DEVONNE congratulations to you!!!! So good you have finished, your garden is so pretty, well done, DON'T dig holes by yourself, I know you are great doing things, but be safe and get some help. (((hugs)))

SANDRA yay!! on winning, and thank you for the Peeps info, I googled them YUUK for me, the family think they sound fabulous, I dislike marshmallow LOL never have liked it, my mum used to make a slice, crispy biscuit on the bottom, jelly then marshmallow, my friends loved it and requested it always for events, I hated it LOL 

Know how you feel when you have so much of the same thing, we are doing that here, I had so much left over from cooking for John that we had spaghetti again tonight, and I do the same, I think of you every time I watch my britbox, there are some good ones on right now, a new to me one called Magie Pie Murders, I think  it says Moonflower murders in the title as well, I have marked it for my next watch!

INDY I am so so sorry for ML, it's so difficult and she will be worse worrying about Andrew, poor love, she is in my prayers every day, this depression or whatever it is has taken hold of her, she really needs some good help (and probably some good meds too) to get to the bottom of it all ((((hugs))))

JANET I feel like when I haven't read I am out of the loop so to speak, takes a while to get back to posting often, try to post on certain days, see how you go! 

STRINGS, hope you are all doing OK, this bug has laid me up for a while, I even suspect a variation of covid, it's been more than a cold but not flu, and food tasted weird, John is the same, feeling better now, but it has slowed me down!

HOLLY I don't mind being alone either, just not as much as I am lately, the Mr spends all his time thinking about bowls or playing bowls. It would be nice to  have some adult conversation that doesn't revolve around the dam sport!! I was gong to say, my roses like good soil, not sandy, but not clay-like, sandy soil would be no good.

MARYLOU good you had a nice visit, we had a quiet Easter, and today is ANZAC Day, so remembering our heroes, many events are on, and it's so good to see the young ones taking an interest in these events, the Last Post still brings me to tears, we played it for my dad's funeral, the local service group set it up as he was a returned soldier.

CHERYL I suspect your checkup is a diabetic one?? I am not familiar with A1 numbers, I guess we call it something different. I am due for blood work, but want to feel better before I do the test, it's fasting tests, and I don't want to be full of cold/flu meds or cough ones LOL 

I have found that NOT eating can make you gain weight, eating regular GOOD meals, and snacks can help not hinder, seems like the body says "I'm not getting food for a while so I'll store it" when we don't eat every few hours, not big meals mind you  LOL but more protein and fresh veg and les carbs. And less fruit, as it has so much sugar - even natural sugar can be bad for you. 

I had a baking day today, Pete wanted to learn how to make the Lebanese bread into crisps, you just cut them into pieces spread onto a try and spray lightly with olive oil, not much, and grind some salt and pepper over and bake at 200C (400F)  for about 7 mins, cool them and then store them, they are like "white" coloured corn chips - Doritos?? Not as thick as them, but really tasty for a snack, and I made a double batch of ANZAC biscuits (cookies) that were not right, took forever and are really thin and chewy, not what I wanted, so 2 trays baked, and the rest of the mix tossed, another batch, single batch and they are fine, the thin ones Megan and Pete love anyway, they are just not quite right. I have sewing on Sunday so I will take them for the class, and the chewy ones will remain here, probably be all gone by then anyway! 

Time to head to bed, at least the coughing is not bad and I can get some sleep.

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WONKY CLASSIFIED ADS......
1.  MAN WANTED TO WORK IN DYNAMITE FACTORY.  MUST BE WILLING TO TRAVEL.
2.  USED CARS:  WHY GO ELSEWHERE TO BE CHEATED?  COME HERE FIRST!

ITS SO SUNNY AND BRITE JUST NOW BUT RAIN IS COMING LATER AND ALL DAY TOMORROW.  NOT MY CUP OF TEA.

TRISH......YOUR POSTS ARE SO FILLED WITH YOUR LIFE.  I LOVE IT.  SO MUCH TO SAY.  YOU ARE SUCH A BUSY PERSON.

LINDA.....I HOPE YOUR EYES ARE DOING BETTER TODAY.

DEVONNE.....I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE LITTLE BIRTHDAY PARTY AND ATE WELL.

TODAY I WILL BE COOKNG SINCE MY SON SHOPS FOR ME THIS WEEKEND.  HE LOVES THE TATER TOT SAUSAGE CASSY SO THAT'S ON THE MENU BUT A SMALLER VERSION SO HE CAN TAKE HOME MOST OF IT.  I AM TIRED OF THE LEFTOVERS.  HE ALSO LOVES MY VEGGIE BEEF SOUP SO THAT'S ON THE MENU AS WELL.  FOR ME I HAD SOME PEANUT BUTTER SANDS LAST NITE AND MAYBE WILL FOR LUNCH AS WELL.  I LOVE PEANUT BUTTER.  I JUST SLATHER IT ON ONE SLICE AND THAT FOR ME IS A SANDWICH.  I DON'T WANT TO COVER THE P B WITH ANOTHER SLICE OF BREAD.  I GO OPEN-FACED ALL THE WAY.  AND NO JELLY.  WHY SPOIL PERFECTION?

WE GOT OUR NOTICE FOR PUTTING IN OUR A/Cs SOON.  I CALLED RIGHT AWAY SO I HOPE TO BE ON THE FIRST OF THE LIST ON THE ONLY DATE IN APRIL.  OTHERWISE ITS DATES FOR PUTTING THEM IN AROUND MID-JUNE.  FOR ME, ITS EARLIER THE BETTER.  

I WISH YOU ALL A FINE DAY.  HUGS FOR YOU ALL.  QB S 

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​Devonne, I haven’t tried roses. Jersey is known for =26pxits sandy soil, that’s what makes our tomatoes so fantastic.
I made us chipped beef on toast for breakfast, Stauffer’s brand frozen. Always good. 
A new chicken dish in the crockpot, we’ll see how it goes.  

Good morning.  Sitting here waiting for two calls to be returned, then we're off to the grocery.
Only need a few things and I am getting $5 back for the chips I paid for and never got.

Thanks you all so much for caring about ML.  I have some tentative good news.  Her psychiatrist appt. went very well, yesterday.  First, she finally got 8 hrs. sleep the night before so was in better shape.  She and Bill were both in with the female doc so together they were able to tell her everything.  She told them ML's not mentally ill.  The physical problems she's dealt with since last Sept. and the lack of resolution  of them have caused her extreme anxiety and hopelessness.  She was given another sleep Rx with very specific directions as to how and when to take it and last night she slept fairly well in spite of some loud undefinable noise that woke her up shortly after going to bed.  She has another appt. in 2 weeks.  

They picked Andrew up from the train after her appt. She was actually worried about him coming home, not wanting him to see her in such back shape.  The two of them  came over here to see us while their supper baked and Bill finished mowing  and we had a nice but short catch-up visit.  He was a sight for sore eyes!  I asked him if he was still growing. He laughed and said NO.   He always seems taller to me,  Maybe because I'm shrinking   I'm a happy camper and thank you again for being there for me...always.  

Need to go.  No call backs, yet.  Nothing urgent so I guess we'll go on to the store.
Have a nice day.
Indy

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