Thursday, April 30, 2020

Runway Model???


My friend Jackie, gave me a caftan! I may hire out as a Runway Model! What think YE?

Phots were taken by sitting my tablet on the new pillow and the pillow in the kitchen chair. There was no photographer laying on the floor shooting UP!

Fantasy Fashion League (so true)

Dress Relief!  (loose and comfy!) 

 Taming of the Shoe! (I am barefoot)
TAKING A COUPLE DAYS OFF! BACK SOON

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Strike Three!!!

My brain has gone walking dead on me


IN ONE WEEK...….make that 8 days.... 3 strikes and my MEMORY IS GONE!

1.  Woke up, no coffee...… water in container, filter with coffee in it on counter, Pot sitting on counter. . did NOT turn on auto switch. For that I was thankful since if I pushed the button hot water would have run all over the counter and floor.


2. Woke up, no coffee.... Water in pot, sitting in the machine. Did not pour in container. Did not push auto button, but did put ground coffee in filter and place where it goes, put lid down.

3. Woke up, no coffee.... Lid to container UP, filter with coffee in container, with container on counter, pot where it goes, water in container. It appears I started to make it and wandered OFF.


Strike Three....at 4 AM and  Bob said WHAT IS GOING ON?   I said if I knew that, there would be COFFEE when we GET UP......

It has been 10 days WITH Coffee...……...so far! 
NOTE: Monday AM, I set the timer for 20 minutes and did not push the start button. Not the coffee but the jello that was frozen by the time I remembered it. Don't ask why it was in the freezer.


Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Customize ME

these can be customized, drag the edges up or down of sideways, round  the edges or not, make it colored or polkadots

I took Saturday off from blogging to clean up that mess on the table. the sun shone in and there I was. I completed the paperwork in a couple of hours 
and THEN
and THEN
I played in Photoscape X be sure if you get the app download, you get it from Microsoft or Apple.



I took these photos because I wanted to share my warm day, Senior Shopping Clothes. On Cooler days I wear Jean Jeggings... I wear a mask inside the store and jerk it off as soon as I get in the car.

I wear no watch, no rings, no jewelery and each time I shop, I wear the same clothing. I come home and hang on hangers in the bright sunlight from 7 am to 3 pm. 
I have shopped 6 Senor Hour days and I keep them separate from my other clothing.





Monday, April 27, 2020

Good News!

photos from last week, showing what most yards look like. 
The two houses above are next door to each other. One has a sprinkler, the other does not.

I went to pop all these pics in collages and the new PicMonkey is NOT quick. I found a new best friend.

  Photoscape X, a free download unless you want the PRO, which is not bad at 39.99.

PicMonkey is internet only, PhotoscapeX can be used without internet access.

If you decide to get it, use Microsoft/Apple app stores only... this LINK to Microsoft that I used.

some of the free downloads can have malware in them...



The good news is we had 20 hours of steady rain, about 3 inches

Now we are turning Florida Green.
Not Big though, he is still BLACK and beautiful


Sunday, April 26, 2020

I love my PILLOW


My new Pillow Holder is perfect for tapping on my phone, watching YouTube or movies on Tablet or reading Facebook, and best of all reading my e-reader.  I found a new collage maker and will tell you more, but I need to do research first...

I ordered my phone, a Samsung Galaxy A10e, it came by Fed-X and I had it activated and working in under half an hour. I did spend 2 or 3 hours, 2 days in a row learning all its tricks. Don't Fret, As I learn the tricks you will KNOW also...
This pillow, the phone and several other things might be unexpected results of being LOCKED DOWN as in Grounded, for 6 weeks now by The Virus!

I was so worn down, I decided to courageous and use THREE sheets, not TWO of TP... There! Take That, Covid-19...

