Not really. I’d like to go for a bike ride with the kids, I need to do a little work so I can get caught up on my work projects before my vacation at the end of the month, and I have some furniture that needs to be moved to storage. Oh, and some fireworks would be nice.
Yep on the company. It never ends here. They called yesterday morning and said they would be in that day. Hence the cleaning of the house, but they didn’t show, so it’s like I tell FMom. Don’t listen to what they said about schedules, they show up when they show up.
I’d say your weekend is packed full of fun filled events compared to my weekend. But then again, I have to live up to the title of Southern Sage of Slothful Slacking. 🙂
With these relatives you never know. Like I said, when they show up, they show up. As far as the staying, it just depends on when their next doctor’s appointment is.
I’ve never been kayaking, but I think I would like it. Any sport where you can sit down while doing it seems OK in my book. 🙂
Nope, no plans. It’s hot and I’m kind of on a cooking strike and no one is ever home for dinner anyway. I really should clean up around the house but I’m feeling lazy. I sort of wish company was coming so I’d have the motivation to clean the house.
On a cooking strike? Get your son and d-i-l to come over and starting cooking for you. Show them the vacation is over. 🙂
Actually it wasn’t the company coming that got me to cleaning last night. I figured instead of tossing and turning all night, I’d do something productive and maybe get tired enough to go to sleep. Didn’t work. 🙁
I’ve been on a bit of a cooking strike lately too. I finally got some cookbooks at the library to get me out of my slump. Oh, nad to figure out some way to use up all the vegetables from our CSA farm membership. We practically had bok choy coming out our noses for a few weeks…
Last night we had grilled cherry-marinated lamb for dinner.
I’m jusat finishing packing up for a weekend in the woods. Yippee! I love sitting by the fire, eating off the grill, drinking cold beer and watching the stars. The park has a huge telescope and planetarium. This weekend is amateur night, so lots of people will come with their owen telescopes and show us non-star folk planets and galaxies and such. I can’t wait.
It will be so nice to have just a few days to kick back and get away from the computer! Have a great weekend all.
Camping is so my happy place too. It was a great trip. We were all feeling a bit lazy and the sun was way too hot, but we had a really shady spot. I read for hours, I drank cold beer, I got my fire fix with good grilling, and I got to see four moons of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn and a globular cluster (which was very cool). I left with the tired kids before they started on the galaxies, but we had a great time giggling ’round the fire anyway.
I wish I could have captured the intense green of the trees and the blue of the sky on my camera. I could just hear the trees sing.
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The no sleep wasn’t by choice. Hopefully I’ll be out all day today.
I’ve been doing the coolest thing. My laptop has a hook-up for S-video and I hooked that up to my TV. I went to youtube music and found something I like and then hit the full screen mode. So instead of the little box in youtube, I have a full screen on my tv for watching.
One more week, I think. He has popped in once or twice while he’s been gone. I hope their weather is getting better; I think he said they had the rainiest summer on record so far.
I think you’re up early enough — it’s more a question of getting moving. You need dogs that are bigger pests.
I just got back from a bike ride. It’s hot and I had a flat tire. I think the dogs cut a deal with the powers-that-be to punish me for not going for a walk.
She is back to normal now and thanks for asking. Seems to have been a flu of some sort. I’ve been hearing complaints of the same symptoms of varying degree from others. It appears I’ve escaped, at least for now;-)
Is your lake losing much water due to the drought? My brother’s well used to dry up about Aug. every year here. They finally got municipal water a few years ago, so don’t have that hassle anymore.
Yep the pond is already starting to shrink some. If we continue to get no rain, it will be pretty much diminished by the last of August.
When I was a kid, we had well water, but I don’t remember it drying completely up on us. I do remember during the summers, getting some water that had sand in it though.
When our kids were at home, we lived out on the edge of a large state forest not far from where we are now. Our water came from a farm pond and for years, the only filter we had was a bed of gravel the water seeped through to a shallow well we had next to the pond. When summer came and the vegetation in the water began to break down, hooeee did that water take on an interesting sulfurous odor! Luckily, none of us ever had a problem with bacteria in our systems from it.
I gotta go too. Got some cleanup stuff to do at work after a major data crash on the 4th, when we lost the server hard drive array and 80+ gig. I think it has all been recovered and tucked away on the new drive, but need to do some testing just to make sure. Everyone have a good day in the pond!
Hi ID! I think I’ll be looking forward to those cooler temps if we’re in for 90/90 weather this week. CBtY has some camp this week too; I hope they’re planning the waterpark day on the hot day.
