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Back Fence in October

Bird mama — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:52:33 GMT

I hope I am not overstepping by creating the thread for this month's back fence. I removed all of the lawn chairs and fans and miscellaneous crazy things that I cluttered along the fence and replaced them with some dignified benches.

I like this one so we have somewhere to put our food when we are eating.

Speaking of eating - here is some apple cider and a sack of donuts

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Bird mama — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:27:50 GMT

Okay, no takers I see. Hmmm, how about some hot coffee and hot cocoa to go with the donuts?

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gloriajean — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 01:11:25 GMT

You are so creative!!!!

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Winifred — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 14:12:26 GMT

Glad you cleaned up the Back Fence area Bird mama. Just thought about it and shamed myself for not getting it done so am thankful you did. Now we have an area to have our Hallowe'en trick or treat time.'Gonna be really hot today and the next few days and of course I received the infamous email last night to cut back electric usage between 2 and 6 today as we will be having a scorcher. Our heat will be 20 to 25 degrees higher than normal so that is the reason the surge will obviously occur and it could blow out the electricity. And at the same time we are having fire alert and wind alerts - NOT a good combo. Our newspaper headlines this morning. "Sweat time, not sweater time." And don't forget we are still in the middle of the drought.

We have the Angels and Dodgers BOTH in the baseball playoffs - sure would be nice to have the best Freeway Series ever. Well, I can hope. I am a Dodger fan and have been since I was a little kid in Raleigh NC and listened to them on the RAdio - they were in Brooklyn then. Greatest baseball team there is. OK, had to put my druthers in.

Was planning to trum my Jasmine bushes back but probably will not get to it the next few days. They are really pathetic looking like ALL my plants/trees but they still need shaping up. Will put some water on them as they are truly thirsty. Not sure how much good watering will do - even at a minimal as the ground is sooooooooo dry and that dryness goes down so deep - that is the biggest problem with the trees and bushes. They MUST have dampness around their roots and we have had so little rain for so long, you know it is really dry at the roots. Watering cannot get down that deep - and with a drought we cannot water that much anyway. Sigh.

Have Curves in about an hour and then will put my thinking cap on figuring out the rest of the day. By myself I would have NO problems but there are others in the house AND a lolt of four legged critters also.

Am leaving a good carrot cake. Thanks again Bird mama for the food and benches and getting us going for OCtober.

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Bird mama — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:09:54 GMT

Winifred - I junked up the fence with all sorts of things so it was my responsibility to clear it away. I did leave a few throws in this storage bench (see I am adding another one - lol) in case it gets chilly.

It's raining here and going to get cold over the weekend. Weather people are saying it will feel like upper 30's and 40's tomorrow

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Epicurean — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:55:06 GMT

Hello my friends. boy, fall is really in the air.nThink I'll have to get the comforters out this week. Last eve. We had a nice dinner with our daughter and SIL. I got salad from the salad bar at the grocery,and added some nice home grown tomatoes. Also made a dressing. We ate Mexican stuffed shells, A family favorite,they tasted so good. then we had coffee and Apple Betty out on our new deck. We have a good time,and we are esp. Found of our SIL. Well, on a not so good note,it seems as though my procedure was a waste of time. After eating last eve. I was awake all night with pain in my abdomen. I saw my Gastro on Friday and he said there were about 3 choices of meds. That he could try. But first he wants to call my pain dr. So they can decide which would be best,since I already take so many pills. He will call me this week. I am pleased that they will be working together to make the right choice. I am afraid that something must have happened to HASD. I sent her a birthday E card. Her birthday was july31, and she never opened the. E mail. she always responded to me and she in turn always sent me a note on my birthday. this year I got nothing. this is very out of character of her. so Think something is wrong. wish I had a way to find out. It's very sad. Hope everyone here is well and stops by more often.

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Bird mama — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 13:57:27 GMT

Hi Epi - I didn't get the chance to post often with HASD but it saddens me that HASD hasn't responded to your communications. I agree, something is wrong. I've often thought about telling my one sister about the Q forums and my nickname so if something happened to me she could post to the threads since I do regularly post here, at the birds nest and have participated in weekly threads for AM Style for several years (like clockwork).

