yeah … my cat does it too if you take him in the car … have a process now of holding him in front of me while walking outside so he empties his bladder before we get to his carrier in the car.
Hi FM and ask. It’s 9:14pm and the temps are boardering on freezing. Given the clear sky outside, I’b betting on a hard frost overnight. Albert is under the wood stove and Luna is outside enjoying the cool temps in her big fur coat.
Good morning, keres!
Strange to see your winter reports as we approach the longest day of the year.
Two days till vacation, I need an early start today.
Good morning ask and FM, good cozy winter evening to you, keres. It does seem very strange to think it’s winter somewhere. Just heat and humidity and brown grass everywhere down here.
I’ll have visions of you and myriad and luna and albert all dancing around a ceremonial fire. I’ll be hunkered down with my laptop and my ever-present premenopausal fan aimed directly at my face.
Not bad. The weather is cool, and we’re already at the library to meet CBtE’s tutor this morning. He (the tutor) wants to put in 4 hours, but I don’t think I can sit here that long…never mind CBtE’s attention/sit-still span.
At least I remembered my library card today, and I think I’m going to check out a cookbook or two to try out. I’ve been eying the Dean and Deluca Food and Wine cookbook and another one by Caprial Pence.
Not much planned here today. I just about got everything done yesterday on the house cleaning. I might take a run into the city today for groceries, but I never know. It’s usually when the feeling hits me. But relatives will be here this w/e and they’ve got to be fed.
Shaving your head. Now that’s pure slack. Ya don’t have to put any time or effort into you hair. I’m proud of you SN. Of course pictures will be required. 🙂
I’m doing fair today. Just a little worn out from yesterdays massive cleaning.
Both the boys are doing bits and pieces of camp throughout the summer. Next week, everybody does outdoor stuff with the Nature Center, and they do a little more of that stuff throughout the summer, with weeks off in between.
Camp has really gotten expensive in the last couple of years, hasn’t it?
Yes, we leave tomorrow late afternoon. We’ll have a big breakfast at curly’s and some casual sightseeing with my sister’s family.
Then the asks head for the airport.
The broadband mobile connection I was hoping for fell through – detailed review of coverage maps were not encouraging for our location. But there is a small town about a half-hour boat ride away – where there are wifi zones – so there may be an occasional posting.
grumpy person in Raleigh NC who has four kids (3 sons, 1 daughter, a husband, cats, a dogs, and a bird. This has been my edition of easy answers to easy questions. 🙂
My Hopey doesn’t like the heat. She’s been moping around, flopping down onto the cool tile floor, then dragging herself up onto the couch for a few hours, then a poop and a drink of water and another nap. I like her this way.
Sounds like she’s finally starting to act like a basset hound on a constant basis.
I caught Bud standing directly in front of my parents’ cooler last weekend, his ears were blowing in the wind. Of course, I didn’t have a camera handy but it was hilarious.
Good morning all. Beaufiful day here in the Valley. Even a nice breeze. Thankfully my nausea-inducing headache of yesterday has lost its edge. Weather related?
We must be having the same gorgeous weather! Unfortunately, I get to head off to the library again for another 4-hour marathon study session for CBtE. At least we’ll have part of the afternoon left.
I get weather-related headaches too. I think it has to do with changes in barometric pressure.
We got a good one on Friday while I was gone. The radar doesn’t show anything now but there’s a big blob of green and yellow out to the rest that could come this way.
Thanks Andi.
It’s no vacation to go on one…
But once we settle down in our seats, I expect full relaxation.
Right now, we’re preparing for breakfast for 9, including asklets and 3 cousins.
I saw on the weather report yesterday that there was a bit over an inch at the city west of us and 2 inches to the east. I’m wondering if it follows that we received 1 1/2 inches? I’ve neglected to put the rain gauge out for the summer.
Clean tables…
I get the feeling that I’m being sized up as a snack in one of those scifi ‘giant animals’ flicks.
Hi keres.
That is a scary thought isn’t it. Just as long as it isn’t a snake, or in Manny’s case spiders.
[shudder]
Can you say Huntsman?
One of my favorite pics.
hehe, took me a long time to find it but is always worth posting, imo 🙂
he was peeing on my hand … 😉
They always pee when you pick them up. I don’t know it they are trying to gross you out or just lighten the load for an escape attempt.
My ducks do the same thing – which is why you hold them well away from you.
yeah … my cat does it too if you take him in the car … have a process now of holding him in front of me while walking outside so he empties his bladder before we get to his carrier in the car.
Not enough to stick, but still kinda cool (and cold, brrrrrrr!).
Snow? How I envy you right now.
ditto that, it’s 104 degrees outside at the moment with a heat advisory in effect until 5am tomorrow.
How is everyone on this beautiful day?
Good morning there!
A bit more sleep would have been good.
But heat and humidity is gone and it looks great outside.
Hi FM and ask. It’s 9:14pm and the temps are boardering on freezing. Given the clear sky outside, I’b betting on a hard frost overnight. Albert is under the wood stove and Luna is outside enjoying the cool temps in her big fur coat.
for “B” grade scifi?
