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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..

HELLO GLASSIE FRIENDS . I wish you all a Happy New Year.. Lets hope the Chosen one will keep some of his promises and forget some of the other ones..

I suppose if you watched the news you heard all about Our Thanksgiving weekend Blizzard and 5 feet of snow we got here in Erie, Erie County, Pa. We did not go out of the house for about 8 days, as we could not even get out our Front door, with at least 4 feet in front of it.. the back yard door was also impossible to get out.. Finally God saw fit to give us warmer temps and most of it melted, Friends did plow out our driveway but nothing they could do with the bucket to clear our cars or the door way out..
But we survived and had plenty to eat.. So no great hardship..
I pray you all had a great Thanksgiving, and a Merry Christmas as well..

Good to see every one check in.. NancyP. Katey, Carl, Julie, Marson, Fran 2, and anyone else checking in An Extra Special Happy New Year to you..

Merry Christmas!! I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday. And for tonight, Happy Chanukah!! Not often that we light the first Chanukah candle on Christmas -- and it goes all the way through New Year's day. We're down at our daughter's in Virginia where we will celebrate Chanukah with her as well as going to a friend's house tonight for Christmas (and to celebrate her mom's birthday).

Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah --- may you be blessed with family & friends and much joy!
Much to be thankful for .... food, clothing and shelter ... have a great holiday season. Marson

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Merry Christmas, all. We have been dealing with a progression of Mike's Parkinson's and the lack of available neurologists to see him soon. After 6 falls, Xrays, MRI, therapy evaluations, we are on the right track with meds. I think.

I wanted to do a dinner Christmas Day but will instead have dessert and coffee, and a toast with anyone's choice of drink at 1 PM Central time to all who for whatever reason are not with us. Please join in! We will also do a zoom with family.

Shelly @shellyrae37 Yes this Chat group has slowed right down, almost to a halt. Just about everyone's on Facebook and keep in touch with each other there, either on our personal pages or in the numerous glass groups set up there.
I am a member of many different Groups of all kinds of interests I have. I joined several Camping Groups, a number of Glass Groups, a few Collector in general Groups, some Music Groups, local Community Groups, Market Place, some Buy sell and swap local Groups, Fitness Group etc,

WOW Every time I log ini no one has been here, I guess this board is going away with all the others.. Maybe its me.. Take care ALL and May Everyone have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year..

CHEERS to EVERYONE, JULIE; NANCY P.; MARSON, FRAN2; KATIE; CARL; AND SUSAN IF SHE EVER RETURNS.. WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST..

Hello Every one, Well we two had a very quiet Thanksgiving, Ate & Watch TV programs.. It was a wet Thursday, but nothing to worry about until we got up Friday Morning.. and we have not been out of the house since.. Need a few things but if anyone watched the National News you probably saw how our town, Erie Pa. had more snow then we had all of last year.. and it still out there.. We did have a friend that came and plowed out our driveway but cars are still buried.. I am guess we got close to 5 feet of snow over a 3 day period.. and More coming tonight and tomorrow.. Suppose to warm up next week to the 40s & 50s, so we will probably have some flooding around town when this all starts melting, as its suppose to rain every day next week.. Good Grief, but nothing as bad as some area have had it in other states.. We have Gravel ground so much on our land will all soak in..

Glad that Everyone else had a nice peaceful THanksgiving.. Sounds like we all had plenty to eat..

CARL glad you checked in, Sounds like you had a quiet pleasant Thanksgiving, and NANCY how nice your family all got together.. KATIE So sorry Mike has a few questionable symptoms, hopefully they are not permanent and he will improve, with your care. Oh read your post again, You say he is improving. That was good to read.. Pray it continues. . I can agree with you on home conditions, if anything happened to Terry or Me, this house is not ready for the market either.. I know I need to start selling some of my collections, but where to start, what goes first. OR I will just let someone come in and do an estate sale..
JULIE I am sure you celebrate Christmas, So hopefully that will up your spirits a little and You surely will enjoy Christmas with your family..

I will be back now and than, but in the mean time, I pray EveryOne, has a HAPPY HOLIDAY Month.. MERRY CHRISTMAS..

Hi Glassies!

