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Bufford said:
We could use some of that 84 if you have any left to share Cross-stitch gal. Its 10C wet, paltry and the biting flies are worse than ever after the heavy rains yesterday. I went outside this morning, only to come back in real quick as the mosquitos are drilling today so I'll hole up in the house again today, and make a day of it tomorrow getting supplies with the neighbor. Yesterday was a day in the kitchen and the ribs turned out perfect, I'll have the rest later for supper. Season ribs as you wish the night before, next day place ribs upside down to absorb juices, foil wrap and place on cookie sheet, then into the 100C oven for just over 3 hrs, open foil, turn ribs right side up then brush on BBQ sauce and then broil until the sauce has caramelized.
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I don't know about the 84 though. Today is supposed to be 97 and tomorrow is 96!!! That's a little hot for my taste!! Speaking of tasting things, that recipe sounds really good though, do you have any to share with the rest of us?
 
22c clear blue sky....off for a walk along the bank top (high river path).It
s a lovely view up and down the river and the quay, then out the North and South piers to the horizon. AND there's plenty seats to take the weight off which is a plus
 
9C Wet and cold. with a damp north wind, I put the fire on to take the chill off, now that warm weekend is a distant memory. Our summers are cold and wet and only getting worse which means spending time in the kitchen when its not fit for man or beast outside.
For the ribs, I do a rub the day before. I use both real garlic and garlic powder, a light touch of cayenne or red pepper, basil, and a few pinches of mixed fine herbs. Remove the membrane from the ribs before hand. Add anything else you may want, then let it sit overnight in the fridge before baking. Place the ribs upside down in the foil pouch to absorb juices as it cooks. After baking at 100C for about 3 hrs more or less depending how big it is, then open the foil pouch turn ribs right side up and add BBQ sauce of your choice and broil until sauce is caramelized then serve. Save the juice and pour it over the ribs and potatoes.
 
Could you just send me some Buff ? I'll pay the postage of course.....25c here but humid..not my sort of day.
I want boots and parka on and a nice cumfy sweater and socks and muffler and gloves.Not really a hat person though.
 
I'm not sure what kind of shape the ribs might be in by the time they get there, but if you want to try for yourself I'll be glad to answer any questions. Come here for a visit if you want parka and winter boot weather in July, but you better bring along plenty of insect repellent. Since the ribs, I had a bit of a rough go, at the gas station I fell after tripping on the hose, at first I could not get up and it took both Judy and the gas station attendant to get me up. My hip and forearm took the worst of the hit and I peeled back the toe nail on my big toe and it hurt and bled. When I came home, a large black bear was grazing on the grass in the yard, needless to say I did not use the outhouse that evening. I am pretty black and blue but in one piece with everything still working which is the main thing. I even went out in the canoe the day after.
A short break from the constant cold and wet condtions, 14C Sunny, I'll take it while we still got it.
 
Oh,Buff mate.....that's just what you don't need eh?....it's so easy in our Autumn years to have an accident like that. At least you weren't alone and had help at the scene .Feel better soon.
Very warm (for me) and muggy today. It reached 31c in the south yesterday but they can keep it.Us northerners weren't bred for those temps.
 
Hey Bufford, hope you are OK, nothing worse than a helpless fall , It makes you feel very vulnerable ,
Weather OK here , rainy most days but clearing up in the evening,
20C and overcast.
 
Its a bit better now, I took the bandage off my big toe yesterday, its rough but not infected. I'm all black and blue on my right side, especially the hip and forearm. I went in and had a scheduled MRI done on my wrist, now the wait to see what they have seen and what to do for it. Always something. Our summers have become something of a disappointment. In my working years we used to get weeks upon weeks of predictable hot weather, and I would just leave the airconditioner on and let run day and night. The last 20 years have turned cold and wet, and last year I pulled the airconditioner out in July and needed the fire. Once the biting flies settle it will be back on the wood pile effort, maybe that will help build up strength.
16C gray.
 
Sounds like a good reason to party Tony, a good time for all. Yesterday was not bad, the sunshine held, albeit it could have been warmer, but I got out in the canoe and got some sun on my bruises, and with the bandage off my toe I could get my feet wet. Last night it got cold for July standards only +8C, but it feel like it will warm up this morning, and more than likely I will spend the afternoon at the lake again. Carol, maybe we could do a trade with the weather, there's a whole season of cold stuff I would be willing to trade, for just an honest heat wave or two.
 
