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

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04:42:16

Morning Bond
They say there is Snow/Rain showers in some towns
that will change over to ALL rain later at least its warmer

Vicky hope you have written down WHO gets WHAT
after your gone with your goodies then as you have it seems
some priceless items
I remember when you showed us the painting ....

I have nothing worth much so will not be a problem
I shall leave as I arrived in this world with NAUGHT

Looking like I have another to do mostly Blaine's
as Spencer washes his own I do not mind doing it its the stairs
that are killing me these days as the Gel is NOT working which I will tell her
when I go Feb 22

Any way not a lot of news this morning so I shall look in later

Hope the ladies had a good night
Cannot wait to hear what your Dr's office said Marge Metropol
is what Blaine takes after his aneurysm to keep his BP in check

Evening......

Bond I looked online about extractor fans for cookers on internal walls and this is what I found.

"Yes, you can use an extractor fan above your cooker on an internal wall. If you don't have access to the outside for venting, you can use a recirculating extractor fan. This type of fan filters the air and then recirculates it back into the kitchen. It typically contains charcoal filters to remove odors and grease from the air. While it's not as effective as a vented extractor fan, it can still help improve air quality in the kitchen. Just make sure to regularly clean or replace the filters to maintain its effectiveness."  

Oh Margaret I take Amlodipine also.

I saw the Fiber van at the bottom of our road last week......we'll all have it over here shortly.

Susan and Matt did some running today,  Susan did a 5k  and Matt did half a marathon.       they ran at Chepstow races.....where the horses run. Avatar Matt with his medal.

Later.

Well, just had a FB message from the actor who says
he is my son.
He is acting as if I was the one who was at fault for
causing HIS blow up at ME for accidently setting off
the Safety Alert pendant.
I was dealing with the thought that I could be having
Kidney failure at the time.
Who wouldn't panic!
I just messaged back to let him know what I am dealing
with as I have been waiting until the play ended to tell
him.
I told him I am not up to carrying on the argument
either on the phone or FB messenger.
I understand he is on a high after the play was such
a success and is up for an award for those type of
productions. Good for him.

We are warming up here, its 60f at 9:10am with a
high of 74f and sunny expected.
The Rain front is lingering offshore and expected
to arrive by Friday now.
I may do a quick run to the grocery store today
to stock up. I do this type of shopping once a month
anyway. Always have enough on hand to cope
with power outages, anything I can heat up on
top of the stove is good as I have gas burners
and can light them manually with the good old
stand by--Matches!
Went to a local Cost Plus World Market and got
2 boxes of Yorkshire Gold Tea. (Cheaper than the
British shop) got some biscuits as well.
(I have to leave the coffee alone for now.)
I am glad I have two water filter jugs so I can
have chilled clear water all day.
Don't have to keep running the tap every time,
It wastes water.
Some of our water comes from artesian wells
so it has a quantity of calcium in it which
makes the water very hard.
I use an electric kettle I have had for over 10 years
and there is not a trace of calcium in it!
I use filtered water in it and have since day one.
I also used it in the steam iron. (When I used an iron)
I also use a filter on the ice maker built into
the fridge/freezer, nice clear ice cubes.

Papers and TV are full of gloom and doom here;
In our state it seems that deaths from car accidents
outnumber deaths from crime now.
I stay away from most of it and read books and
watch things on U tube.
I like History programs and a program called
"Who do you think you are."
about Ancestry.
There is a program here called "Finding your roots"
which is interesting too.
I might have missed them all on TV but can catch
them edited online.