Mike appears to be improving. I know I have to figure out where we will live. My house is nowhere ready for market. However I have sold a ton of things and it's fairly cleared out. My plan is to whenever I do sell, we leave behind whatever we aren't going to take for a big sale, held by someone else!

Katie @fyrqueen Sending gentle {{hugs}} to you. I hope Mike will be okay and I hope they find the source of the leak.

@wattleihavenext Julie, and here we've had some of the coldest weather, just in time for it to be December. No snow by us but plenty further north.

Hi everyone.
Hot and humid down here and I feel so drained of energy.

Katie @fyrqueen I am so sorry to hear this about Mike. Big ((((hugs))) to you

Hi everyone! We had a gang here Thursday including a neighbor! Very nice feed. Unfortunately we also sprung a leak in the lower bath and still can't find the source and of course all plumbers were elsewhere, understandably.

Mike has fetched up with some worrying symptoms, very similar to when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's. I am hoping that it will just require a medicine change. Neurologists have been advised but no appointment yet. He has outlived his diagnosis of Lewy Body dementia by a year so I pray this is not the beginning of late stage.

I am not doing "old" very gracefully.

@carma Carl, lovely to hear about Marley and Emma. I've enjoyed getting watch them grow up, even if it's from a distance. You must be so proud of them.

Belated Happy Thanksgiving! So good to see @Carma & @shellyrae37! Quiet weather here in NJ but cooler. We did have rain Wednesday night into Thursday -- stopped just in time for the traditional walk between the T'day meal and the pies. We were at my sister's house (about 20 min. from our house) with her husband & son. Our daughter drove up from Virginia Thursday morning and our son drove us all to my sister's. She did the turkey & stuffing, sweet potatoes, string bean casserole, and pumpkin and sweet potato pies. I made two types of cranberry sauce, roasted veggies, cranberry pecan pie, & apple pie (my dad's recipe) and our son made our aunt's recipe for what we call carrot mold (it's baked in a bundt pan). Now we're just enjoying quiet time.

'Afternoon All & a belated Happy Thanksgiving! We had a very laidback, peaceful one & we thoroughly enjoyed it. Just the two of us. We didn't do a whole Turkey, just a whole Turkey breast. Cooked in just a little over 2 hours & there's still room to cook stuffing up under the inside of it. We had all our traditional fixin's with it: mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, squash, creamed onions, home made cranberry sauce & home made rolls. Pumpkin Pie for dessert. Still ample leftovers & round 2 will be for dinner tonight.

We also got our first snowstorm of the season & got about 9 inches, so we wouldn't have gone much of anywhere, anyway. Roads around here were horrendous & they were advising people to stay put.

Marley & Emma did not come home to Maine for Thanksgiving, which was a first for them. Instead Marley & her soon to be husband Matt went to Chicago & spent Thanksgiving with Emma & her beau Michael. I imagine the two couples are having a great weekend together & Emma cooked her first full Thanksgiving feast. I'm sure we'll see them at Christmas.

Other than that, we're still chuggin' along & doing pretty well for a couple old codgers!

I pray you all had a Great Thanksgiving.. We stayed home and ordered dinners to pick up.. All was very good, especially the Gravy.. Which I am sure is not good for many. We have it so seldom. But it was Soooo Gooood.

HI FRAN2, JULIE, KATIE, NANCYP. MARSON; And I To CARL dId not see him checking in lately either.. I hope you are all warm and cozy, in doors.. WE ordered a new recliner for DH, Suppose to deliver it Monday.. But we are going to cancel it until this all clears out.. His recliner quit working, with the remote, He had to crawl out of it.. LOL

We are in the mist of a Snow Blizzard, and know it headed up North East to Maine.. So any in the path will more or less going to get it.. We have about 6" now, by tomorrow we are likely to have the 10" they are predicting.. This is our first snow fall, Hope it is not forecasting how the rest of the Winter is going to be..

Happy Thanksgiving!! Hope it was a good one for everyone.

Katie @fyrqueen Oh Ok, yes we have those down here too, But as I said I never answer any calls that are from a number not known to me and by ignoring them I rarely get any now,

Julie robocalls are a pre-recorded call that is sent to gobs of numbers, usually with a political message or scam call to get your information ("Your credit card percentage rate has been reduced..." and it asks you questions that are a a blatant grab for financial information. Some communities have put a stop to it.