Warm misty rain ,20C miserable day , gallbladder surgery put off for about a month as my vitamin D levels were through the floor ,hopefully will get it done before the winter
Probably better off anyway at the moment as the vomiting bug is giving us a visit and covid is everywhere.
 
Been nothing new around here, I got an appointment with the ostomy clinic for maintenance. The homecare visits never happened as they are stretched beyond the limit. But things look well heeled in the area. We are lucky the covid numbers have been low. Warmer weather is in the forecast, but as you know, by the time it gets here it may never amount to anything. A paltry 6C this morning, with plenty of biting flies to share with others as the morning slowly warms up.
 
8C good sleeping weather, but it takes a small fire to warm things up for breakfast. Went in for stoma maintenance and they said the stoma is looking good. Big wildfire out to the west is wreaking havoc in Jasper as the community has been evacuated. Nice day coming up and a bit warmer going forward, I may step out into the canoe later.
 
Hey Bufford good that the stoma is looking good , haven't had mine ,checked in hospital for about 8 years but the Hollister nurse who did a home visit gave me the all clear recently ,
Nice day here today 20C windy and clouds ,Don't seem to have much energy but that's probably from the vit D deficiency,
Hey Carol 👋
 
18c but feels warmer..got all the windows open.....the days are getting shorter slightly but not fast enough for me.I know I shouldn't wish my life away though so I'll try to enjoy what little summer we get....
 
The weather warmed up and that has helped with the mosquitos and biting flies. I found a large black legged tick on the outhouse floor, normally I leave insects alone, but I squashed that one, anything that drinks blood is fair game for my foot. The nights are growing and the days are slowing, I like the longer evenings too Carol, but I am still looking for some real summer where the airconditioner hums and the furnace not. Since the surgery I have noticed a major decline in my strength and endurance Tony. Despite feeling older than my age, my quality of life has improved with better appetite, less pain and a better mood. But its clear that there is less of me, which makes sense when they remove and reroute that much plumbing.
 
17c and had a walk over to the park...I did to much this morning so didn't feel up to going far.....there was a "swing" band playing
on the bandstand and I really felt like a bop but I would have needed medics on standby.....Got soaked on the walk home but it cleared up as soon as I got the key in the front door as usual.
 
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This pic looks pretty similar to our area of the Tyne Tony.We are so lucky we don't live in cities eh?
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We are literally 50 yards from the river and about half a mile from a great walkway overlooking Cork Harbour (second biggest natural harbour in the world )
We really are blessed to be so close to so much natural beauty ,
Could not live in a city ever again but luckily for us we don't have to ,
Hope yourself and Les are doing well 🤗
 
Warmer more seasonal, which is helping to knock down the biting flies. I went out in the canoe yesterday, I may do the same this afternoon, the summer heat is a pleasure after the long stretch of below normal temperatures. That is a big cruise ship in the background near the end of the video, not much different than the harbor down in Thunder Bay. I'm glad I don't live in a city, the bylaws and crampt lifestyle would drive me nuts, and I could not afford the cost of living.
Fire fighters from around the world as far as New Zealand have flown in to fight the wild fires in western parts of Canada. One third of the town of Jasper was consumed by the flames. Decades of poor forestry practices are catching up with us with catastrophic results.
 
Hey Bufford glad you're able to out on the water ,
Yeah we get a lot of liners in here and they are a bloody nuisance ,
They flood the town with tourists wandering around like lost sheep and spending nothing in the town ,
And they belch out fumes all day when they're docked , anyway old guy rant over ,
Can't understand how any one boards those over sizes pitre dishes 🤔
 
22c no wind or showers .Walked to the craft market and crawled home.Last time this summer.Bloody madness !!! Couldn't talk to each other for the noise of the continuous traffic heading to the coast,( and I bet none of them got a parking slot) ,The market is under a glass roof (Victorian train station,now metro) and we were baking, but should know better of course.Too many people,most of them a foot taller than I am and all walking in the opposite direction to us hahaha .Didn't hang around or spend owt and very glad to get home..... I was dreaming of your canoe on the lake Buff.
We get liners daily in the summer months Tony,but luckily the berth a mile or so up river. A lot of them are about ten storeys high !!! Never been an ambition of ours,but nor have a lot of things/places.Blackpools another.hahaha
Give me wide open spaces, lakes/lochs. mountains trees ,wildlife and big skies.
Or my recliner and a good book.
 
