Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025

Lorita · May 12

Ron, that's the fried cornbread we made but we had it thick enough to pat out flat in our hand. Good, isn't it.

Zetta, sorry for the foul language. I have to change that ,",i" to an "o" almost every time.Sorry I didn't get that one changed., but...

Carl, thank you for your post. I laughed out loud which I don't often do. That was so cute. . You have such a good sense of humor.

All of us took a nap, then had supper when we woke up. I was watching TV about the plane business. When I worked at the VA we could not accept any gift from a patient, not even a box of candy.

Before the nap I drove down to the mailbox, really to see how the guys were doing. They were almost finished and it looks so much better. Picture how the trees look when a tornado goes through. That is how the trees looked after they sprayed and killed them. They died, rotted and fell over on the fences and ground. Darn electric company - not the one we use. it was actually embarrassing but I couldn't get in touch with them to complain and I couldn't do anything about cleaning it up. It would have cost a fortune - half a mile of downed trees.

No lab work, Iris. It was mostly medicine, exams by Mike and nail trim and ears

Lorita · May 12

I wrote the above post a n hour or so ago but it didn't post. Bryon and "T" are here mowing and weedeating. Busy day, glad we got a nap.I think I will stay in bed until noon tomorrow.

Lorita · May 12

They are still working on the gtass. Sort of hate to see the littlee, yellow flowers go but they have to. Did I mention I saw my girls by the fence on my way home. I stopped and talked to them. They stand in the loblolly looking longingly at Darwin's barn. They will miss being in the barn this week.

Do you all know the meaning of a deadman?

Carl46 · May 12

Deadman is what you are when you come home drunk with a silk stocking around your neck instead of your necktie. Or it can be the log you bury in the loblolly to tie a rope to because the ground is too soft to hold a stake.

Lorita · 1:15AM

The guys just left. Mowed and weed eated until They ran out of gas. Looks better but still not up to par because of having to mow around daffodils and violets. I am almost giddy because I have grass this year instead of just dirt.

Close, Carl and the log would probably work - the silk stocking would work, too. Anyone else? Think I will go to bed and watch TV a while.Might be there until mid morning tomorrow. Glad today is over. NO scratching for the GPs tonight. Just like a switch has been turned. It wss worth it!

See you all tomorrow. Good night.

Carl46 · 2:26AM

Rest well, Lorita. You deserve a rest after today.

The "deadman" log does work. I have used that method to stake tents and tarps on ground too hard to drive stakes into as well as in swampy ground. I never tried the silk stocking thing, which is why I'm still married and breathing.

I'm glad some of you enjoy my sense of humor and the rest of you at least tolerate it. I enjoy writing those little tongue in cheek posts.

The NH was having a circus party when I visited DW today. Ten-foot square circus posters were hung all over, and there had been a pie baking contest. The judging was over when I arrived and they were giving the pie away in little 2-ounce cups. I tried the pecan, the blueberry, and the fresh strawberry, and they were all excellent. There are some really good pastry cooks employed at that place!

Ash Grove is just a nice little town. I stopped at the C-store for a coffee one Saturday and a young man held the door for me. The clerk asked me if I was in town for the city-wide garage sale and seemed genuinely sorry when I told her I was there to visit my wife in the NH. Nice people.

The full moon is up tonight, but it's cloudy and rainy so I can't see it. Glad I looked at it last night. Sleep tight, friends.

Lorita · 3:22AM

Carl, how nice that the nursing home does things like that for the residents I know it makes them and their relatives feel better.

Thanks for reminding me about the full moon. I just got up and went out on the porch to look at it. It is beautiful and so bright. Mint reminded us this morning but I had forgotten. I love to look at the moon light reflecting in the pond. I always called Charles to look at it with me. I still do.

I bet that deadman !og would work. Never tried anything like that

The GPs are glad the day is over and are sleeping quietly. I can't hear them when they walk now because nails are short. I will do mine tomorrow.

Good night, sleep tight everyone.