Hey, I got the new Cowboy Junkies and Joan Osborne cds yesterday. Both are fantastic. The Osborne album is a a mix of old soul songs and new songs she wrote that reflect her take on soul music. All the new songs are very good but it’s the emotional content she brings to the older songs that really got to me. Her version of Ain’t No Sunshine literally gave me the shivers and her Heat Wave was no raucous it even made Sniff dance.
I’ll have to check those out. I loved Osborne’s first album of cover songs from a few years ago. It still is in my regular rotation, although I only have it in my iPod.
I think we are going to do a combo bike ride/creek swim later this afternoon to beat the heat (the temp is rising quickly).
Hi Andi! Continuing in the 90’s theme, my mom turns 90 tomorrow and there’s a big birthday bash for her today. From the weather forecast, I predict this will be a good day for indoor activities.
I’m truly starting to feel amphibious now. CabinGirl is right in her comment above – and it keeps pouring.
Check this picture series; the first image (and several others) is from my home town Kongsberg. We passed by last Friday, as the flooding hit (a temporary??) peak.
More normal water levels in the river/waterfall in the center of town. Currently, the rocky formation on the right is under water and the embankment on the opposite side is reinforced with sandbags to protect the road behind it (see first image in series linked above – before sandbags were added – also #19).
With the rain we got the other day, I hate to say it, but I think I need to do the lawn again. They’re predicting 60% of rain today, so if I can hold out long enough, I might get out of it.
Our mower is in the shop till the end of the week, so we’ll be fertilizing the lawn while it’s gone. It’ll probably take a double mowing to get things under control by the time the mower gets back…poor CBtE.
Wish wasn’t too bad since there was a holiday midweek.
Now’s the hard part — going till April without vacation. I was in California a couple of weeks ago and drove by a couple of beaches. But didn’t have time to stop at any.
Hot is OK – to some extent, humidity sucks.
Yes, dropped the young ones off to camp on Sunday – then to Oslo. Mixed day today, even the occasional sighting of the sun.
Lot’s of distractions, for sure + friends and family.
But I also have some chores to do – such as working through the bureaucracy of the US consular section for a visa renewal. Heading out to start the process now.
It appeared there were thunderstorms all around, but we got about 30 minutes of sprinkles. We need a weeks worth of steady rain all over the states, but these scattered showers keep popping up.
Hmmm…I thought I posted this a half-hour ago, but it didn’t go through for some reason…sorry!
Geez if I was getting sleepy, that picture woke me right up. 🙂
So the weekend is almost here. Do you have any big plan?
Not really. I’d like to go for a bike ride with the kids, I need to do a little work so I can get caught up on my work projects before my vacation at the end of the month, and I have some furniture that needs to be moved to storage. Oh, and some fireworks would be nice.
Big excitement, huh? Are you having company?
Yep on the company. It never ends here. They called yesterday morning and said they would be in that day. Hence the cleaning of the house, but they didn’t show, so it’s like I tell FMom. Don’t listen to what they said about schedules, they show up when they show up.
I’d say your weekend is packed full of fun filled events compared to my weekend. But then again, I have to live up to the title of Southern Sage of Slothful Slacking. 🙂
So are they coming today, or just coming another weekend?
What I really want to do this weekend is break out my kayak, but I think that will have to wait until mext week.
With these relatives you never know. Like I said, when they show up, they show up. As far as the staying, it just depends on when their next doctor’s appointment is.
I’ve never been kayaking, but I think I would like it. Any sport where you can sit down while doing it seems OK in my book. 🙂
It’s especially nice if you can paddle out into a big bunch of water and then just float and watch the sunset. 😉
Now that sounds the best of all. Just sit there and do nothing. 🙂
You, getting sleepy? I can’t even picture that, FM…you’re such a hyper guy.
Morning SN.
Yep I know what you mean. I figure if I slow down anymore, I’ll be going backward.
So do you have any big plans for the w/e?
Nope, no plans. It’s hot and I’m kind of on a cooking strike and no one is ever home for dinner anyway. I really should clean up around the house but I’m feeling lazy. I sort of wish company was coming so I’d have the motivation to clean the house.
On a cooking strike? Get your son and d-i-l to come over and starting cooking for you. Show them the vacation is over. 🙂
Actually it wasn’t the company coming that got me to cleaning last night. I figured instead of tossing and turning all night, I’d do something productive and maybe get tired enough to go to sleep. Didn’t work. 🙁
Insomnia again? Exercise really helps. You could come up here and clean my house and then you’d be nice and sleepy.
