Today is predicted to be the hottest yet, then slightly cooler tomorrow. It’s hotter here than in FL! 

CAROL......I WATCHED THE ASCOT RACES AS WELL.  THE ONLY WINNER I PICKED WAS IN THE GOLDEN GATE STAKES AND ONLY BECAUSE I READ THE HORSES'S NAME WRONG.  I THOUGHT IS WAS HAND OF GOLD SO CHOSE THAT ONE.  THE NAME WAS ACTUALLY HAND OF GOD.  OH WELL, A WIN IS A WIN.
LOVED ALL THE CLOTHING AND HATS.  THEY DO IT SO WELL, THE DRESSING UP FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.  THE KING LOOKED WELL.  I SURE MISS SEEING HIS MOTHER AT THE ASCOT RACES.

DIANE......PRAYERS AND POSITIVE THOUGHTS STILL ON THE MENU FOR YOUR DARLING J.  SHE'S A FIGHTER, THAT'S FOR SURE.  GIVES ONE HOPE.

DEVONNE.....I THINK YOU TV IS LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE SIZE OF YOUR ROOM.  LARGER IS NOT ALWAYS NECESSARILY BETTER.

BJ.......ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND WITH YOUR FAMILY.

I MADE THE MASHED POTATO PANCAKES YESTERDAY.  WELL, THEY WERE SO-SO IN MY BOOK.  I WILL JUST HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO HAND-GRATE MY TATERS IF I WANT GOOD PANCAKES IN FUTURE.  I WILL DO THAT AS LONG AS I CAN.

ITS SUNDAY SO ITS MY DAY OF REST.  ITS ANOTHER RAINY DAY BUT NOT STORMY.  JUST RAIN SHOWERS OFF AND ON.  MY APT IS QUITE PERFECT WITH MY A/C SET AT ONE NUMBER.  I AM A HAPPY CAMPER.
WISHING YOU ALL A GOOD DAY.  HUGS, QB S 

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It's so cold here, compared to what ww've had last couple weeks, down to 25-30 this morning, lowest we got away was about 50-60 !! and highs of around 75.

DIANE poor J, and her family, it must be so hard, she surely is a fighter (((hugs)))

SANDRA I do love seeing everyone dressed up for Ascot, the Royals were out in force, love seeing how they all greet the king, he is looking a little drawn to me, hope he survives this, William is young to be king. I loved the outfit Catherine wore to  Trooping The Colour, sorry the poor troops had to stand in the rain for so long, all that pageantry is incredible to see. Looking forward to seeing it with the group next month, some have never seen it before, we've seen changing the guard a few times, and of course were lucky enough to go into Buckingham palace, that was fantastic. Too funny about the horse's name, I chose one like that once, it won big!!  I was hoping to hear a good report on the mash cakes, I find them very bland, not even close in flavour to the grated ones.

I saw a clip of Zara (Princess Anne's daughter) coming behind the king and tapping on the shoulder before greeting him with a kiss, lovely to see the happiness between them.

It was a good day to get the rest of the washing done, then I went to yoga, they have a new way of doing things, we had big bolsters, so we leaned into them, then over them, and used them a lot. it was interesting, hard to do this class after being away so long, after tomorrows  training I will probably be really sore!

JANET we use an app called BOM (bureau of meteorology) it's pretty good, I am using it for my temp quilt. They also show up to date radar images, and give warnings. 

HOLLY I am not looking forward to our summer, sounds like we are heading for more heat than I like, it happens though, nothing we can do about it LOL - except look forward to winter. We are now getting longer days from today!

DEVONNE are you feeling any better?? Hope there is some improvement (((hugs)))

BJ how is Frank doing with his hand, have you been for ice cream yet with Tracy?