Summer heat, it got up to 30C and I just enjoyed a lazy day outside on the deck in the shade with a magazine and a cooler along with the hum of the airconditioner instead of the furnace. I made a festive dinner for one and thought about that trip to Antigua decades ago. It was in the days before mechanical dishwashers and the sounds of dinner plates being washed and stacked by hand in the background along with the smell of good food being served with wine and the carribean music in the out door dining area under the stars and moon bring back the memories. It was the 1970's young but old enough, with life ahead of me. Now look at the shrivilled old graybeard I have become, along with the lousy state of the world we live in.
If the weather holds up, I'll try to do a repeat.
 
I can live without a lot Carol but life without books is not worth living , sitting in the shade reading a good book ,
Beautiful day here 23c with clear skies ,
Had to go through the town earlier and it's bedlam
We have a great tourist site on an island here in the harbour , a napoleonic fort that's drawing thousands of tourists but at 11:30 all the parking was gone .
 
At one time I thought about taking a cruise, it sounded appealing at first, but the thought of being crammed into a ship with thousands turned me off. Then came the problems at sea like power outages with toilets backing up. Not my idea of a holiday memory. Save the money, go visit family has been a better option. A good afternoon on the deck or the canoe is far better and cheap on the budget, that's if the weather is good. So far so good the nice warm weather is holding for now and the biting flies are becoming manageable. 24C this morning.
 
22C the summer weather continues, I went out on the lake only to pull up the canoe and head home as a thunderstorm developed. Made supper, then the power went out just as I turned on the airconditioner, it seemed odd, I flipped the switch, it grunted then nothing and noticed everything went off. It was a short one, three hours but the generator got a bit of a run. I forgot about the bear the day before, but another bear slightly thinner was in the yard. Its the thin ones that make me more nervous, I hate being on the menu. being close to the door he still made my back hair stand on end as he walked towards me, it reminded me of the bad dream of the bear while in hospital. He did run off when I yelled at him. One has to keep an eye on bear around here in the summer. Going up to 30C with humidity.
 
warm here and expecting thunder storms tonight .Hopefully it will clear the air....... We haven't ventured far except
for the weekly shop and I enjoyed taking my time in the freezer dept. Security had a word when they caught me dangling my feet
over the side of the frozen veg freezer...but at least I wasn't shop lifting and he didn't have to chase me.They made me pay for the
peas though so let me know if you run short ,I've got a few years worth spare
 
It was another summer day sunny, slight breeze and up to 30C. I did my favorite activity; nothing. Sat out on the deck, reading magazines with a tall cooler. Life doesn't get much better than that. Then I made a good stir fry for supper. I hope to do similar today. Good to hear Tony, the feeling of weightlessness in the water is good for the body. Carol; peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old. But I'm not so sure about it after nine days old though.
 
24C and rising. We made it to 31C yesterday, the air conditioner has gotten a good run, and I have had some good summer weather to relax and just rest. The biting flies are way down now, but the forecast doesn't look great next week. Well Carol, there is still a bit of European influence over here depending upon your age, and now heading out to the outhouse I got that old song going round and round in my head; Its a long way to Tipperary, its a long way to go, and it sure is when the bear made its presence here again overnight. 40 meters may as well be 400 when I am considered a menu item by that four legged menace that maybe lurking. That's a day of life in the wilderness. I'll take it, for I would not last long in a city.
 
Warm and muggy....the promised storms didn't show yesterday ,not up here any how. Buff, ,Tony will know where Tipperary is,he'll have been 'round the block a few times,no doubt....the pease porridge ditty is pease pudding in this neck of the woods. Lentils/split peas cooked in ham stock 'til thick and spread on bread or "stotties" with the fresh ham ,butter and a dollop of mustard...
and I know you have to give bears respect and a wide berth but we would love them in our back yard,with the odd moose and maybe a wolf ? I'd swerve the outhouse though....
 
24C sunny, another warm day coming up, but I don't think it will last much longer unless the weather folks goofed up. Carol, you would do well with company from a moose and wolves, but a bear, I don't think you will want that kind of company. Many story books paint a picture of bear being cute, but that is far from the truth, they are more like a cross between your worst nightmare and a garbage truck on all fours, and smell that's about the same. There is no other animal that can make the hair on my back stand on end.
 