Good afternoon. It's Saturday here so the weekend begins. My morning started early with a training session down at the beach. Such a gorgeous morning and a perfect start to the day. Fresh air , salt water and stunning views..best medicine ever
Shelly @shellyrae37 I am unsure what robicalls are But I never answer a call from an unknown number.
Katie @fyrqueen I am glad that Mike is still able to socialise .And congratulations on your sales for the charity

Well, I am awake for no reason so should go back to sleep. Mike's Parkinson's doctor is doing telehealth only now so unexpectedly I have to find someone else.

It seems as soon as I fix one thing for him another thing happens. There is so much to organize just to get to appointments. I did get my COVID shot and will get flu for both of us this week.

He is able to socialize still so this week we went to a nice dinner with 20-plus friends and he had a very good time. It's walking distance from our house but t was after dark so we drove.

I am selling vintage costume jewelry for a very nice woman who is donating all proceeds to Cedar Creek Therapeutic Riding Center. I have made over $300 for her but am at the end of that, just some necklaces and brooches left.

Hello Every Glassie, been busy, but not busy enough, nothing seems to get accomplished.. besides the necessities..

Well JULIE winter is fast approaching here, no snow yet, but we know its coming.. We have had unseasonably warm days the past week or so, but the temps are quickly falling as the leaves are as well. its 42* F today..another 10 Degrees and it will surely snow.. How nice you got away.. isna't it nice not to have to answer robicalls, or don't you get those down there? Boy we were all unindated with them during the elections, now they are over we keep getting Medicare calls.. Glad I have call blocking.. I just got a new phone again, and am just learning how to operate it.. So sorry to hear of Kelli's Jerry passing away, they made a good compatible couple.. I am sure she misses him, all the time, but especially when they were out treasure hunting together..

HI KATIE, Good Seeing you here too.. So sorry to hear about Mike declining.. Do you have a Senior Citizen Group to advise you on help available.. or Advice? Is he getting Hospice care yet.. or are you doing it all.. I had finally called them for my son when, I thought it would be helpful.. and They were..
I know I hated doing that too, but thought they may be able to help where I cannot benefit him.. They furnished all his needs.. at no cost. One of the local hospitals offered their Hospice care, and I was greatful.

NANCY, I hope you were not near any of those Fires in NJ, i guess NY was busy, trying to put them out.. and Hard to even imagine the fires in Calif.. All those people without homes now, How sad and Tragic, for so many other, in the paths of Floods, Fires, Tornados, & Hurricanes.. I am again Thanking the Lord and My Family for borning me here in Pa.. where we might get 3 or 4 feet of snow, but it soon melts and goes away.. Nothing like others are experiencing..

Hello to all the others, peeking in, CARL, FRAN2, & MARSON, also anyone else who just found there way here by accident.. or on purpose..

Summer is on its way down here, temps are starting to warm up and Daylight Savings time has started .
I had a few days away in my van just to kick back, relax and read a book.I went to a lovely free park situated among some great vineyards and only 30 minutes drive from home. Very peaceful there ..
Katie @fyrqueen I would just delete those listings and then do them again
.(((((Hugs ))))) to you. It is very hard when you are the carer of someone that needs 24/7 care. I hope you take some time out to take care of YOU. Do you have Respite over there where someone will come and stay with Mike while you do something for yourself. e.g go to the gym, go shopping, hairdressers , meet up for coffee with some friends, just somewhere away from the house for a couple of hours. ?

Good morning friends. Glad to see Shelly here! NancyP that idea of helping athletes with disabilities, what a good one! Shelly I am so sorry you were so ill, that's awful.

I just saw that ALL my FB Marketplace posts have only the "boost listing" (for $$$) edit available so I can no longer renew them. I have contacted FB three times for help. They did this without my permission and the "boost listing" edit button is off.

Mike is progressing in his Parkinson's and dementia and we have an appointment at Neurology next week. I am trying to figure out what is our best option living wise. Wish there was a fabulous senior living option that was within our financial capabilities.

