COLD DARK ROOM

[Lyn W]

Got a souvenirView attachment 239543

(Singing) Where did you get that hat?
Where did you get that hat?

Oh - Clearwater!

 

[Bambam1989]

Went out to check on my veggy garden and noticed one of the large poplar trees along our fence was leaning (didn't do that yesterday!)
Went to have a closer look and the whole tree, roots and all were coming out of the ground. It was going to fall over and of course it was leaning right towards the peach trees I just planted.
So I had to go get hubby and show him.
He got out his chainsaw and was able to cut it so that it swung far enough over that it missed the fruit trees. Then he had to cut it up into manageable sizes.
The large pieces will be firewood and the rest I'll have to put through the wood chipper.
If it's not one thing going wrong, it's another..

 

[Lyn W]

Have I shared our fireplace project? It turned out to be a little bigger than we anticipated. I can share pics if I haven’t. We have a fireplace guy coming tonight to take a look at the state of it and draw up a new one. We had to rent a huge dumpster bin to get rid of concrete and rock which weighed a lot. We are waiting to see how much it all weighed.

This morning I decided to have my daughter switch rooms for a bigger closet so I’m cleaning it out and then probably end up ripping out the carpet and putting faux wood floors in and painting. This will take weeks because we are busy this month and my husband can pretty much only help on the weekends.

Sounds like a lot of work Kathy.
Why don't you get rid of a lot of your daughter's clothes and she can stay in the room with the smaller closet

 

[DE42]

Did you go by yourself? If so, you're so brave. I never go anywhere by myself. I'd love to eat at a regular sit down restaurant, but won't go by myself and I have no one to go with. Won't one of you nice cold, dark roomies take pity on me and go to lunch with me?

What's the weather like, Dan? I see on the news that the eastern part of the U.S. is suffering terribly with storms.

I did. I have no one to go with so if I'm going to go I go alone. It sometimes bothers me. But that's life. I use to be like that about eating and it's actually extremely common. For a long time I would not go anywhere that did not have a drive though. But now I either just put those thoughts in the back of my head or talk to someone who works there.

 

[Lyn W]

Went out to check on my veggy garden and noticed one of the large poplar trees along our fence was leaning (didn't do that yesterday!)
Went to have a closer look and the whole tree, roots and all were coming out of the ground. It was going to fall over and of course it was leaning right towards the peach trees I just planted.
So I had to go get hubby and show him.
He got out his chainsaw and was able to cut it so that it swung far enough over that it missed the fruit trees. Then he had to cut it up into manageable sizes.
The large pieces will be firewood and the rest I'll have to put through the wood chipper.
If it's not one thing going wrong, it's another..

Good job he was around to catch it before it fell.
There's always something to do isn't there?
I sometimes wish I was renting my home so the landlord would have to deal with any issues.

 

[DE42]

Where I live 3g cellular is the best you can get. Land line internet is so bad most of the time you can't even watch a YouTube vid in 144p. It's sad really.

We have more or less the same thing here. There is "fibre internet" available just across the street from us but not where we stay yet. So are also waiting so we can upgrade to the higher speed internet. But IT IS TAKING SOOOOOO LONG to come to our side. So I totally get your frustration.

 

[Lyn W]

I did. I have no one to go with so if I'm going to go I go alone. It sometimes bothers me. But that's life. I use to be like that about eating and it's actually extremely common. For a long time I would not go anywhere that did not have a drive though. But now I either just put those thoughts in the back of my head or talk to someone who works there.

I once went to Greece on my own for a week as I had a free plane ticket from Sony and none of my friends were available. I had a great time!
Met lots of locals and teamed up with some of the hotel guests for meals some of the time.
The day I arrived they had snow for the first time in 50 years - since the war!
So was stuck at the airport for a while.

 

[DE42]

A little better. No migraine. Though I get tired very easily. I have to take a break and sit down about every block or two. Before I could walk 10 miles without a break. But at least I can walk and I'm thankful for that.

