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Good morning, 52 and cloudy in Bellingham today. We moved into this old house in 1978 and started the garden we are now tending in the early 1990 so I’ve got a lot of inner programing re the care and keeping of said garden. My inner list sez I should be outdoors right now planting the flower pots, but my reality based list is the one I’m trying to follow. So I’m restlessly resting. Oh well, I’ll eventually adjust. Best wishes to all.
I got my recliner today and it will need some breaking in. The ones in the showroom have been sat on a lot and are a little flatter. But it did work for a partial nap. I am going to need to get something for the base so it does not slide around. I got a swivel and a rocker. I was chuckling at your description of the location of your chair, in the corner of your dining room. Mine is located in a huge room at the front of the house that appears to have been intended to be a formal living room with the other end being a dining room. We had no specific plans for it so now my chair is by the nice double windows off to the side.
Jan, did you find new quarters? I know you were thinking of moving.
I did! It took a while to come together but we have more space and quieter neighbors. It is more than I wanted to spend but where one lives is important to quality of life and I decided I deserved it. :)
Napping in comfort is impt! I’m following Elsa’s example and gathering all my “toys” around me :)
Good afternoon, meeses! Tuesday …
It is 90ish and sunny with a light breeze. I had a walk and a little paddle in the pool today. It was a little too cold; tomorrow I will wait about another hour before taking a dip. I am hoping that a morning walk and an afternoon paddle (holding noodles under my arms and using my legs to propel myself) will be a good workout. Afternoon walks are too hot.
There will be a blue moon this month, on the 31st at 1:45am MST, the only blue moon of 2026. I hope to see her in the early morning darkness – night moons are so much more splendiferous.
The “Republicans in disarray” headlines are nice but they rarely result in the electoral outcomes we so desperately need. They always seem to get in line in the end. There is a slimey sexting former sheriff who is running for a House seat in deep red Pinal County as an LDS God First Family Man. He will be elected and no one who voted for him will show a bit of shame. Disgusting people.
I had a very productive work day that I chose to end early. I have some hard May 31st deadlines that I will concentrate on tomorrow.
See all y’all later!
Wednesday Meese. Going up to 87 here. :(
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Good morning. I did not get to the gym yesterday, still not feeling 100%. But I am going to kickboxing, it’s my 150th time and they’ll take my picture. I will take it easy, but I feel like I really should get out of my apartment. The person I wanted in the state representative runoff lost, but the winner isn’t bad; same in attorney general race.
Really fun read https://www.thebulwark.com/p/texas-republicans-get-what-they-deserve-senate-primary-cornyn-paxton-trump-talarico about the Cornyn loss with some great quotes. Here’s a hopeful one:
Good Wednesday morning, Moosekind! It’s 71 F. in Ashburn, going up to 80 F. today.
We’re expecting actual thunderstorms between noon and 5 p.m. today. Hoping to get to the gym today after I finish a couple of chores. I did turn in one story to the Managing Editors yesterday, hope to turn in the other one today. Also did some editing on the book. This novel is certainly episodic. I hope the author will have tied all the threads together at the end.
Wishing a good day to all at the Pond.
It’s 64 heading for 82 sunny at the moment. Also humid. Clouds are supposed to move in by midmorning with rain midafternoon. I definitely believe the former. I’ll believe the latter when/if the rain actually falls. Yesterday we generated 9.4 KWHs and the m-t-d at 368.67 lost more ground. We should reach/pass the lowest for the life of the system today. So at least May 2026 won’t make a new lowest record.
Yesterday we had a lovely lunch at Ohana Poke restaurant – basket, Lang, Natalia, and me. I’m afraid I went “white person” – chicken, cukes, carrots, and onions on a bed of lettuce – but I did get the spicy mayo for sauce with sesame seeds and pickled ginger for toppings. There was a lot of joking about someday getting me to eat raw fish but I don’t think anybody actually did that. Pretty sure basket and Natalia had fish though, and Lang had tofu. Since it was quiet – only one other table of people and those on the other side of the room – we stayed visiting for a while after we finished. It was fun. And Natalia played her harp for a bit later in the afternoon which was very pleasant. He’ll be getting up in a little bit and heading out for Sedalia and the Scott Joplin Festival. Then back to stay overnight Sunday then drive up to KCI Monday afternoon/evening to catch a late flight going home. Mostly he rested and we visited. And I’m so very glad he feels comfortable enough at my house to do just that and not think we need to be doing stuff all the time.
Time for me to be about my boosting day. Holding the Good/Healing/Protecting Thought for everybody. {{{Meeses}}}
My daughter keeps trying to get me to eat Poke but I am old enough to remember when uncooked food was dangerous and I can’t unlearn that. I once accidently ordered Eggs Benedict with salmon not realizing it was RAW salmon. It was very disappointing.
I totally agree with you about raw meat/fish/eggs. But they do also have cooked meats. Always the chicken is cooked and some of the fish.
Good morning, meeses! Wednesday …
It is 80 degrees in Tucson heading towards 90. Sunny skies. Next week we are expected to see 100s every day, “typical” June weather. Last night I saw the 86% illumination moon in the SE sky. She was missing the lower left corner. I think I will see her mostly full in the dark sky late on the 30th but she won’t be visible on the 31st until late morning.
