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@panishklo Marson, wishing you a very Happy Birthday!! I'm guessing as it's chilly here in NJ that it's chilly up by you too.

And remembering Gail on her heavenly birthday -- a very sweet and lovely lady.

We're back from a quick weekend trip to San Diego (Friday to Monday). My husband's sister and her children all live out there. Two of them are married and the older one & wife just had their second daughter. Sunday was her official naming. So we had a lovely time playing with all three of our great -nieces and catching up with the niblings (the generic plural for nephews & nieces) as well as cousins who came down from LA for the celebration. Weren't really gone long enough to settle into west coast time, so no real jet lag, but still tired from trying to catch up with laundry, etc.

@carma Carl,that's a beautiful photo! Leaves have barely changed down here (one of the concerns for the storm -- lots of leaves on the trees!) Our reservoirs need some replenishing, so that's the plus side of the storm.

'Afternoon All: We're not forecast to get any of the damaging effects of the coastal storm here. Being about 100 miles inland, al we may get is a little much needed rain. We're in severe drought up here. Lots of folks are losing their wells. Hopefully, ours will be okay, as we're drilled down 220 feet.

Autumn has come & is now going fast. We were at peak foliage about a week ago, but now well past that. Wanted to share this photo that our friend Cindy Gammon took. The Gammon's own the Bison ranch just down the road about a mile from here. She took this last week while she was having her morning coffee. I thought it was a great shot.

Waiting to see how bad the storm/nor'easter will be. I've taken in some of my garden decor (glass pieces, things that could blow away). Here in northeast NJ, we may only see moderate winds & rain.

Truly feels like October today -- bright blue sky, lots of sunshine, breezy, and 56F. The high is only supposed to be 60. Sudden change after the last few warm days, but it is October. Hoping this means the leaves will speed up their color change.

Happy Birthday to @susansselections, Susan!! Haven't seen her here in quite a while, but she is around on FB.

And the two "biggest" Jewish holidays are over. Last week, from Saturday to Wednesday, we were in Virginia at our daughter's to attend Rosh Hashanah services with her (Tuesday & Wednesday, with a celebratory dinner Monday evening). This week we went down to Virginia on Tuesday, home today, to be with her for Yom Kippur (Wednesday evening and all day Thursday). It was good to be with her and the very lovely community at the synagogue she belongs to, but it is also good to be home.

Nancy @jerseystar27 I am glad your DH is starting to show signs of improvement. Fingers crossed it continues that way.
Yes it is now officially Spring down here and we have had some lovely days but brrr this morning we are back to winter., But that is expected to change by the weekend, which is good because I am planning a weekend away camping by a river.I might even put the kayak in and go exploring upstream.

And just like that, summer is over. Temperature-wise, next few days will be more summery than autumnal, but by next week it looks like it will definitely be cooler. And I guess this means it's officially spring for @wattleihavenext Julie -- enjoy!!

@carma Carl, that does sound like quite the event. Looking forward to the pictures. Bummer about the computer -- glad you have no one. And the weather really has been awful for the garden -- I mainly grow herbs which, except for the mint, have made it through. I did have three big pots with various pepper plants which were a bust. It was either too cool and wet or to hot and dry. And then our resident buck (named Reginald by my husband, but I call him Reggie), knocked over one of the pots and ate half the plants. {sigh}

@wattleihavenext Julie, we're finally starting to see some healing. I think another few weeks and he'll be ready for some PT to get his leg muscles back. I will be so happy to not have to provide him 3 meals-a-day (breakfast & lunch and sometimes dinner in bed) and change his dressings.

It's Spring time here and today is simply gorgeous. It's not dark now, of a morning when I head off to the gym. and Daylight Savings start next month for us . I am not very impressed about that.
Nancy @jerseystar27 diabetes is a terrible thing, especially with circulation of the legs. It certainly does make healing a long and very slow process. Back in my nursing days(lots of years ago) we use to use oxygen therapy. Back then equipment was not advanced like it is today. A plastic bag, tape, an oxygen cylinder, a hose on the cylinder. Put the foot in the plastic bag and one end of the hose in too, close the bag around leg/ankle with tape, attach the other end off the hose to the cylinder and then turn on. It was a simple method and it did work well for foot and lower leg injuries of diabetics that were having issues with healing. I hope DH heals well and is back kayaking asap.
Carl @carma it seems the young ones, these days, love to go all out for their wedding. So much is involved with them now. OMG even the engagement is a massive celebration. Last one I went to I was like.."if this is just the engagement OMG whats the wedding going to be like" And of course things are not cheap these days. $28,000 AUD just for the food at a recent wedding a friend went to. I'm looking forward to seeing the pics of Marley I bet she made a stunning bride

Afternoon All: Haven't been here much, partly because my computer got fried by a Norton Driver Updater download. Destroyed the computer; Nothing but blue screen after the download. Up & running with a new computer now, much faster & smoother operation than my old one.

