[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2019 #101841

Hi Ladies,
Just a quick note. I’m okay, we didn’t get as much rain as predicted. I thought we’d get a sogfest today but it didn’t rain as much as I thought. It’s supposed to warm up & dry out this week.
Miss Snowball is laying next to me on the sofa sleeping, & being cute. Btw, she found a new bag & I took a few pics of it.
Not much going on otherwise.
Have a great week & I hope those storms calm down or go out to sea.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2019 #101604

HI Ladies,
I hope this finds everyone doing fine. I have a story that sounds like it would be in a movie. Last Sunday night I was sitting here watching TV & playing on the computer when everything went black! and I mean black. The power went out without warning. No flickering or anything. Normally if power in the bldg goes out the hallway lights are always on. But not Sunday night. One of my neighbors said he saw sparks come out of the back up generator, causing the hall way to be dark. Since there was nothing I could do I went to bed & played games on my tablet. It had a full charge so why not. I shut it off finally & went to sleep. Wouldn’t ya know, just as I’m getting to sleep, the power came on. Luckily I forgot the one of the lights was still on & it woke me up. It turns out all of this block, blocks all the way down town were affected, 3500 people altogether. It was a faulty wire in a power station that caused the outage. I unpluged all my TV & other appliances so there wouldn’t be a power surge & damage them.
We’ve been thru ice, snow, rain & wind storms & never lost power. It was a calm nice night. At first I thought a squirrel may be at fault since we have them around here with all the trees.
Oh yes, when I was talking to my neighbor, guess who made a beeline for the hallway? She runs past me & when she gets out in the hall she looks around like ‘what the heck is going on here’? As we were talking she made her way down to his apt where she finds his door open & goes right in like she was invited.. I went down to get her & he grabbed her up before I could. He’s faster than I am. lol. By the time I was heading back to my apt, 2 other neighbors were out in the hall with flashlights.
I’m glad I wasn’t on an elevator when it happened.
Now for the weather. Our nice sunny days are gone. We had a couple nice days without the East winds. I hate those winds as they chill ya to the bone.
We have several storms heading our way. One has come in today. they say we’ll be hit by the remanents of that typhoon that hit Japan earlier. It’s gonna be a soggy & windy week into the weekend.
Hallie was back in the hospital this week. She passed out in the shower the other night. She was admitted with a concussion. turns out she was very dehydrated. they put her on IVs to check out her kidney function. They didn’t like what they saw so they kept her a couple days till they got better results. I always thought of dehydration during the summer.
Snowball loves to climb around my bedroom. she tries to climb all over my tubs, dressers, you name it. she tried to jump up on one of my dressers this morning but missed. she almost got a shower the other day. I saw her walking along the bath tub while I was in the shower. I think she got sprinkled cuz I saw her take off like she was shot out of a cannon. lol
Well, I better get off here.
take care & be careful with that storm coming your way.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2019 #101408

Hi Ladies,
Hallie’s released from the hospital, but no firm diagnosis. They now think it’s vertigo or inner ear issues. But from all she told me I was sure it was cardiovascular. they have her wearing a heart monitor for a month. They think it’s vertigo or inner ear issues, so she has to make an appointment with an audiologist.
I can’t imagine eating anything that has eyes looking at ya. when my dad went fishing, he always cut the head off when cleaning the fish.
Congrats on the new baby on the way. I’m sure you’re gonna have a ball getting ready for the arrival.
We started with sunny morning but clouds have arrived on schedule. No big storms on the horizon, just showers. I was summoned this morning at sunrise so I got the phone out & took some pics of it, then went back to bed. lol
Diane came & picked me up & ran some errands. We went to a Goodwill, & I found the cutest Halloween basket. It’s made from braided black, orange, & halloween print cloth. I’ll take a pic of it & send it next time. Diane found the cutest pillow. It’s purple with a black cat on it. She also found a Christmas stocking with a kitty wearing antlers on it. I’ll take pics of them too.
well, I guess that’s all for now.
Have a great weekend.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2019 #101288

Hi again,
I don’t know what happened, but I wasn’t able to sign off. It froze up or something.
Have a good evening.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2019 #101280

Hi Ladies,
Adele, I’m sorry to hear of your health issues. I hope you’re feeling better soon. Hallie has been having health issues too. (She’s my “niece”). She got these exercise machines, & when she uses them she passes out. The first time she fell off & hurt herself. She did it again Monday, & has been in the hospital since. they haven’t figured out what’s causing her to pass out yet. she thinks it’s neuorlogical, I think it’s cardio vascular. Lack of blood flow to the brain, causing her to black out. But what do I know, I’ve only had heart issues for yrs. I’ve never passed out though.
We’re having some lovely sunny days but chilly. There’s been a frost advisory for the next night or so. Some areas may see temps into the 20s!!!