Hahahahahaha! Cook Political made Texas Senate “lean Democratic” after Cornyn got booted for not being MAGAtty enough. Sadly, the only way it goes Democratic is if the candidate choices tamp down enthusiasm. Most Texas Republicans will hold their noses and vote for the unindicted felon and garbage person Paxton. But it is nice to see Cornyn reaping what he has sown. Lie down with pigs, wake up smelling like pigsh*t.
I am going to kick my end of May projects one more day down the road and watch sporting events today.
See all y’all later!
Good afternoon, 52 and sunny in Bellingham. I think/hope this arthritis flare is finally starting to ease up but I’m staying quiet today as a precaution. But I’m bored and boring because I really have to shut down. Oh well, if rest and quiet continues to give some relief it will be good….no expensive medical attention involved. Best wishes to all.
Boring is good. {{{HUGS}}}
Thursday Meese. 61 here in Kingston going up to 71.
Puerto Rico
Birthdays
Gladys Knight
Maya Angelou
Nice complete game from the Liberty last night. I have moved on from the Phoenix team and so it did not bother me to see them beaten. I think you guys might be a better team without Ionescou but you really need Cloud. Dumb owner.
Good morning. Talked myself into walking. Did 1.5 mi, so that turned out okay. So now I’m in the office, preparing for the onslaught of noise. It’s so much harder working around people.
Good Thursday morning, Meese. We have 70 F. on a lovely, if a bit too breezy, morning in Ashburn. Later the temp. will go up to 79 F. It would have been nice to see Herself last night, but as my neighbor and I began to walk home from the restaurant, it started to rain. We even had a bit of thunder!
Had the night from hell last night. The coughing kept me awake. I even tried to sleep in the recliner, without success. Did I need a cold before I’m getting ready to fly? No. At 1:30 a.m. I took some cough suppressant liquid and must have fallen into an exhausted sleep. Woke up at 6:20.
Enough about my condition. Today I must pack. My flight bag will contain chargers and electronic devices, such as my rechargeable hearing aid case. I trust that I won’t need a passport to fly in my own country, I’m hoping that a driver’s license with Real ID will do.
Yesterday between coughs I managed to complete the second article that’s due, but I didn’t get any work done on the book. I’ll send in the article at the end of the day.
That’s all for now! Wishing a good day to all at the Pond!
Safe travels! I hope your cough clears up. It is miserable enough to travel these days but traveling when not feeling well is the worst.
Thank you!
Good morning, meeses! Thursday …
It is 75 degrees and overcast. In the early morning, about 1:30ish, I noticed that the nearly full moon was behind haze. I am not sure where this weather is coming from but I will wait to see if the sun comes out before I take my walk.
Today feels like another “take it easy” day and so I shall. I am waiting to hear if my new glasses are ready and if they are, I will pick them up. Otherwise it will be a “stay at home” day as well.
See all y’all later!
Good morning, 64 and sunny in Bellingham today. Ava is here to finish the garage painting, Sue will be here this afternoon, and with Bri’s help yesterday the replacement trees for the porch planters are in the pots. So things are getting done but my old knees are really complaining. Oh well, I’m grateful to have so much assistance. Best wishes to all.
Good morning Meese. Had a docuentary film crew here most of the day yesterday and they will be back this morning
They are doing a film on the Young Lords.
How exciting, Sis!
Cool!
Good Friday morning, Moosekind. Getting ready to fly, all packed, second article turned in to the editors. It’s sunny and cool in Ashburn, 62 F. and going up to mid-70s. Probably it’ll be the same in Columbus.
I’m nearly all packed. Have breakfasted and dressed, now drinking warmed-up coffee I saved from yesterday. If I don’t have coffee in the morning I get a terrible headache. Looking forward to seeing all the relatives! My son-in-law is going to pick me up at the airport.
Wishing a good day to all at the Pond.
Good morning. Woke up at 3:45. Ugh. I got an extra long walk in, but wow I feel off. Will try to remain upright until 5.
Hi folks – my internet is out (so’s my phone b/c AT&T made me trade my landline for a voip when they installed my internet) – that’s why I didn’t check in yesterday. I’m at the library RN and am going to do bare bones boosting for a couple of hours. Tomorrow I plan to do the same. Sunday the library doesn’t open until noon (or 1 – I need to check on that) so if I get over here it’ll be very brief because basket will be back Sunday afternoon. So. I’d best be about it. Holding the Good/Healing/Protecting Thought for everybody. {{{Meeses}}}
Bummer about the Internet. I essentially would be able to do nothing without an Internet connection. I do have a cell phone hotspot I could use but it would be very very slow.
Really! I don’t even have a cellphone hotspot.
Good morning, 57 and cloudy in Bellingham today. I’ve had a sensitive tooth all week but last night it became a throbbing tooth…..yikes! I see a dentist this afternoon so until then the ice pack is staying close by. Best wishes to all.
Oh no! I hope you can get in quickly!!
Good afternoon, meeses! Friday …
It is 82 and has been sunny all day. The moon last night and this morning was splendid.
I got some little projects done and ran some errands. I have two days to deliver all my promised May projects but at least I have a nice quiet weekend to work with.
See all y’all later!
Saturday Meese. Finished being filmed yesterday and fell asleep after film crew left. 56 here going up to 59