Be glad you don't have to deal with carnivorous bear and the terrror they bring as well as wolverine and cougar. But you do have the foot ball hooligans to deal with, we read on the news, they remind me of the biting flies in hordes.The good weather is coming to an end, and it may mean working on the woodpile and yard work. Not really looking forward to doing it after having had a hot summer holiday, and the easy life in the parking lane.
 
Bufford said:
24C sunny, another warm day coming up, but I don't think it will last much longer unless the weather folks goofed up. Carol, you would do well with company from a moose and wolves, but a bear, I don't think you will want that kind of company. Many story books paint a picture of bear being cute, but that is far from the truth, they are more like a cross between your worst nightmare and a garbage truck on all fours, and smell that's about the same. There is no other animal that can make the hair on my back stand on end.
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Buff .I KNOW !!!! I've seen REVENANT 4 times......
 
I watched that movie, and given the gun laws in this country that is how most of us have to deal with the menace when one is out in the bush away from the safety of the house. I have been wary of the beast of late after two visits into the yard in one week in the evenings. The stores were heaving yesterday when I went in for supplies, and I was glad to make it home without cracking the egg.
 
Tony you would not have liked that bear in my yard last week, he was enjoying some 'salad' chewing weeds on the lawn by the woodpile, I watched him from the safety of the deck. He saw me, and then just walked towards me with his haunches moving up and down in rhythm as he came towards me with his eyes staring intently. I made for the door. The evening twilight made it all feel more intimidating. I've seen enough to know that our forests are not as benign as many think it is, mother nature is to be respected.
Carol the rioting over your way is in the news, the whole world seems on edge on many fronts, and the stock market is not any better. Like bear, when people face scarcity and the government takes more, things get scary.
The summer heatwave is but a memory, 8C
 
It really is living with nature for you Bufford , can't imagine a bear wandering about my front yard ,
Do you have spray at hand? or how do you encourage them to move away 🤔
 
It was 18c during the night and it's very humid today. I've been for my annual check up and must wait for the blood results foe a few days,but I was checked for diabetes last month and that was ok .Weight and B.P. are ok but so I'm happy with that.I must be doing something right but my diet is atrocious.......
 
Its not all bad Carol, if your diet is going beyond its confines, then that should be taken as a good sign that your digestive system is working. Good appetite is always a good sign. When I am feeling off of my game I don't eat enough, and avoid the 'good stuff' knowing they are trigger foods and favor the bland boring foods in small portions, or avoid food altogether. Since my surgery I have laid off of the Scotch. A mixed drink such as Rum and orange juice is better and easier on the system and enjoying a wider variety of foods.
Tony, when I head out in the bush as I did yesterday to go canoeing, I pay attention to the trail ahead of me, and behind me too to know what maybe following me. I always, always carry a good knife on my belt, most of the time its used to for light chopping to clear small trees and limbs that come down on the trail and to prepare a fire and shore lunch. Its the one practical thing that can make the difference between being invited as Dinner or going home. Having encountered bear face to face, I avoid showing fear even though my BP would be through the roof, yell at the bear and make myself bigger by holding a big branch or stick over my head to make myself as large as possible.
If the bear runs off, all is good and I continue, but when the bear simply slowly ambles off taking his time and looks back at me from a distance, I back up calmly, call off my plan and go home, and try to do it without showing any kind of fear. If they sense fear, the bear will take it up another level and things can unravel quickly. Nothing worse than becoming a menu item, and the bear need no credit card for take out.
 
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Wow.you really are a brave outdoors man Buff eh ? But as I've just said to Les,it's your lifestyle and what you know best.And I still think the nutters on our streets this last week, are far more dangerous.... as to my diet being ....i meant almost non existant apart from bananas,porrige and tin soup and toast. I do cook for myself, different to the nutritious food I cook for Les,...... and after eating half at most, bin it. It's to do with bad morning after bathroom visits. Not worth the stress
 
My late father in law (lived to 94 ) just ate porridge, eggs toast and Yogurt and cycled 15m and swam every day until he was 90,
I eat porridge most days and throw raspberries and Blueberries into it ,great to keep you going for hours
 
Glad things are going well for you mostly Carol!!!

Today it's supposed to be about 80 degrees, also thankfully it's Friday for me!!!! By Thursday it's to be back up to the 90's. Speaking about Thursday, that's when I learn how to start injecting myself. A little apprehensive though, cause my Skyrizi dose drops to 180 from 600. Plus, I'm going from every 4 weeks to 8. I guess we'll see what happens!!!
 
