MARYLOU and PATTY  I am glad you are both OK, we worry when we haven't heard for a bit  
I also feel badly for the guys when they have to work outside in the heat, it's usually called off here when the temps reach over 40C ---- I think that's too hot!! Even the bowlers will continue to play till it reaches 36C I think it's dangerous, lots of them are older and it's ridiculous to be outside in that heat playing bowls.

The game for England is on tomorrow, I saw the Spain/France one this morning, it was good, not as exciting as the Norway one, the Norway team has been given a massive welcome back, I love it!! They deserve it, one of them  - Erling Haarland is so sweet, he was wonderful with  the kids and supporters, even in the game he was joking with one of the english players, I was impressed by the team.

DEVONNE how is he today, that is nasty, it must have given him quite a headache too. I hope he recovers quickly, it will be uncomfortable for a while, the stitches will be uncomfortable coming out too ((((hugs)))) to him.

SANDRA I find I am eating more last week and this, it's cold and I want more food!! I am trying to be careful it will be too easy to slip into grazing all day! 

JANET how is the pool, I think you should be getting some use out of it in this heat! Hope to see some of your projects from retreats soon!

STRINGS yikes!! Hot for you too, you all now how much I dislike it, so I really feel for you.

HOLLY have you settled down at home again, takes a while to get over the family visits, so enjoyable but sad when it's over and a bit lonely I guess.

I had lots of leftovers today, so ate from the fridge!! We had brown rice with bitter chicken and veg, and also pasta and spaghetti sauce. Take you pick or a bit of both LOL

I have training in the morning, it will be cold and I still can't find my gloves, the equipment gets quite cold to hang onto!
I got a new toaster today, ours was a cheap one I got at the beginning of covid, this one is also cheap, I couldn't find a nice one I really lied, so got this in the meantime, The old one was not tasting the bottom half and almost burning the top LOL
The burnt toast smell yesterday made my mind up for me And last week it incinerated a piece to charcoal  

Funny how some of us can see and some not the different pics.  I can see neither!  And I went back and checked the first one again.  

I'm getting my hair cut this afternoon.  Then a stop at the grocery for the rest of my 'company' things.  Will get some store fried chicken for supper.  I know the so-called grilled is healthier, but it's just not the same and we don't get it too often.  

Cheryl, glad to hear Dean has a solid date, now, about a month away.   Time flies for many of us but I suppose it will drag a bit for you.  I've heard the old saying, "all in good time" all my life and don't always like it!  Blessings to you both...

QB, your funnies are very funny, lately.     Thanks again for taking the time....
Best wishes at Bingo tonight.  I read 'the 28 things that will go by the wayside' after the boomer generation  is gone and one of them was Bingo.  I don't believe this was a scientific study, just some peoples' opinions.  Friend, Bobbie sent it to me...

I soaked my strawberries in vinegar water, yesterday and will carefully choose and tend to fruits and veggies I buy  from now on.  One of our grocery stores, Meijer, is based in Michigan and that's where ML shops, primarily,  so she's  concerned  She's also a former MLT and knows more about parasites, etc. than I do.  Too bad there's always SOMETHNG!!  

Patty, good to hear from you.  It's supposed to be cooler in Minn. !  Are you replacing your garage with another?  

Bye for now.  Hope you all have a good day whether you're too warm or too cold.  
Indy

Sandra, I didn't think about the size so I will check that. I thought it was because the extension wasn't jpeg.

Do any of you know who Bobby Parrish is? He is a chef, a cookbook author and has an app called "Bobby Approved." You can scan any food and his app will tell you if he approves it or not. No approval means it has bad ingredients. He goes into grocery stores and critiques items on the shelves, which is the best olive oil to buy, what oils not to buy, etc. He videos his visits to grocery stores and has been told to leave a few of the stores, lol. It's very good info he provides. I found him and told Greg and he's now a faithful follower, lol.

Do you buy garlic? Today Bobby's video was about garlic and the bag saying "a product of China." I had no clue how bad this was to buy. China uses human waste water (sewer water) to irrigate their garlic fields. They also use pesticides/chemicals to spray the root ends to keep them from growing and to kill insects during shipping. They also bleach them to make them whiter. I headed off to the store and yes, what I've been buying does indeed say "a product from China." He said only buy garlic from California. Think it was called Gilroy. Just FYI..


 

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Evening y'all! 

I got back from the retreat Monday night late. 

I had a blast.  Yesterday, I put a bunch of stuff away.  I came back with more fabric than I left with.  Shocker I know!  

Simba missed his mommy.  He became very clingy, while I was gone.  

I'm am back to doing estate stuff and hopefully that is a light I see at the end of the tunnel! 

I did make some progress on my Hexi quilt.  Trying to figure out what/how I can take it with me to Alaska.  Decided to glue the hexies to the paper, and bring thread and needles.  Trying to minimize so I can bring back souvenirs! 

Tomorrow we get a new roof.  So I will be sitting with Simba, he hates the noise from nailg*u*n*s.  I can hopefully get him to leave the house and I will take him to the park.  I won't know until tomorrow what he will allow to happen.  My fear is if we leave the house will I not get him back in the house.  With him ya never know! 

