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  • teka
    teka Posts: 42

    petite1,

    October thru December trapped 11 mice at home. 🐭

    A grilled ham and cheese sandwich with chicken and rice soup was a perfect lunch at our local diner.

  • betrayal
    betrayal Posts: 5,976

    Spent yesterday relaxing and checking county records for deeds on my late gf's house. He purchased it in 1920 ad it remained in family hands until 2019. I have copies of the deeds from 1878 to 2019. It was built in 1854, so I would love to know who built it and who owned it previously. Just curious.

    Then decided to read the deed for my ggf's house which is written in stylized cursive from that era in in legalese also reflecting that era. What makes it a challenge is the lack of any punctuation and capitalization of random words not normally capitalized. I decided to write it out in my longhand. There is still one word that has stumped me, but I was able to type it up today. He bought his house in 1870 in Philadelphia.

    This is the family I have the most genealogical records on and yet still have glaring gaps raising questions I haven't gotten answers for. I do have a family history written with the info I do have and continue to add to it as I find new info or period history that explains how they lived. Spent today adding new history regarding Immigration Acts written in the 19th century to the story.

    My ggm was his second wife, after the death of his first wife from kidney disease. He and my ggm were the parents of my gf and his brother. Unfortunately, he died when they were very young, and they had a hard life growing up, including time that they were placed in an orphanage because my ggm lacked means to support them. She remarried, got the boys from the orphanage, and then that husband died suddenly leaving her without support again. They lived with their mother's sister and her family for some time.

    I'd love to know how my gf met my gm, but can only speculate they met, perhaps somehow when he was staying with his aunt and her family, since he was from Philadelphia and my gm was from NJ. They ended up residing in her home town and raising their family there.

    The weather here has been brutally cold again with highs only reaching the mid 30's, gray skies with lots of cloud cover. It is supposed to go into the 60's again this weekend. March can't decide if it wants to be a lion or a lamb.

    I did laundry today and will do bedding and towels tomorrow. DS is recovering from his nasal surgery and DGS came down with an earache/infection last night. Both seem to be doing better today.

    harley07, loving the photos and the pool looked inviting. Glad you do take some "me" time while exploring the country. Sounds like a lovely trip.

    Taco, where have you been?

    petite1, hope you feel better soon and glad it is just a cold. Chicken soup is the cure.

    Chris, hope you are getting a break in your weather.

    Sandy, where are you?

    cindyny, glad you are guest free for the moment and able to take some time to catch up. The deer pushed the damaged fence down today and were attacking my azaleas. I don't ever need to trim them since the deer have been doing it for years until we put the fence up last year. We will install a new fence this summer to keep them out.

    Hope everyone had a great day and waving "hi" to everyone.

  • harley07
    harley07 Posts: 623

    Taco - OMG, what a nightmare two weeks you have had. First, your daughter and then the fall. I hope the crown can be fixed before you leave for Maine. Good luck with traveling and with your daughter’s surgery. The Bell’s Palsy sounds miserable but if there is a silver lining I guess it would be that the carotid blockage was found before there was a life threatening situation.

    petite - take care of yourself. Chicken soup sounds like the best cure all for a cold. Good news that there is no further sign of the critters in your cabin.

    Sandy -good to hear from you but sorry to hear your home is still in need of repairs. Chicago is certainly having a weird winter, along with most of the U.S. We missed the late November storm because we were in Spain and managed to miss this one as well. Hopefully, there is no damage to our home as we aren’t far north of Elgin.

    Today was a half day tour to My Son Sanctuary, a UNESCO site featuring 70+ ancient Hindu temples built by the Champa people from the 4th to 13th centuries. It was a fascinating tour however, the site is located in a jungle with mid 80’s temp, high humidity and bright sun. We were melting. Headed straight for the pool upon our return.

    Waving hello to all

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  • betrayal
    betrayal Posts: 5,976

    Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.

    Earl Warren

  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Posts: 9,266

    Sandy, glad to catch up with you. Taco, good luck with the flights and best wishes for a successful surgery for your daughter.

    Petite, hope you are recovering and feel better today.

    Harley, fascinating travel.

