Well I have been grumpy for awhile....they say things come in 3s. My computer crashed I *think* on July 26 Realized I had lost ALL my pictures on the hard drive...not one hard copy of Dixie. Been looking at a flash/thumb ???drive for about a year now and never did get around to saving the pics that were on the computer Well my ex #1 had a hard drive from an old computer with XP on it so he put it in my tower...with dial-up I can't go beyond windows 7. He brought it back to me yesterday and got me hooked back up. For some reason stuff looks and acts a bit different and it's even slower then before the crash, but I'm BAAAAACK silver lining #1. Had to take Dixie to the vet on July 28...kinda emergency trip. She had stopped drinking, eating and playing with her BIG ball, plus there was a nasty smell from her mouth. I'm thinking blockage. Vet kept her overnight. Bloodwork was OK....nothing showed up on x-ray....BUT her tongue was burned down the middle of the top Chemical??? something hot??? Really don't know for sure, but my DD (who BTW is a vet tech in Ga.) suggested that as bloody hot as it's been here that perhaps the ball got so hot in the sun that it burned Dixie's tongue. Could be as she was kinda leary of it at first when she got to feeling better. She is now back to her usual rotten self BIG ball play and all ...silver lining #2 And so #3...one more time into the abyss with Poppy don't know what's wrong with her, but she is acting up AGAIN. Love my jeep, but it really is time to get a newer something IF I can figure out how. Time for that winning lottery ticket to bring me to silver lining #3
This too shall pass....Hello God, please give me some patience, but I want it YESTERDAY Oh well, at least I can still laugh so all is not lost

Wow Ginger! Thank goodness you got your computer back in some kind of working order and my, oh my we sure are glad Dixie is fine & well! That is the strangest thing! I can't think of anything she would have gotten hold of that would do that other than your DD's guess. It's amazing she ever even figured out that might be the cause.

about Poppy.

Thanks Ann...it really IS great to have the "rotten brat" back to her old self

I can imagine! I know that knocked you for a loop. Whew!

gingin said:Well I have been grumpy for awhile....they say things come in 3s. My computer crashed I *think* on July 26 Realized I had lost ALL my pictures on the hard drive...not one hard copy of Dixie. Been looking at a flash/thumb ???drive for about a year now and never did get around to saving the pics that were on the computer Well my ex #1 had a hard drive from an old computer with XP on it so he put it in my tower...with dial-up I can't go beyond windows 7. He brought it back to me yesterday and got me hooked back up. For some reason stuff looks and acts a bit different and it's even slower then before the crash, but I'm BAAAAACK silver lining #1. Had to take Dixie to the vet on July 28...kinda emergency trip. She had stopped drinking, eating and playing with her BIG ball, plus there was a nasty smell from her mouth. I'm thinking blockage. Vet kept her overnight. Bloodwork was OK....nothing showed up on x-ray....BUT her tongue was burned down the middle of the top Chemical??? something hot??? Really don't know for sure, but my DD (who BTW is a vet tech in Ga.) suggested that as bloody hot as it's been here that perhaps the ball got so hot in the sun that it burned Dixie's tongue. Could be as she was kinda leary of it at first when she got to feeling better. She is now back to her usual rotten self BIG ball play and all ...silver lining #2 And so #3...one more time into the abyss with Poppy don't know what's wrong with her, but she is acting up AGAIN. Love my jeep, but it really is time to get a newer something IF I can figure out how. Time for that winning lottery ticket to bring me to silver lining #3
This too shall pass....Hello God, please give me some patience, but I want it YESTERDAY Oh well, at least I can still laugh so all is not lost

No ... Ginger ... Microsoft is gradually making XP nonfunctional. Forcing us to upgrade. They have been messing with the old versions of their software, too. We don't need to worry about security. Microsoft will hack our computers for us.

Good news. Javier fizzled. We may get a little more rain but the threat of a hurricane has passed. It's very hot and humid with very slight rain - not even enough to be called showers. BUT we got a lot of clean-up/sorting done and there won't be a lot of loss of progress on our other work. I'd begun serious clean up of the patio off my bedroom a few days ago. The threat of the hurricane sped that work up. Tony and Anita both worked today. I cooked up a big batch of dog food in case of an electrical failure. So we're in pretty good shape.

