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Too lazy to track down the post, but the mention of putting one’s phone on DND for overnight got me to set mine up. Unfortunately, I didn’t see that it automatically set a morning alarm, so the damned thing went off at 6! And I was sleeping so well. That has since been rectified.

Seventy Ferrets to start the day. Reasonable chances of rain on and off thru the week. I’ll be painting in FCD’s shop today, but that’s all the plans so far. Big surprise this morning was Ziva in the kitchen. That’s the first time she’s wandered out of the bedroom in ages - at least that I know of. I put her back in the bedroom, just because. Maybe that was mean of me…But I bought her a better litter box that I’ll set up today - that should make up for it, right? < snerk >

Daughter and spawn will be heading back home today. Yesterday, she took them to a RenFaire and they seemed to have fun. Here’s hoping they have a safe ride home, but it looks like lots of rain along the way. I’m glad she replaced her tires.

And so it begins. Happy Sunday!!

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Afternoon, mumpers! It’s currently 21c/70f with a predicted high of 24c/76f and cloudy. Weather app says “It could be warmer outside but you could also have more fucking alligators in your kitchen. Count your fucking blessings.”

hippie that sounds like a fun lunch date!

Bright Tree I hope you had a restful day and you’re feeling a bit less battered today. That was a nasty bump you took.

Taters I would have a serious talk with Hubs about the phone thing. I used to keep mine by the bed but it was on silent so if it rang, it would light up and that was normally enough to wake me. After mum died, I didn’t need to have the phone on at night, it was a very strange feeling the first time I went to bed and turned it off.

Happy Doperversary, Moooom!

nellie I used to have wine at the hairdressers, but my appointments were always late afternoon. Now I go in the morning and have a stiff cup of tea instead! Will keep appendages crossed for your daughter’s cat too, I hope the vet can work some magic there.

Nut if you could blow some of that rain down to the Midlands, I’d be very happy.

pjd I hope your aunt enjoyed her birthday and the card from Charlie!

{{{{{Cupcakes and Mauser}}}}} I’m glad the vet was able to treat him and things seem to be improving.

Cat Glove that sounds like a fabulous potluck party, I’m glad you all enjoyed it so much.

Yesterday was busy but fun. We did errands in town, I picked up some currency that I’d ordered earlier that morning so we have beer funds for our trip to Belgium. Then we went over to a supermarket that has a donation bin for Little Paws, emptied that out and packed it into the car. I stopped off to get some petrol as the tank said I’d only got 80 miles left, then we went to Little Paws HQ to deliver all the food from the donation bin.

Naturally, we stayed for a cup of tea, had a chat with the humans, and fussed many cats. Then we came home, got changed, fed our own mogs, and went out. 'im indoors had said he wanted to go to the pub but as it was early evening by that time, we did a different route to usual. Normally we start in town and work out way back towards home. This time we went to The Royal Oak which is a 10-minute walk from home. Then we went to the Clarendon for yummy Indian food (garlic chicken for him, and keema for me), then we walked the rest of the way into town to aid the digestion! Stopped off at the Lych Gate, then the Posada, then ended up in the Giffard because there were no cabs around, and we were heading home by about 1am.

I am up, the cats are fed and fussed, and I’m gathering up some bits and pieces for the household waste/recycling centre. Our local tip is only open until 3pm (it says 4pm but they close to vehicles long before then) so we’ll have some lunch and then get the rest of the stuff together to dispose of.

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Finally caught up.

And now I need to go do something with the 300 g of pecans I toasted yesterday. It’s theoretically too hot to bake, but I think I’ll be okay - the kitchen’s a lot cooler than it is outside.

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Morning all. Have pilled, gotten my Sunday NY Times, broken fast and played 5 games of Spider Solitaire, so for me an average morning. Since I had my Sunday dinner yesterday, I’ll eat whatever comes to mind today, but try to watch my calories as with soccer meetings most of the afternoon I probably won’t get to the gym today. Weather is pretty good, 73F now heading to 80F so more comfortable than the last few days.