Garden had mixed results this year. VERY strange summer, weather-wise. Started off promising, but quickly went south. First half of the summer was cool, wet & only saw Sun about 1 day out of every three. Then it was just like someone threw a switch & exactly the opposite for the second half: Hot, humid but not a drop of rain for weeks at a time. We are in severe drought conditions here now. Never seen the flowage in the river so low, in the 37 years I've lived here! As a result we had a lot of cucumbers from the cool first half. Only so-so on tomatoes, very poor yield on beans, good crop of carrots, poor beets, fair harvest of turnips. Didn't do a whole lot of canning, as there just wasn't much to can!

Marley's Wedding was wonderful, but a bit too much. She went way overboard & the whole affair was drawn out for three days, between the welcome party buffet she had the night before, the wedding itself, the reception & dinner and then the day after breakfast. Each one held at a different venue, miles apart. Over 200 people at the wedding! Just too much for us to attend all of it. We just did the wedding & reception. They honeymooned at a lodge up on Moosehead Lake. Don't have any photos to post yet. She had 2 photographers working the whole thing & we've been promised some photos once she gets them. I just can't drag camera stuff around for two or three days & no way in the chaos of everything going on to keep an eye on it if you put it down. When we get some photos, I'll post a couple.

It's the last full week of summer. Weather is pleasant, but the days will start getting shorter. :~( I'll miss the sun.

Good to see @panishklo Marson, @fran2 Fran, & @wattleihavenext Julie -- thank you for the birthday wishes (it was the end of the July, but always happy to celebrate!)

It's been a strange summer. Very long story, very short -- DH (who is diabetic) had a blocked artery in his right leg and had bypass surgery on the leg on July 23. The surgery was successful but the healing process has been very slow requiring weekly visits to the Wound Center at our hospital. DH has to spend most of his time in bed with the right leg elevated. Poor thing hasn't been out in his kayak since the end of May (which is when we realized the severity of the non-healing wound on the side of his foot which led to all of this).

Good Morning, been awhile since I popped in. Not much activity happens here these days so my visits are getting less and less frequent.
Nancy @jerseystar27 I am so sorry I missed your birthday here.
Marson @panishklo I am home , I will only be doing short trips in my van, just weekends away. I have put myself on a budget, I am saving for my adventure to Sri Lanka next year. I may head north next month to do another stint for a week or 2 , helping farmers repair and rebuild damaged fences, after all the flooding they have had. It's all volunteer work I do with a Charity organisation.
We have had some lovely Spring days but today we are back to Winter weather again. Cold and wet. Reports have it, that we are in for a very wet Spring

It's a bright sunny warm day ... usually it would be much cooler at this time of the year. However, there are alot of red, yellow & rust coloured leaves all over the ground as well as fallen acorns which can make walking a little cautious. Do the squirrels & chipmunks know something we don't.

Had to re-sign to get on but couldn't figure out the new method so I found an old post and did it all backwards. One step forward, two steps back but still forging on.

Hope you had a wonderful birthday Nancy. We celebrate the whole month long 🙂

Carl have you finished gathering your produce and pickling & canning? How was Marleys wedding? Any pictures (we like to see the dresses, etc.)

Good to see you Fran .. hope all is well with you & Julie are you travelling or relaxing.
No garden here but friends have shared their produce with me ... life is good.

Will check to see the full moon again ... it's so bright but not quite at its' peak when we see the harvest moon but still a wonder to see. Have a great day glassies. Marson

Wow, we've missed a few birthdays (including mine). Where is everyone? I've seen @wattleihavenext Julie on FB, so I know she's around. @carma Carl, I hope the wedding was lovely. Between the weather and some issues at home, I barely looked at my garden. Most of the herbs have survived although the mint is puny. My various pepper plants did not do well -- it was either too hot, too cold, too dry, too wet, and then the buck that decided to live in my backyard ate most of one pot of pepper plants.

Yikes, missed a birthday!!

@Carma Carl, belated Happy Birthday!! Sounds like it was a lovely day.

Marson @panishklo I am staying indoors for most of today too BUT for a different reason. It is cold and it is very windy...headache weather for me if I am out in it for too long.

I am very very excited!! This morning, I received the itinerary for my trip to Sri Lanka next year. OMG it looks amazing

Thank You for the Birthday greetings. Had a nice, laid-back day. The only thing I did was go a mile down the road to Gammon's Bison Ranch and bought us a couple Bison Rib Steaks for my Birthday dinner. Soooooooo Good!

Picking Cucumbers now & eating them almost every meal, in one form or another. Also harvested our first half dozen White Turnips. Very tasty. Going to be a few more of them in the next couple days. This variety only takes 40 days, so we're going to do another planting.

Have a great birthday week CARL ... enjoy yourself. Julie thanks for the cake, looks delicious. We've been having hot weather so I've been staying indoors where it is cooler. No airconditioning but I manage. Marson waving to all the glassies

Carl ....Missed your party yesterday, hope you had a good day!!