Its time for breakfast here and take my antibiotic
horse pill. Always with food.
TTFN

Good afternoon, a lazy day and a lazy afternoon,
Just sat by the fire reading,
I did do a bit of work outside this morning cutting back some silver leaf before it started up again in the spring but was soon back indoors,
So getting close to afternoon tea
Coffee and cake
Large lemon and lime

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always love this view of the trees out back
this was taken LAST March ROLL on SPRING

05:11:26
Morning Bond
BYE Bond
look at those legs go
Self service I see today
I have to limit my intake of Strawberries its the SEEDS
same as KiWiI rememeber years ago when I discovered THEM thinking
I was eating healthy I was putting them away DAILY ,then got the
WORST attack of Diverticulitis ,when asked by the Dr what had I been
eating was SOON TOLD WHY

Raining heavy right now but at least here its NOT WHITE
well not until tomorrow morning when the WHOLE State will turn WHITE
for a while Monday but then the returns Tuesday
39f right now

This new Fiber tV will take a little getting used to trying to figure out the remote
ALONE
I normally record the programs I watch every week ,all I had recorded Saturday
were WIPED CLEAN but luckily any thing else I have recorded should STILL
BE THERE but now MY problem is HOW do I FIND them the old
remote had a button that SAID VCR that you pushed and it showed you all
your recordings ,I have to find out from Spencer WHERE to find them NOW
as he was I know messing with his TV/remote last night

Glad I did the yesterday though as I would have gotten
a wet shirt going out at 7am today

So Hope the ladies had a good night ,I will return later

HI HO and away I go

Good morning from Atherstone,
Running late so breakfast of pancakes and strawberries ( not English)
Back later
Drinks in the kitchen and fridge

Well what a carry on
My cable company is switching to fiber optic the tech was here
Three hours ,supposed to be faster internet etc etc
I can see the picture is better ,but I have to get a new tv for my
bedroom as my old (but still works fine) will not work with this
So my son said he will buy me a new one in a few weeks
Doesn't really bother me as I don't watch it a lot once I go to bed
but will be strange not having it there
Trouble is now my Alexa DOESN'T  work that David bought and set up
for me some years ago now and I do not know how to fix that
Ah well ,modern technology

Glad to see your ok Marge
Catch you all tomorrow

Hi Marg,we did have a big big pub in Nuneaton that had a big upstairs for all sorts
And travelling theatre groups and music groups plus other things
Mrs B had her 21st there ,we saw a travelling theatre group doing
"Bouncers' four bouncers on the door of a night club
Atherstone am drams did it a few years along side Shakers a group of four cocktail girls
I had the job of painting the walls and floor black Matt , no props just good actors.
Another I've seen like that a couple of times is "Two '. Cast actors playing a dozen parts just by a change of coat and or hat

I believe what happened was the roofbeams
got eaten by termites over the years and
could not take the weight of the clock tower
and the small steeple .
They said a fire regulation inspection had been
done but not a structural inspection.
Looking at the early drone footage, it shows
a lot of not just dust but beams that had
crumbled.
It could also have been rot caused by rain
damage over time and it just rotted away.

The NP called about 3:30pm my time but
no result of the sample yet, that could take another
week.
All I know at this point is, its a Kidney infection
and a rough one to treat.
I have enough Ciprofloxacin for another 5 days.
I am also taking a new BP medicine as well,
Amlodipine to be taken only at bedtime.
I also have a prescription to treat heartburn
which is working very well.

The stinger in the tail here is that my next appointment
with my GP is not until late April!

No information about If I might need another refill of the
Cipro before then but am going to try to enroll in the "Portal"
they have to contact the office by email.
I hate being left in suspense for 3 more months!
I know the doctors at that clinic are fully booked until then.
(The April date is the date of my annual physical anyway)
I might know more if or when they call me about the result
of the latest sample.
I will only wait 10 days for that and if I do not hear anything
I will be giving them an earful.

Its Ian's last night of the play tonight and it sounds like everything
went well. There are a chain of small theatres, some in
upstairs rooms above Pubs. that are like being off Broadway in
NY. Its to try out new productions and new playwrights.
They even have awards for these like the big boys. (Think Tony's)
I believe that Ian has more offers of work which,
will at least fill his bank account if he gets to do them.
(I cannot say anything more as actors are very superstitious
about talking about job offers as they believe it is bad luck)
I only get to hear about the ones he is "Penciled" in for.
That means actually got the part.

