Now I really did it :((

[canuk-gal]

HI:

NIRDI shout out!!!!

Busy weekend. But we opted out of our annual Lilac festival as the weather is threatening rain and maybe a TS. And some of our cycling paths to get to the festival are closed???? I am bummed BC it is fun and I love the variety of food offerings and stuff to buy. Anyway.

Big winds and pounding rain late last night. Lots of branches and leaf debris on the roads today. I can handle the rain, but hate the big winds as they are dangerous. The day was very warm, 32C, so not surprised of the stormy weather late in the evening.

Making stuffed baked potatoes with the roast beef Sunday supper.

cheers--Sharon

 

[missy]

GM girls and happy (how did you get here so fast) marvelous Monday!

@canuk-gal I hear you and also don't love when they shut down streets/paths for whatever reason. Sorry about the lilac festival and your weather. And I am not a fan of storms. Especially damaging winds and thunder and lightning. Yummm to potatoes and I hope dinner was delicious last night

Good morning @Slickk @marcy @Austina @springerspaniel and everyone else. Hope all is well

We enjoyed cycling yesterday and it was a gorgeous day. Simply gorgeous. Supposed to get hot later this week but it is almost summer. Today is another cool and sunny albeit windy day. But we are used to the wind at the shore



Yesterday was also the Pride parade and we caught the beginning of it because it started on the ice cream block




Enjoy a marvelous Monday lovely ladies XOXO

 

[Austina]

Hello lovelies

Weather here has been lovely, we’ve spent a lot of time in the pool. We’ve also been busy sorting through all of Colin’s clothes - 6 brand new pairs of trouser he’s never going to get in to again , shorts all sorts of other things off to the charity shop.

Glad you’ve been able to get out and ride @missy, make hay while the sun shines Lovely to see the kitties all looking so well.

Sorry the weather has been uncooperative @canuk-gal, I hope you had a good weekend despite it, and ha d a chance to wind down after a busy work week.

I hope you had a lovely birthday @marcy, and Marty spoiled you, did you do anything special?

I’m really impressed with my window vac, I’m working my way around the house - certainly beats having to stand on a ladder to clean all these big windows.

Big shout out to all the lovely NIRDIs

 

[marcy]

Hi NIRID’s!

@Austina your window vac sounds wonderful. I should look in to one of those. We’re having lots of thunderstorms here. When I shut the shades, it was so foggy I couldn’t see the observatory. The flagpole was still standing though. We went out for dinner Saturday for my birthday. I picked a quiet little Italian restaurant. My birthday present was my laptop that I’ve had for a few weeks. I hope you have more nice weather than too hot. I am glad Colin got his crown. My dentist called me today after getting with my periodontist. They aren’t recommending I get my broken tooth lengthened. I guess it’d result in about 50% of the bone loss there and if it doesn’t work that would leave too little bone for an implant. Right now, this fake tooth is okay so I told him I’d think about it and I have a cleaning with them in August.

@missy I hope you have more summer days than rainy days. It’s been rainy and windy here. I hate to hear about your US results. Ugh to people who can’t civility discuss politics these days and even worse to “haters”. I am glad people who live near you are so friendly. Woo hoo to a 70 mile ride. My dad used to keep mileage on all of his snow machine trips. We figured out he easily drove enough miles to reach the moon. I am glad you got your water heater replaced right away.

@canuk-gal darn you missed the lilac festival. I need to get to our Botanic Gardens and enjoy some pretty flowers. Stay safe riding in that wind. Your dinner sounds delicious. Darn the flower boxes were gone, but I glad you found some nice ones. I’ve been toying with getting just one so I have some flowers, but the wind and critters would probably destroy it. I hope your lower back is better. Winter is gone - I think - but we’re getting lots of thunderstorms too. I did get one clear night though.

We had a busy weekend. I ended up doing quite a bit of work, some stuff around the house and we had a quiet movie night.

Take care.
Marcy

 

[missy]

Good morning lovely ladies!