Shoe, hope TDC (That Darn Cat) has found his way back after his adventure.

Nellie, best wishes for daughter, says something about her that despite her problems, she is taking in people with their troubles and providing comfort and friendship to them…not too surprised, I just look at her mother…

swampy, happy churchin’.

You never mentioned you had a girlfriend! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

FCM, hope daughter and grandkids have a safe ride home.

boo fae, sounds like another pleasant night on the town.

Dicey, if nothing else, I can send you my address for the toasted pecans…I’ll see that they get a good home.

And onward into the day. Good Sunday all.

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Hmm. That old morning quote that I’ll misquote here says, “This is the day made of lard. Rejoice and leap about, but not so much as to hurt yourself.”

We’ve been on a heart-healthy low sodium diet since 2014, so hot dogs are a dim memory for me. I remember the “wish I were an Oscar Meyer wiener” jingle. My brother once sent me a link to a video of all the OM wienermobiles staging a race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The wienermobiles are a thing unto themselves, if you care to go down that rabbit hole. Care to know who built the first one? You can find it somewhere.

Happy Something Day to you! You’re really something else.

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A guy I know posted a picture of a bloody Mary (very plain, in a plastic cup) with a piece of bacon floating on top. I was thinking of having chorizo for breakfast, but that bacon picture is tempting me to have bacon.

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Finally got to a chore I’ve been ignoring since Wednesday. I sliced up a poke loin into chops and one small roast, vacu-bagged them, and it’s all in the freezer now. I also covered the poke tenderloin in yummy rub and that’ll be tonight’s supper. And since I buy the fancy peanut butter that’s just ground nuts and salt, I had to mix the new jar so the oil is distributed and the peanut butter is smooth. The jar is in the fridge for future snacks. The dishwasher just ran a rinse cycle. So I’m about to head to the shop for adventures in painting!!

That’s quite a bit before 10AM, methinks!

ETA - I also swapped out the cat’s litter box and roll-sucked up the stray litter. GO ME!!!

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I thank everyone for their best wishes for Mauser but I think he is getting worse. Both vets are closed today and I don’t want to take him out to the one weekend clinic that is open. First thing tomorrow I will call his regular vet and try to get in right away, if I can’t I will call the place I took him to yesterday. He cries when he walks and it is tearing my heart up. I am going to stay home from church today so I can stay with him, I think God will understand.

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Good morning!

The forecast says it’s 59F and cloudy, but it’s actually mostly clear here at the moment. The day is supposed to be cloudy, with a daytime high of 72F. Which, again, I don’t mind, because by Thursday we’re supposed to reach 96F. :fire:

Baker, I hope Mauser is doing better today. Sending gentle skritches.

Nellie, it’s not for sure, but it’s likely that yes, I’ll need laser surgery later this month. Not a huge deal, just annoying. I’m sending best wishes to your daughter on both the cat and job front. Dealing with the spreading fire is also stressful. I have a couple of friends who live in Spokane Valley, and I’m watching those fires closely. There is one just north of Spokane Valley, and I’m hoping it’s knocked back, too.

JtC, it’s mostly the Central and Eastern parts of the state that are on fire, and a lot of those fires are in rugged terrain, but one of the biggest has destroyed many homes and structures and is tearing through a good amount of tribal land, too. Johnny, Nellie, and I all live on the West side of the state. Central and Eastern Oregon are also dealing with a great many wildfires.

FCM, happy belated Doperversary. I hope your daughter and kids have a safe journey home.

I do not like nuts in my chocolate and that includes brownies, ice cream, and chocolate bars. I can tolerate a few walnuts, sometimes…

We had bacon and eggs for dinner last night. Zeus brought on the woo-woooooos because my husband was not cooking Zeus’ share fast enough. :laughing: It brought back vivid memories of Polar. Whenever we have bacon and eggs, the dogs each get an egg and a piece or two of bacon. This is a hard and fast rule and must never be broken.

