Good morning everyone.

We're headed for four days of rain -- a perfect excuse to do nothing but some gaming and streaming.

I'm going to have to concede defeat with my shoulder and have it scanned. Physio is just making it worse, and Pilates makes it unbearable. I have pain meds, but they make me stupid so I don't take them. I have an appointment with my doctor in a month (the earliest possible!) and we'll go from there.

Good evening Boomers! It was a cold one here today, I think the high was 48 degrees.

All the best with your shoulder, hagatha 🤞

Good Morning Fogfighter, connie, soot, Draclvr, hagatha, SpaceQ, Mad and everyone. Wide Awake Double dark Brew is ready to start the day!

We are having beautiful fall weather today and still enjoying amazing autumn colored leaves on the trees.

Enjoy your day everyone!

Gerry

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Robert and I each won a round of Music Bingo, and we each got one of the questions. Enjoy the day and hug someone.

Good morning Connie, Gerry, Mad, SQF, Hagatha and all who follow. Best wishes with your shoulder Hagatha...be sure to send some of your rain down South when you're done with a day's worth. Well played for you and Robert, Connie. I enjoyed a 46 degree walk this morning and don't miss the heat at all. Time for another cup of WADDB and a donut this morning.

Have a wonderful Thursday everyone.

Good Thursday morning. Another gorgeous fall day ahead. I've been working a little at a time on resetting a stone walkway. My back and knees protest if I work much more than an hour. The stones are actually large flat creek rocks I gathered from local creaks for many years. Which means they are REALLY heavy.

No league bowling again tonight. After two weeks in a row of being off, I'll probably forget how to bowl!

Good morning everyone.

Another rainy, windy day here. Not much happening here right now, but the farm market newsletter I got this morning tells me that the food truck that will be there today is Indian food, so I'll be picking up a few dishes for my lunch and dinner.

A threatened wind and rain storm and a definitely noticeable DROP in temperature for my area this weekend !! 😯

We're now in the midst of a massive wind and rain storm. Hopefully the power doesn't go out. I've got my Kindle and my battery-powered lights and battery pack all charged up just in case.

Being obsessed with the outdoors, Dude insisted on going outside in spite of the appalling weather, and dashed across the garden to the fence, where I lost sight of him. He's got some little hidey-hole somewhere and he's just desperate to be there for some reason. Willow is much more sensible about the weather and sits in front of the fire instead.

Good Morning everyone! Wide Awake Double Dark Brew is ready.

Connie congrats on both you and Robert winning Music Bingo and getting an answer correct!

Its Friday already. I don't know where this week went. It will be a nice day for a long walk...great way to start the weekend.

Hope you all have a Happy Friday!

Gerry

Good morning everyone!

10 Celsius and steady but moderate rain. On to my first cup of WADDB.
Good that you're prepared Hagatha. Always a good idea to have a little back up in case of outages.

Happy Friday GameBoomers!

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Tomorrow night is our Halloween party at the Eagles. Enjoy the day and hug someone.

TGIF good morning Connie, Fogfighter, Gerry, Hagatha, Mad, Draclvr and all who follow. Stay warm and inside this weekend Mad. Who knows Draclvr, maybe multiple 275+ score games for your next league night! We've had marvelous morning temps in the 40s here too Gerry...great for our walks in the park. One never knows with a cat Hagatha...hopefully Dude will be just fine. You are spot on Fogfighter, it's best to be prepared. Have fun at the Halloween party Connie. Time for another cup of WADDB and bagel.

Have a wonderful Friday everyone

Good Friday morning. Is this really almost the end of October! Chilly, but sunny fall day here.

And YAY! I got my heavy creek rock stones laid yesterday! The only way to do it is to bend over to pick them up and place them - I know some of the big ones weigh over 40 pounds! My back did OK, but when I took my walk down to the woods, my knees were speaking to me! This was kind of like putting a puzzle back together and I ended up with a few extra small stones. Now all I have to do is sit on my garden bench and chop up the gravel underneath to set them.