We still have the atmospheric river headed our way.
Locally known as the "Pineapple Express."
The bulk set to hit way north of here in Northern
California and Oregon.
We will get rain out of it and more snow at
higher altitudes.
Its 60f here already this morning.
We are expecting a high of 70f today and sunny.
Time for breakfast here and get myself in gear to
sort out all the notes I have written to myself
over the last few days. TTFN

Afternoon all, no not starting painting until Monday, you can't get decorators to work weekends for love nor money these days,
The thing is our cooker is on a internal wall so it would take a lot of boxing to get to a outside wall so just. Open the door and get the paint out,
All the kids have just gone we have all been all been out for lunch as it's Emmett's birthday on the 1st and he has a big birthday party next Saturday with 41 kids at a hall with bouncing castle,cake sausage rolls, sandwiches and a bar for the adults, never had parties like that when I was a kid ,what am I talking about we never had parties

Avatar of the Programme of the play.

Afternoon.......well lovely day.

No it's not the one we've watched, that's obviously finished, he was only young in his early 40's I would of said but he was a real Yorkshire Lad, had a lot of celebs he was really nice and good at his job, we also love watching Drew Pritchard buying Antiques for his London shop or his Welsh place. he still has his ex wife working for him, she dives into just where they came from, who built it etc, on certain things, though Drew is so knowledgeable, he wears a peak cap, he is allowed to go to so many historic houses and rout about in the attics or in the sheds {he loves doing the sheds with loads & loads of things just piled up} he has people who fix things as well. It's good.

I asked Bond if he had an Extractor Fan Carole and they don't......I don't understand why they haven't.

Right back later.

05:34:26
Late "good morning" woke at 2am as my bedside
clock was dark ,found out the plug had been pulled
out accidentally {could have been Buddy or Harry}
so after putting it back in ,I fell back to sleep until
5am knowing it was Saturday
Blaine now has the cold that his brother and I have had
so he has been taking the cold pills ,so its running its course
Mine is much better thank goodness was getting expensive
as EVERY THING as you all will know has gone UP $$$
The pills we can take Coricidin have gone from under $5
to over $10 and with two of us taking them we were
going through a box fast

They are moving some of the rubble in front of that church
and saying the two towers will be brought down this week
Next door  SO CLOSE is a building that houses college students who have
been evacuated until the work is done THANK GOD the Steeple
did not fall THAT way as it would have been disastrous ,one young
man said he heard a LOUD BANG sounded like THUNDER raised
the blind on his living room and saw the Steeple falling and all the
rocks rolling forward thinking they might hit his building he ran to his front door

We have a mild day today but colder in spots that is why the forecast
for Sunday is a mix as the colder areas will have a bigger chance of SNOW
not rain up to 5ins not a lot but enough ,,luckily here along the shoreline
its saying only a coating to 1 in
Next week we will have seasonal temps where we SHOULD be at this time
in the 30's
Did I tell you we hit 60f the other day
right now it is 39 feels like 35f and dry about the same as you Bond only you
will get up to 45f by 4pm
Warmer in Plymouth I see and DRY so Wendy will have her
out

I thought I saw Marge logged in yesterday but see she never posted so hope
she is doing OK
I was going to give her a  but was afraid her PA was calling her
and did not want to tie up the line so hope she gets on today ,otherwise
I will give her a "bell" later
I have my cable company coming today between 2 and 5pm as we have to switch
over to Fiber ,I say have to as they say if we switch now it costs nothing but everyone
will have to swap over by mid year and then it will cost $100
I watched the guy yesterday across the road changing the wire then running the
amount over to us all ready for who comes out today
Spencer talked to them and they said we get a lower bill with this {I HOPE SO}
as right now we pay $200 a month but that is for TV house phone and my
and ALL channels ....we shall see

