December 29th

[Lavande]

Greetings everyone,

Time for a new week & thread. We had a surprisingly nice day here, sunny & 62 degrees. Felt more like Easter than Christmas.
Someone’s horses got loose today & 3 of them ended up in my backyard this morning. They made a real mess, the ground was soaked from all the erain so they really turfed up the yard. After a while 2 guys showed up (not the owners but hired hands I think) & took them home. Never a dull moment in cow country hahah!!

Hello to all & hope you had a good day!

Lav

[porqoui]

MAE ALL...thanks for kicking off the new thread Lav. We had a sunny 19F here. LOL We're expecting cooler weather this week but not an Arctic Deepfreeze so hopefully the gift from Canada isn't too harsh for you Lav. Enjoyed my Eggs Benny breakfast with my brother and SIL this morning, had to laugh that when I got to their place there was no sign of Christmas. They go all out for the grandkids and were so done. LOL

Lav...be thankful it was horses in your yard and not cattle! Living at the ranch in Duchess we were between the government grazing land and the herd owners so every spring they had to bring the herds home. They would come down (about 60 black angus cattle) from the fields and if they followed "the rules" would be fine to cross our creek but of course it only took one to go his own way and the herd followed. They couldn't cross on the bridge over the creek as we had a cattle guard so the wranglers had to quickly dismantle the barbed wire fence to let them through. It was actually amazing to watch.

Still trying to figure out what day of the week it is, have to remember that I don't have to go to work tomorrow. LOL

Thinking of everyone. Sam, thinking of you! Have a good night all....PPQP

[Lavande]

Hey everyone,

Glad to see you PQ, I was getting lonely here Lol
Not much going on here, the holidays are pretty much over. We didn’t drag out all the usual decorations this year so packing up won’t be too bad & I’m OK with that. I found out that the horses also messed up the lawn of the people who live behind us (behind the row of white pines). That guy was pretty pissed off too. YB figures there’s at least 150 divots that need to be filled in, oh well.

PQ, glad you enjoyed the visit with your brother & his wife. I can’t imagine cattle romping thru here, that would be a real nightmare.
I see we have a 75% chance of snow next Monday & after that the high temps will only be in the 20’s & 30’s. Still not as cold as where you are.

Hello to everyone else & wishing a good night for all!
Lav

[porqoui]

MAE ALL...it's been a tough day. Just found out that the childcare director passed away on boxing day. My heart is having a hard time accepting she's gone.

[Lavande]

PQ, that is sad news about the childcare director, sorry to hear that. Try to remember she is no longer suffering, she’s found peace.

Hello to everyone as we end 2024.
Not sure I’m really looking forward to the new year considering the political environment as it is in the US.There’s so many threats of changes & they’re not good or positive changes. Hopefully none of that will come to fruition.

On that note I will wish everyone a good night & A Happy New Year!

Lav

[Slo]

Happy New Year!
I lost all control of time when the little family of D3, her HB, barely 2 y/o Andy, 4 month old Ayla, and their dog stayed with me for the last few days. It was bliss holding & snuggling that baby! And I enjoyed having company, and watching TV with them in the evenings after the babies were in bed. But I couldn’t keep up with my home therapies, or any laundry or cleaning. And I wish people would travel without their dogs. While I like their little dog, she scratched away at the door and her paws bled all over my brand new white carpeting. Like seriously it looked like a crime scene in here. PQ, I like how your brother hires a pet sitter! Andy is a nice boy, but my neuropathy with its pain and mobility problems is pretty kicked up, and so toddlers are hard for me.
I went to my neighbor’s house for New Year’s Eve, and had a nice dinner and dessert, and a quiet time enjoying conversation, and made it past midnight!

PQ, I enjoyed a peek into what your ranch life was like, and the cattle crossing!
Lav, that is so annoying that your yard and your neighbor’s yard were so damaged by the loose horses.

PQ, the finality of death is so hard. And now you have lost a long-time friend and colleague whom you interacted with near daily, and with no closure; as she left one day and never came back. I hate cancer. My son-in-law has struggled with the sudden disappearance this Fall and death soon after of his close work colleague too, and feels the sting of it worse since they were the same age (37).

I wonder what will happen in the world this year, and feel foreboding.

[Lavande]

Greetings on this 1st day of 2025!

Starting a new year with not 1 but 2 terrorist attacks is rather foreboding Slo. One in NO, the other in Vegas. Makes me want to stay home & away from crowds, that’s for sure.
I’m glad you had lots of company Slo, even though it’s exhausting. I hope you can get right back to your therapies & back on the road to wellness.

Hello to all the other usuals, hope to see some of you here soon.

Have a nice night all!

Lav