    Hi to everyone. Happy Thursday.

  • I had trouble getting back to this forum, but I made it finally(!), and I've bookmarked it so it should be easy next time! Thanks, BC friends, for your kind welcomes and encouragements!

    Yesterday I had THE mammogram and ultrasound - that 6-month follow-up one - YAY, ALL CLEAR, NO SIGNS OF CANCER!

    It's been HOT here in NorCal… in the high 80s yesterday. But such beautiful blossoms and blooms happening all over now!

    I mentioned that I have a number of fun hobbies, and working with clay is at the top of the list. CREATING is my passion! Here are the two latest pieces I'm working on. The first one is called a "deco torso," and she will wind up with a cut-out design, glazed and high-fired. She's #21 of the series spanning 20+ years (I made the first one in 2004). I'll also show you a figure I'm working on that I've named "Wounded," and a group of finished deco torsos. :-)

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  • betrayal
    betrayal Posts: 5,976

    quality4me, sorry you had to live through the Paradise fire, but glad that you decided to remain there. I understand it is quite beautiful, thus the name. Your creations are beautiful and I'd love to see more of the 20 that precede this one. Do you have a name yet? Happy news on the mammogram and ultrasound front. Do a little happy dance to celebrate.

    Taco, sorry to read of your recent troubles with Debby and yourself. I am hoping that Debby's surgery is successful as is your quest for a new crown. What a great doctor who picked up her carotid issue in a timely manner. Bell's palsy is painful and so disfiguring while it lasts. I am hoping she keeps her face covered when she goes out because cold can cause it to flare and it is cold in Maine. Do you have a spare pair of glasses to use in the interim or was the optician able to do a temporary fix? Fingers crossed you can get a seat upgrade so ken and you can be comfortable. ((HUGS))

    Sandy, so nice to get an update on your house restoration, your DH's health and what is happening in your life since your last post. Sorry you are still living in a construction zone, been there, done that and hated it. Once you are done you will be pleased. We had foam insulation installed in the garage before my DB installed drywall and it has kept the garage warmer this winter. It is not heated, but is warmer than before. It should help keep your house warmer. How are the cats and your DS?

    harley07, lovely photos of the temples. Keep the photos coming. They provide an escape from our dreary, cold winter.

    carole, hope you enjoyed your luncheon yesterday. Sounds like a nice weekly plan.

    DS and DGS are on the mend. DS is excited he can softly blow his nose today after his surgery. He feels stopped up and hopes this will help. DGS reported ear is less painful and he's home today. He will be off tomorrow due to the school holiday for Ramadan. He's to meet online with his GF for help with his geometry. DH loves tutoring him.

    I'm still exploring genealogy, revising family story as I find new info, and printed out the last of the deeds I wanted from my GF's house. Now I am trying to discover how he met my GM. It will probably be as successful as a dog chasing its tail, but I do know he was in her home town staying with his aunt at one point. I have her engagement ring and while it has a very good diamond in it according to an appraiser, you need a magnifying glass to see it. The diamond was loose when I inherited it, so I took it to a resetting event and that's when I learned of its value. It was replaced into the original ring which is very tiny, it barely fits my pinkie. I sent for my Dad's birth certificate today and had sent for his GM's about 2 weeks ago.

    Have towels to do to finish laundry and sheets are ready to go back on the bed. Not sure of plans for the rest of the day though the family room could use a dusting as could the living room etageres. So that may happen.

    It is another dismal, gray day, but with a temp of 45 so somewhat warmer. Hope we get some sun soon. It is so depressing when you have one gray day after another.

    Waving "hi" to everyone and hope everyone has a great day.

