oldbroad, what if you wore one of those eye masks at night? I'm afraid THAT kitty would be sleeping elsewhere for me!

A good friend thought he had urinary problems as he was up a dozen times a night. Checked prostate and no problems there. He also had to take multiple naps every day. A sleep study diagnosed sleep apnea and once he put the mask on, he no longer got up to pee all night long! His wife also said the epic snoring stopped.

oldbroad, I've had to banish the cat from the bedroom. She's as good as gold for a few hours, and then she launches herself off the bed, which wakes me up. Also, the little jerk will come and sniff my face or tap me on the cheek if she wants food.

Quiet day here, Rosie had a visitor yesterday. He stayed there while I opened the door to feed Rosie.. you can see her in the background. I named him Ralph.

Ralph

Oh, I LOVE Ralph! Last night we were sitting outside watching the chickens and cats and saw a frog come jumping out of the tall grass to where Dave had mowed and then just sit there. A couple of minutes later, a black snake came out of the tall grass and headed for the frog. So that explained that! It was a pretty leopard frog, so I walked down there and the snake beat it back to the brush pile and the leopard frog hopped off to safety!

Ah, wildlife

same thing.

One of the times I lived in N.Ireland I worked at a poultry centre where farmers brought their poultry and eggs - and every time a new batch of chicks or ducklings arrived in their wooden crates they were temporarily brought to my office for a few hours.

So cute !!

But I couldn't believe how much noise they were capable of when they all got going together

They are something else, aren't they! Very noisy for such tiny little creatures!

Good morning, Danish, Donuts, and Bagels in the Break Room.

Ana, I can understand how your workday would be affected without a good night's sleep.
Hagatha, I haven't contacted my GP about my sleep issues yet but I think it's time I did. Last two nights were same old, same old with just a couple of hours. Hope the wind dies down and you can get out in your boat.
Thanks L4L, it did make a big difference.
Thanks Connie.
Awww, cute chicks Draclvr. Hope you can keep them safe from the snakes.
Butterflybabe, go for it with your book. As Hagatha says, it would be an invaluable source for other people.
oldbroad, that kitty would be put out of my room! Naughty kitty!
Hi family, Winfrey (don't like frogs!) and Mad; hope you are all well.

Some washing and ironing today; Diana's here until Friday/Saturday.

Have a great day everyone.

Much love,

Mary

Hot and steamy here again. Waiting on a part for the pool that is supposed to be here today. I think I'm gonna need a dip after working outside today!

I wear a Fitbit watch and like it for the sleep tracking as much as anything. It shows you when you were in light, deep and REM sleep. Night before I spent a lot of the night in light sleep and not as much in REM sleep. So, last night I exceeded REM sleep recommendations by a ton! It's very interesting.

You should definitely ask your doctor about your sleep issues, Mary. Good sleep makes such a difference in how you feel and your overall health.

I agree, butterflybabe... go for that book!

same thing.

Good morning, Danish, Donuts, and Bagels in the Break Room. Mani/Pedi today, then lunch out with a friend. Hot and Humid already this morning.

Good morning everyone ... I survived the long hours at work and look forward to getting back my normal routine
Mocha & Espresso this morning with Connie's treats
TGIF

Picking up and taking my friend to the doctor later this morning. She had her last chemo last Friday and has bloodwork and sees the doctor this morning. So far everything looks really good. Now, if she could just get her diabetes under control. It went untreated for so many years it's proving quite stubborn.

After that, it's date night with hubby! Dinner out somewhere and maybe a stop at the American Legion for a couple of beers and then home early. Made excellent headway on the weeds this week, but need to hit it again tomorrow.

Have a good day, everyone!

Good morning and Happy Friday ya'll

Waiting on the fridge repair guy. Have waited for weeks and of course, on the day he is supposed to come (he no showed last time), it is temping just fine :rotfl;

Hot and humid and rainy here.

I'll be spending the day doing odds and ends, paying bills, doing laundry, washing and spinning large amounts of greens, and reading Way of Kings and listening for the door.

Hope you all have a most wonderful day!

More Juneuary weather here, cold and windy and rainy.

I managed to pot our back balcony plants before the rain started. This year I decided to forego annuals in favour of container perennials like Hostas and large Sedums, and chose dark purple and pale green foliage colours to keep it simple. It looks pretty nice if I do say so myself. We have an outdoor carpet coming, too, but I'm not sure how it will look. It's one of those fake worn-out Persians, which can look really nice in the right settings, but I think I may have chosen the wrong colours. We'll see when it gets here.

sports and chores.

Good morning, Danish, Donuts, and Bagels in the Break Room. Shopping and a Sam's trip is on the agenda today. Diner and karaoke with friends to night.

Good morning all Projects, chores and music in store for me to start the day and then it'll be time to hunker down with my book and rest from the week.
Cappuccino and Scottish breakfast tea in the break room.

Soot, I bought some Scottish Breakfast tea after seeing you mention it. It's quite different. I like a nice strong tea, though, and it fits the bill.

I actually went out and looked for it. Can't find it around here though. Too hot outside to do much of anything. I'd REALLY like to tackle the weeds in my front flower beds! And to think I just did a laundry load of sweatshirts from a week ago! Hope it's the last one till fall!

I think you can get Scottish Breakfast tea at Amazon Drac. And, yes, the weather this year is pretty weird so far isn't it? I think I had my heat on at the beginning of this month, at least at the end of May. Now it is hot, hot, hot and humid! And very, very dry (no rain). It seems like we've had rain in the forecast for weeks but nothing has fallen in my area of the city.

It was 34 degrees here the other morning and later this week it is supposed to hit 106 degrees. Having a low humidity is the saving grace in this situation.

We're in the mid to low 50's here, with rain, rain, rain. Typical weather for us here, though the wind is much worse than usual. The sun peeks out, looks around, and decides to go back to bed.