The Hermit Club
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Teka- vaca to Maine and Nova Scotia. How nice! I love Maine, spent a lot of time there as a kid and lived and worked in Ogunquit one summer. Only went to NS once with a church group when I was 16. You will be there just in time for the blueberry harvest.
Glad you are getting away, the recliner will be there when you get back! Rest up those sore legs.
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Teka how exciting for your to be exploring the world, I am jealous but too cold for me.
Happy Weekend everybody, plans,
Me no plans...
ME
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OMG Teka u keep ur excitement quiet, When are u going? OK here I will admit it, now remember I don't even know where most of the states are so where is Nova Scotia--I thought that is part of Iceland or is it? Wow what a vacation, u better rest up for it Good for u. I'll miss you like crazy.
I fell asleep at 7pm and woke up a little bit ago, I was trying so hard to stay awake, but couldn't.
I have no idea what time Joey and I are being picked up for this big stupid party, but he has fun with the kids so he likes when I go cuz when he gets tired he wants me there, cuz there are to many people.
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Teka- lobster roll, yum!
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Jazzy a roll--yum
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Teka u'r so funny. But thanks on the Nova Scotia thing, I really didn't know--Oh this will be fun--keep in touch whenever u can and if u can do some pics--great.
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Good morning hermits- Jazzy is on her way to go play some jazz with her music friends at the sat am jam session. I missed it last week, but bound and determined to this week.
I got all my bids in for the flooring project yesterday, and went down to order the new flooring products for the install at the end of the month. Between now and then, going to work to get some stuff out of this house and neighbor, and I may do a joint yard sale in the next couple weeks. My flooring guy says replacing your floors is like moving, it forces you to lighten your load.
Teka- good luck getting everything together to be ready to go on Monday. I know you will have a great time!
Cami-have fun at the party you party girl.
Blondie- I hope you are doing okay, sounds like it, and getting some nice relaxation.
Sally- anything going on for you this weekend?
Where are Lili and Ducky too?
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Hi all...
Cami have fun tonight.
Teka, I would probably be getting a lobster roll on my way to Nova Scotia and on my way back. Enjoy ... food and scenery and time with DH.
Blondie and Mags, hope the weekend goes smoothly with some fun ... for everyone!
I am attacking the wisteria ... it will take a session today and a session tomorrow ... I am tired of it grabbing me when I walk near the arch.
Jazzy, will the new flooring require a lot of maintenance? I love the look of wood floors. I hope you had fun playing with the jazz group this morning.
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Sally- no, the hardwood floors don't require much maintenance, and got a higher end wood with good scuff and other resistance. He told me yesterday the main thing to be sure of is to not use certain types of products on it as it will cause the oxide protective coating to flake. My only concern there is with a cleaning company I have that comes in 1-2X a month (I use the more when I am working as I tend to be very busy when I am on contract and no time to do a better cleaning).
I am going to call the cleaning company to let them know and going to let them know in advance about the change coming to the house later in August. A dust mop is really the only thing I want them doing with the hardwood. I am always here at the house too when the clean and will monitor them around the flooring to make sure they don't do anything I don't want them to do. My flooring guy said that he has customers who have cleaning people in while they are at work and later realize those people are wrecking their floors. I am so glad we talked about that yesterday!
I love wisteria. Sounds like yours has gone wild. Any photos of it?
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Onco- I was starting my home improvement projects 2 years ago the summer it all went down. It all got put on hold for two years. I was just thinking about it today, which is why I feel so good it is getting done this summer. So don't worry, you will get to it when the time is right. While you are healing, you will have time to think about what you want to do with that painting project.
Big t-storm with pounding rain and bit of soft hail going on this afternoon. Monsoons are back.
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Teka, the wall looks very cheery. Like you, I like bunnies and roosters/chickens. The pig is adorable too.
Jazzy, I had already cut the worst of the grabbing wisteria vines before I saw your suggestion that I post a picture. For 5 or more years the wisteria limped along with no blooms. Then last year or the year before, POW, it started growing every which way. This year it is even blooming a fair amount.
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good evening checking in did nothing today....just made pop corn, wonder how that will fare with the diverticullitis, lol
see you tomorrow...
have a good night
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Blondie- well I hope you can enjoy the popcorn. I know nuts are a problem with the div.
Teka- love the new wall and decorations! Must feel good to have it done!
We did our outdoor FM yoga practice in the loveliest yard with these amazing pink amaryllis. Picture coming! Just a lovely evening outdoors tonight.
