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  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Posts: 49,059
    edited July 2021

    Claire, being well-funded is definitely good if you aspire to be a lady of leisure! ๐Ÿ˜„

    Badger, dogs are wagging their tails because they are happy! The happier they are the more waggy they get. I am so sorry your mom is having all those medical issues.

    I got up early to water, pick weeds, transplant a couple annuals that were being crowded out by the perennials etc. etc. I am taking a quick break on the deck before I head inside to clean the house. Blah! If I were a true lady of leisure, I'd be paying someone else to do THAT job!

  • badger
    badger Posts: 25,041
    edited July 2021

    Walked this morning while it was still cool. Need to go drag the hose around the house. It's going to be hot & sunny today with no rain until Tues.

  • saltmarsh
    saltmarsh Posts: 191
    edited July 2021

    So, our heatwave has broken, but been replaced by a pretty steady downpour for the last few days. The "Drowned Rat"-look is definitely all the rage around here these days. My hiking boots haven't managed to be dry since it started raining Wednesday.

    I only managed to get my little dog to do 0.4km this morning. And my DH and kiddo are both gone until Thursday, so it's gonna be just she and I until there. I'm her morning walker and have started doing nighttime walks more nights than not, but now she's just got me, all day.

    In the last few days I've started up doing yoga again. My goal is to do some every day -- even if it's just 10 minutes before bed -- because I really do find it relaxing and it helps me roll with stuff I can't control. I'll be doing it again today, for sure.

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Posts: 49,059
    edited July 2021

    It is still heat-waving here. Whew! Bruno & I walked early this morning (to beat both the heat and the fireworks.....which people are allowed to shoot off here, so it sounds like a war zone.....not good if you have dogs in your life!). We also set up tables, chairs etc. and tried to get organized for our backyard picnic tomorrow. Happy 4th of July!!!


  • octogirl
    octogirl Posts: 2,434
    edited July 2021

    Weather here in the San Francisco Bay Area where I am visiting, is darned near perfect, I am happy to report. Cool mornings thanks to the fog, sunny afternoons, highs in the high sixties. Met a friend today for dim sum and then walked it off with a visit to UC Berkeley's botanical garden, where I got in about 2 miles of walking....the best part was that the garden includes a small but beautiful grove of coast redwoods. Obviously something I don't get to enjoy in New Mexico! A few pics from my walk:

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  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Posts: 49,059
    edited July 2021

    Gorgeous!

  • karen1956
    karen1956 Posts: 4,678
    edited July 2021

    Octogirl - beautiful - glad you are having a good time

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Posts: 49,059
    edited July 2021

    Happy 4th ot July! Getting exercise running up and down the patio steps to the backyard getting ready for our picnic!

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Posts: 49,059
    edited July 2021

    15,000 steps with my hostess duties yesterday. It was very fun to have a 'normal' 4th of July celebration! Pound & Zumba today.

  • GoKale4320
    GoKale4320 Posts: 580
    edited July 2021

    Badger- I bet the PT will really help your mom.

    We had a terrific 4th of July weekend. We hiked, kayaked, played tennis, picked blueberries and did a lot of walking. Weather was perfect.

    Hereโ€™s a picture of the Berry farm.

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  • badger
    badger Posts: 25,041
    edited July 2021

    Sun: Walked to the 4th of July fireworks with some neighbors. We live about 1/2 mile away and traffic was nuts so easier to walk and bring the lawn chairs.

    Mon: Slept in due to late night and idiots shooting off fireworks until midnight. Was too HHH (hazy, hot & humid) to walk outside comfortably so took the day off.

    Tues: Walked this morning, dragged the hose around the house to water, went to a 9AM dentist appt (just a cleaning), then did errands. Staying in rest of the day.

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Posts: 49,059
    edited July 2021

    I was at the dentist this morning too (regular checkup). We actually had some rain last night (yea) and is was lovely, cloudy, and cool all day. I took Bruno to the Dog Park for some doggie fun, and am off to Barre Sculpt & Yoga in a few minutes.

  • wonderland
    wonderland Posts: 3,075
    edited July 2021

    GoKale: thatโ€™s a lot of blueberry bushes! We have 8 to 10 bushes and they keep me very busy when the berries come in.

    Happy 4th of July week. Just a quick hello. We are at the beach and having a great time swimming, walking. Weather has been beautiful but tomorrow night the storm Elsa will be here. This is the view from the deck.


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  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Posts: 49,059
    edited July 2021

    Looks wonderful, Wonderland!

  • badger
    badger Posts: 25,041
    edited July 2021

    Cheers, Wonderland!

    Ruth, the cloudy cool weather is here now. Lovely indeed. Maybe some rain later. Would be good, we can use it. Got in my walk & now sipping a 2nd cup of coffee.