I am going to do little hand sewing, then to bed, I need to ring Megan first, she has the bug!! She worked from home today, if she's feeling better she'll go with Gary to his friend
Scott's dads funeral. It's quite a drive, so I hope they are careful.
Forgot to say, Dean got his 1/2 yearly results. he did pretty well, imagine if he actually studied for them -  his aim is to score higher than John (little wretch ) at his final exams in Yr 12, he's in Yr 10 now. LOL

Good Morning to everyone!!  I'm not feeling great this morning, but its lovely to have Tracy here.  We have to go to rental sometime today and get a key to the woman who just moved in.  It is a bit cloudy here this morning, very still.

Tracy just got up and is emptying the dishwasher, Frank is up and moving.  Not much to say this morning, so will just sign off, wishing you all a lovely day, BJ.

Those Ascot hats were just beautiful...and the dresses too! Some were much prettier than others and some of those hats were huge!

Happy birthday, Theresa! What's the latest on your search?

Sandra, do you have a food processor you could use to grate your potatoes? An electric or hand cranked cheese grater would work too.

Trish, I feel great, but antibiotics never helped. I have a CT scan scheduled for July 10th. I'm sure you are happy to be back home!

I bought a new tv. Greg found a great deal. It's a Samsung OLED 65"; will be here July 2nd. I wanted the LG Evo, but it was too expensive. I need a dryer; hopefully will find another great deal. It's 17 years old. 

My watermelon plant has yellow blooms on it and my squash is blooming. Not sure how they will do in a container...time will tell.

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YES, HOLLY, .....THANKS FOR THE HEADSUP ON THE BOOKS.  THEY SOUND LIKE GOOD ONES TO ME.  I WILL KEEP AN EYE OPEN FOR THEM.

DEVONNE.....YES, I HAVE A FOOD PROCESSOR.  I'VE NEVER USED IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT.  LIKE ALL MECHANICAL THINGS I AM A BIT LEARY OF THEM AND NEED A SHOVE TO USE THEM.  I THINK THEY WILL BE A GOOD WAY TO 'GRATE' MY POTATOES.  I SAW SOMETHING ON TV ON USING IT FOR THAT.  I WILL HAVE TO DRAG IT OUT OF ITS BOX AND TRY IT SOMETIME SOON.  BUT NOT TODAY.

ITS GOING TO BE HOT FOR 3 DAYS HERE IN THE MID-80SF.  THAT FOR US IS HOT.  NIGHTS WILL BE TOLERABLE THOUGH IN THE 60S AND EVEN THE HIGH 50SF.  THAT'S HOW WE GET THRU THE HOT DAYS WITH GREAT NITES.

MY SON TELLS ME HE IS BRINGING ME LUNCH ON SATURDAY.  SINCE ITS THE 5TH SAT. OF THE MONTH THERE IS NO SHOPPING FOR HIM.  I CAN ONLY AFFORD 2 SHOPPING DAYS A MONTH.  BUT I HAVE LOTS OF FOOD AROUND SO I WON'T STARVE.  AND HAVING LUNCH BOUGHT AND BROUGHT THIS WEEKEND IS SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN MY LIFE. HE WANTS TO SHARE LUNCH SINCE HE IS OFF TO FLORIDA THE NEXT WEEK FOR VACATION.  

TODAY WILL BE QUIET FOR ME.  A BIT OF CLEANING, A BIT OF COOKING, SOME READING AND OF COURSE THE OLD STANDBY, WATCHING TV.  AND PLAYING SOLITAIRE.  
WISHING YOU ALL A GOOD DAY.  HUGS, QB S 

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It is hot, hot, hot! I went to Walmart and I could spell the asphalt from the heat. I didn't stay long, as it's never comfortable in there in the summer. I have complained to their home office, as well as employees have complained, with no change. 

Gary & I met Greg and Carter at Mellow Mushroom for lunch.  They have great salads, very fresh, but their pizza is lacking in the flavor dept. 

I am watching "I am Celine Dion," it's a love letter to her fans. It's on Prime Video. So sad to see how this disease has affected her life. She is very open about it, sharing her home life, her career and her family life.

