in one year and brought us back some, never forgot the taste!

Shirley, I am happy when problems are outside the house, eg car,machinery etc. It is when they come in to us( health) that I am not happy.

No need for a shower tonight, while trying to get the hose and sprinkler hooked up it sprayed all over me.

We also have an air quality warning. Said to be from the fires in Canada. When I looked out earlier I could see a haze. The Baseball Game looks unclear (On TV), and it is the air quality doing it, Unusual for here.

Amy,
That grand Ole Smoked Swiss is a must BUY it all the time from Wisconsin and/or can get some of that made 3 miles from me at Prairie Farms
Mycheal

Jane...
...we have our Radioman back ( Don )

Good morning..
Another hazy/smokey day out. We are off to the city for appointments . Will pick up a few things for us  and friends while there and then scoot home. Dogs are going to be mad at us as they are staying home with the neighbour looking after them. Guess we will be the ones in the dog house when we come home.

mycheal, thank you ,will tell my son about it. I know we thoroughly enjoyed what our friends brought back.Not sure where in Wisconsin he is going but I am sure he will be on the lookout for the cheese.

Rick, I can't imagine how those closer to the fires are dealing with the air quality. They are suggesting those with breathing problems and elderly to wear  N95 masks. I don't know if there is any correlation  to the smoke and wild life but yesterday 3 birds were hit on th highway on my way into town. You may see one, once in a while but I counted the 3.

Better get my city duds on ..

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

 

For JaneS

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Thanks for the reminder RICK and JACKIE but I already greeted DON and yesterday I was only greeting those who were there that day and only since the last time I was in!  I was happy to see DON and I will be happy to see him any time he stops by!

AMY, I'm with you!  I'd rather have the car break down than someone inside the house break down!

Now I'm heading for breakfast!  I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!

Hello, I've been reading posts but just can't seem to find that Round Tuit to respond.  Sorry.

I clicked "Like" on Don's post.  Glad to see you again.

Jane, sounds as if you're having a great time in Oklahoma!  Loved the picture of the kids. Have you ever been to the Aquarium there?  It's amazing.

We're under an Air Quality Alert this week.  Not from smoke, though.  Weather gurus give more of an explanation about humidity/temperature/fronts coming through than I can keep up with.  I just look out the window and go from there. 

Miss Ellen works at a clothing store near Times Square.  She posted a Facebook video of the sky over Times Square at 2:oo p.m. this afternoon.  It was solid yellow!  She said it was scary and that she's been wearing an N95 mask even inside at work.  She's also a Nanny for 3-year-old twins and I'm guessing they are NOT going to the park.

Trying to do laundry and desk work.  Dryer is "yoo-hooing" so I'd better get back at it.

Hope Everyfriend is having a Wonderful Wednesday.

 

The day went well, picked up groceries for friends and us. Now I have made myself more work, need to cook up and freeze the ground meat for the dogs.

Jane love the photo!! You will have a heart full of memories when you come home.

mycheal, talked with son and told him about the cheese..

good evening everyone,well it Is 82º, and sun is gone down, Mostly cloudy.well I have some bad newse, to tell you all. A long time past time ago sunday scool teacher, has pased away. she did live a verry long life, she is 100,three years of age. her passing time away to be laid to rest is this comming satuaryday. I do not like to go to furneials, but this is one we will defeantly be attending. those of us reamaning here are the ones at los. i am verry shure she is now with our God. I do have a lots of friends here and do love and enjoy theme, but the pain I have all the time I will be glad when god calles My Number. Have a good rest of the Day.

Lloyd

Lloyd, I had a teacher like yours, lived to over 100 & special to me. For several years I promised myself I was going to find where she lived so I could tell her how much she meant to me... put if off & finally found time when visiting my parents to go see her & her obit was in the paper. Hope your teacher & mine see we did care. In my world I believe she will know you took time to come to her funeral. Sincere sympathy for the sadness you are feeling.

And now, boys & girls, past bedtime so wishing all sweet dreams and God Bless. Our world sure is having belly aches with volcanoes, smoke & the dust. Pray for a better tomorrow.

Good morning..

We did get rain....not enough to fill a thimble or wet the ground, maybe today more will come??

Kyle ran out of lumber so into town we go then home to work. The hamburg will get cooked and I think frozen not canned, well that is my plan so far. The celery bottoms that were  put in water and now have roots and need to be put in the soil.