HI NANCY, Thank you for your condolences, Sounds like you raised a nice thoughtful young man.. I admire those that make time for others less fortunate.. I hope the weather was good there, It was beautiful here, but Chilly.. Not even sure what the temp was I did not go out.. For the last week the weather man has said we were going to get rain, and we still have not gotten any.. We sure could use it, as so many others experiencing fires do as well. I hope you enjoy the excitement your son and friend were having.. Did you take a book along to read or did you go shopping.. Not sure how long the race took..

JULIE my son set up a new account for me but whatever I got kicked off before with, I must have done again.. Gosh wish they would tell us.. but actually as much as I liked being able to converse with my family on their and finding out information on Jewelry and Glass / Pottery, I have been getting by without it.. Any how I am not a good liar, so hard to change who I am..What you see is what you get.. :;-)

@shellyrae37 Shelly, it's good to see you here. I'm so sorry to hear about your son & your brother. Glad you finally beat whatever bug you had. Don is fine -- he's still very active in the EAPG group.

Spent much of today in NYC -- my son was running in the NYC Marathon. He belongs to a group called Achilles International -- they provide support to runners who have physical or mental disabilities. So my son often trains with a runner who is legally blind -- they use tethers so they can help guide him. Today he was part of a team running with an autistic young man -- their main job was to keep him focused. One of my son's friends was running with a member of their group who uses a handcycle -- she was having troubles with her bike & he had to help push her up hills. The group hired buses to get them to Staten Island (they had to be there by 5:30am). My job was to drive my son & his friend back to my son's car.

Shelly @shellyrae37 AI is not a group.It stands for Artificial Intelligence or Robots aka Bots.
It is only Kelli now. Her husband Jerry passed away.
My cousin had a lot of issues with FB and couldn't use FB anymore. He just started up a new account with a slight alteration of his name. e.g instead of Allan he used Al and I think he changed his date of birth.

Hi JULIE, I did not know FB was run by the A! group, not sure I understand all that and not sure I want to know about them either.. Sounds unhealthy.. I know my name is still on FB, but they will not allow my password anymore.. so the web site is stagnant.. But Thanks for Writing, I think of the Chat Boards often, but the Pottery Peeps, just sort of do not come around anymore.. Sad.. We truly have lost so many of our old Ebay Friends, I just clicked into my Favorites and came across Kelly's Ebay page, She and Jerry are still finding Treasures and still selling. She gets some good prices too.. I think its great they are a Team..
Thanks for writing..
Good Afternoon to all the others that are still hanging in here..

Shelly @shellyrae37 Glad to see you back. I was going to send out another search party for you.
I've had some issues with FB myself and have been put in Facebook Gaol but I have always been told why. Its 3 strikes and you're out and the length of time varies. Problem is that FB is run by AI, not real people and are programmed to pick up on certain words or phrases. But being computers they don't understand the context. When that happens you should always dispute it and the strike will be taken away. You are still on FB.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084659084485

FRAN2 : Thank you for linking that Obit, Than anyone who wonders will know its so.. She was a fine lady..
Wondering now about DON, has he been around, or is he ok? Anyone stay connected..

JULIE forgot to mention, I got kicked off of Facebook, not sure why they never tell you, except for the fact that I did not follow one of their rules.. They are like dictators there.. Do you think they could tell you as a warning, so you could quit doing what ever it is that they think you are doing wrong? Would be nice to have a Heads Up.. every one says they see stuff on there that should never be allowed, but they could not figure out what I was doing wrong? Oh well..

Hello ALL, well I am so glad to see the Glass Board is active and still a few of the Oldies still here.. Yes the last time I posted was just after my son passed away.. the following month my Brother in NC passed away.. Thankfully his son was driving down there from Ohio and I went to be with him, so we drove down together in his vehicle and stayed for the funeral. It was good being there with my SIL and her family.. we only stayed a few days, came home then I got sick.. Cannot remember when I was ever sicker.. Even went to the hospital because for 4 days I kept barfing up every thing I took, including meds.. They checked me over and sad they thought it was just a bladder infection.. I have had those before and was never that sick before.. I was inclined to believe it was my inner ear.. Si suffered through another 2 weeks of being sick, and finally my hearing got better, and I was able to eat, mostly soups.. I was wishing for death myself at that time.. Mom Always said, " This Too Shall Pass." and it did..
So all toll besides being sick and two of my dearest fam. members I am nearly normal..