ETA: If you watch this, at about the 1:15 mark she goes into a bad spasm dealing with this disease (Stiff Person Syndrome).  It's sad, but inspiring as well to see what a fighter she is.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY THERESA I hoe you had a wonderful day and did something special (((hugs))))

JANET that is pretty hot, I remember being in the pool - years ago now - and we had  a heatwave for days, the water got quite warm, we were better off in a cold bath LOL

SANDRA You will enjoy that lunch!! I bet it's your favourite, he's a good guy! Using the food processor is really good, I do often use it for slaw, grating carrot, or just general chopping with the blade. Love mine, it's fairly big, had it for years, Breville. It has a drawer thing at the back, with 6 different blades. plus the blending and chopping blades. Makes it short work when I do veg soup, or need to chop a lot of onions. I have never grated potato in it though, I might try it. 

DEVONNE we went to Mellow - the pizza was pretty good I think, it was back in 2018, I had the salad, the Mr had pizza. AND he still has his cap he bought!

HOLLY I didn't know that (about the milk) , what is it that Sam's Club stocks? I have heard many of you comment on going. When we were in Fiji all the milk was delivered in glass bottles - long life, not refrigerated, you had to use a bottle opener to open the bottle. Then you left out the crate of empties, and they replaced with a full crate, We used to get  a crate of 20 each time, it lasted in the cupboard for weeks

CHERYL that's pretty good innings for your washer/dryer. Mine only seem to last about 10 yrs or so now, I just got a new dryer. I think you miss the kids when they are not there, but get tired when they are - if you are like me!!

I picked up Dean today, I called in to their house when I dropped him home John is on Uni break, he hugged me, said I missed you, I haven't seen you for 3 weeks LOL

I am very worried about my niece, Chloe had a miscarriage on Monday, she lost a lot of blood, they had to give her a few bags to compensate. she was taken to the local hospital, then transferred (with a DR monitoring her ) to a bigger hospital, her heart is either racing or almost stopped, they can't do a D & C yet, she's too unstable, they lost her for a bit yesterday, Lyndon (hubby ) lost it then, they kicked him out temporarily - he was yelling and crying that he wanted to be with her, he was so scared she was dying, we are all worried about her, and want some answers, something about '2nd chamber' is all they have heard so far, they are waiting on a cardiologist. She can't get out of bed, blood pressure drops alarmingly if she tries, they have to take her to the bathroom in a wheel chair. Please keep a good thought for her, and my sis, we have been either texting or talking constantly, both trying to keep each other positive. And it's getting harder to do that. Chloe is only 27, I worry she will need open heart surgery, their daughter Bridie is only 2, she doesn't seem to be worried/anxious, everyone is keeping her life  as "normal"  as possible. Chloe is extremely fit,  otherwise healthy but she does have some problems, she seems to regularly faint, and  she rarely feels pain, so when  she does we know it's a lot of pain. She was 14 weeks pregnant.

 

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Just got back from my foot doctor. I haven't seen him before and I really like him. He did x-rays of my feet. I have arthritis. He said on a scale of 1 to 10, mine is a 5. There's a surgery for this, but he said you can't walk for 6 to 8 weeks, so we are taking the easy route. I got two shots, an anti-inflammatory and a steroid. He also called me in a prescription for inflammation, which he said is better on your kidneys than Aleve. He said he could do my knees as well, but I already have an appt. with another doctor at the same clinic...shucks, lol! 

Trish, how very sad about your niece. I hope she is going to be ok. You are really close to Dean and John and that's wonderful. I can't believe I had lunch with both of my sons yesterday!

Sandra, you think it will be KFC or a lobster roll? Does he ask you what you want or surprise you?

Cheryl, my dryer is the same way. I used to dry a load on 25, then went to 40, and now sometimes 50 minutes. I have the pedestal that goes with it so I should be able to sell it. 

Diane, continued prayers for J. Hope there's some good news this week.

Carol, you working on dolls this week?

ETA: Forgot to say, he recommended Hoka or Altra shoes. Said they have the inserts that will help my arthritis.

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