Morning everyone..It's a new week...11/08/2014

First topic message reminder :

See sometimes I listen and do on your advise
So tomorrow afternoon we are going to the health
Centre in Coton Rd for a walk in COVID jab
Tea time and cold drinks but I won't say a word about the mince pies a said don't say a word about them

05:07:47

Sorry bit late today been messing with my that did not want to
load up this morning
Mind you I cannot blame it as its FREEZING again and only going to get worse
on Saturday as we will be close to zero degrees when we wake up so the
bathroom tap will be left dripping AGAIN over night to make sure it does
not freeze up
Stupidly though NEXT week it shows us "WARMING:" up into the 30's and
even a 40f
There are also light snow flurries around today but most will only get a coating
or 1 to 2inches at most
I have to run to Walgreens pharmacy for three of my meds they are all on 90 day
supply so I only have to do this once every three months
Blaine has his delivered through an online company but I do not trust them as
should the post office have a problem your up the river with out a paddle
so I prefer to pick MINE UP

Bond that is sad about the leading player

Marge I am sorry did not realize it was the date of passing
What he had done with the radiation was what I had done when
they first found cancer in my left breast ,still have the mark where they
aimed the machine to kill the cancer ,unfortunately it came back but
in a different spot and after having radiation I could not have it again
so that was why they did the Mastectomy

Thank you Vicky that scarf really looks well with your out fit

As to pets eating stuff cannot say I every had any who did that but
I have one cat {Buddy} who NEVER touches or reacts to ANYTHING be it PLANTS
FLOWERS ICY HEAT etc and OTHERS like Spencer's Tabitha and now Harry who
seem to be attracted to them so I have to keep what plants I have up away from
him
When I rub icy heat on any thing I get ATTACKED from Harry its like
CAT NIP to him

Anyway Blaine is up and in the shower so I must away
Did get the ♪ Ricola ♪ cough drops yesterday and they do seem to help as I coughed
less over night
Saw a Dr on TV yesterday talking about the coughs that people were seeing with
this years colds etc normal to have them up to a couple of weeks but after that
people should see their Dr for added help so i am doing OK as this will only
have been a week come next Monday that I started BARKING !!

I will look in later

BOND GET OFF THAT BED ,I see you BOUNCING

Good morning all from a very frosty morning here at Atherstone
Yes it's must be very difficult to explain things the problems that are happening.even going down to not eating for 24 hours ,
It's sort the bed out today as we have a slot between to 2:00 and 4:00 so it's strip the bed and wrap the old mattress in a green plastic bag,
They take that away and bring in the next
Vicky lovely to see you still here this morning and it wasn't all a dream,a lovely dream by the way ,
First breakfast
Back later

sad to hear that Bond. Everything is complicated in those afflicted
with a disability.

Peter was ajusting to his MS when he went in for his
prostate check and the specialist found a lump he wanted
investigated. Turned out it was cancerous but still contained
inside the sack.
There was a choice of treatment, Surgery, or two different kinds
of Radiation treatments.
(Peter has never been in a hospital in his life before and thought that
the stress of hospital and surgery could trigger an MS prolapse.)
The easy choice was conformal radiation. A pin point hit with a beam
over a period of a few weeks.
Not fully explaining what might happen in the future.
It left Scar tissue which came into play when he had a bladder infection
that he could not feel (nerve damage in the brain) so it got very
serious quite quickly. Won't go into full description as its a bit much
for anyone. It turned into a full blown infection.
That needed urgent treatment. He was not expected to recover.
He was in hospital for 4 months!
Peters cousin always joked about the Porter men having weak
bladders,
( Peters father had the same thing that the King will
be having done, his was none cancerous too)
I have drummed into Ian how important check ups are as he is
in his 50s now. He does get them done.
So far, so good.

Its too many immigrants at one time that are such a strain on any
city they are sent to.
Here Governors of states that have a border with Mexico
are not just getting the legal kind, those with contacts
in the US that will take them in.
But many illegals walking with a guide they paid are
infiltrating also. Many with only the clothes on their backs.

Mexico is not a rich country, so it is being strained to breaking point with
the masses gathering at their border every day.
Some are there for months at a time.
Parents are being separated from their children, even babies.

After WW II there were thousands of refugees wandering all over Europe
after having been displaced. They were given new passports just on their
word only. Cannot do that today.

We had some bad and not so good news
One of the Leading Players Is poorly he's had a blood iron infusion but they couldn't do the camera down the throat as he had still got food in his gullet that's after not eating for 24 hours not eating,he's lost over a stone since Christmas,
Then The new Hilton Hotel in Nuneaton is having immigrants for the first two years when it open so that's few more wondering the streets as if the town isn't run down enough,

Good evening,well  Vicky that's a set of three and it's only Thursday fabulous
Lovely scarf

Afternoon.......

