[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for August 2021 #133681

Hi Ladies,
I hope this finds everyone okay. I hear there’s possibly 3 storms brewing out in the Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico. I wish we could trade places for awhile. We’re having lovely weather compared to out there!! We’re not getting the 90 degrees like they were talking about. Low 80s which is fine with me. Fall weather next week. No more heatwaves in the near future. Yaaaaaay!
It’s smoky tho, nothing like last yr. It’s more hazy. A good storm would clear it all out & help put the fires out. The fires could go on into Nov. they’re saying. Not above ground, but under the ground. Fire follows the root systems till there’s nothing left.
Not much going on here, which is good.
Be sure to check out ITKWD tomorrow. There’s gonna be quite abit of Temptations on & an hour after the show. Could be some Boofetti in there & holiday patterns. BTW, I haven’t seen some colors in a long time. Not sure if it’s cause of the situation we’re in or if she retired them. I didn’t see eggplant in any pattern, oceanfetti (my FAVE), all the spring/summer colors, lime, pink, tangerine, lt blue(floral lace), brown. I’m not crazy about gray or taupe. I;m probably in the minority there.
Oregon’s rate of the variant is exceeding the original Covid-19 virus. I’m staying low & only going to the store when necessary.
You all stay safe. I want to get the booster shot but I’ll have to wait till Nov. or Dec. if it’s 8 months between the original vac & the booster.
take care, stay safe, stay well.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for August 2021 #133511

Hi Ladies,
Adele, I’m glad you caught my notes to you about Boo fetti. Be sure to catch ITKWD Sunday. I heard hints of an hour of Temptations after the show. Also I thought I heard a hint about a TSV from temptations. It’s been quite awhile since they”ve had a temptations TSV. Be sure to check it out, you might find something you want. Like I said before in the email, Boo fetti isn’t going anywhere. Maybe the TSV has boofetti in it.
Sounds like Gary needs to sleep with his head slightly elevated. I don’t know if you have one but one of those beds that go up & down would be a good thing. But if one isn’t in your budget, a couple good pillows would work. I’ve used 2 pillows for yrs. I can’t lay flat on my back, I have to sleep on my side.
Do you realize Christmas is 4 months away? And we’re almost at the end of August!! My guess is from Sept. on it’s gonna be Christmas with fall & winter mixed in on the Q. From Oct. till mid Dec. will be wall to wall Christmas. Where does the time go??
They’ve been talking upper 80s/low90s by the weekend but it keeps changing. Maybe it won’t come.
We have a few clouds, along with some smoke from the fires again. Just enough to make the clouds have a pink cast. Nothing like a yr ago.
Well, that’s all for tonight.
take care
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for August 2021 #133497

Hi Adele,
Boo fetti will be on the one hour show with Tara in one hour, 7:00 ET!
I hope you see this in time.
Dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for August 2021 #133404

Hi Ladies,
I’m relieved to hear you’re all okay. I hope there wasn’t alot of damage at your place Adele. I heard Mass. was in the bullseye of the the storm. I hope & pray there won’t be any tornadoes in your area.
I pray that storm will head out to sea & dies! I got a chuckle when the little one said cookie, cookie for a slice of a veggie! Whatever works to get veggies in them. Wait till he figures out it isn’t a cookie.
We had the coldest overnight temps since the end of May. We hit the 40s for an overnight temp. Kinda early for that low. When the sun goes down the temps drop like a rock. But by the weekend we’ll be back into the upper 80s. Summer’s not over just yet.
How’s Gary? I hope his cough is better. If it was bronchitis or pneumonia it’ll linger for awhile. I know all too well. I had both as a kid & later on as an adult.
Well, I can’t think of anything else for now.
Take care, stay safe, stay well.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for August 2021 #133349

Hi Ladies,
I hope everyone is okay. I’m seeing all those terrible storms across the county, but I’m not sure where everyone lives. I see Tenn. is under water & there’s alot of deaths from it. If you’re able to please let me know if you’re okay.
We’ve been having a taste of fall the past few days. Cooler temps, lots of clouds, & a tiny bit of rain. Not a whole lot, just enough to get the streets wet for a little while. Hopefully it’ll help the firefighters get a handle on the fires. It was supposed to be in the upper 80s/low 90s Monday & Tues, but it’s been pushed back to the weekend. It’s been a welcome relief from those unbearable temps we had in July.
I just wish we could get some real rain. One storm would help so tremendously to put out those fires.
(Wait for it), but with alot of rain would come mud/land slides, among other things. Can’t win for losing.
the nights have been so chilly I had to pull out more blankets. I’m trying not to turn on the heat.
Take care, stay safe, sending prayers for everyone.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for August 2021 #133148