Friday, April 24, 2020

Missing In Action



Hi, I got dressed and went to the store for food and supplies. I decided to sit my tablet on the new pillow pad, and get a few waves for you.  I am adding them here. This was set to go for Nature Friday. It had beautiful bougainvillea flowers and a tractor wheel covered in weeds. I put them in here a week ago, and if you scroll down you will see what they turned into.... I deleted a lot of photos after i post them. OH WELL...
If you don't see or hear from me on Saturday or Sunday, I am OK, I need to clean off the kitchen table.. Paper Work for TOPS... been there for FIVE weeks. Just don't have the TIME, ha ha


This shot is a practice shot for if I have to use a walker, getting used to bending over. he he he 





Thursday, April 23, 2020

Senior Shopping Spree, IT WAS ME


GET READY,  GET YOUR CHARGE CARD SET
(I know which ones of you will want this)

MadSnapper went a shopping, 
she did Buy!
She also might have said, Oh HI!

Breathing hard, because of her mask,
she huffed and puffed as a shopper she asked
said we don't have that
and Snapper said you can't say that
I know its here, ONLINE Shopping Said You HAD
Where oh where is that Pillow Pad??

She Found IT.
There IT is!
She has it NOW!
Know longer does her thumb and hand say OW!

NOTE! Due to extended use of Tablet, Phone and Kindle during my incarceration, my right hand has been quit a pain in my .....HAND..  
I can lie in bed with Pillow on chest, or in my lap, and also hold it on my lap in the rocking chair.
Its hands free, all ou have to do is TAP. 1 finger. 
Do you think I might have Pointer Pain Soon?


Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Earth Day 2020 april 22


As  I walked for exercise, I thought about our earth. One side of the street I passed  this yard, no chemicals used to make it green, but the yard is planted to take care of itself, using rocks and drought resistant plants.

 The other side is beautiful, man made beauty, sprayed with Chemicals to make it GREEN, sprinkler system using precious water during our drought. Wasting what we have to make an impression.


I saw this  plastic fork, tossed from a car into our yard.  Plastic to fill our earth with garbage,

 I rounded the corner and stopped to count the vehicles I could see in the yard of FIVE houses.... the count was 20.

Twenty Cars, 2 boats 1 RV, at 5 houses
We have seen in the past month how much our world has changed for the better as this horrid virus rips our world apart. There is a lesson here and we have plenty of time to think about it.


The earth is what we all have in common. 

Progress is impossible without change, and those who can or will not change their minds can not change anything.  Author unknown


Marni Jameson at The Oklahoman says this in her article, Lets Be Kinder To Our World.

What I'm getting to here is that being forced to stay home has me me reconsider our effect on you, Our planet, this big rotating rock uniquely positioned to support LIFE.
And we-I'll speak for myself, I - have been remiss.

For the rest of her article  Click HERE


Tuesday, April 21, 2020

fishing tournament marlin


In a prior post a couple of you asked about the fish in the photo. I took this photo in 1985. Bob went on a fishing tournament with his two friends. The boat belonged to his friends. it was the smallest boat in the tournament. Newly married I said to them, how do you think you can win in that boat. They were OUT there for 3 days and came home with the biggest fish. Bob caught it and won the tournament for their boat. His share of the prize bought us the 78 Grand Prix.. the mark on the side is where Jeff on the left, hooked it with a gaff trying to get in in the boat, it weighed 200 pounds and Bob weighed 180.

The boat was named Do It To It... and they did... against all the yachts. 

Monday, April 20, 2020

Talk to my mask


I wore this mask to Walmart, and all the other old people shopping the senior hour had on mask of some kind.

This is a N95 whatever that means, a car pulled in my driveway and my Friend Jackie and her daughter CC, had brought me 2 of these because my home made one made my glasses fog in the cold store.  I stood the correct distance from the car and the 3 of us talked and talked...


The good news is, No make up needed, and even if my hair is a mess, know one can recognize me.
I did wear a little make up because like wearing clean underwear when you go out, the face under the mask has to look OK.

I mean what if I got in a car accident, or fell down in the store parking lot and the EMTS came to help me and saw me with no makeup.... Then I would be transported to ER where the doctors and nurses would see me with no make up. PLUS I might be there for weeks with NO MAKE UP ON..

of Course no one could come visit, so I guess it doesn't matter.  Linda Chapman do you wear makeup under your mask? Myra?