Shelly: Yes, we still do canning, but just our Roma green beans. Last year we canned almost 30 jars. Still have 4 or 5 left to eat up in the next month before we start harvesting this year's crop. We just freeze Tomatoes now instead of canning them. Just cut out the stem core, leave them whole, put them in zip-lock bags in the freezer & use as needed. So much easier!

We'll be picking our first Cucumbers within the next few days. Lots of still little, green Tomatoes coming on.....probably be a few weeks yet on those. Everything else doing well. We've got little Turnips & Beets coming on, but still quite a way to go on those too. Carrots have a long way to go yet.

HELLO ALL ! I do pray you are all getting along ok, as we age, we just never know..

HAPPY BELATED BIRtHDAYS to JULIE, KATIE, & DON.. I pray it was a relaxing one.. and hope no one forgot you.. Seems thats the way it goes sometimes, when we get older and the young so busy iin their own lives.. Every once in awhile, (not often enough) but appreciated Grandson stopped by sometimes an after thought I am sure, but always so good to see him.. Last time he stopped by he brought his Fiancé with him.. They have been together about 4 yrs and wedding planned for next year..

CARL Good to see you checked in.. I can well imagine with that large garden you have been taking advantage of good weather.. and OH MY, Grand daughter getting married and bought a new home in Pa.. Not so close to us here, in ERie, Pa.. but at least their winters will not be so bad. Enjoy your harvesting this year.. Do you still plan on Canning? I finally gave up doing that..

Good to see you are all still hanging in here.. MARSON, JULIE, NANCY, KATIE, FRAN2, CARL, DON, and I hope I did not miss anyone.. Take care of your selves and good luck in all future endeavors..

Sounds like a wonderful birthday -- it's great when people can enjoy their own company although you made up for it like a prequal. Glassies enjoy the day. Marson

Thanks for the birthday wishes. This one was a bit low key. I had a few offers of going out partying on Saturday night (birthday eve) but after 12 nights of wining and dining in Thailand every night, plus several adventures with family and friends, I was very content to stay home on Saturday night and enjoy my own company. On my birthday(Sunday) I enjoyed lunch out with my very long time friend and then out to my daughters for dinner with the family,

Happy Birthday Julie!

@wattleihavenext Happy Birthday, Julie!! Looks like you all had a wonderful time in Thailand.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIE - g'day - whether it's a day late or right on . wishing you a wonderful time with family & friends, near & far. Celebrate and enjoy! Marson

Popping in for a catch up and it seems that it is still very quiet/slow here.
I've just come back from 12 nights in Thailand to celebrate my daughters 50th. I can't believe my baby girl has turned 50 and @carma Carl I can't believe Marley is now all grown up , getting married and buying a home. Time certainly does not stand still.
Katie @fyrqueen I wish you all the best with your move.A huge step for you. ((hugs))

Nancy: The house Marley & Matt bought is in Media, PA. They both work in the Philadelphia area. Beautiful house, very well kept & a nice, big yard. They've just been cleaning & painting some rooms & ceilings, changing out some fixtures etc.

Hi everyone!

Wow! a wedding--how time flies. Congratulations!

I plan to move down south sometime. I have already called a moving company for estimate.

You would not believe what I have sold. I cleared out one entire room and 80% of another (and that one is a BIG room).

@carma Carl, it's good to hear from you. Marley's getting married -- wow!! Where in Pennsylvania will they be? I've been working on my garden -- all in pots. Mostly herbs (rosemary, mint, lemon balm, lemon thyme, thyme, Thai basil, basil, pineapple sage -- which the deer are eating, lavender) and various peppers, mainly shishito but a few other sweet varieties. I gave up on tomatoes -- between the squirrels & the deer eating them and the vagaries of the weather it's a lot easier just buying them at the farmers market. Weather has been cooperative here too -- lots of rain and some sun.

'Afternoon All: Just thought I would check in & let you know that I'm still alive. At least, that's what they tell me. DW & I are just enjoying our retirement. We both have slowed down considerably over the past several months, especially me. Issues with feet & hips mostly. Upper body strength remains good, but below the belt is another story.

We did get our garden going & everything doing well, so far. This year we put in tomatoes, cucumbers, pole beans, carrots, beets and white turnips. DW also planted her usual herbs. Been getting plenty of natural rain, so watering hasn't been needed & the next 2 or 3 days are forecast for sunshine & temps 75-80, just perfect growing conditions. Just waiting now for the first local strawberries. Lloyds Farm will likely be picking the first within the next 2-3 weeks. Really looking forward to them.

Grand daughter Marley's wedding is just 2 months away, so lots of anticipation building there. They had the bridal shower for her just 2 weeks ago & DW went down for that. Marley got quite a haul! Just about everything she would ever need for a kitchen. She & Matt have already bought a house in Pennsylvania & are getting it ready to move into. Really nice place in a wonderful neighborhood.