I got more than enough exercise last night cleaning the house. All that works is so out of character for me. 🙂
I’ve been on a bit of a cooking strike lately too. I finally got some cookbooks at the library to get me out of my slump. Oh, nad to figure out some way to use up all the vegetables from our CSA farm membership. We practically had bok choy coming out our noses for a few weeks…
Last night we had grilled cherry-marinated lamb for dinner.
I haven’t had lamb in years. It’s not a normal restaurant item down here. The grilled cherry-marinated lamb sounds really good though.
cherry-marinated lamb
[drool emits]
Well I think I’ll try and take a nap now. Hopefully it will be the first of many today.
Everyone have a good day in the pond.
Have a good one(s).
I’m jusat finishing packing up for a weekend in the woods. Yippee! I love sitting by the fire, eating off the grill, drinking cold beer and watching the stars. The park has a huge telescope and planetarium. This weekend is amateur night, so lots of people will come with their owen telescopes and show us non-star folk planets and galaxies and such. I can’t wait.
It will be so nice to have just a few days to kick back and get away from the computer! Have a great weekend all.
Have fun! It’s such a treat to get away from all the light pollution and really see the night sky.
soooo jealous. camping is my happy place. enjoy!
i’m sitting at my desk with no desire to be here
[cough, cough] is that a fever i feel?
Camping is so my happy place too. It was a great trip. We were all feeling a bit lazy and the sun was way too hot, but we had a really shady spot. I read for hours, I drank cold beer, I got my fire fix with good grilling, and I got to see four moons of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn and a globular cluster (which was very cool). I left with the tired kids before they started on the galaxies, but we had a great time giggling ’round the fire anyway.
I wish I could have captured the intense green of the trees and the blue of the sky on my camera. I could just hear the trees sing.
Sounds cool!
Who knew that the Department of the Interior has Litterbox fans?
By way of MCat, fascinating.
‘s there anyway you could flesh out those URL’s?
They sure didn’t stay long.
Guess they got blocked once the firewall detected the DFH tag.
C
my body figures this is sleeping late on the weekend.
Ah well, at least I get to enjoy dawn in the woods.
Beautiful picture. I can see you’re playing with light again. 🙂
who doesn’t sleep.
There was enough ‘wet’ in the air yesterday to make some really nice light. I got several good shots.
I’m looking forward to the rest of the pictures.
Who doesn’t sleep? I got about 30 minutes last night. Big improvement of the night before. 🙂
Well I’m going to take advantage of being up early to try to beat the heat (going to be 90 today) and go for an early bike ride.
Ta.
How do you do that? I’d be toast. I hope you at least got some sleep during the day yesterday?
The no sleep wasn’t by choice. Hopefully I’ll be out all day today.
I’ve been doing the coolest thing. My laptop has a hook-up for S-video and I hooked that up to my TV. I went to youtube music and found something I like and then hit the full screen mode. So instead of the little box in youtube, I have a full screen on my tv for watching.
Very nice shot. Almost makes me want to get up earlier so I can see stuff like that for myself…almost.
I am so hungry. We’re making these muffins this morning.
Morning CG.
Those muffins look really good. Remember we do take care packages.
Isn’t ask supposed to be back this weekend, or has he got another week?
One more week, I think. He has popped in once or twice while he’s been gone. I hope their weather is getting better; I think he said they had the rainiest summer on record so far.
You all could use some of that rain, I guess.
We could use a lot more rain. In the past week it has rained here twice, but only for thirty minute to an hour each time.
What big plans do you have for the w/e?
I think you’re up early enough — it’s more a question of getting moving. You need dogs that are bigger pests.
I just got back from a bike ride. It’s hot and I had a flat tire. I think the dogs cut a deal with the powers-that-be to punish me for not going for a walk.
The Enchanted Forest looks lovely this morning, Andi. Good morning froggies!
Good morning ID.
How’s Mrs. ID feeling?
She is back to normal now and thanks for asking. Seems to have been a flu of some sort. I’ve been hearing complaints of the same symptoms of varying degree from others. It appears I’ve escaped, at least for now;-)
Is your lake losing much water due to the drought? My brother’s well used to dry up about Aug. every year here. They finally got municipal water a few years ago, so don’t have that hassle anymore.
I’m glad to hear she’s feeling better.
Yep the pond is already starting to shrink some. If we continue to get no rain, it will be pretty much diminished by the last of August.