I got a basket for a lady that was in line without one, she shared a wipe with me for helping her. we chatted from 6 feet away while in line and it was odd talking to someone and not being able to read their face...   And the Oddest of All, is I felt like I was a bird let out of a cage... Woo HOO! a Walmart speed shop. we all go fast and get out... But I did get to TALK... Bob says he is afraid i might blow up from lack of letting off steam talking.

DO you vote for number 1 or 2 of MY BEST SIDE?   in case you need help 1 is at the top and 2 at the bottom... OK i will be rambling on off now...... Bob was right I MAY EXPLODE right here on this blog.



Sunday, April 19, 2020

I SO sick of ISO-lation


Continued from Friday Post, I started a poem and asked you to finish it. I did not link to the post because for some reason all the photos are showing a minus sign not photos.

 Wow! Good Job Guys

My days are longer,
yet I am not stronger.
I think of food,
wanting to elevate my mood…    Madsnapper

"Over my eyes I place a hood,
 to keep me on the right side of GOOD"    Cecilia

To elevate my mood,
I am waiting for the food,
I know I am not stronger,
And my days are very longer     Ella

The cake looks sweet
Even my urge can't be beat.
 The frosting I eat
As I watch the clocks & eat!     Hootin Annie

I blog, I eat, I eat, I blog
 My brain if living in a fog.       Ann

The fridge is so near
And I am here
Trapped inside with so much food
 Eating it all would help my mood!   Ginny

Waiting to elevate my mood.
But instead I'll focus on blogs and post,
distracting my mind from what I most.
I'll feast on others laughter and thoughts,
knowing when I'm done it will have hit the spot.   Saimi

My mood gets dour
As I wait for the meal-time hour...
What I eat doesn't seem to satisfy
Maybe I'll try a wee bit of pie...
Soon this too will pass
And I'll be back to the Weight Loss Class  Sue B

--wanting to elevate my mood.
The fridge is empty,
('Though the motor is humming),
Six more days until
Peapod's coming.       Cynthia

When the lockdown is lifted
My mood will get shifted   Debbie



Saturday, April 18, 2020

Green Man



A few weeks back, someone commented that Bob looked like the Green Man and wanted to know if I knew who Green man was. Why yes, I did and he really could be a green man . See below different creations of Green Man.

With enforced isolation, for weeks now, I have been so bored, I jumped on the Green Man thing right away...

I was so bored I decided to test the holes in my ears to see if lack of wearing earrings let them close up. I AM SAFE. they were fine and now every few days I put a pair on and take them off.

I also may have recalibrated the bathroom scale a couple of times, looking for things to do...


Below snip of faces is from Bing Search and this info is from Wikipedia HERE

The Green man signifies new growth in the spring. Bob was hacking down bushes, and they did grow back quickly.


Friday, April 17, 2020

Sunrise........

sunrise from our street, walking Big last week.
 We are awake at 4am guzzling coffee in bed, up at 5 am, eat breakfast at 6:30 and leave for our walk with Big Boy at 7 am.

Our Covid-19 Stay At Home day starts early. I find myself glancing at the clock between emails and reading on blogs. It's 8:43, I think, I thought it was 10 am and time for my snack. I look again and it is 9:15. I think, I can't eat until 10.... the time slows down. Finally 10 rolls around and I eat fresh pineapple and strawberries. now I have until NOON before I can eat lunch.  I watch the clock. Time has come to a stand still. I find myself thinking of Food all the time... I thought I had conquered it 3 years ago. Here it is Back. I wanted to put my feelings into a poem, but I got stuck.


Can you add a couple of lines to my poem? 

My days are longer,
yet I am not stronger,
I think of food,
wanting to elevate my mood.


Finally I have nature on nature Friday. YAY!
can you see Bob and Big Boy?


Thursday, April 16, 2020

Pie in the SKY


Bob's favorite pie is this Sweet Tater Pie by Patti La Belle. He gets 1 sweet per week, it has to be divided into 7 days of dessert.  Each night at 5 pm, he eats 1/7 of the pie. On Wed night, I saw him eat a bowl of fluff. No Pie. Thursday night I saw him looking for a Fruit bar which is back up for when there is nothing sweet in the house.

