It’s Monday, April 14 almost noon here, central standard time.
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It’s Monday, April 14 almost noon here, central standard time.
At work. On lunch. Holy Week for me so I’ve got services every night and can’t stay late.
okay----I'm here. Yup. My pett catt, named "Mousy" is a natural-born killer. She loves to spend the night in the laundry room, hunting for mice. So far, she is up to five. So yeah--I've got to dispose of the mouse corpses. I let her in, and opened a can of yummy catt food for her. If you will recall, Mousy was the kitten which lived on her own in my yard for a month, until I was able to catch her & bring her in. She's very tame, yet kind of feral. I'll post a photo. Yup.Edited to add photo. Yup. Attachment 6296
okay--one mo' thing---last Saturdy nite, I went upta the intersection by booger king, and sat on the retaining wall by the nice new sidewalk, and sat-n-watched the cruisers make noise & burn rubber for 2+ hours. It was the first "cruise" of the season. I'da stayed longer, but there was a breeze and it was getting chilly. At the same time, one o' my case studies who I was acquainted with in jr hi, was keeping his wife company in Ho-woya. What a waste. Sundy, I loaded tree branches I've accumulated on a trailer, so I can dispose of them. Now, to put an exhaust pipe on my van project. Hope that helps you kids some. Edited to add: One mo' thing. The All-Wimmin School Board are spend-O-holics. No wonder my prop tax assss-sssesssment on my hillbilly shack has increased drastically. But yeah--this is their latest senseless act(see photo). The building usta belong ta the Assy o' Gods Sake, which has a church on every corner here. People were commenting: Why tear down that stately old building? Well, people don't wanna climb steps like that, these days, that's why. Nope. Anyway, they insist it's the ONLY possible site for a nice, new jr high. Ha. Attachment 6297
Just dropped tax reports into the mail at the post office. Noon here. Packing for a short fishing trip tomorrow.
"You don't know who you are until you know where you are." Wendell Berry
4:35pm Eastern time: At home, just taking a break from attempting to dis-assemble a broken recliner for easier disposal. During the break I'm keeping an eye on a thunderstorm as it approaches, while simultaneously taking a deep dive into the purpose of a turkey's wattle. Please don't ask, just assume I'm a multi-tasker.
Doctors office, getting the infusion as well as other stuff they thought I needed.
1:45PM, Pacific. Gravel pit getting some road repair materials.
5:16pm ET. Finished my taxes. Just came in from chatting with DS3 outside on the first day it's comfortable to sit outside.
4:22 CT. Trimming the nails on two Guinea pigs.
5:24 pm CT. Sitting in screened in porch reveling in the nice weather!
6:57 pm ET. Taking care of the new member of the household. Can't believe there is a baby in the house again!!
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Sorry for the sideways. Turned the picture on the computer, but this is the one that keeps showing up! Grrr. If anyone can fix it - go for it! LOL Otherwise, sorry again.
O.M.G. Congratulations on the new addition to the family! What a cutie! Any name yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by happystuff
This is Sally. About 3 months old.
so everyone is playing with their kittens, their guinea pigs, and their puppies. That sounds like a good day for everyone and happy stuff that is so wonderful that you have a little pup.
Springfield is such a land of strip malls. I’m surprised they have any old buildings left, but looks like they have one less. That is too bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by littlebittybobby
Congratulations on the new addition, Happystuff!
I guess I'm a day late and a dollar short. I had a medical appointment in the morning, then we visited one of our favorite farm stores. It was a rare beautiful spring day, so I spent most of the afternoon working in the garden.
4 15 25 12:16 eastern time Maryland enjoying the memory of yesterday's lunch here with my sisters and friend. I even put out pretty Easter bunny placemats. Pizza and cupcakes....Deciding whether to go out and weed in the wind or tackle the indoor pile of papers. Just called the accountant and he is filing an extention...we took them in March 5.
4.15.25 12:57 ET. I'm reading Substack articles while waiting for DH. This afternoon, we will continue to set up the season's boat tour schedule and post it on the website. Yikes!
1:52 pm on Tuesday. I have been in St. Louis since Sunday afternoon for a procedure on my shoulder to break up the Adhesive Capsulitis. I had decided to use the same AirBnb we used last summer after the big surgery because it is within walking distance of the hospital and the Uber fees from IL's condo were really piling up each time and I needed to have a grocery store within walking distance.
The doctor's office had told me I could do this procedure solo so K. didn't come with me. Turns out that since they were putting me under general anesthesia they wouldn't allow me to go back to the AirBnb by myself; I had to have 24 hr. supervision. So I walked down to the hospital at 6am Monday morning, the procedure was at around 8am and I was admitted for the rest of the day and last night, which in retrospect was the right thing to do. I do feel a bit discombobulated, so much so that I left my nice long phone charger cord in the hospital room this morning and am going to have to walk back there to retrieve it.
It's nice and sunny out, albeit cool.
Sounds like, over all, things went well, SiouzQ. I'm glad. Hope the rest of the healing goes quickly.