Better shake a leg and get moving.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I had two doggies in my bedroom to help me welcome the morning.  I always know when they are up and about that Cindy and Jim are also up and about and I can go get my coffee.

Christy just came by and gave me a good morning kiss so we are all up!

AMY, I was sitting on Ali's porch waiting for supper the other day and playing with Cam and I noticed that sitting right in front of me was a beautiful white TRUG!  I asked Ali if she knew what that was called and she shrugged and said "A flower thingy?"  I told her it was a TRUG and that I know someone who has made and sold hundreds of them!  She now calls it her "flower trug"!  I took a picture and when I get to it, I'll send it to you.

CALLIE, We went to the aquarium the last time I was here and the kids loved it!  So did the adults!  This year we're going down to see the elephants!  The info says they're from India and a bit smaller than the African ones.  They have a place that you can actually pet them.  We're going to take Emma with us!  I bet she's going to be thrilled!

I guess I better finish my coffee, grab a bite to eat and get back upstairs to take my shower.  I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!

We are still having trouble breathing.  David will wear the N95 mask when he goes to pick up the grocery order.  The local radio/tv news keeps warning older and lung compromised people to stay inside or wear a mask if they have to be out.  They are saying that it might be next week before all the smoke is gone.  I texted my younger son in Virginia because he and my older grandson are asmatics, also, and my grandson works as ground crew at an airport and has to be outside most of the time.  My son texted back they are doing fine but being careful and staying inside most of the time.  I haven't been outside at all for 3 or 4 days but it still bothers me.

Shirley, add ozone from heavy traffic to your list of things that are making breathing hard.  I live near 3 very busy highways and on humid days (it is up to somewhere in the 90 percent here today) the air can be really hazy and smells bad.  And it used to be that we could enjoy nice fresh air here........no longer.  I might as well have stayed in Los Angeles!

Hope everyone here is OK.  Take care, All.

Lloyd was gallivanting over in photos this morning..


Today at 08:44:36 AM
Good Morning everyone. It Is 82º and mostley cloudy here this morning. @ 7:30 AM. Nancy has a apoitment at the denist to get one of her front broken off teath reamoved today. I am going to go take her, I am shure she will not feal like driveing, after haveing it removed. I  do not take good care of my teeth. I am lucker than she is. I do not take care of my teeth. onley two fillings I have is the two the armey docter,s put in when they were practksing, i do not think I need them,but got them anyway. brushing my teeath gages me. have agood rest of the day.

Lloyd
 

No more work for me for today! Cooked 15 lbs of ground round for the dogs, vacuumed sealed that, a rack of ribs with bbq sauce slow cooked and will seal those in the morning a piece of peameal bacon and will slice and seal in the morning. Phew!

Jane, sent you email with more photos of trugs.

Phyllis, today is a better day for us but still wary of what may come. I found this stings my eyes if out for any length of time. We all will be thankful to be able to breath clean air again!

Patricia, did you get the rain? We had about 6 drops this morning so I hauled out the hose and watered the garden. Not as good as rain water but no chemiclas in it like city  water.

Amy, the rains are due to return on the 18th, a change from the previous forecast of rain returning this coming Tuesday. We had 81 and 83 the past two days, but last night we had a sudden cloudburst that drenched everything for 20 minutes. The weather is very depressing. Although I'm sure I don't have to tell you that.

well I am having trouble trying to get on Line it it telling me to go interduce my self and re regeaster ?

Lloyd
 

Good morning..

Beautiful morning as I see the ground is wet! Not sure if it is still raining but nice to see we did get some.

Finishing off what I started yesterday in getting the meat frozen.Since the day was cold I made use of the oven and after the meat was cooked in went an apple pie. Put some in the hidey hole for you to enjoy.

Sure hope the air soon clears.

Patricia, hope the weather changes to sunny days for you.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good morning everyone, Amy, I'm afraid today is going to be another rainy day.

As I understand it, the atmospheric rivers in our upper atmosphere have looped, further down, causing certain types of weather and temperatures to stay in one place rather than following usual patterns. El Nino, La Nina and the jet stream are the most well-known of these atmospheric air rivers.

Since I don't check into this discussion often, I see I missed your posts Don. Please come chat again soon.