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Hi Ladies,
Well, did you all buy out QF today? I ordered a pair of Dream Jeannes in pale pink since they were on easy pay. All the colors I wanted were either sold out completely or in my size. Oh well. I loved so many of the tops I’d have to win the lottery. I did go to the FB page & said I was in Portland, Or., & when Angel said she’d heard snow had fallen, she thought it was here. So I commented back that it was Oregon that got snow this week, but was in the mts, & the ski resorts. She was talking about a fleece jacket & believe me you’d need one today/tonight. I’ve already had the heat on.
anyway, I thought Antonella was a hoot today. I noticed they did the show outdoors. I don’t recall ever seeing a fashion show done outside. Garden shows, & the like, but not a fashion show. Maybe I just missed em.
My bakeware set from Temptations came today. The Harvest set of a loaf pan & 2 minis. Gorgeous!! I have the Pumpkin Patch set out & will do the same with these, incorporating them in my décor.
Oh my gosh, I forgot to tell you guys, we’ve had some wild weather here this week. Not only snow in the mts, but an EF-0 tornado touched down outside the small town I grew up in. It destroyed two barns, & damaged 3 others. It touched down in a rural area, so that was all that was damaged. No injuries to people or animals, except a cow ended up quite a ways away from where she was supposed to be. the farmer told the reporter they named her Dorothy, & laughed. It’s been a wild ride out here, but NOTHING compared to Texas, Fl., & Mexico City, & the Caribbean. Those poor people!!! and more on the way, I hear.
Adele, are you in the sights of Jose? I’ve heard he’s going up the East coast. I haven’t heard anything more.
Well, that’s all from here.
take care,
dd
PS: The pic of the river is the Columbia River, & the Columbia River Gorge, taken from the Wash. side looking across the river. I’m not sure how much of that is burned now, but I imagine a lot of it is.Did Hi Ladies,
the rain sure feels good, & smells good as well. The smoke is completely gone now, but the fires are still going, just not as bad. The cooler temps & rain have helped & some of the 1,000 firefighters are heading home. But with the rain comes more problems. I mentioned this before, landslides, & flash flooding. we had some pretty heavy downpours today. Lightning, thunder & hail, & heavy rains. And there’s about a foot of SNOW at some of the ski resorts. Yes, snow in Sept. the ski buffs are thrilled, but warmer temps are on the way so it won’t last long. No it’s not down here. Just above 4500′ in the mts. Mt Hood.
Gail, Oregon’s biggest industry was timber/lumber, for decades, until the environmentalists came in & shut it down!!! I grew up in a mill town. Now they’re all gone. It’s a shame, too. At one time there was a big fiasco about the spotted owl. Logging was shut down because of it. If they were allowed to log the Gorge & thin out some of the trees this fire would’ve been out sooner, but what do I know??! So now we have almost 50,000 acres of burned out trees, etc. I’m not real sure how many homes were lost. I know one for sure. Some out buildings were destroyed. The firefighters were able to save several homes & the historical Multnomah Falls Lodge.
Adele, I hope Gary keeps up with the Dr’s orders. Good thing that lady saw what was happening & got him to call the Dr. I’ll be praying for the both of you. You take care of yourself as well.
I think DWTS will be a fun season this time around. Drew from the Scott brothers is on there. there seems to be a lot of good dancers this time around.
Did you see the clip where Barbara C. was hitting on her partner? I’m sure she was joking around, but it seemed inappropriate.
Well, I guess that’s all for now.
I am taking my time decorating. I’ll take pics of it when I get it finished.
take care all, & don’t forget QF Thurs. afternoon.
ddHi Ladies,
Adele, I’m sorry for your loss of your BIL. How is Gary holding up? Take solace in the knowledge he’s in a much better place now. I’m sending prayers, & lots of hugs to both of you. Don’t worry about not reading my posts. You have much more important things to worry about now. HUGS***Well, the rain has ARRIVED at looooong last!!! It cleared out the smoke completely, & is helping the firefighters. I’m hoping it’ll knock out the fire. It’s consumed almost 50,000 acres now!! Now with the rain, they have to worry about landslides, & flash floods. I knew that was coming. With all the vegetation gone now there’s nothing to hold the ground from sliding. Terrible!! The rain is supposed to last thru Thurs. then it clears out & we get back to normal temps. Right now we’re in the 60s during the day. It’s refreshing after all the heat!! Oh yeah they had snow on the mt at the ski resorts today.
I have DWTS on right now. I know only a handful of the contestants. I’ll watch for a few weeks, then I get bored.