Need to run.  They are going to start about 7 am.

Later my Friends!  

CHERYL I forgot to say how glad I am you have a date for Dean! So good to hear, just keep him away from germs till then it's actually good it's summer really, no 'flu bugs - or not many anyway. It's a petrie dish around here at the moment, so many with colds or  'flu, we've been lucky.

PATTY  so sad about all the smoke! and the fires of course, we know that smell all too well, I hope you get some rain!

HOLLY that is scary, I have never seen or known anyone ( or animal) with a tick, we do have them, but more in the beach/coastal suburbs - no idea why that is!  bit of a blessing really, we have so many other things LOL our mosquitos are legendary LOL The snakes and spiders most people think of really aren't a problem, they will usually keep away from you .

THERESA nice to see you back safe and sound! Does Simba treat you with disdain when you return Oscar gives Gary the cold shoulder for a few days, Gary makes it worse by trying to get his attention, but Oscar won't budge LOL

SANDRA I have been enjoying your funnies too, I keep forgetting to mention it! I do giggle away sometimes and the Mr is always asking what's so funny.

INDY it's the humidity here that drains me too, I can cope with the heat - barely - but the humidity - yuk!! I often soak my berries in vinegar/water, they say it makes them last longer, I also have found a lady that uses every bit of the strawberry, you cut the top bit off - with the green - and then weigh all that 'waste'  into a jar, add the same amount of sugar by weight and shake the jar, keep it in the fridge and shake when you think of it, in a few days ( 4-5) you will have strawberry syrup, it's delicious, I usually squish the leftover fruit to get as much liquid as =19.5pxpossible and then toss it. 


DEVONNE I can see the first pics, not the last one, wonder if it a windows problem?? Weird, but the site has had problems lately - post image that is!  I knew about the garlic, I try to buy local when I can, or frozen if it's a good brand. Same with fish, fresh or a very good frozen brand. 

I  have packed up my sewing, made the viral "cup of soda with packet mix" cake, it seems Ok, the girls will taste test it tomorrow, the Mr thought it was OK, I left a couple pieces out  here, the rest is packed away for my group. It's started drizzling tonight, supposed to be like it tomorrow. 

The Mr goes away next week for a few days, it will be quiet here without him, a nice quiet, and I can eat whatever and whenever I want LOL If I want dinner at breakfast and breakfast for dinner (or lunch)  I will happily have it.
I can always do that anyway, but seems silly to do it when I am cooking for that night.

We were up early to watch the soccer, then will watch again on Sunday and Monday for the final. Glad those early mornings will be gone then! It was 5am again today.

Our air quality is terrible, from the fires in Canada, so all of you west of Jersey must be even worse! It’s another hot one, almost 100 today! 

I’m planning on staying in today. Even with Claritin my eyes feel like allergy eyes. 

Trish, my PacNW girls don’t have mosquitoes. Something about they haven’t crossed the Cascade Mountains. 

Diner leftovers for dinner.

Afternoon y'all! 

Trish: No Simba became a shadow.  He snuggled up to me so hard I almost fell out of bed.  I had to get him to hop down so I could get back in and then let him back up!  

DS: no, we are not planning on moving.  The house is paid for.  We are just doing maintenance stuff, except for the master bath.  That has been a thorn in my side for 26 years!  I'm hoping I can get it done like I want.  We will see!   And Todd retires next year! 

I have been busy, despite the roof replacement.  I got 4th of July put away, bed made, hard to do with my shadow.  I got the Damp Rid replaced in the basement.  I couldn't find the 4th container, and found it as I was turning the lights out, so it got done also.  I have sat with the most important one and tried to calm him.  I did get to take him for a walk, around noon and he wanted a long walk, then didn't want to walk home!  Silly dog!  I did get him back in the house, and he has to keep checking on me to make sure I didn't leave him with the noise!  He is finally napping this afternoon, I guess the long walk in the heat, wore him out! 

I made phone calls, about the royalties, and talked to someone that had a clue.  I can submit the Parrish paperwork online, as opposed to mailing it in!  I am elated.  It will be faster, and I will do a CC, rather than mailing a check, never good to mail checks.  

I have had issues with my phone since the retreat.  Someone was holding my phone, to help navigate, and I think they accidently hit stuff, so now it's figuring out what they hit, and fixing it.  I did turn it off today, and back on and got some stuff back, automagically!  I was happy.  I can now do speaker phone again!!!!!

I do need to put pictures from the retreat on my blog, plus a picture of my project, that was actually completed before the retreat!!!!!

It's thundering.  So I need to get off here.  

Later my Friends! 

I like that new word - automagically! 

It has been a very productive day at my house. House is all clean and the lawn was mowed - all I had to do was pay the workers!  LOL. I put the label and binding on a Quilt of Valor. Then I started on our latest guild project. It is a small wall hanging with pieced blocks that look like flowers in jars. Some of the pieces are only 1” square!  Quite challenging.

Lynn said the smoke is terrible where she is (suburb of Detroit), and their temperatures are much higher than average.