tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post4654970492958153026..comments2024-03-28T15:22:23.142-04:00Comments on Blue House Journal: The Week Ahead: Bzzzz Bzzzz Bzzzzterricheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-26718312867311679352019-04-15T19:19:44.136-04:002019-04-15T19:19:44.136-04:00Karen, I can only compare lifting wet bags of mulc...Karen, I can only compare lifting wet bags of mulch with lifting weights, lol. I am down to three bags and have a long way to go to be even near done with the already made beds...I must go back tomorrow and see if I can't get another load. <br /><br />Chris, I just discovered Canty but I love the two songs I mentioned. I found a few more on YouTube and listened one afternoon. I'm glad I found her.<br /><br />Kathy, It is what it is. I am rather philosophical about it myself and I think they are too. Part of what wasn't paid off is a deductible on the policy. It seems to me if the car is totaled you shouldn't worry over a deductible.terricheneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-88880073065728802352019-04-15T18:19:15.769-04:002019-04-15T18:19:15.769-04:00Terri, I have been so impressed with all of your g...Terri, I have been so impressed with all of your gardening on a daily basis...especially with all those mulch bags you have been lifting! Those are heavy, I know, and I try to have my husband or son with if I can. It sounds like you are getting a lot of exercise and building up endurance too. So healthy for you. The fresh air and sunshine too! We have had cold, really windy, then sleet and windy, culminating in an all day snowstorm yesterday. The poor robins are completely confused. I just went for a walk and it was 50 degrees and most of the snow has melted. Winter yesterday, spring today! I have been in the house most of the week and welcomed the change in weather to get exercise. I remind myself on those lovely days when I’ve spent a few hours gardening that I did, indeed, get my exercise in and don’t have to feel guilty I missed my walk.<br /><br />Love, love the picture of Isaac. Ah, it reminds me of my boys when they were little. So precious!<br /><br />Well I’m done with my break from mopping flors and now to make potato leek soup, even though I’d rather just sit here in my parlor for the rest of the evening. Karen in WInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-18718854600046831062019-04-15T13:32:16.762-04:002019-04-15T13:32:16.762-04:00Oh I'm so sorry about the car. Sometimes I ha...Oh I'm so sorry about the car. Sometimes I hate insurance. They seem to do everything they can to get out of paying.<br />Hope Katie has recovered from the accident.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710629007170091862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-57908694461132316902019-04-15T00:30:24.515-04:002019-04-15T00:30:24.515-04:00I really like Caitlin Canty as well. We were luck...I really like Caitlin Canty as well. We were lucky to hear her in concert a few years ago. She really does some wonderful music.<br />Have a good week!Chris Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-51743805204522255912019-04-14T15:16:26.534-04:002019-04-14T15:16:26.534-04:00Lana, That was a great deal on the chicken and you...Lana, That was a great deal on the chicken and you did well to put so much of it into the freezer in prepped packets and as fresh.<br /><br />Susie that tickled Sam, too, hence why he sent us a picture. Isaac can be very creative, lol. It sounds like your blood sugar or electrolytes got badly out of balance with that pre-procedure cleansing. Bess had the same and got an all clear on hers as well. <br />I live in the country but still get a real thrill at seeing wildlife. I remember in third grade we were told that by the time we were adults there would be NO wildlife. I've seen alligator, wild hog, black panther, deer, turkey, bear, armadillo, possum, skunk, coyote, fox, wild cats...The list goes on and on. So much for what the pseudo environmentalists said!<br /><br />Kathy, The insurance did not quite pay off her car, which leaves a deficit to be dealt with and puts Katie and her ex husband both in a bind. There were lessons learned in this process to say the least.terricheneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-70378940900139851362019-04-14T07:58:24.578-04:002019-04-14T07:58:24.578-04:00What a sweet picture of Isaac. He is a cutie!