“Them”
Good morning, keres!
Strange to see your winter reports as we approach the longest day of the year.
Two days till vacation, I need an early start today.
Ahem, that should be Good evening.
Good morning ask and FM, good cozy winter evening to you, keres. It does seem very strange to think it’s winter somewhere. Just heat and humidity and brown grass everywhere down here.
The snow from last night never melted today, so it is well and truly winter in the southern hemisphere. It’s also Winter Solstice today.
Since twilight has been arriving at a bit before 5pm, I’m thrilled that the days will be getting longer from now on.
This year in Tasmania has seen record high temps., record low temps. (yesterday) and record dry spells. Climate change? What climate change?
I’ll have visions of you and myriad and luna and albert all dancing around a ceremonial fire. I’ll be hunkered down with my laptop and my ever-present premenopausal fan aimed directly at my face.
I’ve tried to institute naked ceremonial dancing around the fire in our household, but I was over-ruled.
the pics would have been delightful. 🙂
Morning keres.
You can send some of that cold air down this way.
Oh, this first week of summer sleeping in has some drawbacks/
Morning CG.
How’s it going today?
Not bad. The weather is cool, and we’re already at the library to meet CBtE’s tutor this morning. He (the tutor) wants to put in 4 hours, but I don’t think I can sit here that long…never mind CBtE’s attention/sit-still span.
At least I remembered my library card today, and I think I’m going to check out a cookbook or two to try out. I’ve been eying the Dean and Deluca Food and Wine cookbook and another one by Caprial Pence.
What’s on your plate for today?
Sounds like a nice day at the library.
Not much planned here today. I just about got everything done yesterday on the house cleaning. I might take a run into the city today for groceries, but I never know. It’s usually when the feeling hits me. But relatives will be here this w/e and they’ve got to be fed.
I need to go grocery shopping too. Sigh.
It is one of my less favorite chores. I don’t mind the shopping so much, but the interminably long checkout line is a major deterrent for me.
Who’s coming this weekend?
If one more teenage cashier asks me if I want the senior discount I’m going to stab him in the eye.
Hmm…how much is that discount? I’d smile and say yes if it meant 10% off my grocery bill. 🙂
How are you this week? Keeping cool?
I think it is 10%….not worth the humiliation until it’s at least 75% off.
I think you should shriek in horror the next time it happens so they learn not to offer it to people who don’t ask for it.
What are you up to today?
Morning SN.
I’d go along with the discount.
How are you doing today?
I’m seriously thinking of shaving my head. How are you?
Shaving your head. Now that’s pure slack. Ya don’t have to put any time or effort into you hair. I’m proud of you SN. Of course pictures will be required. 🙂
I’m doing fair today. Just a little worn out from yesterdays massive cleaning.
I think it would be so freeing to not have to worry about hair for an entire summer. I’m really thinking of doing it.
I need to get some cleaning done as well. yuck.
That’s one of the reasons I keep just enough hair to comb. Any more than that and it starts to require effort.
Once you’re done with your house, you can come over and finish the rest of mine. 🙂
Mm..cleaning. Big fun.
I’m trying to finish off the mountain of laundry.
I don’t even mind the check out line, but I hate to get home and get everything in and then putting it away.
Just another brother, s-i-l and niece coming in this weekend. It’s like grand central sometimes around here.
You definitely do have a lot of family passing through in any given week.
Good morning all. Nice day here in the Valley, possible thunderstorm later on.
Morning Boran.
Between wanting the snow keres has, and the rain you might be getting, I’m like a kid in a candy shop. Can’t make up my mind on what I want.
How about a little of each? 😉
I could live with that.
Good morning, boran! One more (half) day of school for b2boy! Does he go to summer camp after that?
Good morning, CG. He starts the Y camp next week. Hard to believe that school ends tomorrow. Will the CBty be in camp?
Both the boys are doing bits and pieces of camp throughout the summer. Next week, everybody does outdoor stuff with the Nature Center, and they do a little more of that stuff throughout the summer, with weeks off in between.
Camp has really gotten expensive in the last couple of years, hasn’t it?
Yep, even the Y camp. It’s like college tuition. The b2boy is doing 6 straight weeks there. I
George is whining to go out and I have to get back to cleaning the house.
So everybody have a good day in the pond.
Have a good one, FM.
Good morning, everyone!
TFSMIF – and in my case, just one more day till vacation.
Yippee for you! Just thinking about vacation — anybody’s vacation — cheers me up.
Good morning, Andi!
Thanks and good for you that the current trip is a brief one.
Good morning ask and Andi.
It’s Friday already? How time flies.
Morning, FM!
Yes, yes – we know. Some people have good reasons to lose track.
So you’ve got family coming in today or is it tomorrow?
Jim just emailed that it’s raining at our place! How’s the forecast for you?
Congrats with the rain – we had lot’s of thundershowers last night – today looks great.
It will be very hot and dry here today. That’s fine with me though. All this heat might kill off all the grass in the lawn.
Yes, but late tonight.
And they are staying in Manhattan, not my place.
