PHYLLIS, I love it when you post!  It lets me know that life can still be good even when I don't do all this stuff any more.  And that time is coming...or maybe it isn't.  Maybe I'll be gone and not worrying about what's getting done and what isn't.  But I love hearing from you and knowing that if I AM still around in my 90s, I can still be enjoying life!  Keep on keeping on!

Good late morning from a cold, rainy Interior. There is nothing new here.

Farrah is back to normal.

I'm also a "Schwan/Yelloh" user. Enough interesting "stuff" to keep me going back.

I used to do Schwan's but their prices got so outrageously high, I decided some of the stuff I can actually make on my own (when I get in the cooking mode)!  Their Chinese dumplings are one thing I can't make, but loved theirs. Only problem, I could eat the entire package, which is not cost effective! I've been sitting on the fence so to speak about having groceries delivered.  While I'm still able to drive and handle walking around the store, guess I might put that off a bit longer. What is Yallo?

Got an early morning call (well, 9:15) from the adult daughter of a guy I used to work for!  She's a few years older than my girls.  They were flower girls at her wedding.  Her family was always so nice to our family, invited us to Christmas at their house, gave nice gifts to girls.  One by one, the grandparents passed, then the Dad.  The mom was last to go.  This gal is a real riot, you can't quit laughing on the phone long enough to make the conversation follow.  It was sure nice to hear from her.  Said she thought about me, and just wanted to check that I was doing all right! Even though I am several years older, she has been through enough health problems (and recovered) to make me feel ashamed.  Gotta keep that gal in my prayers!

Schwan's is changing their name to Yelloh.  And I agree that they are pricey but I stick to the lower price items and only  buy 2 or 3 items for the freezer every now and then. It is still cheaper than moving into a nursing home. ' )

Since all of my friends living along the river or in the foothills and ridges surrounding this city have either moved out of state or into town, we no longer have many of our past social activities. We now have four group members in hospice, meaning only five left participating in our morning meet and greets.

The grocery trips that included lunch and shopping and the bartering system set up over the years have diminished. People are aging out of the long cherished social activities such as Friendsgiving, holiday gatherings, cards, hot springs and river trips, and wildlife sanctuary visits. I'm the youngest of the group and the only one not in the eighties or older. Last winter was a changing catalyst.

So, that's a long way to explain my loss of interesting posts. I like to hear about how others are doing and what they're up to, so please keep posting for all of us. 

Time to say "Good Night Everyfriend"!  I'm heading for the haystack.  I'm tired from today's activities but aside from three walks with Cooper and a visit from Cathy, I couldn't report what I did.  It just sort of came and went.  Paid some bills, answered some emails, looked up some stuff, changed the flags, put some stuff away and threw some stuff away.  What else?  I'm a forgetful old lady!

I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow and I hope your memories are better than mine!

I too used to use Swans the prices got so outlandish high.
So that is out.
Happy to see all is well for all, keep the spirit and that smile cracking
Mycheal

Son/Dil used Schwann's for almost everything during the years they were both working time-consuming jobs and had young children.  I haven't heard them mention it in quite a few years- now that the Grands are grown and gone an son/dil are both retired.  I know son likes to wander through the supermarket and stores like Walgreen's -and I'm sure dil "encourages" him to have some time at home to herself. 

I began ordering groceries delivered when my podiatrist said my feet "condition" had reached a point at which I would have to limit my walking and standing.  I asked him to define "limit" and he said, "No more than 2 hours out of 8".  I told him that wasn't even a good shopping trip to the Mall!!!!!!!

My supermarket uses a delivery company called Shipt.  It's really easy to order on-line and the "shoppers" are very well-trained.  They text or call (your choice) when they begin and keep in touch while they're doing your shopping. You choose the time (for instance, between 1:00 and 2:00) for delivery and they let you know when they're checking out and when they're on the way.  When they arrive, they place bags where you've chosen (they will bring them into kitchen) in a friendly fashion...and then leave!  No chit-chatting!
Newstime and I want to see what time frame my area is supposed to get rain/wind/hail/etc. etc. tomorrow.
Sleep well, Everyfriend and have pleasant dreams.
 

Good morning.

Another cool morning to start,no frost yet! We are off to the vet this afternoon for a check up on Babe. I have some items to pick up in town plus pay a bill.

I enjoy ready what others have been up to plus read about different weather patterns. Must admit though, it would scare the dickens out of me if I lived in a tornado/hurricane area. I will stick with the snow and ice.

Jane has the skunk smell disapated? I remember when Sassy got sprayed,I did get her bathed before we went to work though. We needed to pick up lumber at the store and while standing there ordering I heard one person say...hmm a skuck must have got hit on the road. Kyle and I never said a word but hurried up got our lumber and headed to the job site. We couldn't smell it but others could.