Any way I am going  this morning as I do not feel like slip sliding
away tomorrow just in case as even with an inch some IDIOTS do NOT KNOW
HOW TO

So here is hoping the ladies had a good night
E BY GUM LAD did you finish the painting ...
I was thinking don't you have an exhaust fan over your stove ,would it be WORTH
installing one

Back later if I can

Good morning all from Atherstone
Vicky it's the Traveling Auctioneers on BBC 1 at 4:40 Monday to Friday ,I like it
Breakfast and back later
Just popped into Tesco for the paper's and some flowers
It's busy in there already but still the carpark at Aldi was full,

Oh you'd know if it was that guy "E by gum"    What channel, name and time please?

Speak tomorrow.

Hi I don't know ,one is J J who was on strictly
The two girls are are auctioneers the two men are supposed to be restorers but only if it's
Cleaning and waxing they drive about in a french blue van
It's worth a look

Oh wow that's some damage......yeah it's a same but it's got to be demolished.

Bond is the guy who does the Auction House from Yorkshire?

Your right Bond to rebuild would be unbelievably expensive
and the Church congregation could not afford it

Wow that is a demolished job to start with
Having said that the rebuild more damaged buildings after the war
But the cost would be fantastic

Found it for you

13:03:00
Hello again
No Vicky if ever you SAW a picture of what happened to the church
you would understand,the middle steeple with a clock at the very top
was what fell forward dragging the   entire roof off except the small
section over the altar area at the far end
the two spires that stood next to the steeple they say are compromised
You could Google it see it on there
First Congregatioanal Church  New London Ct

Good evening, sorry I don't know Eve ? the house auction has just been on with a collection of old video game machines and games plus a pub table top space invaders
Arcade pinball machine even a Black A B box from a red telephone box
Some watches but the very nice Breitling watch a classy watch in it's box did make the price ,some old cameras went what I thought was cheap

Evening......cold but dry.

Oh wow now if they'd have to knock a building down over here we'd be "Mmmm now that is suspicious" that is a shame though can't they just re-build it, roof and what ever damage there is.? Seems such a shame an old building like that.

Susan and Matt loved the play it was really funny......she asked Rachael if she wanted to go to see it about April after then the tickets go around £200 upwards per ticket,

They went to Bond St Matt went to look at some watches, he's more or less decided what to get. And the bags, Susan was "Oh Mum's got a bag of there's, Oh Mum bought one of there's" I said "I can imagine Matt's eyes"

Ohhhhh talking about bags.....Eve's on. later.

04:34:29

Well Well well
Last night a VERY LARGE OLD church built in the 1800's
in New London CT had 99% of its roof collapse with
no warning ,THANK God only one person got a little
hurt as the Church was empty at that time but had it been later
or even Sunday
The BOULDERS where the first spire fell into the front of the church
are HUGE ,they say its a total write off and they are going to have to
bring the rest down

Next Marge glad you got a better reading then lets hope the new pills
get you sorted out ,as to sloshing I told you on the phone I am always
drinking my water so do not have the problem of not having enough fluids
I have taken my BP pills now since being put on them after my back
operation and I started to gain weight being less active so I guess I am
lucky as they both suit me I also take Omeprazole 40mg for when they
found damage after having the "Up and Down" procedure that is when
I said but I DON'T GET heartburn to which the DR replied
you do not HAVE TO to get damage down there
Last time I used to have THAT was when I was pregnant

My BP pills are low in dosage one Bystolic being 5mg
the other Lisinopril 10/12 5mg which has a water pill added to it ....

