And Carol has maintained her 100% record by picking the loser again. Fingers crossed for tomorrow!
Good evening all. It has been so hot today. The thermometer in my car has been reading 35/36C!!!! (95-97F) which is unheard of for us.
Yesterday while we were at the tennis, the neighbouring town only 4 miles away had flash floods when a 30 minute storm overwhelmed the drains.
We currently have every window and door open and have extracted the fan from the roof to keep us cooler tonight
The rain is not the problem. It's actually an accumulation of several small things, and a few major.Fingers crossed!!! Do you guys want something dryer? I lived in Washington for 6 yrs and it was just to rainy for us. We grew up in Ca so it was a big change.
The rain is not the problem. It's actually an accumulation of several small things, and a few major.
The big issues are the crazy cost of living, in just the few years we've been here everything has gone up, groceries alone are a nightmare. It's to "city", every month a new subdivision is getting started being built. We want space and privacy and that is steadily disappearing here.
Some of the smaller things are stuff like, we miss thunderstorms (they just don't happen here), the roads are horribly maintained, to much air traffic in our area, etc.
It's just not the place we want to put down roots.
They just jack the prices up on everything simply because they can. I'm in Pierce county. We are relatively close to a very large military base that constantly has helicopters and those huge cargo planes but the real nuisance is the private owned planes that circle around.What part of Washington State are u located...surprized to hear that groceries are high given your proximity to California, too many sub-divisions a pain....more congestion, cars...etc. too much airtraffic. Interesting, we are south of BWI, farther north of Dulles and National airports in DC and near enough Andrews AFB that we hear/see some of their activity - BUT not too intrusive.
Space.... yes... could use a lot more.
Ogh, we do have thunderstorms
Good luck in the search. We are looking for a place now in Florida.... getting killed with MD state taxes.
They just jack the prices up on everything simply because they can. I'm in Pierce county. We are relatively close to a very large military base that constantly has helicopters and those huge cargo planes but the real nuisance is the private owned planes that circle around.
Must have LOTS if space and privacy!
Lewis- Mcchord joint base I think is what it is calledI’m guessing Ft Lewis....
Good morning all. It seems the heat continues. We have been told things will turn a little cooler next week. Kathy, 110 with fires sounds awful!
In the meantime, the whole of England will be watching tv this afternoon
There is a dilemma though. The UK’s current Tennis number 1 Kyle Edmund is third on Centre Court at Wimbledon today playing Novak Djokovic. Depending on how long Rafa Nadal and Angelique Kerber take for their matches, Kyle Edmund may be playing at the same time. (Kyle’s coach is Swedish, so both he and his coach will be hoping the first two matches are long!)
The England fans have been very wary of travelling to Russia. At the Euros in 2016, Russian hooligans travelled to Marseille and there was a lot of violence against England fans. They decided to err on the side of caution and not travel.....one thing...there are still tickets for Samara...but it’s too late to get there! Just read this :
10,000 tickets unsold for England game - but it's too late to get there now
Just 2,836 tickets have been sold to England supporters for the game, where they hope to see their side reach the semi-final.
That is so very sad hope no casualties involved.We did reach 110 today! It’s 5pm and unbearable. I’ve been watering the the torts down every couple of hours. Every year I say I’m going to add a above ground sprinklers on a timer for summer but it doesn’t happen.
We about 3 fires burning around San Diego with lost homes. So sad.
I just copy and paste pics in on my laptop.Can someone tell me how do I put the pictures in the comment like this instead of as attached files at the bottom you have to click to open?
King if all he surveys!!G’evening to half of the CDR..
How our Sully spends most of his time...just watching time go by. Watching the grass grow. Watching additional food stuffs being added to his area...grape leaves, rose of sharon, corn husks, grass clippings, banana leaves, squash blossoms, etc.
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Hope you are feeling better Carol. Sleep and keeping hydrated are the best things you can do - if you have the chance to sleep that is.All Good this side Linda thank you. Just have been fighting off some flu so have been resting and sleeping quite alot. I am also trying to go to bed at a decent hour to try and get back into a good routine. Did you enjoy the tennis yesterday?
That looks like what I know as an amaryllis flower. I have one of those and they are beautiful but doesn't always flower.My Hibiscus flower looks a little like that. Not the same leaves though. This is an old photo on my phone. Will take a photo of the tree when i get home. Ignore the table that was when i first found Rue. You can see the leaves in the little plate. I don't seem to get those soft new leaves anymore. They are harder now. Probably has to do with the drought and water having changed things.View attachment 244174
Aaww thank you for the hugs. They are always welcome. Actually the no coffee is working. Yesterday i really wanted coffee so i went and bought decaffeinated which seemed to satisfy the craving. The osteopath on Wednesday night said that he could see a major shift in my body. By my upper back under my neck it has always had quite a forward curve and was very very tight. The osteopath said that curve has reduced considerably and softened. So now my lower back is being forced to work like it should be, but is protesting. So for the doc the pain is a good sign. Still far to go but it is being slowly corrected. One day at a time.[emoji3] Like your shingles it is a slow process. I am sorry to see that you are still struggling with your shingles but very glad that the homeopathic medicine is starting to take effect. Very big hugs from me to you too.EAT THE WORMS ! LOL !
Hi Carol. I have read that you are suffering pain and try to get rid of your pain killers ( and coffee ). Sorry to hear that. Let me hug you .
Maybe if it is any comfort for you I am off to coffee for a week too and I miss nothing. No one told me to avoid coffee, it was my own decision. Let me hug you once again for being without coffe my dear.We will overlive without coffee, believe me.
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Lol. Everything is going according to plan.[emoji23] [emoji23]Oh well done Carol! Your influence continues. That’s Uruguay out of the way![]()