Good Afternoon! Hope Griffyn is better soon, Claudia. That Tippy -- guess the crate is needed. One of my dogs suffered from separation anxiety, and regularly took revenge when I went to work, etc. They have medication for that now, but not back then.
Sorry the bean pot turned out to be from China. That was tricky on their part to not mention the fact that it was imported. I try to avoid "food contact surfaces, food, etc. from China, Vietnam, etc." I know things have improved a lot since I was working at FDA, but the Chinese and other countries who were not regularly inspected were not careful about their products. Since then, the oversight is much better, and I haven't heard about any big issues.
I know that many companies manufacture products overseas to save money. I guess that makes sense.
Sorry about your knee, Barbara. I always got up a little before 6:00 when I was working, and I thought I would sleep later when I was retired. However, I find it difficult to sleep when the sun comes up, so I don't sleep much later than 6:30 even in the winter. In the summer, I get up quite early to get my walk in before the heat.
I was walking in the neighborhood when my car was ready (from the recall work), and I asked them to delay picking me up a bit. All seems fine, and they were cautious -- even had "clean pens" to use when signing papers and service people wearing masks.
Glad M was able to handle the person who wanted to see the house, Barbara. Also glad your AC is okay. We only had one AC breakdown since we bought the house 11 years ago. But, last year I decided to have the AC checked, and signed a service contract. It is up for renewal next month, and I plan to renew. I may need a new AC, but maybe not.
DD said oldest DGS was contacted by his company. They want him to move to New Hampshire to open up the new store as soon as business is back. They said maybe next month (if it will be open in June) or in August (if it will be open in September). Although I know he is eager to get to work, I sort of hope it won't be until later. No telling since each State seems to have different ideas.
I am happy to be able to help my grands, but two of them (oldest and youngest DGSs have student loans to pay back). Both went to private colleges for a while, and even with scholarships and grants, the prices were too high. So, I can't say that I paid all their college tuition.
Long story short, there is a family of owls that nests nearby, and the lady I traveled with in Italy was a big fan of owls. I sent her a picture, and she told me that she had canceled both of her cruises for this year -- one was for April and the other for September. She is hoping to go next year same places and times. She lives in Washington State (near Canada), and is dealing with some of the same issues we are dealing with -- not willing to take a risk to go back to normal too soon.
Hope both of you have a nice evening and sleep well.
Hugs,
Linda
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