Sunny in NJ and the temps are going up so yesterday's snow/ice/sleet/rain is melting.

It's not just spring in NJ, it's summer. It's already 70F -- I've opened windows in the house. Birds are chirping. Will start raining tomorrow and we'll be back in the 40s.

Going to pick the last of the Tomatoes today. Not too many left out there & the plants are pretty much dead now. Same with the Cucumbers. Beans are still producing & there's some that need to be picked.

@sfinds : So glad to hear that your house survived with minimal damage. Must be a huge relief for you. Hope you can get back in there asap.

Sharon @sfinds I am glad your house came out OK

Nancy @jerseystar27 yes I did read on the Vintage Group about the Go Fund Me for Toby. Thanks for sharing

Julie

Friends in Houston aren't doing as well. For those who know Toby Aulman from the eBay Glass Board (I think he may sometime stop in here), the house he shares had 3 inches of water in it yesterday. Not sure how it is today. Toby is one of the administrators of the Vintage Glass Group on Face Book. One of the co-administrators set up a Go Fund Me page for Toby as they don't have flood insurance. https://www.gofundme.com/toby-aulman-hurrican-harvey-repairs

Sharon @sfinds hope everything's OK and no damage will be done

Sharon @sfinds I am pleased your eye surgery went well

Carl @carma Glad you walked away unhurt.

Julie

@dorbitz Jim -- :~(

And a belated Happy Birthday to @nona Nancy Jean.

Still snowing here, probably 3 or 4 inches so far. I hope we don't get too much of the wintry mix. It is supposed to be in the 40s tomorrow but down to 18 on Monday so everything will freeze. Ugh.

@shellyrae37 SHELLY ... oh so very good to see you and glad you are up and at it! So glad you have an iPad so you can check in until you get your computer fixed.

JIM L and JIM D ... very interesting to learn how disposable some things are in this day and age that we never before thought of as being "disposable." ....coffee pots, lamps, microwaves, irons, ad infinitum.

@sfinds SHARON .... laughed at your post, because I thought with just a tweak here or there it absolutely could have been written by me! Ditto to most everything you said! 🙂

Good morning to CARL and GEORGE.

@sfinds SHARON ... I don't have time to dig further but looking at the WVMAG Monograph #67, that style handle was made by Cooperative Flint and also by L.E. Smith.

HI to CARL, FRAN 2, SHELLY, GEORGE, and NANCY P.

Been up to my ears in alligators. So many friends are taking ill with life-threatening woes. There's so much to do and I think I'd just like to go sit in my recliner with my cat and hide.

I've overdosed on trying to learn new things. Windows 8, Quicken, Photoshop Elements 12..... instead, I sat and read Star magazine while drinking my coffee this morning.

@sfinds SHARON ... I apologize that I didn't get back to you and really appreciated your email. Haven't decided what I want to do about this back pain, but it's waking me up every night and I suppose I'll have to do something about it soon. Procrastination seems to be my middle name.

Well, my biggest decision today seems to be whether I'll change out of my pajamas or not..........

HI to CARL, DON, and GEORGE.

@sfinds SHARON ... oh my, I've been having terrible pain in my side and back "stitches" that have about hobbled me lately. Does the Chiropractor really help so that the pain completely goes away?

Waving back to @jmart8248 IRENE M.... hope you all thaw out soon up there. What a ghastly winter it's been for all you Northerners and North Easterners.

@dorbitz JIM L ... Yea for CHELSEA!

@wattleihavenext JULIE ... sounds like a really super kind of day! How much fun! Would love to see a pic of your stemware.

@shellyrae37 SHELLY ... I was trying to convert my documents to my new Windows 8. All is well now on that account. Still so much yet to learn and, most of all, to try to REMEMBER!

@sfinds SHARON ... gee, don't know how I missed why you are having to go to the Chiropractor. Do you have to go much longer? Sure hope all is progressing well for you.

@mainewildrose SUE ... Interesting about the alt codes. None of the alt codes I always used before will work on this new computer. Isn't that strange? I always used alt+268 for degrees, alt+14 for music notes, and alt+3 for hearts. None of that works for me anymore. I'm thinking it may be that I know longer have the second number pad off to the right of my keyboard. I just have the standard numbers at the top of the keyboard and it won't work with them. bummer

HI to DON, CARL, GEORGE, and JIM D!