Callie, walking is also a problem for hubby, he will try and do a bit of work in the shop but will come in and lay down for a while. As for shopping these huge stores really tire him out. I wish they had areas for one to sit a moment .

Phyllis, I think we all would like to be able to do what we used to. I really dislike trying to get lids off of jars ,  or off of medice bottles. Some I can use a gadget my friend gave me, others I put under hot water and others I just

Crows are hollering,they are also flocking/grouping up to head south. There were 7 Mourning doves earlier eatingt not it is crow time.

Enjoy your day and stay safe. 

I've been using Giant Direct for a year now and just love it. Between that and a few regular online orders, it sure helps not having to cart heavy cat litter boxes very far. Of course, the downside is that I don't get as much walking exercise as I used to.

Off and on, I have been doing some sorting out to get rid of more unused stuff and general decluttering. The tree service has not yet come to cut down the big pine. My sister's tree service is backed up too. They told her it would be a month or more before they can get to her. I expect mine is pretty busy too. Guess I should call and see where I am on the schedule. My real estate agent was over last week to take a look at the house, and I have narrowed down apartment choices. I have not yet made any commitments.

I think there is a possum under my front porch, settling in for the winter. Last week I put a bag of used cat litter out on the porch to take out to the curb the next morning. When I went to move it the next morning, it was gone, and cat litter was strewn all over my side porch. This is the second time something took a plastic bag and left its contents strewn about in the last 8 weeks or so. This first was a big yard bad of yard waste. Every fall for the last several years, something has been settling in under the porch to hibernate. I suspected a possum, but never saw it. My neighbor told me yesterday she saw one in her yard the other day, so that pretty much confirms it. She had been pitching veggies out in her side yard all summer for critters, but I never saw what took them. Fine by me. Possums will eat ticks and all manner of other things. They are not picky. But plastic bags? Getting nesting material? 

MarsGal are these critters a pest, are they destructive? I know we have them in the southern part of Canada but haven't seen any up here in the north. They do eat a lot of the bad bugs, ticks cockroaches slugs  but cute they are not!!

I see possums going through the woods behind my house but they never come up near the house....at least, not yet.  As for squirrels and raccoons, it is a different story.  They are very destructive and I have receipts in the thousands of dollars paid to prove that.  But, after a very long time of removal, sealing and repair of siding, soffits, etc. and screening of more than 15 chewed entries into my attic, they are apparently gone.....I hope and pray!

I used to feed the birds and the wildlife but I no longer do that.  I loved watching the birds at the feeders but the feeders also call unwanted critters that damage my property and bring disease.  Our state wildlife commission has begged people not to feed the birds because of the diseases they can bring to other species and that spread among the bird population.

On that happy note I will say, "Make it a good day, All."   

Good morning; another rainy day in the Interior at 35 now and going to 50 this afternoon. The reds and russets in the trees and greenery have blossomed into bright yellows, while everything else looks worn out. Traditionally, our first snow hits about Halloween, but we've been surprised at times in the middle part of the month.

Farrah is fine. For a few days, she ate to make up and slept more, but now she's back to old habits.

My sister finished upgrading and refurbishing her house this year and now has several trips planned to Portland and Seattle to visit friends and, as she puts it, to get some culture in. Her daughter and son-in-law live a few blocks away, and her daughter is afraid her mother will move back to that area, and she's against the idea.

I don't think possums are much of a problem, Amy. The critters will eat just about anything, but I have never heard anyone call them destructive. They are scavengers and opportunists. They do not make their own burrows, or chew through boarding to get into houses. They do use abandoned burrows and I suppose that if there were holes in a house big enough, they could get in. They like being in the dark. What I didn't know is that there are people who keep them as pets. I think that although they do not carry rabies, there are diseases that we can get that they carry. They are listed at the bottom of this interesting article. https://usatales.com/guide-about-possums/

We came home from the vet with more meds to give Babe....and to a house without power. Generator is running at the moment and they say it will be back on by 5 pm.

Received this message ..

Dear Amy,

My wife is currently in the hospital and has been for the past four days. We have also been having troubles using the site as we did before. The options for replying specifically were not where we expected them to be and it is making the site very hard for us to use. We have taken the laptop into a repair shop to get looked at and they are the ones writing this out to you.

We have found that the browser version is Google Chrome Version 117.0.5938.89 and we have also tried verifying the OS updates but at the moment it is stuck attempting to intall 22H2. We do not know whether the issue Lloyd is experiencing on this site is one we are able to resolve without your help.

We are going to be getting this computer looked at for other reasons physically but we would like your assistance finding the root of the issue.

I do not know what 22H2 is but told them I would try to help out.

Amy, it's an update of various features,

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/whats-new-windows-11-version-22h2

Hi Everyfriend!  It's been "one of THOSE days"!  I've bee moving from one job to another and trying to put things together and this is my first break.

