Did you accomplish anything today?

[willowtreewren]

I got up at 4:30 and caught a 6:45 flight to Philadelphia. Changed planes in Philadelphia and flew on to White Planes. In White Plains I rented a car and drove up to Mt. Kisko (about 20 minutes away). Had a really good doctor visit with my Lyme specialist and got back to the White Plains airport in time for lunch. Flew to DC (got a fabulous view of the mall with the Washington Monument in all its scaffolding), ate dinner and then flew back to Knoxville. Long day, but I'm glad to be back home.

[Riki]

that does sound like a long day.  You got some nice highlights, though, like the view of the mall and the Washington Monument.  I will see these things someday.  I've never been to DC, but it's one of the cities on my List.

[willowtreewren]

Riki, I've been doing these marathon flights since September, but yesterday's was truly spectacular in what I got to see from the air. On the way to Philly, I saw the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and my childhood stomping ground on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. I know what seat to choose to get the best view by now. When we left White Plains, we headed right toward Manhattan and I saw Central Park and even the Statue of Liberty. Sometimes it is cloudy and I miss these lovely views, but yesterday was exceptional.

The dissent into DC was right up the Potomac and we flew yards away from the Lincoln Memorial at a really low altitude. The Washingtonian sitting next to me expressed surprise that the aircraft was allowed to fly so close! In fact, it was the best view I have ever seen coming into the DC. The only thing that would have made it better was if it had been cherry blossom time! Even the Washingtonian said that the view never gets old, and it doesn't. Make that trip. You won't regret it. The last tie I was actually IN DC was the weekend before I came down with Lyme. The cherry blossoms were just coming out, but it was cold and rainy. Even so, there is nothing like it.

Aleta

[jbeany]

I bought a fabulous vintage wooden dresser yesterday at a thrift store.  It's handmade, with dovetail joints and holes where there used to some rather magnificent locks on the drawers.  It will look wonderful as a balance to the vintage treadle sewing machine I use as a tv stand on the other side of the craft room.  I managed to carefully load it into my car by taking out the drawers to lighten it, and then walking it out the door and gently tipping it up and into the hatch back.  Now, of course, comes the real challenge - getting it upstairs where I want to use it to store fabric instead of the ugly plastic tubs I'm currently.  Keeping in mind, of course, that I'm not allowed to lift anything over 25 pounds, and that hefting anything over about 15 pounds leaves me whimpering for the rest of the day whenever I move.  *sigh*  But I'm cleaning it, polishing it, lining the drawers, and moving the darn thing into place anyhow, darn it.  I think I'll wrap it in an old blanket, tilt it onto the stairs and put my back to it and push it up.  That way, I won't really have to lift anything.

My new motto:  If it's not AMA, it's probably not worth doing!

[Riki]

Don't hurt yourself!!  There's enough of IHD in hospital this week...

[Sugarlump]

I managed to escape from hospital Wednesday night!!!!
Today I managed a spot of retail therapy and lunch at Bella Italia in Norwich. Cheered me up no end. 
Amazing what recuperative powers buying some clothes, make up, stationery and some pressies for my grankids does!!!! 

[Poppylicious]

One big accomplishment: Today I knocked on my Crazy Cat-stealing neighbour's front door and demanded my cat back.  Again.

The whole time I was talking to her my heart was hammering.  I don't like confrontation and I worry about everything but I knew it needed doing because my cat thinks she lives at #43 now!

The conversation went vaguely like this:

Me: I've come to get my cat. I haven't seen her for 24 hours.
CC-sW: She's asleep.
Me: I'd like to take her home. And then I'd appreciate it if you stop letting her in your house.
CC-sW: But you're at work all day.
Me: I haven't been at work for the last few weeks.  I won't be at work for the next couple of weeks. And even if I am at work, that doesn't mean you can just let her in.
CC-sW: She just comes in.
Me: Well, put her straight back out.
CC-sW: But she climbs through the window.
Me: Just put her outside.
CC-sW: But it's at night! [the woman is a walking contradiction and should write a book on 'The Top One Hundred Excuses for Stealing Your Neighbour's Cat']
Me: That's not my problem. I'm asking that you don't let her in your house.  I don't want her to be in your house.  She has a perfectly good house where she has love, food, water, toys and companionship. In the winter you said you were letting her in because it's cold.  Well, it's sunny and warm now ... *gesturing to the sunshine* ... I genuinely get really anxious when I don't see my cat - especially at night - and I'd like her to stop thinking that she has two homes.
CC-sW: *walks into house to get Dora whilst muttering loudly to herself* ... For goodness sake!
[because it's so rude of me to ask for my cat back and request that she stops letting her in]
CC-sW: *returns with a struggling cat*
Me: Hello gorgeous!
[talking to Dora, not CC-sW]

I carried Dora home (she wasn't struggling), and she's now all cosied up asleep on the landing.  I'm going to attempt to keep her in all night, but it's going to be hard when she starts meowing in that strangled 'I want to go out, let me out, why are you so mean to me, I have places to go and people to see, of course I promise to come home tonight' way that girl-cats in their late teens pull off so spectacularly. 

