Glass Chatroom Board

@shellyrae37 Hi Shelly, it's good to see you! Glad you had some fun on your birthday. The weather has been so odd. All of our snow is gone after the warmer temperatures and the rain over the weekend. Now it's back to being chilly.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY GLASSIE FRIENDS>>~

Hello NANCY, JULIE, MARSON, FRAN2, & CARL, I hope I did not miss anyone.. Has KATEY Checked in
lately. I hope she is settled in and enjoying somethings in life along the way.. Not sure is she living with family or by herself?

I am doing ok, Finally got a shed to put all my Ebay Treasures in.. but still have a ways to go, to clear it all out of spare room.. Never know when company is coming this Summer, but looking forward to company..

Pray your all doing well..

JULIE, Thank you so much for the Beautiful Birthday Post.. I needed that..
NANCY & FRAN Thank you as well for the Birthday Wishes..
ONe of my Friends took me out to Perkins for Breakfast on the special day. We do not see each other much when snowed in, during the winter, so it was a pleasant day, and Just a 2 days ago our Temp. was 50* another friend took me out to Lunch.. I am truely Blessed

@wattleihavenext Julie -- Yikes!! I can't even imagine it being that hot for so long. Hoping the cool weather does come soon. {{hugs}}

Good morning .
Just one more day to survive the heat wave we are having and tomorrow's temps are predicted to drop. At 10 a.m this morning it has already reached 39C (102F) When I opened my front door, to go out and sit on my verandah, to enjoy my morning cuppa,the wind made it feel like I was walking into a fan forced oven. I did endure it because I really needed to get some "fresh" air and some daylight rays because the rest of my day will be spent indoors, with all windows and door shut to try to keep out the hot wind and heat . The problem with spending so much time indoors, is I spend too much time on the computer and on FB. FB is very depressing atm. The madness and the hate that gets circulated around, certainly isn't good for anyone's mental health. On some of my FB friends, I have actually been using the "snooze for 30 days" option or blocking them from being able to comment on my Posts. I might just delete some all together .

@wattleihavenext Julie, I have no clue what day it is!! I kept thinking yesterday was Monday (because we didn't get mail the day before, which would have made it Sunday). I sort of know that today is Saturday because I had my Yoga class this morning. It will be good to get back to a regular routine.

Happy New Year to you all!!! I hope 2026 is all that you hope it will be.
I had a fabulous Xmas with family and friends at my daughters home. We enjoyed the perfect weather and temps. So very pleasant and not our typical HOT I also had 3 days away camping in my van at a lovely country town, with some friends, where we saw the old year out and the new year in.And again the weather was very kind to us. Beautiful warm sunny days but nowhere near as hot as we usually get. Now it's time to get back to a normal routine, healthy eating and regular exercise..
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT DAY IT IS ? 😆

Happy New Year Everyone! Hoping for worldwide peace in 2026!

Happy 2026!! About an inch of snow overnight & now it's cold and windy. Glad we're not in Syracuse where they had an historic snowfall. No plans for today, our son will join us for dinner. He only lives three blocks away and was out for his morning run, so he grabbed the shovel off the back porch and shoveled the sidewalk and steps.

@wattleihavenext Julie, the weather sure has a mind of its own. We're waiting for an actual snowstorm -- they are saying 5 to 9 inches of snow starting around 4pm today and going through Saturday morning. Just back from a run through the food store (not hard to find a parking spot but by the time I left they were running out of shopping carts). So after my 1:30pm pedicure, I'll be set to just curl up in the house.

I've had a lovely couple of days celebrating Xmas with family and friends. It's Boxing Day now and I am just lazing around the house after coming home and doing the usual work of unpacking my van and cleaning.
I can't believe how cold it is today. it's 13Celsius. I'm watching TV snuggled under blankets.Ive read where some of my friends have their heaters on. And it is snowing down in Tasmania.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

@wattleihavenext Julie, it all sounds delicious! A very Merry Christmas to you and the family!!

And a very Merry Christmas to all of you!!!!

Yesterday and today are much cooler. It's so good to get some relief from that heat. It's suppose to only reach 32Celsius/90 F today.
It's Xmas Eve down here and I am doing all the last minute things required for my contribution to tonight's dinner and tomorrow's lunch. Tonight it's going to be different to previous years. We will be having Nepalese Buff MoMos and chicken MoMos and also Pani Puri. S.I.L will provide fresh seafood and this will all be washed down with a glass or two of champagne while we enjoy the lovely view and sunset in my daughter's backyard. I have chooks(chicken) and lamb for Xmas lunch ,they will be cooked outside on the BBQ.Way too hot to be having the oven inside going. I am also experimenting with a non traditional Quinoa stuffing.I did a taste test and it tastes good.If it was just for me I would make it spicier but I think I have the balance right to please everyone.Fingers crossed it's a success.

@wattleihavenext Julie, YIKES!! That is awful. We're back to another windy day, but not super cold.

OMG Summer has hit with vengeance .Friday was 41C and today, Sunday Its 42C= 108F

We've had extremely cold weather last week. Today it's very cold, still in the below zero temp. One man wanted to make money last week so he shovelled my snow. Told him to wait till today when the weather would be warmer but he said he needed the money. Done in about 5 min. mainly pushing it to the road (although the city frowns on that). May go out later & shovel the snow off the deck. It gets dark around 4:30 so Hannukah and Lightts are welcome. Did a quick stint at the thrift store, usually spend an extra hour their but my driver had a funeral to go to.

Wishing all the glassies a good day especially our birthday gal Shelley. Marson

Well Hello Every Glassy, Had a post all written, and answered some questions, when I post it I lost it all..

