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Hi Ladies,
This is going to be short. I hurt myself earlier this week & I’ve been recuperating since. I haven’t felt up to doing much. I’ll explain later on. Please send up some prayers for me. I’ve been a lot of pain & am on heavy duty pain killers. Thank you
ddPS. we have eclipse mania out here, the stores were packed today, people stocking up on groceries!! I don’t think they’ve been this busy when there’s a bad snow storm headed our way!! It’s NUTS out here!!! People are coming from all around the country, & the world. For 2 minutes of darkness!!!!
I’ll be recording it off the tv & with my phone. Just put it up to the window to record the darkness. I don’t plan on looking at the sky.Hi Ladies,
Just a quick note to let ya know there’s a QF show tomorrow (Wed) at 2 pm ET. there’s one tonight but is in the middle of the night out there, 4 am.Sorry to hear about Barbara & Jerry!!! I pray they get over it soon. It can linger on & on. Sending prayers.
this nightmare with the bugs may be coming to an end, I HOPE!!! Apparently there’s been soooooo many complaints that the head office is doing something about it. I was taking my garbage out the other day, & on my way out I saw “suits” coming out of the office with the manager. I saw some friends that I stopped to talk to for a minute. When I came back up stairs, who should be up here but that group I saw earlier. Last night I found a notice on everybody’s door stating there’s going to be another inspection Friday, starting here. They’re bringing in a PROFESSIONAL exterminator to do the job.
IT’S ABOUT TIME!!! They’re gonna do the whole bldg. instead of a room at a time. Which is what they should’ve done in the first place. We’ve Never had it this bad in all the yrs I’ve been here. There’s never been 4 or 5 sprays for one apt. When the pros would come in it would be one spray, then a week later they’d come back & check, & there wouldn’t be another spray. They got it done in one treatment!!! Keep your fingers crossed for me.
Enjoy the show.
dd
PS. The little red dot in the photo is the sun coming up when we had that haze in the air. I know it’s tiny but that’s what happens when you use your phone camera.Hi Ladies,
We Got RAIN!!! Not a lot but enough to stir up the dust on the windows, which are now an ugly mess!!! It did clear the air of the smoky haze so now we can breathe again. LOL. actually I couldn’t smell the smoke it just made an ugly haze. Tonight I had to close my windows as the temps were dropping like a rock. Got a bit chilly. Maybe an early fall. I’m pretty sure the heatwave is over with. It looks like temps will be more normal from now on. No more 90s from what I’ve been able to see in the forecast.Oh I know the eclipse will happen, I just wonder if the one million people they’re expecting will make their way here, realize it. The gov has put the National guard on alert to help out if traffic gets out of hand. She’s already sent some to help out with the wildfires. To hear all the hub bub you’d think it was going to last all day, instead of 2 minutes. they’re preempting all the morning shows that day.
I can’t remember who asked, but we do have laundry facilities here. When I moved here, it was on the ground floor. But during the construction a couple yrs ago they put laundry rooms on different floors. two washers & two dryers on each floor.I’m sorry to hear about all the troubles everyone is having, & the passing of family members. I pray God wraps His arms around each & every one of you.
I;m glad to hear you’re keeping up with your PT on a daily basis, Adele. I have 2 more appts & I may be done. It depends on how the shoulder is doing.
Keep up the good work.
Well, that’s all for tonight.
Have a good week.
ddHi Ladies,
Well, it’s a gorgeous day out here. I think (I hope) the heatwave is over. the winds changed overnight, coming in from the ocean, bringing clouds along with it. I actually woke up a little cold this morning. I’ve been sleeping with nothing over me. For the first time in weeks the temp in my living room was under 80 this morning! It was sooooo refreshing to see the clouds & feel the cooler air coming in. the clouds did burn off & turned out a lovely sunny day!! And YES the smoky haze is gone, for good I hope!! From what I see in the forecast, temps will be a lot cooler in the coming days & weeks. I think the days will be cooler from now on. Oh as for the eclipse, I’m gonna get the last laugh. They’re predicting a cloudy forecast for that day. What did I tell ya??!! I know Oregon weather so well, I should be a weatherwoman on the TV!!LOL So much for that.Yes, Critt & enjoyed the Chinese food the other day. We found out the restaurant has a new menu but they didn’t include one with the order. But Critt went there while running errands & brought me a copy. We have plans for going to a seafood restaurant Monday afternoon. It’s my fave seafood place, & right now they’re having an ‘endless prawns’ special. I’m all in for that!!!!
I can feel the results of using the band for my PT. Hopefully it’ll work out so I don’t have to go thru weeks more of PT. Altho the PT guy is a cutie. The cougar in me is coming out. LOL
I think the manager here has slipped a cog or two. I heard one of my neighbors got an eviction notice, for when he was in the hospital!!!! Oregon law says that’s illegal on all levels!! He’s a Vietnam Vet, & had one of his legs amputated a few months ago. He was in rehab afterwards for several weeks.