@shellyrae37 SHELLY ... The fellow at the store showed me Windows 8 and why people didn't like it. But he also showed me a free download you can get on the web called Classic Shell. It lists all the old versions you are used to and you can click on one and it will give you the same "look" as you are use to with a start button and icons you're use to on the desk top, etc. Since all the computers were 8 or 8.1 both in Tulsa and here, I decided to go ahead and give it a go. Will let you know how it works out when I finally get it out of the box and set up. Hopefully later today or tomorrow I'll get it done.

@sfinds SHARON ... oooooooeeeeeee that sounds way too discouraging. Sure hope you can get the keyboard working soon.

@sfinds : No, I don't work on the layout every day. I do a little here & there as time & funds permit. It's NOT a cheap hobby. I often improvise, scratch-build stuff and scrounge useful materials from wherever I can, but there's a lot of supplies that you just have to break down & buy (and a lot of them are expensive). So, I work on it until supplies run low, then ease off for awhile as I start stockpiling supplies again. I've been stockpiling little by little for almost 3 months now & getting ready to get cracking again.

Shelly @@shellyrae37 I have found it best to open up "Notepad" and type my responses there, as I scroll the board. Then I just copy paste when I am done. No chance then of accidentally deleting it or leaving the page when you click on a link
Julie

@reen REEN ... sounds very pretty to use apple rings. This was an apple "cobbler cake" 6 cups of sliced apples on the bottom mixed in sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a 1/4 cup of yellow cake mix and baked tightly covered for 25 minutes. Then the rest of the dry cake mix is mixed with a stick of melted butter and the resulting crumble is dropped all over the top and cooked for 25 more minutes. Have no idea how it tastes....we'll see. 🙂

@carma CARL ... oh my word, the news was telling all about the weather hitting Maine! Just as you said...the highest level of snow fall from this storm and another 2nd storm already on it's way to your area. I know you have yourself prepared for all of it, but brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr it's still hard to imagine having to deal with it.

Miss seeing SHELLY @shellyrae37. Sure hope she gets her computer fixed soon. We miss you, Shelly!

@sfinds SHARON ... you and REEN both were awake when everyone else was asleep!

I must go find more coffee, lots more, or I'll never be able to get myself presentable for Church this morning.

@fyrqueen KATIE ...The Bi-PAP is definitely going to take some time to get used to it, but it's an absolute "must" for me to use. I have to get use to the noise of hearing myself breathing. 🙂

@shellyrae37 SHELLY ... I have central sleep apnea, not mechanical sleep apnea. 2 different kinds of apnea so 2 different types of machines to correct it. My oxygen level drops down so low it could cause the death of brain cells. Eek! 😮 So believe me when I say, I will not miss a night of using it!

@sfinds SHARON ... terrific storage unit! I could make it my whole Glass Office with storage and shelving and packing material and computer......

I absolutely HAVE to stay off the computer and get boxes of stuff tagged to take to Joplin tomorrow. Will leave out early morning and work on my booths all day. I had hoped to get started doing this yesterday, but wasn't able to. And now it's already noon, so I best go get started.

HI to CARL, DON, IRENE M, GEORGE, and WENDY!

@sfinds SHARON … can’t ID the sugar and creamer blank yet, but the etch is by Lotus…it is ROSE BUD aka BRIDAL BASKET.

@shellyrae37 SHELLY … love your wooden box thingy for the old car. It’s fun to run across different things like that!

@1citydude TINCEY … do you prefer to be called TINCEY or ISADEE?

@glassusa BOB … oh, wow, what a find! Congratulations!

HI to WENDY, DON, FRAN2, GEORGE, JANICE, BOB in KY, and our birthday girl, RUTH!

@reen REEN ... I guess I'm like that lady, I'd rather have coffee too strong than too weak. If it's too strong you can always water it down, but there's nothing you can do with coffee too weak...it's just a lost cause. 🙂

@sfinds SHARON ... LOL @ buying it back! Too true!

@collectibles4utwo CHRIS ... very pretty pitcher, but I know nothing about Waterford. Have you gone to Replacements and done a search for "Waterford +pitcher"?

@reen REEN ... glad you had an enjoyable time. Don't despair over your listings....most people wait til the last minute to bid.

@wattleihavenext JULIE ... glad the weather is proving good and looks like fun lunch planned for tomorrow.

@sfinds SHARON ... sometimes I open a closet door or a drawer I haven't been in for a long time and am always amazed and find it so much fun to see items I completely forgot I had! 🙂

@shellyrae37 SHELLY ... yes, still taking it easy. Not up to full strength yet and do have some restrictions. So I get to be lazy without guilt a while longer. 😀

Our heat index is suppose to reach 105-110.

@sfinds SHARON ... you keep popping up in so many different towns. Where do you actually live or call home?