    A friend thinned out irises and dropped off a bag of little rhizomes yesterday afternoon. Will plant them today on the south side of the house after I dig up some lilies of the valley in trade. He has shady spots to fill, and there's too much sun for them since we had a tree taken down due to emerald ash borer. I'm also going to give him some hostas but they are currently blooming so it's not the best time to move them.

    9AM haircut then off to visit mom.

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Posts: 49,059
    edited July 2021

    A lovely, cool day here. Walked with the WWW ladies, am going to Mat Pilates at noon, probably some dog walking this afternoon and our second Obedience School session is tonight.

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  • wonderland
    wonderland Posts: 3,075
    edited July 2021

    Tropical Storm Elsa has arrived!image

  • karen1956
    karen1956 Posts: 4,678
    edited July 2021

    Wonder - stay safe.

    It's a furnace in Denver today - 102 (record is 103 in 1989). Half hour ago it was 101 so wonder if it will increase anymore. 100 forecast for tomorrow. Then I think it will "cool" off to high 80s and low 90s!!

    Met a girlfriend early this morning for iced tea and we chatted forever like we always do. She is a retired teacher. Came home and went into the crawl space to consolidate, organize purge and donate. Found a box that had a couple kids things on top then the other 95% were test protocols/reports and invoices when I did private practice - these were from 91 - 92 so lots of shredded. Threw out tons of old picture negatives and some pictures in the envelopes that weren't very good. Still lots to do.

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Posts: 49,059
    edited July 2021

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    It sounds like a good day to be INSIDE doing all that sorting & shredding, Karen. We are happily more moderate at the moment so we took a long hike. I went to Barre Sculpt & Zumba tonight.

  • badger
    badger Posts: 25,041
    edited July 2021

    Nice & cool here today. Overcast and in the 60s most of the day. Good day for Garden & Sculpt. Dug up lilies and planted irises. It's supposed to rain overnight.

    That's some crazy wind, Wonderland! :-)

  • heidihill
    heidihill Posts: 1,864
    edited July 2021

    Envious of the gorgeous beach, Wonderland, and the dimsum, octogirl! Sounds like you had a full body workout, gokale.

    Walked with a friend yesterday and going to the gym later.

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Posts: 49,059
    edited July 2021

    I have been on hold with Alligient Airlines for 90 minutes now, so I am trapped in my house until they pick up the phone!Devil

    I am going to do some Marshall Fitness dancing on my computer while I wait for them to tell me that I can't extend my voucher.

    DevilDevil



  • badger
    badger Posts: 25,041
    edited July 2021

    Ruth, how frustrating! Hope you get your voucher extended.

    We got rain so the ground is nice & soft. Just spent three hours weeding. It's been like doing one-armed planks all morning. Brace on one arm while pulling weeds with the other. Switch arms & repeat. Hold core firm to stay steady while working around the foliage to not damage the good plants. I have sure gotten a lot of use from that garden kneeler.

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Posts: 49,059
    edited July 2021

    I was on hold for 3 1/2 hours, but they DID extend the voucher so it was worth it! I danced with Marshall Fitness & watered all the flowers, berries & vegetables. This afternoon my neighbor & I walked our dogs on this trail.

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  • heidihill
    heidihill Posts: 1,864
    edited July 2021

    Badger I need one of those garden kneelers for yoga. Ruth, Bruno stays on the trail? What a good boy!

    Finally made it to the gym last night. Today is SUP day on the lake!

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Posts: 49,059
    edited July 2021

    Bruno does pretty good at staying on the trail and/or coming back when called. Pound this morning & more dog walking & training. We continue to work on loose leash walking & are learning to stay at the top of the stairs and NOT bark when the doorbell rings.

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    *another thing we need to work on!

  • badger
    badger Posts: 25,041
    edited July 2021

    HeidiHill, it's a handy device. Maybe we can start a trend: garden yoga LOL. Two of my neighbors purchased garden kneelers after seeing mine. They are upper-middle-age ladies like me. I can feel yesterday's work today in my lats but that's not unexpected. Walked this morning.

    I had a treat yesterday, a hummingbird. Had just finished weeding and was admiring my work when a tiny green hummer zipped up to the scarlet bee balm and started feeding. I didn't move and it came within two feet of me, going from flower to flower and resting on a branch for a moment. After about ten minutes, I shifted my stance and it zipped away. So cool!

  • octogirl
    octogirl Posts: 2,434
    edited July 2021

    lots of walking this past week while I am in California, including some beach walks and a redwood hike. Staying remarkably busy....

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Posts: 49,059
    edited July 2021

    My Yoga class was cancelled so my only exercise was walking the dog.

  • martaj
    martaj Posts: 307
    edited July 2021

    Lot's rain here in New England with high winds and downpours. I did manage to go out during the break in weather to do an extensive weeding in my flower beds. Roses on 3 bloom. The are absolutely beautiful this year. I have and old American Beauty long stem plant given to me by my son any years ago. They are just beautiful. More rain expected today