@Austina sweet for spending time in the pool..when we were youngsters that is how we spent our summer days and nights. In our pool and it was lovely. My parents always threw me a pool party for my birthday and we had a casino set up inside so we would go back and forth and it was always a huge hit. I remember those days very fondly. And we used to have doggie pool parties too for their birthdays. LOL. Great you are donating Colin's pants to a charity that can use them. The window vac sounds great

@marcy we are having a good weather week here...chance of thunderstorms starting Thursday into Saturday but for now it's glorious weather. Haha about what your dad and the mileage being enough to get to the moon. I love numbers and I love keeping track and this week I think we might hit 3K miles..woohoo. Yes very thankful we were able to get Chris here that day to replace it. Those babies are expensive wow. I had no clue. We do have a large hot water heater though if that matters...75 gallons. I have no clue how big that is considered but Greg said it is a good size. Good for you accomplishing a lot on the weekend and I hope you had time for a great bday celebration sweet friend

@Slickk woohoo we are in June and summer is almost here..hope all is well and hugs to Bear

@springerspaniel hope you are enjoying a wonderful week

@canuk-gal hope your weather is cooperating and cycling is on your agenda


We cycled yesterday and it was just amazing weather...60s, sunny and less windy to start with the wind gradually picking up late afternoon. Today looks like another glorious weather day so yay.


Hope my sweet friends here have a beautiful day and enjoy it to the max XOXO



Last night Jimmy texted me showing me the new spoons he ordered just for me. I prefer eating ice cream with a wooden spoon and he ordered new sturdier ones just for me.Top one is the new order... Sweet



Enjoy a sweet Tuesday lovely ladies XOXO

 

[missy]

Good morning lovely ladies and happy wonderful Wednesday!
Another sunny gorgeous day in store...hope all of you are enjoying beautiful weather too

Hello @Slickk @springerspaniel @marcy @canuk-gal @Austina @Inked @MamaBee @Jemi @Scandinavian and everyone else. Hope all is going well and you are enjoying a good week

We cycled 80 miles yesterday...it's been a long time since we cycled that many miles. It was such a beautiful day. I felt guilty being out for so long because Bobby was all alone (he is still kept away from the other cats upstairs). And when we got back he ate but then vomited so we had to give him the steroid shot. He was due but we were holding out for as long as we could due to him developing diabetes. So he is OK for now but he definitely has lost weight. I am worried but I know this is life. He is laying beside me now purring. For now all is well.

Today is another beautiful day albeit warmer. Sunblock does not keep me fully protected and to reapply mid ride would not be practical because my hand is covered with gloves and the right hand with a brace. It might be time for the canopy but I like cycling without it because of wind resistance. Anyway looking forward to another good ride but a bit shorter because we got home too late yesterday and that was in part due to a flat on the rear tire 11 miles from home. Never a dull moment lol.

Today I was supposed to do labs and I just didn't feel like not having coffee. In truth every day this and last week I was trying to gear myself up to do labs and every day I canceled. I have a big appointment next Monday along with Greg and we are not prepared. This doctor is not nice at all but he is a big deal in the field. Bone health field. He is in his 80s and I am expecting him to retire just like the other specialist did last year, Same specialty so now we are more reliant on him than before. Last night I got an email from this doctor and he was do you have labs? Please email me them before the appointment so I can look them over. I could tell from his tone he was not happy. I sent him the last labs we have from this past April. I am tired of doctors, appointments and tests. And I have been remiss with the labs. I am sure Monday will not be the most pleasant day and I am worried about our results (DXAS for both of us that day). Thanks for letting me share

Have a wonderful Wednesday lovely ladies. Be well. Enjoy XOXO

We ran into M and J yesterday...love them both so much
Look at M's face...what a punum



Sweet ice cream 1/4 of the way into our ride



Home at last




Happy Wednesday all

 

[Austina]

Hello lovelies

Woohoo @missy, 80 miles! Sorry all this medical stuff is proving to be so difficult, and a grumpy doctor in the mix, ugh! I’m not surprised you’re fed up with having to do the constant blood draws. What a pain. Poor Bobby, he’s a brave little soul.

It’s hot and sticky here, we got out and cleaned the back porch yesterday, and were dripping by the time we finished. Managed to get the grass cut this morning, did the edging and cleaned things up.

We’re taking our lovely neighbours out to lunch tomorrow in Fredricksburg, should be fun.

 

[missy]

Good morning lovely ladies and happy terrific Thursday! It's going to hit 90 here maybe..depending on the wind.