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Sally, I have a wisteria story. The first house DH & I bought had a wisteria in the backyard. It had been planted by one of those old T shaped cast iron clotheslines, and it was fully 15feet in diameter. In fact, it took off and grew over the storage building that was about 10 feet from the post. DH was always griping about it, and once a year he would take the hedge trimmers and give it a haircut. After we moved he would never let me plant one, so I compromised and planted one in a planter. It never did much...or so I thought. We later moved to another house on a wooded acre. I put up an arbor in the back of the property and put the planter there. Later we put up a fence halfway back because of the dogs, and I never gave the wisteria another thought. Until one April I was sitting on our patio, and I'm looking at the trees in the back, and wondering what that purple stuff was in the treetops. The danged wisteria had climbed to the top looking for sun, and the tree was a good 30 feet tall!
We have no wisteria here.
Jazzy, we have wood floors on our wish list for after this chit is over. I'm embarrassed to say that Rose has lost her potty training with her mom's chemo smell. It really bothers her the first few days. Like she knows me but she doesn't recognize my smell. So the carpets are a mess even though we try to keep up with the spot bot. I just don't have the energy.
My favorite time of year in Maine was the first part of September, right after the vacationers left and before the cold, when the leaves turn. They'll probably already have started in Nova Scotia. Teka will have a great time. Remember, pictures or it didn't happen.
Onco, you always cheer me up! In our acre of woods we had owls. One morning DH was on his way to work, very early when it was still dark, and turned a corner in the neighborhood, his headlights hit an owl sitting in the middle of the street. He said it was huge, when it took off its wingspan was the width of the car.
We watched movies tonight, Marvel's Avengers and the new Red Dawn. (I know, not so new, but not the Patrick Swayze version.) Give me an action hero! Love it.
And so to bed.
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thanks Jazzy how was the "music" tonight, so happy that brings you joy...you bring so much here.....don't like worrying about you, so take care of yourself before you contract yourself out again....plzpop corn was good, not supposed to eat it as I said, but who cares do whatever I want and ate "turtles" I think there were pecans in it...no peanuts either.....life is too short...
have a good one
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The yard where we did our full moon practice under the stars. Loved the old english garden there.
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Have you guys ever seen this wisteria in Japan? I saw it in a photo series of the most amazing trees posted on FB. It is 144 years old.
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WOW AMAZING, THANKS JAZZY!!0 -
i am here hibernating in air con during the day with the animals (ten now), as we are melting in this heat....relentless, at night my bedroom is not below 28 despite AC and ceiling fan..........have next procedure in three weeks so need to sleep.......
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Lily- thanks for touching base with us here. I hope you and the pets are resting comfortably in the heat.
Let us know the date of your next procedure if you would like, so we can be there in your pocket with you.
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Happy birthday, Blondie!
Jazzy, we had some flowers like that, we called them naked ladies. The leaves come up in spring and then die back, and the ladies come out in August.
Dealing with no sleep, puffy, watery eyes. I made the mistake of looking in the mirror. Eeeek! I scared myself!
DH is watching a show about pranks. What is it with guys and pranks? No wonder this world is going to hell in a handbasket if this is how adult men (and women!) behave. I feel bad that I laughed at some of them. Does that make me a bad person?
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Blondie, may your day be sweet and special.
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Teka- I forgot to respond to you about the whole Mexico/New Mexico confusion. When I moved here, everyone wanted to know if I need a special visa or the like to work here? I said no, New Mexico part of the US.
Recently, a cousin at a family reunion wanted to know if my Spanish was really good now after living here for almost 20 years? I said lots of folks do speak spanish here as this area has had spanish since the 1500s when the conquistadors came up from Mexico in search of gold (no luck with that). But that the dominant language here is english.
Many are geographically challenged though. When moved to Texas from CT in 1983, many would ask "so is Connecticut up near the great lakes?" I said no, northeast, between NYC and Boston. That received a vacant look.
I know you leave tomorrow for Maine and NS. Have a GREAT time, eat lots of tasty seafood and be safe driving!
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And some here speak Spanglish too!
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Mags, great wisteria story ... thanks for sharing.
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thanks for all your birthday wishes, apprecaite it....0 -
Good morning hermits- I hope everyone is having a good monday morning so far.
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Wow, Jazzy! They sure do grow big chickens out your way! (Did they need a visa for them?) (Or was it a MasterCard? Haha!)
Wondering how I'm going to make my 9:30 labs appointment tomorrow; I didn't even get up until 10 today! Guess I'll shower tonight and go to bed dressed and ready to roll! At least I don't have to do my hair!
Then again, I stayed up late watching all three Matrix movies. Shame on me.
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