Yes I've seen the queen Mary's dolls house in a programme before,  love to see it in real live,  I love dolls houses,  always wanted Susan to have one but she was never interested.    saw a great place somewhere and they made Edwardian or Victorian dolls houses and I drooled over them, I didn't drool just a figure of speech.   but oh they were lovely with all the rooms you could furnish parents, siblings, Nanny with baby and other servants ......lovely.  I would of played with it for years.  

Give Carole a chocolate cake. BTW great painting Carole.

I was thinking the same about Tesco Carole.

No the bit of puzzle hasn't turned up.

Oh I remember the dog we had when I was growing up "Paddy"   I came home from school and my Gran said for me to take Paddy for a walk, we were walking about and Paddy started to do the same then something pink started to come out and then out came my missing pink sock.    I hope nobody is eating.

Yes Margaret Benjie 's good about dropping things if you tell him to "Leave"  or "Drop it" but you have to catch him before he's had a good chew and is about to swallow.....I've dropped an earring before now and shouted loudly  "LEAVE" and he's just left it....but  he  had darted  under the table this time and come out chewing  David shouted "Drop it" so Benjie swallowed then looked at us "What do you want me to drop?"    When he was a puppy, his first christmas I was worried about doing the Christmas Tree  but he just sat there watching us and he's never gone for any decoration.   Unlike one of Rob's cats when he was married to the Witch  that cat would climb up the tree and pull the decoration off and chew them if they didn't get there first.....they had to stop putting the tree up.

You're bond to feel that way Margaret.

David had Prostate surgery just over 2 yrs ago.

Right on that......we're watching a Netflex programme.

Avatar......it's the scarf that does it.

Well, things are better this morning after yesterday's chaos.
I did not mention that it was also the anniversary of Peters passing.

Its been 8 years since he has been gone.
I miss him as much now as I did at the time.

Waiting for doctors office to call but
after lowering the dose of the Blood Pressure pill
and being fully hydrated I had a peaceful night.

Got a lecture from Ian this morning as his phone exploded
with text messages from the automatic notification program
of the Safety pendant company. Right before curtain time in
the UK.
Will be doing a refresher course with Melanie today.

My system does not like any of the newer drugs like Statins
or Beta Blockers. I get weird reactions from them, always
about the 3rd dose.

I am not going to start taking pills for the side effects, as that
is a slippery slope. There are many older medications that
work just as well but like everything else here, the
drug companies brainwash doctors into believing that
newer is better. That is not always the case.
My experience has shown that My BP was just as high even on
a stronger medication!
I pride myself on being a good patient who will hang in there
to give any medication a fair trial before saying its not for me,
lets try something else.

I have seen photos of Queen Mary's dolls house, it is huge
and beautifully made.

Just got the news about the Princess of Wales having surgery
and the King will be having surgery this coming week.
The Prostate surgery is something that is done a lot for
none cancerous prostate problems.
Cannot even guess what Princess of Wales problem is but
it was scheduled so not an emergency.

Its 56f here at the moment and partly foggy and hazy
with some sunshine.
High is expected to be 63f and mostly sunny.
There are bands of rain headed to the far north of us
into Canada and our northern most states , Washington
and Oregon by Saturday.
It should be light rain for us.

Dogs and cats will eat anything. We had a cat that ate a
silver icicle off the Christmas tree one year.
We only saw that she was acting sick so took her to the vets
and an X ray showed a tangled ball of fur and silver in her tummy.
Good job we spotted she was not feeling good so it only took
a strong laxative to clear it out of her system.
I developed eagle eyes for anything on the floor or within
the cats reach that might attract them after that.
The icicles stopped about 3 feet from the floor from then on
and we put a small ring shaped Christmas railway and engine
round the tree to put her off getting that close to the tree.
Found that the old kind we had, had lead in them.
So swapped it out for silver garland on the tree.

A friend of mine had a German Shepherd who stole
her false teeth and ate them. (A full set)
He also stole her sunglasses and buried them in the garden
Never to be found again.
Another friend had a Golden Lab who stole clothes and buried
them. (These were new clothes with tags still on them)
Dogs sense of smell will attract them to things that in
their eyes might taste good.
One command to teach a dog is to "Leave It"
so they drop what they were drawn to.
Only snag is you have to catch them doing it first!

