Yes! I got to spend all day in the garden and it was delightful!Quote:
Originally Posted by Yppej
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Yes! I got to spend all day in the garden and it was delightful!Quote:
Originally Posted by Yppej
Will you hurt tomorrow? Arnica Montana to the rescue!Quote:
Originally Posted by rosarugosa
I am feeling fine this morning, fortunately. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one
To be retired in spring! That is the best!Quote:
Originally Posted by rosarugosa
It sure is! I ache but it is so great to be able to be out there, weeding, digging, rearranging. Knowing I can still get up and down from the ground. Knowing the work will be visible to me for a long while and will last...if I get the mulch on soon enough. Glorious.
Did estate planning myself and went to see the attorney today to verify I did not miss anything. She said I was the most organized person she has ever seen and wanted to know what I did for a living. She was shocked that I completed a form that is normally done by attorneys (????). It was no big deal! The deed to our house will be transferred to our son when we die, thereby, avoiding probate. Paid $30 and an attorney would have charged $200. All it entailed was going to the courthouse and filling out the form and paying the fee???? I am thrilled to have this chore off my list!!!!
frugal-one,
we have the same thing here in AZ. Our state has several different deeds for real estate, and one of them is called a "Beneficiary deed." Easy to file and also inexpensive.
For most people their homes are their biggest asset, so it's great to have that be able to transfer upon death without a court action.
I just submitted my first picture book manuscript! I have been using the 100 day challenge, a writers' group and a new critique partner who helped so much to get this to happen. I'm very pleased! Jumping for joy.
What a great accomplishment! Good for you!Quote:
Originally Posted by nswef
Thanks Rosa, I didn't even know I wanted this...willing to just write for fun, but my critique partner guided and pushed me along. Now I'm very excited!
Nswef that sounds like a dream come true.
My daily rave: Purchased vitamins from a mail order vitamin company (not sure if I'm allowed to name). The seal on two of the bottles was broken (with this moldy looking stuff visible on top). Got a replacement within 2 days (and postage paid mailer to mail back defective product). They have earned my loyalty.
Nswef- WTG!!!
"Double down".
I'm really starting to hate that term. Used too often and -- I think -- often inaccurately. I hope it dies soon. In fact, let me double down on that hope.
A Paris taxi driver thought I was French! He said my accent was excellent :)
Thank you Duolingo!
My wonderful DH cleaned up “my” section of our
Hermann property, removing lots of shrubs, cutting them to below ground. It was a surprise! Now I just have to remove the little stuff.
i was feeling discouraged about getting this land ready to plant by fall, but now I see I can have it ready in three weekends of work. He has one smallish tree to remove from that area, a one day job.
Very sweet of him:))
We have bluebirds making a nest in a box right next to the porch where I can watch the progress up close and personally!!! The box is very old, housed bluebirds when it was on another fence that was removed, then sat dormant for a couple of years and we finally put it on a trellis post- I ripped out a sparrow nest earlier and now the bluebirds are there!
Wow! that is so great!Quote:
Originally Posted by nswef
Had a nice interaction with a grocery store employee in Calif. We were unfamiliar with the store layout and saw her in the aisle. Asked her where the olives were, and she pointed to her ear and handed my SO her phone. She gestured for him to speak his request into her phone which he did, and then it translated his voice to text so she could read it. She did and nodded her head and led us to the olives. We thanked her.
The best part was that it was effortless, and I left there very happy knowing that, thanks to technology, she had a job she could accomplish and that we as customers could easily interact with her. A simple thing that would have seemed impossible a few short decades ago.
I asked a worker in Home Depot where sonething was. I had the used up package as a sample. He did not know but scanned the SKU with his smart phone and was able to tell me the aisle and bin!
My very fine but straight hair is really struggling with the high humidity. Mousse mixed with sweat is just gummy. I went into a Shoppers Drug Mart looking for an alternative shampoo and conditioner to avoid the mousse. Found Nexxus for fine hair and it doesn't coat the hair shaft. Hair looked so much better today, all day.