In other news ... yesterday I accomplished the tidying of our office and the throwing away of paperwork from a teaching position I had TEN years ago. Today I had my annual servicing from the boiler man.  Tomorrow I'm having a spot of retail therapy with my Mummy.  Now, I'm going to hang some washing on the line. 

My exciting life.

 

[MaryD]

Years ago we had a cat (Leisl) who came from the RSPCA and who never purred.  I think she must have had a traumatic kittenhood.  She kept putting on weight for no apparent reason.  We carefully monitored her food and gave her the best diet food available.  Both our other cats were of normal weight.

One day I had to go down to my neighbour, who lived next door but one to see if I could unblock her drain.  She led me into her kitchen where Leisl was standing in front of five bowls of assorted delicacies plus a bowl of milk.  I was gobsmacked.  Elma (the neighbour) who was 94 years old thought she was a stray.  Leisl was obviously doted on, so our family decided that we would cede ownership to Elma, but still be responsible for the vet bills. Leisl eventually died of kidney failure, and Elma died a few months later.

She was a strange cat.  She never even purred for Elma who adored her.

[Sugarlump]

One big accomplishment: Today I knocked on my Crazy Cat-stealing neighbour's front door and demanded my cat back.  Again.

The whole time I was talking to her my heart was hammering.  I don't like confrontation and I worry about everything but I knew it needed doing because my cat thinks she lives at #43 now!

The conversation went vaguely like this:

Me: I've come to get my cat. I haven't seen her for 24 hours.
CC-sW: She's asleep.
Me: I'd like to take her home. And then I'd appreciate it if you stop letting her in your house.
CC-sW: But you're at work all day.
Me: I haven't been at work for the last few weeks.  I won't be at work for the next couple of weeks. And even if I am at work, that doesn't mean you can just let her in.
CC-sW: She just comes in.
Me: Well, put her straight back out.
CC-sW: But she climbs through the window.
Me: Just put her outside.
CC-sW: But it's at night! [the woman is a walking contradiction and should write a book on 'The Top One Hundred Excuses for Stealing Your Neighbour's Cat']
Me: That's not my problem. I'm asking that you don't let her in your house.  I don't want her to be in your house.  She has a perfectly good house where she has love, food, water, toys and companionship. In the winter you said you were letting her in because it's cold.  Well, it's sunny and warm now ... *gesturing to the sunshine* ... I genuinely get really anxious when I don't see my cat - especially at night - and I'd like her to stop thinking that she has two homes.
CC-sW: *walks into house to get Dora whilst muttering loudly to herself* ... For goodness sake!
[because it's so rude of me to ask for my cat back and request that she stops letting her in]
CC-sW: *returns with a struggling cat*
Me: Hello gorgeous!
[talking to Dora, not CC-sW]

I carried Dora home (she wasn't struggling), and she's now all cosied up asleep on the landing.  I'm going to attempt to keep her in all night, but it's going to be hard when she starts meowing in that strangled 'I want to go out, let me out, why are you so mean to me, I have places to go and people to see, of course I promise to come home tonight' way that girl-cats in their late teens pull off so spectacularly. 

In other news ... yesterday I accomplished the tidying of our office and the throwing away of paperwork from a teaching position I had TEN years ago. Today I had my annual servicing from the boiler man.  Tomorrow I'm having a spot of retail therapy with my Mummy.  Now, I'm going to hang some washing on the line. 

My exciting life.

 

Poppy I have a suggestion.
How about finding a kitten that needs a home and post it anonymously through your neighbours window! 
Good ob this woman doesn't have her eye on Blokey!!!!! 

[CebuShan]

I got my laundry done, sheets changed, towels changed and machine set up for treatment.   

[willowtreewren]

I survived a 10 hour work day teaching little kids. Pooped!