I said, why aren't you eating your pie?  He replied, You did not buy one!... What? I did buy one.

The missing pie was found in the back of the KIA, having sat there since Tuesday, at 7 AM.

Sitting it on the counter I said, I don't think it is safe to eat it. 58 hours in a hot car/garage is not good.

It was safe to eat because he ate the last piece Sunday night and is still alive.

Now I am wondering just how come it is gone when he started it on Thursday.

by my calculations that is FOUR nights, hummmm   Maybe he said, hi there cuttie pie, I have fillings for you. The pie might have replied, You Want a piece of ME???     Bob replied, I only have pies for you!





Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Guess what this is?




Guess what this is? do you know? 

Bet you don't!

Keep Scrollin

And Scrollin



It's my new watering can. I got Bob to drill holes in the top of two of these and Voila! I can rain on my flowers I planted. I was so bored I planted Wildflower seeds in not one but FOUR buckets.. they are only 5 days old and a quarter inch tall already.... With this sprinkler system seeds think it is gently raining on them.
I now have 3 of them, one for front yard, two for back yard..


Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Don't Forget to Re-Cycle!


When the city delivered our new recycle barrel, I had to rethink what went in which trash bin.

 We have always had the kitchen can, inside a cabinet to keep the D.O.G. out.  I needed a smaller can that would hold a 13 gallon bag, to replace the large one we have used since the first dog of five.

This Restaurant Mayonnaise Container is perfect. I found it in the garage and Bob was happy to trade the smaller can for the larger.  I recycled the recycled... my motto is Use What You Have.

this small can is for organic material only.
UPDATE DUE TO GINNY COMMENT
 Extra Heavy Mayonnaise is specifically designed for foodservice operations.
It's high oil and egg content provide superior binding and cling in prepared salads and salad dressings.
this can holds 30 gallons of Mayo.. it is bigger than it looks, 13 inches tall and square, 9 in by 9 in.


I did a fun post on recycled Robots in 2015, check out what the children did. HERE

Every small thing counts...… Find a use for what you are about to toss out!  What do you have in your home that has been recycled for other uses?


Monday, April 13, 2020

PIP it

A few of you admired my Pip Post and wanted to know how i did it. I took my tablet outside and took 3 Pip Photos of an orange hisbicus. You can down load PIP on phone or tablet from Microsoft store or Apple store. Take Aim and PIP it....

I also PIPPED myself with my t-shirt sleeve MASK!  click HERE to find out how.  With all this TIME on my hands I have played with everything in my computer. you just have not seen it yet.


Sunday, April 12, 2020

He is Risen! Happy Easter



I hope your day will be a happy one, and a blessed one and that all of you stay home and safe. In my 75 years on this planet I have never seen our churches closed on Sundays for any reason at all.

There are thousands of services on line, this is an article from The Orlando Sentinel with links to different services or check Facebook or your favorite social media to find local services.








Saturday, April 11, 2020

Snip N Learn


If you have Windows 10, you have the Snipping Tool that I use daily, many times. I have used it to snip whatever I want to use. A few months ago I found the edit tool hidden in plain sight, it allows me to edit the snips, I took a snip of the below Walgreens ad and created the above edit.

Snipping Tool uses paint. I snipped, I colored, I added eyes and tongue and cut out Big boy and added him. also added the little cloud at the bottom right..

I made the snip of the ad because my son's wife has shingles. She went to Walgreens and had a live video call with a doctor, and he gave her a prescription.. Wow!

While creating this post, I snipped the entire post to show you how it works.
Below is a snip of the entire screen I was working on. If you enlarge you can see the box at top right that is the tool.
Type snipping tool in start menu at bottom of your computer, I pin mine to my task bar because I use it so much... when you tap, the box opens, go to mode, pick free form or square and then click new, drag your mouse over what you want a snip of. Save it as a jpeg and use like a photo.
see, I snipped Bigs face off my desktop...
After you snip, if you want to play in edit, the snip will have a little purple thingy at the top left, click on that and PLAY... Which is more amazing, snipping tool or the video doctor visit?