AMY, was that message in reference to LLOYD?

I see you've all bee discussing possums!  Around here, we're discussing minks!  There's a farm about 30 miles from here that raises them and someone cut holes in the fences and encouraged them to get out where the owners couldn't see.  There are upwards of 6000 minks wandering the hills around the farm where they were being raised.  So far, people have managed to collect about 100 of them to return to the farm and another 100 of them have been found dead on the roads.  The article says that they usually live in about a 3 to 4 mile area so I doubt if any of them will show up here!  What makes people do things like that?  Even if I didn't agree with what was being done, I don't think I'd be able to set the animals loose where they could be killed needlessly!

I'm pretty sure I won't be back in tonight so I wish you all a good night!  Take care of you and yours!

Patricia, thank you.I hope they can get Lloyd's laptop up and running right for him.

Jane, yes,Nancy is in the hosptal and Lloyd had the folks at the repair shop send this message.
I can understand not wanting those mink caged but what they did by cutting the fence is worse. Those an8mals were fed and now have to fend for themselves and as you said some didn't fair too well. If the demand for fur coats would stop so would the mink farms. A mink coat looks best on a mink!

Goodnight - anyone.

Good morning..

We may have got frost last night, temp is 37° at the moment. Be a good day to make soup!!

I hope there is nothing that needs dealing with today other than Domestic duties. Lots of things to do but some can wait while others need done now.

Better get going.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Jane, I knew there was something I wanted to ask you, but I got distracted (easy to do) and forgot about it. My sister told me about the minks, only I think she said 7000 or 8000 got loose. Has any group claimed responsibility in order to make a statement about animal cruelty? I didn't know we had any mink farms in PA, but I guess they keep a low profile. Let us know if they catch the perpetrator(s).

This is the second time I ordered cat litter from Amazon and it has been "delayed" after already being out for delivery. Both times they kept adjusting the arrival time later until it was up to 10PM. I just think whoever the driver just didn't want to be delivering a heavy box of litter after dark.

Sorry to hear Lloyd's Nancy being in hospital and his current computer problems. I hope both situations greatly improve soon. Bad enough to deal with one stressful situation without having other problems crop up to complicate things.

Good Morning from Central PA!  Not much exciting happening here.  They are still tracking minks who are on the loose.  I haven't read the paper yet to see how many more might have been returned.  I'll have to check that.

MARSGAL, the guy that owns the farm was interviewed by the newspaper and he said "about 6000 got out".  That's all I know about the number.  He said the same thing to the TV interviewer that I saw on the news last night. I'll check the paper when I finish here and see if he changed that.

Cooper and I had our walk and our breakfast and we emptied out the dishwasher.  He went out in the front yard and did a little barking at the neighbor doggies and now he's taking a nap.  They do have a difficult life, don't they!

I have a few odd jobs to take care of today but nothing that's yelling at me to get done!

I'm so sorry to hear that LLOYD'S Nancy is in the hospital.  I hope they are taking good care of her and that she's able to go home soon.

You all have a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!

Good morning. Thirty-six degrees presently and cloudy; today and tomorrow will be rainy drizzles as was yesterday and the day before. There is nothing new or planned for today other than some computer twerking.

I wish I knew how to "twerk" my computer!

          Ok Patricia and Jane, I had to look that word up and this is what  the dictionary said.

twerk·�ing ˈtwər-kiŋ : sexually suggestive dancing characterized by rapid, repeated hip thrusts and shaking of the buttocks especially while squatting.

Twerking Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

I don't know where you find the energy to do that but good for you!!!    

I was just going to ask Patricia what "twerking" her computer involved. Thanks to Amy, I guess I don't have to. 
The mental picture of that almost made me spit out the Diet Coke I was drinking. 

Callie, the vision of these two ladies shaking their "bootie" had me in a fit of giggles.......and envy.  The two old folks that live in this house  and said no more wood to burn fibbed!! We got thinking and if the winter is as bad as they say we can use it to back up the oil. We stopped at a wood lot and lo and behold it was owned by a man that had brought us wood years ago!! After the hugs and handshakes ( I got the hugs ) We ordered a face cord and a half. Kyle outfitted the van with plywood and so far we have one facecord home and will get the other 1/2 tomorrow. We found it much easier working out of the van than picking it up off the ground! Will know better tomorrow just what our bodies thought of it..

Getting old is not for sissies.

Dear Heaven! If I have to twerk my computer I'm in trouble.  I couldn't twerk when I was a teenager and it is for sure I can't do it now when I am a geezer.        

Just teasing you a little, Patricia!

Uh-Oh! Auto-correct strikes again! I misspelled the word tweaking and went on my merry way, not realizing it.     

Tweaking defintion= 2. to adjust or modify slightly, so as to improve performance, efficiency, etc.; fine-tune noun

I don't believe I could twerk even back in my youth, Phyllis!