This woman is NUTS!!!!! There will be all out WAR if she tries that b***s*** with me I can tell you that!!!! If you hear a loud explosion in the distance you’ll know where it came from!
The Oregon State fair will be starting the last week of Aug & runs thru Labor Day weekend. As a kid growing up we’d go every yr. Diane took me down a few yrs ago, & nothing had really changed. but it was fun seeing the farm animals, the quilts, & the flowers. and of course the food. You’re right about the best food being at the fairs. the reason it tastes so good is cuz they still use the old fashioned lard/grease to cook in. At least that’s what I think.. Everything tasted better yrs ago!!
Well, it’s dinner time so I’ll go get something to eat. I made myself hungry with all this talk of food.
ddHI Ladies,
I hope you’re feeling better, Barbara. Don’t let her get to you, cuz that lets her win. and you don’t want to let her know that. Lay it at the Cross, & let Him take over. You won’t see results right away, but when it happens & you look back, you’ll wonder how you didn’t see it. I said some things I shouldn’t have last night but when I get riled up I let it out. I apologize if I offended you in any way..Gail, I couldn’t have asked for a better place to live as far as transportation goes. I did have a car when I first moved here, but ended up getting rid of it as I couldn’t afford the upkeep, etc. on a fixed income. I have to give God the glory, He put me in a perfect place. the grocery store is just 4 blocks away so I can walk to it. There’s a bus stop right across the street to take me to the nearest mall/Dollar Tree, as well as a larger grocery store. The Max line (train) is about 5-6 blocks away, going East (downtown) or West. One block over is the bus that takes me to the medical clinics for my PT & eye Dr. I have one of those “Granny carts” for the groceries, or laundry, or when I go out to Wally’s. It sure comes in handy. A friend gave me a bigger one but one of the wheels wobbles so I can’t use it as much as I used to. Is a shame too cuz there’s a little basket on the back of it for extra storage. I’m not mechanically inclined so I don’t know how to fix it.
Hi Ms Cranky pants,
I had my PT for my shoulder today, & he gave me a fuschia colored band for me to do stretches with. He thinks I may not need all 8 sessions at this point. Actually I had them cut me back to once a week instead of the twice a week. Bus fare adds up when you’re on a fixed income. I may not need the 4 sessions. I keep using my arm/shoulder just not lifting heavy things or sudden movements. We’ll see how I improve this time around.The temps are cooling down slooooowly. I can tell when the sun goes down they drop. By Sunday we’ll be in the mid 70s YEA!!! From what I can see ahead we’ll be in the lower 80s YEA all next week, I don’t see anymore 90s. We could see some rain showers Sunday!! Not enough to put the fires out tho. We still have the smoky haze. ICK
Altho I remember growing up down south of here Aug. we had a different type of haze. The farmers would burn their fields after harvesting them, & we’d get the smoky haze from that. But this time it’s wildfires.Oh girls, I saw the sweetest video on my FB newsfeed page this morning. I wish there was a way to forward it to you to watch. It showed a work crew rescuing an owl that was all tangled up in some kind of netting. the poor bird’s eyes were big as saucers & you could see it was scared to death. Anyway these workers took their box cutters & cut away at the netting till they finally got it all off the bird. when they got it all off the released it & it flew away. I wrote in the comment section, ‘My heroes, God bless these men for rescuing the bird”. It really warmed my heart to see that.
I went over to the farmers market when I got home from PT & got a couple boxes of the reddest strawberries, a some tomatoes. They didn’t have it last week due to the heat & unhealthy air. Nobody was out that day anyway. toooooooooooo hot!!
Well, that’s all from here.
Barbara, get some sleep tonight. Don’t let the ‘other side’ get to you.
Have a good day tomorrow.
ddHi Ladies,
Oh Barbara, Barbara, my heart broke for you as I read your post about little Colin & your dil. I’d like to smack her up along side the head a few times to knock some sense into her. That’s a horrible way to treat you & Jerry. I don’t get the whole thing about the cake. where does she come up with all those crazy ideas? Was she raised that way? It doesn’t make any sense. I’m so very sorry for you & Jerry. Concentrate on the happy memories you have & the pics with itty bitty to look back on. It’s a shame Neal didn’t get together with the photographer next door. she sounds like a wonderful girl. anyone who takes in potbelly pigs has to have a heart of gold. I’ll keep you in my prayers.Gail, yes I did live in a different part of the state growing up. I grew up in a small lumber mill town, about 100 miles southeast from Portland. It was rural but not totally country. we didn’t have a farm or anything like that. Just a good sized backyard with enough left over for a good sized garden. and there was a lot of fishing spots in the area, & my dad would go to Eastern Oregon hunting. Truth be told I miss that area. In the spring there are so many shades of green, with all the grass fields, farms, etc. and you didn’t hear the sirens screaming at all hrs of the day or night. But I’m sure it isn’t like that now.
