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Hoping you don't have to bail out, Ron. Mind, with those astonishing levels of rainfall i wonder just how many folk have to bail out also in Aus. Doesn't bear thinking about. I wish you well, but it must be a constant worry for you. I'm grateful i don't have to live with such regular threats of flooding.

Lovely and sunny out again this morning. I'm going to try a bit of gardening. I have no flowers this year so don't have to keep trekkiing out with watering can which can be a bit of a weight. We're expecting thunder tomorrow and i hope we get some too, i do love a cracking good thunder storm.
 
Ron would it not be possible for you to move upstairs ? I realise you wouldn't fancy the faff but it would solve the bailing out problem.....Quite mild here but the blustery wind is spoiling it (I'm not whinging of course) We had a nice walk along the sea front and got the bus back,they're every 15mins and we have free passes which we don't use enough.
 
Not possible Carol. I suspect the inside walls would be coated in crystal Meth, the floors are rotten, it has worse mold than my place (if that is possible) . Plus the whole place has been wrecked by his four kids and is in very poor condition. More rain overnight and more water came in. Ron.
 
I would have suggested the same Ron, but if your landlord is happy with you paying your rent for a rotten unit then he'd rather keep you there. I've learned why adult social care aren't turning up to help. On the news there are 4.5 million of us awaiting help. Do you have any kind of adult social care Ron to get you moved. They do carry some weight, but i'm having to wait for my turn for any help.

Beautiful day out this morning although my hands are a little numb even indoors. We await our thunder and heavier downpours later today and a bit tomorrow too. It's a chillier wind out this morning but i'm going to get the woollies out and hope for the best. I'm still waiting for a bus pass myself. I've been out 3 times in 3 months now, it's very depressing now just not going anywhere and with eyes getting worse i won't be going out when blind. No point and too vulnerable.
 
Very nice this morning but now we have what Ron would describe as 'polite' rainfall. Nothing to get excited about and for once i hope i don't have sleep again tonight as we may get a good thunderstorm. I shall feel for all the nested chicks and hope for them. Enjoy the fleeting sun, Ron and i hope you don't get too much more rain next week.

My winter woollies are washed, dried and put away. I'll probably be wearing them next week as it's not August yet.
 
10C The snow is pretty much gone except in the bush on the north side slopes. Temperatures have been in the low 20's over the past few days along with some heavy thunderstorms that created a lot of flooding. Large areas of low lying lands around Red lake and Ft Frances has turned the area into lakes. A child drowned in a creek in Thunder bay which was a raging torrent when it usually is a dry creek bed. We lost more than 6 months worth of snow in just 10 days, and with the rains the land could not take it. No trouble here on the hill other than more washouts on my side road and drive way. I have been cutting wood, but its been slow going.
 
So, no witnessing the super blood moon due to cloud, and no joy of thunderstorm either. On a better note, i actually slept for around 4.5 hours straight.

Eyes weakening badly now and it doesn't help to know that i'm number 4.5 millionth in the queue to get help. Something will pan out i suppose. I have an appointment for pre surgery assessment tomorrow and at last it has come around. It's been a painful wait really, mainly transport has caused it.

Dull and overcast today and of course i've put my clean winter woolly back on lol. It's generally around August that they get put away.
~Good to hear from you Chris. Wishing you well too.
 
7C cloudy. I went outside to watch the blood moon eclipse but the moon was very low on the eastern horizon during the event and was soon covered by the cloud. What I did notice startled me... the utter absense of peeper frogs. The frogs start their peeping chorus as soon as the snow starts melting and as the creeks open. They should be out and loud by now, but not one. Very strange, it could be due to all the logging which may have created fungal toxins that are fatal to the frogs. I will observe over the coming nights if any frogs appear.
 
Buff, i think all nature is suffering badly, but this spring is weird. Our birds are nesting 3 weeks early this spring. First they've noticed. I wonder if a pole shift is occuring. Keep us informed. I'm always interested.

Off to my appointment today, then i await the actual biopsy. Feeling depressed these passed two days, i think it's my darkening vision although we are expecting the hottest day today. It is sunny out and i'm looking forward to being driven to hospital. I just don't get out anymore other than the village shop occasionally. At least its a lovely day to look out a car window.
 
