Caturday Art My Kitchen Window

 

I am so happy, I have my kitchen window back and the kitchen is flooded with light. For 5 years the window Air Conditioner sat in that window blocking the light and making the kitchen dark.

kitchen Above Lunapic, sharpen, sketch 2 at 14, light levels, Soft lightning filter.

Below with blurred border added 

I will be taking Sundays off for a few weeks. See you Monday

Original from cell phone

Final Friday Fiction w/Wild Yam

 Here we are on the final Friday of the first month of a fresh decade. The third decade of our current century. I asked all who are participating in my little fiction meme to be prompted by this one photograph, taken by "F" over at Tigger's Wee Blog. It just begged to have tales told about it... Yamini

Photo by  by "F" over at Tigger's Wee Blog

At First Glance

Old, not new.

What was this? no clue.

The photo makes me feel Sad, so sad

Graffiti makes me feel bad, so bad

Was the Graffiti written yesterday?

Was the Graffiti, written today?

I see A window to the past,

I see the shirt, its the first thing I see,

this shirt, how old can it be?

I believe it is very old, hanging there to prove it could and did last.

In that window, did it age quickly, or fast?

 I see the fence, was it meant to contain?

Was it meant to protect one from the mobs, not quite sane?

I see bars on the window, was someone detained against their will?

If we look inside, will we find their bones, there still?

Author MADsnapper

Joining Final Friday Fiction with Yamini, My Take Take and image, let it inspire your words.

Tales of Tabs and Timers

 A tale of Tabs and Timers on Thankful Thursday

I work with several Tabs open at the same time . I can copy and paste from one to the other. 

Click to Enlarge the snip and you can see the tab with timer going.

After hours and hours for 7 days on computer, I had back, neck and shoulder pain.. Always have pain if I stay to long on the computer. I know this but I do it anyway. 

The body needs to Move. Sitting is Bad. Standing or Walking is good.

 Sitting is Cake, Moving is raw veggies.

This is the online stopwatch I found. When I sit down at my computer, I click start, it is a 10 minute timer. 

When 10 minutes is up it gives 2 short rings just like the 1950's phone we had back in the day.

Funny thing is, Bob asks What Is That, every time it rings.

Ring Ring and 

I get up, march in place to count of 20, and do side to side steps count to 20 both sides.

or

GO potty

Stand for the next 10 at the counter if I am on laptop

Go get more coffee

Take dog out

Wipe down something

Sweep the floor

MOVE any way you can

Sit back at computer and click the 10 minute thingy.

Edit photos and get up every 10 minutes.

I was commenting on blogs this morning and in 50 minutes I got up 5 times.

After doing this for 3 days my energy is higher and pain is gone.

PLUS, my to do list is slowly shrinking.

Some of you might prefer  your phone or a timer, I prefer this online stopwatch, because it is on all devices and takes no space.

I have been known to go into EDITville and not get up for 2 hours and then I can hardly walk and my neck, back and shoulder HOWL at me.

If I sit for more than 15 minutes, I look like a robot when I walk. 

Move Those Bodies.

I AM thankful I can move....I am thankful for my new StopWatch

Remember Inactivity is Your Enemy.. 

She Almost Broke The Bank

 

My new Girl ASUS almost broke the bank! But I love her  

She is faster than a speeding bullet
She Boots up in 20 seconds

I can touch her screen, I can Mouse her, I can TALK to her

I know she is a SHE because the voice of Cortana is a woman

Her keyboard is narrow, flat and FAST

Cortana talked me through set up and when she was ready, I could see all my files on all my devices.

Everything that was on my laptop is now available on my Girl.

I did not have to add my printer, since it is HP Envy wireless, it just magically appeared.

No adding emails or contacts or trying to hook up with my web mail.

SHE and Cortana did it for me.

She came only with EDGE browser but she let me add Chrome and download PhotoscapeX

She LOVES Lunapic and PicMonkey, my other did not.

Wonder of wonders, Asus auto registered my warranty and downloaded a box that says MY ASUS and that is where you go for help and support.

IN Plain words, this big screen girl is just like my Smartphone only MUCH Bigger!

A word of warning if you go on a computer hunt and are not buying a MAC.

