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    And good morning everyone how are we today then it is just morning as it is 11:52 a.m. I've been out this morning the winds have died down so I've been in the garden feeling a lot better apart from my foot which is still giving me grief. I thought it was a lot better yesterday but it got worse last night. I have been out this morning cleaning brick chipping the sand and cement mix off the old bricks ready to make Pillars when my friend eventually gets here he was telling me that second hand bricks to buy are about a pound each which in your money I guess is just over a dollar now considering I have a pile at least of 150 and that is without taking the other wall down yet there is a few sheckles in that pile. Apart from that we will be using quite a few.
    good morning lav how are you this morning? Hope all is well in your part of the world. Yes I had the Merlin app on this morning and it picked up quite a few different birds including a flight of swans a hobby and a kestrel. I've also dug out some fungi etc and planted it in amongst some dead branches in the ground I am also trying to get some lavender plants because they attract Birds bees and butterflies hope all is well and you have a good day
    good morning to everyone else I hope your day is as sunny as mine take care look after yourselves
    af since the fourth of July 2012...howzat then America..now proudly marching into year 12

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      Good morning small group Lol

      Sunny & heading up to 78 degrees, not bad for this time of year. No super special plans for me but I always find something to do.

      Mick, funny that you mentioned used bricks. The bricks used on the garage were from a teardown in the city of Wilmington, DE & the bricks that will be used to build the new wood stove hearth in the basement will be coming from a teardown in Baltimore, MD. They have a certain patina to them & the price is right for sure.
      Have you looked at a arch support for your shoe to relieve your foot pain? Amazon has some good ones. I think I’m going to put my potted lavender plants in the greenhouse for the winter. They may survive in there plus it’s heated to keep orchids happy & healthy all winter.

      Hello to all, will check back later.
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        Hi Mick & Lav...
        A little late getting home had to finish setting up for the civic election forum tonight. Wanted to make sure everything was working ok so I don't get a text this evening. The new assistant cc director started today and I think she's a winner. Very computer literate which will take a load off me. Sorry I still haven't gotten the App yet. Hopefully I can do it after my rheumatology appointment tomorrow.
        Short post from me, I'm pretty tired. Have a good night....PPQP

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          afternoon all....how are we doing? hope all is well ..I was up really early this morning ...went out to my wee shed to watch the dawn chorus...lots of birdsong but not many birds.I was experimenting with different settings on my camera.Ive put a few pics up on my fb page ...the robin isnt too good a pic but loved the blue tits .Foot still sore but easing off I think ..its either that or the painkillers .
          hiya ppqp ...how are you doing today then? hope all is good with you.Did everything work out last night ok?Can you "encourage "the boss to make the assistant the head honcho?Hope your appointment goes ok.

          hiya Lav ,how are you doing today?hope all is good ...you are as bad as me ..."ill find something to do!" Ive got the insoles from previous ..not sure what has caused it ..hard floors same footwear I dont know ..Ill need to wait until spring to get some lavender ..I should have brought mine with me.Cleaned some more brick off this morning ..I think Ive got about 200 clean brick now..and another wall to come down .did a bit on my wildlife garden too.hope you have a good day ..

          .hiya pie and teegee ..hope all is well with you
          af since the fourth of July 2012...howzat then America..now proudly marching into year 12

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            Greetings everyone,
            Almost noon here, getting a little clody for the rain moving in tonight & tomorrow. I will be accompanying someone on his trip to see his doc this afternoon. Stopping at a Costco on the way home & also for an early dinner at Applebees. I love a day out of the kitchen once in a while, Lol

            PQ, glad to hear the new asst. director is a winner - you needed a break haha! Hope your appt goes well today!

            Mick, i was trying to get Merlin to pick up the chickens sounds last evening but it said it was Carolina wrens haha!!!
            Have you ever started lavender from seed? It’s not really hard, I brought seeds back from my Canada trip years ago. They had such a lovely lavender farm we visited.
            sounds like you’re staying busy but take it easy on that sore foot. These things are such a pain to deal with as we age.

            Hello to all, will check in later tonight, Have a good day all.
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              Hi Guys...just getting home now and I'm not investigating the app right now, sorry.

              My Rheumatologist wasn't happy with the curvature of my spine and neck. She said it's gone from 14cm to 21cm and thinks I should be on medication for bone density. She asked if I was hurting and I said nope, but sometimes it's tiring to hold my head up. She requested I get a full spinal cord x-ray along with a couple of other joints (?) She gave me 2 Simponi ejections as I was out of them and it'll take time to get the prescription coverage, so I had to bring those home (they need to be refrigerated) before heading for the x-rays. She wants blood work and to see me again in 6 months. At least the snow should be gone before I have to go back. LOL

              The forum went really well, over 250 people showed up. They livestreamed it, cleaned up the audio and I put it up on our website.

