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BethL

That coffee pot looks like a percolator you heat up on the stove. That's how my parents used to make coffee. ☕️ We have an electric percolator at our home.

The chicken and dumplings look amazing!

jfkoc

Hope you all got to watch part of. our parade in OKC

JeriLynn66

Iris, that is indeed a percolator pot. We use it sometimes outside. I have a collection of them. The device on the right is an old-fashioned coffee grinder. It's mostly decorative but I have used it to grind enough coffee just for me. Otherwise, I use the electric grinder. It's faster.

Zetta, I hope your Doctor can provide some relief for your hips. Mine ache at night if I stay in one position too long - One of my shoulders is lower (it's noticeable in pictures and if you look at me long enough) so that makes my hip get jacked up. But being post-menopausal also contributes.

Carl, that is certainly an apt description of our house. We're blessed to have space to grow some of our food. And it makes me feel productive.

We've just cut 3 acres of grass so now it's time to make some pickles!

eaglemom

Ok, that Chicken and Dumpling looks fantastic. Can anyone guess what I'm hungry for now? Not tonight or tomorrow night, but probably the next night. Yum.

I miss not having a garden. But frankly I just didn't need one more thing on my daily "to do's" list. DH would be great about planting and watering for two days, then he'd lose interest and its another job for me.

In the mail DH received very formal papers from social security. They were inquiring about his "work" since 08/2013. I read it multiple times, 2013, when he went on disability. He's been off disability several years now. Sigh. I called and the wait time on the phone was 4 1/2 hrs or you could leave your phone number for a return call. Of course I did that. Much to my surprise I did receive a return call, it was around 5 1/2 hrs later. I explained to the agent what we'd received. She was stumped! She found out two yrs ago Social Security did a random 'review' of his file and they never closed it. So somehow now all of this paperwork was resent like it was 2013. Thankfully she said simply write no work history since 2013 and send it back. When I said there are 18 sheets of paper here and questions - she said just write that on the last page, don't do anything else. When we get that, it will trigger another 'review' and they will see your not on disability. Geeze.

Time to get the pup her dinner, she's got the dinner dance going on beside me! Let's be careful everyone.

Lorita

Hi, this has not been a good day for me, with some exceptions: I was able to get out of bed and walk, the cats and GPs are okay, and I think the little barn swallow who lost her babies is setting again. Before I opened the door this morning I heard chirping, looked and saw what I think were tail feathers sticking out of the side of the nest. Walked past it and didn't see anything, then didn't see the tail feathers again until I closed and reopened the door. Fingers crossed. That is the good part of my day.

Took my car in and they said something had been nesting under the hood and had chewed something off that makes the dash lights work. They will order the part and then iT will take most of a day to take everything off and install it. They don't have courtesy cars but said someone would take me home so I won't have to stay there. One of the mechanics said to keep the hood open so it won't be dark for something to nest. Another told me about scent pkgs. You can put under the hood and they will repel mice. I bought eight, for car and PU. I imagine the same thing will apply for the PU. It really is embarrassing for all that to be under the hood. We had a 1949 Dodge Wayfarer and had to have all the wiring redone because of rodents.

I called Sears to have a service call because my icemaker isn't working and the refrigerator part isn't cooling enough. Now get this -'they said last January they approved a replacement refrigerator. I was never notified. The repairman said I would be notified if approved. It worked so figured I wasn't aporoved. That coupon has expired so... The repairman has to come out, check it and get approval again. Then either I can order a new one or they will and will bring it out and install it. A couple of years ago they replaced an AC., brought it out and said they didn't install and I would have to get someone else do that. This time they assured me they would install. See why I feel like I could bite nails?

Carl, I was going to do the same thing you did but the refrigerator quit cooling enough. I should have stood in bed, as they say but all of this would have had to be dealt with anyway.

Zetta,, my left hip hurts if I sleep on that side.

JeriLynn, I can Identify with the canning stuff. My family canned everything for the winter, except meat.

Carl, I love that saying and so used to be true. I told Carol what you said and she agreed.

I took a nap and am in a better mood. The barn swallow is in her nest but flies away when I open the door. Guess we will need to go out the back door.

I watched part of that giant parade in OKC for the Thunder. They estimated over half a million people were there.

Time for the news.

Lorita

Good night, sleep tight. Tomorrow will be better.

GothicGremlin

JeriLynn - it was such a wonderful tribute to Jo C - and yes, her photos and her online persona are a match. She was almost exactly how I pictured her in my head - she was more sparkly than I imagined. I'll never forget her.

I zeroed in on your coffee pot too - my grandparents had one like it and so did my parents. I never liked the taste of coffee, but I loved the smell (still do), and that photo brings it all back.

And now I want to go to your house with all those veggies!

I have a question about your chicken and dumplings (which look yummy). How do you eat it? Is it like a soup? Do you pour it over mashed potatoes or rice? Obviously I've never had it, it looks really good and I'm curious.

Carl - thanks (about the weather). We live for these summer days. It's cold and rainy for much of the year, but July and August, sometimes September and October, are beautiful. I'll just add that I don't mind the cold, rain, and dark, but I do love the sun.

Lorita - I'm sorry this has been such a rough day. All of that bureaucracy would put me in a state as well.

Today was a "getting things done" kind of day for me. I told my s.o. that sometimes I'd like a break from being an adult and be a carefree kid for a week. He didn't disagree. 🙂

Iris L.

JeriLynn you do have a vintage home. It's very nice! When I was very young, the grocery stores used to provide a coffee grinder so customers could grind their own coffee beans. This was in the 1950s. Does anyone remember that?

Lorita, you might think about using a rubber snake or two beneath your truck to keep mice away.

Do you still have a couple of cats? At my condo complex, a decision was made to keep some feral cats to chase away rats and it has worked. But now, people don't want the cats around.

I thoroughly enjoyed the classic movie this afternoon. It was "Shall We Dance" with Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. A good story and of course great dancing.

Iris