Now there are FOUR Windows 10

Windows 10, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 S

Finding everything I wanted was so hard because of this. I would find the perfect one and it would have Windows S

I did NOT want the S or the Pro.....and Win S is the cheapest,

Windows S  comes with only one Browser, EDGE and you can NOT add Chrome or Firefox or any browsers PLUS you are only allowed to get Apps from MICROSOFT. It will not let you use any others.

They have locked it into you have to use 100 percent Microsoft,

 Just like when you buy a MAC you have to use APPLE.

I chose Windows HOME the old and familiar we all know and hate. OOPS! didIsay that

PS, all my passwords still worked but when I logged in on the computer and then on FB and Amazon and all the others I was bombarded with a dozen emails 

from Google, screaming Alert! Someone logged in on a new device!

Is this device Yours?

Did you log in? Say YES or call this number if you did not.

The End

PSS... sorry, She knows how to order on Amazon ..... to be continued

7 Days part 2

 

I started the Set up of the new Asus All-in-One at 5 am Sunday.

Cortana talked me through the set up and I was at the log in Above at 6:04 with Norton Virus downloaded and ON.

That would have been faster but I had to UNINSTALL MacAfee which came with it, but did not come FREE, would be yearly charge. 

My Norton is paid for and had 2 more licenses.

Norton refused to play with MacAfee, as did I, so I booted it  to the curb.

And Ready to PUTER at 8:15

You might be asking what happened between 6 and 8:15.

Beau needed breakfast so we ate with him

Beau needed his walk, we walked with him

Beau needed his Sunday AM Ride in the Car. I drove, Bob rode with him.

I needed my 1 mile walk for ME...

At last I sat down and logged on.

I downloaded Chrome, Made sure Amazon would order HEH HEH HEH

Created a header for Fourpawsetc to see if PicMonkey would play nice.

 IT DID..

I love it, I can SEE the Giant Screen, It is FAST, the wireless keyboard is slim and flat and fast typing and the mouse is greased lightning, I HATE the webcam..... some idiot put it ad the center bottom of the screen, not at the top and WELLLLLL ... nuff said????

I would have been happy with the 22 inch but could not find one with what I wanted.

Do NOT click on this photo. PLEASE! If I lean back you look up my nostrils, lean forward you see only chins and chest, sit back in disgust and see it all.... 

the only answer is sit it up on something really high but then I might drop it and start this mess all over. If the doctor doesn't like the chinny chin chins, she can let me come in the office.

What if I were on a zoom meeting OWIE

7 Days SEVEN days!

 I posted 7 days ago the fact my beloved Desktop computer Died. I have had a desktop computer since 1997, actually 4 desktop computers since then. 

I injured my back, sitting at the laptop for hours of each of the 7 days since then. 

Do I want a new laptop? Do I want a Desktop, I gave myself headaches, weight the pros and cons of each and what brand and of course the best bang for the buck... 

There is no bang for the buck, they all cost big bucks because I wanted everything but did not want to pay 1200.00. 

• Touchscreen
• Windows 10  
• 12 gigs ram  - I got 8
• 1 T storage - I got 256
• 24 inch screen on desk 15 laptop both must have nano bezel edge (this means no edge at all)
• processor 5 and up - got the 5 but not i5 it is AMD Rizen 5
• Solid State Drive
• Bluetooth 
• Wireless and Ethernet 

On the 7th day, I pushed the add to cart on Best Buy, clicked pick up in one hour at store, pushed pay pal, received and email that said, your order will be ready for pickup in one hour. Wait for email with instructions on how to pick it up curbside.

Exactly 40 minutes later, email came, I drove the less that 2 miles to Best Buy, parked in #1 curbside, opened email on phone, tapped the link that said let us know you are here, gave color and type of car and number I was parked in front of, and the guy came out and sat it in the back of the SUV and I was home.

I paid 700.00 and to get all of the above was 1000 to 1200. I refuse to pay that for a TOY

I tried to find humor in this but could not. I leave you with this.

What is a computers favorite animal?  A RAM           I got me a A SUS!

the whole thing took less than an hour. It's Here... Asus All In One ......... to be continued

Scary Thing Is

 Each morning, we drink our first cup of coffee in bed at 4 am... when Bob gets up and turns his bathroom light on, this is what I see from my bed. Bathroom is to the right, the black door is the 2nd bedroom.

Scary thing One is that I took this photo! 

Scary Two is the fact I love it and it makes me want to draw it. the lines and shadows fascinate me.