The rave is that the staff was very helpful, the (quite pricey) product worked, it was 20% off for Seniors Day and when I went online to price compare, nothing could match the price I paid. Even Amazon was a couple of $$ more. Yay!
I had a nice random interaction shopping, I tend to be so self contained that often people barely notice me. It was nice to have this friendliness in the middle of shopping
Waking up to light rain showers. They're not expected to last, but it's a nice respite from the extreme heat we're getting this week.
A blissful 41 outside cooling the cabin down to 64 inside (no AC here). :cool: It was 76 when I went to bed at 915 last night. Today only going to 84! Wohoo!!!
A wild turkey hen and 4 little ones sauntering up the lane next to my porch this morning delighted me.
Awww, I can picture that!Quote:
Originally Posted by nswef
I have been considering different approaches to cleaning my engineered wood flooring. I use Boni cleaner and a swivel type of mop frequently after vacuuming but some spots need more - around the kitchen and dog eating areas and where he snoozes on his mat on the floor at the foot of my bed. The hand and knees approach was not very appealing. I have read about the stream cleaners but it is one more tool to have around and I am not sure if the tool is hard on the flooring.
A brain wave struck - I have a kneeling garden stool https://www.homedepot.com/p/Bosmere-...-205800383-_-N like this. I put some tape on the parts that would rest on the floor and happily cleaned the areas that needed extra attention, getting up and down with ease.
So I got the job done, didn't spend any money and it was easy to do.
Good for you Razz.
A well-made and flattering bathing suit. Finally figured out after all these years that it pays to spend a little extra money to get something like this. I got a one-piece that originally retailed for $89 on sale for half-price. In the past I'd never have spent over $50 on a swimsuit so I never even tried on anything like this but the difference is amazing.
And I'm a 2x/week dog-paddler, not a Serious Swimmer, so I an only imagine what the very expensive bathing suits are like but this is such a step up for me I had to post to recommend it.
I have to ask what brand you got, Lainey? I have trouble keeping a suit - they degrade so quickly in the pool chemicals. And yes, I rinse in clear water, hand wash only and don't dry in the dryer. My last suit - a Longitudes as I'm very long torso'd - was bought in April. Dd told me she could see my freckles through it last week! I asked if you could see my hiney, and she said not yet! I think a suit should last longer than that b
Believe it or not it's a label from Penney's - St. John's Bay. And this is the first season I've had it so I may be reassessing after a year or so, but right now it's a winner.
I went to a visitation for a deceased garden club member. Usually I am alone in my habit of scrutinizing each floral arrangement at the funeral home, it is one thing I do to stay focused and present.
So, this time I was there with a bunch of garden club ladies and they all did the same thing. We yakked about the floral designs, guessed which designer at the florist shop made it, discussed unusual plant material and placement. The deceased person would hsve been right there with us.
Because the deceased was a garden club lady, there were a few creative designs among the usual stuff.
This is a rave, not a rant, because at rhis event I felt truly amoung my peeps.
THe family probably understood and enjoyed having all their relative's friends there.
We are musicians, and we went to a wake of a member of our choir. Someone decided to sing a 4 part choral piece, just off the cuff, which we all knew, gathered around the coffin. Unfortunately, the person who decided to start began the took a weird turn in the intro solo and we all went up about five steps--my husband and I started laughing at that point, and we still can't talk about it without laughing. The deceased, a bass, would have been laughing the hardest.
Love this post. When I do a visitation, I try really hard but so discreetly to see what was included in the arrangements. Hard to do at times.
Heard an interesting point recently about choosing a particular florist who made a special effort to ensure that any arrangements ordered for the same visitation would complement each other but not repeat the arrangements. Is this usual?
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Originally Posted by iris lilies
Hmm, interesting! I would imagine that if one florist had several orders the same funeral, he would do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by razz
I'm sure that's true. Good for you and your choir for contributing music, however "flawed" to the wake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
When I walked the dog this morning in the shade of our cemetery, I was kept company by 5 beautiful deer, of which 2 were fawns. They are so delicate and delightful. Attachment 2420
That line of trees is lovely.Quote:
Originally Posted by razz
the deer. I guess they are nice since they are hundreds of miles away from my lilies.