@Austina thank goodness for your pool. Hot and sticky has no chance against the cool pool. Enjoy lunch with your neighbors tomorrow

@Slickk woohoo happy June and happy freedom..hope you are enjoying a wonderful week

Hello @canuk-gal @springerspaniel @marcy @Scandinavian @Inked @MamaBee and everyone else. Feels like summer. Another great ride yesterday...hit 3,000 miles so far this season. Sweet. Today another day of cycling before the storms arrive. We are making the most of it. Tomorrow we have medical appointments anyway. Then Monday as well and those are in the city midday so no cycling. And this weekend looks like rain but we have a lot of other things to do anyway. Have a happy Thursday. Enjoy and be well. XOXO

New spoon...thank you Jimmy



And the ice cream was oh so delicious



May your Thursday be filled with sweetness and joy

 

[Austina]

Hello lovelies

I hope you’ve had a great ride today @missy ahead of the expected rain. That ice cream looks so good Honestly, I can’t be bothered replying to the other threads, but I at those people who think the B in a certain organisation stands for anything other than Biased - the same organisation that refuses to refer to a terrorist organisation as such!

It’s a lovely day here, we’re back from lunch with our lovely neighbours I and G (who’re originally from Colombia), they’re such a sweet couple and we had fun. We pass so many wineries on the way to the restaurant, it was a nice easy drive.

We’re so stuffed we can hardly move

I hope all the lovely NIRDIs are doing well

 

[marcy]

Hi NIRDI's!

@missy how nice of Jimmy to get your wooden spoons. He's a good guy. As Austina said, sorry about a grumpy doctor and so many medical appointments and labs. I hope those appointments go well. Doctors seem to forget we don't "have to do" what they tell us. Woo hoo for so many miles.

@Austina ugh to hot and sticky weather. I am not used to humidity, it always smacks in the face when we go somewhere humid. I guess our dry heat is better. Glad you had a nice time at lunch.

Not much new with me. Work, goofing off, knitting a bit and watching the clouds and thunderstorms roll by. I did catch a brief rainbow over the observatory though.

Take care.
Marcy

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

NIRDI shout out!!!!

I seriously have to reevaluate working Thursday's--they seem to be the worst shifts. I always get home late after a very big load of high acuity patients. My head hurts.

The weather has been fine! Warm days and TS at night. DH has been golfing. At least someone has been having fun!

My sister has to have a melanoma removed. My BIL had one removed a few months ago. Yikes. All good for the BIL as they got it all, hope it is the same for my sister. Worrysome.

@missy keep up the good cycling!

@Austina keep up the good floating!

@marcy keep up the good work/goofing off/knitting! OH LOL I had a dream last night and you were in it. Somewhere we were at a party and you were wearing a very large pear shape diamond pendant , bezeled. Lovely! But no other jewellery and I remember feeling disappointed that you weren't wearing any colored jewellery!! Not a ring or earrings!! LOL.

Now I am tired. Hope to get a few rides in this weekend. Oh and we have to have a custom toilet made--the space we have is peculiar and the one that needs to be replaced isn't made anymore. Awesome. I can't make this shit up! No pun intended!

cheers--Sharon

 

[marcy]

@canuk-gal I am sorry to hear your Thursday shift sucks. I am sending mega dust they got all of your sister’s cancer removed. What a relief your BIL is okay. That’s scary. LOL to your dream. I always wanted a pear-shape diamond pendant. Too funny I left my sapphires at home. That would be so unlike me. I still coordinate my work-at-home clothes with what rings I want to wear. Wow to needing a custom toilet. I bet that wasn’t cheap and I hope it works well. It’s an essential part of the house. Rest up from your long day.

 

[missy]

Running late but a quick hello to all the NIRDIs and wish you all a happy FriYAY

@Austina girl yes. I SMH when I read some of the stuff here and elsewhere. People have lost their minds. I have so much to say but will keep my mouth closed. Not easy for me. LOL. Glad you enjoyed a delicious meal with your neighbors and friends. Hope today is a delightful FriYAY

@canuk-gal sending your sister so many well wishes and sending bucketloads of healing dust. And very sorry about the Thursday shift. Hope you had a good night's sleep and wake feeling good XO

@marcy work, knitting, watching storms, sounds like a lovely way to spend the days. Well, except for the storms (for me lol-they scare me and we have some arriving later today into tomorrow boo). Pretty rainbow photo...Have a friYAY filled with yay

