Just need to talk to my friends (209)

@eaglemom — I hope the meds kick in quickly and that DH is feeling better soon. Poor both of you.

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For those following the trip from H-e-double-toothpicks— they hit the road at 10:12 am a full 3+ hours later after spending 45 minutes at friend's house. Niece texted that mom talked with her friend with Alzheimer's— loudly and on speaker— the entire drive from her home to friend's house.

I am so happy to be home. I need to shower— hand surgeon at noon.

HB

good afternoon

I don’t know if you remember. I used to help a lady named Jean. She had issues with low platelets and I do not know the reason. It was a chronic issue and she did some reading and found out that could be useful. And they did help her in her case. I don’t know about how many you should consume, but you into that. You seem to be very good at doing research. I know I avocados each week.

Iris…where are you off to now?

Sevin…Yes sevin dust will harm birds

, bees, domestic animals, groundwater, and humans.

3 ants this morning

Good morning Porch Friends,

I’m reading but have been occupied since clearing out the AL apartment. You cannot see the multitude of boxes and tubs full of Lenox china Christmas decor, clothing, etc. I have informed DH this will NEVER happen again.

DD is driving down from Ohio to collect the bedroom suite. Another greatgrand is coming to collect the hall tree, mirror, mattress and adjustable frame. I finished decking out her kitchen from the cookware and serving bowl collection here. A lot of the very nice clothing has been gifted to another greatgrand. Maybe after some of the big stuff is gone, I can get to unpacking all the china and porcelain. There is a 6 foot tall glass curio cabinet behind there somewhere. I just some room to work. I'm exhausted.

Iris, I hope you have a wonderful Alaskan cruise! I would love to sail away with you, lol.

Judith, glad the ants are leaving you.

Carl, I think you would be perfect as a Hospice volunteer when you are ready. Glad you were able to comfort your SIL.

HB - waiting with anticipation for the rest of the trip story! And I love that doorknocker!!!

Mint, I love avocados spread on toast or just scooped out of the skin. DH, not so much. It was good of your church family to help that couple. Love in action.

Eagle, that was scary. Hopefully your DH feels better soon.

Beth, with this picture you know I envy that beautiful, clean garage you have!

GG, I'm glad you found your friend again. How about your LA and SF friends? Are they managing ok?

Ron, you have a beautiful set of girls and a handsome grandson. I'm glad you're surrounded by a loving family.

Zetta, hopefully you all find something suitable soon. Moving is stressful, at best.

Let's everyone be safe in this miserable, and dangerous heat!

Morning……….

ant update…they were simply regrouping and have marched right back…suggestions???

Lorita…but a spray will only kill visable ants

Hello Front Porch Rockers.

We finally found a nice 4 bedroom home in Bosie Idaho. It's only 3 miles from where my SIL, works and it has everything my DD, was looking for. The movers will be here and load us up on September 29tn and we will leaving here on September 30. My SIL and Fiona, his dog will be going in his truck, and my DD, myself and Molly and the 3 cats will all go in her car. The drive will taks 2 days. Im not going to miss this Arizona heat. 🥵

We had a monsoon last night, lots of wind, rain, lightning and thunder. I slept through it all but it sure smelt good outside this morning. It made me miss Oregon more.

Carl. I agree with the others, you would be the perfect person to help those people deal with what you know their going through.

Iris. Enjoy your vacation, I hope you don't get too cold in Alaska.

I'm doing my best trying to keep up with you all, busy bees.

Lorita. It's time for me to go Wagon Train, is starting, then Gunsmoke.

Hugs to all Zetta

My ants are back too 🐜🐜🐜 I think a new family has taken the place of the old. I have put Terro out, and they are on it like kittens on a mama cat.

Speaking of cats, there's a Goth cat grooming service in town. They call it Catacombs. 🐱

Had a luau at the senior center today. People wore Hawaiian shirts and paper leis, and my neighbor Gary brought his karaoke rig and sang Beach Boy songs. 🏝️ Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and veggies for lunch, Bingo afterwards.

Alaska is beautiful. I hope that 34-pound suitcase includes a jacket, it's cold in northern Alaska no matter what month it is. When we were there, we took a side trip on a smaller boat to see whales and seals, and a pod of orcas came straight at the boat, leaping out of the water. They dove under our boat and continued across the bay, just playing and saying "Hello." Even the tour guides were excited!

Thank you all for your support. I probably will volunteer for hospice. I wouldn't have thought of it on my own, but if a hospice chaplain and my friends think I'd be good in the role I should probably give it a try.

Zetta, I'm glad you're getting to move north. Parts of Arizona are beautiful, but you have apparently been living in the other part.

Those scammers are pros, they know how to sound authentic. Glad you recognized them for what they are!

HB - the colors at Burning Man, especially the sky, are vivid. But, some days you get those great blue skies, and some days, you get this:

And that can turn into white out conditions where you can't see anything. So much dust. All you can do is stay inside your shade structure, tent/RV, etc., and wait it out. Burning Man is not a vacation. 😄

I'm glad your scans are mostly good.

eaglemom - I'm glad you guys have prescriptions for your DH!

Iris - I hear you on those odd items finding their way into suitcases. Hey, you never know when you're going to need "that thing".

Carl - guacamole and chips - sounds good to me!

And you know what Carl, you have a way about you (it comes through on line), I bet you'd be a great volunteer at hospice.

Speaking of cats, there's a Goth cat grooming service in town. They call it Catacombs. You had me going there for a very short bit. 🙂 I like it!

JeriLynn - I'm tired just looking at that garage. It's daunting.

D & V in SF made it back home from their trip to the east coast, so I'm glad about that. I just talked to D (from Team Peggy) who's in LA, and she's doing well. Thank you for asking about them!

Zetta - yay!!!! I'm glad you guys found a good place in Boise. Let me know when you get settled and I'll connect you with my high school friend who is also in Boise. She and Peggy were in the same class year together, so two years behind me. She loves it there, and her DH and kids have been there for decades now.

Lorita - my computer security s.o. almost fell for a scam yesterday. He got an email or text (can't remember which), that said we had a UPS delivery. Ahem, of course we didn't. As soon as the words were out of his mouth, he said, "oh wait, it's malware."

As for me - I got my 5th gym day in today. Going 5 days a week is rare for me, but for some reason I was game for it today. This afternoon I had a doctor appointment and she was really happy with me. My numbers are looking good. Last time I was in she gave me a hard time about eating protein bars before I go work out with my trainer. They're processed for sure, probably even ultra-processed, but in the grand scheme of things, I don't eat very many of them, and if I know I'm doing cardio for an hour, I need something like that to get me through. She told me I should eat a handful of nuts before I go in to the gym. It took everything I had not to burst out laughing when she said that. There's no way I'd get through one of those workouts on a handful of nuts.

So, I've been writing down what I do each workout, how long I work out, and I listed every single thing I ate for the last month as prep for this appointment. I showed that list to her today. I'm confident we'll never talk about a "handful of nuts" again.

Planned obsolescence is real. Way back about 1958, Vance Packard wrote a book called "The Waste Makers" in which he described the engineering that went into making sure products lasted through the warranty period and no longer. Packard said product engineers wouldn't like it if their pencils had only two inches of lead in them and coined the term "planned obsolescence." A lot of product design has been done since then, and planned obsolescence has become more of a fine-tuned thing.

Cars seem to be the exception. Cars and tires last much longer than they did years ago. Other appliances, not so much. Our 1967 can opener lasted 50 years, the second lasted about two years, the third is showing its age.