On my way back from the woods, I picked another bunch of my hot peppers. I have a lot of them again, so I'm going to put on another mash with garlic to ferment for another batch of hot sauce. The rest I'm going to put a heavy smoke on and then dehydrate and grind up for chipotle. That stuff is SO good in chili with a smokey spicey taste.

Rain, rain, and more rain. Hopefully this will put out any wildfires near the coast and end the Stage 4 water restrictions around here.

Started an increase in BP medication a week ago and it's making me feel

Good Morning Fogfighter, connie, soot, Draclvr, hagatha and everyone! Wide Awake Double Dark Brew is waiting to start your day.

Draclvr that is quite a project setting all those stones! Connie have fun at the Halloween party...are you wearing a costume?? Soot we both are lucky to have these nice walking days! Hagatha sounds like the BP med increase may be lowering it too much? Fogfighter what are you up to this weekend?

Have a Happy Day everyone!

Gerry

Good morning everyone!

Seemes some of us are stoned this weekend. Hagatha snoozy, indeed the BP meds may have been too effective this time It's all a matter of balance. And draclvr sure had a fight with the stones. For me? This weekend I'll [blip] and moan over the time change which will occur Sunday morning. In case anyone missed it I think the time change is a horrible idea that should be abolished as soon as possible. Dunce hats to the morons who introduced the lunacy and more dunce hats to the Brussels bureaucrats too inept to abolish it.

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Fogfighter, I hate the time change with a passion. Halloween Party at the Eagles tonight, I'll be going as a Spider Lady. I'm making Sweet Chili Meatballs , it's finger food only. Enjoy the day and hug someone.

Yes. A time change also here in the UK this weekend.
Talk of abolishing it seems to have disappeared altogether these days 👎

Good Saturday morning. Our clocks change next weekend on November 2. I loathe the time changes, although I'm lucky they don't affect me at all. I know quite a few people who really struggle with it. There are statistics that it causes all kinds of problems with everything from traffic accidents to depression. They keep talking about it here too, but nothing ever happens.

I have a very large container of my Garden Salsa hot peppers. I'm going to get a bulb of garlic and put on another mash to ferment into hot sauce. The rest I'm going to smoke and dehydrate.

I LOVE the idea of Spider Lady as a costume, Connie! I'm sure you will play the part well!

Good morning all.

Yes, we talk endlessly about abolishing time changes but nothing ever happens. My sleep, which has always been fragile, is seriously disrupted for two or three weeks. When I was still working it was a real problem.

The BP medication increase was needed as the original dose was doing almost nothing. Fatigue is a side effect that will hopefully wane over time. It's a good time of year for it, given that summer is over and there's nothing nicer than curling up in front of a fire with my two cats and a cup of tea.

Good morning Draclvr, Mad, Connie, Fogfighter, Gerry, Hagatha, Draclvr and all who follow. Woo hoo Draclvr, glad your stone laying is finished…reminded me of the time my brother rebuilt his car engine and ended up with left over bolts…but the engine worked just fine. Hagatha, rain is goodness. Fogfighter, good luck with your time change transition. Same here Mad…don't hear anything about stopping time change here any more. Have fun tonight Connie. Time for another cup of WADDB and bagel.

Enjoy your Saturday everyone

Happy Saturday all! Not much going on here. Received a notice of disconnection for my gas today because we've been ignoring their letters to come and replace our gas meter. I leave it to my brother since the meter is in his territory and he will deal with the person. I guess he is going to have to schedule it.

No drama with my groceries today but I still have 15 carrots to do something with. I'm going to use some of them up in a recipe this week but probably not even half of them.

While I was looking on Amazon for sheets I decided to buy some Lapsang Soughong Tea Bags because I love the tea and cannot get it anywhere and have been without for a few years now. I couldn't find the regular brands that I used to get (Bigelow or Twining) and had to buy Weetee brand which I never heard of. It does not smell right (or good) at all. It is steeping now. I sure hope it tastes better than it smells. I was so disappointed when I opened the bag and took a whiff.

Enjoy your day everyone!