Hi it reminds me of a story,we stayed in a guest house in Torbay before we were married
They had a lovely Beagle he wasn't allowed in the lounge dining room but if he could he would sneak in , and eat anything,the young son had set some of his little toy soldiers out only small one about a inch high , before they spotted him the dog had eat half a dozen
When the owner was out walking him at night (the dog not the owner) he started dragging his bum along the ground very embarrassing
He spotted having never seen one he thought he could see a tait worm coming out as he was dragging his bum along the ground so he put his foot on it there was a pop and out popped a tea bag ,they hadn't found the soldiers when we were there,

Another nice painting Carole,they do look good
Back from my walk into town
I was a little too warm if anything as I had my coat on that John gave me that he had for going to the Artic,Range Rover have given him a new badged one so I've got his
Old one
Vicky has the jigsaw puzzle piece turned up

New Avatar
Another of my PBN


BTW I see the Royals are going under the KNIFE
Kate and our

04:46:38
Morning cough! cough !
I KNOW I KNOW Vicky .....

Ok Bond 26f where you are FEELS like 19f
but I CAN BEAT THAT again today
I have 17f but FEELS like 8f
And Tomorrow and Saturday going to be close to ZERO
before we warm up again and the chance of some very light
fluffy snow tomorrow

Told Carlos I would run my over around 1030am today
so going to wrap up that is for sure he is going to put it up
on the lift and see whats needed for my power steering lines
as Spencer said for my GMC there are two sizes and see what HE will charge
to install them as right now I am adding fluid nearly every time I run it
any where

This Tesco REALLY must be SOMETHING as the "Bond" family are drawn
to it YET AGAIN

While I am out will pick up some ♪ RICOLA ♪ cough drops ,I HAD ASKED
Blaine to get them last night after work ,he said OK ,but as happens
with his brain sometimes after his aneurysm he sometimes forgets
came home asked how I was feeling ,i said not good did you get the cough drops
he replied "DAM!!!" said he would go get them but I said no as he would have to
go to a large or pharmacy neither close to us and at that
time of the night and being so cold and icy I did not want him going back out

Did take your suggestion Marge after I checked on you last night on the
Honey tasted good but unfortunately did not stop it
Its like EVERYTHING has SLID into my chest so just have to get rid of THAT
and I will once again be 100% well as ANY 81 yr old can be

OK so almost time for Blaine to get up
Yesterday the city bin men did not pick up as they are still at the curb
I did the city asking if there was a pick up they told me leave
them out due to all the ice they were running LATE MUST BE REALLY
LATE as they are STILL THERE right now un-emptied

OK back later on have a good day and watch how you ALL go

Good morning all from a very frosty Atherstone cars white over with frost
Not me Vicky I wish it was me the brought it,looking very good
Nothing much on today a walk into town to collect my warfarin tablets and a look around the new Tesco so boots and big coat on first breakfast
Mind you don't get a cold in your  chest Vicky the kitchen floor is cold this morning
Vicky As I'm typing typing this it's showing the fantastic 100 year old Dolls house made
For I think was queen Mary, the tiny things are in such detail now on display at Windsor Castle worth a Google

Ok good night all........

Avatar now who bought me that scarf.....hands up

Hi Marg ,stay safe, lemon and lime 🥤 water is good?

I am back home after picking up the antibiotics and a Urine test cup
from the doctors office. I am very dehydrated so need to drink a lot
of fluids.
Every specialist charges an arm and a leg if you are not careful.
it should be covered by my medical Insurance but I need
permission or OK from my GP for any specialist.

I talked to Cindy across the street and I talked to Melanie
so they knew what was going on before I set out.
As I was ending my conversation with Melanie she pointed
out I should take my safety alert pendant with me.
By the time I got in my car I had a paramedic truck and
a fire engine at my front door!
When I got back with the specimen cup, Brian my tax man
was waiting for me! I had forgotten to cancel the alert!
I got to the doctors office and back OK.

Now its just how much fluid can I drink to get enough
specimen to take back for them to test.

Today is the 30th anniversary of the big earthquake we had
in 1994 . It was a 6.7 magnitude
It killed 57 people, Injured thousands. and left Billions of dollars
in damage. It took years to rebuild.
Much is reinforced from the lessons learned.
It happened just after 4:30am in the morning so
most were still at home.

Where I live, it was miles away from the epicenter but
The chandelier swayed and a few things fell but no real
big damage. It was not the first one we have had and it wont be the
last one. We live with the knowledge that it happens here.
It is less destructive than Tornados in certain ways.
Our buildings fall down, not blow away.
Time for another fluid break. TTFN

Good afternoon all ️️now that's a lovely photo for a cold winters day thank you Vicky
We are looking at possible going back there again this year we have been there a couple of times
Sorry about the thoughts of the mattress we don't do things like that nowadays
We don't get the new mattress untill Friday.
I had better get some warm drinks

Well afternoon guys,  sorry you've got such a terrible cold or virus what ever it is Carole.....and Margaret in the wars,     and Bond having fun on his new mattress and he's given himself a bad back.    If I stand up leaning over the table doing the puzzle I feel it ever a while, and I can't sit down doing it, my sleeve catches a piece and it goes on the floor and    has eaten one already.    