  • janiehs
    janiehs Posts: 46

    Welcome Quality4me.

    petite - I am with you on the mouse thing. We have a second home on an island south of Seattle. We also have an elderly neighbor who died last summer, leaving his wife (who is 91) alone in their house. She is a very strange woman in many ways but we have always gotten along until she decided after his death to stop feeding the 3 cats they had rescued from another neighbor (who ended up in a nursing home and never returned for any of his stuff - including his cats). She simply decided she couldn’t be bothered. Since we don’t spend much time at this house during the winter, I bought 2 automatic cat feeders and set them up on my front porch, and then plugged in a ring camera so I could keep an eye on them. So far, I am feeding 3 cats, a possum, 2 raccoons, many small birds (I did not realize that small birds ate cat food 🤔) and a mouse. Well, there may be more than one mouse, it’s hard to tell. We have had mouse issues out there for years - it’s hard to live in the middle of the woods and not have rodents, but it kills me that I am now FEEDING them. But I can’t get rid of the feeders - at least until we start spending more time out there- or the cats will starve.

    I have been sick since Saturday. What started out as a cold - which I still have - then morphed to include an intestinal bug of some kind which had me wiped out for about 3 days. I haven’t had a fever in years - I forgot how miserable it is to be burning up one minute and freezing the next. Today I feel much better, but my DH has apparently caught it. It’s not usually a big deal since we are both long retired, but this weekend we have a gymnastics meet, a soccer game, and 3 (please, someone shoot me) baseball games and we frequently “divide and conquer” since there’s always overlap. I’m really hoping the weather does’t cooperate and the baseball games get rained out. My DGS soccer team cancels only if there are active tornadoes in the area! (Kidding, but not really). I sometimes sincerely wish that all of my grandchildren had been born with musical talent rather than athletic abilities.

    Hope everyone is well and dealing with the crazy weather which at this point seems to be nationwide. Just watched Duke almost get beat by Sienna in the 1st round of the NCAAs. Altho 2 of my uncles are Duke grads, I was really rooting for Sienna. I generally root for the underdog in most of the games unless i have “skin” in the game - which, since the men’s team at the University of Washington has not been to the tourney since - well - I can’t even remember when - is almost every game. Tho the Husky women are in this year, so that’s great.

  • cindyny
    cindyny Posts: 1,642

    Taco, you’ve got a lot on your plate! May the force be with you and everything work out.

    Sandy, good to hear from you. Sorry you’re still dealing with home repairs.

    Quality, great pictures of your art.

    Janie, I get a kick out of that animal feeding story! Mice used to steal my dogs food, IAMS chunks, and store them in my ski boots!

    It’s been cooler, so I was out again today for a walk.

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    It’s a treat to see things along the way. I’m going to AT&T tomorrow morning to hopefully get my phone swapped out - so maybe better clearer pictures coming in the near future!

    Tonight was a birthday gathering at Olive Garden. Tomorrow is a baseball game. Saturday off to the casino for another outdoor concert, this time Jimmy Buffet. Sunday, I hope nothing.

    Everyone have a great day!

  • harley07
    harley07 Posts: 623

    quality4me - you are very talented! The torsos are beautiful works of art. Please continue to share your hobbies with us.

    Janiehs- yuck! So sorry to hear you and DH are sick. Hope you feel better soon.

    Betrayal - your genealogy research is fascinating.

    No tours planned for today. We are taking a day to relax and read by the pool as the next several days will be busy.

  • betrayal
    betrayal Posts: 5,976

    A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.

    Henrik Ibsen

  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Posts: 9,266

    Quality, yay on the mammo results. You must be greatly relieved. Thanks for sharing your clay art. Pottery was one of my passions for a few years but I didn't venture into sculpture. I did some slab and coil projects in addition to projects on the pottery wheel. I'll have to post some pictures.

    Janie, LOL on hoping for rainout on some of the baseball games! Sorry you and your dh are "under the weather." Surely not feeling well is an excuse for skipping some sports events.

    I am busy crocheting lapghans or lap blankets to donate. I went to Michael's yesterday and bought more yarn. It was 30 percent off.

    It's a nice day today with high pollen count. Trees are leafing out. Flowers are blooming.

    Happy Friday to everyone.

  • cindyny
    cindyny Posts: 1,642

    Happy dance 💃 dance 💃 dance 💃!! The phone transfer was easy, for the tech. He took out the SIM card from old phone and put it in the new phone; it entered data and now I’m just checking that I can use all the apps, without looking up each password.
    Typos will still be mine.