Not doing a whole lot of buying & selling glass anymore, as the market is pretty well shot on the older glass. Just enjoying the pieces that I kept & have displayed. I did the antique dealing for 50 years & that's more than enough of that. Just enjoying other things now (now that we're getting too old to do many of them). LOL!

Katie @fyrqueen No you will never get over missing him. I miss Gordon everyday and I still talk to him.You do eventually get used to it, I am not sure though, about accepting it. Continued (((((hugs))))))

Today I see sunshine but not for long. We have been experiencing heavy torrential , devastating and flooding rain. So much damage!! I am safe, all I have to put up with is a very wet boggy yard and a damp smelling house. Others have lost everything and lives have been lost too. If you are interested in following whats been happening here, Google Floods in N.S.W. When I get back from my holiday in Thailand, I will volunteer somewhere to help out the farmers who have been heavily impacted by these floods.I can't do anything just now .It's all about rescuing ppl and animals, so those skills are for our trained SES and Helicopter Rescue. Once the floods have receded and the farmers are ready to repair,rebuild and are in need of some helping hands to get the jobs done and a Volunteer camp is set up, I will go. I foresee that being a few months away before volunteer camps are set up.

Katie...Happy Belated Birthday! Hope it was a good one despite not having your Mike there with you. You're keeping busy, that's a good thing. Good luck with your move to GA,

NancyP & Julie, yes though I will never get over missing him, I will eventually have to get used to it and accept it.

I talk to him to the point which he may wish I'd stop!

Meantime, I clean, sell, donate....

@fyrqueen Katie, Happy Birthday!! I'm sure it's a day filled with happy & sad memories. Sending you lots of {{hugs}}. Sounds like it was a wonderful celebration. Glad that plans for the future are falling into place.

Katie @fyrqueen ((((hugs)))) to you. It takes some time getting used to our partners in crime, not being with us. Take one day at a time. I wish you all the best with your future plans

Hi everyone. Happy Birthday to Don!

And Julie thanks for the cupcake!

We had Mike's Celebration of Life and what a party it was. Catered BBQ, chocolate chip cookies, and Mike's band played the songs he loved. I had 21 family members there with FOUR generations! I gave kids, grandkids and great grands things that belonged to Papa. The plan is to move to North GA.

Reen had written me about Gil. He fought a hard fight! He was a very nice man. I loved visiting them.

Right now I am in my downstairs while a huge thunderstorm is overhead.

I have to decide what I will take with me. I have sold so much, this big living room is empty except for a couch, rocking chair and steamer trunk full of photos.

I don't know what the future holds. I sure miss my partner in goofyness.

HI ALL,, OH, I need to start getting rid of things, but I would probably replace it with some more treasures, I do not need.. I took a bunch of jewelry to a Shop that buys Gold and I got over 1000.00 for it, Probably should have taken it somewhere else, because I am sure they did not cheat themselves.. I went to a local Flea Market last weekend, Just one day sale, only made about 120.00 and it was so much work..

I wrote to Reen, a couple weeks ago.. She said Gil finally lost his battle, he passed, In Feb. I believe she said, not sure what she is going to do yet She was having someone from Church helping her with details.. I guess Gil probably always took care of the bills.. With me I have always taken care of the bills and taxes, so without me.,. Terry would have to seek help too..

NANCY, Yes I saw that on the news where a Young fella had been burning pallets and left the fire before it was out.. I do not think they would calll that Arson, if it was an accident, but who knows. Darned shame so much of th4e area burned off.. But they did catch him,

JULIE thanks for the emails. Always good to hear from you..

HI DON, Happy Belated Birthday. Pray you had a good day.. So sorry you list your partner in Glass.. At least I can quit worrying about her now when those awful Tornadoes go through Oklahoma.. Always thought about her and why she stayed in OK, when she knows they always pass through where she lived..

HI KATEY, Pray your doing well and if like me you still have a lot of things to sort through.. Nice that you were able to get away for a bit, and visit family in Ga. Be sure to not try to do it all in one day.. Enjoy some nice weather, doing nothing..

HI FRAN2., MARSON, CARL, and anyone I missed..

The weather here is up and down, yesterday it was 77* and today it is 51* Doesn't knw what it wants to do.. YOU ALL TAKE CARE .

Happy Birthday Don. Hope it was a good one.

Happy Birthday Don - have a wonderfullly splendid day. Good afternoon glassies. Hope all are well and enjoying the day - we're having unusually high temperatures for the beginning of spring (or end of summer). Probably a good day to work in the garage where it's cooler than the house (no AC).... Marson

@donscns Don, a few of us still hang out here. Nice to see you here (as well as on FB). Happy Birthday!

Well, thank you jerseystar/NancyP Yes, it seems my birthday is tomorrow. I have not been here for a long time, I see there are still a few of you around. Hope everything is good for everyone.

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms on the board!! (And furkids count!)