Margaret haven't you a Chiropody handy?  One you can just go in and get treated and just pay for it or are they all very expensive?   Hope you get your meds sorted out.

No bags Carole......one I thought about but decided not to bother.    

Ok ........later

Avatar......Majorca, the only time we'd been there.....it was a lot warmer than it is here today. Roll on summer.

had a bad night so called the Drs office and talked to a nurse
practitioner and explained that among other things, I cannot take the BP meds anymore.
they are passing a note on to my doctor who will I am sure arrange an office
visit of some kind.
I might not get seen until Friday, I think I can wait until then.
its not something that can be taken care of in an urgent care clinic as
they only treat minor things.
and I do not want to go to the Emergency department at the hospital
and wait many hours to be seen as its not an emergency situation.
It may just be something that only needs some antibiotics.
I am just a little spacey having had only 2 hours sleep last night.
Going to wait for a call back now.
Need to drink a lot of fluids.

04:44:31

Morning Boots
You sure your bad back was not you and Mrs B trying out the
NEW MATTRESS
We have "Icy Heat" here as well ,but talking of ICE that is whats
around this morning ICY ALL OVER so glad I do not have to go
any where today scraping the windows on my is NOT EASY
as its high up even though I have the defroster on back n front
Yesterday Blaine cleaned off the snow for me before he left after doing his
car otherwise it would have been a BLOCK of ICE today

Another round of snow Friday they are saying

Well ALL I CAN SAY about this cold is ...OMG talk about COUGHING
I did pick up more cold pills yesterday that included stuff for coughs as well
as runny nose aches and pains etc and after taking two I settled down to sleep
some what but as soon as I got up it started ALL OVER AGAIN ,
Happy to say Spencer informed me last night HIS is almost GONE
THANKS SON AFTER PASSING IT TO ME
Thank God Blaine so far has not gotten it

Anyway as I said not moving far today
Weather not out of the 20's THIS week but rebounding NEXT week into the 30's


Hope the ladies had a good night ...So Vicky did you SPY any NEW BAGS
you want to adopt

Marge hope you feeling OK today take it easy lady
glad Glenn fixed your switch good to have someone that can pop in
with Ian being so far away

Any way I shall look in later folks and that is Limey away

Good morning all from a cold Atherstone but not frosty there is snow in the north,
The back seemed a little better this morning until
Stripping the bed I got the odd twinges.
Wednesday again so washing and cleaning day
Breakfast and it's porridge and syrup
Back later

Good evening all , I've just taken mrsb to the baths for he aqua blast and is blooming cold .
I think we must have been dancing close around the kitchen to Ric as I may have caught your bad back ,it's ok when I'm sitting and ok when I'm walking but the bits in between that are a bit grab your knees time .
I've got deep heat cream now today deepfreeze cream so hot and cold so a little better

Our flu and covid infection season is at medium level here.
Only have a mask order in three counties so far.
Its the most inhabited ones, LA County, Riverside County
and Orange County.
Have reinstated a fresh mask in my car as well
as one I will wear.
I have had my flu and covid booster shot so
should be good to go.

I need to get the BP meds I am on changed,
I have been having bad dreams and nightmares.
(It is listed as one of its side effects)
It also does not seem to be helping my BP either.
Between the trips to the pink throne and being woken up
in fright. It's not very restful sleep.
Its classed as a Beta Blocker which might be wonderful
on someone half my age but I do better on older type meds.
I am not happy with my doctors care at the moment.
I only see her once a year for a free physical and the
issues I have, have been going on since last April.

No referral to a specialist, just Physical Therapy for my back.
As usual the blood they took says my thyroid level is in normal range
but I have the whole list of symptoms of some kind of problem
with the thyroid function which can only be diagnosed by a specialist
and a T3 or T4 test.
Its a shame that you cannot trust your GP who is governed by the
medical insurance you have.
I don't even know who is in charge at the practice I go to.
The practice I used to have before it got taken over by this outfit
used to list all the doctors and the person in charge.
So you could ask for a second opinion.
I could do with a foot doctor as I have a big nail that is getting too tough
for my clippers. I need an authorization from my doctor to get an appointment
to see one in their group of specialists.
If I go outside them, I will have to pay for it myself.