Scary Three is why the builder of this home made the choice if someone is in sleeping in both bedrooms the snores and other sounds are like we are in the same room.

Other scary things.

I had the phone in bed because it dinged.

Facebook warning me that our youngest granddaughter is 31 today!

WHAT?

that led to  thinking of the others ages, Lanie, 31, Joseph 33, Alyssa 34, Josh 34, Matthew 32

all five grands in their thirties.

Meanwhile bob in his bathroom, combing his hair, has no idea I am taking photos, thinking scary thoughts, one of which is our 36th Anniversary is only 3 weeks away. 

All our grands were born 3 to 4 years after we got married.

If that seems strange, Lanie and Joe are his and the other 3 are mine, by our first spouses.

Last but not least SCARY is why I am posting this.

Fish Tail Palm Fronds redux on nature Friday

 

Many of you enjoyed the fish tail frond a few weeks ago, Above is the stages of that frond,

Click HERE to see all the photos I have taken of this fab fish Tail fronds and  pod. 

The photos are really amazing, If I do say so myself.

Joining LLB in our Backyard Nature Friday

Thankful Thursday New Pan

 

I an thankful I talked my cheap to the bone self into spending 8 dollars on a tiny little pan the size of 2 eggs. Spray with Olive Oil and cook. One egg for ME one for My Big Beau.

It's Thursday and I am reporting to you I am down a couple of pounds since Dec 32, it should be more. I am struggling to get back on my healthy way of eating.... at least I have stopped gaining. 

Bad News Good News

 Bad News... opened Cabinet to put coffee filters away, knocked the Vanilla flavor bottle off, hit the counter, down the crevice between Fridge and Counter, disappeared under the back of the fridge. 

Good news... when Bob pulled the fridge out of its home space, we found the bottle.

Bad news... it was filthy under there requiring a broom, a mop and small hand vaccumn and both fan filters were clogged .

Good news ... we found the two fans and filters were completely clogged which was bad, but we had a hand vac that sucked it all out and it could have harmed the fridge if we had not found it.

Bad news.... after we put the fridge back in place, the kitchen floor was covered in debris

The Good News is I had this wonderful Bissel in the closet.

I love this thing and use it a lot, almost every day, see Fourpaws ETC for the reason.

But Wait! there is More!

More Good News! Because I opened the cabinet where our trash can lives, to empty the Bissel, I saw the overflowing recycle can and remembered it was Recyle Pickup day and took all three out and did it just in time for the pickup.

The Vanilla Flavor Bottle Falling Saved the Day

MoJo Down..

 

I took these last week to show Ginny what I wear at home. 

Gowns are my choice, always have been. This one goes almost to the ankles.

 

My smile still lurks, if I wave my hand,

but my brain is not working on my command.

 I have lost my humor, oh where has it gone

I sit in the house, fretting at life, as though its a bone. 

I love creating and posting,  to make you laugh.

Sadly I think I may need a raft

to keep me afloat as I wait for my MoJo to return

Until then to your posts and comments I will turn

to lift me up, and make me smile

I may be missing off and on for awhile.

If I don't show up every day,

Just know I will return on another day.

The Dilemma

 

The Dilemma of Desktop VS. Laptop! 

As of today, I have bought nothing.

I can't make up my mind which I want.

For Now this horrid set up is what I am doing.

 Laptop with 'wired' keyboard, 'wired' mouse

connected to 10 year old Samsung 22 inch monitor, that I have loved  for 10 years.

I can SEE it! the monitor I mean..

The Laptop is 4 and 6 months, the battery is not holding well, and who knew I could buy one that did not have a battery I could replace.

It can be replaced, just not by ME.

This is working OK and I can release it from THREE wires and take it to my rocking chair.

It really offends my OCD self looking at this although it works well.

I keep thinking I am on my desktop and trying to find all the STUFF that was stored on it.

there is nothing stored on the lap top. I have it saved on external hard drives.

I am in The Process. You will be the first to know when/if/what I buy.

 the ugly wired mess on the ugly 1997 vintage pasteboard looks better in low lamp light.

Feel free to tell me what you use, give opinions, say what you think.

waiting to hear from you .........

I also ponder what I am pondering while our world is falling apart in chaos from pandemic and politics.

If I were running for Mrs. America, would I stand up and say I wish for a desktop AND a laptop, not world peace???