So Sorry to hear about Gail, she was a wonderful lady.. Always wish she had moved to where her families were living. I worried about her so during Tornados.. She was a Class Act, as they say.. God Bless Her.

Happy Birthday to all those I have missed over the summer..

I have been doing pretty well lately on Ebay, still selling, Surprise how sales seem to have picked up since school started..

So Hi to ALL, CARL, NANCY P. JULIE, FRAN2, MARSON, & KATIE, I hope I did not leave anyone out, and Yes, AND to all of the Glass Gallery Viewers, whomever peeks in..

Hi everyone. I had not heard from Gail in a while and I am saddened to see why. Julie thanks for letting us know.

Looks like I missed some birthdays!

Julie, Thanks for letting us know about our old friend Gail. I found a well written obituary about her life. Sounds like she was a very giving person and will be missed by many people.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/gail-curley-obituary?id=54771467

@fran2 and @panishklo Fran & Marson, sorry I missed your birthdays! I hope they were great!!

I did see the sad news about Gail on FB in the EAPG group & then saw that today is her birthday. She was a wonderful lady!!

We haven't had any rain in NJ in over 3 weeks. It's been low humidity & windy, so we've been under fire watch. And it's been chilly overnight with a few freeze warnings but then warm during the day.

Julie, thank you for remembering that baking that colourful birthday cake - looks like the various colours of the fall leaves all around. The Book Board has a page called "In Memoriam" which our webmaster set up. Perhaps he'd make one for us if we asked him and provided the information needed.

Seems like alot has been going on in peoples live but we don't often post but do read the board. We've had warmer than usual weather and this comes along with other changes .... had one day or LOTS of rain which also resulted in a tornado warning in our area which is unusual. Hunker downed in a clothes closet (no cellar but a nasty crawl space) for about 15 minutes till it passed by. Many roads & homes were flooded but not as much as down in the states. We are very fortunate. Had my yard cleaned up & transplanted my snapdragons into a planter. They're supposed to be annuals but this is their third year & noticed that the dianthus also self-seeded along with a few daisies. The daylilies & peonies are perennials so it's just a matter of dividing & transplanting.

Next week it will be time to change our clocks, give out treats at Haloween, & remember it's 2 months till Christmas. In Canada we've already celebrated Thanksgiving Day but yours is still coming up.Wishing everyone a wonderful day.

Julie, Fran, Katie, Carl, Nancy, and all the silent people in the gallery. Have a wonderful day. Marson

It is sad news I have to report. Gail @oklahomasong_Gail passed away in March. I discovered this, this morning, when I went to her FB page to wish her a Happy Birthday, So sad that it went unnoticed by all the Glassies and Glass Groups up until then 🙁
I knew she had health issues. We use to play an online game together and communicate via Messenger and then one day she stopped and never replied to any of my messages.
R.I.P Gail

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARSON!! Wishing you many more!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRAN

NancyP it is hard to imagine. Anything you've seen, triple that,

@fyrqueen Katie, glad to hear that your sister is okay. The amount of damage and the number of people affected by Helene is just unbelievable!

That was Helene...

Hello, all. It has been a crazy week. When I knew Helen was headed into GA and NC I warned my sister to get battery lanterns, gas up the car and stock up on food (nonperishable) and water. Helen struck her little mountain town with such fury that we lost touch for two days. She is okay, still no power and just got cell service back. Many of the beautiful places we visited last year are gone now, or destroyed. Worse, not only are hundreds dead but likely the hundreds missing are as well. This storm was worse than Katrina in size and strength. Donate money if you can to any rescue organization. Mules are bringing medicine, water and food to remote areas!

Well, the first full day of Fall sure feels like fall. Our high temperature today is 68 and it's cloudy with a few raindrops.

@Carma Carl, condolences to you and your cousin's family. I'm glad they were able to find him, hopefully bringing some peace and comfort to the family.

Carl, Sorry to hear about your cousin.