@Slickk GM..have a great FriYAY

@springerspaniel good morning, hope you are enjoying a wonderful week

Hello everyone else. Great cycling yesterday and hopefully we will get out today before the storms. We have 2 appointments this morning then if all goes well at the appointments (nervous about this one too and the ones on Monday) we are going cycling unless the weather changes earlier than expected. Have a wonderful friYAY lovely ladies XOXO

Ice cream started melting...it hit almost 90 here yesterday but it was still comfortable because of the east wind



Hank hung out with us as we ate the ice cream..here he is waiting patiently for his bowl of cold water




Geese crossing lol...when they want to cross everyone patiently waits haha..one car turned around but we enjoyed the scene






Happy FriYAY all...wishing you joy, peace and a fun day

 

[marcy]

Hi NIRDI's!

@missy I hope your appointments go well. You know how I dread those things. Too cute about Hank waiting for his water. We got more rain today. We ran to get Marty's pickup at Ford and there was standing water on the interstate. I don't see so well in low light anymore but I have confidence in my car. I followed Marty home.

I got up early today so I quit work early because it seemed like I'd been working all day. I did get a lot done. My keyboard and mouse are hand-me-downs from Marty and both have been sticking lately. I ordered new ones from Amazon and they are a noticeable improvement. The keyboard is the older generation one (based on what the charging cord is) but Marty said there wasn't any difference in the keyboard. I know it was a new Apple device because the box was sealed up the way they always are.

We've got an old friend in town that's coming to visit tomorrow. Other than that, no big plans.

Take care. Have a great weekend.

Marcy

 

[missy]

Happy Caturday Saturday lovely ladies!

@marcy we have rain today..but we did enjoy 7 (?) straight days of cycling so I cannot complain. Though it looks like a lot of rain is coming next week. OH well. That's great you accomplished a lot yesterday and got a new mouse and keyboard. What doesn't Amazon have lol. We just had to get a new roku stick and we got it from Amazon. And cat litter. And well there is very little they don't have and I appreciate the ease of shopping. I don't know how we did it in the old days lol. Speaking of "old" it is very sweet you have an old friend visiting tomorrow. I really value my true friends who have stuck by me these past few years especially. Including the NIRDIs. True friendship is priceless.

@Slickk happy weekend. My eldest niece has started her summer job and she is loving it. At an aquarium. I have to get more details. Hope you enjoy a wonderful weekend

@canuk-gal hope your plans for this weekend are fun and relaxing and you enjoy lovely weather too

@Austina hope you are enjoying a good weekend and I hope your weather is cooperating

@springerspaniel official summer is almost here...I hope you have a wonderful weekend

Hello everyone else. Hope all is well

The doctor appointments went well. We saw our OD and our eyes are healthy. Whew. Since my cataract surgery I have been aware of an increased risk of RD (and both my maternal grandfather and father had RDs) so I am always a bit on edge when I have an eye appointment. Also mac degeneration but my genetics (DNA report) state I have a 100% chance of getting MD which I have accepted. And in the meantime do what I can to keep my eyes as healthy as possible given my genetics. The DNA eval is amazing and has been pretty much on point with everything to date

We went cycling after the appointments and it was a beautiful day. Warm but east wind breeze kept it comfortable. Today is rain so no cycling. But we do need to run errands as I am out of produce and other items. I am sending Greg to Costco without me and then after that we will run our other errands including WF and TJ s among other stuff we have to do. I just don't like Costco on the weekends. Not too bad but I delegate that to my DH and he is a sweetheart to accommodate me

May your weekend be filled with sweetness and only good things XOXO

 

[Austina]

Hello lovelies

Wow, fabulous photos @missy. I’m glad your appts went well, and that your eyes are good for the time being. Colin has an appt about his cataracts when we get back from our trip. Did I tell you we’re getting a TJ relatively nearby? Boo to the rain coming soon, but yay that you’ve managed to get out and cycle this week.

Enjoy your friend’s visit this weekend @marcy, it’ll be nice catching up. I don’t like driving in the dark here, we don’t have any street lighting here in Hicksville

We did our food shopping yesterday, then spent time in the pool, the weather is glorious ATM, not too hot (for us!), we must be getting used to the heat FT with our friends this morning - nearly 3 hour gabfest! Just come in from the pool and have put the lasagna in to cook. As they say on the cooking shows “here’s one I made earlier”

We’ll probably mow the back tomorrow before it gets too hot, then another pool day.