Blast from the Past redo from 2009

Nature Friday Re Post from my first year blogging, 2009

 This beautiful deer was after something in the pocket of the wild life rescue person. Can you guess what before the end of the photos?

 this looks like fun, but we were told a deer is more dangerous than a bobcat when cornered or frightened  and anyone else would be in danger from the hooves, which can be lethal, they stand on hind legs and flail with the front hooves if afraid.

the treasured food was of all things...... a Bannana.... our Florida deer are very small compared to others. 

Stranger than Fiction

 

Enter the Twilight Zone with me for a moment, my stranger than fiction attempt to buy a desktop computer from Walmart. I logged on and chose what I wanted, it said You can pick this up today, click here to choose your times.

The choice was 6 or 7 pm same day. I chose 7 am next day.

sound bite HERE for Twilight zone if you are unfamiliar

My email lit up with activity Immediately when I clicked submit order and a pop up said Sorry, the card you used has been declined.

WHAT?

2 emails from Walmart stating order declined.

2 from my bank card saying call the fraud line, suspicious activity on your card caused us to put it on hold.

I grab the card, and a really nice lady said, 

Wal-Mart is having issues with on line fraud of people using others cards, we just need to verify you made this transaction. Large $$ amounts ON LINE triggers it to decline until we approve

If you made this purchase, say yes, I said yes I did.

She said it is clear, you may go back and resubmit and it will go through.

YAY! after a heart attack induced my fraud fright, I summited.

I received 5 emails from Walmart.

The first one is at the top. advised we received your order, Pick Up time is Wed AM 7 am.

2nd email telling me how to download the app that is needed for them to TRACK me as I travel.

2 email is instructions on how to tap the app when I leave home, that alerts them and they can track my travel and have it ready as soon as I park in the designated space and call the number on the post, giving them car color, open trunk, remain in car, no contact with staff please.

the other two were wecome to blah blah blah.

I went to bed and could not turn of the fretter... Even reading did not shut it down.

Buyers remorse, why did I do this? That is a lot of money, why did I pay and extra hundred to have touchscreen on a desk top, I don't need it I want it.

Will I be able to use the app, follow instructions, I am an SUV, it is cold, how long will I sit there with the back open.

at 3:30 AM, I felt a tap on my foot. Bob does this when he wants me to wake up.

Bob was asleep, the dog was asleep, so who tapped my toe.

I wander down the hall, take my pill that I have to wait 30 minutes before coffee, sit down at Tablet and check email.

WHAT???????  I can't pick up my order that kept me up all night, no reason given, just this generic email.

At first I am MAD, then I think, This is a Sign. I should not do this and I feel relieved.

Then I get mad, then I feel relieved.

Did I tell you I spent 2 hours each day, 3 days in a row, a total of SIX hours researching best prices for biggest bang for the buck because what I wanted is about 2000 and aint gonna happen.

So what did I do?

All day Wed I searched and searched. Bob said there are 5 Walmart's, call and see if they have one. I made one call and the young man on the phone  could not understand that i wanted to know if they had the HP 22 All In One Computer in stock?

I am NOT ashamed to say I hung up on him.

I am still stuck in the Twilight Zone of Computer buying and am buying NOTHING.

I had no idea that desktops had doubled and tripled since I bought mine 10 years ago.

They cost more than a laptop..

SORRY GUYS, BREVITY IS NOT A WORD IN MY VOCABULARY 

THERE MAY BE MORE LATER

Rust Challenge from Sue

If you rest, you rust..... Helen Hayes

It is not work that kills men; it is worry.

Worry is rust upon the blade.

Henry Ward Beecher

Sue from Photowannabe challeged us to do a post on rust.

These are from my archives, taken in our back yard about 10 years ago

Day off 3

 

One thing on the to do list was to put addresses in a new address book, the two I have are a mess. 

NOTE to self... use a pencil that can be erased this time.. 

Avoid Strikethrough

I removed things from the closet and thought to show you how creative I get with storage. This zipper bag had sheets in it. Now it protects my iron while on the shelf. the iron has been used maybe 5 times since 2006... But I have to keep it.

 I use a bag like this that had a comforter in it, to store lap throws and dog blankets. Keeps the dust off. and keeps them from falling off shelves. Up-Cycle if at all possible.

above is the E-cycle to be taken to the place that accepts electronics to be recycled. not shown is the tower and hard drive. when the computer died, the next day, the wireless keyboard/mouse died also. Just in time to be trash. 