Woke up to thick fog this morning along with an air quality alert which says
no wood burning allowed again for the three counties I already mentioned,
its in force until tomorrow.
I don't think that too many people heat their homes with log fires or have
back yard fire pits in our neck of the woods.
There are no wildfires at present so that cannot be the cause.
its an inversion layer like a lid over the LA Basin so no wind to blow it away.
Its 52f at present with an expected high of 62f. Sun Is trying to break through
though.
TTFN

11:53:24
Well we have around 3ins but its the ice that could occur later 
that has all the schools cancelling school 
Spencer was so angry saying when they were going school in the 70s 
they walked to school in snow over a foot deep ,now a days they see 
A couple of inches and its SCHOOLS CLOSED



I called Carlos and he said to go over Thursday being as the weather 
is not good ,and all I did was pop to the store even though the roads
were not good and picked up more cold pills
Made a meatloaf for dinner so I'm done now 

Later 

04:29:15
COLD and Bond here 24f but FEELS like 18f
looks like Atherstone is in the 30's most of the day
Fur lined boots thou wilt need sire me thinks and flannel
underpants too

I am thinking I might not be taking my to Carlos TODAY

What ever this is I have is moving on down so I am NOW BARKING
like a so at least the runny nose has stopped somewhat

Any way I am afraid I do not have much more news today
so I shall look in later to see any new postings

Hope the ladies both had good nights
"Watch how you go" as Gil would ALWAYS say to ANY ONE
leaving the house
brrrr BARK BARK

Good morning all from a very cold Atherstone the kitchen floor is cold this morning.
Mrsb is at the hairdressers this morning as it's a bit cold for standing at a bus stop we will do the run in motor, still another morning for the boots
So Weatabix and hot milk first

Good evening,just watched Silent Witness a one night show being dragged out to two nights,
It's bed and reading night so see you for breakfast

It does seem as if every company is trying to
get their pound of flesh these days to make up for
all the money they lost during the Covid pandemic.
They claim that to attract more workers they need
to pay higher wages.
Now they are also finally repairing or upgrading
their equipment.
Only thing that has gone down here is the price of Gasoline!
(Our state is among the priciest in the nation.)

Sorry for the pause here but Ian called and Monday is
the one day the theatre is closed.
So We tend to talk a lot.
As Carole says, its Martin Luther King day here today.
Lots of parades in the black communities.
its also designated as a day of service for them.
The man was a great leader but like Kennedy had his life
cut short by someone who was a hater.
Never knowing that this country might have a black President
one day.
Our present Vice president is by -racial as well as being a woman.

Glenn replaced the timer yesterday so that's back up and working
again.
Both lights were on separate switches which Peter changed to a single
switch and then changed to a timer.
They could have been turned on by hand!
Only time it was needed was if we were away from home at dusk.

I followed the Man U vs Spurs game through my BBC Sports site
as the game was on Peacock streaming service.
which I don't have. It was live coverage of the game.
Its kind of like being on here.

Ian has just sent me the 4 pages of forms to fill out to renew
my US passport. It runs out by July this year.
I will need to get a new photo done which most Photographic
shops do. It has to be a certain size and position.
(Its only 2 pages really but my printer does not print both
sides at once.)

Had another earthquake at 2:44am this morning centered
off Catalina Island They say it was a 4.4 which i did
not feel as I was sound asleep!
Catalina is about 22 miles off the California coast and it was
centered on the other side of the island, about 65 odd miles
away all told.
Its 56f and hazy here this morning with an expected high of 59f.
TTFN.



 

£5 more like $30......she doesn't come cheap our Carole

Back later....off to see what bags Evey's got.

What about these bad boys 🥾🥾
What's thats this about you doing sexy chat lines Carole at £5 a minute,you had better be good I've only got a tenner,
Tomato soup me thinks with toasted cheese bread
Nice flowers again

New AVATAR
Another of my P.B.N. managed to enlarge it so you can see

04:27:21
Morning "boots"
Cold I will match your temp its 24f here brrrrr
Had a VERY brief flurry yesterday afternoon but the bigger
chance is for tomorrow and Friday
Banks closed today and no mail as they declared Martin Luther day
a federal holiday
Boys do not get it though
Spencer stayed home ALL day with me and his brother went to the Pharmacy
for more Coricidin cold pills for people with high blood pressure ,Spencer
does not have high BP but I have been giving him them as well as Mucinex
as his seems to be more congestion coughing up Flem