Sending you kind thoughts CSG,I hope it turns out as you hope......18c here but feels muggy .Glad to be home from the shops.
When we were fitter,and it only feels like last week, we could walk into town in 10-15 mins,now it takes a LOT longer.We can get a bus, but we think the walk will do us good hahaha...no body told me that when you get older rigor mortis sets in BEFORE you die
 
I don't know what happens during the night but yesterday morning I woke up in great pain in my right arm like when I first tore the rotory cuff over 20 years ago. Its never been the same. Was in pain all day yesterday, but I woke up this morning and that arm is pretty good. I need that arm for wood cutting and piling, or I'll have a cold house come winter. Unsettled 13C
 
Les is ALWAYS questioning why things are happening to him now. The only thing I can tell him is it's because he's been fit and active all of his life and as he's now an "old man" all the health problems have been a shock to his system,He's really taking old age badly but we,and you, have to take note of what the body is telling you and act accordingly. Alas. we can't go back in years,but if you had a 70+ old motor with flat tyres and rust and a glogged up engine you'd need a lot of money and time and first class mechanics to get it up to showroom standard again, but that's not going to happen.As I've said before,old age is not for sissies,so take it easy and enjoy what you can.We're a lot better of than most eh ?.....sorry for the lecture Buff,I hope we're still friends.
Grey and boring this morning,but it might get better {the weather,that is hahaha) Forecast for nearing mid 20s and 30+ at the weekend
 
Ah old age is not the problem. Its the Chrons, the damage the disease and the what the treatments have done to me over time. I have neighbors and friends but I cannot keep up with them even though they are of similar age. Between finances and rising taxation takes another toll, and I could go on. I could use a break by winning a round, but that's out of my control.
My arm was better yesterday and I managed to cut the grass. Last night for some reason I found it hard to breath, and that is the case as I write this. Cold and wet feels more like May than August. 9C wet and gray. All we can do is soldier on, and there is nothing wrong about venting, actually its healthy, get it out of one's system.
 
9C Wet and cold. It feels more like early May, and I the only thing missing are the patches of melting snow from the winter. It all came to a head yesterday, I really think I had a dose of Covid. The symptoms are similar, the only difference is that it seems much shorter. First the aches, then the hard breathing and mucus from my sinuses, followed by fever and chills, then last night the fever broke and I had a good sleep. I put the fire on in the afternoon to take the chill out of the place.
Carol, there is no such thing as having enough firewood, I do have quite a bit on the pile now, but I still need another 4 bush cords. Some of that is cut and split and needs to be hauled up to the house, the rest needs to be cut from the green pile that was delivered last fall. I have oil for back up, but given the way they tax it, the average person cannot afford it.
 
Glad you feel better Buff....it's a warm blustery 22c today,it really doesn't agree with me,and it's getting worse with age'
Still summers almost over and the xmas cards are beginning to sneak onto the shelves.
August already ??? September is practically next week. Time to pick out a Halloween costume and start your xmas shopping,,,,
Happy New Year everybody !!!!
 
Warm day here today 24C , had to get a root canal done Thursday and it's still not right , it's funny that the pain from a bad tooth was worse that any pain from surgery , anyway hope everyone's OK 👋
 
The sun is out and the sky is clear for a change, it is supposed to warm up, as its cold this morning. Tony, tooth pain is one of the worst, I fear the dentist more than the surgeon because of that. I changed web browsers, and it needs more setting up, it has an annoying way of typing text ahead of me, I think its some Ai thing that needs to be turned off. Computers are getting more annoying to use with each new update.
 
20C Sunny, it warmed up, and I'll take it. Yesterday I cut wood and put in an afternoon effort into it for the first time post op. I could have done more, but stopped so not to overdo it. I have a lot of wood to move and stack, but for now I'll cut and split and let the muscles condition more before doing any wood pile stacking.
 
20C and mostly sunny ,perfect day ,had a swim earlier and it certainly made me feel alive ,
Energy levels are still low enough and sleeping a lot more , that might be the seroquel but I'm sleeping better in the last few months than I have for a decade,
Anyway 👋 Carol , Bufford ,and Cross 🪡
 
although it got up to 35c in the south yesterday it stayed at around 24c here but we didn't see much sun.Today's 22c with cloud cover so no complaints from me..........If you see someone over 45 out in public after 9pm they 100% took a nap earlier in the day....
I haven't been out after dark for years and that includes winter when it's dark at 4pm.....
 