 I found a place to take them by Google searching this sentence.... Electronic Recycle near me. 3 came up.  Note, thank you to Hootin Annie who found it is not illegal in Florida to trash these things, just strongly suggested to recycle.  thanks to further research I found a list on our city site that gives a long list of what can NOT be put in our recycle bin and I had to dig in it to remove the old glass coffee pot I tossed in it.. also found that any paper or cardboard that has had food in it is not recyclable. as in Pizza Boxes.

PS for all of you who are dying to ask what the red pillow is....

Bob had open heart By Pass surgery on Aug 23, 2007. The ICU heart unit gave hims this. It was signed by his nurses and the heart surgeon with the date of surgery.
It lives with the signatures turned down because the sun faded the ink to almost nothing.

Days Off from blogging 2

 

The reason I had to go into toss it all out mode, is all the Covid-19 storage space.

My closets have always had empty spaces. 

Now there are cleaning supplies and TP.

Extra Food

Above  photo is looking down into 3 drawers, that are under the NOOK

The last photo below is the cabinet under the nook.

The problem is, that bottom shelf and 2 on the top shelf are

PHOTO Albums.

The Plan!

Empty cabinet and drawers completely.

Toss/Trash/Organize

The Problem!

Bottom shelf contains 17 photo albums. No one has looked at them in 20 years.

Wedding Pics of my first wedding. Album of all the cards and list of gifts.

1963!

We were divorced in 1980, he died in 2006, our sons do not want them.

Will I toss them?

I compromised, took 12 8x10 Wedding Photos put in envelope to save.

Through both albums in trash with all the STUFF.

Did you know old photos kinda sorta stink?

4 albums full of photos of birds and flowers, and beaches and trees, that I took on vacations with film and prints.

TOSSED! album and all.

I gave up on the rest to save for another day.

Day 2 ended with 2 closets and the cabinet below decluttered and organized.

I had so much to dump, I rolled the big Green Trash Bin right up on the front porch. 

All i had to do was open the door and toss.

I Learned a LOT.

CD/DVD can't go in the recycle, I had 2 drawers full that I tossed.

I learned that last month I broke the law by throwing an old DVD player in the green trash can.

Who knew it is illegal in Florida to throw any type of electronics in the trash. they must be taken to an E-recycle plant. 

I had 87 million cords. I had no clue what they went to or what they were for. A box full. Some I had marked and I found one that went to the HP I bought it 1997.

I have hoarded that large box of cables and cords because I was afraid I would need them but how would I know I needed it It I Don't Know What It is For?

the bed is piled with cords and computers and things I don't know what they go to.

Now I have to find a place to take them.

I forgot to mention we had WWIII, when I asked Bob to remove the hard drive from the computer and smash it.

Who Knew how difficult that could be.

First I watched a you tube video on how to identify the hard drive and how to remove it.

I pointed it out to someonewhohasnocluebutknowseverythingbetter and said just remove those 3 screws, slide it forward and lift it out.

Note! I stole that long word from Easy blog...

Cover your ears! 2 screws came out, one could not be reached!

I will skip the he said/she said War.

I kindly said, don't you think you could work better on your work bench?

(he was using the desk)

The words again!

The next thing  I hear is a pounding sound from the back yard. I go to see what he is doing and he is using a

 HATCHET!

Not the hammer side, but the sharp ,will cut your hand off kind.

The kind that was throwing steel shards into the air close to the eyes that were not covered.

Ear Burning Words were spewing with each shop!

I am sure the neighbors ears are totally burned.

He could not smash it but the video said if it is bent in 3 places that is good enough.

I begged him to stop before I had to call 911.

For Your Protection!

It is illegal in Florida and most states to put Electronics in your trash bins or to burn them.

I HAD NO IDEA

We have placed TV, Microwaves, Computer Monitors at the curb.

They disapear because people stop and take them. 

Did you know it is Illegal in Most States, and in Florida to put Electronics in the trash or burn them.

Devices include

 televisions and computer monitors,

computers, printers,

 VCRs, cell phones, telephones, radios,

and microwave ovens.

 DVD players, routers, chargers, insulated cables and wires...

cameras, camera accessories.

batteries of any kind.

they do not pick up E trash, we must find a place to take it.

