[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-May 2020 #111156

Hi Ladies,
Not much going on here, no surprize there. To all of you guys who are drowning in rain, PLEASE send it back here!!!! We’re waay behind in our water for the yr. actually we’re 9 inches behind. It’s been a very dry spring so far. we had a taste of summer last weekend, but it’s back to normal temp wise, but we need some good soaking storms like you’re getting.
I’m afraid this virus could explode this summer. And if states open too soon & spreads it, we may never recover. I know the voice of doom, but I know when they had the pandemic in 1918 they tried opening up too soon & it exploded again. We’re closing in on 100,000 deaths from this & the leader of this country could care less. A second round would be far far worse than it is now. I’m sorry to be Debbie Downer, but that’s what I think.
So far, our death rate is at 130, & 3200 verified cases of the virus. Almost daily the new cases go up but today no deaths reported.
Snowball is sitting here by my side, first time she’s ever done that. She’ll sit or lay by my feet or close to me, but never this close. She has got up on my chest a couple of times which is unusual too.
If you don’t hear from me for a few days, Jewell’s anniversary is this weekend. She’s been gone a whole yr. It doesn’t seem possible. I got several of my pics enlarged into 5x7s & 8x10s. I still miss her so much.
Gail, I love the funnies. Keep it up, it helps relieve the tension.
I’ve taken down all the Easter stuff & put it away, leaving bits & pieces of spring. I’m thinking of taking the rest of it down & start putting up my summer decor, mainly tropical things,as usual. Dollar Tree has lots of cute stuff for summer. Pretty towels, picnic ware, decor. Love it.
take care, stay safe, stay well.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-May 2020 #111052

Hi Ladies,
Well, here I go again, trying to get a post written before it disappears on me again. I haven’t read all the posts yet so I’ll have to go back & catch up. Apparently, if you’re not on here for awhile you get the boot. I had to sign back in when I got back on here. That’s probably why I wasn’t getting your posts thru my email.
Colleen, a belated Happy Anniversary!! Sorry I missed it. Hopefully when this nightmare is over you’ll get to go out to a nice dinner or your family will have a nice party for you.
Gail, thank you for the funnies, they make me laugh out loud.

I think I told you guys I found this goat farm on Instagram awhile back. Well they had a baby goat explosion from the end of March to mid April. OMG they are sooooooooooooo cute!!!! The lady that owns the farm posts videos of them & I have fallen head over heels. They all have names, & she knows all of em, of course. I have a hard time cause some of the markings confuse me. She told me they make wonderful pets & companions. You should see them swarm all over her when she sits down. Watching them gives me so much joy. they hop, jump & have a merry time in the pasture. I could watch videos like that for hrs on end.
I guess they breed them to adopt out or sell them for pack goats. I;m not sure what that means. If hunters use them to carry their gear when they go hunting in the fall & winter.
Snowball’s been a little twerp lately. She’s back to sleeping in the bathroom sink again. She gets me up at the crack of dawn, screaming her head off wanting to go down to Critt’s. He has a toy for his kitty that she loves to play with. Never mind she has one here just like it. She’s was really naughty when she broke one of my decorative plates. I didn’t even notice till I went to open the window & found it in bits & pieces on the floor. I don’t know when it happened cuz I didn’t hear it when it hit the floor.

I heard about the snow & freezing cold weather you guys are having!! I couldn’t believe it. We get it in the mts sometimes in May but I’m talking 5,000 ft or higher. We could use a good storm or 2, we’re waaay behind on our rainfall for the yr. Not good for the fire danger. April was the 4th driest on record.
We had a taste of summer this weekend, but the rain is on the way. Showers more likely than a good soaking rain.
Have you been keeping up with the murder case in Georgia? I hope those men fry for what they did. And that DA should be brought up on obstruction of justice as well as anyone connected with those men. More & more details are coming out that the victim did nothing wrong.
I guess I better get off here before they erase my post again.
Stay safe, stay well.
Oregon is slowly opening up, but some people think they’re invinsible & want everything to open back
up like it was before. Our death toll hasn’t reached 200 souls yet, but I’m not sure what the total of cases we have. It’s alot lower than Wash.state & Ca. We’ve been able to keep the curve down so far.
I’ve been getting out a little here & there. sometimes my butt just can’t take it anymore.
the soaps are showing past episodes from yrs ago. some of the stars I don’t recognize anymore. lol
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-May 2020 #110980

Hi Ladies,
I;m fine. I just lost a long post so I’m gonna wait till tomorrow to write it out again. and hope I don’t forget what I wrote. We’re doing fine out here. I’m getting tired of being cooped up for days on end. I’ve been to the store a couple times this week. I have masks & when I first went out I took a solution of bleach & a rag with me just in case. It’s in a squirt bottle so if anyone gets too close they’ll regret it. lol
I’ll talk to ya later
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-April 2020 #110345

Hi Ladies,
Adele, calm down!!! You;re gonna end up in the ER with a heart attack or stroke. Don’t worry about me. I was able to finish my laundry with no problem. No need to send me any clothes. Thanks anyway.
I know it must be so hard to lose those so close to you. So far I don’t know of anyone passing from it. Our death rate has climbed to 83 we have 2,100+ cases of it. It climbs everyday. We haven’t leveled off yet. Altho we’re not as bad as the rest of the country.
I do have to say I’ve found a way to occupy my time. I get on Instagram & watch videos of cats, baby goats, & anything that makes me smile or laugh. I talk to people from all over the world. Most of them have cats, & they post pics of them. You can comment & when I do I hear back from them. Some of the pics are hilarious of the kitties doing funny things. I’ve posted a few pics of Snowball & I get comments on how cute she is. I found this goat farm in Idaho, & its baby goat season. they’re absolutely precious!!!! She posts them romping around the farm, taking naps, & just being soooooooo cuuuuuuuute!!!
I’m finally getting around to taking down the Easter decorations. It’s beginning to look pretty bare again.
Oh Gail, they had those raviollis on ITKWD last night. They were the last thing on the show. If you go to the Q main page & look em up they may still have them available.
There;s nothing on TV tonight.
Well, that’s all for tonight. take care, stay safe.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-April 2020 #110252