Carl46 · 5:08AM

Once when I was wilderness camping in the Boundary Waters (Canada/Minnesota) the full moon was reflected on the lake. There was no wind and it was a mirror image without ripples. I can shut my eyes and see it today, 35 years later.

We had a Boy Scout troop with us, including DS. About once a day, I would think "I wish DW was here to see this." And about once a day I would think "I am sure glad DW isn't here to see this."

We went twice, for a week each time. I would give a lot to be able to go again, but wilderness canoeing is not for old men.

GothicGremlin · 8:48AM

Lorita - thanks! I've caught up on my sleep. I hope you're sleeping well right now especially after everything at the vet!

Vet bills, ugh. Our cats were so expensive in their later years. But we want them to be as happy as we can make them. I remember when Gamera was unable to jump up onto the window sill. She'd look at it longingly, and every time I saw her do that I'd pick her up and gently put her on the sill. I'd keep an eye out to see when she'd want to jump down (and then not do it) and then I'd pick her back up and place her on the floor.

hi @blacksparky this is a very welcoming place.

Carl - What did the turkey do? I mean, the turkey is dead and frozen, but the parrot is alive and just a tad chilly. 😈

Nice - about the circus party in the nursing home. That was something I liked about Peggy's memory care facility - they were always having engaging "events" and activities for the residents. Each to their own ability, of course.

I'm not sure I understand what a deadman is even after the discussion (I'm such a Californian, sorry) ….

Of course I'm still up (1:45am my time) - last 45 min of Death Guild (I go virtually, since I can't go in person). I try to arrange my Tuesdays so that I don't have do anything before about 10am.

I read an article on Vanity Fair about Rita Hayworth today. I knew she had Alzheimer's, but I didn't know she had early onset. Very sad. And back then we knew so much less about it than we do today.

Mint · 11:05AM

Good morning

Ron I think you are a pretty good cook.

We had a pretty day yesterday. Now looks like there are going to be a lot if clouds for a while. Could not see the moon this morning.

Fixed some chicken yesterday. Hope to make some chicken salad. If anyone would like to share how they make chicken salad, I’m listening. Mine is never as tasty as some I have eaten.

JeriLynn66 · 11:25AM

Out the front door this morning. 12 babies total. More rain today. We have 2 days of sunshine predicted for the next week!

Sad news: we got home from the Band Awards Banquet last night to find Pretty Bird had passed away🌈😪. No warning but nobody can remember how old he was. He was part of the package that came with DH.

Running to Walmart for stuff to make for a Church Board meeting this evening. I’ll TTYL

JeriLynn66 · 11:31AM

Pretty Bird coming to get his head pets. I’m the only one who could touch him. He bit anyone else who tried. Last week he got to spend the day on the patio with Speck watching the barn swallows and hummingbirds. Now he’s flying high and free 🌈.

Lorita · 1:34PM

Morning, JeriLynn, sorry to hear about Pretty Bird. He is flying high and free now. I know he will be missed. The little geese are so cute. I guess my geese didn't have little ones or at least haven't seen them.

Gave GPs their Amox and Prednisone with another Amoxicilin this evening. I give those wrapped in cheese The others hidden in their food. Later they get Glucosamine ,vitamin and pain pill with their food. I made the chart to make sure I don't miss something. Getting the liquid Probiotics down Max is a problem. Zetta, I will give it with just a bit of the cat soup.

I need to get out some summer gowns today. I had left one out but it has scratchy lace and bothers me. Also with temps around 90 need to put away winter things and get out summer ones.

Mint, sorry I can't help because I have never made chicken salad or eaten it. I bet someone will have a good recipe though.

I pigged out yesterday so will need to get back on the wagon today. Keeping chocolate marbled.brioche around is dangerous but it is so good with just a bit of peach preserves on it..