  • betrayal
    betrayal Posts: 5,976

    DB was here to complete working in the guest room. Told me window did not need to be painted and that was it.He did install the wood blinds I have. I'll put the room back together now that he is done in there. He also stripped old caulk off the hall bath tub and the primary bath tub. He does a better job at it than I do, so I'll let him do it.

    He will return next week so I'll have him touch up wood doors with stain, too. He does good work because he is so fussy. He found some crown molding that I have in the kitchen and now will be able to repair where the contractors made a mess. They threw away the strip over the refrigerator that they removed it to work behind it and of course, it was too late to get it back when I asked where it was.

    I was able to vacuum the family room, the living room and run the dust mop in both. I had dusted the family room yesterday and the living room earlier this week except for the etageres and I did those today. I also ran the dust mop in the foyer and then vacuumed the dining room. Swept the kitchen and the eat in area so the first floor is good for a few days. Had DH change out the flags from St. Patrick's Day to Easter.

    I made reservations for us to go to brunch at Bone Fish Grill tomorrow. I have Dining rewards points that will expire on Sunday so I want to use them and we have been wanting to go there for brunch for awhile.

    It 's a beautiful day today. It's currently 62 degrees and hazy, but I'll take it. The weekend is supposed to be warm and then next week we go back to cooler weather supposedly "seasonal" for this time of year. I'd like the 60's for a while before we hit the summer temps. I pulled the glass down in the back door to expose the screen to get some fresh air in here.

    harley07, nice you are taking a real vacation day with no excursions and enjoying your surroundings.

    cindyny, glad the phone swap was not an issue. Hoping all your apps are there.

    carole, nice that you make lapghans for a charity. I am sure they are well appreciated by the recipients. I wish I could crochet. I'd love to make a baby blanket for my niece, but I will have to find one at a craft show since this is not my skill set and I only know how to make blankets using a hairpin frame which is very time consuming. I haven't made one i n forever, too.

    janiehs, sorry to hear you are down with a cold. Hope you feel better soon. I am glad I have Netflix and Britbox because I am really not into basketball though I do enjoy the March madness more than professional games.

    Taco, I hope you are able to get everything under control as you are leaving to see your DD. Fingers crossed.

    Waving "hi" to everyone and hoping you have a great day.

  • quality4jeannie
    quality4jeannie Posts: 8
    edited March 21

    Newcomer that I am… I'm hoping that the moderators would allow me to change my login name. When I joined, I chose that Quality4me name, but I'd like to have my first name showing… maybe Quality4jeannie? Or I might have to set up a new login? Anybody know? I did poke around among the various settings, and I don't see a way to change my login name…
    UPDATE: The moderators changed it for me! Yay!

    @carolehalston, I'd love to see pix of some of the things you created in clay!

    @betrayal, and others who've commented… thanks for your interest! I'll post more photos of my clay sculptures.

  • teka
    teka Posts: 42
    edited March 21

    quality4jeannie,

    Welcome once again! 😘

    Husband gave me daffodils on the 2nd day of Spring. My favorite Spring blooms smell earthy.

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  • betrayal
    betrayal Posts: 5,976

    We learn our virtues from our friends who love us; our faults from the enemy who hates us. We cannot easily discover our real character from a friend. He is a mirror, on which the warmth of our breath impedes the clearness of the reflection.

    Jean Paul

  • wren44
    wren44 Posts: 8,115

    Teka, there are a bunch of daffodils planted next to a yellow fire hydrant a block over from my house. It’s really spectacular

  • teka
    teka Posts: 42
    edited March 21

    wren44,

    Daffodils are a cheerful start to Spring! 🙂

  • betrayal
    betrayal Posts: 5,976

    I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

    Rosa Parks

  • cindyny
    cindyny Posts: 1,642
    edited March 22

    Concert yesterday was a lot of fun. Beautiful weather, lunch with friends in the casino. I did lose my $$. It was Flip Flop Rest Stop. All bands did some Jimmy Buffet songs. The last guy was the best, Mac McAnally. He’s played with Jimmy for years, and still is with the Coral Reefers.