And Happy Birthday to Don @donscns, probably a day early (I think it's really May 12).

Shelly @shellyrae37 My winters are very mild here. The average low temperature during winter (June-August) is 12.5°C. The average high temperature is 24.3° Celsius.We may get a few odd 1 Celsius mornings with a frost. No snow or blizzards

The birthday notifications seem to be Australian time as Toby's birthday is tomorrow, May 3. An early Happy Birthday -- I miss him so much!!

Good to see you, Shelly, @shellyrae37! Glad to hear that spring is making it's way to you. My forsythia bushes are now more green than yellow. Apparently my daffodil are coming out in stages -- the plain yellow and white ones are about over but there are fancy yellows and whites and one multi-colored flowering right now. May not see any daylily flowers this year -- the deer are eating the leaves on all of them.

They are making good progress on containing the forest fire in the Pine Barrens in southern NJ -- it's now 60% contained, most of the evacuations have been lifted and all of the main roads and highways have been reopened. I read somewhere that it is a case of arson -- someone set a pile of pallets on fire. It's been very dry for a number of months now so they weren't able to do the usual controlled burns that are done in the Pine Barrens in the spring which meant there was a lot of undergrowth, much of it dry. There has been rain off and on since last night, which I'm sure is helping them get control.

Hello ALL, Well time is fleeting, I am so fortunate in so many ways, and Pray you are all doing well..
Spring is on its way, ever so slow, but will take what we can get.. Lilacs are finally starting to bud out, Daffies & Tulips alive and well in the flower gardem. Fearing many of the new plants I put in last year did not survive the frigid winter we had.. Forsythias are also blooming, bright yellow..Had our lawn mowed yesterday for the first time this season.. Need some repaired due to snow removal we had in the drive way.. The guy knows what needs done, Just really busy right now..We had a Torrential rain the other day, what I imagine a Monsoon would look like, Came down just as I was putting the groceries in the car and lasted until I got home, to unload.. then the sun came out the rest of afternoon.. Terry said it came out of the NW.. Has warmed up since..

KATIE, how nice that you got to travel to the Military Cemetery.. was never to the one in Ga. My first born son was born at Camp Gordon base, now Fort Gordon, Ga. When he was old enough he enlisted and spent 20 yrs in the Army Stationed at Fort Bragg, then to Germany. Always taking his family with him. . .

HI, JULIE, Thanks for keeping me in the loop.. Always good to hear from you.. Praying your winter weather does not get too severe.

NANCY P. So sorry to hear about your wild fires,, I did not hear what caused it, if they have found out yet.. Careless Campers, maybe.. It just not seem like NJ was hot enough to warrant grass fires that have sonsumed so many acres now.. Prayiing for rain to help put it out.. and that you and your family are safe..

Things rather slow around here.. I pray every one is ok.. THank you all for the well wishes. Still doing therapy, But balance ever so improved.

Talked to my deceased sons, Friend the other day, he had been up to Canada with his Son & wife, to visit with his Mom who just had her 100th BD.. Canada living must agree with her..

Just wanted to check in.. NARSON, FRAN2, CARL, and all others peeking in, WIshing you all the best..

God evening! I saw on the pottery page that Max is gone. So many of us.

I was taken to Georgia by my kids to look at neighborhoods, and the military cemetery, and then to Jekyll Island where we spent our 25th anniversary. Perfect weather for it!

Shelly @shellyrae37 I don't recall Max but may she R.I.P . Yes we have lost quite a few members along the way.

Not sure this is coming through, we shall see..

I just heard from Tracey, Max's daughter.. Max passed away on the 16th of March..

This was Max's user name.. inmax Active 1 year, 6 months ago
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RIP MAX, I will miss her emails, we have lost so many friends along the way.. I bet there would be quite a list of long lost Ebay Friends..

Hi NANCY, So glad to hear Forsythia is feeling the warmth in the air, Just not enough of it yet.. Ours is still dormant, but I do see the Lilac Bush leafing out, but still possible snow forecast. Not likeing that, The Weatherman says this should be our last week of frigid weather and then forecast a warm up.. Surely looking forward to that.. Take care.

Hello to all the other Glassies / Potties. Wishing you all Well. n

@shellyrae37 Shelly, glad to hear that you are on the road to recovery and are able to move around and drive. I know it's horrible having to depend on others to get around and to get things.

Our weather has been up and down, though we may have finally finished with snow. It has been a cooler spring as my forsythia are only just starting to show some yellow and probably won't be in full bloom until sometime next week.

Hello ALL, would you believe I am just now, this week. etting so I can walk without the walker.. I have seen the Doc and now referred to Physical Therapy.. which all has helped.. but my energy is so low, its hard for me to get anything done or even to walk much. I had not driven in over 2 months, but now driving myself to Therapy.. It was Crystals in my ears. that needed to be encouraged to go back in my ear where they belong.. Not sure what they are good for, but maybe Balance.. Besides strengthening my lets its helping my balance.. Which I thoroughly need, due to I feel like a Drunken Sailor when I walk.. I stagger at times..