I had such high hopes for you regarding that procedure. What was it supposed to correct? I remember you saying the gallbladder was gone. Is it a problem with your pancreas or bile ducts? It's bad when you have a stomach/digestion disorder because you almost get scared to eat when you know you will be paying for it later

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Winifred — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 14:07:05 GMT

Epi, am so sad to hear that HASD has not responded to you. I always enjoyed her posts and have thought about her often. There are a couple more who no longer post here and through the years that happens and I often wonder about them. Occasionally there is someone who posts about them but not often. I know we had a great poster who was one of the originals on this thread - no one has heard from her in over a year. Sad thing is her husband and a couple others would sometimes stop by and post something. We knew she was not in good health but was sharp as a tack and soooooooo funny - but nothing now in a long time.

I need to get in gear - am moving slow this morning and in about an hour and a half I need to be on my way to pick up a friend for church. Here I sit and have not made a move to do anything - not even eat my bowl of oatmeal. LOL.

Hope all have a great day.

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yock — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 21:06:41 GMT

It was really cold here last night. The weatherman said there was a possibility of frost so we mad sure the hoses were disconnected frim the faucets Epi I am so sorry that you did not get the anticipated relief. My mother used to have a horrible time. She wouldn't go to the doctor because she feRed a return of her cancer. It turned out to be gopher gall bladder no cancer at all. But it was too late for her to recover I miss smiles posts too. Kets keep our fingers crossed that it is a temo absence Freddie still no rain. Our climate is really screwed up. Did yoy all see the pictures of the walruses along the coast of Alaska. No ice chunks to float on

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Epicurean — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:20:31 GMT

On 10/5/2014 Bird mama said:
Hi Epi - I didn't get the chance to post often with HASD but it saddens me that HASD hasn't responded to your communications. I agree, something is wrong. I've often thought about telling my one sister about the Q forums and my nickname so if something happened to me she could post to the threads since I do regularly post here, at the birds nest and have participated in weekly threads for AM Style for several years (like clockwork).

I had such high hopes for you regarding that procedure. What was it supposed to correct? I remember you saying the gallbladder was gone. Is it a problem with your pancreas or bile ducts? It's bad when you have a stomach/digestion disorder because you almost get scared to eat when you know you will be paying for it later

Birdmama, yes, the problem is with my bile duct. It contracts, and the bile builds up. when he did the ERCP he cut into the opening of the duct,making a slit, but that does not always work. Wouldn't you know I'm one where it failed,LOL!!!! so, now it's finding which of the 3 meds they make for this problem to take. I know sometimes they put a stent in to keep it open,but right now I want no more done as no matter how good a Dr. Is it's always a risk to under go anesthesia,as we all know.

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Bird mama — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:58:44 GMT

Oh Epi, sounds like a biliary stricture. Sounds like your body healed up the incision in the bile duct instead of letting it stretch out a little.

I read somewhere that extra fiber helps. Now, I am not talking about eating grains like a nanny goat - I would recommend Benefiber. No, I don't work for the company (I recommend it all of the time) but I am a living testimonial since 2008.

I hope one of the medications will help you and not cause some other side effect.

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Epicurean — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 02:24:25 GMT

On 10/6/2014 Bird mama said:
Oh Epi, sounds like a biliary stricture. Sounds like your body healed up the incision in the bile duct instead of letting it stretch out a little.

I read somewhere thatextra fiber helps. Now, I am not talking about eating grains like a nanny goat - I wouldrecommend Benefiber. No, I don't work for the company (I recommend it all of the time) but I am a living testimonial since 2008.

I hope one of the medications will help youand not cause some other side effect.

</ I don't think that's what is is. But thanks for the info. I might it anyway. I don't like going on more meds. As I already take too many and my Gastro is going to check with my pain Dr. So they can decide which would be the best choice. I hate taking them all, but my health would suffer if I did not have tenses options. Boy, this gets a bit much sometimes,LOL!!!!

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Epicurean — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 22:21:30 GMT

LOW and BEHOLD I got a e mail from HASD today. She is fine, just busy with family and things going on. Glad she is OK. now I will give her a piece of my mind,LOL!!!!!

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Bird mama — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 22:55:20 GMT

Thanks for the update Epi - now I can have a smiley day

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Winifred — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 02:14:16 GMT

Thanks for the info Epi - will you PLEASE add my name to your chastising list. Shame on her. I too had been truly worried!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hot today but tolerable. Thought for a short while we could have some rain - what a silly person I am as of course nary a drop. Weather is sure taking a toll as I filled my feeders several days ago. Not one is empty - not even the huge Black Oil Sunflower feeder. Did see a Hummer this morning but just the one. Bird bath also was not emptied out. I am sure we have lost a lot of critters - I find that so very sad. The crows have disappeared almost completely and our skies are normally full of those birds.