ME I have the runny nose and now I am REALLY talking with a
sexy"voice as its moving down wards ,no fever though
Went to bed was tossing and turning as is normal but thank goodness I
do not have ACHES and PAINS YET so able to function
Not that I am going any where just HOPE and we do not get snow
tomorrow when Spencer wants me to run my over to Carlos in his garage
so he can give me an estimate on doing my power steering lines
He rents this huge garage and has a lift and all his tools and equipment etc
in there and works at repairing cars ,he USED to work for Tony Spencer's boss
Had work done by him before and Blaine so know he is OK

Marge how are you feeling today ? nice you have a warm house at night @

Well better get going
Hope Matt is feeling better Vicky ,some men you can TELL when they are
not feeling well others complain ALL the time
The man I see at the deli every Sunday and who is having the same
problem with one of his knees has had the cortisone shots and Gel like me
but its not working so he said he is opting to get the operation
Said I am not walking as good as YOU Carole I am seeing
the Orthopedic Dr next month to see what we will do as my knee is not good
either but I REALLY do not want the operation

I shall look in later
♪ these boots are made for walking ♪

Good morning all from a cold Atherstone and a bit of a frost on the car , I've got some nice walking today with my new boots on 🥾🥾 I've got to get our tablets order my warfarin.mrsb is doing the weeks shopping at Aldi and popping into Tesco
Yes we watched Vera but never watched call the midwife.
Breakfast and a couple of buns to toast

I've watch Vera too......"Call The MidWife" is on now

Dancing on ice on the box with Holly Woblebooby

Afternoon........and boy it's freezing out there.  they're saying we might have snow by Wednesday.  

Gosh that new Tesco seems to have Mrsb excited......didn't she go last Thursday 11th she was there because the doors opened and she went again yesterday to wander about.     Yes you have to keep the little shops going also.

Susan's MIL have some really tall sunflowers in their back garden.......and a hedgehog house .....she puts hedgehog food out for them and water of course.

Oh Carole got a text message from Laura  "When you were in the Lady Graven room did anything strange happen?"   I asked her why and she said her and Codie were sitting on the bed and suddenly the bathroom door opened and shut and then open again and then the shower turned on.   they left the bathroom light on that night.     So I told her about Matilda and what happened when we were there.  I wonder how often people do have this sort of experience?     I wasn't scared just shouted "Matilda pack it in"   though the scary bit was during the night I woke up and wanted to go to the loo I asked David to come with me he said just shout if anything happens, well sat on the loo and the light pull, which was plaited thick silk started to move  "DAVID! I shouted and he said "What do you want?  I told him about the light pull swinging about and he said "You might have touched it when you went by"  I said it was still when I sat on the loo and then started to swing, then all of a sudden it started going wild but by the time David turned up it was just swinging a bit  "Yeah you brushed against it when you walked"  well he didn't see what I saw.   that was the only time I was scared  other times I just said "Matilda stop it"   I did then tell her a Monk walks around the corridors,  but not many people have seen him.

My SIL has been sick 2 days before they came home from Cornwall until yesterday when he only had a slight tickle,  and logged on to work,  he's not done that for that long or gone into the office,  which isn't Matt.    Seems bugs are going around.

We've been with the same internet for years That is bad taking money out of your account without asking you, that should never happen.

Got to phone

All quiet on the west coast.
Glenn is coming to replace the timer
on the front porch light at !!am.

I am going to watch Man U vs Spurs
for some excitement while eating breakfast.
I have been through many Cable company
take -overs. Its Spectrum at the moment.
The only decent thing they did was keep me on the
original level I paid for, I was on basic with the next level.'
I do not need all the premium channels.
It is fiber optics here too.

I have what I have from when the mortgage got paid off
.The money we spent on that now pays for the cable network.
The fees have gone up but not enough to think about looking
at another one.
I also have my phone service through them and my computer
Wi-Fi. I do get a break for having all three with them.
Its one of my only treats as I do not spend any other money on
entertainment.
See you all later Alligators.

Hi there by by there

Back later off out.

08:26:37
Just back from the  hardly any one there but did see
two of the regular customers at the deli counter ,Bob and Kate

Sun out but they are saying as the clouds approach from the West
(That's me)so will the snow flurries start but should be a  very small
accumulation,today at least

Omg see now it's North Korea firing rockets and South Korea reporting
on it ,and the Volcano in Iceland erupting AGAIN

WAS it chicken Little who ran screaming...The end is near  

I hate that Bond when the cable companies slide in extra
fees thinking you will not notice
The biggest thing now is with mine Optimum is they want you
to get your mobile phone service through them
But Tracie gave me one of her phone numbers ,and I pay her
$65 every month  and we are with AT&T,Spencer has Blaine on
his plan and they with Sprint/Mobile

Ok groceries put away ,I'm talking * sexy* now according to one of my
grocery store employees ,so guess the colds on the move she said she
had a itchy/tingly feeling on one side of her nose which is how some
start ,mine starts with a slight sore throat

My truck was singing all the way I NEED to get the power steering
Lines fixed but I do not have $1000
So Spencer called one of his mates who does car repairs on his own
to see if He can do it cheaper as the parts are not that expensive
it's the labor as it's a PIA to do ,and Spencer will pay for it out of
his tax refund ,I just wish I did not need my    but as long as
I'm capable to    I like to drive myself.