Just checked into the Pottery Board and see Katies post to me, about Mike.. So sorry to hear that happening to her, but for his sake, he can finally rest and can just watch over her.. I can truly imagine, what she is going though. She has achieved more than I have.. I still have Sons bedroom as it was, went through some of his things, and sold many of his tools, of which I had no attachment.. Sold his truck..Those are all impersonal things,

NK JULIE, I wonder how many times you relive losing Gordon, Every time, someone you know is going through the same thing, I would suppose..Hopefully now its just loving throughs. Many of us can relate..

HI MARSON, hopfully winter is now about over for you.. and you can get things done that did not get completed last year.. Its 35* here today, the other day it was near 70* , So up and down.. We cannot shovel any more either.. Luckily our Mail Carrer is putting our mail inside the storm door so we do not have to walk across the road.. I have given her some cash and gift cards.. We sure do appreciate it..

HI NANCY Snow should be just about over for you.. But heard of a lot of gusty winds and snow have traveled to the East Coast that by passed us.. Sorry.. That is one good thing about being retired, no more getting up to clean off the car to get to work on time.. Enjoy the covimg Spring..

CARL, did you get some horrific weather this year? I know you usually get at least one or two severe snow storms, and thank Goodness for Generators, huh?

FRAN2 so good to see you posting, are you still selling, wondering if anyone besides, Katie & I still selling.. I did not do much during my Dizzy Days.. but getting back to it.. Hope you and family are doing well..

Well off to take care of business, which has been piling up.. Thankfully DH made sure we ate during those couple of months..
Take care all Wishiing you all a Gentle Spring, and that it gets here soon..

Remembering George/Gable on his birthday. I miss him -- got to spend time with him twice when I was out visiting Seattle.

@fyrqueen Katie You will be in a " fog" for sometime. Just take one day at a time and be kind to yourself. Go to bed and stay there, I had days like that. Your body needs to rest. ((((((HUGS))))))

Thanks, my glassies. I wake up each morning at the exact time he died, and just can not connect the dots yet. I keep thinking he will walk in the door or call out from the next room. This weather isn't helping (wind, ice, cold). I can't seem to get going planning the celebration. I'd honestly like to go to bed and stay there. It may sound odd but I talk to him a lot. It was my job to care for him for so long it's hard to switch gears. Kids think I need to get myself to the beach (they will arrange it). Maybe so?

@fyrqueen Katie My heart breaks for you, knowing what you are going through ((((HUGS)))) ditto to what Nancy said.

@fyrqueen Katie, sending {{hugs}} and love. Do what you need to do for you. It will take time to start feeling better. And I'm sure with all you were doing and all of the stress, your poor body is tired. So just take it easy and don't push yourself to do anything you don't absolutely have to do.

Hi everyone. The days appear to fly past. I took four big bags of clothing and shoes to The Wardrobe. This should make me feel accomplished or better but it does not. I am in the house until after the expected snowstorm, plenty of food. I hope I don't scare my kids by going radio silent (I will answer their calls).

@fyrqueen Katie Take one day at a time...STOP....take time out when you need it. You will be over whelmed , some days more then others. Take the phone off the hook, shut the front door and don't answer it when this is happening. Look after yourself and do what YOU need to do during this time.

Hi friends! I appreciate all the thoughts and hugs. I know there is an urgent need for warm, clean clothing here in several populations so I've made up a couple of bags of nice things of Mike's things and will donate tomorrow. I just can't believe this has happened. Yes, I wished he would not suffer but I sure did not want this great yawning hole in my heart. Son goes home tomorrow.
I seem to be "at sixes and sevens" as my Gramma used to say.

@fyrqueen Katie you have my deepest sympathy. It will be a hard stage of your life navigating it without Mike. I am send you lots of strength ((((((hugs)))))))

Katie.....Very, very sorry to hear of Mike's passing. Sending you and your family my sincere condolences.

Katie, my deepest sympathies for your loss. Keep those 55 years of wonderful memories close in your heart & he will always be with you.

@fyrqueen Katie, sending condolences & love to you and your family, so glad they were able to be there. May you be comforted by your memories. Take some time for yourself and take time to grieve. {{{HUGS}}}

Katie, ((((Hugs)))) there are no words but may you be comforted in the coming days and weeks. What a wonderful testimony of 55 years and to have Mike pass away at home surrounded by family. Such a blessing.
My deepest sympathy. Marson

Friends, my dear husband slipped his earthly bonds yesterday morning. He waited for the kids, and his night nurse was a star, had him comfy, clean, surrounded by lavender, peppermint, eucalyptus essence. We had 55 years, more than my own parents did. At some point we will have a celebration for this very funny and creative man. He was not perfect, but he was mine.