Tomorrow the kitties belong to the grands are going OUTSIDE as I have felt sorry for them but one is making a big mess and she is not on my good list. LOL. She is beautiful but probably has some problems. Tonight will put out clean towels in the cat condo, prepare the bowls of food and water so tomorrow morning I can just scoot them out there. Also a big thing is Conrad needs some peace and quiet. He has not been a happy camper as the cats run all over him. He is use to Miss Blackie and Stripes as they leave him alone but one of the kitties drives him insane. She jumps on him to play - that does NOT go over well.

Hope all had a good day and again am relieved to find out HASD is ok.

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Queenofo2 — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 03:51:54 GMT

Hey gang! I'm getting over a bout with pneumonia and am finally getting my strength back. My doc wanted me to go into the hospital, but I told her I really, really didn't want to so she said if I'd come back to her office the next two days and if my saturation was up and my breathing had improved she wouldn't admit me. I did go back as instructed and my saturation did improve greatly with the scrips she had me on plus my breathing treatment's so I dodged a bullet. Then the gas company was digging in our alley and cut our phone wires and we were without landlines and the Internet for five days! The gas company blamed the phone company for not marking the wire sites and the phone company blamed the company who is supposed to mark buried wires so somebody dropped the ball big time. Both utilities worked over the week end so you can imagine what overtime cost.

We finally got the work done on our house that we've been trying to have done for ages. We had the wooden soffets between the roof and above the brick covered with metal and new windows installed in the front of the house. Sure looks better. The young men who did the work were so talented and did not dilly dally contrary to many workers we've had in the past. Jim chose a brick or barn red for the metal and it was a good choice. It'll be nice not to have to paint and repair that wood in the future.

By the way, love all the lawn furniture here at the fence. It's mighty comfy. I brought some ice cold lemonade for us to enjoy during this lovely fall weather.

Happy Tuesday all. Sue

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Bird mama — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:09:12 GMT

Queen - such great news about beating the pneumonia without a hospital stay. We could never get that to work that way for my Mom, but I think sometimes she waited until she was REALLY sick before agreeing to go to the ER.

I don't paint my soffits either - they are covered with vinyl siding or something that goes with the vinyl siding (was like this when I bought the house). The less I have to paint, the better . I don't mind doing the trim around the garage door and stuff like that.

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Winifred — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:10:33 GMT

Queen Sue, how great you beat the pneumonia bug - difficult to do without a hospital stay and I commend you for getting ahead of the system. Wow!!!

Epi, forgot to menion that the salad you fixed sure sounded yummy. Nothing better than a good salad.

Much cooler this morning - in the 50s - but never fear temps will go up again in a few days - sounds like a repeat of last week.

Been so busy - yesterday went to the church luncheon at the former church I attended. The luncheon use to be jammed packed and yesterday it was the smallest number there I have ever seen - I counted 37 people and that included the helpers. That room use to be jammed with anywhere from 75 to 100 people. So sad but they caused it themselves. Many, like me, have left the church and a lot of those will not go back for the luncheon. I suspect this was the last time I will go. No music there any more, never starts on time and just a lot of time spent just sitting. Have a hunch they are planning to shut it down soon anyway - do not know that but they have tossed most everything they had for seniors. This is the church that they painted most areas in black - use black plastic buckets to take up offerings. Weird. The new minister there is a strange person in my opinion. By the way, he has NEVER attended one of the senior luncheons. The pastor who retired was there every single month. Just not comfortable there any more - even at the luncheon.

Hope all have a great day.

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Bird mama — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 16:50:49 GMT

Winifred - I don't begrudge you visiting your friends from your former church, but honestly I get the willies when you tell me about all of the decor' and now the collection plate being changed to black. Makes me want to send you a scapular for protection.

I know it's a Catholic thing and I have a very old one that belonged to my grandfather. He died when I was 2 or 3 and I am 52 now. When I wear it, i just pin it to my bra for protection.

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Epicurean — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 22:14:14 GMT

On 10/9/2014 Bird mama said:
Winifred - I don't begrudge you visiting your friends from your former church, but honestly I get the willies when you tell me about all of the decor' and now the collection plate being changed to black. Makes me want to send you a scapular for protection.

I know it's a Catholic thing and I have a very old one that belonged to my grandfather. He died when I was 2 or 3 and I am 52 now. When I wear it, i just pin it to my bra for protection.