I spent yesterday morning giving both the lawn and the posies a good long soak outside, and almost as soon as I turned off the sprinkler for the front lawn it started raining. I didn’t complain, and I’m sure the plants loved it. I know my brunnera plants just love a good rain and perk up so much more with it.

Shoe, I hope Monkey made his way home.

Bright Tree, I hope you are doing okay today. Head bumps always worry me.

I did talk to my husband about D yesterday. It turns out his wife is away on another vacation, so D is unsupervised. D has some health issues, not to mention he was a heavy drinker for a long time. He also loves the devil’s lettuce and smokes a lot of that. My husband did talk to him yesterday, but I’m not sure it’ll stick, honestly. And to be fair to my husband, his phone was downstairs. I had stayed downstairs on the couch so I could quickly get Zeus inside if he started barking outside. Zeus was good the first night; last night, not so much. I had to get him a couple of times. I finally covered the pet door, which I loathe to do, because he does better if he can go in and out at will.

I’m not sure what I’ll do today. I did laundry yesterday, so that’s all taken care of. I won’t have to water the posies, but I’ll check all the potted plants to make sure.

My son will be here some time today to pick up Zeus, though I’m not sure how long he’ll stay. He has work tomorrow and has had a busy and active weekend.

I need a third cup of coffee today, so I’m off to the Keurig. I need to buy some beans so I can make some pour-over coffee again. I’ve been pretty lazy and just drinking Major Dickason’s Keurig coffee.

Take care of yourselves.

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I was wrong - Daughter returns tomorrow. I did some sweeping in the shop - not everything, but the worst of it. I’m waiting for FCD to finish what he’s doing so I can paint. So temporary chillage.

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Good morning, everyone. We played Brass: Birmingham until about 12:30 last night. I did not do as well as the last time, but they all still had to come to me for coal.

I’m going to try to talk Mrs Magill into skipping Band stuff for a day ,so we can go see Supergirl. Wish me luck.

Oh, I’ll do that if I’m getting dolled up. I’m no longer having to do that. It used to be, when I thought of it as “playing dress up,” that I would spend a lot of time with make-up, trying to feminize my face and features. Now I’m just trying to feel comfortable in my own skin.

Yeah, there’s just something about finally allowing oneself to be who she was supposed to be from the beginning.

Cupcakes - Give Mauser all the love. It sounds like he needs it. And, personally, I’m glad to see you’re doing better.

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Happy Sunday!

Up, caffeinating, breakfasted, infused and KP done. I’m not feeling great today, so it will be RDOS all day.

Stay safe and healthy y’all!

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First coat of paint is done - second coat will go on in about 3 hours. So I’m having lunch with a side of the cherry 'maters that are so prolific on the back deck. FCD doesn’t like little 'maters, so they’re all MINE!!

I’ve got enough time to finish my second lapghan before we do the second coat. Then I need to decide on the pattern and the colors for the 3rd.

So not total chillage, but chillage adjacent.

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I have three, used, 2004-2009 Prius wheel trim rings I no longer need. I posted them on Nextdoor for a double sawbuck (new ones from Da Jungle are four for $41). Only I don’t know if I did it right. I don’t use Nextdoor anymore. I wanted to post them to the neighbourhood Farcebook group, but they don’t allow selling.

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I fully agree. Spoiling nice chocolateses…

Went to the cheap garden centre as they have their end of year clearance sale on, and I wanted some stuff for a new bed, then visited the gooood strawberry place and went for walkies. Bought some cream on the way back to have with the gooood strawberries. I did test a few, just to be safe.

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A reasonably cool day today, and I’m on my second mug o’ joe.