About the beach. On Sunday I went to two beaches. Got stuck in the sand at the second one. Walked home with the three dogs who were with me - probably about 1/3 of a mile and called Tony. It was about 2pm and he wasn't home. He called me back at 7 and came out with older son Luis and two other young men just as the sun went down. I got home about midnight. It was a very Mexican adventure - at least a dozen men helped and maybe two other vehicles. It was such a hot humid day that the beach had a lot of people there, even as we were leaving. When the car was finally out there was a large round of applause up and down the beach. I paid about $50 for the truck that pulled the car out and added $25 for beer for all the helpers. Sometimes I am overcome with love for this place and its people.

I would enjoy a little cooler weather and some more breeze but will not complain. In crisis mode I was able to work for several hours. Now I get to rest.

Not grumpy.

katie

Glad the storm fizzled.
I would have liked to see the beach extraction

Food snobs..... well, if it wasn't bottled water.......... siiiiiiiigh
Understand that people have some diets forced on them and if they don't follow the diet they get violently or critically ill. Yes, it's advised for them to bring their own food, and most are happy to.

Katie - glad you're not feeling grumpy and that Javier fizzled!!

oh my - poor guy - burnt tongue? didn't realize it would get so hot to burn his tongue on a favourite ball. Glad he's feeling better!!!

Got most of a room torn down and stuff packed into the bedroom (we'll sleep in the RV, just like camping!!!)

My sister is a vegetarian and she says she can usually find something she can eat at restaurants and such, but maybe being vegan it's different. About Dixie, hope she didn't bite into an electrical cord. Had it happen with an older kitten of mine once...he recovered eventually, but in the meantime, eating sure was a problem!

LindaTX8 said:My sister is a vegetarian and she says she can usually find something she can eat at restaurants and such, but maybe being vegan it's different. About Dixie, hope she didn't bite into an electrical cord. Had it happen with an older kitten of mine once...he recovered eventually, but in the meantime, eating sure was a problem!

I have a vegan friend. Since being vegan means no animal products so no milk or milk products. Eggs or milk are in more foods than you would imagine. And things like animal fats of some sorts. So she can't have any or that.

I don't drink milk but things made from milk, well I could not do without my yogurt and cheese and things like that.

Fish? Is that considered animal?

I guess I lumped vegetarian with vegan

Veganism is hard. I'm not a vegan, but have some vegan friends. Even simple stuff, that you wouldn't think you would need to worry about. Some jellies and jams aren't made with fruit pectin, but with rendered animal byproduct. A lot of foods that are infused with B vitamins, especially B12 and B6 are produced from animal products, rather than "naturally" added by using vegetables. I have even seen store-bought cakes with fish oil in them. Once you start reading ingredients, it will blow your mind what is in our food.

I mean, I'll eat anything, but...

"So, if you are hosting something & someone tells you they have to eat gluten free & will bring their own food; thank them for letting you know and tell them you understand and are happy that they plan to come.
Then everyone feels good about it, can enjoy themselves and have a good time."

Ann, I think that was a very good way to sum things up! As things turned out... they did bring their own, and also sampled (of their own volition) some of the garden veggies; the pole beans and tomatoes were just too tempting, I think . They live in Detroit and have room for just a couple of raised beds, so they were having fun looking at everything in my garden, and I was having fun because they were genuinely interested (not just in the "how many vegetables can I take home from here?" way) and were familiar with a lot of different heirloom tomatoes and so on. The weather was beautiful yesterday (if a little hotter than necessary) and we were all able to sit on our deck and enjoy the breeze.

Ann, to you, not only for having to deal with the celiac disease, but for giving the rest of us some insight on how to handle the situation of entertaining friends with special food needs!