Bond I do not know how you do it another overseas holiday I see
Mine again will be BRIDGEPORT CT SEASIDE PARK {new avatar}

I loved watching Jessica Parker in her series with Mr Big

OK we are going to be WET and WHITE still in some places more than others
they are saying

BTW Vicky NO its NOT COVID

just a regular old cold bug that does not want to vacate my body 100%
seems a lot are also getting the same this year they are saying ....
All up to date any way so not worried about that even if I did have it

OK so Bonds toning down the green paint I see SLAP ON SLAP OFF
I shall return later

Good morning all from Atherstone a bright morning here blue sky and it looks still after the wind of late
A bit of sorting out the green emulsion paint for the kitchen as the paint I bought
The only sage green in the shop out of a hundred tins it needs to be a shade lighter so adding some white,
The play was good last night well acted, the set looked good for a old dirty tin she'd in the Highlands,
Breakfast and it's wheatabix with the last of the blueberries
Holiday booked in 10 days in Mallorca in June

So you're sloshing Margaret and I'm rattling

We've been invited to Alex's 90th birthday, Alex is the guy next door who used to be Rob's form teacher and his sports teacher Irene used to be Susan's form teacher. It was such a surprise when they bought the house next door about 14 years ago. I was on the phone to the kids "Guess who's bought the the house next door?"

Susan sent some interesting photos.....they went to see "Plaza Suite" starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker.

Hi everyone a lovely evening of live entertainment
And I won a bottle of raspberry ripple Baileys that will be nice on ice cream in the spring or Sunday tea I can't find a raspberry

Got better BP results this morning. I too get :white coat
syndrome" I have to do some biofeedback to get myself
calm enough even at home to take my blood pressure.

Its lovely not to have heart burn now.
Doing my 24 hour break from the Antibiotic
had the last one of the first series last night.
So first one of second series will be tonight
after I get a sample.
It seems I missed one dose, I should have
been able to do this during the daytime
but it is, what it is. Its a pill every 12 hours
so been doing it at 10am and 10pm
every day.
The Drs Office just called about a sample.
Got crossed wires I think. Told them I am
going to stick what we arranged as I have
a printed copy of what I need to do.
She is going to call me tomorrow anyway.
Think they have been told to pull their socks up
at the front desk.
By tonight I should be sloshing inside from
all the water I have been drinking.

Afternoon guys.......or it was when I started this.

Did you test yourself Carole,  Covid is on the increase so please of you be careful.  BOND.  

The Dr I always tried  to get I'd known him since Susan was 17 and she's in her 40's now,   he retired last year, now he was brilliant,  both David and I only wanted to see him, as other patience  did,  poor chap,  he got divorced too and with 4 very young kids, his wife was also a nurse and ran off with another man,  she did marry him,  in fact she got married  4 times.   just before he decided to retire he met someone and they got married, we were all so pleased for him. but sad when he left, just after Covid.

A couple of years ago when I had the camera up and down I was given these tablets stops me having heartburn and I'm still on them,  I've had no heartburn since.

I'm also on BP tablets, I'm fine now, though I'm still on them  even though if I went to the hospital I'd be high "White Coat Syndrome"    and if I don't eat before 3pm my BP drops and I faint.  even having a breakfast.   Strange workings our body 

Oh Susan & Matt are in London at the Theatre Bond.

Avatar......Shirley   Ballas  the Strictly Come Dancing judge.....Susan snapped this when her and Rachael went to the show in Birmingham.     Gosh talk about looking different without make up and her hair done. She looks s if she's got a Cov City top on,

Right back later.

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Good evening all off to the theatre in a mo to see the Local amateurs doin their version
Of Cold Front a light hearted comedy
So back later
A full day at leading Players sorting what we will do in the year ,some good ideas

Woke up the other morning and my watch was telling me it was
around 7am but it was still black outside!

On getting up and looking out of the French windows, it was
the thickest fog we have had in ages.
This morning its sea mist Two minutes ago it was up to the
fence around the high school, now its rolled back a few hundred
yards. The sun is trying to break through.

Slept a little better last night and Sharon gave me a prescription
for my heart burn.
Today its a pause in the antibiotic for the day so I can give
another sample as to how well the first batch has worked.
Sharon is set to call me tomorrow at 3:20pm to see where
we stand. I have another course of antibiotics waiting with me.

