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Good morning Ana, Connie, Gerry, Fogfighter, Hagatha, Draclvr, OldBroad and all who follow. Another wintery 20 F morning today enjoying WADDB and bagels. Expect a grocery run later this morning with an errand or two while I'm out and about. And then a little yard work once the temperature warms up.

Have a great Wednesday everyone 🐪

Good Tuesday morning! It's slowly warming up here, soot. I'll send you some warmer weather tomorrow! Wish I could send Fogfighter some sun!

Not much going on here right now - kind of a lull before the holidays I guess!

Good morning everyone.

I'm a bit cranky this morning because the neighbour's dog woke me up with its barking. I've been over to talk the her but she just doesn't seem to care.


I'm off to Pilates this morning. Hopefully my shoulder won't be too bad; I skipped last week because it was hurting so much. I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow morning to discuss the X-ray. I hope there's something actually visibly wrong with it that can be treated.

Happy Tuesday everyone! The sun is out today, at least for now. My tooth does not seem to be bothering me too much anymore but I am not going to voluntarily put it to a test. Dogs will be dogs, hagatha. It's a shame your neighbor doesn't care though. Good luck with the shoulder!

I hope you all have a good day!

Oldbroad, dogs will be dogs, but most people don't shove their dog out the door and leave it there in the cold and rain to bark all day long, and the owner is at home all day, so she knows it's happening.

There's nothing wrong with the occasional bark, but allowing your dog to disturb neighbours all day and night is not only bad for the neighbours, it's bad for the dog. If it keeps up I'm going to make a complaint, perhaps to the SPCA and/or the municipality.

I'm sorry, hagatha. Believe me, I wasn't meaning to sound like I thought it was okay. I have no use for people who leave their dogs outside the way you are describing.

That is just unconscionable. Why have a dog at all?

I know. He gets walked twice a day, but I never see them interacting with the poor guy. They have kid who never plays with him either.

Oldbroad, I didn't take it that way. Not to worry. I love dogs and expect to hear some barking in this very doggy neighbourhood, but this dog will bark non-stop, every ten seconds for two or three hours at a time. He's bored and wet and wants to be inside and I feel like these people just don't care about him.

Good morning everyone!

Yet a day without sunshine. But and not yet WADDB.

Emergency rations with instant coffee and knäckebröd are available in the Break Room.

Happy Wednesday Gameboomers.

With or without barking

Good Morning Fogfighter and everyone! Wide Awake Double Dark Brew is ready along with Birthday cupcakes to celebrate Ana's Birthday!

Hope you all have a great day!

Gerry

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Ana, Happy late Birthday. Music Bingo at the Eagles tonight. Enjoy the day and hug someone.

Good morning everyone.

We're getting nothing but dark days ourselves, Fogfighter. We've had torrential rains on the West Coast here in BC and down into Washington and it's been going on for days and days There's flooding to go with the dark days. Highways are closed. A lot of Christmas plan are being scuttled.

My emergency mini-generator arrived last night (we get deliveries late here) and I'll have a look at it today. I checked it out pretty carefully when I ordered it and it looked perfect. The only real issue will be where to store it because it's heavy! I I think perhaps the kitchen pantry, which has outlets for charging the generator (which is really just a giant battery with USBs and plug outlets).

Good Wednesday morning. More sunshine here and warmer temps. Might even hit 55 F,

SO glad to hear your tooth is better, oldbroad.

Annual appointment with the dermatologist this afternoon. Although he removed two small cancerous spots several years ago, I haven't had anything concerning for a long time.

Hump Day!! 🐪

Good Wednesday afternoon y'all. Busy day with chores and taxi duties...but grabbed WADDB and bagels before leaving. Glad your tooth is better OldBroad. Kitchen pantry sounds like a good spot Hagatha. Great check-up news Draclvr. I'll try to send some sun your way Fogfighter, but don't hold your breath.

Have a wonderful evening

I made my *sounded so good, but disappointed me* Jambalaya Pasta today after chopping ingredients over the last two days. That's about it!

I hope you each had a good day!

It's getting cold all of a sudden! And by cold I mean by our balmy West Coast standards. Hopefully we won't have freezing after all that rain.

The landscaper took out the big pine shrub that was dropping all its needles into the pond and replaced it with a tiny little thing that might be four feet tall in ten years. When I came home and saw it I just laughed. I'll put it somewhere else where it can grow in peace.

The original plant was 6' tall and provided privacy on my patio. I've asked the pond guys to bring something large and appropriate -- they do waters-caping as well as pond construction and maintenance so hopefully they'll do a bit better.

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

Its going to be a warm day today, but a wind advisory will make it feel cold.

Hope you all enjoy your day!

Gerry

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Going to see Lynda today. She's still not quite ready to come home. Enjoy the day and hug someone.

Good Thursday morning. It's very warmish here too, Gerry. Along with a high wind advisory!

The doctor found a small basal cell cancer on my arm which he removed and sent off to pathology. No biggie.

League bowling tonight. There are only 2 of us on my team as the others have other things going on tonight. So, it'll be an early night which is fine with me!

Good morning everyone.

I just had a chat with my doctor about my shoulder. I have both arthritis and an inflamed rotator cuff. There's a needle therapy for the inflammation, and I've got an appointment with a new physiotherapist in January. Hopefully that will help with the constant pain. Apparently the arthritis is quite bad and clearly long-standing, but the inflammation is what is causing the pain. Oh well. There are many far worse health problems.


Still more rain.


Draclvr, how is the horse? Did he make it?

Happy Thursday all!

Back to dreary, rainy, and very windy. Warm today but temps dropping to below freezing for tomorrow. During the night, around 3 am or so, (I was still up) there was a sort of loud noise in the house or just outside or ?? It made my brother jump out of bed, which causes major dizziness for him, and I went downstairs looking too. That outdoor cat was laying calmly on his counter top (dry bar). We didn't find anything. My brother said it sounded like somebody or something hit the window but from upstairs it didn't sound that way. Anyway, he didn't find anything wrong outside today either, so I hope that's a good thing.

He had tried some of my pasta and said that he could certainly taste the garlic. I put in almost half of that bag of peeled cloves he brought home Saturday. I couldn't taste anything. Maybe the leftovers will have more flavor for me as they sometimes do.

Connie, I hope Lynda is still improving though, even if slowly.

I have also been wondering about the horse.

Have a good day everyone!

Yes, Mr. Gobbles is still with us. He went down again Monday, but this time he was able to get up by himself when tempted with some grain. He is VERY food motivated. He still looks like a skeleton, but has gained almost 100 pounds. They are pretty sure he's out of the woods as he is also gaining muscle strength.

Mostly good to hear Drac!

Good afternoon everyone. Wonderful update on Mr Gobbles... glad to hear he is gaining weight and got up on his own. It's been raining on and off all day and I'm loving it. Off to run errands for wife.

Have a great afternoon