DIANE thank you!! Yep, Sept is almost here, meaning pollen for us LOL It's already starting, and pretty soon it will be March Fly (Horse Fly) time and I am allergic to them, have to get some more spray to apply. I take it for both me and Gemma at training, she is allergic too, we both got bitten and had to have antibiotics  --  eerk, nasty little (or rather BIG) things they are. 

SANDRA how is the tooth, are you in pain? I am hoping you can get in earlier, but if you can cope OK that's good ((((hugs)))), losing that bit of weight is good though, and you have found a way to still have at least some things you like.

BJ how is Frank, is he getting around OK, it does take time to recover from hip surgery, but I have heard that knee surgery is worse, so I hope he'll be home soon. You sound a little tired, are you sleeping OK?

PATTY enjoy your trip where is MN, I thought it might me Maine, when will you be back?

JANET I still haven't joined the facebook group, time has gotten away form me this week, I did however finish the quilt for Jen, not in time to give it to her on Friday night at our celebration, I did put the last stitches in, but I wanted to wash it and make sure the red wouldn't run LOL

THERESA how are you coping, have you got any rest at all ((((hugs))))

DEVONNE that is too hot for you to be out in it, even if you are using water and probably getting wet, at least I do when I pressure wash, we call it gurney. I just read about things Aussies say, apparently we use a Brand name to describe something, even if it isn't the brand, like Esky for cooler, Panadol for paracetamol, Band-aid for sticking plaster - there were lots of others, I laughed when I read it, too true, we are indeed a weird mob!!

HOLLY your afghan is really pretty, I saw it on your blog, you must have as much wool as I have fabric! LOL I really need to cull some more, I have way too much, and if I don't get rid of it soon it will just rot.

INDY I didn't answer your question, YEP made a lot for the afternoon tea, scones only take minutes to make, the old saying was  "you should have the scones made by the time the oven heats up" I made the Madeleines, and whipped the cream, I bought the jam tarts they were on sale, I forget what else we had - oh yes, Lemon cake.
You had a sad service to attend, being catholic I doubt anyone cared whether you sang OR sat, kneeled etc. It's pretty usual these days to have lots of people attend who aren't catholic, same for other churches. Often here the words to the songs (and prayers) are printed in the service booklet, makes it easy for everyone.  Hope you get to stay home and rest this week.

I went to see my sis and great niece on Friday, she is absolutely a character, so sociable, and very clever, she's 18 months now, counts to 3, took me by the hand to lead me to the fridge/freezer, she wanted icecream LOL, she didn't get it. Tried to put her own shoes on, did pretty well trying, didn't quite succeed LOL and also uses some sign language, they teach them at daycare, I love that! She can sign that she's finished eating, hello, goodbye, more food, and she is also pretty vocal, EXCEPT everyone is 'mum' even dad LOL

We also had my group night out on Friday night, I got an award for skipping LOL, we had a lot of fun, 25 came to celebrate with us for finishing our 8 week challenge, the Mr had his own night out AND he won an incredible trophy, he and his partner won best reserve titles for their zone. Lovely trophy, very modern looking glass, nicely engraved. He's very happy!

Thank heavens this was still her, got called away, and it didn't disappear LOL

 

Where did August go?

Good Morning to everyone!!  I'm feeling pretty lazy this morning. Rhonda spent the night, likely will  spend the day.  It is very still outside this morning, not a breath of air is moving, but the sun is out.   It is 62* so will likely get very hot before the day is over.

Had a good night's sleep last night, but sure woke up early.  Got up around 6, got dressed, did my exercises, then Rhonda got up.   She's sitting in the kitchen, so I had better get off here and go visit with her.  Hope everyone has a lovely day, sending love and best wishes, BJ.

Trish, when Heather was a teen, one of her best friends was Catholic. When the group of 5 stayed there on Saturday night, the mom would take them all the church service. One of the group described catholic service as “sit, stand, sing, kneel, pray” and that amused me so much that I still remember it.
Medically I’m told that the knee replacement is the hardest and longest recovery. I haven’t had any other replacements, knock on wood, so I can’t compare personally.

Devonne, I’ve been on 5 cruises and never went into a casino! Of course, I also live an hour from AC! I was there 7 years ago for Tori’s 21 st birthday dinner, we all went into the casino briefly, but I didn’t gamble. I’m way too cheap, LOL. 

I'm back...today is a day of doing nothing, just relaxing. I've been trying to find a movie called Unchained from 1955. So far, no luck. It supposedly was the movie that lead to the song, Unchained Melody, my favorite song.

Sandra, there are a lot of elderly people on these cruise ships. I am reaching the end of my cruise days. I think this is #24 for me. They have really gone up in price the last year. 

