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I used these super stinky granules on my lilies this year and the rabbits finally left them alone!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Stinker dog!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Greetings all
Sun is out big and I am finishing up on my coffee. Gym is planned for today. I did make it yesterday and managed to do my whole walk even though I had forgotten my phone and had no musical selections. Toughed it out. Today I will remember it. Meanwhile I must get my hair washed. We are going to a Mexican restaurant with studio buddy which is always a chat-fest. Must put salve on my ears. And I decided not to go to this little studio meeting which is showing signs of tempest-in-teapot. I learned more background and also that no other board members are attending so I do not want to bear the full brunt of the *****ing by these people. Not my department. Not my problem.
So Liz we want to hear about the famous restaurant. Might be fun. Might be fun only once. Enjoy the fires. That sounds much better.
DD make good trouble at the rally. John Lewis is indeed one of the greats. Attending such events is one of the privileges (and arguably duties) of retired people. I would go except the walking is beyond me. So go for it. And yeah if I were you I would hate having other food show up in the pantry. Going through the house and discovering and tossing forgotten stuff is a whole dimension of activity. Kind of a treasure hunt. Kind of a disaster response. DH came home from the hardware store yesterday and was sort of hiding what he got.
CC so Kirby is a pot thief!!??!! Why are dogs so fascinated with black plastic pots? I had a dog once who loved them so much he would take them while they still had plants in them and dump the plants so he could run around with his head in a bucket barking. Yes we have deer here too that eat everything. Rabbits not so much. But oh the slugs and snails!! Our friend used to have a sling shot and he would shoot ice cubes at the deer from his deck. Did not work but he loved doing it.
Paula sounds like you indeed had a great day. You are such a chef!! Good on you.
Peps having more free time can seem challenging initially. You will adapt.
Well time to get moving and fold the multiple baskets of laundry that have accumulated.
Diane S
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It's the rabbits that destroy my flowers. Luckily they don't seem to like impatients. But they are deadly for any perennials I'm trying to coax into living in the shade. As soon as the little green shoots poke through in the spring, they're nibbling them to the ground.
on 7/19/25 12:14 pm
He loves the crinkly plastic noises they make! And taking something he thinks is valuable to me in some way is a huge part of the fun.
I always just hand the dogs the empty plant containers. They find them a joy. AND... it keeps them occupied and out of my hair while I am digging and planting. Win, win in my book. When I'm all done planting I clean up the pots and tags as part of the general planting mess.
on 7/19/25 10:21 am
I'm sloooowwwly planting flowers in a bed by one of the patios. They may be eating by the tremendous number of deer we have here, but I feel like it's worth a try. The sprinklers just came on so a good excuse to take my 10th break of the day. Plus bending over gives me heartburn. I have 8 one-gallon pots in the ground. 29 to go. At least Michigan dirt is soft! I went with things I hope the deer won't like (though they seem to destroy a plant to come to the conclusion they don't like it). Kirby is stealing all the empty pots and plant tags. So helpful!
Tonight we're going to a smash burger place for dinner with neighbors.
It's humid with storms maybe coming and it's brought out the biting flies. Argh! I think I'll go get 3 more plants in and take another break. 
Now I'm curious about this restaurant that sounds more like a pilgrimage than a dinner out! Fire sounds nice. Its still overcast here, and damp, but maybe we can have one tonight.
Paula your evening with friends sounds just about perfect.
Adopted nephew is closing in on a condo. An offer was made yesterday. I would suspect a counter offer will come, although if they did accept his initial offer, he'd be getting a good deal.
We're going to head off to the rally in a little bit. I'm not sure what to expect. Years ago I went to a candle lit vigil in my city after that horrific school shooting in Florida. I went mostly to mourn, not to protest. There was a decent turn out on a cold February night, so maybe this will be too. Although a Saturday in July is a precious thing and people may already have other plans.
After the rally, not sure what we will be up to. There is no shortage of household tasks I want to tackle. The other day I sorted through the pantry, and everything I knew I wouldn't use, I put in a box on the table. BFF tends to leave food she's purchased in our freezer, fridge and pantry. There's also stuff I bought, or DH bought that we changed our mind about. I told everyone to look through it, and put it back in the pantry if they planned on eating it, and what was left over I would donate. Just about everything went back in, but now BFF is reminded that stuff is there. If it's still there when this visit is done, I'm tossing it. I will do the same with condiments this weekend. There are 3 million bottles of salad dressing. 2 of them are mine. DH never wants to use the last inch of anything in a bottle, but he'll open a new one and not throw away the other one. Presumably because I will use that last inch? This scenario needs to be repeated in the freezer too. Than onto linen closets, drawers in buffets, and bathrooms... Everything that gets tossed feels great, and its such a pleasure to have some space for the things we actually use.
Pickleball is all the rage in Florida especially. I have arthritic knees which I would prefer not to have to replace so I am not interested in playing. My PT for my shoulder told me that the most sports injuries they have are due to pickleball. It isn't as low impact as it seems.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
121.9 yesterday and 123.4 today! Still below my low range so all is good but I never like to see a gain!
Didn't make it here yesterday! Busy day! DH and I took a Pickleball lesson to see if we might like it. I am so very uncoordinated when it comes to sports of any kind! I think we will pass for now and maybe give it a try again in FL.
After lunch we took our DH walk. I made a yummy dinner of grilled salmon and veggies and then our good friends came over for patio sitting, a few drinks and snacks and hot tubbing. Fun night. These friends have (cheap) Pickleball equipment for 4 so we discussed just goofing around at the courts in our neighborhood park. No competition, just fun. That's what we want out of it anyway!
Today we have a birthday party for a 1 year old (couples Bible study members). DC will most likely come over for dinner. A nap may be in order. Later night than usual for us but not much later than Liz had.
Enjoy the lobster dinner Liz! And more importantly enjoy the time with your kids! We have crab legs in the freezer that I might have to make this next week!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