Enjoy your weekend lovely NIRDIs.

 

[missy]

Good morning lovely ladies and happy big and small dog Sunday!

@Austina thank you. Good luck to Colin with his cataract eval after your trip. YAY for getting a TJs nearby. I love TJs. We used to travel 25 minutes to go one but last year they opened one 9 minutes away so it is much closer. And it is a huge store. Very wide aisles and bright and clean. I love going there. And of course no one beats TJs for customer service. Always so upbeat and cheerful. I could never work there lol. Glad you are enjoying such beautiful weather and also a good FT with friends. I swear time flies and when I am on my Zoom with my girlfriends the hours pass like minutes. It's crazy. Ooooh lasagna. Yummmm. Hope you have leftovers

@Slickk happy Sunday..hope you are having a wonderful weekend

@springerspaniel good morning, hope you are having fun and enjoying a lovely weeekend

@canuk-gal happy Sunday

@marcy hope all is well and you are taking lots of photos and taking a break from work this weekend

@Scandinavian hello there, hope all is going smoothly

@Inked thank you for rescuing that sweet little chipmunk

@MamaBee hope the sale is going smoothly, fingers crossed, and all is well with you and your dh

Hello everyone else. Hope all is well. So many kitties waiting for us this morning. Poor babies. I want to take them all in and keep them safe. But of course they would never allow us to.

We had a good day yesterday despite not cycling yesterday as it rained all day. Rain is coming in later today so we hope to cycle and get home before the next round of storms. We ran errands and are now fully stocked til next week. Why does the weekend go so fast. Anyway looking forward to cycling today but looking forward to being done with Monday .I wish we could skip over Monday into Tuesday lol. I am trying not to think about it right now.

Enjoy a peaceful easy Sunday girls. XOXO

 

[missy]

Good morning girls and happy Monday!
Hope you enjoyed a delicious weekend

Hello @Slickk @canuk-gal @Austina @marcy @springerspaniel @MamaBee @Jemi @Inked @Scandinavian and everyone else.
Hope all is going well

Yesterday cycled and had a great day despite of the rain threat and remained dry except for a little drizzle.
Which was no big deal. It did rain harder after we got home.
And we enjoyed our yummy treat 1/3 into the ride





Today we are heading into the city for afternoon appointments
Enjoy a marvelous Monday. Be well. Have fun XOXO

 

[missy]

Yay. Appointments went well. So relieved
Hope everyone is enjoying a marvelous Monday

 

[missy]

GM girls and happy terrific Tuesday!

Hello @Slickk @canuk-gal @marcy @Austina @springerspaniel and everyone else. Hope you are having a wonderful week

Yesterday was avery long day yesterday and it went as well as possible.

Dr B was the "nice" Dr B and our results were excellent and we were all pleased
In fact, because it went so well I canceled the appointments we had in Philadelphia with another specialist at the end of the month
She is young and not as experienced as Dr B but when he stops working (he's in his 80s) we need someone. We saw her last year and I plan on seeing her next year but this year I canceled. The big problem is she doesn't book in advance and when they finally open the books she books immediately. She is very popular. I called to cancel the end of June appointments after we saw Dr B and they had no dates to reschedule as she is booked through December but they won't open the books til sometime in October. The thing is they never know til that day and last year I called every day but by the time they opened the books she was totally scheduled and there was nothing. I was lucky to get these appointments. But in any case I will try to reschedule for 2026. She is not needed now. Sorry for the long explanation lol.

Today I have a "hair" appointment for my alternative hair and it is going to rain all day so no big plans. This morning we had so many cats waiting for food. Oy oy oy. And a big raccoon. She is hungry too (though she is quite chubby lol) so it's challenging because we want everyone to have enough food but the raccoons really eat so much and they are not afraid of me or the cats of course. So I just keep going out with more food. This morning I used 16 cans 5.5 oz each of wet food and a whole lotta dry food.