When I was a kid, we had well water, but I don’t remember it drying completely up on us. I do remember during the summers, getting some water that had sand in it though.
When our kids were at home, we lived out on the edge of a large state forest not far from where we are now. Our water came from a farm pond and for years, the only filter we had was a bed of gravel the water seeped through to a shallow well we had next to the pond. When summer came and the vegetation in the water began to break down, hooeee did that water take on an interesting sulfurous odor! Luckily, none of us ever had a problem with bacteria in our systems from it.
It does, though that was yesterday morning. The rain we’ve gotten in the last couple of weeks has really revived the woods.
Now if we could just get rid of the hot weather …
I’m gone to try and catch up on sleep I’ve missed for the last two nights.
Hope everyone has a good weekend.
I gotta go too. Got some cleanup stuff to do at work after a major data crash on the 4th, when we lost the server hard drive array and 80+ gig. I think it has all been recovered and tucked away on the new drive, but need to do some testing just to make sure. Everyone have a good day in the pond!
Yuck. That isn’t supposed to happen until late in the month. I hate this weather.
Oh yeah — hiya.
Ewww…I’ll be feeling your pain later this week, I guess.
Good morning CabinGirl! Cooler temps to follow later in the week, I hear.
Hi ID! I think I’ll be looking forward to those cooler temps if we’re in for 90/90 weather this week. CBtY has some camp this week too; I hope they’re planning the waterpark day on the hot day.
Stay cool;-) I’m off to work on my mom’s party.
I hope it passes you by.
Hey, I got the new Cowboy Junkies and Joan Osborne cds yesterday. Both are fantastic. The Osborne album is a a mix of old soul songs and new songs she wrote that reflect her take on soul music. All the new songs are very good but it’s the emotional content she brings to the older songs that really got to me. Her version of Ain’t No Sunshine literally gave me the shivers and her Heat Wave was no raucous it even made Sniff dance.
I’ll have to check those out. I loved Osborne’s first album of cover songs from a few years ago. It still is in my regular rotation, although I only have it in my iPod.
I think we are going to do a combo bike ride/creek swim later this afternoon to beat the heat (the temp is rising quickly).
Hi Andi! Continuing in the 90’s theme, my mom turns 90 tomorrow and there’s a big birthday bash for her today. From the weather forecast, I predict this will be a good day for indoor activities.
I hope everybody has a great time at the party.
I just got back from a bike ride and would concur on indoor activities. I’m wiped.
and it’s Monday. Blecch and double bleech.
Good morning Andi and all froggies!
I’m truly starting to feel amphibious now.
CabinGirl is right in her comment above – and it keeps pouring.
Check this picture series; the first image (and several others) is from my home town Kongsberg. We passed by last Friday, as the flooding hit (a temporary??) peak.
More normal water levels in the river/waterfall in the center of town. Currently, the rocky formation on the right is under water and the embankment on the opposite side is reinforced with sandbags to protect the road behind it (see first image in series linked above – before sandbags were added – also #19).
That’s really unfortunate. Although in an odd sort of way, it’s neat that you are there when something so unusual is happening.
I hope other than the rain you are having a good visit.
We adapted fairly well, and it wasn’t a total washout.
Moon rising: Pirats visiting:
Dropped asklets to camp yesterday, I’ll have a few days in Oslo before return.
And double wow. Beautiful. (Good morning Ask)
Good morning, kb!
It is a wow-place; unfortunately, my photo skills are very limited, but you’ll get the general idea.
At our dock, young asklet wants to swim – ‘swimmer’ in the background – pretending to work on a tan…
But there were days like this as well (maybe 3…); in the narrow inlet to the fjord where the cabin is located:
Erm, maybe afternoon/evening?
Gorgeous pictures. When do you head back to the states?
Hi CG.
Booked for Sunday, but may return Friday.
Ask I hate to see you’re getting so much rain on your vacation.
Good morning Andi, Ask & FamilyMan…
Good morning KB.
It is too early for you isn’t it. 🙂
Yep. But I decided to stop torturing mister with my tossing and turning. And I’m up.
I’m not sure I’m awake…
How are you doing?
I’m doing fair. Just trying to get some coffee down right now.
I hate those nights where you can’t get to sleep, or you wake up in the middle of the night and can’t go back to sleep.
I’m having coffee and dry cereal for breakfast. And I guess I should start on my morning posts for E4T…
First thing in the morning all I want is just coffee. After my eyes start opening some, I can start looking for something to eat.
