[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's May! Let's Celebrate Mothers and Memorial Day. #63149

Hi Ladies,
Yes that was the attack I spoke of. IT was Friday afternoon rush hour, when people were heading home to spend the long holiday weekend with their families. Three men stepped in when that #$%**(@ was harassing two young teenagers. Needless to say Portland is still reeling from it. I saw CNN &
HLN is covering it today, focusing on the heroes. There’s more videos of him the night before on a bus spewing the same venom.
There are 3 GoFund Me accounts to raise $ for the families of the 2 slain victims & medical costs for the 3rd victim.

Our 90 degree day faded away. Clouds rolled in overnight, but no rain. Just much cooler. They should burn off later today.

Hallie had the memorial service for her mom on Sat.. she had to postpone it when she was in the ICU the day she’d originally scheduled it. I wore my new QF butterfly shirt. She sure thought it was pretty. I just wish I could afford all of them!!!
Well, that’s about all for today.
I;m glad you enjoy all my pics.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's May! Let's Celebrate Mothers and Memorial Day. #63095

Never Forget those who died for our freedoms.

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's May! Let's Celebrate Mothers and Memorial Day. #63062

Hi Ladies,
I hope everyone is having a good weekend, & are safe. I wish I could share our weather here with all of you; it’s absolutely perfect. They had predicted 90s for today & Monday, but it looks like it may not be that hot after all. Whew!! It’s way tooooo sooon for those temps. Our summer doesn’t start till July 5th as it is. LOL That’s the running joke about summer out here.
Lunch with Critt was fun. The restaurant was an indoor/outdoor type place. We had the fish & chips, the menu is small. They have mostly drinks. It was good tho. It was only a few blocks from here.

Now for a more serious subject. I’m sure you heard about the attack out here on Friday afternoon. It made the national news. It was horrific!!! Personally I think they should tie that guy to the back of the train & drag him at a high rate of speed!! Show him NO mercy!! I’ll never sit on a jury!!!!

Gail, I got a laugh out of your hubby calling the wrong place. Never send a man to do a woman’s job is right!!! If ya want it done right, do it yourself!!!
too bad it wasn’t good.
Have a great Memorial Day.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's May! Let's Celebrate Mothers and Memorial Day. #62952

Hi Ladies,
How’s every body tonight? I hope everyone’s fine. We had a cloudy cool day yesterday, which was nice. The cool before the heat comes in. Sorry to hear your not gonna have a nice holiday weekend for BBQ-ing. That’s usually our weather. We haven’t had temps we’re gonna have since the 70s!!
I’m confused about something. You’ve been talking about cameras & Comcast. What’s the connection? And what cameras?

Gail, I’d love to see the expression on your face if you found some brooms on your porch. LOL.
Adele, I’d be weary of a lease thing. Don’t they have a balloon payment at the end of the contract? I’d check into that before signing on the bottom line.

For the weekend, I boiled some potatoes & eggs for potato salad, made some strawberry jello & put sliced bananas & crushed pineapple,(strained). Great for those really hot days. Have any of you had the bbq chicken from Costco? I hear it’s really delish. If I can I’ll get one from the local grocery store so I don’t have to cook. I’m all set for the weekend.
Critt, my neighbor is taking me to lunch tomorrow (Friday) to a place I’ve never been to. Of course there are a lot of places I’ve never been to.

I’ve been on FB & found Jacque’s new page. There are ALOT of upset people leaving their comments on her sudden departure. Last fall Albany left suddenly too. I wonder what’s going on. A lot of people are not happy with QVC of late, & I don’t blame em. I remember when Lisa Robertson left she had two farewell shows. One was black tie which I thought was over the top.
Well, I guess that’s all for now.
Take care.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's May! Let's Celebrate Mothers and Memorial Day. #62867