I know you're dreading your apt. Di., but it will be over by tonight and it means you'll get seen to for once and for all.
Warm and sunny here but I struggle with the masks in good weather.We will continue to wear them though.
Guess what, I got a leaflet through the door today advising me to book early for Christmas, for lunch that is.Honestly you couldn't make it up..........they need reporting
 
10C Sunny. Nice day coming up. Yesterday I made good progress on the firewood effort. Carol, they sure have nerve to be pushing Christmas this early. Its annoying like trying to find winter related items in the store when they are already pushing outdoor patio furniture in February. I hope they can gather enough information during your appointment to form a plan of treatment Di.
 
Was a long appointment with tests galore. I shall have to go back 3 days before the proceedure for covid and blood tests again, they won't let me nip to gp to get them done, so another £30 volunteer driver fee again. Actually they are generally very nice in the hospital.

Sunny with healthy showers today. Not exactly Christmas weather i must say, quite warm out and a slight breeze.
Ron, hope the rain is over for now. Today i was thinking of getting the Xmas tree out.... and selling it with the decorations lol. Probably not the right time of year someone will tell me. Well, nothing like getting in to the spirit of Xmas in May. I can't believe it.
 
I wish Di ,they have forecast 30mm for Friday 60mm for Sat and showers every day for weeks thanks to the SE trade wind pattern that has set in. Every night there are stories on the news of people complaining of mold everywhere. Even one of the cinemas had to close because all the seats went moldy. One of the biggest shopping centres on the north side of Brisbane, Toombul ,has been closed for good and will be demolished due to flood damage. It is very uncomfortable weather with lows around 20c every day and highs from 25-29. The humidity yesterday was 90%. Ron.
 
There will be nothing of Aus left soon Ron. Fancy the buildings getting so much mold that it's dangerous for humans to even demolish it. What weather does to human life and lifestyle is ridiculous. Hope yours isn't too bad. You just don't need that on top of everything.

Had some cracking good thunder and lightening at last yesterday, i really enjoyed it and i'm not going to mention that it was heavy downpours as Ron would laugh at us Brits.

Sunny this morning and quite warm too.

I'm going to have my biopsy on the brain done on the 1st of June and i'm pleased i know where i stand now. Hopefully it's onwards and upwards and they'll offer me radiation or gamma knife stuff once they know what it is etc. Then they might treat me for the ovarian. I'm surprised they're even bothering with me with the massive backlogs, but i'm pleased something is going ahead.
 
6C Gray. Good to hear that you are getting the treatments you need Di, a little bit of hope goes a long ways. I received my forth covid shot and my arm is still soar after two days, that is a good indicator that I am glad I got the shot. I bought a seasoned flattened chicken that looked interesting, but it was rotten. It smelled a bit odd in the package, but it was clear that it was bad as it stank up the house when I put it in the oven. In the end I only had some vegetables for dinner and animals ate the chicken I tossed last night. Going to take in my receipt to get a refund.
 
It's a bleak day here, showers and grey skies, not too cold though. My roses are quite slow this year and the lilac trees haven't done much at all, neither has my wisteria, mind, i gave it a good prune last year. Perhaps i've wrecked it.
Buff i would have given them the chicken back and made them smell it and stink their whole cooked meat counter out. Disappointing when it happens. I've been trying out my slow cooker and managed to completely overcook my jacket potatoes. Finally i think i've sussed how long they need, and it's not all night as some state. Mine were very orange inside and went straight in the bin, lol.
 
2C with snowflurries this morning. It turned cold overnight as the rain finished as snow behind the system is common for this time of year. I got a lot done cutting wood yesterday. Today I may turn to some yard work and store away the snowmobiles for the season.
 
Actually quite a bright day today from what i've seen. Mainly i have been dozy on and off all day. Not got a thing done at all and am probably going to get an early night. The birds have been around the feeders plenty and i've heard quite a few different types. They're getting through sacks this year, costing me afortune. I'me sure i spend more on their food than mine, lol

Flurries still, Buff, it's nearly June.
 
We certainly achieved the 60mm target for yesterday and bit extra. It rained non stop all of yesterday and last night. It is still raining this morning. We had an election yesterday. The pm and government lost. The pm retained his seat but the treasurer lost his. The labour party won the election but have not achieved a outright majority. Many of the the previous government members lost their seats to indepedents . It all looks a bit messy to me. Ron.
 
19c and another mixed bag. Everything is coming out in bloom... Slowly but surely beauty will be everywhere here. I wish you all the best, Ron. You are a very hardy and kind man. I greatly respect you for being so humble. You're in my good books that's for sure. Hang in there mate. You're stronger than you will ever know. Chris.
 