I went to the eye Dr. & I don’t need cataract surgery any time soon. All I needed was a bit stronger lens on one side. the lenses are so scratched up she said all I need is a new set of lenses. I’ll get my new glasses next week.
Adele, I;m glad to hear you got that gadget for the corn. I wish I had one. I haven’t seen corn on sale much around here yet. It should be coming in soon.
They had lock n lock on clearance last week & I ordered the 14 piece set that has the butter dish in it. I got it in Iris. It did sell out. I love lock n lock too.
The weather did heat back up this week, but not nearly as bad as last week. The air quality is still pretty bad, with all those wild fires in the area. It just depends on which way the wind blows. But I hear it’s cooling down to the 70s this weekend with showers. We can only hope. I know I whined & whined about all the rain the first half of the yr, but it didn’t take long to dry out!!! It doesn’t start getting really cold here till late Oct. or so. We have an Indian summer in Sept. sometimes. It just isn’t this hot.
Well that’s all for tonight.
take care all.
ddHi Ladies,
Adele, I can’t grow corn here, but I do buy quite abit during the season. I don’t freeze it on the cob. I tried that once & didn’t like it. I just blanch it & cut it off the cob. That’s how we did it growing up. Mark Charles had a gadget on ITKWD awhile back, it cut the corn off the cob cleanly. It reminded me of a cheese cutter. If your afraid of cutting it off with a butcher knife, I’d look into something like that. I can never get it off the cob like this gadget did. I take it you live in the city? No room for even a tiny garden? You don’t need an acre of land to grow a nice little garden. Just a couple rows would do you good.
I can’t remember whose hubby had cukes growing up, but that doesn’t work. Tomatoes yes, cucumbers not so much. too heavy. they like to crawl like ground cover. I know all this from growing up with a garden every year.
I’m sorry to hear about your BIL. That’s gotta be rough on all of you.
The haze has returned, but it isn’t nearly as bad as last week. We do have some humidity in the air today tho. There’s a rumor going around we could get showers next week. I’m hoping we do it’ll clear out the smoke & the crud.
I have an appointment with the eye Dr. tomorrow. I hope she can tell me why everything looks so blurry & out of focus. It drives me crazy!!!
That’s all for tonight.
ddHi Colleen,
Glad you’re getting some much needed rain out your way. Actually the haze isn’t nearly as bad today. Right now it just looks like milky sunshine. We won’t set any new records for number of 90 degree days. We broke the string yesterday when it didn’t get to 90. It doesn’t look like it will today either. They can’t really predict the weather. It’s gonna do what its gonna do. The winds shift one direction then shifts another way, so ya never know. I just hope it stays cooler like it is right now.I wrote a letter to the head office about what’s going on here with the bug spray. This time I was more detailed in what’s happening. I found another address to write to so I did. It’s to the office of the American Disabilities Act, & I also sent it to the main office downtown. Seeing as I sent it to the ADA that should grab somebody’s attention. I said I’m being held hostage & I want my life & apt back! I gave a detailed summary of all the dates involved & how I’ve had to wait weeks for inspections. How it’s ruined my summer & how I haven’t been able to do things due to this fiasco. I can only hope someone pays attention this time.
Glad you enjoy all the pics I find to send along. The pink beaches are in the Bahamas I believe.. they are unusual aren’t they? I just wish we could all be there right now, with our buddy & the drinks. LOL Dream On!!!
I see our local store has peaches on sale for 99 cents/ lb this week. They’re probably hard as baseballs tho. they should be having them in the farmers market this week. They didn’t have it last week due to the heat. I hope the corn starts coming in pretty soon. I love the white corm to freeze up for the winter.
Well, that’s all for now.
I’ll keep you guys posted if I should hear anything.
ddHi Ladies,
Well, I spoke too soon. the haze made it’s way back overnight when the winds changed direction. It isn’t nearly as bad as it was last week tho. The temps are much cooler today for which I’m most grateful!! they say it’s supposed to heat up again later today & on thru the coming week. Hopefully not as bad as last week, no triple digit temps. 90s are bad enough.
Sue, my dad was a hunter so we had a large full size chest freezer so we had not only frozen veggies, but venison, elk, salmon, trout, duck, geese, for the winter. You’re so right about the canned fruits & veggies were soooo much better. No preservatives, salt, etc. Oh yeah, my mom did pickles, relish, mincemeat(for pies), I can’t remember what all.
Barbara I’m sure you’re having a ball with Colin this weekend. that’s wonderful they’ll be back for the holidays. Wonderful Christmas present indeed.I don’t have much else to rant on about. I’m gonna do that on someone else’s website!!!
Have a great week
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