              Mick...hope your foot continues to ease up. 200 clean bricks is a lot and you've still got another wall to come down, pace yourself. Encouraging the boss to make the assistant cc director head honcho won't work but that's ok as I'll just teach her all the programing and the cc director can go to her. LOL She told me today that she's very impressed with my work ethics, I'm always working and she's going to watch and take lessons from me. She asked if it was ok to come to me with questions and I said yes, please. She was relieved as the cc director kept confusing her. LOL

              Lav...there's that word again, Applebees, jealous.com The asst. director is going to be a godsent. She was director for a business with over 500 children and a staff of 40. She was always on the go getting things done, which she said I reminder of. I got her set up on 3 of our programs, gave her back her laptop and she said I knew you'd have it back to me instantly. She's good for my ego. LOL Even having someone who knows Excel is a bonus. It was a gorgeous day with temps in the low 20's but that all changes starting tomorrow with the threat of snow on Sunday. Looking at my schedule today I realized I booked this Friday off, extra long weekend as Monday is Thanksgiving here, good for me. Haha

              Have a good night....PPQP



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                Busy day here for us but everything on the list was accomplished.

                PQ, glad to hear the Rheumatologist is keeping a good eye on you. I don’t know about you but I couldn’t handle the osteoporosis meds, they upset my gut something terrible. That’s when I went searching for natural methods to help strengthen my bones & found Save Our Bones. Seems to be working just fine even though I had a few episodes of being knocked on the ground by the crazy pup we had last year if you remember. Nothing broke, thank the goddess. Can you request a referral for Physical Therapy & learn some strengthening exercises like I just did for my back pain? My pain is long gone, my balance is much better & muscles are stronger after just 6 one hour visits & lots of home exercises. Strengthening your muscles helps build new stronger bones (Wolffs law). I think you would enjoy the new flexibility & strength too. Glad to hear the new employee is a winner, should make going to work much easier in the future!!!!

                Have a good night!
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                  Good afternoon all how are we doing today then? Hope all is well this is going to be a very short post because I am at 10% on the battery on my phone I've been busy all morning in fact I didn't even realize the time I have not down half the Wall built the final border on my wildlife garden and being playing about my camera this morning got some absolutely fantastic shots which I will put up later. Julie is away shopping that's why I've cracked on with the wall before I got into trouble so now I'm resting with my foot on Ice Pack just taken painkillers to ease it off before Her Majesty appears really sunny today last night was supposed to be one of those crazy moons the harvest Moon a super moon and some other sort of moon so I stayed up to photograph it and yes it was was absolutely not visible at all I got a lovely picture of a cloud that's about it hope everyone is doing well what's the latest are we staying here going on WhatsApp or whatever take care all have a great afternoon
                  af since the fourth of July 2012...howzat then America..now proudly marching into year 12

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                    Good afternoon everyone!

                    We were supposed to have a ton of rain & a big temp drop but that didn’t happen. It’s currently 68 degrees & sunny, haha!
                    the guy from the carpet store came & measured up the basement for new carpet. It’s the same guy who measured it all when we first built the house in ‘03, crazy. Will be going to the store to pick out the replacement carpeting soon. Progress is being made one step at a time down there.

                    Mick, glad you are giving yourself A break after all that work. Remember the elderly heal slowly, Lol
                    We did get 1/4” of rain overnight so there was nothing much to see here either. I’m still hoping PQ will download the app & see how easy it is to use. I have no way of contacting Cyn, so I don’t know what to do but I’m thinking of her every day. I can still DM Pie & do from time to time.

                    Only 1 week to go before our big excursion up north. Sure hope our flights don’t get screwed up due to lack of air traffic controllers & TSA agents thanks to th ecurrent regime expecting them to work without pay. How screwed up is that?

                    Have a great day all!
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                      Hi all....sorry for not checking out WhatsApp yet but I'm sure I'll be ok with it. I will download it on Friday (when I'm off) and see if I can find you guys. Maybe Pie & TG will join us there.

                      Had a one-on-one meeting with the boss today and he said he put his foot down with the cc director yesterday. He told her she had to do her own work because I was too busy. He said she's had plenty of time to figure it out and if she's not up to the job he needs to know. Interesting. I think he was a bit pissed off when I told him she texted me at 7am last Friday, you know my other Friday off.

                      Got a call from my Rheumatologist's office today saying the Dr. was sending a letter to my family Dr. and I should book an appointment. Guess she got the results of the spinal x-rays. I have my annual appointment booked with my family Dr. next month but got a feeling she may be calling after she gets this letter. I feel fine, nothings changed as far as I'm concerned, but things are changing on the inside.

                      Mick...we had clear skies for the harvest moon last night, I didn't stay up but when I left for work at 7am, there it was. I was wondering where Julie was when I was reading your post and then remembered she was going out.

                      Lav...did the carpet guy remember the place? He could have just used his measurements from before. LOL I hope your excursion doesn't get screwed up too.