Hi Ladies,
I was looking for a post from Adele, but I didn’t see one. Has she gotten in touch with any of you through Messenger? She did send me a message, saying she lost another dear friend to the virus. Her friend had Alzheimers (?) & was in a long term facility. Up until a few weeks ago her husband was allowed to be in her room, until they found out she had the virus. Adele, Tillie are devastated!! She may not be able to get on here for awhile. She’s beside herself with worrying about everyone. If she’s not careful she’ll end up in the hospital herself, with a heart attack. Or a nervous breakdown.
Gail, I get a kick out of the memes you post. Thanks for posting them.
I got those pot stickers they had as a TSV on the Q’ awhile back. They’ve last for quite awhile & are so simple to fix. I got the chicken/pork combo. I have couple advanced orders of the meatballs/sauce, & steaks that should get me through the summer. They’ve been selling out on a lot of stuff on gourmet holiday. It’s become America’s grocery store, lol. t
Well, I guess that’s all for now.
take care, stay safe, be well
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-April 2020 #110136

Hi Ladies,
I hope this finds everyone safe & well, ( as much as we can be). Not a whole lot going on here. I’m tired of the news day after day. If it wasn’t bad enough we hear about death & misery day in day out, now we have protesters. I guess they’re willing to put their lives, their families lives, friends, co workers, etc to go back to work. If they get sick they’ll have no one to blame but themselves. I think they’re NUTS!!! This is a killer, that doesn’t discriminate, it doesn’t care who you are, how rich or poor you are, what color you are, this isn’t your run of the mill flu bug, like some seem to think. It’s deadly with no end in sight. This is the worst since the outbreak in 1918. I knew a woman who survived it, but she’s gone now. it was Hallie’s grandmother. I’m gonna try & see if she has any stories from her gramma.
Sorry, I had to vent! I hear about these protesters & the idiot in the white house is egging them on. I wonder what he’ll say if they get sick & die. We;re still in isolation & I’d rather be here than on a respirator in the hospital!! I’m sorry I just can’t understand some people’s thinking. Maybe it’s my age.
People are dying by the hundreds every day. NYC has hundreds dying every day, not to mention the rest of the country. Our death toll goes up daily. It’s up to 72 the last I heard with almost 2,000 cases that they know of. Who knows how many cases are out there that we don’t know about.
On another subject,,I discovered Disney+ channel. I’m signed up for a free weeks trial. So you know what I’ll be watching this week. So far I’ve watched a documentary on Elephants, & 2 on Dolphins. One was told as a story about a baby dolphin’s life in the Red Sea. the other is the making of the the other one. Mehgan Markel narrated the one about the elephants, Natalie Portman narrated the story about the baby dolphin, Echo. It was almost like Finding Nemo.
Well, I better close for now. Sorry if I offended anyone with my rants.
Take care & stay safe.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-April 2020 #110081

Hi Ladies,
Just a quick note to let ya know I’m alive & mean as ever. Not much going on here. Did laundry today.
The strangest thing happened. Apparently someone broke into the money machine we use to put $ on our laundry card. When we had all that construction yrs ago they changed our washing machines & dryers. Instead of quarters they handed out laundry cards. they resemble a debit card. Anyway, the money machine was down all week until today. So I was able to get $ on my card so I could do laundry.
And according to management, there were several break ins around the area. There are other bldgs like this one for low income people, & I guess they were all broken into. The weirdest thing is we have to use our house key to get into that room so we don’t know how they got in there in the first place. Not to mention how did they know where it was? It had to be an inside job.
Well you know it’s a slow week when the most excitement was getting my laundry done. lol
We just had two really nice days in the 70s but it was short lived. It;s clouding up tonight. From what I heard we won’t see those temps for quite some time now. We really need the rain. April is usually wet.
Stay safe & stay warm. Heard about snow!!! Unreal!!!
Have a great weekend.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-April 2020 #109946

Hi girls,
Does anyone know why we haven’t seen Shawn Killinger on the Q? the last time I saw her was a month or so ago.. Same goes for Antonella. I haven’t seen her either. I hope they’re okay.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-April 2020 #109938

Hi Ladies,
I don’t know what;s going on but my computer is going crazy. I had to delete my post cuz other posts were showing up in my box. I don’t know what I did. It happened last time I tried to post last week, & it kicked me back to the March posts. So if you didn’t see it last week my last post was in March.
I hope everyone had a lovely Easter. Granted it wasn’t a normal one for any of us. I cooked a turkey breast, scalloped potatoes, & fresh asparagus for Critt & myself.
I haven’t taken the decor down as yet. It takes so long to get it up, I almost hate to take it down right away. Who’s gonna see it anyway?
Adele, you can reach Sue through Messenger, just like you do with me. I don’t have an email address for her.
We’ve been having some lovely weather out here. I’d love to send it out to you guys. Those storms are so terrifying!!! It’s supposed to get into the 70s this week then rain possible by the weekend. It’s pretty chilly in the mornings tho.
As usual nothing going on here, just isolation.
OH did I tell ya Snowball has a new hiding place? I was looking high & low for her a few days ago, I finally found her, in the bathtub.
We now have 55 deaths & over 1500 cases of the virus here. I hope this starts slowing down real soon..
Well that’s all for now. Take care, & stay safe!!!
dd

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