OK ladies, please don’t feel uncomfortable when someone offers a helping hand. It’s probably their way of offering an act of kindness. I don’t know about elsewhere, but out here the TV stations are promoting doing acts of kindness, helping others, random acts of kindness, in other words. Clerks are doing it at our grocery stores, just about everywhere. I think with all the negativity in the world today, it needs to be spread everywhere. Just be kind to one another.
So don’t feel embarrassed when someone offers a helping hand. Just go with it.

I think Jill is a spokesperson for reorganizing your home. I’m not sure if there’s a product involved yet. I did notice the L&L in the fridges.

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2019 #101198

Hi Ladies,
I sent notices to some of you by messenger, but I wanted to let everyone know Jill Bauer will be on Hoda & Jenna tomorrow morning (part to the Today
show. I thought it was today but it’s tomorrow. I got a post in my newsfeed on FB from her saying she was gonna be on the show. Sounds like she has something in the works.
We had s lovely weekend but it’s over now. It’s clouding up & rain is in the forecast for the next couple days. It’s that roller coaster factor again, nice, then cold & rainy. The leaves are really starting to change with the colder temps. It’s been down into the 40s at night in some areas. Eastern Oregon gets the colder temps due to being higher elevation. That’s where the snow comes in. It’s in the higher elevations not down where I am.
Adele, I hope you;re feeling better by now. I found another post on my FB page giving a list of foods good for arthritits. I’ll try to forward it if I can. Walnuts, brocolli are two of them. I know you can’t eat nuts right now. How is the colitis? Are you feeling any better? Sure hope so, it’s miserable to be sick.
I got both my flu & pneumonia shots last week, & one of my arms was sore for a couple days. So I’m all set.
Barb, I saw the Gourmet holiday show with that stew, & it sure looked delish!! A bit pricey for me, but I was drooling just watching it. Let me know how it is.
Furball has been her silly self. She followed me into the bathroom the other night, & parked herself on the toilet seat. Later, I couldn’t find her in her usual spots. so I checked the bathroom & she was curled up on the seat, asleep. One morning she was sitting next to me waiting for me to wake up. As soon as she saw me wake up she let me know she wanted breakfast. One day she found a new place to roost. She climbed over my junk on the sofa, & found a new paper bag to crawl into. I took a bunch of photos. such a silly kitty.
Well, I guess that’s all for now.
Take care
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2019 #100934

Hi Ladies,
Well, we’ve had a couple sunny but chilly days out here. We ended Sept. with the coldest temps EVER!!! The temps are supposed to go up by the weekend but not nearly where we should be for this time of yr. The cold temps do affect the leaves tho. They get brighter I believe. Some areas have been in the 30s at night. We’re surviving tho. OH, MT. Hood got about a foot of snow over the weekend. The skiers are elated with that. But with the temps going up it won’t be around for long. Alot of people are glad to see the cooler temps, but I’m not quite ready for really cold weather yet.
I’ve been tweaking my decor for fall & halloween, & guess who was right in there helping me? LOL I had some of my plastic pumpkins in one of my bowls & I heard this noise coming from in here. I came out & she was having a fit trying to get them out of it. Silly cat!!! I’ve taken a bunch of pics of her & hope to include them.
Adele, ALWAYS eat something before taking your meds. My dad did that, take meds on an empty stomach & we ended up calling for an ambulance to take him to the ER. I was just a child when it happened, but after that they always made sure I ate before taking meds. And it stuck with me all these yrs later.
Even if it says you can take it on an empty stomach, I don’t!! And I agree you need to take it easy. I;m not familiar with colitis but it sounds painful. Still sending prayers your way.
Barbara, it sounds like you’re having quite a time with little one. Make as many memories as you can, they grow up so fast.
I’m gonna have to go back to last month’s posts & see who & what I left out. No offense intended, but sometimes I have to take notes, I get so far behind. Sorry.
Well, from here on out till mid Dec. we’ll be bombarded with Christmas on the Q.
Well, I’m gonna close for now
take care everyone.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk September 2019 #100779

Hi Sue,
I’m glad you heard from Adele. those #s look sky high to me. I hope she’s on her way to being well. I forwarded it onto Barbara since her internet is down. It took awhile for me to figure it out but I got it done.

Weather is changing as I speak. they’re expecting snow down to the ski resorts this weekend. Some areas in Montana will be under blizzard conditions. Seems early for that!!
take care
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk September 2019 #100735

Hi Ladies,
No word from Adele today. I sent her a message on Messenger, but nothing. She must really be sick. I’m worried it’s more serious than originally
thought. I hope we hear something from her soon.

On a different note,I see you’re still having summer time temps. Brace yourself, we’re expecting temps to plummet this weekend. We’re gonna have snow levels down to mt. pass levels. NOT down here where I am yet. But this is a tad bit early, I think. If we’d had this weather 2 yrs ago that fire would’ve been out by now. They showed a map of North America & a huge cold air mass is coming our way out of Canada. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!

take care everyone.
dd

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