                      I'm in the mood for mashed potatoes, just not sure what I'll have with them, maybe an egg?

                      Have a good...PQ

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                        Good morning everybody yes it is morning! How are we all doing today? Hope everyone is doing well. Julie's car has got to go into the garage today so I am going to be the duty driver feeling good this morning apart from My Left Foot which is really given me some grief I've tried insole painkiller all sorts of stuff but it does not want to shift. I've done the exercises etc but you know me I expected to be healed within two seconds after a while I can feel it in my right side as I am compensating when I do walk. Not life threatening but certainly debilitating! Just having a coffee and then I'm going to clean some more bricks.
                        hiya lav how are you doing today then? Not long till you're trip to the frozen North. I'm sure you will enjoy it don't forget the hot pools they are brilliant it's a long time ago since I went but I enjoyed it I know TG is on Facebook because she replies to some of my pictures when I put them up so I could send her a message if that is any help. I know she's not on there all the time just irregularly. Going to go to the garden centre today for some bad reason I have got it in my head I need to get some lavender plants! I cannot understand why Facebook haven'tsorted out your problem if there are not many people that they chopped off their system because of an issue that was norful of yours then they should wrecked by the mistake we have just paid millions of Dollars because of an issue like that You take care and have a good day.

                        Hiya ppqp and how are you hope all is well I hope everything goes well with your rheumatologist after the visit as you say we are changing all the time as we get older and I hasten to add not necessarily for the better either good move by the boss telling her to do her own work and not to try and permit off onto you perhaps he should have put that in writing as a start to her annual report! What did did you end up having with your mashed potato? I would have made some gravy and just poured it over the top that is a meal in itself. Yes you are right Julie without and I got my ear bent when she came home!hope you have a good day

                        Hiya pie and teegee hope you are both well
                        af since the fourth of July 2012...howzat then America..now proudly marching into year 12

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                          Good evening friends,

                          Just remembered I hadn’t poSted yet today, haha! Better late than never I guess.
                          I’ve been busy all day doing something or the other.

                          Mick, remember what I said about babying your foot. Us oldies are slow healers, all of us.
                          where will yuo keep your lavender plants over the winter? Are your winters mild enough to allow you to plants them now? We have another coastal storm approaching this weekend. We’ll see if we get any real rain tis time. I have no idea what FB is doing, pisses me off a bit haha!

                          PQ, I baked a turkey meatloaf Today & made mashed potatoes too. Just felt like the right weather for that kind of meal. The reason we needed to get new measurements is because we have tile on the part of the floor down there by the door & in my shop area. We want to the shape of things a bit. The guy was happy to do the measuring & left with a dozen eggs. He lives in DE & was forced to give up his chickens years ago. Glad the boss is standing up to the director - she should be crapping her pants any day now LOL

                          Hello to Pie & Cyn, hope you two are OK

                          Have a nice night all!
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                            Hi Guys...just a quick post from me right now.

                            Starting my 4 days off and I'm sure I won't be getting a text from the cc director tomorrow morning. LOL

                            Wanted to let you know I got a fairly decent raise, retro to Sep, and a $2,500 bonus. That's the largest bonus I've ever gotten.

                            I will check in tomorrow, hopefully viz WhatsApp.

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                              And good afternoon all how are we today then? Hope everyone is doing okay I am sitting in the car park at Scunthorpe just picked up 200 liters of compost for the garden and my boxes for over winter. I also bought some more plants reduced in price which definitely will come back next year some dianthus another three lavender and yellow coreopsis. Also but a lot of wildflower seed to scatter on the garden now is the right time to put it out because it forces the seed to last the winter ready for germination in spring was out in my little hide this morning watching The Birds .
                              hiya lav how are you doing today then hope all is well with you. Yes I think the lavender Will Survive The Winters don't know what they're Lake down here but it definitely is a lot warmer in this part of the country. If not then I will put some fleece over them. Yes my foot isn't as sore today as it was yesterday but there is definitely pain still hanging around. It certainly is not helped by hard floors I do know that. Hope you have a great weekend I see your mate Mr Trump never got the Nobel Peace Prize despite his best efforts so I guess he will be having a titty Fit now!

                              Hiya ppqp how are things with you then question mark congratulations on getting the bonus and also the pay rise definitely well deserved. Have you anything planned for your next four days off or just resting question mark whatever you do enjoy it

                              Hiya pie and teegee how are you doing?
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                              af since the fourth of July 2012...howzat then America..now proudly marching into year 12

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                                Good afternoon kids!

                                We had our first frost overnight, it was an early surprise. I just read that on this date in 1979 we had a 1.5” snowfall. Don’t remember that but oh well.
                                We went to DE & picked out the new carpeting, now to pick a paint color.

                                PQ, looking forward to a ding. On my phone from you Lol
                                Enjoy your long weekend & CONGRATS on the raise & bonus, both well deserved!!!

                                Will check back later, have a good day all!
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