That’s an idea. Try to get my relatives to stay in Manhattan when they come to visit.
Yep, though I won’t get home till some time after 8.
Is it too late to join the breakfast club? I’m up after a refreshing 3.5 hours of sleep. But who am I to be grumpy in the morning?
Good morning, SN!
You ‘beat’ me – I got about 5.
I’m getting excited about seeing your trip pictures, ask. Are you leaving tonight?
Sorry….I just read up north about your plans.
Yes, we leave tomorrow late afternoon. We’ll have a big breakfast at curly’s and some casual sightseeing with my sister’s family.
Then the asks head for the airport.
The broadband mobile connection I was hoping for fell through – detailed review of coverage maps were not encouraging for our location. But there is a small town about a half-hour boat ride away – where there are wifi zones – so there may be an occasional posting.
No broadband?! Then it will be a real vacation. I guess we can all wait until you get back to see the pics. I hope you have a great time!
Spotty wifi coverage…sounds like my kind of place for vacation. 🙂
grumpy person in Raleigh NC who has four kids (3 sons, 1 daughter, a husband, cats, a dogs, and a bird. This has been my edition of easy answers to easy questions. 🙂
Ah yes, but if I just had a couple more hours of sleep I’d be my usual gracious self.
How’s the big city?
I’m sure glad I don’t have to pay for my hotel room. Poor, poor customer.
But had very good Thai last night.
There are definitely some perks to the big city. I saw the picture of Hopey emerging from the woods. What a big, cute, lazy boy.
He’s also become a cute, big, lazy, mostly outside dog — it was either that or doggy diapers. But he loves hot weather so for now it’s not a problem.
My Hopey doesn’t like the heat. She’s been moping around, flopping down onto the cool tile floor, then dragging herself up onto the couch for a few hours, then a poop and a drink of water and another nap. I like her this way.
Sounds like she’s finally starting to act like a basset hound on a constant basis.
I caught Bud standing directly in front of my parents’ cooler last weekend, his ears were blowing in the wind. Of course, I didn’t have a camera handy but it was hilarious.
Morning SN.
You grumpy? I just can’t imagine that. 🙂
I know it blows your mind, FM…but it’s true.
Have the son and d-i-l gotten settled into their apartment yet?
As settled as they ever get. They’re very messy and unsettled people…artists.
I would have thought you would be over cleaning the house for them everyday and cooking all their meals. 🙂
I try not to say anything about how messy they are. Everything is cool…
Good idea. 🙂
How are the yogurt wars going?
Still going, but she’s cutting down some. I figure another couple of weeks, and FMom will get tired of it. Then it’s on to the next food.
At least you’re going in the right direction. Fudgesicles to yogurt to, what?….alfalfa sprouts?
I think I sense an opening to go back to bed when mr. nature finishes geting ready for work. See you all later.
See ya SN. I think it’s nap time for me too.
Everyone have a good day in the pond.
Good morning all. Beaufiful day here in the Valley. Even a nice breeze. Thankfully my nausea-inducing headache of yesterday has lost its edge. Weather related?
We must be having the same gorgeous weather! Unfortunately, I get to head off to the library again for another 4-hour marathon study session for CBtE. At least we’ll have part of the afternoon left.
I get weather-related headaches too. I think it has to do with changes in barometric pressure.
That must be it. Good luck at the library.
Hi b2 – glad to read you’re feeling better.
o/t but when’s your trip to the red-rocked oasis?
Hay, Manny. We’ll be there during the 2nd half of August, exact dates to follow.
nifty.
Good morning!
Everyone sleeping in?
I was just catching up on my reading from being out of internet range all day yesterday.
I’m hoping to sacrifice my bike ride to the rain gods. It’s getting dark instead of light this morning.
Good for you, hope you get a good pouring.
(re: corrected my stupid typo)
We got a good one on Friday while I was gone. The radar doesn’t show anything now but there’s a big blob of green and yellow out to the rest that could come this way.
Oh and I forgot:
Thanks Andi.
It’s no vacation to go on one…
But once we settle down in our seats, I expect full relaxation.
Right now, we’re preparing for breakfast for 9, including asklets and 3 cousins.
I like the lead-up to vacation, the anticipation, the planning, andd even the packing.
OTOH, breakfast for 9 — yuck. Dealing with that many people first thing in the morning is more than I can handle.
curly has it under control – creme brulee french toast has been soaking overnight. My job seems to be to stay out of the way.
My kind of job! I’m available if she’d like someone full-time for the position.
OK,
Now I’ve done the vacuuming and swept the back yard – new assignments coming.
mmm, creme brulee french toast. Sounds good to me!
Good morning ask and Andi! Hope you & family have a fun & relaxing vacation, ask.
It’s so exciting to get rain!
I saw on the weather report yesterday that there was a bit over an inch at the city west of us and 2 inches to the east. I’m wondering if it follows that we received 1 1/2 inches? I’ve neglected to put the rain gauge out for the summer.
Thanks, I feel it is needed.
But first; breakfast.
See you all next week.
Have a great trip!
Looks like we need a new thread.
Lead on and good morning!