I do not think the blood pressure one is working yet.
I have a very good home BP machine and its reading is still higher
than it should be.

There is an enquiry going on about Boeing and its quality control.
One report says that before the part blew off the Alaska Airlines
plane, that part had been removed and "adjusted" and put back.
Boeing cannot get a break as the other day one of their big planes
had a nose wheel drop off on take off!
It has two so it all ended safely.

Remember me saying about the takeover robbery at a bakery
and mini mart ?
4 culprits have been arrested so far, the driver of the stolen
car used to break down the security grill was 14!
On viewing CCTV of other such takeovers they think it was the same
group who have done other raids.
The police have fingerprints and a license plate number of one car
that brought the raiders to the shop.
Some were wearing the same black clothes!

It seems that another atmospheric river storm is on its way here.
It is expected to bring high winds and heavy rains from about
Jan 31st until Feb 5th.
We locally might not get the full brunt of it but the ground is saturated
still.
I think its just a general warning to be prepared.
So far most of the storm fronts that have been through have not been
as bad as forecast in our area but south of us and north of us have
been hit hard.
We may be having a few light rain showers today as the sky is dark
with some low white clouds at present.

Time for breakfast here, my cat has a full tummy and will not
see her again until lunchtime.
Need more Yorkshire Gold Tea Bags as I am down to my last
one.
There is a Cost Plus International market only a few streets away.
No Coffee allowed for now.
TTFN

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530am
the moon over the end of our house
when the lighter mornings come in of course
as right NOW its PITCH BLACK out side

04:56:54
Morning Bond
Well that sounds exciting a FILM
what the players do every year would make
a great documentary showing what can be done with
with people with disability's

Marge what can I say about you  seems like your
Dr let you fall through the cracks so to speak by not
keeping a closer eye on your health problems ,as to
weening yourself off your antidepressant pills you
always read not to do that with out Dr's supervision
but its done now lets HOPE this PA {is her name Sharon}
is able to keep a close eye on you and you get sorted
out ,sometimes those starting up the Doctor ladder are
more attentive  than older Dr's who it seems after
practicing so long seem to LOOSE THEIR TOUCH
{probably too much over load }
That was my GP he was new and young when I transferred
to him as my old lady Dr was retiring and she kept saying
"lets wait till next time" to see why one of my tests was high
this was for my thyroid ,Dr Logiadis said I want to know why
it is and sent me for a barrage of tests and a needle into my neck
near my adams apple ,{THAT WAS SCARY} but what they came
back with was cancer after all was said and done .....
Who knows what it would have become had it been allowed to
have gone on
I think the older Dr's either as i said get overwhelmed with
patients & just do not take the time with you that they should
Its a much different time than when we all grew up that is for sure


Weather all I can say is  then
but at least its warmer

I was yesterday morning feeling back under the weather ,and sure
enough by late afternoon my nose was running and I felt achey and
was coughing but it was not sounding like a BARK like before more a tickle
so I packed myself off to my bed after Spencer got home at 430am with a dose
of cold pills and the ♪ Ricola ♪ cough drops
At least my nose is OK today and the cough less  weirdest
cold I have had in a while ,doesn't want to leave me  I guess

Talking of Dr's my next GP visit is or was on June 20th ,the office called
yesterday seems he will be on holiday then so booked me in for the 24th
He recently got divorced {has young children too} and has found someone
new and has been traveling all over with her ,last I heard they were in London
and France he is probably in his late 40's as I have been with him now since
2013 when he was just starting his practice

OK so that is my bit of news
Will look in later

Good morning all from Atherstone a quiet morning here it's still dark but the mornings are getting light ,I went out to the bins last night about 5:00 and it was almost light so spring is only just around the corner,
The start of the Leading Players year today so it's planning the year
There may be a difference this year and there may be a film in the summer
High lighting people with additional needs,
First breakfast porridge and blueberries
Drinks

Hi is that a Jig saw puzzle
Vicky when I said Kylie looked like you when you were both
Younger and dark haired, well here she or is it you ?