Any who I'll check in later  

Afternoon Carole,I think I have been with these just over twelve months,like alot they do a great deal to start with then the ramp it up and hope you don't notice,ours has gone up by over £10 a month,but then last month I had a email saying sit back and relax we haven sorted your security out for this year nothing for you to do
They had taken £59 out of my account to pay for a year's subscription, as far as I know without asking
Michael set me up with this company the same has he was and they have done the same with him so he has signed us both up with Vodafone so we will be on a lower rate he thinks for good but we have see
So plummbb Damm for now

04:54:43
Morning
Well first off Spencer's snuffy nose has flown to ME
so I have been taking cold pills all yesterday every 4 hrs
and have two more to take right now
I do not think its anything more than a regular head cold 'he says
it could be in and out of peoples cars all day he could have picked
up a cold bug as none of the other mechanics are sick

Next as I said that was one of the first attempts I tried Bond my flower
ones I think came out MUCH better

So you hit a WHOLE "30 quid" you think ,well that will get you a couple
of hamburgers and some chips ,and swopping cable providers again
I see ,how often do you do that ? I have the same one and have had
for quite a few years but change some of the promotions that they offer
that help drop the monthly payment ,one will be when they change us
to Fiber-optic as they say EVERY one will have it later this year and if
we did not do it NOW we would have to PAY $100 to have it changed
doing it now will be free plus it drops my bill down a few dollars for so long
I guess
I do not CARE about faster internet but this is what its ALL about


I can tell when my son is not feeling 100% as he only dropped off his W2 income
tax form off to our accountant Nick and after swinging by Seaside Park briefly
came right home

Watching YET AGAIN more HOUSE fires around the State ,people must be
doing SOMETHING trying to keep warm for all these to happen
Over the next week its going to be FRIGID weather with snow as well in the
forecast

Update on the guy next door Danny ,his blood work came back non toxic
so that means he is FLIPPING his LID and they have put him into a mental
facility for two weeks for assessment I guess so its not
his kidney failure causing it

OK I have to get on need to run to the before the weather
changes we dropped from 53degrees yesterday to a BALMY 24f and its saying
the SNOW could arrive possibly this afternoon ....THAT is EARLY as they had been
saying TUESDAY

GOOD MORNING LADIES

Marge hope your feeling better today

Good morning from a bright but cold morning
Busy afternoon yesterday cancelled our internet and started setting up for the new one with Vodafone,then applying for new passports with portrait photos against a White door,
Mrsb has just shouted down that we have three numbers on the lottery? So I don't think we will be booking flights out to the sunshine ho we haven't a passport
It seems it may be £30 so not life changing
So buns for breakfast

Good evening on a Saturday night
All celebrative quizzes on the box tonight and it just proves celebrities are not to bright
I better get some drinks in
Nice Carole but I like the flowers better

Painting flowers is a little more forgiving than
a lot of other types of painting.
So many varieties these days.

Peter tried doing a paint by numbers of a
Parrot on a bush. Only problem was he could
not leave it alone!
He kept touching it up until you could not tell
what you were looking at!

I am really enjoying having a heater that does not
turn itself off late at night.
The fancy bells and whistles one had a timer built
in and it was too high tech for me to change without
messing up all the other settings.

Big news here in LA.
We were one of seven cities to get a retired space shuttle.
We got Endeavour, Yes, spelt the English way!
Ours will be the only one mounted in Launch mode.
It will be the centerpiece of a new Air and space center.

Many inventions in that area have come from companies
in this state. Now of course its famous for its Silicone Valley
companies.
The present Science Museum is a Victorian building along with
the Natural History Museum.
They no longer reflect the full spectrum of discoveries made
since the end of WWII.
We have a real Tar Pit still bringing up dinosaur bones not far
from there!
Right near of downtown LA!
Our town can lay claim to a portion of wetlands marsh.
Saved from the developers when expanding our shopping mall.
It was nearly all gone by the time it was realized that they were
an important part of the Eco system between the land
and the ocean.
There were a gallant crew who worked at rectifying any damage that
had been done and it is a thriving habitat today.