    Today, oh joy, we’re flushing out our water heater tank. One shut off valve doesn’t work like it’s supposed to, and water was still going in…I had to turn off the water to the house to make it stop. It’s a long slow process. Reason we’re doing this is my hot water smelled.

    Long story short, as SO sleeps, I’ll wash my face in the sink located in the laundry room - closest to the hot water tank, hottest water. Well one day as I ran the washcloth in the hot only water, as I brought it to my face I thought it stunk. Cold water has no smell.

    Tank was installed on 2/9/2017. We only use it 6 months most years, much less on other years. I’m hoping this gets rid of the smell.
    If not, I’ll be looking into an anode rod replacement.

    I’m learning WAY more about water heaters than I want to know. I’ll add it to my resume LOL.

    I’m hoping your Sunday is better than mine today!

  • betrayal
    betrayal Posts: 5,976

    Lovely day today. Hazy sun with temp at 69. Opened family room slider to let on some fresh air and back door as well. Daffodils are starting to bloom which makes me happy. I think they are my favorite flower.

    Worked on putting guest room back to rights now that DB finished working in there. He installed the wooden blinds I had. They look great. Since we removed large tulip poplar that could possibly hit the house, the room gets a lot of afternoon sun. The trees were in excess of 100 feet tall so even though they were up the hill and in the woods, they were within striking range. One belonging to the neighbor behind us, dropped several large branches, one of which hit our

    Washed the drapes and sheers from the guest room, ironed them and put the drapery hooks back on. DH will have to help me put the curtain rods up and to hang the drapes. I hope to do that tonight. I hung all the wall decor, cleaned the crystal lamps, and dusted the furniture. I haven't put every thing back yet because the drapes need to be hung before we move the bed into position. I'll work on the other items tomorrow.

    DD always brings me mending, so I fixed her shirts andcwant to pin up 3 new pairs of my trousers. Even though they are petites and one us marked short, they are too long. I'll work on them while I watch TV.

    cindyny, your concert sounds like fun. Sorry you didn't win at the casino. Your skillset continues to amaze me.

    qualityforjeannie, so glad tge moderators were able to help you get the name post you wanted.

    We went to Bonefish Grill for brunch yesterday and it was so good. I have looked at the menu for ages, but never went. I got the Creme Brulee French toast with a side of bacon, and DH opted for the Shrimp with Creole cheesy grits and their breakfast potatoes. He loved it.

    I hope everyone had a great day and waving "hi" to everyone.

  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Posts: 9,266

    Good morning. It's sunny and 60 degrees this morning. Our weather for the weekend was perfect. On Saturday we attended a barbecue, an annual event for the woodworkers guild hosted by a member at his camp on a bayou. Lots of good food. Yesterday I did some weeding in the front flower beds and dh mowed our large yard with his new riding mower.

    I plan to go to the gym today but will skip Penny's class and do my own exercise routine. She was the instructor on Friday, and I must have injured my right knee. I was awakened by knee pain (not severe) when I turned over in bed Friday night. Her pace and sequences are more for younger exercisers than seniors. My knee is much better, almost back to normal, this morning. If I go back to her class, I'll adjust her pace for myself and be out of sync.

    Yesterday I printed out some crochet patterns for lap blankets or lapghans. I started one and didn't like the way it looked. So I "undid" it and will move on to another pattern.

    We like watching the women college basketball players. LSU's team is in the top tier. We watched part of a game yesterday, but it was so one-sided, with LSU ahead, that dh switched to NASCAR, which he records so that he can fast forward through cautions.

    We've been watching a series called Ripley on Netflix. It's a film noir in black and white and has become so tense and suspenseful that dh is having problems watching it. The main character is a sociopath. I may have to finish watching it myself.

    Cindy, good luck with the water heater project.

    Betrayal, glad you're getting a break with the winter weather. Friends of ours recently ate at a Bonefish Grill somewhere else and liked their meal and the price. We had one in this area a few years back, but it didn't last. A lot of competition in seafood restaurants here.

    Hi to everyone. Hope you have a good Monday.

  • mcbaker
    mcbaker Posts: 2,155

    Betrayal, I remember that poem, I think from high school.