We had that all last night Carol ,you are welcome 🌂
Sunny mostly went for a long walk with the dog along the shore , she enjoyed cooling down in the water ,
I'm exhausted but happy ,just cooked chicken in a pasta sauce with a couple of chillies for 😁
 
20c but feels warmer...I'm certainly not getting acclimatised to the summer weather. We've had a bus ride along the coast to Whitley Bay,about 4 miles as the seagull flies.Lots of day trippers and happy to be home with the fan on and a new book to start.
These are the days we miss the Volvo, with the air-con on and the comfy seats,and no waiting for buses. ...I never learned to drive ,
One of your country men (Tony) got on the homeward bus and asked the driver to let him off at the Northumberland Park stop and I heard him telling another passenger that he was visiting and someone recommended that he go........that's "our" park,over the road.I've spent almost most of my life wandering around it.....I hoped he enjoyed it.I would have had a word but he was a bit reckless crossing the road.....I hope he makes it back to Ireland ok
 
22C and one more good summer day coming up before the good weather breaks once again. Weather follows a pattern, one or two good days followed by a week of crap, its back and forth between the airconditioning and using the wood furnace. I was out of the loop due to the computer saying this site was down but it was not, so I went back to the old browser. Tony, feeling weaker and tired is a thing after such a surgery at this stage of life. I have to get motivated to do anything, and when I do I don't last as long and quit whatever I am doing sooner. Like a weaker battery; it will start and run but the headlights are not so bright. Then toss in the aging thing. I sleep more, and do less, its okay to sit around more. Just as long as I have firewood and groceries all is good.
 
It's tough admitting to ourselves that we're getting old,especially when we've been active all our lives....Since Les's dementia diagnosis he's not bothered about getting out and about so much....I do tend to push him into going out because I'm scared that we'll end up in the recliners permanently, and that's the thin end of the wedge.I think this winter will be a problem....much cooler today at 17c with rain early on,so it's bums on seats hahaha
 
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It's tough admitting to ourselves that we're getting old,especially when we've been active all our lives....Since Les's dementia diagnosis he's not bothered about getting out and about so much....I do tend to push him into going out because I'm scared that we'll end up in the recliners permanently, and that's the thin end of the wedge.I think this winter will be a problem....much cooler today at 17c with rain early on,so it's bums on seats hahaha
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It's hard to slow down esp when the mind is on a different page to the body

It's lucky for us we live close to the water ,I can't imagine living in a city ,it's much easier to go out when you can walk near the water where it energises you , even if the energy comes in a blast of cold air with freezing rain ,
This summers a complete washout though , you get a nice sunny day then rain again the next day ,
20C overcast after heavy 🌧
 
Aging is a gradual thing, and it does not become apparent until some complication comes along and overwhelms the bodily functions and then we have something to deal and complain about. But Chronies we are tough and just journey on with our lives. We have the coping skills while some others break down. Some things we have no control over like the weather which can be frustrating. We could all use some good weather, but its just not in the cards most of the time. This morning is pleasant, but the rain is on the way. 22C
 
Very true Bufford , my pain threshold is quite high ,I think from being diagnosed 43 years ago ,I have generally been in fairly constant pain , you just get on with it and I think our generation are a lot tougher ,
Kids nowadays are dropped everywhere, no walking involved.,
For instance when I went to second level education at 12 ,my new school was about 5 miles away , no money for bus available, so had to walk and then I got a bike for Christmas ,so was able to cycle ,
Weekends were spent helping my dad to earn pocket money , and funny enough there was one species that was rarely seen ,
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An Overweight Person

Old fogies rant over for today ......... to be continued
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Yes, I've been watching my parents get older through the years especially my Dad. It's hard watching him getting more and more unsteady, so I understand how frustrating it can get. Lots of hugs...

My first injection was done last week, took about a week to get used to the new prescription dose and occasional phantom pain where the input was. But, otherwise am doing much better!!! Today is supposed to be 76 degrees here, but looks like it might rain.
 
Been spending too much time alone with my thoughts, so I took my dawg and went up to the mountains.