I’m decorating my apt for fall right now. With a smattering of Halloween mixed in. Its getting harder for me to do it like I used to. I’m still having issues with my shoulders & sciatica. I think the fall I had last month & the whole bug thing took my enthusiasium for anything.
Well, that’s all for now.
ddHi Ladies,
Adele, I’m sending prayers & lots of hugs during this very hard time for you & your family. Bless you.
I hope everyone is having a good weekend. We’re not having a good one at all. The smoke has returned with a vengeance. It’s so bad I can smell it & I don’t have any windows open or anything. IT’s caused when the wind shifts from west to east winds. But sometime overnight the wind is supposed to change back, & will bring in the rain sometime Sunday afternoon, & that should clear it out, plus help with the fires. It’s consumed over 45,000 acres!! It’s a real disaster. The rain’s supposed to last thru the middle of the week. I hope!! It’s really gonna be a disaster when the winter rains come in, those hills are going to collapse without all those trees to hold the ground.As for staying signed in, I too have that happen. Don’t know why either. sometimes if I don’t get on here it’ll take me down. I have noticed that when I get your emails on my phone & I scroll down to reply it says I have to sign in again. So who knows what the deal is.
Barbara, I do get food items from the Q & sometimes it’s great & there are times when what I get isn’t so great. Kansas City steak burgers aren’t that good. I’ve bought each flavor at one time or other & wasn’t pleased. I got Rastelli’s most recent burgers & they are good. they didn’t shrink like KC’s did.
I’ve preordered some of the Christmas dinner items. I hope they’re good.
Oh I did get the mini croissants plain & with chocolate & am glad I got em on auto-delivery.
Oh, Thurs was an early Christmas for me. I got the QF shirt & vest, Denim & co corduroy pants, & the Pumpkin Patch small bakers arrived. I’m putting the dishes out in my fall décor. My mini bakers in Harvest are on the way so I’ll have them for décor too. The shirt & vest are prettier in person!!
Oh did any of you get notices that their summer stuff is on sale? Half price some of em. I don’t know if they’re still on sale or not. Check out their site cuz they’re going to be on this week. Fall O’Ween is going to be on. Angel & Antonella but not sure of the time. I just checked my email & it’s on Thurs. afternoon ET 2-4 pm ET. There are shows on Monday, morning Q, 7-9 am ET. Wed. Chicks Night In. (I always forget it!).A friend of mine, & her family went down to Disneyland & they brought me back a tee shirt that says, Genius by birth, Grumpy by choice, with a pic of Grumpy. That’s me all over!!! lol
Well, I better end this novel before I bore all of you.
take care.
ddHi Ladies,
It’s been awhile since I was on here, but nothing to write about. I hope all you’re doing fine. I hope all your friends & family heal up nicely. I knew the lady with a broken pelvis would be laid up for awhile. I hope she recovers soon. she’ll probably have to have help when she goes home. Climbing stairs will be treacherous if she’s alone.
I’ve been watching the Cooking on Q all day. Well, it was on in the background, anyway. I was able to get a small set of baking dishes in temptations in the Harvest pattern. It’s a small loaf pan & 2 minis. With free s&h & easy pays I couldn’t resist!! so now I have a small set in both fall patterns.
I didn’t get to hear the boys choir sing, so what was it they sang?
I haven’t received my shirt & vest yet. Am anxious to get it.
Speaking of falling apart, I swear I am!! I went from pain from the bruising my right side, now it’s moved to the left side. I don’t know if I slept on my left side wrong or what, but it sure hurts just under my shoulder. I’ve been using a massager to see if it’ll relax the muscles. It’s most likely a pinched nerve or something. PT here I come, again. If it ain’t one thing it’s another!!
We have some good news. There’s some rain coming here starting Sunday & going thru next Wed.!!!!! That should put out the fires around here. the haze has left here, but it’s bad in the Eastern part of Oregon. The Eagle Creek fire has burned up over 36,000 acres & is only 13% contained. We’re having cooler temps this week. More normal for this time of yr. I hope the hottest temps are behind us now. I actually heard the “S” word in the latest forecast. Not for here, but up in the higher elevations. Don’t know yet how low it’ll be.
Well, that’s all from out here. Take care.
dd
PS that isn’t a pic of Jewell, but I found it & couldn’t resist sending it.Hi Ladies,
GG?? That’s a new one, even for me. LOL The weather is so much cooler out here. It’s giving the firefighters a chance to get a handle on the fire. It’s only 7% contained right now. Yes lightning is one of the biggest culprits when it comes to starting these fires in the summer, humans are the biggest offenders. I’ve been watching the cable news stations covering the hurricane. According to a track on my phone, it looks like it will head NW as a tropical depression once it leaves Fl. & Ga., tracking towards Tenn., Kent, & points Northward. Hopefully it’ll have blown itself out by then. We could use some of that rain.