This is Kit Kat



This is Cheeto



IDK which cat this is





Enjoy a terrific Tuesday lovely ladies. Be well. XOXO

 

[missy]

Oops I cropped the photo too much lol.
Pepsi and Fresca...now I realize which cats are in the pic haha

Find the cat(s)

 

[Austina]

Hello lovelies

Yay, so glad the appts went well @missy, what a relief. Aww, what cute kitties, I do love a ginger They’re looking in really good condition.

Not much going on here, it was hot yesterday, so went went in the pool early, then I got the housework done.

Our 6 monthly dental appts this morning, and it’s going to be a bit cooler, 80’s instead of 90’s. Did I mention the pool was 95 on Sunday, phew it was like a bath

 

[missy]

Good morning lovely ladies and happy wonderful Wednesday!
I am off to do labs in a little while. Not having my morning coffee when I wake is brutal lol
Headache has arrived and I will be bringing my thermos to my appointment

@Austina aww thanks so much. Yay for cooler weather and for enjoying the pool. My good friend is experiencing 105 temps now. She lives in Nevada and it is HOT.

Good morning @Slickk @marcy @springerspaniel @canuk-gal and everyone else. Hope you enjoy a wonderful Wednesday!

After labs and working out we are going cycling yay. It is going to be muggy and very warm here today but that's what ice cream is for lol

Leaving you with Pepsi and Fresca just chilling

 

[missy]

Good morning lovely ladies and happy terrific Thursday!

GM @Slickk @canuk-gal @springerspaniel @MamaBee @Inked @Austina @marcy and everyone else.
Hope all is going smoothly

As usual rain is coming lol
Today is hot with a west wind but we are gong cycling so yay
Tomorrow and the weekend look to be stormy

We had a great ride yesterday and it was a busy day but a good one.
It was in the 80s but an east wind so very comfortable

We had to rescue another turtle yesterday. It is turtle season here. This one was moving fast and in the middle of a busy road. Oy oy oy





Hopefully he did not go back to the road.

I already got most of my labs back..so fast. My platelets are low. I have to laugh because that is one of Bobby's issues. So I guess we really do take on qualities and characteristics of those we live with lol. But seriously I have to investigate this as two months ago my platelets were 100,000 higher in number so it was a significant drop and this lab puts me in the thrombocytopenia category. I do not want an extra thing if you kwim. Anyway sharing our sweet treat from yesterday



And we saw a baby egret on our way back..sooooo sweet!



Enjoy a terrific Thursday girls. XOXO

 

[Inked]

Good morning lovely ladies and happy terrific Thursday!

GM @Slickk @canuk-gal @springerspaniel @MamaBee @Inked @Austina @marcy and everyone else.
Hope all is going smoothly

As usual rain is coming lol
Today is hot with a west wind but we are gong cycling so yay
Tomorrow and the weekend look to be stormy

We had a great ride yesterday and it was a busy day but a good one.
It was in the 80s but an east wind so very comfortable

We had to rescue another turtle yesterday. It is turtle season here. This one was moving fast and in the middle of a busy road. Oy oy oy





Hopefully he did not go back to the road.

I already got most of my labs back..so fast. My platelets are low. I have to laugh because that is one of Bobby's issues. So I guess we really do take on qualities and characteristics of those we live with lol. But seriously I have to investigate this as two months ago my platelets were 100,000 higher in number so it was a significant drop and this lab puts me in the thrombocytopenia category. I do not want an extra thing if you kwim. Anyway sharing our sweet treat from yesterday



And we saw a baby egret on our way back..sooooo sweet!



Enjoy a terrific Thursday girls. XOXO

Hello everyone and I miss you all!! i have been busy at work and seriously behind in my posts!

I hope everyone else not in the tri-state will have a sunny weekend, I am so sick of it raining every weekend!!

I've been biking every day its not actively raining and love it so much, i cant believe what bad weather we're having here!!

 

[Austina]

Hello lovelies

Oh no @missy, I hope there’s something you can do to get your platelets back up, that’s worrying it’s dropped so much in such a short time.

We’re also having quite a bit of rain @Inked, fortunately at lot of it’s at night. Having said that, the accompanying thunder and lightning is pretty awful.

We sorted out everything we need for our upcoming trip, it’s amazing what a lot you can pack in to roll up vacuum seal bags. We’re only taking hand luggage!

Another massive storm during the early hours of the morning, it makes sleeping challenging to say the least!

We can 2nd at trivia yesterday, at least the sour pusses didn’t win