Summer is well and truly here today. We have been so lucky with mild-ish temps (for Aussie summer standards) up untill today. 41 celsius and humid. Severe storms are predicted for later this afternoon with damaging winds and hail.
Katie @fyrqueen sending more (((((hugs)))))
@shellyrae37 I hope you get seen to soon by a DR to fix the dizzies. I use to get vertigo something terrible due to crystals in my ears.Like Marson I was given 'exercises" to do and it fixed the issue. Brandt-Daroff Exercise is the one I was given . It wont hurt for you to do it while waiting to get in to seeing your DR. It is Very easy and very simple to do.It just requires you to sit on the side of your bed and lay to one side , come up and lay to the other side Here is a link that explain it https://www.webmd.com/brain/home-remedies-vertigo

Sun is trying to peak out and we had a snowfall overnight. Went to a funeral this morning and when I came back, the neighbour kindly cleaned my driveway.
Dizziness can be caused by an infection, vertigo, water/wax or crystals in the ear. Best to check it out. Had crystal in my ears & the nurse practioner gave me exercises to do (also found on YouTube) - & voila! all gone. Marson

Good morning. Mike is home on hospice. We have a big hospital bed in the living room. meds adjustment helped him stay serene.

I have hired night nurses. Kids are coming and going. I think he still knows me but is back in he 1950s in his mind.

Shelly this could be so many things. Please see the doctor. Could be vitamins, cardiac, anything. I hope you get help with it.

@shellyrae37 Shelly, sorry to hear about the dizzy spells. Definitely try to see your doctor. Or perhaps there is an Urgent Care center you can go to? Perhaps one of your meds needs to be adjusted.

Every day it's been a little bit warmer & thank goodness no wind, so we haven't had to deal with windchill. Today it was in the low 30s. But Sunday it's supposed to be the low 40s. Still fairly cold at night, so even if snow starts to melt, we may wind up with ice.

HELLO EVERY ONE: I have not been very active for the last couple of weeks.. Just checked in for a quick check up on every one.. So checking in..

KATIE So sorry to hear about Mike, So glad your sons are near and can give you the support you need.. Yes Hospice is a God Send, but while they were here attending my Son, unless they were bathing him, I stayed in the room all the time, just so I could answer their questions as Sons mind was not as sharp as when he was well, AND I learned a lot, of tips along the way.. He got so bad, falling out of bed etc. thay they finally advised a Nursing home.. Which I went along with because I thought they would see to it he did not fall out of bed.. WRONG.. They do not allow Bars on the bed anymore.. He fell out of bed there several times, broke my heart.,. Maybe othe states are different, but GD who is a nurse in Florida, confirmed it.. Stay Strong, Try to keep a clear head.. Many ((( HUGS))).

HI NANCY, We sure got a lot of snow up North here, but not as Much as Buffalo, NY. Lucky us huh?
But its been snowing almost every day for the last several weeks..
Hi, JULIE, My heart goes out to you, I am sure you still miss Gordon, as I know I always will think, and miss my Son. Not a day goes by without my thinking back to his life, and love..Of course I have his ashes here, so thats a reminder..
MARSON, I can relate, our weather here has been really Cold as well, down to -3 the other night, low teens the rest of the time, suppose to warm up tomorrow to 30* we shall see.. We cannot shovel anymore, so waiting for God to see fit to take it away..

FRAN, Your so right, Hospice, furnished son with Walker, Portable Commode, but they had to put a catheter in..Even offered a Hospital bed, but could not make room for that..Without getting rid of my new bedroom set. They told me when he passed the items were mine to do with whatever..

Well I have been pretty much idle for the last two weeks,
DIZZY, Not sure why.. I tried to call Doc again today and they were closed, not sure why.. I think I need a cat scan on my heard.. The last time I was out was the 7th.. Got dizzy that night when going to bed, and now its every day, but not consistant.. Need to do something, DH will not allow me to got upstairs, so sleeping in recliner.. I am ok, just setting still, but if I bend over or Try to get up everything just keeps swirling around, I feel like I am going to fall out of the recliner, So Dannys Walker has come in handy..

Well going to get outa here and go relax ini recliner, You all have a great New Year and Hope things go smoothly, as can be. And if anyone offered help, take it.. We are not getting any younger.. BUMMER!

We wound up with only about 2-3 inches of snow here in northeast NJ. It is cold but no wind -- and it's sunny. The sun is warm enough that where the sidewalk & path were shoveled, it's pretty much bare. Will be colder the next few days but warming up (well, into the 30s) by the weekend.

No winds but brutally cold today - schools closed (no bus transportation for students). My driver from 30 miles away decided it's too cold to go out and do our thrift store stint , will do that tomorrow if the weather co-operates. You can freeze your extremeties in a few minutes (went out for about 3 min. & shovelled off some scrunched up snow by the door & that was it -- fingers were getting cold despite the lined gloves). It is winter after all. 🙂 Marson

Morning, all! Marson that does sound brutal. It's 1 degree here today.