[Riki]

Years ago we had a cat (Leisl) who came from the RSPCA and who never purred.  I think she must have had a traumatic kittenhood.  She kept putting on weight for no apparent reason.  We carefully monitored her food and gave her the best diet food available.  Both our other cats were of normal weight.

One day I had to go down to my neighbour, who lived next door but one to see if I could unblock her drain.  She led me into her kitchen where Leisl was standing in front of five bowls of assorted delicacies plus a bowl of milk.  I was gobsmacked.  Elma (the neighbour) who was 94 years old thought she was a stray.  Leisl was obviously doted on, so our family decided that we would cede ownership to Elma, but still be responsible for the vet bills. Leisl eventually died of kidney failure, and Elma died a few months later.

She was a strange cat.  She never even purred for Elma who adored her.

I had a cat that did that.  He was huge, but I couldn't figure out why.  It turned out that he would go visit one of the neighbors, and during his visits, the neighbor would feed him all kinds of things.  When I finally found out what was going on, I had to tell them that I didn't mind them letting him in for visits, because he was always a very social cat, but not to feed him like that, because it really wasn't good for him.  They agreed, and he continued his visits with them.  He'd hang out for a couple of hours, then decide he wanted to go home, so they'd let him out again.  That cat has been dead now almost 10 years, but you can still see the path that he made between our house and theirs

[Sugarlump]

Hey I got up!!!! (9.am)   

[galvo]

Well done, Sugarlump! Every day, I regard that as a great victory!

[CebuShan]

I have a ton of things that need to get done today! So far, I'm up and I've made coffee!     (we need a coffee cup smiley!)

[Sugarlump]

This afternoon I pickled my beetroot I have grown in my raised veggie bed this summer. I am now the proud owner of one whole jar of picked golden striped beetroot!!!
D'you reckon I should keep em for christmas???

[CebuShan]

Yay! Sugarlump!        

 I remember the first year I grew enough jalapenos to make a whole jar! It felt like such an accomplishment!

[UkrainianTracksuit]

This afternoon I pickled my beetroot I have grown in my raised veggie bed this summer. I am now the proud owner of one whole jar of picked golden striped beetroot!!!
D'you reckon I should keep em for christmas???

As a beetroot fanatic and having a strange obsession about it (I think they're beautiful...), I must say that this is quite an achievement!  I bet the jar looks splendid!

(Yes, I know I'm strange.)

[Sugarlump]

My horse Declaration of War romped home at 10-1 yesterday and made me a few pennies richer 

[galvo]

10-1! Ripper!!!

[Sugarlump]

Today I cleaned my fridge out!!!
I have a thing about fridges and keeping them spotless (yeah yeah very ocd I know but have you ever looked inside someone else's fridge??!!!) 
Life is too short to catch listeria!!!

[willowtreewren]

I've done laundry, gone to school to clean up from the parent picnic we had last night, taken a nap.... hmmm. Not much, I guess.

 

[Poppylicious]

Good ob this woman doesn't have her eye on Blokey!!!!! 

*chuckles* ... I can just imagine that conversation. She'd be begging me to take him back after the novelty had worn off!  Incidentally, CC-sW came to my house the very next afternoon and told me to collect my cat from hers.  I got very angry but managed to remain polite.  I think she may have finally got the message.

I accomplished very little today.  I did manage to sort out my photos from our few days away (we stayed in Somerset which is very hilly when compared to where we live) and I went to the library, caught up with two hours worth of EastEnders and used the self-scanning machine in Tesco.  Hopefully tomorrow I'll get to the gym because my belly is so HUGE after pigging out on food all week. 

 

[Riki]

I sat on the couch and watched tv all afternoon, and that's actually an accomplishment because I actually got out of bed and was away from the computer

I'm still having trouble getting around.  The stairs are hard for me, especially going up.  With my hemoglobin so low, I need to sit after going up or down the stairs

[Sugarlump]

I sat on the couch and watched tv all afternoon, and that's actually an accomplishment because I actually got out of bed and was away from the computer

I'm still having trouble getting around.  The stairs are hard for me, especially going up.  With my hemoglobin so low, I need to sit after going up or down the stairs

Riki you have my sympathies.I know exactly how that feels. The sheer effort the stairs require. The breathlessness.
Every night used to stress me out, would i make it up the stairs to bed... halfway was the worst ... neither up nor down.
Used to exhaust me. And then coming down in the morning, i had two falls off the bottom step.
So we had a stairlift put in.
Now I whizz up and down in my chair and that was the best investment we ever made. I can go back for something I forgot and I can carry the washing up and down on my lap.
And I haven't had a bad fall since.