Jacqui Wrote:It's Sunday... is the sun shining at your house?

It probably is... Too bad I'm back to work
. 15 and a half more hours and in outta here!

Sunny and 92 today in Dallas

HAPPY FATHERSDAY to all you fathers out there

(06-17-2012 04:15 AM)Jacqui Wrote:  It's Sunday... is the sun shining at your house?

It certainly is! Looks like it's going to be another beautiful day. Sorry about your tomatoes, Jacqui.

S'posed to be 105F degrees here today. Thank goodness for an evaporative cooler that works well! I'll have to get all my outside work done early today so I can vegetate in the house under a fan.

We haven't heard from Peter here on the chat for a while. And its always nice when I see new members join us. One member I'd like to see here is Pam. She posts an awful lot, welcoming new members but never tells us anything personal about herself here. Hey, Pam...What's the haps?

It was only in the low 90s here, but by noon my t-shirt was wet front, back, and both sleeves from sweat. Told my husband I was ready for the wet t-shirt contest. Am so glad Sonic is right next to us, so we can keep having ice cold drinks all day long.

(06-17-2012 07:19 PM)Jacqui Wrote:  It was only in the low 90s here, but by noon my t-shirt was wet front, back, and both sleeves from sweat. Told my husband I was ready for the wet t-shirt contest. Am so glad Sonic is right next to us, so we can keep having ice cold drinks all day long.

...Sooo.... how'd you do in the Contest?

Oh! Sonic!!! I love their cherry/limeaid. But they're too far away for me to visit them very often.

Happy day, Folkses! It's 65 degrees outside and I'm heading out to walk before it gets too warm for me. Later today, I am shipping off a box of quilt tops for Wrap Them in Love. I made 10 tops, at 3 yards of fabric each, and am including 7 big pieces of fabric for backing. That's a total of over 40 yards of fabric AND IT ISN'T MAKING A DENT IN MY SUPPLY YET!!! Gah! "Someday I'm gonna climb that hill if it takes every bit of my might."

Iced coffee!! Who knew? I always thought I didn't like iced coffee, but did enjoy frozen lattes and coffee granitas and frapps. Turns out I seriously like iced coffee

How long have you been walking, Edna? I have been trying to get motivated for quite a while. I bought a portable radio several weeks ago, then two or three weeks ago I bought the battery for it. Then a couple days later I bought some ear buds. Yesterday was 109F degrees, so I figured if I was going to walk, I needed to do it in the a.m. before it gets hot. Lo and behold!! I was able to get my heiny off the property this a.m. I walked for a half hour. Heard more news than I've heard in a month. Now if I can just keep it up. I'd like to get worked up to an hour of brisk walking. Across the street from me and down a half a block is a little-used road that is perfect for walking. And if I walk all the way down to the other end of it, its a mile. So that would be 2 miles down and back. Big plans...little motivation. Love to eat!

I'm so excited! The little abused foster dog who I had to return to it's horrible owner has possibly been picked up by the SPCA again! Emails have already been sent saying we will adopt him. If it's really him.

(06-18-2012 10:18 AM)BowandWalter Wrote:  I'm so excited! The little abused foster dog who I had to return to it's horrible owner has possibly been picked up by the SPCA again! Emails have already been sent saying we will adopt him. If it's really him.

That is awesome for the dog

Today is another day of rainy happiness here. I was watering my grass daily and it was still turning yellowish. I am kind of scared to see my water bill. I don't remember it being this dry and hot so early in the year.

(06-18-2012 09:02 AM)emysemys Wrote:  How long have you been walking, Edna? I have been trying to get motivated for quite a while. I bought a portable radio several weeks ago, then two or three weeks ago I bought the battery for it. Then a couple days later I bought some ear buds. Yesterday was 109F degrees, so I figured if I was going to walk, I needed to do it in the a.m. before it gets hot. Lo and behold!! I was able to get my heiny off the property this a.m. I walked for a half hour. Heard more news than I've heard in a month. Now if I can just keep it up. I'd like to get worked up to an hour of brisk walking. Across the street from me and down a half a block is a little-used road that is perfect for walking. And if I walk all the way down to the other end of it, its a mile. So that would be 2 miles down and back. Big plans...little motivation. Love to eat!

When I have access to good walking, i.e. long stretches without too much crossing of streets and such, I love to walk and have been doing so for years. In Kansas I walked a few blocks from my house to a great connected park system and that circuit took me about an hour to walk. In Montana I used to drive a mile into town, park on the east end of town, and walk to the west end and back on a nice walking path, again about an hour. Here I walk a few blocks down the street to the old penitentiary, where a nice walking path starts. It winds through the old prison yard and then wanders toward the highway, past the armory and the BLM building. I pick plantain and dandelion on the old pen grounds before returning home. It's a nice walk!

Sounds like a great walk Edna and one with a double purpose. Sooo ummmm just how much fabric do you have?

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(06-18-2012 10:18 AM)BowandWalter Wrote:  I'm so excited! The little abused foster dog who I had to return to it's horrible owner has possibly been picked up by the SPCA again! Emails have already been sent saying we will adopt him. If it's really him.

*fingers crossed for you and him!*

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(06-18-2012 09:02 AM)emysemys Wrote:  Lo and behold!! I was able to get my heiny off the property this a.m. I walked for a half hour.

Way to go!!!!!!!

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(06-18-2012 12:10 PM)Kerryann Wrote:  Today is another day of rainy happiness here. I was watering my grass daily and it was still turning yellowish. I am kind of scared to see my water bill. I don't remember it being this dry and hot so early in the year.

Hope the bill is not too bad. It's kinda nice living in a village where we have no water meters and pay a set price. So has the grass turned green again, yet?