OT July Chit Chat

[Pegakafarmgirl]

Hello,, mid/west has had some big storms go thru,, had one go thru tonight,, Des Moines had 7 1/2 inches of rain,, river is rising,,

not much going on,,,, our garden took a direct hit,, to much rain.and soot,, a lot of plants died,,:-(,., we spread 4 ton of rock today on our lane,, which needed it bad,, our son came with his skid loader to help his dad

4th of July we have a family picnic,,which is fun,, lots of food,,games for the kids,,

went to the neuro Thursday,, I really like him,, very willing to help,, he is going to let me do the infusion in my hospital,,

a sad note Mellow Yellow {kitten} got run over,, :-(

later

[stillstANNding]

Peg, Happy July! Sorry to hear about Mellow Yellow and the garden. Glad that Joe has help with a big job like the road.

I’m always interested in the food at your ta dos. Anyone’s food at any ta do, really. What are you going to have?

Great news about a local neuro who can order you infusion. Now why couldn’t they do that to begin with. Travel is so tiring.
ANN

[Lazarus]

Hello,, mid/west has had some big storms go thru,, had one go thru tonight,, Des Moines had 7 1/2 inches of rain,, river is rising,,

not much going on,,,, our garden took a direct hit,, to much rain.and soot,, a lot of plants died,,:-(,., we spread 4 ton of rock today on our lane,, which needed it bad,, our son came with his skid loader to help his dad

4th of July we have a family picnic,,which is fun,, lots of food,,games for the kids,,

went to the neuro Thursday,, I really like him,, very willing to help,, he is going to let me do the infusion in my hospital,,

a sad note Mellow Yellow {kitten} got run over,, :-(

later

Tough about the heavy rains. We just plowed under a crop of peas. The weather had been strange with cold alternating with hot and the crop never lasted as long as it should have. But they were sweet while they lasted!

We have had a problem with germination for several years. John thinks the seed is old seed. We have bought from different sources but that has not helped. He thinks there is a big trick and that all our seed companies are also buying from one source. (So no matter where we go we get the same seed) we buy from organic sources of seed and from companies like Johnny’s so we just are not sure. Grrrr.

It was in the 90’s at Market yesterday and I was on hot pavement. Whew! But, I did it! Excessive rain like you got or excessive heat like we are getting....I think Mother Nature is pissed.

[agate]

Peg, that's good news about the infusion and the neuro.

But how sad about Mellow Yellow!

Today a neighbor is coming over so we can do an online Safeway order--hers and mine. She's 95, doesn't do computers, but she and I aren't going to get groceries this week unless we do this. The service that normally delivers groceries for us has the week off because of the holiday.

This has worked in the past. I wait for the order, and then I take her items to her apartment using a shopping cart, and she writes me a check for her part of the total. The Safeway usually does a good job though there have been times when they had their problems. Also, because it's a large order there's usually a way to get a free delivery--and that is nice.

[Howie]

So July is finally here. Whoopee!

Peg, sorry to hear about Mellow Yellow. As you know, I am a cat lover. They are each so unique. I am sure they will be missed.

Two more days until payday. That deserves another, Whoopee!!!

Today, is another TV day. That's all I've done for a month. That's all I could afford to do.

Everyone have a great day, and month!

[Virginia]

Peg, some good and some bad with you this month. The good is you like your Neuro and he is going to let you have your infusions there.

The bad is one of your kittens getting run over. Also, bad is that you have lost some of your garden. 7 1/2 inches of rain is an awful lot.

Glad you are looking forward to 4th of July by having a picnic. I agree with Ann, we would love to know what food is being served. I always want to know about food.

Agate, so glad your neighbor has you to help her. She might have a problem if she did not. I know you don't mind doing it, but still it is a very good deed. She is getting pretty old.

Linda, don't know how you did that in 90 degree heat. We are about 100 degrees here today.

Howie, your payday will be here shortly, so enjoy your TV and pet Sam in the meantime.

[Jeanie Z]

:) Peg sorry about your cat and crops. Last night I went to hear Andy's band. I wore my ear plugs and that was better.

Andy'd birthday is the 5th. Jim is having us all over on the 4th for a cookout with hamburgers. I will take Lacy so she does not have to be home alone during the fireworks.

Happy 4th everyone. Jeanie :)

[Virginia]

Jeanie, keep her in the house if you are in there, otherwise watch Lacy close. I just was reading that more dogs run away on July 4th than any other time.

[Howie]

Probably the noise of fireworks gets to them, and they just run away. If we had hearing like a dog, we might run away too.

[SuzE-Q]

Hi Jeanie,

I heard about this and wondered if it might help Lacy. Not sure if she's still having issues, but I thought of her when I heard about it.

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[Jeanie Z]

:) Lacy takes Apoquel already for her allergies. She hears the thunder when it is far away even.

Several years ago my son Jim was taking care of my dog while David and I went to be with my Mother. He got out in a thunderstorm and ran about 2 miles away. Jim did not call me and when I got home he had been gone for days. I put signs up all around the area. A lady called and said she has a dog that fits the description but will not come out from under her bed.

He had crossed a major road and was in the very back of a nearby subdivision. When I reached under to grab him he bit me. Then he realized it was me and came out. I was very lucky to get him back. Jeanie :)

[Sunshine]

Peg, I am so sorry about losing your cat. It sounds heartstopping to have such a traumatic death.

[Cherie]

Happy July. Coming to you from our condo in Northern New Hampshire. 90s up here. [I]'m pretty much staying inside with the AC while Dave sits out in the sun by the lake or river. Today, before it got too hot, Dave had me drop him off at Cannon Mountain and took the bike path back here (about 10 miles of up and down relatively impressive grades). Now he's negotiating an offer on a property he showed Saturday morning before we left home. Isn't this age of electronic communication great?!?!

Got my 23andMe results this morning. I knew that family from both Mom's and Dad's sides had come from England and Scotland but was under the impression that it was rumored that Mom's grandfather was Mohawk Indian. Results are as follows:

UK (England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales) 45.2%
French/German/Netherlands 28%
Northern European (Iceland, Viking, Scandanavia) 17.4%
Iberia (Spain/Portugal) 3.4%

No Native American
No African
No Asian
No Eastern European

The Health portion says I do not have any of the three genes for BRCA1 or BRCA2 that cause breast, ovarian cancers and am also not at high risk for pancreatic cancer or Melanoma
I do not have the markers for Parkinsons
I do have one marker for potential late onset Alzheimers
Most other things are non events. There is no marker for MS yet.

I apparently have over a thousand 1st degree relatives (cousins) in the US and Canada mostly in NY, MA and CA

[agate]

Happy anniversary, nuthatch!

I've heard that today is nuthatch's wedding anniversary:

[Virginia]

Nuthatch (Joan) Happy Anniversary! I hope you and hubby are planning on doing something real special to celebrate this great occasion. Both of you have a good day and evening.


Cherie, you always knew you came from a big family, but I doubt you were thinking 1,000 more. Any chance you are going to try and contact any of them?