But wait, there May be More...

Days OFF from blogging 1

 

I removed all Christmas from Nook, 

took ornaments off the tree in the nook, left lights only with red berries. 

left the lights in the nook.

I packed things back in the hall closet.

I thought this is silly, I need to stop playing on the devices and

DO SOMETHING

Closets, Drawers, Cabinets 

Get Ready Go

toss this, trash that, recycle

I found

Books that were How To on Software I had in the 90's.

One was Excel Word for Dummies but it was for 95

While in the midst of all this, I sat at the 10 year old desktop, to look something up and it said 

NO INTERNET AVAILABLE

Would not connect, with a few mutters and WORDS I rebooted the modem, waited until i finished and ranted and raved about the money I spend on Internet that doesn't work

Yada Yada Blah Blah

Light bulb came on over my head, and I checked Tablet, Phone, Kindle,Laptop

and they were connected.

OH NOOOOO! I spent almost 2 hours on this, called support and had a fun time with Mark

I said Quick Question. 

He laughed and said Oh NO, when someone says Quick Question, I know it will not be.

we had a good laugh, and I said let me see how long this takes.

He listened to my story, and said let me check your internet, all was fine, I already know that.

then he said

How Old Is Your Computer?

I started laughing, he started laughing and I said 10 years old.

There you have it, he said..

I said

 I am only talking to you because my husband would not believe me when I told him there was no internet.

I asked him How long did this call take?

He replyed 6 minutes, I will take that all day long.

Ding Dong The computer is Dead

to be continued

Thursday Pinky Swear1

NOTE! TAKING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY OFF TO DO, TO DO LIST.

A few of you have been around my blog long enough to remember when I gave up Sugar on Jan 26, 2017 and on Feb 2nd I joined TOPS (take off pounds sensibly)

It took me to the middle of 2018 to lose 64 lbs and I lingered there, only4 lbs from my goal weight

until March 15, 2020

Covid-19 Shut the world down!

TOPS shut down!

My brain said "why eat healthy, the virus will get you and you will die thin and hungry"

I gained 11 lbs. Actually more than that.. I went up and down 2 to 4 lbs many times.

New Years Eve, Dec 31st of 2020

I decided to make all of you my Accountability Partners, like the weekly TOPS visits, 

where we weigh in, say if we went up or down.

If someone will KNOW you gained from Thursday to Thursday it matters.

My Plan is simple and easy, IF I do it, the weight comes off carefully.

Food plan... lots of protein, veggies, fruits and no white flour or sugar.

Eat 5 times a day... 3 meals, 2 snacks.

You bite it your write it down. 

Keep track of every piece of food that goes in my mouth. 

It is called a food journal

Count calories, 1250 to 1500 to lose weight

Last but the most important..

EXCERISE EXCERCISE EXCERCISE

Inactivity is my Enemy!

Thats It.

Each Thursday, I will post the above photo, and tell you if I am up or down or stayed the same weight and if  followed the plan.

Your part will be to either clap or say We are glad you are here.

that is what we do in the meetings. 

It means, You are here, keep trying.

I will add a few things, maybe what I ate, how far I walked. Who Knows what will appear.

My goal is to reach my goal weight, which will be 15 lbs lost by the end of the year.

The doctor chose my goal weight, not me.

If you think 10 pounds is not a big deal, the photos below are each 10 lbs down.

left to right, the last one as low as i went, that means I am back to the bottom middle.

Seaside Simplicity: 30 Day Challenges started on Jan 1, you might want to join her.

I am not doing the 30 day challenge on blog, but will post about the challenge each Thursday for the month of January.

If you want to scroll through someof my TOPS photos Tops Label HERE

Ruminations on Wordy Wed.

I think to myself, Dirty hair? Why wash it, I never go anywhere. then a tiny voice in my head says, but what if you get sick, get the virus, or any disease that requires a visit to the hospital, you are trapped in the hospital for days or weeks with your hair dirty.

As I put on my walk the dog clothing, I think, wear no bra, I don't need one. I am wearing 2 t-shirts, one light sweater and one heavy sweater. No one will notice, and besides, we never see any one. 

Little voice says to me... what if you get hit by a car, or stroke or heart attack and the EMT comes and they have to hook you up to the paddles or some other wired thingy.