The gulls had taken to using an ornamental fountain in a landscaped
area in front of a bank building as a spa and sleeping area!
They would gather there when they knew a storm was coming.
It was right on a busy intersection!
They were still wired to look for the Marsh. The lazy ones use
our high school field or the parking area in front of PetSmart!
Not many go as far as the Torrance airfield.
These were all areas of Marshland before people came.
If the balance is right, its not smelly or fly ridden.
Well, that is my little travelog for the day.
Not feeling 100% right now so just plodding along.
TTFN































Road signs say "Look out for creatures crossing road"

One of the first I tried
Much prefer flowers though

05:45:20
Morning
AND I HAD A GOOD LIE IN ,woke at 1am as Spencer
had borrowed my truck to pick up something for his friend
and he had fallen asleep so after speaking to him I had a job falling
back ,have no idea what time he got here but my  is outside
so guess he made it ok
He has been dosing himself the last couple of days as he has a stuffy nose
not often he gets sick so I HOPE he is not now ,easy done though with this weather
and where he works in and out of the bays that are constantly being opened and 'closed

Thank you for the kind compliments on one of  my "masterpieces" I have to admit
a couple turned out very nice  

Ahhh so you missed a bag Vicky ,well as you say was not meant to be
Oh I guess I missed that Matthew was not taking the car until Easter
And you have neglected to tell your granddaughter and friend about the
HAUNTING'S    

A NEW TESCO be STILL MY ...guess it dose not take much these days to
get some excited  

Well I have heard the loud WIND gusts and rain all night ,thought it would have
been ALL OVER but seems not so
They are watching now for COASTAL FLOODING as high tide approaches
and they are showing some towns have already had almost another 2ins
of   {had THAT been SNOW it would have been 20ins as for each
1 inch of rain it equals 10 inches of SNOW }
That comes Tuesday they are saying >>>SNOW  

Bond nice Avatar I thought Sara was a blonde ?

Well the GOOD news is being as Monday here is a legal holiday for Banks
"Martin Luther King Day" my    pension was deposited early
as it should have gone in Monday the 15th  and if I am not mistaken
NEXT month will be the same as the day it should go in is a Presidents
birthday "Washington" have to check to see the bank holidays when I get
out of here  


The weatherman is also saying watch out for the temp DROP  next week
right now believe it or not we are in the 50's    but by next week
we will be lucky if it gets into the LOW 20's  

They are watching the "Yantic" river close as the rain comes down with
that dam at Norwich  

OK peeps I will look in later

Have a good day ,BTW I agree with you Vicky about Bonds sons
as HE should NOT be up in his attic balancing on the ATTIC JOISTS
to change BULBS  

MORNING Marge          

Good morning all from Atherstone
Mrsb wanted to be up this morning so she can get down to Tesco to wonder in the glory of the new shop , I haven't been there yet may be later today
It is the talking point of the town
Mrs b did put on Facebook that Tesco is very good let's not forget the small businesses of the town that makes it what it is
Up to Last night it had had 81 likes
Carole Lovely sun flowers

Wow Carole that painting is good, looks real.

 don't talk to me about cake.......I'm eating too much.      

Oh Laura and her friend Codie have gone to Coombe Abbey the room they'd booked was being decorated so they up graded them to the Lady Craven room which we had and I played Lady of the Manor.    and it was haunted by  Matilda  and a couple of things happened and I said "Pack that in Matilda"   or "Matilda!!! "    but oh we loved staying there.....Lady Craven room was the top room so they've done well.   Haven't told them it was haunted.

Oh Matthew isn't taking the car until Easter......so we'll take it out a couple of times just to keep the engine ticking over.

Susan's paid the money for the number plate into David's Bank. Though the bag I had my eye on has been sold. Oh well it wasn't to be.

Hi all , been watching the American (Reacher) a b a x Major in what would be their version of our
MP ,a bit of shouting swearing and a lot of killing
I do like Ashby a lovely place for coffee and cake
Mind I would say that about all places ,

Hello Vicky
Saying a last good bye to your car.
Yes Linda still not feeling good as i text her
She's having to have these injections for
Osteoporosis  and what ever is in it is knocking
HER about ,dry heaves and diarrhea
Said she slept 3 hrs after leaving me yesterday

Just as in everything these days we get what we pay for
I guess

Marge I was only repeating what one local weather man was
saying about the Norwich dam ,they never said anything
about a crack ,I did see myself where they were re enforcing it
and will be watching it closely tonight
Glad you got some things done though
Where did Bond go
Is he testing his new mattress out lol



New avatar one of my paint by numbers