Dear Carolyn,

That’s a shame about your neighbor.  Do you think an invitation to sit down and discuss the entire situation would be helpful….or not?   I guess it’s difficult because we really don’t know what is going on inside someone’s life.   

I’ve worked outside for two days straight and now my back is saying….no more up and down for a while!  I will now address my containers.   Lilac bush is nearly finished.  I do love the Columbine beside it.

A lovely day.  Happy that Ray is a huge part of your life.  I will be seeing my daughter and granddaughter tonight.  Always makes me feel so happy.

As you can see, Finn is very “sugar faced”.  I guess that’s the term for Goldens who are aging.  Blessed to have had him for eleven plus year….. Not sure what I will do with myself when he passes……..

Hi Ernie,

The Canada warbler is difficult to see.  Beautiful markings on face and chest.  So many of the “real” birders are a hoot to watch…..They come in total birding gear with vests/pockets and super large telescopic cameras.  Some, have check lists that they mark each time a warbler is seen.  Most are very helpful in giving information on what they are looking at.  It’s fun just to walk through the marsh and hear their pronounced singing.

Yes, getting older is not for sissies…..You seem to have a lot of knowledge and a good fix on your diabetic issues.

A lovely day here.  Second day in a row of planting.  Be sure and send a picture of your wife’s plantings around the pool.   Our pool opens this week-end.  We are now given a type of fob to gain entrance.  A few years ago, it was codes and the teens would give the codes out to non-residents.

Carry on as we say….Another day of not smoking and poisoning our body!

Susan

Hi Kitty,

Thinking of you today ~ so sorry that the biopsy was not scheduled.   I am watching an oriole slurp up grape jelly at our oriole feeder.  Wish I could capture a picture, but they are skittish and if I pick up the laptop to take a picture, he will be gone.

Hope the weather is lovely.  I just bought a hibiscus.  I am sure you had many of these in Sanibel.  I tried to winter mine over which no success… LOL

Susan

Hi Paul,

Are you referring to the Canadian Geese?   Oh my, we have so many here in Ohio ~ they are actually quite a nuisance.    The only thing cute about them are the fuzzy ducklings that are always way to close to the roadways. 

It’s a perfect day here.  I love when the temperature allows all of the windows to be open.  Soon, the air conditioning units will be humming.

Enjoy the week.   Susan

Interestingly enough, the cardinals, robins and orioles all feed at the oriole feeder.  Thank heavens I purchase their grape jelly at Aldis or I would be broke!   At least a jar every week or two.

Susan

We await the arrival of the hummingbirds……. 

Good morning Susan and all.  Great to see Finn doing well.  Our Chloe has diarrhea and wife has

them on rice / chicken diet with yogurt for treats.  Wife got them 3 shots each, mercury free at our

vet Dr.  Caused the sickness.  I usually only get them the Rabies shot and then because of the law. 

Dog people I know say the one rabies shot lasts their whole lives.  Wife says next time will only get

rabies shot.  Chloe is getting back to normal, the first day she acted sick also.

The bad neighbor we have would see an effort to talk as weakness.  Not an understanding person.

Unfortunately he's retired also. 

Part came in for the pool so installed it instead of my temp patch.  Pools been running and already

shocked so shouldn't get any algae.  Salt installed and chloranator running.  Algaeside in also.  Pool

should hum along now.  Water temperature was 65 yesterday, numbing for me. 

Got Monte Carlo SS insured and registered yesterday.  Might drive it down to the farm later this week.

the battery went dead once so lost the programming for base timing, timing advance air:fuel ratios.  I

have notes and can adjust everything with the computer control inside the car on the way. 

Finished my blood test appointments.  Glucose is a little worse.  Maybe time to seek out one of those

diabetes specialists.  I can't seem to keep my level down around 100, I'm often in the 120s and sometimes

in the 130s.  I dieted down into the 140s in weight and didn't seem to help the numbers and very hard to

keep my weight down there.  It's a lifetime war with all these battles.  If I get a specialist that just pushes

meds, won't be going there. 