Then I think, we are going to take Beau for a ride, I can't DRIVE without a bra, what is someone rear ends us and a trip to the ER is required, think snickering docs and nurses finding me braless.

Will they snicker and whisper to each other, this old lady doesn't have on a bra. And maybe they say look, she has on YESTERDAYS underwear...OR heaven help me, NO underwear under the leggins?

Are you picking up what I am putting down? 

Power Outage 2

.....continued from yesterday post.

We woke up the morning after the power outage to this....

One Blank Faced Thermostat and NO HEAT

Two red flashing Clocks

and a cold, dark and empty Coffee Maker.

and no partridge in a pear tree, or tree for him to be in. 

First things First. 

I pushed the manual ON button and waited to hear it burble.

As it burbled, I muttered.

The house temp was 64, out side was 48. 

I stood staring at the blank screen of the thermostat. No idea how to program it.

As I gathered flashlight from kitchen, large magnifier glass from drawer

I muttered 

"why would they make a thermostat I can't SEE"

shine flash light on it

"tiny letters, can't even read"

hold magnifier in front of it

"why would they install the thing with out battery backup if they make it programable"

only have 2 hands, how do I push what I can't see

'why would they make a thermostat a #$@%% computer"

I could see one tiny word, 

PROGRAM

I lay down the glass and punch the button under the word program.

you do not want me to repeat the rest of my mutters.

I did it, the heat came on.

I rant and rave about the installer  who did not put a battery back up in it. the one who said, I will program it for you and LEFT without instructions or a manual.

A few days before I had called the installer to find out what I had, and how to change from AC to Heat.

Also watched  YouTube video twice, just to do that.

Lucky me. I vaguely remembered seeing him program it.

I can tell you my parents would never have been able to turn the heat on.

Next stop was 2 RED Numbers FLASHING clocks.

Seems we neglected to replace the back up batteries to hold during power outage 

Unprintable mutterings, use your imagination. 

let me mention that at what I thought was midnight because the flashing clock said 12:00 while flashing, I took the midnight antiviral pill while half asleep  and who knows what the real time was when I took it.

I stormed walked in the kitchen to the

Now full of coffee, coffee maker,  with Two Things to Program

I take two sips of coffee, while once again trying to use a flashlight, magnifiers and push buttons that I can't SEE.

All this for a two hour power failure and the scary thing is, even a 2 minute power failure can do the same thing.

Power Outage 1

 

Christmas Eve we had a thunder storm, lightning, thunder and winds to 50 miles per hour!

Boom! Flash! Bang!

We went to bed, our normal time. As soon as we laid down

Power went out! Came back on! OUT and gone!

IT WAS DARK! 

Wow was it dark? the kind you can't see hand in front of face dark!

Some of you know I am afraid of the dark and every room in the house has its own nightlight.

Plus our neighbors had a flood light on the side of their house and Christmas lights that

keep the outside nice and bright. 

I could not even see the outline of the window and the wind was howling like a banshee!

Have you ever heard a banshee? Me either, but it was whipping those trees like crazy.

Despite the dark and windy, I managed to go to sleep 

and when we woke up the next morning

the power was on 3:30 am check of email, had received the above 3 emails during the night from FPL our power company. 

1st ..They warned it was out, effecting 1536 homes in our neighborhood and back on by 9:15 promise

2nd...Let us know the restoration specialist was in our neighborhood investigating

3rd An hour later the email said your power is own, let us know if yours is not.

Have any of you had this type notification?

this is the first time for this and I like it.. and the fast service.  I could have told there special investigator (power repair guy) no need to investigate, the pole next door blew a transformer..

Wish I and been awake to take photos of them replacing it.

it did cause a little early morning chaos..............to be continued

Discus Fish

 

Since the last time I visited my doctors office, they added a giant fish tank, about the size of a love seat. There were 4 of these beauties slowly floating around, and when I walked up to the tank, they came to the side and stared me in the eye. I said to the lady at the desk, they are talking to me. She said that belongs to our new doctor. He hand feeds them, they are looking for food. She said they are Discus Fish.

I did research and found they are native to the Amazon River in South America.. Wiki info here

They are expensive and require much attention to keep them alive.. I say put them back in the Amazon where they belong.  I am claustrophobic and can't stand small spaces. Looking at fish in a bowl or tank drives me crazy...