I pray I can get respite for myself. The whole idea is not to kill me in the process.

Thanks, everyone.

@panishklo Marson, wow, it sounds brutal. Glad you're able to stay safe inside. It's snowing here in NJ -- not sure how much we're supposed to get, but doesn't seem to be as much as they were predicting. Of course once it's done, we're supposed to get the wind & bitterly cold weather.

survived our snowstorm/blizzard ... as usual, people have been told to stay home - the high winds caused whiteout conditions with very low visibility - especially on the highways with quite a few of them closed. needless to say, people ventured out - had 20 car & 50 vehicle accidents/pile-ups, a few people hospitalized and one death. I couldn't see the apartment building behind my yard when the wind blew the snow & obliterated the apartment as the colours blended it. I stayed indoors & watched ... it would be bright & shiny for a while and then no visibility as the winds picked up - would alternated all day. It's also bitterly cold. My neighbour went out the next day and cleared my driveway. Thank God for good neighbours & snowblowers. Need to clear off my deck but it won't warm up till Wed. (that is if you call -12 warmer).

Katie - many hugs to you and Mike. Remember to get respite care for youself so you can rest & refresh yourself as well. Much peace and strength as you go through this.

All the best to the glassies as well. Stay safe. Marson

Katie...Thinking of you. Things should ease up somewhat when hospice starts. We had it for my 97-yr old father. All the workers that came to the house were very caring. They supplied everything that was needed. Hospital bed, walker, etc. Take Care. ((Hugs))

Katie @fyrqueen sending (((((((HUGS))))))

@fyrqueen Katie, hospice is a wonderful thing. You get additional aides, an on-call nurse, and support for you. Sending {{hugs}}

Good morning everyone. The plan is now to bring Mike home on hospice care. I hope this works. I am a little scared. My neighbor did this for her mother. I may have to hire help to infill. VA will not cover home health. Our boys can help too. He is still eating and drinking but not very much. I did get him to eat some shrimp and sweet potato and a brownie last night.

Thanks everyone. After helping Mike eat and sending the morning with this, my friend came and sat with him while I went to the VA for a meeting. Then ran to store as I had no food and snowstorm was coming. By then it was 4 PM and I was running on emoty (so tired). Fell asleep by 7. Now I have to get the driveway done again as the 1" of snow expected is much more and still coming.

OH Katie @fyrqueen I am so sorry this has happened Big (((((HUGS))))) I was carer for my DH and I know just how difficult it is, especially with dementia. Gordon ended up being so confused and it was so hard. More (((((HUGS)))) to you. One word of advice....make sure you look after yourself. I know it is easier said then done but it truly is very important to take a little time out for yourself.

@fyrqueen Oh, Katie, my heart aches for you!!! Sending gentle {{hugs}}. I know this isn't easy.

Good evening everyone. The day after I posted, Mike fell and we went by ambulance to the ER at MU. He was admitted and is declining rapidly. I am beyond heartbroken as we have been married for 54 years. I knew this would eventually happen as he has dementia and Parkinson's and nobody lives through it. I have been his caregiver for almost 8 years.

I have been going through that Web site, DIANE has posted about, REAL OR FAKES. I clicked on her name and it came up.. like 30 pages of real & fakes.. From numerous web sites its quite interesting/ Saved it as it is time consuming; but very interesting.. Going to check some things I have..

HELLO GLASSIE FRIENDS, AND HOPEFULLY A HAPPY HAPPIER NEW YEAR COMING..

JULIE YOU ARE PROBABLY RIGHT, I most likely do not have that notice anymore it has been months ago.. last early summer, i believe.. So be it.. I hope the day comes when someone finds it worth while to dispute there claims, or actions..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIANE.. I HOPE YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY..It looks like you were a NEW YEARS BABY.. I bet you had some interesting celebrations over the years.,.

Happy New Year Everyone. May 2025 be a great year for you all.
Shelly @shellyrae37 you must not have scrolled far enough down when you received your message from FB about your violation. They give you the reason right at the bottom.
And yes FB is run by AI/ robots They are programmed to pick upon certain keywords and photos.e.g you might be innocently selling an ornament of a dog..AI can't differentiate between a real dog and an ornament . So you get a message to say you have violated FB rules (that being selling animals) When you get that message you need to keep scrolling down and the reason will be there as well as the option to disagree with their decision

Oh I am sure I told Julie, I am no longer on Face Book anymore they said I violated some of the rules.. Not sure which as they never tell you.. I think because I tried to sell on my FB page.. Not sure but thats the only thing I might be, being punished for.. Oh Well.. If they would have told me for sure, I could change that, Odd they do not give out reasons.. Son says Humans do not run that show, but robots, so I am not sure.. When ever I wrote to them, they never responded.. Oh Well I am doing fine without them, but I did get a lot of help identifying things when I was on there.. I am thankful for that.. Take care all..