Soun...What a sweet picture of Isaac. He is a cutie!<br />Sounds like you are busy but enjoying working outside. I'm sure your yard is lovely. You are inspiring me to do more too.<br />Hope John will enjoy his extra days off. Hope Bess gets good news from her procedure, and I hope that everything is going ok with Katie. Hope the insurance was settled in her favor from the accident.<br /><br />To Susie, I;m glad your colonoscopy showed no bleeding, but I'm sorry the procedure made you so sick. How neat about the turkey sighting. <br />In VA, we have blackberry winter too, so the saying isn't just in Missouri. We are expecting strong storms today, I hope we don't have power outages.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093313893708262722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-90107308305754696782019-04-13T23:28:09.443-04:002019-04-13T23:28:09.443-04:00I thought the picture of Isaac's compromise wa...I thought the picture of Isaac's compromise was so cute. <br /><br />I loved your beehive header picture. Perfectly pretty for spring. It seems to me you are always as busy as a bee, and could run circles around me. <br /><br />I had a real tiring week. The primary care doctor decided I needed a colonoscopy this week to rule out that area for any bleeding that is causing my anemia. I'm not really afraid of the procedure, I dislike the prep, but this time the prep made me seriously weak, shaky,nauseated, and light headed. I spent Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday preparing, having done, and resting up from that procedure. Thank God no bleeding problem found. The gastro doc said he'd see me again in five years. I'm thinking "not", unless told by my primary to go have it done for a specific reason. The biopsy of my polyp came back as no cancer.<br /><br />I dislike missing out on any of this time of year and it's beautiful weather. After a few nice real warm flower blossoming days, we now are having what my Mom used to call blackberry winter. It's the cold spell that comes just before mid April here in Missouri when the blackberry bushes are blooming. Tonight north of us in Missouri they will be getting some snow. It's just going to be cold and wet here. Blackberry winter is one of those country weather terms that is usually right on the mark, plus I like the sound of the phrase. I don't know if it's used in other parts of the country.<br /><br />Shortly after I drank my first 3 liters of that colonoscopy prep solution, I was already nauseated and light headed, I looked out the front door to see the pretty spring sunset. As I looked out the door, there was a huge bird casually doing that ankle lifting comical bird step across the street into our front yard. At first I truly thought the prep medicine was making me hallucinate, then I thought, no, that is real, I called my husband to the door to see. It was a big hen turkey, strolling around in our yard almost right up to the front porch, pecking around as she went. He went to grab the camera and by that time the bird had disappeared out of my sight and I wasn't able to step out of the house, due to being very lightheaded, so I couldn't go out to see where she went. Husband went out the door to get a picture and that big bird was long gone. We don't live out in the country, but in an old suburb near St. Louis. The yards are small and close together. I've never seen a wild turkey around here before. My husband and I have checked outside repeatedly every day since Wednesday to see if we could see Big Bird again, but no luck.<br /><br />It's always a joy to me to see different animals when they come around our house. The timing that was involved for me to be at the front door and be looking out just as that big wild turkey hen came to my yard, almost right to the front porch to visit was so amazing. It wasn't a coincidence, Someone up there loves me.<br /><br />Happy Spring! <br /><br />susie @ persimmon moon cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653330247272673990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-77132737319190676132019-04-13T20:35:45.192-04:002019-04-13T20:35:45.192-04:00We did a big batch of freezer cooking yesterday. ...We did a big batch of freezer cooking yesterday. Chicken breasts were 78 cents a pound at Ingles so we bought 18 pounds. I loaded up my new 10 qt slow cooker with all of the breasts in the freezer so we could just have fresh ones in the freezer. <br />We had a pot of chicken and rice for supper and made a big bowl of chicken salad for sandwiches. Two big containers of chicken broth and meat were frozen for chicken and dumplings, three containers of meat and broth for chicken and rice or noodles plus some one cup packs of chopped meat. We have enough chicken and rice left for Sunday dinner, too. That 10 quart crock is a monster to wash but wow it can do some serious cooking!Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.com