I haven't figured out Substack user interface.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
I can’t find the short list of authors I subscribe to.
i can’t read comments on random articles.
so far, not a fan of the user experience although it seems to be a rich resource given who is writing there.
I agree about the interface, but I've figured it out. Regarding finding the short list of people you subscribe to, if you go to the Home page, and make sure you choose the tab "Following" you'll see newsletters by people you follow/subscribe to. At least I'm reasonably sure of that. That's how I filter my favorite authors.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
And I had to look up how to see comments--you have to click on the actual note and then you'll be able to see the comments.
BTW, regarding your comment on the complexity of the country's financial issues--one of the people I have a paid subscription for is Paul Krugman. He is great at explaining complex economic issues. Of course he is on the left side of the spectrum, and definitely anti-Trump, but he still is rationally neutral about things like tariffs.
I haven't paid for the Krugman sub stack yet, but can get a lot fo information rom his free subscription. For example, today being tax day, he speculated that the difference between what people owe and what they pay could be historically large due to the cut backs at the IRS and the inability to monitor or audit returns. Although he does get into some basic easy to understand economic explanations, too. It is something he is known for. I especially like music coda that he features most days. Today's was live uTube performance of the Talking Heads doing their reduction of burning down the house. He is left leaning.
I have no other knowledge or recommendations from Substack, but a subscription is easy to set up and it's not burdened with ads or unwanted emails, unlike some social media.
At noon your time I was at a Dollar store looking for some plastic fillable eggs. I think when my grandson has gray hair he will still want to hunt eggs. So I will fill and hide them as long as I can.
Hope it heals well.
Egg hunts are the best part of Easter, that and all of the pastel decor. I’m glad he enjoys them.Quote:
Originally Posted by KayLR
That's funny! When my kids were growing up, I would always attach a note to the basket from the Easter Bunny. I would reference things they had done throughout the year with corny puns like "I saw you hippity-hopping down that soccer field!" or "you were furry smart at the spelling bee" Typically I would get to it around midnight before Easter Sunday and trying to come up with these four notes was torture. Well, they got notes from the Easter Bunny until they left the house and got married.Quote:
Originally Posted by KayLR
When they started having their own kids, I was like YES, FINALLY I won't be the Easter Bunny anymore... until my son called me up and asked me to write them for my grandson!! I think I did for one year and then told him that I retired from the E.B. business.
So I get the gray hair thing, Kay!
So quiet in the forums! Hope that means everyone is out and about doing stuff that brings them joy. I've been "puppy" sitting. Sally has learned that ringing the bell will get her taken outside, but she does it just to get outside! (not necessarily for bathroom purposes. LOL)
Have been trying to get caught up on little things and still figure out Medicare supplemental, Dental and Vision. So many offerings! How to figure out the best one... and soon! Have a call with an advisor, but learned last time that s/he doesn't have access to all plans. Sigh....
Edited to add: Sorry, that sounds like whining. Which I guess it is, but... LOL
I wish. So many side effects COULD be chemo or cancer, but then there is one that leads me to believe it's the cancer (lost 15# last week).
So yesterday, finished, notarized and filed with the medical faculties, my medical POA, life directives. Worked on the Beneficiary deeds (not quite done), trying to figure out and have to get to my old house for the TOD on some of the vehicles (one done when bought), and figuring out will, while I called to see when lawyer is available.
I am hoping for the best, but not expecting it.
Sending wishes for a peaceful day for you, TMS.
Well, I was *supposed* to be in Rome this week, at the Archivio Apostolico Vaticano, but my fellow researchers and I have rescheduled.
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Sending prayers and energies, TMS. I know this may sound strange, but I so admire you and appreciate what you are sharing of this journey. Thank you.
You are doing such a good job with this! I really admire you.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToomuchStuff
Hang in there, my friend.
I agree. Thinking of you, TMS.Quote:
Originally Posted by happystuff
TMS: We are all hoping for the best for you as well.
TMS, good thoughts your way.
Bae, yes, that is unfortunate scheduling.
I'm vacuuming out and deep cleaning our cars today - it's hard to keep them clean when the yard consists of shredded bark and desert dirt and gravel. Very satisfying to get it done. I do it in the spring and fall usually.
However I've been driven inside because our septic system is being pumped out today for the first time since we bought our house in August 2019. Very stinky!
Today, I am contemplating an existential question: when is too much periwinkle color in actuality too much?
a couple of years ago, we talked about a periwinkle front door and I couldn’t get that image out of my head, so I’m going to have a front door the color of periwinkle. I have a couple of periwinkle flower pots. I’m painting the little garden seating set periwinkle.
This is all before I plant ageratum flowers, and Plumbago flowers. They are the color of periwinkle.
Periwinkle is a strong accent color so I might need to turn it down.
My shutters in NJ were periwinkle, against a medium grey house. I loved that color combination. It particularly looked good in winter against the snow.
Today I finished a piece I'm going to publish on Substack tomorrow. it's a beautiful day here so I've been outside puttering in the garden... just general clean-up work.