Lovely place - how are you feeling today Dan?

 

[CarolM]

LOL he looks like he's doing breast stroke!!
Yup thats ribbon or ribwort plantain. Lola usually prefers it to dandies. Went to my usual spot for some yesterday and it's all been mowed so came away empty handed! Going out on my bike to another spot later.
Another glorious day here but rain coming in for tomorrow just for the day though.

Oh shame. I hope you find some in your new spot then. I have been searching for plantain for so long that I was so very glad that I finally found some. And just after I had ordered the seeds. Go figure. But it seems that the rains have brought out all sorts of weeds that I couldn't find before. So I am harvesting as much as I can and planting them in my garden for the torts.

 

[DE42]

I once went to Greece on my own for a week as I had a free plane ticket from Sony and none of my friends were available. I had a great time!
Met lots of locals and teamed up with some of the hotel guests for meals some of the time.
The day I arrived they had snow for the first time in 50 years - since the war!
So was stuck at the airport for a while.

Well I glad you had a good time. It's something a little harder to go alone but you can still have a good time

 

[Lyn W]

A little better. No migraine. Though I get tired very easily. I have to take a break and sit down about every block or two. Before I could walk 10 miles without a break. But at least I can walk and I'm thankful for that.

I'm not surprised you're tired!
Just take it easy - nothing wrong with taking a break every so often.

 

[CarolM]

Went out to check on my veggy garden and noticed one of the large poplar trees along our fence was leaning (didn't do that yesterday!)
Went to have a closer look and the whole tree, roots and all were coming out of the ground. It was going to fall over and of course it was leaning right towards the peach trees I just planted.
So I had to go get hubby and show him.
He got out his chainsaw and was able to cut it so that it swung far enough over that it missed the fruit trees. Then he had to cut it up into manageable sizes.
The large pieces will be firewood and the rest I'll have to put through the wood chipper.
If it's not one thing going wrong, it's another..

[emoji85] [emoji85] At least it will make nice wood bark to put in the garden and you will get some warmth from it too. Good thing that hubby is such a good handyman and was able to prevent a disaster though. You sure have got a keeper there.

 

[Lyn W]

Better go out on my bike before it gets dark - no lights on it - so see you later.
TTFN

 

[CarolM]

Sounds like a lot of work Kathy.
Why don't you get rid of a lot of your daughter's clothes and she can stay in the room with the smaller closet

Lol. I think the daughter might have something to say about that.

 

[CarolM]

I did. I have no one to go with so if I'm going to go I go alone. It sometimes bothers me. But that's life. I use to be like that about eating and it's actually extremely common. For a long time I would not go anywhere that did not have a drive though. But now I either just put those thoughts in the back of my head or talk to someone who works there.

Good way to make new friends.

 

[CarolM]

Good job he was around to catch it before it fell.
There's always something to do isn't there?
I sometimes wish I was renting my home so the landlord would have to deal with any issues.

Since my hubby is so busy with work and not really very handy, I either do it myself or I have to pay someone to do it for me.

 

[CarolM]

A little better. No migraine. Though I get tired very easily. I have to take a break and sit down about every block or two. Before I could walk 10 miles without a break. But at least I can walk and I'm thankful for that.

That is still good news and one step at a time Dan. You just had a minor stroke, not to mention your other issues. You are doing well so far. Have you managed to go into the seawater yet. To try and help with your sores on your legs?

 

[CarolM]

Where I live 3g cellular is the best you can get. Land line internet is so bad most of the time you can't even watch a YouTube vid in 144p. It's sad really.

That would drive me nuts.

 

[DE42]

That is still good news and one step at a time Dan. You just had a minor stroke, not to mention your other issues. You are doing well so far. Have you managed to go into the seawater yet. To try and help with your sores on your legs?

I did I spent about 30min out there. Had a dolphin swim about 10-12' way from me.

 

[DE42]

That would drive me nuts.

You learn to live with what you got lol. The WiFi is good for just internet browsing.