We/ve heard about your election reults, Ron. Does sound messy and i think they're talking about a coalition which i think is always a difficult political situation to work with. Hope it all settles down and you get needed changes brought about with your new PM.
Sunny this morning and not cold at all. We are a bit short on blossoms this year Chris. Roses are lagging behind and many bushes and trees around have not bloomed as they would. Maybe theyr're giving themselves a rest this year.
 
Coolish and breezy but i just needed a light jacket when we walked down to the quay for a look 'round a classic car show.You just cannot beat the old cars.You could nearly always fix them yourself after a run out to the scrap yard for parts, Happy Days.
Chris,you would have enjoyed the motor bikes.There were at least 300 passed us on our walk down the bank.The noise of the engines and the smell made me quite emotional.Lots of classics too.
 
5C Partly cloudy, frost again last night. I moved the snowmobiles to their summer storage area and took a day off from wood cutting. The nephew called and told me about the big storm that rolled through as he got his generator going. Power will be off for days, but he's got lots of fuel. It was a bad storm that rolled through the southern part of the province killing at least 5. Ron, from the sounds of the election outcome it sounds like the cost of living will be going through the roof as it has done here since the liberals took power, not good.
 
Sounds really interesting Carol. I used to love the old crocks run from London to Brighton each August when we lived in Hove. I too preferred the old mechanical cars rather than the costs a fortune to fix it these days ones with their high tech high spec technology. I can't even change a light bulb now. Ah, the good old days were definitely best. Everything was simpler and better then today's more complex everything.
 
Coolish and breezy but i just needed a light jacket when we walked down to the quay for a look 'round a classic car show.You just cannot beat the old cars.You could nearly always fix them yourself after a run out to the scrap yard for parts, Happy Days.
Chris,you would have enjoyed the motor bikes.There were at least 300 passed us on our walk down the bank.The noise of the engines and the smell made me quite emotional.Lots of classics too.
I wish I was there, Carol. Sounds like fun to me! I'm glad you got to see it. If you can find a clip pm me. Cheers my friend.
 
13C Mainly sunny. A warmer day coming up. I got up, made a big breakfast and am running the laundry and will hang it out on the line later this morning. I cleared the trail and spent some time at the cabin doing some spring cleanup. Going to cut wood later on. I like the older cars for simplicity. My truck is older and does not have the electronics of today's vehicles. When I rent a car on a trip, it like a computer console on wheels with all the electronics. I prefer knobs and controls for their ease of use and fewer distractions. The storm on Saturday left a long trail of damage with at least 9 dead. Fortunately for family there was little damage, but they expect to run their generators for days before power is restored.
 
Nice day coming up sunny 15C already this morning. They are still cleaning up after the storm in the south in Ontario, after all the news about power outages the real sobering pictures and stories of the storm are coming in. The damage is incredible, my niece lost the whole roof of their house on the farm, the barn received some damage too. Everyone will be on their generators for days to come, but the outages are nothing when compared to the damage inflicted by the the derecho that went through. The death count is up to ten now.
 
12c with sunshine and intermittent heavy showers......Buff,I've been catching up on a TV drama from over your way. Cavendish ? I'm quite enjoying it,especially the episodes shot during winter.£ft of snow on top of parked cars and vast frozen lakes. I think it's in Algonquin Bay but i don't suppose it's really there.
 
Sunny with heavier showers today. Not managed to get anything much done today. I always find it disappointing when i don't get that to do list done. I should understand my health better, but i think we all think we'er 18 year olds really. I'm definitely not an 18 year old lol. Canadian weather looking rough at the moment. Stay safe Buff and Chris.
 
we have had heavy showers overnight and this morning. All of the lawn at the front of the units is a dead slimy mess. We are expecting a couple of dry days towards the end of this week and more rains by the weekend. My thoughts are with the people of Ontario. Ron.
 
7C gray, expecting rain. Some of the first leaves are starting to pop out on some of the trees, the process of 'green up' has begun. The frogs are a bit thin this year, they don't have the volume like should have, but at least they are not gone. Carol, chances are good its a Canadian show when there's piles of snow. One can still find some snow in the bush at this time of year. Chris I wish I could tap into some of that energy you have there at the moment.
 