So will not try to duplicate it right now.. I just got my computer back after 3 weeks without it.. So much to do.. Got a new Computer, with Win 11, and its a Gamer.. am not that impressed with it since we do not play Video Games on it.. But Son said it would be faster.. Not so sure on that as I do not have anything to compare it to.. It dod not have a CD or DVD Drive built it.. So I have to buy one to attach.. PC cost me near 1000.00 and just cost me 326.00 through the Geek Squad at Best Buy.. I wish I had gotten a simple computer, I did not need a gamer.. I would like to sell it, but with over 1300.00 in it, doubt it would be profitable.. '

Well again, Hello wo you all and I will be back.. I did not notice KATIE on here, I would hope she would come back.. BBL

Happy Birthday (maybe a day early) to @shellyrae37 Shelly!!

It snowed overnight in NJ -- yay! My son came over this morning to shovel us out and clean off the cars. I think about 3 to 4 inches. At least the sun is out now.

@Carma Yikes!! That is cold. Here in NJ, wind chill was only down to about 20. At least today it's sunny, while windy.

Hello All: Winter is in full blown mode here. We've got about a foot of snow on the ground. Fortunately it has come in small increments, 2 or 3 inches at a time, so it has been fairly easy to manage. Very light, fluffy powder, too. The main thing has been the cold. Tuesday morning we were -18 below zero. Berlin, NH just 30 miles west of here was -23 below! WAY early in the season for that kind of cold. Breaking records all over up here.

@wattleihavenext Julie, that is awful!! The weather has become so unpredictable. NJ is in drought-watch as there hasn't been a lot of rain. Now it's been cold enough that we could get snow. Unfortunately, much of the time now it freezing rain or sleet which is so much harder to deal with than snow.

Nancy @jerseystar27 it is the opposite down here. Summer has hit , the temps are high and our bush fire season has started, with many homes destroyed already and one fire fighter has been killed. Today we are predicted to reach 39-40 Celsius. That is approx 104 F. My lawn is already 80% brown and crispy and my garden is looking very wilted, even after a good hose.

I hope everyone is either keeping warm or keeping cool, depending on where they are located. Chilly weather here in NJ -- cold enough tonight that our weather forecast includes keeping an eye on the pipes so they don't freeze. My husband & son are currently visiting family in San Diego -- I heard complaints from nephew that it was so chilly they had to wear jackets (it was 60F!) My son, on the other hand, was wearing a short-sleeved t-shirt.

Happy Thanksgiving!! Picked our daughter up at the airport this morning (she flew up from Virginia). We were at my sister's house (about 20 minutes away). They made the turkey & stuffing, sweet potatoes, string bean casserole, and pumpkin & sweet potato pies. I made roasted brussell sprouts, two types of cranberry sauce, apple pie, & cranberry-pecan pie. My son made the baked carrot ring. Good time was had by all.

Happy Thanksgiving!! Hope you all had a nice day.

Wishing all the glassies a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with joy, peace & contentment. Got a dusting of snow last night & it's sort of sticking to the ground and it's gotten colder but we've had a great fall season. Just hung up a vertical wreath before the weather changes (picked up at the thrift store $2 well spent). Marson

Hoping everyone has a safe & happy Thanksgiving!

To update my earlier post -- it was not breezy & chilly, it was WINDY and COLD!! And there were indeed a few white flakes blowing around. Definitely a wintry day.

@Carma Carl, it is indeed November. We may get a dusting of snow here in northeast NJ. Definitely breezy & chilly this morning.

It's decided what season it is up here. We got our first snow today, but only about an inch. Turned over to a cold rain now & it's being washed away quickly. You'd think it was November or something!

The weather is still trying to decide what season it is. We've had several days in the 60s -- some sunny, some cloudy, & some rain. Starting tomorrow, though, it's going to act like mid-November and get chilly, even during the day.,

Made it through the rain. Today it's cloudy and the wind is starting to pick up. National Weather Service has nicely pointed out that with the wind gusts Halloween decorations, and other unsecured objects, may blow away. :~)

Rainy & windy in NJ today. I ran my only errand of the day first thing this morning so I can just hunker down for the rest of the day. Tomorrow it will be dry but still a little windy -- slightly better for the trick or treaters, but not very warm.

It is Spring here and some crazy weather Only a few days ago our temps reach 39 Celsius and yesterday it was only 11C. Today is cool ,wet and 19C

Yes nostalgia. I often think of the "old gang" and the "good old days" on the Glass board and of the Glassies I was so lucky to meet, especially the ones that are no longer with us 🙁

@panishklo Marson, it's good to hear from you. Lots of fond memories of the old gang. {{hugs}}

@wattleihavenext Julie, and why shouldn't we just be on your time? :~) Wishing you only happy memories for Gordon's birthday!! {{hugs}}

Thanks for the birthday wishes. Another year has passed and I'm still a chocoholic and slicing off a hefty portion of that birthday cake. We've had a colourful fall like the picture Carl posted. However, now it's cool and raining for a few days with more in the forecast. Rather dreary. Garage sale season was ??? less sales and not such a great selection of items. But, do you "need" anything? No, but it was nice just to get out. Still volunteering and picking up the odd item there. Also remember the old gang (not necessarily in years but the ones from the past ... nostalgia seems to creep in more often now). Wishing the glassies a good day too or g'day. Marson

Nancy yes it appears the Board is on Aussie time. Fran's birthday is the same day as Gordon's.

@wattleihavenext Julie, I keep forgetting that the birthdays seem to be on Australia time, so Marson's & Gail's birthdays are actually today (10/27). And remembering Fran yesterday. {sigh}

@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..