Hi Adele,
I just started a post when it went bye bye. I’m pulling my broom out of the closet, dusting it off & I’ll be out there in no time!! Those burgers sound delicious!!
We are 20+ degrees cooler right now than we were hrs ago!! I have to say I love the natural AC off the Pacific. Saves on the AC.
I didn’t know insurance companies had that kind of power to the Dr what to prescribe for you. You could be allergic for all they know. In fact I was told
NOT to use those over the counter nose sprays. I was given a script for Flonase & its a lot better. I went to Costco recently & they have a package of 5 bottles of the same thing but it’s called Aller-Flo. I also got the equivalent of Claritin there too. My Dr. opposes Benadryl. He says it causes blood flow issues to the brain & can cause dementia.
Since it’s gonna be cooler tomorrow I’m gonna make a batch of brownies. In time for the weekend. I don’t have any plans for the holiday weekend. I’ll probably put up my summer décor, tropical pics, etc.
I love those old homes with porches too!! I love anything older, like homes. they don’t make em like that anymore!!
Have a good day tomorrow.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's May! Let's Celebrate Mothers and Memorial Day. #62848

Hi Ladies,
I hope everyone is well. We’re having a brief heat wave out here. We hit 91 here in Portland yesterday!! I believe it was close to a record. We normally don’t see those temps till late July or into Aug. But it’s cooler today, mid 80s, & tomorrow it’ll be down to the upper 60s!! The marine air off the Pacific will be rolling in tonight. Ahhhhhhhhhh relief. It was miserable night for sleeping, not being used to it yet. And we don’t have high humidity. But the big news is that they’re saying we’re gonna have a beautiful holiday weekend!!! It’s supposed to be in the 80s for the whole (!!!) weekend. You don’t realize what a big deal that is for us! We rarely have sunny weather for Memorial day weekend. One yr it was so bad that a friend & I watched as the rain poured so hard it was swirling down the street!! It’s usually cold, wet, & miserable.
Adele, I believe you can watch Chicks night in on your computer, just go to the QVC home page, type in QF or chicks night in in the search bar & it should take you right to it. I’m pretty sure we don’t get it on the TV out here. You’re right about the bugs being in mattresses, etc. Until I moved in here I’d never seen a bed bug or roach!! I’d heard of them but never came close to seeing one!! They are so GROOOOOOSE!!!!!
I haven’t heard of your health insurance. It must be regional thing. I know they go by your income. At least that’s what I was told.

Colleen, it was sleep number beds I was thinking of. They’re waaaay too expensive for me.

Oh, I was going to ask you guys, have any of you cooked with one of those Copper Chef pans they sell on the Q? I got one of the griddles recently.

That was terrible about the bombing at that concert last night!!! Those poor kids & their families. Out for a fun night out at the concert & that happens. Just EVIL!!!
That’s all I have for now.
Take care.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's May! Let's Celebrate Mothers and Memorial Day. #62777

Hi Ladies,
I hope all of you had a nice weekend. It’s been perfect out here. Nice, sunny with a nice breeze yesterday & today. It heats up tomorrow (Mon) to the 90 degree mark. I got the AC ready to go. I got the window all ready for it. But it’s supposed to cool down Tues to mid 80s, like today. Then it’s back to normal, 15-20 cooler. It’s wonderful to see the sun again!!
I’m glad I got those capri/pedal pushers from QF & Denim Co. Perfect for this kind of weather.

Adele have you ever considered a different health insurance co? I have Health Net Jade. My copays went up too but not doubled. It seems everything is going UP!! Everything but our payments from SSI. Every time I get a raise, something takes it. Rent, copays for Drs, meds, groceries, you name it. That’s why when I get something from QF or something else, I have to be sure it’s on 6 pay.

I did something to my computer & couldn’t figure out what it was I did so I had to re up on Windows 10. When it was done, everything was back to normal, altho I had to redo my personalization, background pics, etc. Had to resign in here again. I;m getting to be a pro at it now.. lol
I’m so glad I got that butterfly shirt, I tried taking a selfie but my arms aren’t long enough.