But now they'll know to sort it out Margaret after fobbing you off.

The puzzle we finished apart from the 8 missing pieces.

There are a few things here that have some value but not a lot.
I have some pieces of jewelry that were Peter's mothers.
I also have some pieces that Peter bought me over the years
for special occasions.
Not anything that Melanie or Rebecca would wear.

I found out what is going on with my body yesterday.
It seems they found an infection in my kidneys.
It appears I have been walking round with damaged
Kidneys for a long time.
(Probably caused by all the UTIs I used to have.)
Told it is a rough one to fight.

Its still in the investigation stage at the moment
so have a strict routine to follow the next few days
to see what effect the first round of antibiotic has had.
Have a second round of antibiotics ready to go here.
Have an extra pill to be taken at night only and new
BP pills.

In the office. a male nurse got a much better BP reading
but still not perfect, just more within an acceptable range.
I have to give another sample after 24 hours of not taking
the antibiotic and as soon as that is done,
then I can go right back on them again.
Then what is called a Nurse Practitioner ( transitioning
to a doctor from an RN) will call me on Friday to
ask me how its going and report on the new sample.
It will depend on how good my immune system is so
it can fight it.
Sharon will be keeping a much closer eye on me
than my GP did.
I should never been allowed to wean myself off a
antidepressant without supervision.
Cannot change it now so just going forward with
what is in front of me.
Its just gathering information at the moment.
Sat and color coded the meds last night and labeled
them . Lucky I had a set of colored felt pens.

I did call Melanie and shared what I know but will
have to wait with Ian as he is so busy and occupied
with the play, Just getting there from where he lives
and across London every day is taxing him to the
limit.
Then he has at least two other jobs that I cannot talk about
in the ether.
Plus one more Mark Twain book to finish doing the audio
for.

I have no expectations at this point so keep the hankies
in the pocket.
Its serious but we do not know how serious yet.

Afternoon......lovely day but still cold out of the sun.

I've told Sue she must have my silver bracelet which I had bought for me when I was a bridesmaid at Bob and Margaret wedding when I was 12,   and Susan wore for her wedding something old and something borrowed. she had a blue bow sewn under the hem of her dress.

People will buy those dolls Carole.

Oh you dafty Bond but I agree  passport photos are grim,  you can't smile,  you're going off on holiday why wouldn't you be smiling.

Hi all
Handy with a paint brush ️ Carole I remember you doing these
My new Passport has arrived so all ready looking for places to go
A nice one has come up that we will look further into
Is Globales Don Pedro
Cala San Vincente
Mallorca
Some very nice videos on YouTube
It's a bit early for afternoon drinks yet so five minutes with my book
The passport photos a bit grim I'm thinking of blowing them up printing them and putting them on the door to keep the gypsies away

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These crock dolls are now over 50 yrs old
Given me by Victor's daughter Tomasita in 1974

Ruth and I repainted them in 2003 she did the boy I the girl

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Morning Bond
They say there is Snow/Rain showers in some towns
that will change over to ALL rain later at least its warmer

Vicky hope you have written down WHO gets WHAT
after your gone with your goodies then as you have it seems
some priceless items
I remember when you showed us the painting ....

I have nothing worth much so will not be a problem
I shall leave as I arrived in this world with NAUGHT

Looking like I have another to do mostly Blaine's
as Spencer washes his own I do not mind doing it its the stairs
that are killing me these days as the Gel is NOT working which I will tell her
when I go Feb 22

Any way not a lot of news this morning so I shall look in later

Hope the ladies had a good night
Cannot wait to hear what your Dr's office said Marge Metropol
is what Blaine takes after his aneurysm to keep his BP in check