But, mister’s like you. He doesn’t eat until an hour or so after his morning coffee. He doesn’t even like the way food tastes with coffee.
I don’t mind the way food taste with coffee, I think with me it’s just waking up to know I’m eating.
Sorry you’re up so early but it’s good timing — I was just checking back in before I head off for my morning walk.
Hope you’re day goes smoother than your early waking.
See ya later.
(And hi to FM)
Enjoy your walk Andi.
Hi Andi, have a nice walk.
Have a nice walk and stay cool!
I’m hot. I’m drenched. The dogs are panting like steam engines.
Yeah, it’s already steamy here too. I think an afternoon trip to the pool is going to be in order (I doubt I could get anybody to do much else).
My dogs don’t even want to go out.
Hi kb! Sorry you couldn’t sleep.
Morning CG.
Got a big day planned?
Just writing, writing, and oh, more writing.
CBtY has camp today, so I’ll be running him over there shortly.
How about you?
With the rain we got the other day, I hate to say it, but I think I need to do the lawn again. They’re predicting 60% of rain today, so if I can hold out long enough, I might get out of it.
Our mower is in the shop till the end of the week, so we’ll be fertilizing the lawn while it’s gone. It’ll probably take a double mowing to get things under control by the time the mower gets back…poor CBtE.
Fertilizing the lawn is something I would never do. I’m trying to get it to stop growing.
I saw this while looking around the news. I hope they don’t do that here.
I’ll put up a news bucket if you’ll post that story in there…
Sure.
I’m sorry too. I don’t usually have trouble sleeping though. So I should complain.
How are you and the CabinBoys?
It seems like a lot of folks are having trouble sleeping this week.
We’re fine, looking forward to going to the beach at the end of the month.
How are you? Vacation time over already?
Wish wasn’t too bad since there was a holiday midweek.
Now’s the hard part — going till April without vacation. I was in California a couple of weeks ago and drove by a couple of beaches. But didn’t have time to stop at any.
I’m hoping to go for a longer visit next year.
Looks like I’ve got to get started early today.
Everyone have a good day in the pond.
but tomorrow it’s only supposed to get to 78. Oh bliss, oh joy.
Good morning, Andi!
Glad to hear that the heat will break – meanwhile, you could send some of it this way. We’re in the low/mid 60s.
I’d love to trade; I hate hot weather and would be happy to never see a temp over 75.
I hope you’re getting a break from the rain. Are you back in Oslo now?
Hot is OK – to some extent, humidity sucks.
Yes, dropped the young ones off to camp on Sunday – then to Oslo. Mixed day today, even the occasional sighting of the sun.
And since you are in the city, there are bound to be plenty of distractions that don’t depend on good weather.
In the Midwest, there is no such thing as heat w/o humidity. But I don’t like the dry heat out in the Southwest either — it’s still miserable.
Lot’s of distractions, for sure + friends and family.
But I also have some chores to do – such as working through the bureaucracy of the US consular section for a visa renewal. Heading out to start the process now.
Ugh, that sounds like a large chunk of no-fun. Good luck.
Hope you get some relief Andi and good luck on the paperwork ask.
Hi! I hope the visa renewal isn’t too much of a hassle.
We’re due for the cooler weather here on Thursday. I hope it happens, because it’s hard to send enough water to camp with CBtY when it’s this hot out.
He’s off to Hershypark today. I though this was nature camp?
Yesterday with the clouds and all it was actually down in the 70’s and 80’s here. Hot will be returning back soon though.
I’m glad you got some relief. No rain though?
It appeared there were thunderstorms all around, but we got about 30 minutes of sprinkles. We need a weeks worth of steady rain all over the states, but these scattered showers keep popping up.
I just noticed it’s time for a new thread…I’ll change it shortly.
Hi Andi, Ask, FamilyMan and CabinGirl!!
Morning KB and CG!
Up early again KB?
A little early. I got my E4T stuff done a little early, though. So I have a little time to visit.
I’m glad the heat seems to be breaking in a lot of places.
It’s only 72 here.
Yep I was just over at your place. Congrats on your scores.
At the moment it’s only 73 here, but we’ll be up in the 90’s later.
I saw (and replied!!!) I wouldn’t have posted the cholesterol numbers, but they’re unusual so I do it once a year or so.
I’m pretty sure we’ll get up to 90-something too.
I hate hot weather.
As I keep saying, I want to see snow. That’s some pretty heavy wishing for a place where I’ve worn shorts during X-mas. 🙂
Gotta go. I hear people up moving around.
Have a good day in the pond.