We actually managed to go down to the dining room for the Sunday biscuits and gravy. Not nearly as good as what I can make, but passable and they make the gravy in the kitchen. But they buy the biscuits from a local provider, so they’re not exactly fresh.

Anyway, had a nice chat at breakfast with a fella by the real Minnesotan name of Hans. He was an architect in his former life, and like us he and his wife are one of the few married couples that live here. They had to sell their three story home of some 50 years and about 20 minutes from here because it got to be too difficult to navigate. A common story for a lot of people in our age group. Perhaps we’ll be friends.

Harvested a goodly amount of cherry tomatoes from our plant. Maybe I’ll give pasta pomodoro a try.

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Wow, it’s 12:33pm already! I didn’t replace the master bathroom’s toilet seat this morning, either – 90% sure I’m gonna wind up putting that off for another week or two – but I spent quite a bit of time on emails I owed to a couple of family members. I also brought in a package from Da Jungle (one of two I’ll be getting today): when I need a Lego break later today, I’ll have an acrylic shelf to put together. :slight_smile:

Right now the weather is drizzly and 77°F, with heavier rain possible in the next hour and storms possible around dinnertime. (12:44pm update: thunder!) (12:54pm update: lightning!!) I’ll be inside all day, and the other package I’m expecting doesn’t contain anything that could be damaged by water, so I say bring on the rain.

After I finish this post I need to log on to my work laptop for a little while – no actual work, but I want to tee up a few emails for the morning (which will be busier than usual, with the new hire arriving at 8:30) – and then I’ll head downstairs for lunch and Lego. I start building the Jaguar today.

I was Sarah Brown my senior year! I knew I loved you!

Love is fleeting.

I hope he’s back by now… :crossed_fingers:

Oooooo you’ve just inspired me: I have some chicken tikka masala rice bowls in the fridge, and now one shall be my lunch. :slight_smile:

Oh, I am so sorry. :pleading_face: :people_hugging: I hope his pain gets under control soon!

Bailey had surgery once and was in terrible pain the night after it: she spent the whole night lying in the hallway and crying, and I couldn’t sleep and spent most of the night sitting in the hallway with her (and also crying). I took her back to the vet the next morning for pain meds, but that was one of the worst nights of my life. And hers.

Also, yep, doggies can take prednisone! Bailey had atypical Addison’s Disease for most of her life, and was on a maintenance dose: I’d crush a small pill and mix it in some wet food every morning. I’m sure the vet already told you, but I still feel the need to give you a heads up that prednisone often causes increased thirst and hunger – which can result in increased, um, output. :grin:

For some reason my only aversion is with brownies. I do like me some Rocky Road ice cream, and peanuts/almonds are fine in chocolate bars (and chocolate cookies).

Have you considered/tried Facebook Marketplace…?

Smart!

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I’ve never used it. But if I can’t sell them locally, I’ll just put them on eBay. Might try Craigslist.

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FB Marketplace is local - I think you can set the parameters. I’ve used it to sell lots of stuff to folks within driving distance.

Much rumbling outside - methinks rain is imminent.

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Good vibes for everyone’s shoulders, eyes, and other body parts; similar good vibes for pets’ medical issues; hooray for vacations, weeding, pin money, and sales. I just can’t keep up this week–sorry!

We had a delightful trip to Deception Pass State Park (where Washington’s Whidbey, Pass, and Fidalgo islands are joined by a big green bridge). Quail, eagle, guillemot, other birds, nice trails. We’ll look into a camping there next summer.

I’m getting ready for a solo Camino this fall, and I do love strategizing, organizing, and upgrading a little gear each time! Sometime this month, I’ll see if I can downsize to my 20-L pack. It’s a 20-day trip (so a liter of gear a day, right?). It’s a consolation for not getting sufficient registrations for a retreat I was going to run, and another I was attending that was cancelled, and having enough trouble getting my travel insurance to cover that it was easier to pay to revise my international flights and eat the cost of a local one.