Enjoy the day. Eagle, you have a hot one on tap too. Be careful.

ronald71111 · 4:01PM

Well my neurosurgeon appointment didn't go well! Surgery with him was my only options. I ask him since the right side of my diaphragm was paralyzed after disk replacement in the 70s, what if the left side was paralyzed if I went ahead with the surgery. He said that I would have to have a trach or respiratory. So, after hearing that, surgery is out. I called my nurse and asked about acupuncture at the VA, she is checking with community care.

Ron

JeriLynn66 · 4:07PM

Mint,

I bake/roast chicken boneless, skinless breast. Shred, dukes mayo, celery, red onion, 1 can small mandarin oranges, sliced green seedless grapes, sliced almonds. Green onion scallions for garnish. No added salt. Black pepper depending on who’s eating with us. Served on croissants with strawberries, other fresh fruits on the side; crackers if someone wants, usually Ritz or Townhouse. Amount of mayo varies depending on how much chicken I make.

And depending on who’s eating, I might use a creamy poppyseed dressing instead of mayo

jfkoc · 4:31PM

Early bone density this morning and then a stop at Uptown grocers, The selections weere staggering but no Dutched Cocoa. Maybe Whole foods will have it. Did get some fried catfish for $2 a lb. It is delish! Also bought anything that looked good. It was fun.

Ron…that is not wonderful news. Have you considered getting a second opinion at the VA near where you will be moving?

Carl…you are very funny…keep it coming.

Baby geese….happiness.

Poor Pretty Bird…..

JeriLynn66 · 5:45PM

Babysitting the 31/2 year old great grandson today. Playing trucks, hot wheels, sticker and coloring books, feeding baby goats and learning to use safety scissors!

Lorita · 5:59PM

Deadman: There is.one about five feet west of the corral and another at the NE corner. Why, I don't know but there was a reason. These are iron, shaped like a T, buried deeply in the ground with 8-10" sticking out of the ground. Darwin tried to pull the west one out with his huge John Deere, but couldn't so no telling how deep it's buried. Like Carl said, must have been to.hold something stable, maybe another corral 300 years ago. We will never know.

Ron, sorry about the news. I worked with a doctor for years who had a trach, probably because of throat cancer of some type. I could understand him perfectly on the dicta phone or dictating verbally. Not many could but I think I could because I wasn't concentrating on it too much. He was a great man and doctor, didn't phase him one bit. But I understand how you feel.

He is a cutie pie, JeriLynn. Have fun!

Carl46 · 6:13PM

Ron, I'm sorry to hear that. I don't like the idea of surgery, and I sure wouldn't do it in your shoes.

Baby birds are fun to watch. I watched a duck teaching her ducklings to fly one evening. She lined them up at one end of the pond and headed down the pond into the wind, flapping her wings and rising half out of the water. The ducklings followed suit. Then they circled to the head of the pond and did it again. I guess the ducklings were getting stronger as well as learning what to do.

Lorita · 9:16PM

How sweet that must have been, Carl. We have watched a mother barn swallow coaxing her baby to.fledge. Animal and.bird moms take care of those bsbies. Nature is wonderful and amazing.

I think I have posted this before-: my daddy cut a tire in half round wise and put water in it. He had put duck eggs under a hen and the baby ducks had hatched. He took them out by the tire and the ducklings got into the water and started to swim. The mother hen was beside herself, scared for.those babies and kept trying to get them to get out of the water until, I guess, she decided it was safe. Fun to watch.

Carl46 · 11:33PM

That's funny, Lorita. I'm sure that hen was just as distressed as my father was when I mentioned I was considering law school. Like the hen, he didn't want me in that environment.

Nature is often beautiful and sometimes funny. I watched a deer eating acorns once while a squirrel hopped around and fussed. There was a whole forest of red oaks, but the squirrel thought they were all his. Of course, the deer ignored the squirrel as if he didn't exist.

I pulled some weeds and deadheaded some iris and peonies this afternoon, filled the birdbath, then just sat in the shade and watched the breeze move the trees around. Very restful. I'll bet I sleep well tonight, as I did last night. Unless thunder wakes me. We have a chance of isolated thunderstorms tonight after midnight.