Pretty peaceful up here, but I’ve got multiple appointments coming and I’m no further along figuring out how to get my thoughts across to providers than I was when I left the house

I feel like I’m whinging because I’ve got a pretty good team, but we’re just not on the same page at this point.

I feel like we’ve crested the hill and things are headed in a good direction, ( and the labs / imaging collaborate ), but several of the specialists want to make drastic changes in medications

The joys of multiple presentations...

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... at least the dawg is enjoying the respite from the outside world
 
A life of coping with bad health, the surgeries and challenges that come with with scourge leave me with the desire and ambition to live a full life like others who are healthy. I refused to live the limited lifestyle that comes with such a disease although finances had their own set of challenges. Instead of living a life most do with bad long term health, I lived relatively off grid in a remote setting which was my dream when I was still young and healthy, and despite the surgeries I still do in now in my senior years. I look back and have no idea how I managed during my working years. In my late 20's I would leave the ER with bandages on my butt with instructions to have the packing changed daily, to out in the canoe for long day trips on my days off, while holding down a job to pay the mortgage.
15C raining.
 
Its been quiet here and not much here at home either as one day rolls into the other. We seem susceptible to complications with our bodies Carol. One undesirable side effect I have now since the surgery is itching in the groin area. Anti fungal creams are helping but its still bothers me. The nights are really stretching now, 15C and sunny.
 
17c with rain on the way,but it won't amount to much.....although summers not my fave time of year I feel a little sad that the year has passed so quickly .It does that as we age eh?. We get our prescription meds delivered on Fridays ,Les weekly and mine
monthly ,and boy does it make the week pass in a flash......but we will be glad of the delivery when the weather turns, us being carless and all.........Try not to scratch Buff !!!
 
Yes the year is moving on, the shadows are growing, and last night it got down near the freezing point under a large full moon. My mood is moving towards winter prep, I put in another good effort on the wood pile, the saw howling like the new born in the row behind you and splitting with the axe. This is work that has to be done or I cannot live here. 10C Sunny. It looks like another day where I will do the same.
 
A nice day despite a forecast of blustery showers which didn't show. Mild 18c with a light breeze but because
of the forecast we went for a big shop.....before the holiday weekend. I'm always glad it's over.The shopping and the holiday weekends.....one school holiday for a week in October before xmas.....unbelievable !!!!
 
12C sunny. I should look at garden furniture, its often marked down at this time of year. I could use a couple of outdoor chairs. I put in a good honest afternoon on the wood pile, and I will stack a few extra rows in case we get a big wide winter, we are due for one.
 
What are you doin' up at that time in the mornin' ? I thought it was just me faffin' about in the dark.
I hope you've just been watching a late movie and are not feeling unwell.
Sunshine and short showers and mild but stayin' put.today I've been busy since 6am (10-30 now)
I forget I'm old and frail now but I like to keep going.....mind you,bums on seat 'til bed time now,more or less
 
Hey Carol all good , was watching Diagnosis Murder ☺️, the boss likes watching it at night nearly finished it now thank God ,only about 30 episodes left and it's doing my head in , there's only so much of Dick Van Dyke I can take ,but anything for an easy life ,
Next up Mannix 🙃, seeing a pattern here 😁
 
The new tires are on the truck and they feel smooth on the road, but put a dent in my wallet. But with the winter snows we get along with the poor roads good tires are a must for safety. I call it a good day when I get home and park it without cracking the egg so to speak. There were no sales on for outdoor furniture as they had none left. That's good Tony, nothing like curling up and watching a good show, especially when the weather is lousy and the house is comfy.
 
Tony, that sounds like what my folks would do. They always have loved Dick Van Dyke! Yup Bufford, husband & I have been talking about the possibility of new tires for my vehicle too if the rain gets too bad. Ouch!!!
My results for the fecal cal test I did last night came in. Sounds like it's down by half now that I've been on the Skyrizi. But, there's still some inflammation, so will talk about it on Tuesday when I have my appointment with the doctor. My thought is that he may put me on that higher dose, however we'll see.
Pretty dark and dreary here today, supposed to rain in buckets tomorrow although it looks like it could do that now! I guess it's to be about 70 degrees today...
 
Storm Lillian missed us except for some rain and blustery wind during the night. She's taken herself over the sea to Northern Europe now but not before she wreaked havoc at a music festival and a street food fayre further south from us.No one injured though.
Mild and breezy here today. A good day to dry laundry if I had some.....
 

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