Have a great day all.  Good luck with the birds Susan. 

We have 2 nights forecast in the 30s so have to watch and see about covering the new plants.

Ernie

Hi Susan and all,

I have tried talking with my neighbor but she gets irrational and argumentative.  I will stay away and hope for the best. 

I used the grill tonight to make dinner. It has been a long time. My son usually grills when the family comes, so I was a bit out of practice. I made chicken, aluminium pouches of potatoes and broccoli.  It turned out ok and I didn't have to wash my giant cast iron skillet. I use it to make just about everything, even giant chocolate chip cookies.

I went to my mother's today and filled her pill case. We have lunch and watch the game channel.  She watches the little boy across the street out the front window.  I'm still waiting to hear back from Meals on Wheels. I showed her pictures from my son and daughter in law's week in Mexico. 

Finn is looking good!  And so are the flowers 

Hi Ernie

It sounds like your bad neighbor sounds like my bad neighbor.  It's very hard to talk to her. She only wants to argue. 

My glucose numbers are also becoming problematic.  I'm at 140.  Not good at all.  I try to lose weight but its such a struggle. Don't know if that would even help.  Its always something I guess. 

Take it easy

Carolyn

Good morning Carolyn and all.  51 here, nice.  Have 2 nights coming up in the 30s.  Just hope stays in the upper 30s.

Yeah, many of these people know they're in the wrong from the start but just want to give you a hard time.  Like bad

neighbors, I mean.  Some people could probably reason with them.  Bob Dylan or someone like that, Gandhi. 

I didn't have a pill case 16 years ago when I stopped the poison smoke.  Just Diabetes, trying to keep my glucose down

without synthetic meds for diabetes and trying to stay asleep, also came up with arthritis.  I was taking 3 diabetes meds

and on my way to insulin.  I have recently been in the lower 140s and my glucose readings are the same as being in the

lower 150s.  I'm hungry all the time in the lower 140s.  I don't understand, I should be down 4 glucose units for every pound

I lose.  It works to a point, went way down from the 180s to the 150s.  I probably need one of these doctors that specializes

in diabetes, instead of a family doctor. 

Try the meals on wheels yourself.  I've been told that it's bland because of the large group of people they feed that can't have

stuff like salt.  So some people that need to eat just about stop.  Just keep an eye on it.  What older people usually want is to

socialize, the meal is just a means to that end. 

Pool part arrived so the pool pump and filter are all together right.  Belts arrived for the mower deck and that's together, level,

and working.  In this case the cheaper belts look much cheaper than Sears Parts Direct belts.  So often get the same thing for

the higher price.  Still waiting for the little ribbon cable from Japan, for the ham transceiver, I ordered April 7th.  Waiting for the

turned crankshaft for the 1984 Monte Carlo Sport Coupe. 

Supposed to get some showers this afternoon but this is really great weather for a long time.  I hope the south isn't getting

terrible storms from the climate change, I don't keep up.  Seems constant.

Enjoy the day all.Ernie

Good morning, dear Sensational Senior friends ~

A sunny but chilly day here by the shore of Lake Erie ~ 53 degrees from the Weather Channel.  

The order of the day will be a quest to purchase a new bird feeder.  I believe our feeder was only three years old….repaired at least once.  One of the pesky starlings took it down a day ago.  The birds are distraught without the feeder and I’ve taken to a space on the ground to scatter their seed.  Chuck and Henrietta (our two duck friends) still visit and the Baltimore Orioles are plentiful.  We are now seeing our yellow Finch at Jim’s feeder but alas…..no hummingbirds!

So, my friends, I hope that you all have a wonderful smoke-free day.  I did see a neighbor who appears to walk miles each day with his wife who was using oxygen in the car.  Perhaps that is why he walks to ward off any repercussions of smoking……

Susan

It warmed up here to low 70s. It's been cooler, which I like, the past week. 

Enjoy the Memorial Day weekend. I have nothing eventful planned.

Paul