gingin said:Well I have been grumpy for awhile....they say things come in 3s. My computer crashed I *think* on July 26 Realized I had lost ALL my pictures on the hard drive...not one hard copy of Dixie. Been looking at a flash/thumb ???drive for about a year now and never did get around to saving the pics that were on the computer Well my ex #1 had a hard drive from an old computer with XP on it so he put it in my tower...with dial-up I can't go beyond windows 7. He brought it back to me yesterday and got me hooked back up. For some reason stuff looks and acts a bit different and it's even slower then before the crash, but I'm BAAAAACK silver lining #1. Had to take Dixie to the vet on July 28...kinda emergency trip. She had stopped drinking, eating and playing with her BIG ball, plus there was a nasty smell from her mouth. I'm thinking blockage. Vet kept her overnight. Bloodwork was OK....nothing showed up on x-ray....BUT her tongue was burned down the middle of the top Chemical??? something hot??? Really don't know for sure, but my DD (who BTW is a vet tech in Ga.) suggested that as bloody hot as it's been here that perhaps the ball got so hot in the sun that it burned Dixie's tongue. Could be as she was kinda leary of it at first when she got to feeling better. She is now back to her usual rotten self BIG ball play and all ...silver lining #2 And so #3...one more time into the abyss with Poppy don't know what's wrong with her, but she is acting up AGAIN. Love my jeep, but it really is time to get a newer something IF I can figure out how. Time for that winning lottery ticket to bring me to silver lining #3
This too shall pass....Hello God, please give me some patience, but I want it YESTERDAY Oh well, at least I can still laugh so all is not lost

Definitely a triple whammy!

So glad to hear Dixie is okay now, and the computer situation is also at least patched up a bit; I hope Poppy is doing better soon, as well!

Since I have given my contractor the "go-ahead" for my pergola, I wish he would come and at least START something. Even a pile of lumber to mow around would be great. He did assure me it would be up before the snow flew. He's building a house, and doing a big remodel, so he said he would "fit me in".

Weedwhacker said:"So, if you are hosting something & someone tells you they have to eat gluten free & will bring their own food; thank them for letting you know and tell them you understand and are happy that they plan to come.
Then everyone feels good about it, can enjoy themselves and have a good time."

Ann, I think that was a very good way to sum things up! As things turned out... they did bring their own, and also sampled (of their own volition) some of the garden veggies; the pole beans and tomatoes were just too tempting, I think . They live in Detroit and have room for just a couple of raised beds, so they were having fun looking at everything in my garden, and I was having fun because they were genuinely interested (not just in the "how many vegetables can I take home from here?" way) and were familiar with a lot of different heirloom tomatoes and so on. The weather was beautiful yesterday (if a little hotter than necessary) and we were all able to sit on our deck and enjoy the breeze.

Ann, to you, not only for having to deal with the celiac disease, but for giving the rest of us some insight on how to handle the situation of entertaining friends with special food needs!

Awwww, you're so welcome Sandy.
I am thrilled to hear it went so very well and a great time was had by all! I can just imagine them being wowed by your garden since they live in the "big city".

Happy it all turned out and that you enjoyed their visit! I used to look at folks with dietary needs and preferences fearfully thinking they would be critical but I came to know that it is "their thing" and they don't judge while trying to see to their preferences and needs.

Celiac dz is harder because it is not in your face obvious... Like my family who has just been diagnosed telling me.." I am doing fine with the diet and if I get a little "wheat" that is Ok because mostly I do good. So when we go out..I can splurge a little ". 😳😳😳😳

I bought her King Soba pasta...it is not cheap and it is GREAT. She said it was good for gluten free...she was looking for my homemade as a treat!! There is nothing to be said.....

Just got back from Walgreens, shaking like a leaf still. Long story short, I let this girl in line as I had a bit more in my cart. She was a CNA and asked for 7 blunts. A good five minutes later, after her card would not work, she piled up pennies and that wasnt enough, I said if it would move the line along, I will pay the rest. Next thing I know I am being screamed at about disrespecting this person, shoves me into the counter. REALLY...your a CNA coming in to get high...i let you in line and offer to pay, and Im disrespecting YOU. I said nothing,. The walgreens clerks got in between and I had her walk me to the car. OOOOOOOO I want to say some stuff. Needless to say, Im furious. Something else must have happened inside, because once we got my car loaded, she came flying out of there and screached her tires all the way down the parking lot. Poor patient she is going to have next. Wish I would have gotten her license number. At least the last time I got yelled at, the girls jumped out of their car with shower caps and bedroom slippers, that was at least funny.

Oh, Pam, I would be a little shaken up and more than ticked off, myself. I always hear the craziest stories out of Florida. Seems like there are a lot of people off their rockers over there. I'm sorry that your kindness was turned into a disrespectful and angry situation. Some people just have no tact or respect for others.

As a side note, Your Walgreens sells blunts and rolling papers?! Our Walgreens, CVS', etc. do not sell those things or tobacco, because they are pharmacies and are supposed to support health and vitality, not cancer and drugs.