Hi Ladies,
Just a brief note. The winds have changed & the smoke is gone. The temps have dropped 10-15 degrees. We’re gonna be in the 70s & low 80s the rest of the week. We might actually get some rain drops overnight. Fingers crossed.
Oh I must;ve misspoke. We didn’t lose 100 people here in the bldg. It was state wide, but we did lose 2 residents. Altho something doesn’t make sense. Now they’re saying this county saw no deaths due to the heat. How can that be if we lost 2 souls here in this bldg?? There’s gonna be a meeting tomorrow to honor the souls we’ve lost since 2020. they’re gonna have a little lunch to go along with it.
I’m starting to take down my summer stuff. Putting my spring & summer flowers away till Jan or Feb. I
pull em out after the holidays cuz it’s so dark & gloomy.
Take care.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for August 2021 #133070

Hi Ladies,
Good news. I have blue skies tonight. I can see the mountains. that means the smoke is outta here for now. The skies East of here beyond the mountains are still hazy. We’re supposed to get some showers either tonight or tomorrow, that should clear the air.
Adele, you would’ve gone through the roof if you had seen the sets for the Temptations set. It was decked out in the Boo fetti. the bats, cobwebs, etc. They had so much I even wanted some of it!! Maybe if I see it next month I’ll get something that’s cute.
did you catch David’s show? Just about everything sold out. Same for Valerie’s things.
Did your food ever show up? I think they have delivery here, but I haven’t checked it out. Unless or until I can;t walk I’ll keep walking to the store, unless there’s ice. But that’s a ways away.
I’ll bet those families of those who were victims of the heat will sue the owners of this bldg. I saw that coming as I read the article. After seeing that article, I’m sure alot more people will get on board. Especially those who live here.
Well, that’s all for tonight.
Have a wonderful week.
Stay safe, stay well, stay cool.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for August 2021 #133028

HI Ladies,
Sorry this is late. I got to doing housework & forgot. Valerie has another TSV for harvest. She has lanterns, 20″. they look beautiful, but I no use for one. All day Sunday is Hello Fall, so everything is fall related. David has David’s Great Big Harvest show after ITKWD. I’m getting ready to take down my tropical stuff down. Some of the pics I put up on the walls, fell down during the night, so I guess it’s time to start taking it down. It won’t be done in one day. I’ll take my time for now.
Adele, I know how it goes with the glasses. I put the glass ones away or donated em to Goodwill. I get the set of 4 plastic glasses at the Dollar tree. Cheap & unbreakable. Since I have to do dishes by hand it makes sense. Oh I was gonna let ya know, those throws from Hay & Harvest has on that looks alot like Boo fetti, with spider webs, jack o lanterns, bats & witches hats.
It was a little cooler here today. It barely got to 90 F. It was alot cooler this morning when I got up. It sure felt good. I opened all the windows to let it in. The smoke is dissipating I think. The sky didn’t look as pink as it did before. And it looks like it’s thinning out more around here than further East & South of here. I could actually see the sun break through late this afternoon. As soon as the winds change over to the West, off the ocean the heat will leave & hopefully so will the smoke. And I hope the heatwaves will be gone for the year.
I let everything pile up during the hottest days, so I have a mess to take care of. I did a sink full of dishes this afternoon. We don’t have dishwashers here as the plumbing isn’t set for dishwashers.
I also found out in an article from the local newspaper that the housing agency, won’t install ac even though 2 people died during that first wave in June. Turns out I knew one of the ladies who died. it was a lengthy article, too. Actually over 100 people died here in Oregon during that first wave. We were not prepared for it!!
Enjoy your Sunday.
Stay safe, stay well, & stay cool.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for August 2021 #132993

HI Ladies,
I hope this finds everyone doing well. Sorry I haven’t been on here this week, not much going on.
We’re under another heatwave, & air quality alert, from the wildfire smoke. It’s worse now than it was before. Not sure when it’s gonna get out of here. I think it’s supposed to get out of here Sunday or Monday, along with the heat! Can’t wait! I hope it’ll be the end of these awful heatwaves. We’re not used to it. We didn’t see 116F but it was close enough. Snowball is doing fine. If she started panting, I’d pack her up & head downstairs to the community room.
Thanks for filling me in on the plants. From the sounds of it you’re gonna need to get older plants, that are more established. That’s ashame the bunnies got ahold of them. We don’t have that problem here. Too close to the city.
Adele, I sent you an email with an attachment. I found an ad on Instagram for a Halloween tree of the Peanuts characters, It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.
How is Gary? Is he any better? I hope he’s better by now. How’s Tillie? Doing fine, I hope.
Did you see the QF show this week? I got the bright orange long sleeve top with Happy Fall on the front. It was so pretty I couldn’t resist.
We’re back on mandatory mask wearing again. The variant is out of control here, as everywhere else. I’m sticking close to home as much as possible. Only going to the store when necessary.
Well, that’s about all for tonight.
Stay safe, stay well, & stay cool.
dd

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