Monday, August 18, 2025

116.4 - quick weigh in at the house. Scale may be a bit lighter but probably not a lot as the change from here to Florida wasn't great. I think the drop was more from bathroom time yesterday.

We left at 7:30 to drive home from the airport hotel this morning.

Good day at the Beach Club with the girls yesterday. Very hot but pleasant in the shade by the ocean or floating around the pool. We had our only somewhat healthy meal in 4 days for lunch. We arrived back north just before 10:30 and I walked to the hotel where DH had gotten a room. Good move as he had an almost 3 hour drive there at night for some reason (should have been 2).

When we get home I have to shower and pack for the next 3 nights. We need to leave by noon to meet my SILs for lunch, then drive to Central Mass where we will stay one night and have dinner with DD and her DH. Tomorrow DH, DD, and I drive to Saratoga Springs for 2 nights. Whew!

Busy like that off and on for the next 4 weeks then I go back to Florida on 9/13 potentially as our year-round base.

Looking forward to seeing Justice for a couple of hours during our turnaround. He has been enjoying hanging out with Brandy, my DSD's bernadoodle. She was a bit much as a puppy but now at age 4 is very calm.

Have a marvelous Monday!

Rainy day here. There are a ton of little farms that sell produce here, so we headed to Lutz's Farm for corn today. They are mostly self-serve with an honesty box to collect money. After that a stop at the small local market for hamburger. Our new outdoor furniture for the front patio that faces the channel came after that (but first we had to move all the old stuff to the garage. A friend is going to take it). I said to the poor guy delivering it in the rain that of course the day he delivers is one of the only daytime rains in the last two months...

Speaking of which, I am wearing a sweatshirt today. Woo hoo! Love a cool rainy day. The high was supposed to be 78, but i don't think we'll get out of the 60s today.

Watching a good show on Amazon Prime that I somehow missed on PBS called Professor T. It's about a Cambridge criminology professor who helps solve crimes. I do love a British crime drama!

I'm happy to be eating in tonight. We've had 4 prior days of dinner engagements.

Anyway, that's all here. Take care all!

It rained here all Sunday, but definitely not cool. Warm and humid, so we still had to run the air conditioner.

So much for the 78 forecast. We saw 61! Not often they are 17 degrees off.

I will have to look for Professor T. Sounds interesting. I look forward to a day/night with nothing planned. Maybe Friday.

Greetings all

Big sunny day here. I have been out and about getting payroll, picking up new art, doing banking and taking stuff to the gallery. After that it was post office and a quick grocery stop. It amazes me how often I stop at the store but have nothing proper to eat. I got some deli chicken and sweet corn for dinner. CC you must have telepathed me the urge for sweet corn.

Jeepers Liz only a few hours with Justice and then you are off? You guys are jet setters.

For some unknown reason I feel especially tired and achey today. No clue why. Contemplating taking advil.

Yeah CC it only rains on delivery days. At least you have the new stuff. I too like a chilly summer day. Enjoy the home cooking. I so remember my days as a child and we would drive along by the fields out of town looking for a roadside farm stand. Nice.

EEeeww DH found some sort of dead rodent in the back yard that the dogs had likely tortured. The corpse was tossed over the fence into the greenbelt without ceremony.

Not much else. Slowly working through the trip list.

Diane S

Silly rodent, coming into your yard with the dogs. There can be no good outcome for the rodent.

Ick about the rodent!

Funny that you and CC had reversed days - you with the sun and CC with the rain. But corn sure does sound good. We only had it once this summer when it was early in the season and it wasn't very good. Will have to go to the farm stand this weekend. also for tomatoes.

122.6. The gain is holding so far!

Plastic Surgery pre-op appointment went well and I did get to see the surgeon along with the PA. Thighs will have an incisions down to the knee (maybe just past the knee). Mons area will be addressed with the tummy tuck. He surprised me and said he was going to try and do a drainless surgery. Less pain but chance of too much fluid pooling. Hope it is the right decision.

More cleaning/organizing today. Tomorrow will include at least one truckload to the dump and then cleaning of the floors, one last dusting, and clearing of surfaces before the showing on Wednesday's. **** is getting real!

Tonight we are going to relax and watch a show or movie on tv. It?s been rush, rush, rush for days. More Hello Fresh delivered today. Will report on how they are as we use them. So far I?ve been pleased with the lesser calorie options we have tried! One if the meals is pretty much the Big Mac salad I have been making for myself when we have burgers.

Glad you got back North safely Liz. You really are a jet setter! DD will be too very soon!

CC and Diane, fresh corn on the cob! Sounds delish! I?m going to have to find a stand this weekend. I like to buy extra and freeze but with a potential move, we need to use what is in the freezer instead of stocking it!

Weather was cooler here today as well, I wore long pants and a jacket! Unlike CC and Diane, I?m not ready for cool days during the summer yet. It took so long for summer to even start here that I would be happy to have hot days until the end of October (won?t happen, but I can dream).

Glad you have a little down time tonight. Sometimes you need a breather.