No change here. Sun,showers and breezy......Ron, just go with the flow my friend.If you want some time in bed, then go for it.
We're never going to get any of the life we've had. back so if you need time out,have it.You've worked long and hard and have all sorts of health problems so look after yourself .How many youngsters who'll neither work nor want, do you think lie in bed most of the day?
 
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Cold and wet 6C. I'll trade you some of that heat for our ongoing cold weather Lynda. I spent the night walking the ceilings, I got maybe 10 minutes of sleep in between before waking up to cramps throughout the night. I may have eaten too much vegetables last night overloading my system. Like Ron I'll sleep for part of the day. Too cold and wet to do any work outside. My neice has had the roof of the house tarped up, but it will be awhile before a new roof along with trusses can be rebuilt, they believe it was a tornado. The barn will wait. As farmers they will do the work themselves, contractors are hard to find due to all the storm damage.
 
Another fine day,my summer clothes are still folded and waiting to be ironed and hung up.....maybe tomorrow.
There's been an absence of Covid numbers in the papers lately,probably due to the pantomime in Westminster.....but I found a clip in todays paper.......in the week up to May 21st there were ONLY 1 point 1 million people with the disease in the UK. Down from1 point 3 million the previous week,that's not including people who didn't register,those who wanted to go on holiday,go to festivals and football matches etc. So really the pandemic is almost over, NOT. Now we only have Monkey Pox to worry about, and the government of course.......... Di., best wishes for tomorrow, I'll be thinking about you.
 
Cold and wet 10C. Back to the regular weather, the solstice is now less than a month away, typically the good weather doesn't arrive until after the solstice, its with hope warmer weather will finally filter in, in the next few weeks. Yesterday was a sample of what is to come. I cut some wood until I got into a sweat, then spent the rest of the afternoon on the deck in the sunshine knowing it would not last long. Had a better sleep last night without the cramping.
 
Cold and wet 6C. I'll trade you some of that heat for our ongoing cold weather Lynda. I spent the night walking the ceilings, I got maybe 10 minutes of sleep in between before waking up to cramps throughout the night. I may have eaten too much vegetables last night overloading my system. Like Ron I'll sleep for part of the day. Too cold and wet to do any work outside. My neice has had the roof of the house tarped up, but it will be awhile before a new roof along with trusses can be rebuilt, they believe it was a tornado. The barn will wait. As farmers they will do the work themselves, contractors are hard to find due to all the storm damage.
I now work like a farmer and I love it. I used to be a ranch hand.
 
My volunteer driver loves her weekends away. No, she didn't book my driver. We had to panick this morning but finally she has found someone to takeme to todays appointment. God, i was worried. As i say, i like things to run smoothly without hiccups. Sunny is this morning with possibilities of showers. So long as i get to hospital i shall be happy with the day.
 
Rather cloudy today. Not so warm so i've put the winter woollies on again. Got to my appointment and got all tests done. If i don't don't get a call from the hospital today then i'm covid negative and will go to hospital on the 1st. Hoping i will be in just one day although it could be two. Starting to get nervous about having my brain plucked about, lol. I'm sure it will be fine. Then they will decide my course of action. None too soon.
 
You really need those tests Di., much as you don't want them.The sooner the better, no matter what the results say, These docs know what they're doing much better than 10-20yrs ago.But I understand how scared you are,being alone.Sending hugs and positive thoughts you way x.........Got caught in a heavy shower on the way from town and quite cold at 10c, but home now and dried out and I'm not moving off this recliner 'til bedtime.
 
12C Cloudy. Glad you found someone to take you in Di, you don't need unnecessary stress at this time. I hope I can go out and cut wood, the blackflies will be out in a matter of days from now. Its good seeing everything greening up with that fresh smell of new growth in the air. We could really use some warm sunny days to dry things up and get things growing, the rivers are still very high.
 
Thats odd, I logged on only to find that my comment from Saturday was still in the preview window, I just posted it in now. Di, its better to have the doctors check you out than to let it go. At least you have the care that may make the difference going forward. Its a wet one today, with a thunderstorm this morning. I got a fair bit of wood cutting done yesterday.
 
We had more heavy downpours through the night, today its very windy and should start to partially clear up before more unsettled weather moves through. Looking at traveling to visit family, but as usual my sisters have no time for me, to heck with them there will be more time to visit those who are worthy of my time, travel is not easy for me anyways and this will probably my last time. How family rifts can last a lifetime, it appears the healthy ones do not understand how precious our limited time is here. Three years away due to covid, she can keep her 70k boat, money does awful things to people.
 