I don’t know if anyone will be interested, but I add some salsa to the mixture, to add onion, green pepper & tomato to the meat. If I don’t add it I do add catchup to the mixture. Another recipe I came across is to add some Stove Top to the meat. Not the whole pkg tho I learned that the hard way. You don’t make the Stove Top, just add the dry mixture. I do put catchup on top.Stay safe everyone!!
ddMore pics of the fire & the HEROES, well some of them, who are on the lines to fight the fire.
meHi Ladies,
I have some good news & some bad news. The good is the temps have dropped significantly. There is some rain on the way, but thunderstorms come along with it. What we don’t need right now is lightening!!! The bad news is 2 more homes were lost overnight. They don’t know if they were vacant or inhabited before the fire. It’s up to over 32,000 acres now. The winds are coming from the west now that’s why the temps have dropped, & the smoke has cleared out. I could actually see sunlight & the sky!!! It seems like it’s been forever since we’ve been able to breathe & see the sky. The cooler temps should help the firefighters, it should last thru the weekend they say. They also say it’ll be the end of Sept. before it’ll be put out.
There is a good story to tell. They were able to rescue 500 animals, livestock, & one of the county fairgrounds is helping put the animals up till they can go home. One couple actually stayed with their sheep, goats since their dog is their guard dog for the sheep & goats. The dog gets upset if she can’t stand guard over the animals. the fairgrounds is home to chickens, ducks, a turkey, sheep, goats, cows, horses, & a mule. Noah’s ark in other words. LOL
Because we had such a cold, wet winter & spring there is a lot of underbrush giving the fire more fuel to burn. One of the many consequences of this will be when the fall & winter rains come in, there will be mudslides that will take out more homes, roads. One of the main arteries thru the Gorge, I-84 is closed for now due to the fire. It’s already in danger from 2,000 trees taken out by the fire. that also includes rocks & boulders.Adele, they’re rerunning Tom’s movies on Hallmark Mysteries & Movies this Sat. I’m being careful. It’s when I fall out of bed I hurt myself. I’m surprised I didn’t break a bone last time. Glad I didn’t!! I’m sorry about your friend. Breaking the pelvis has to be really painful. She’ll be laid up for awhile, I would think. Oh, tell your hubby Happy Birthday from Oregon. I’ll hop on my broom & come out for some of your Boston Cream Pie, or one of your cakes. I love white cake with milk chocolate frosting. It’s been too hot to bake anything out here. Maybe over the next few days.
I’ll be praying for all of you out there. That hurricane sounds dangerous & will do catastrophic damage. THis is worse than Katrina. Stay safe & if you’re told to get out, please heed the warning!!!
Take care
dd
PS these pics of last Jan. snowstorm seems like a lifetime ago!!!Hi Ladies,
No good news to report about the wildfire out here. It exploded a couple nights ago & merged with another wildfire, making it over 32,000 acres. The wind has changed from East to West. the East wind is what put all that smoke & ash here in Portland & surrounding area. Colleen, I doubt you’re getting any of our smoke. It isn’t going anywhere, it’s been spreading west due to the east winds. But as of today the winds have changed so they’re saying the smoke could clear out in the next few days.
The Oregon Humane Society took in a plane load of dogs from Texas to help out the shelters down there. OHS is always helping out other shelters, Ca., Texas, & whoever needs help.
Gail, that tee shirt is of Charlie Brown, (Peanuts). It’s from ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’. he gets rocks instead of candy.
Adele, could you send some of that rain out here? It sure would help the fire fighters with the wildfires out here!! It doesn’t sound good as far as Irma’s concerned. I know Fla is in the bulls eye, but I wonder how far it’ll go.
I got a pair of the TSV today. Denim & co. stretch corduroy pants in camel. I’ve never had stretch corduroy before. Just the old cords from yrs ago. Camel should go with my QF set for fall.
I’m almost back to normal, I’ve unpacked almost everything. Slow but sure.
Since I never had any kids, this may sound like I’m stupid. I thought that after a woman had her first child, the morning sickness would let up & not be as severe with kids later on. I’ve heard the first one is always the hardest.
I just heard only one home has been lost in the fire. Others are still in danger however. No lives have been lost.
well, that’s all for now
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