I know those beds you talked about are on the Q every so often. IT’s on the tip of my tongue, but I can’t see it. Not Serta. But those adjustable beds are EXPENSIVE!! I almost fell off the sofa when I saw the prices!! My mattress is almost 20 yrs old! I should get a new one, but I need a new bed frame first. I got the one I have at a garage sale before I moved in here. It’s an old wooden headboard with wood slats & is terrible!!
Well, that’s all for now.
Have a great week girls.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's May! Let's Celebrate Mothers and Memorial Day. #62675

Hi Ladies,
I don’t know what happened but I had to re-sign in all over again today. For some reason I wasn’t able to reply but was able to read the posts.
I’m sorry to hear about all those storms out there. those tornadoes would scare the life out of me!!! We just had really cold weather the past few days. There was a winter storm warning for heavy snow in the Wa. & Oregon Cascade mts all weekend. They got another foot or so of fresh powder. We got rain. I’m hoping it’s all over with now. For awhile anyway. Now we’re heading into some warmer weather, even down right HOT weather!! By next week we’ll see 90 degrees here. Talk about weather whiplash!!
I got my new QF butterfly shirt today & it’s gorgeous!!! The butterflies are even more beautiful in person. So many beautiful colors!!! So springy/summery.
Well, that’s about all I have today. Stay safe everyone!!!
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's May! Let's Celebrate Mothers and Memorial Day. #61740

Hi Ladies,
I’m way behind so forgive me if I leave something out. Sorry to hear some of you weren’t feeling good on Sunday. That’s always a bummer!

Sue, didn’t the hospital have a social worker talk with you about having help come out to help you out while you’re recovering from your surgery? I’m surprised they didn’t set you up with someone to help you out. When I had my elbow operated on they talked to me about having someone help me out. But she only lasted a few days, as I’m so independent, I did it myself. Your body has gone thru a traumatic (!!) change & you will tire easily for awhile. you have to have patience, dear. As someone who has had open heart surgery, many yrs ago now, it took me quite awhile even back when I was a lot younger!! Nowadays, when I do laundry, or run errands, it takes me a day or 2 to recover from it. Just go with it, & get lots of rest. Of course do the exercises as directed so you don’t stiffen up. that only makes it worse. The meds will knock you out at first. They’ll wean you off of them eventually, as the knee heals. But it does take time. It won’t happen overnight. Patience, patience.

Did any of you watch the QF TSV Friday? I broke down & got the multicolored butterfly shirt in hot pink. I saw all those gorgeous colors of butterflies & I couldn’t resist!! I wanted one of each color of shirt, but the budget wouldn’t let me. Sigh.

Adele, what on earth could be in those doughnuts that would cost $27!!!! Are they frosted in gold or something?? LOL I’m sorry I missed out on your strawberry shortcake!! Where I grew up in a small town south of Portland, they had a strawberry fair the first week of June every yr. They had the largest strawberry shortcake in the state at that time. I don’t think they have it anymore. It used to kick off the summer season of the local berries. They are the BEST berries!! They are the sweetest berries. Not these green things they sell in the stores from Ca. If I can find a local road side fruit stand I try to get a bunch of them. That helps out the local farmers as well.
Do you have sciatica? Every so often my left leg feels like it’s gonna go out from under me. It feels like it isn’t there, even walking to the kitchen or around the house.. when I go out to the store, I always have my “granny cart” with me as a walker.

Congrats to all of you who have grands celebrating accomplishments, what ever they may be. I can’t keep everyone straight so I’ll congratulate all at one time.
I’m concerned about Colin. He’s still a baby right? A fever that high for a small baby should be a concern of a Dr., I would think. Especially if it went on for days. Yrs ago when a Dr would say ” a virus” to me I figured he didn’t know what else to call it. I thought if a baby had a fever over 100 there was something really wrong. This from someone who’s never had children. I’m just going on what my friends have told me about their kids. I hope he’s better now & giving his mom & dad a run for their money, LOL.

We had a doozy of a thunder storm Sat. afternoon. I saw a huge bolt of lightning & crack of thunder & it poured hail the size of peas. It came down in buckets for quite awhile. I haven’t seen it come down like that in a loooooooooong time!!! Right now it’s cloudy, but the rain returns later today into tomorrow. We have to get thru Wed, before it clears up & they’re saying we’ll warm up to almost the 80s by the weekend!!
Yesssssssssssssssss!!!!!! May’s been the driest month so far this yr!!

Well, I guess that’s all I have for now.
If I left anyone out, I apologize. Take all.
dd

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