12C mainly sunny. High winds knocked the power out and I had the chance to run the new generator. Its a lot of generator for the price, and I like the long runtime with its larger fuel tank. Now I have two generators in case one quits. The old Honda is 25 years old, and I felt that it would be a good idea to have a second genny.
 
I'm home already. So pleased. hated every minute of hospital. Procedure was painful all of yesterday and much of today. Staff weren't very friendly either. Got to hospital at 7 am and went down to theatre at 10pm. At least it's nice to be quiet at home. Wish i still had a cat though. I'm looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight and i hope i don't wake too early. Weather has been cold and low cloud. Didn't catch much of the jubilee weekend so far and not too many streets celebrating around here either. I'm too tired to be bothered with it anyway. Getting an early night and will log on tomorrow hopefully feeling much better.
 
Slwpt really well. Feel so much better for it too. Nothing like my own bed. Sunnyish out today and i'm going to have bit of a lazy day today. I've lost track of everything with the jubilee bank holiday and di've no idea whether shop hours are normal today. In act i have to keep reminding myself what day it is. Will be glad when all is normal again.
 
Glad you're home Di., We all know what you mean, there's no place like home and especially you own bed.
No need to tell you to take it easy,I hope,
Nice day here.I thought we were in for a storm last night but it turned out to be one flash of lightning and one roll of thunder hahaha. I can't remember when we last had a good storm here,but it must be years,
 
We had some heavy rain overnight but it cleared the coast early this morning. The cold front is still with us and we we will see some chilly weather early next week. I'm glad I have learned to live without heaters the way power prices are increasing. Glad you are feeling a little more settled Di, Ron.
 
We had more heavy downpours through the night, today its very windy and should start to partially clear up before more unsettled weather moves through. Looking at traveling to visit family, but as usual my sisters have no time for me, to heck with them there will be more time to visit those who are worthy of my time, travel is not easy for me anyways and this will probably my last time. How family rifts can last a lifetime, it appears the healthy ones do not understand how precious our limited time is here. Three years away due to covid, she can keep her 70k boat, money does awful things to people.
I couldn't agree more! You can't take that stuff with you... Better to enjoy what you have, while You're still here... PEACE!
 
I'm home already. So pleased. hated every minute of hospital. Procedure was painful all of yesterday and much of today. Staff weren't very friendly either. Got to hospital at 7 am and went down to theatre at 10pm. At least it's nice to be quiet at home. Wish i still had a cat though. I'm looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight and i hope i don't wake too early. Weather has been cold and low cloud. Didn't catch much of the jubilee weekend so far and not too many streets celebrating around here either. I'm too tired to be bothered with it anyway. Getting an early night and will log on tomorrow hopefully feeling much better.
Huge hugs Buddy. XX :)
 
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Much sunnier this morning and i'm going to get a few loads of washing done as it's nice. All the winter bedding is being done, winter woollies too, although i still have one on lol, and i'm hoping to give my back garden its first ever strim. It's grown like mad since the massive fir trees came down. It's nice to see some green in it though. I'm getting hrough a 20kg sack of bird food every two weeks. I think the birds might be going on a diet soon. The young will have fledged oon.
Ron, you're lucky you don't have a heater. Donn't bother with the cost of energy these days. 6C seems quite cool though. |I'd be putting the heating on if it was that here.
 
DON'T overdo things Di., !!!! what's wrong with sitting down with a chocolate bar and a book ? Do you know when you'll get your results ?.......a mixed day of sun and light showers here and the remnants of Storm Alex is bringing unseasonable strong winds tomorrow. I'm going to get my lockdown hair cut tomorrow too.It's been 16mnths and it's way past my shoulders now.I wear it tied back or up, as I'm too old to wear it loose alas.Lockdown isn't totally to blame, crohns forced a few cancellations,so fingers x'ed.
 
I'm told results in around 10 days, so about the 21st. I still have pain in the brain too. Once i get those results i will know my path forwards in treatment which is the next step. In the meantime i'm waiting to get the stitches out and get a good hairwash. \my hair will need a good sort out due to the shaved spot. Mind, i might lose it all again. in the meantime it looks and feels dreadful. Another fairly nice day although thundery showers are still a possibility for tonight and tomorrow.
 


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