Holly, Greg and I like the same slot machines. It's a lot of fun playing with him. We do have our limits. He always does much better than me. As long as I can pay my bills, this is my "fun" money for entertainment. What hurts is when you just left a machine and another lady sits down at the same machine and hits it big after two spins!

Today is our last day in the high 90's. It's going to be much nicer this coming week. Trish, you are right. It was too hot for me to be out there. I should have waited until this week, but I was anxious to try my new pressure washer. It's so small, it will fit on a shelf in the garage. The best thing is I can pick it up and carry it to the garage, no bulky rollers. I just love it.

These are the only tomatoes I got this year, plus 3 red ones about a month ago. I pulled these and mixed them with zucchini and onion. So yummy! I love green tomatoes fixed any way. I left one tomato plant that just grew tall and did nothing. It has a few blooms on it. 

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Linda- I enjoy the summer, heat and all. Jerry doesn’t like it as much as he used to.  When winter comes, he will long for summer. Lol
   Americade is the big motorcycle event in Lake George.  It takes place in June.  Always a big hit.  We have been going to LG for over 20 years in Sept for the big car show.  We went there for years before that too, just for vacations. 
   Ask Darrell if he ever went to Laconia, NH for the motorcycle event, I think it was called AmJam?  It was a lot wilder than Americade.

YOU LADIES IN THE SOUTH NEED TO START YOUR TOMATOES EARLIER SO THEY ARE RIPENING BEFORE THE BIG HEAT YOU ALWAYS GET.  THEY DON'T LIKE EXTREME HEAT AND REBEL, LIKE TEENAGERS.

DEVONNE......YOUR TOMATO MEAL LOOKS GOOD AND TASTY.  I'M GLAD YOU COULD ENJOY YOUR BOUNTY.

LINDA......I HOPE YOU CAN LEARN A BIT MORE ON YOUR PHONE TODAY.  TECHNOLOGY DEFEATS ME ESPECIALLY WHEN SOMETHING NEW, THAT'S WHY I HAVEN'T UPGRADED MY PUTER TO WINDOW 11 YET.  TOO LEARY.

A LOVELY DAY HERE.  IT STARTED WITH THICK FOG AT 6 THIS MORNING.  NOW ITS SUNNY AND BRIGHT AND IN THE 70S AGAIN.  LOVE THIS WEATHER.
MY SON IS COUNTING THE DAYS.  HE WILL SHOP FOR ME ON SATURDAY THIS WEEK AND THEN ON SUNDAY MORNING HE FLIES TO ITALY FOR 10 DAYS OR SO.  A BIT OF DELAYED HONEYMOON FOR HIM AND HIS BRIDE.  HE LOVED IT THERE THE FIRST TIME WITH SOME GOOD FRIENDS, BUT THIS TIME ITS ROME AND SOME OTHER PLACES TO ENJOY. I WISH THEM A WONDERFUL TIME.

I HAVE NO PLANS TO SHARE LADIES.  ITS THE USUAL ROUTINE FOR ME......  A LITTLE OF THIS A LITTLE OF THAT THRU THE LONG DAY AND LOTS OF TV AND CROSSWORDS AND SOLITAIRE.
WISHING YOU ALL A GREAT DAY.  HUGS, QB S 

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BJ, I had a nice breakfast too! A boiled egg and some Ky Legend ham with coffee. No toast as I'm out of bread. 

It's 86 now at 1:30...still hot, but not 97! The humidity is still bad. I went out at 8:00 last night to water my plants and emptied some of the potting soil. Sweat was pouring down my face when I came back in.

Sandra, how wonderful Matt & Daphne are taking such a great honeymoon. I'm sure he will send you great pics!

Janet, is your smoke detector still chirping? We are ready for cooler weather to get here, then we're ready for it to get warm again, lol! I just hope we don't get 7 degree weather like we did last October. My heat pump couldn't keep up with such low temps.

Good afternoon, ladies!  Hubby is back to work after having another week off for a staycation. 🤪 We worked around the house doing various projects, and in the yard when the wildfire smoke cleared enough.  I should say, hubby did the bulk of the work and I supervised.  My back was bad for most of the week, and I still have no idea what I did. It's getting better, but it's slow!

Thankfully, we haven't had weeks on end of wildfire smoke this summer, but it's unpleasant when it occurs.  Still, I'm so thankful it hasn't been worse,  and we aren't in the areas of high fire danger.  And it certainly isn't like what occurred in Maui!

I saw online that Carol Duvall died. Remember her from HGTV and DIY Network?  Anyway, perhaps you already knew since she died July 31, but I just saw it online and thought I'd share the sad news here. She was 97.

I was interrupted by a delivery, so I'll just say so long  for now.  Speaking of deliveries, I need to finish up some product reviews and get those posted.

I'll try to get back later and do some reading. 🙃🤗